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1. 9 Make sure that both DGO and DG1 are defined as VD 0 then click Next at the lower right of the screen bezaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Config izard W Def init ion RAID Level Strip Size Wrthru for BAD BBU 10 Policy Direct Y Press Back Button To Add Another YD Select Size Reclaim X Cancel 4u Back mp Next 10 On the Preview screen make sure the VD is defined correctly then click Accept at the lower right of the screen begaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Config Wizard Preview ISI ys u This is the configuration def ined Click ACCEPT to save Configuration Preview Theis configuration Physical Dr ives irtual Disks Enclosure WWX 072120 ONLINE O21212 ONLINE Q2122 ONLINE 0 113 ONLINE X Cancel 4u Back Accert 11 12 13 14 Configuring Your Server 4 63 The confirmation message Save this Configuration appears Click Yes to save the configuration The confirmation message All data on the new Virtual Disks will be lost Want to Initialize appears Normally select Yes Virtual Disks operation screen is displayed If no other operation is required click Home at the lower left of the screen The WebBIOS Top Menu is displayed Virtual Disk you have created is displayed in the lower right frame of the screen 4 64 Configuring Your Server Parameters for VD Definition Listed below are parameters for Config
2. Memory Dump Debug Information This section describes the procedures for collecting memory dump debug information in the server IMPORTANT Cautions for the Memory Dump m The staff of maintenance service representative is in charge of collecting memory dump Customers need only to specify the memory dump m If any trouble occur after specifying the process below the message to inform that the system is in short of virtual memory may appear but continue to start the system If you restart the system in such case memory dump may not be stored correctly Follow the procedure below to specify 1 Select Control Panel and click System The System Properties dialog box appears 2 Select Advanced tab 3 Click Settings on the Startup and Recovery group box 5 28 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup IMPORTANT Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions m To specify Complete Memory Dump to write the debug information is recommended If the mounted memory size is larger than 2GB Complete Memory Dump cannot be specified so that specify Kernel Memory Dump instead m Specify the drive where there is a free area more than the size of the memory capacity mounted on Express server 1MB m Incase the mounted memory size exceeds 2GB due to the added memory change the write debugging information to Kernel Memory Dump before adding memory The size of debugging information memory dump to be
3. NNUAL ngouooo000 Mother board 1 16 Notes on Using Your Server USER SUPPORT Before Asking for Repair do the following when the server appears to fail 1 Check if the power cord and the cables to other devices are properly connected 2 See Chapter 8 to find if your problem fits the description If it does take the recommended measure for it 3 Check if the software required for operation of the server is properly installed If the server still appears to fail after you have taken the above actions consult with your service representative immediately Take notes on LED indications of the server and alarm indications on the display unit before consultation which may provide a significant help to your service representative Notes on Using Your Server 1 17 Advice for Health The longer you keep using the computer equipment the more you become tired which may cause disorders of your body When you use a computer observe the following to keep yourself from getting tired Good Working Posture You have good posture if the following are satisfied when you use a computer e You sit on a chair with your back straight e Your hands are parallel with the floor when you put them on the keyboard e You look at the screen slightly lower than your eye height You have good working posture as
4. UID LED UID O switch DA ID 1 7 2 t j NMI I T 5 J o Q amp T Lc 3 2Co jii I a E I gt SESS 0 EEE 8 888888888998888088 TOOUUoUoUOUooo 4 agn lt A 4 nnnnnnnnnnnann l SFN a SS 33 VSI 00000000000000 O 00000000000000 D esse Fe eT ASI 00000000000000 0l nnn 2 corr JS 5 20000000000000 o on0o00000000000 UID switch UID LED General Description 2 29 Optical Disk Drive The server is provided with the optical disk drive on its front to read data from a disc A CAUTION A Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details a Do not leave the tray ejected from the optical disk drive Set a disc on the optical disk drive in the following procedure 1 Confirm that the power of the server is on with the POWER LED being lit in green before setting the disc on the optical disk drive 2 Press the Eject button on the front of the optical disk drive The tray comes out a little 3 Hold the tray lightly and pull it out toward you until the tray stops 4 Put the disc on the tray carefully and securely with the character printed surface facing upward 2 30 General Description 5 As shown in the figure below hold the tray with a hand and press the disc with fingers of another hand to make the hole of the disc fit to
5. m The server management logic on your system board monitors and logs system voltage changes When powering down your system you may experience a 30 second delay from the time you press the push button power on off switch on the front panel and your system powering down This is normal system operation and is required by the server management logic If you have problems powering on your system see Chapter 8 After you have successfully powered on your system insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive reboot the system and follow the screen prompts to run NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Setting Up Your Server 3 23 INSTALLING OPERATING SYSTEM See Chapter 5 for installing the Microsoft Windows Server network operating system To install the other operating system listed above contact your service representative IMPORTANT Before installing the operating system adjust the system date and time by using the BIOS setup utility SETUP See the next chapter for detail INSTALLING UTILITIES Install the utilities that come with the server See Chapter 6 for details MAKING BACKUP COPIES OF SYSTEM INFORMATION The system information includes the current BIOS settings and any specific information for the server Save the information after completing the system setup Without the backup data you will not be able to recover the information You can save the information by the following process NOTE An opti
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7. 1 Select Do not load parameters 2 Click Next NOTE If a floppy disk drive is not connected select this item Load parameters 1 Insert the floppy disk containing the parameters file 2 Select Load parameters enter the file path of the parameters file into the text box 3 Click Next 6 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 11 Select the installing Operating System Select Install the Windows 32bit editions from the menu click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Top menu Load Select OS Enter RAID Step parameters m sctingy gt Select the installing Operating System em If Install other Operating System is selected EXPRESSBUILDER only creates a Logical Drive and finishes the setup Install the Windows 32bit editions Install other Operating System Version 5 XX XXX XX Enter the setting of a logical drive Enter RAID settings steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER step Pey pigi PS op imp ei u pr a gt Set a parameter to create a logical drive Ifyou are not using a RAID controller select Skip the logical drive creation and press the Next button If you want to use the existing logical drive select Skip the logical drive creation and press the Next button Skip the logical drive creation Create a logical drive using the
8. Consistency Check Priority 80 to 100 High Consistency Check Rate 31 to 79 Middle WebBlOS 0 to 30 Low 4 78 Configuring Your Server The setting level of Universal RAID Utility and the setting value Item Setting level of Universal RAID Utility Setting value Rebuild Priority High 90 Rebuild Rate WebBIOS Middle 50 Low 10 Patrol Read Priority High 90 Patrol Read Rate WebBIOS Middle 50 Low 10 Consistency Check Priority High 90 Consistency Check Rate Middle 50 WebBIOS Low 10 NOTES m WebBIOS can set BGI Rate Background Initialize Priority Universal RAID Utility can t set it But Universal RAID Utility can set Initialization Priority But Internal RAID Controller does not have the function of the setting of Initialization Priority Therefore Universal RAID Utility doesn t display Initialization Priority in the property of RAID Controller Also it will fail that you change the Initialization Priority by raidcmd command Configuring Your Server 4 79 CONFIGURING MOTHER BOARD JUMPERS With the pre installed SETUP utility you can set desired passwords to protect the data stored in the server against access from unauthorized users When you forget the passwords however you may want clear them The following describes how to clear these passwords You can also use the following procedure to clear the CMOS data in the server IMPORTAN
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10. Select Size field Click Accept at the lower center of the screen If you want to define another VD click Back and repeat steps starting from Span Definition screen Upon completion of VD definition click Next begaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Config izard W Def init ion ISIS RA RADO T ha ae PET wo ae eee Wrthru for BAD BBU Disk Cache Press Back Button To Add Another WD k Disable Y Policy B Disable BGI Le Reclaim gt lt Cancel 4u Back m Next IMPORTANT m The value shown in Select Size indicates the maximum size allowed for RAID1 or RAID6 You need to specify the maximum size for RAIDO or RAIDS according to Next LD Possible RAID Levels m To use RAID 5 or RAID 6 you need to additionally install the optional N8103 119 RAID Upgrade Kit m IfN8103 119 RAID Upgrade Kit is not installed do not select RAIDS that may appear in RAID Level box If selected you will fail to save the configuration information In such a case you need to define a VD again from the beginning 4 56 Configuring Your Server 6 VD 0 iscreated in DG 0 as shown in the screen below bkesaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Config Vizard Preview ISIS Configuration Preview This is the configuration def ined Click ACCEPT to save Theis configuration Virtual Disks 021720 ONLINE 071212 ONLINE 072122 ONLINE X Cancel 4m Back accept 7 After makin
11. The server management logic on your system board monitors and logs system voltage changes When plugging the power cord to the system you may experience 30 seconds delay from the time you press the POWER switch on the front panel This is normal system operation and is required by the server management logic Do not turn off the server until the POST Power On Self Test completes See Chapter 2 for details of POST When you have just turned off the server wait at least 30 seconds before turning it back on When unplug the power cord s from the server wait at least 30 seconds before re pluging the power cord s to the server Turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the outlet before relocating the server Clean the server on a regular basis See Chapter 7 for cleaning Regular cleaning proactively prevents various failures of the server Lightning may cause a momentary voltage drop To prevent this problem it is recommended to use of an uninterruptible power supply unit Check and adjust the system clock before the operation if any of the following conditions is applicable After carriage of device After storage of device After the device is entered into the pause state under the environmental condition enduring device operation temperature 10 C 35 C humidity 20 80 Check the system clock at the rough rate of once per month When the system clock is installed in a system requiring high time p
12. m During Background Initialize the processing rate is decreased due to much load m Background Initialize will resume a few minutes later even if it is interrupted Configuring Your Server 4 31 Reconstruction The reconstruction feature is used to change configuration and or RAID level of existing virtual disk The Reconstruction contains the following three features however the Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116 supports Migration with addition only IMPORTANT You can use WebBIOS for Reconstruction Universal RAID Utility does not support Reconstruction Removed physical drive Unsupported Migration only Unsupported Migration with addition Use this feature to add HDDs to existing virtual disk The execution patterns are as shown below a Number of HDDs to be added Before execution After execution RAID Number of RAID Number of Description level HDDs level HDDs RAIDO x RAIDO x a Capacity increased equivalent to a HDDs RAIDO 1 RAID1 2 Capacity remains unchanged RAIDO x RAID5 xta Capacity increased equivalent to a 1 HDDs RAIDO x RAID6 sra Capacity increased equivalent to a 2 HDDs a 2 or more RAID1 2 RAIDO 2 a Capacity increased equivalent to a 1 HDDs RAID1 2 RAIDS 2 a Capacity increased equivalent to a HDDs RAID1 2 RAID6 2 a Capacity increased equivalent to a 1 HDDs RAID5 x RAIDO xta Capacity incr
13. m Powering on the server after you installed or removed an optional PCI board or moved it to another slot may display the message that indicates incorrect board configuration and suspend POST In such a case press F1 to continue POST Board configuration can be made using the utility described later 1 After a few seconds from power on POST starts checking the memory The count message of the basic and expansion memory appears at top left on the display unit screen The memory check may takes a few minutes to complete depending on the memory size of the server Also it may take approximately one minute for the screen display to appear after rebooting the server 2 Some messages appear upon completion of the memory check These messages appear to indicate that the system has detected the CPU baseboard management controller keyboard and mouse 3 After a few seconds POST displays the following message prompting you to launch the BIOS SETUP utility stored in the system memory of the server This message appears at bottom left on the screen Press lt F2 gt to enter SETUP lt F12 gt to Network Launch the BIOS setup utility when you need to change the settings to meet the requirements for the server As long as the above message is not displayed with an error message you don t have to launch the utility Ignore the message POST will automatically proceed To launch the SETUP utility press F2 while the above message is displ
14. Configuration Utility Yirtval Disk X Alem of al Properties RAID Level X State Optimal Size XXXXXX WB Strip Size XX KB Pol icies Disk W ite Wack F Disable Cache C Use wthru for failure or missing battery 17o Disable BGI vo Y Change Oeeratiars Del Locate Fast Init Slow Init icc Go ISIK Remove physical d ive Migr ation only RAID 6 y Migr ation with addition a 02174 he 0 1 5 he re Reset 9 Go 4 66 Configuring Your Server Operation of Various Features Check Consistency Start WebBIOS 2 Click Virtual Disks on WebBIOS Top Menu 3 Select a VD to perform Check Consistency from the upper right frame of Virtual Disks screen 4 Click the checkmark column for Check Consistency from the lower right frame of Virtual Disks screen 5 Make sure that Check Consistency is checked and click Go MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Virtua Disks Le WD X RAID X XXXXXX MB Optimal Fast Initialize Slaw Initialize Check Consistency Properties Set Boot Drive Current 0 Go Reset Configuring Your Server 4 67 6 The progress of Check Consistency is displayed on the left frame of Virtual Disks screen 7 Click Home at the lower left of Virtual Disks screen to return to the Top Menu MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Virtua Disks Operation VD X RAID X XXXXXX MB Optimal Chect Cansklency Progress Fast In
15. DVD that comes with the server Auto Rebuild The Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116 can automatically start the rebuild without use of any utility such as Universal RAID Utility The auto rebuild includes two types as follows m Standby rebuild Automatic rebuild by using hot spares In the configuration including hot spares the rebuild is performed automatically if a HDD assigned to a virtual disk is defected m Hot swap rebuild Automatic rebuild by hot swapping defected HDD IMPORTANT Note the following for the rebuild m The HDD used for rebuild should have the same capacity rotation speed and standard as the defected HDD m During rebuild the processing rate is decreased due to much load m During rebuild do not shutdown or reboot the server If the server is shutdown by an unforeseen accident such as power interruption turn on the power again as soon as possible The rebuild is automatically restarted m The interval from the removal of the defected HDD to the installation of a substitute HDD should be 60 sec or longer m Ifthe hot swap rebuild does not operate perform the manual rebuild Configuring Your Server 4 29 Patrol Read The patrol read gives the read amp verify test in the entire area of HDDs It can be performed for all HDDs assigned to virtual disks and hot spares The Patrol Read allows subsequent defects of HDDs to be detected and repaired For HDDs configuring redunda
16. Express Setup helps you to install the Windows Operating System The setup automatically configures the RAID System and installs the Operating System and some management software IMPORTANT Executing the Express Setup erases all data on the hard disk drive W Parameter File Creator NEC EXPRESSBUILDER OO O OOOO OO Step Jip p3 gt The Parameter File Creator creates and modifies the parameters file To create a parameters file select Do not load a parameter To load a parameters file select Load a parameter Input the path of the parameters file Do not load parameters Load parameters Reteren Version 5 XX XXX XX You can also use Parameter File at Express Setup in order to save or backup parameters for installation If you want to set up the server as before execute the Express Setup with the parameter file you have saved before NOTES m If you want to create a parameters file have a blank floppy disk MS DOS 1 44MB format ready m When using a floppy disk a USB floppy disk drive is required m Ifyou want to use the drivers located on the OEM Disk for Mass Storage Device that ships with optional boards a parameters file is mandatory m You can create a parameters file in advance using Parameter File Creator included in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 3 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 This section explains how to ins
17. HDD is defected Hot Swap The hot swap enables a HDD to be removed or replaced under system operation Hot Spare The hot spare is prepared as an auxiliary HDD substituting for a defected HDD included in a logical drive which is configured at a redundant RAID level Detecting a HDD fault the system disconnects the HDD or makes it offline and starts rebuild using the hot spare Configuring Your Server 4 25 RAID Levels Characteristics of RAID Levels The table below lists the characteristics of the RAID levels Level Function Redundancy Characteristics RAIDO Striping No Data read write at the highest rate e Largest capacity e Capacity capacity of single HDD x number of HDDs RAID1 Mirroring Yes Two HDDs required e Capacity capacity of single HDD RAID5 Striping of both data Yes Three or more HDDs required and redundant data Capacity capacity of single HDD x number of HDDs 1 RAID6 Striping of both data Yes Three or more HDDs required and redundant data Capacity capacity of single HDD x number of HDDs 2 IMPORTANT To use RAID 5 or RAID 6 you need to additionally install the optional N8103 119 RAID Upgrade Kit 4 26 Configuring Your Server RAIDO In RAIDO data to be recorded is distributed to HDDs The mode is called striping In the figure below data is recorded in stripe 1 disk 1 stripe 2 disk 2 and stripe 3 disk 3
18. Select the operating system Step 3 Next RAID configuration Step 4 LI Next v Windows Confirm Setting Input Steps 5 to 10 Next Save parameters Step 11 Next Start Express Setup Step 12 Perform RAID Configuration Create the OS partition format pg Copying Windows driver Remove the Floppy Disk and CD DVD ROM from the Drive Copying Selected Application Insert Windows CD ROM Agree Software License Agreement Insert Service Pack CD ROM When you apply the Service Pack Install OS Automatically Log on Automatically Process that needs to input or select Process that proceeds automaticall The installation is completed C P y Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 9 INSTALLING THE WINDOWS SERVER 2003 Express Setup proceeds the setup by selecting or inputting several parameters on the wizard You can also save the parameters to a floppy disk as a parameters file 1 2 3 Turn the power of peripheral device on and then turn on the server Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive of the server Press the RESET switch or press Ctrl Alt and Delete to reboot from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER You may also turn off and then on again to reboot the server The system will boot from the DVD ROM and NEC EXPRESSBUILDER starts Select OS installation default from t
19. Setup 5 21 Also add or delete any protocols and services if necessary You can operate the process on the property dialog box for local area network which can be appeared from Network and Dial up Connection NOTE It is recommend to add Network Monitor at Adding Services Network Monitor can monitor the frame or the packet that the computer installing Network Monitor sends or receives This tool is valuable when analyzing network trouble For information on how to install the tool see the Setting for Solving Problems described later in this chapter 5 22 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Optional Network Board Driver If you want to utilize optional Network Board N8104 119 111 120 121 122 125 126 123A the network driver will be installed automatically Therefore the driver attached to the Network board should not be used If you want to utilize optional Network Board N8104 86 111 install the driver stored in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD In case of utilizing N8104 111 002 win winnt dotnet d13 pro100 win32 In case of utilizing N8104 119 120 121 122 125 126 002 win winnt dotnet d13 pro1000 win32 If the procedure of installation is not clear refer to the installation procedure described in the section Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver In case of utilizing N8104 123A Please refer to the installation manual provided with the board Installation of the Opt
20. To use this function install NEC 20 minutes ESMPRO Agent Set this item to Disabled if the system is booted from S a OS without installation of NEC ESMPRO Agent 35 minutes 40 minutes 45 minutes 50 minutes 55 minutes 60 minutes Boot Monitoring Retry 3 Times Specify the processing at the occurrence of timeout during boot monitoring If Retry 3 times is selected the system is reset after the occurrence of timeout and OS boot is retried up to three times If Always Reset is selected the system is reset after the occurrence of timeout and OS boot is retried repeatedly If no service partition exists in the system OS boot is retried repeatedly from the system partition IRQ 11 Thermal Sensor Disabled Specify whether to enable or disable the Enabled thermal sensor monitoring function If a thermal error is detected with this item being set to Enabled the system stops at the end of POST BMC IRQ Disabled Determines routing of the BMC interrupt 4 16 Configuring Your Server Option Parameter Description Your Setting Post Error Pause Disabled Specify whether to stop the POST once Enabled at the end of POST if an error occurs during the POST AC LINK Stay Off Specify the state of power when the AC Last State power to the server is turn off once and Power On then on Power ON Delay 20 255 Specify the power on delay time within Time Sec the range betwee
21. a tolerant environment on any trouble and enhances throughput between the switches PROSet is necessary to utilize these features Follow the procedure below to install PROSet 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive If the autorun menu is displayed close menu screen 2 The Windows Explorer dialog starts The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu and click Windows Explorer The procedure in the case of the classic start menu Click Start menu point to Programs Accessories and click Windows Explorer 3 Run dxsetup exe in the following directory 002 win winnt dotnet d13 proset win32 The Intel R PROSet InstallShield Wizard dialog starts Click Next Choose I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next Click Next Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 19 Choose I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next Click Install When InstallShield Wizard Completed window is displayed click Finished Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the optical disk drive restart the system 5 20 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Network Driver Specify the details of network driver One standard network driver that is mounted will be installed automatically but the link speed and Duplex mode need to be specified manually When PROSet is not installed 1 4 The Loca
22. all the adapters This feature includes AFT feature IMPORTANT m AFT ALB setup must be operated after installing the drivers and restarting the system m All the adapters specified as a group of Adapter Teaming must exist on the same LAN If they are connected to the separate switches they will not work normally m The adapters specified as a group of Adaptive Load Balancing ALB can be connected to only Switching Hub m When exchange the mother board or option network card make sure to remove the adapter team before exchanges and recreate the adapter team after exchange complete If you want to utilize AFT ALB feature follow the procedure below to setup 1 The Intel R PROSet dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu point to Control Panel administrative tools and click Computer Management and then double click the Network Adapter Name in the Network Adapter list The procedure in the case of the classic start menu 1 Click Start menu point to Settings and click Control Panel 2 Click Administrative Tools 3 Click Computer Management and double click the Network Adapter Name in the Network Adapter list Select Teaming tab and then check on Team with other adapters and click New Team The New Team Wizard dialog box appears Click Next Specify a name for the team if it necessary Select the adapters to includ
23. as a command line interface SSH Port Number 22 Specify the TCP port number to be used for SSH communication Clear BMC Enter Press Enter and select Yes to Configuration initialize the BMC configuration Event Log Configuration Submenu Factory set Option Parameter Description Your Setting System Event Log System Event Log submenu is displayed Clear All Event Logs Press Enter and select Yes to clear the system event log 4 20 Configuring Your Server Boot If you move the cursor to the position of Boot the Boot menu appears which is used to set the boot priority Indication Device USB CDROM USB CD ROM drive IDE CD ATAPI CD ROM including optical disk drive USB FDC USB floppy disk drive USB KEY USB flash memory device IDE HDD IDE hard disk drives PCI SCSI Internal hard disk drives installed in your system Software RAID is displayed in the RAID configuration PCI BEV IBA GE Slot xxxx Onboard LAN LAN1 Slot OC00 LAN2 Slot 0C01 Other indication Optional PCI board connected to the riser module When BIOS detects a bootable device it displays the information on the device in the relevant indication To boot the server from a desired device the device must be registered as a boot device Up to eight boot devices can be registered Pressing X after selecting a device allows the selected device to be registered as a
24. basis 3 2 Setting Up Your Server SETUP FLOW Follow the flowchart below to set up the server Selecting the server site Select a suitable site for the server and assemble the 19 inch rack assembly Unpacking the system Unpack the server and accessories from the chipping carton box Install the server Install the server into the rack assembly Connecting peripheral devices Connect peripheral devices to the server Connecting the power cord Connect the power cord to the server ti Turning on the server Power on the server to start software setups Setups depend on the optional internal devices installed and the peripheral devices connected Installing the operating system Install an operating system to the server See Chapter 5 Installing the utilities Install the utilities in the provided NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD See Chapter 6 de eee Making backup copies of system information After all the system setup procedures are completed make backup copies of system information System information is required for recovering the server from the trouble or after replacing the system board Setting Up Your Server 3 3 SELECTING SERVER SITE To use the server install it on a standard EIA 19 inch rack assembly Refer to the documentation attached to the rack or contact your service representative for the installation of the server on the rack 4 WARNING Obse
25. boot device or deleted from the registration With eight boot devices being registered any other device cannot be registered as a boot device even if you press X To register a device as a boot device newly first delete the registration of a device registered as a boot device but not booted any more Pressing Shift 1 after selecting a device allows the selected device to be made enabled disabled You can change the boot priority first to eighth of each device by using and or To change the priority of a device move the cursor to the device by using the or and press or Configuring Your Server 4 21 Exit The options on the menu are described below Exit Saving Changes Exit after writing all modified BIOS SETUP item values to CMOS Exit Discarding Changes Exit leaving CMOS unmodified User is prompted if any of the setup fields ware modified Load Setup Defaults Load default values for all BIOS SETUP items Load Custom Defaults Load custom defaults for BIOS SETUP options Save Custom Defaults Saves the current values as custom defaults The Load Custom Defaults menu appears on the screen after saving the custom default values Discard Changes Read the previous values of the all BIOS SETUP items from CMOS Save Changes Write all BIOS SETUP item values to CMOS 4 22 Configuring Your Server RAID CONFIGURATION This section describes how to use the internal hard disk drives as R
26. described in the above when no part of your body is under excess strain in other words when your muscles are most relaxed You have bad posture when you sit with your back hunched up or you operate a display unit with your face close to the screen Bad working posture may cause eye strain or poor eyesight Adjustment of Display Unit Angles Most display units are designed for adjustment of the horizontal and vertical angles This adjustment is important to prevent the screen from reflecting bright lights and to make the display contents easy to see You will not be able to keep good working posture and you will feel more tired than you should if you operate a display unit without adjusting horizontal and vertical angles Adjustment of Screen Brightness and Contrast The display unit has brightness and contrast adjustment functions The most suitable brightness and contrast depend on the individual and the working environment well lighted room or insufficient light Adjust brightness and contrast so that the screen will be easy to see An extremely bright or dark screen will give a bad effect to your eyes Adjustment of Keyboard Angle The keyboard provided with the server is designed for adjustment of an angle Adjust the keyboard angle at which the keyboard is easy to operate The adjustment assists in reducing strain on your shoulders arms and fingers eos A o Cleaning of Equipment Clean equipment regularly It is dif
27. disk is created in the disk group composing of five or more HDDs The Background Initialize performs the parity generation processing in the background to the area not initialized The processing is equivalent to that of Consistency Check However the Background Initialize is not performed in the following cases Full Initialize has already been executed and completed normally before executing Background Initialize Full Initialize is a function to clear the entire area of a virtual disk with 0 Consistency Check has already been executed and completed normally before executing Background Initialize Rebuild has already been executed and completed normally before executing Background Initialize for RAIDS only Yes is specified for Disable BGI in VD Definition Virtual disk is in degraded or offline state Background Initialize is performed if the virtual disk of RAID6 is partially degraded The Background Initialize is executed again if any of the following cases occurred in the virtual disk on which the Background Initialize has completed When the virtual disk is degraded or offline you execute Make Online to HDD being in offline status and the virtual disk becomes Optimal state When you replace the RAID Controller with the maintenance parts and others When you execute Reconstruction to existing virtual disk to make RAIDS VD with five or more HDDs IMPORTANT Note the following for Background Initialize
28. fire Also observe the following notes on using and connecting an interface cable m Do not use any damaged cable connector m Do not step on the cable Do not place any object on the cable m Do not use the server with loose cable connections 1 10 Notes on Using Your Server Cleaning and Working with Internal Devices A WARNING Q PE PPO Do not disassemble repair or alter the server Never attempt to disassemble repair or alter the server on any occasion other than described in this User s Guide Failure to follow this instruction may cause an electric shock or fire as well as malfunctions of the server Do not remove the lithium battery The server contains the lithium battery Do not remove the battery Placing the lithium close to a fire or in the water may cause an explosion When the server does not operate appropriately due to the dead lithium battery contact your service representative Do not disassemble the server to replace or recharge the battery by 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 a power source may cause an electric shock even of the server is off powered Disconnect the power plug from the outlet occasionally and clean the plug wit
29. for WebBIOS IMPORTANT Do not press unnecessary key such as Pause during POST m If you fail to press Ctrl H and the system proceeds without displaying the WebBIOS main menu shown on the next page reboot the system and press Ctrl H on POST screen 4 36 Configuring Your Server Main Menu Shown below is Adapter Selection screen that appears first on WebBIOS Select a controller to operate WebBIOS and click Start Adapter Selection MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 X XX XX XXXX Configuring Your Server 4 37 When the adapter is selected on Adapter Selection the WebBIOS Top Menu appears MegaRAlO BIOS Configuration Utility Virtual Configuration WebBlOS Adapler Praperiics Soon bake Vital Obes Prytical Ores Cant igu ethan WV kard Adapter Sz kectlan Phage bral kw Eve mr Eat Physical Drives UWOOME SOO D x MB UHCONF SOO 0 Sota MB IMPORTANT X X X shown in Physical Drives box represents Connector number Enclosure number Slot number With this server the Connector number is not supported thus it is always indicated as The Enclosure number is always 1 The Slot number represents a slot number of disk bay 4 38 Configuring Your Server Adapter Properties When you click Adapter Properties on WebBIOS Top Menu the configuration information is displayed WegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Adapter Information ws JETT Ra
30. gt AENT gt 15 FS Oy BER ERLE ES OTR o Notes 1 No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of NEC Corporation 2 The contents of this User s Guide may be revised without prior notice 3 The contents of this User s Guide shall not be copied or altered without the prior written permission of NEC Corporation 4 All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of all information in this User s Guide If 7 you notice any part unclear incorrect or omitted in this User s Guide 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 damages arising from the use of this User s Guide regardless of Item 4 6 Ifyou find any missing pages or pages out of order in this manual please contact your dealer for a replacement Trademarks NEC ESMPRO and NEC EXPRESSBUILDER are trademarks of NEC Corporation Microsoft Windows Windows Server and MS DOS are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries Intel Pentium and Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation PCI Express is a trademark of Peripheral Component Interconnect Special Interest Group Datalight is a registered trademark of Datalight Inc ROM DOS is a registered trademark of Datalight Inc AT is a registered trademark of International
31. indicate normal operation while the server is powered When the server is off powered the POWER LED stays unlit The POWER LED indicates that the server is running in the power saving mode sleep mode If the OS supports the power saving mode such as Windows Server 2003 running a command blinks the POWER LED in green and place the server in the power saving mode Press the POWER switch to turn out the POWER LED and place the server back in the normal mode The power saving mode is only available when the OS supports the power saving feature Some OS s allow you to set the server to automatically turn in the power saving mode when no access is made to the server for a certain period of time or to select the power saving mode with a command STATUS LED 4 The STATUS LED is on green while the server is operating normally If the STATUS LED is off or turns amber and flashes it indicates that the server is in abnormal state The table below explains the STATUS LED indication the meanings and the procedures NOTES m IfNEC ESMPRO is installed you can confirm the cause of a failure by referring to the error log m If shutdown processing can be performed through the operating system when you want to restart the system after turning the power off restart the system by performing shutdown processing If shutdown processing cannot be performed restart the system by forcibly turning the power off or disconnecting and then connecting the
32. instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow hp these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details a Do not hold the power plug with a wet hand Do not connect the ground wire to a gas pipe A CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details A A Do not plug the power cord in to an improper power source Do not connect the power cord to an outlet that has an illegal number of connections a Insert the power plug into the outlet as far as it goes m Use the authorized power cord only 1 Plug the provided power cord into the power receptacle on the rear of the server 2 Plug the other end of the power cord into the wall outlet The AC power LED on the power supply turns green and flashes AC power LED IMPORTANT Secure the power cord with an AC cord holder on the rear of the server 3 20 Setting Up Your Server To connect the power cord from the server to an uninterruptive power supply UPS use service outlets on the rear of the UPS Refer to the manual that comes with the UPS When the power cord from the server to a UPS change the BIOS setup of the server to link with power supply from the UPS To power on the server from the UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply se
33. of proper earthquake resistant construction Place of uneven or slanting floor Place of drastic temperature change near a heater air conditioner or refrigerator Place where intense vibration may be generated Place where corrosive gases sulfur dioxide hydrogen sulfide nitrogen dioxide chlorine ammonia ozone etc exist Place where the air or dust includes components accelerating corrosion ex sulfur sodium chloride or conductive metals Place where chemicals may be accidentally sprayed over Place where a carpet not subject to anti static process is laid Place where some objects may be fallen on the rack Place near a device generating intense magnetic field such as a TV radio broadcast communication antenna power transmission wire and electromagnetic crane is placed If unavoidable contact your service representative 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 Place near equipment that generates power noise e g contact spark at power on power off of commercial power supply through a relay If you must install the server close to such equipment request your service representative for separate power cabling or noise filter installation IMPORTANT Increase in temperature within rack and air flow If more than one server are installed on the rack or the ventilation with
34. of the OS installation media and Service Pack m Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition OS installation media with Service Pack 2 OS installation media No Service Pack Service Pack 2 OS installation media No Service Pack m Windows Server 2003 R2 OS installation media with Service Pack 2 OS installation media No Service Pack Service Pack 2 OS installation media No Service Pack m Windows Server 2003 OS installation media with Service Pack 1 OS installation media with Service Pack 1 Service Pack 2 Supported Mass Storage Controllers The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD attached to your system supports the following mass storage controllers for installation NOTE If you want to install the other boards by using a driver floppy disk OEM FD for Mass storage device except ones listed below see Installing with the OEM FD for Mass storage device and Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver of Parameter File Creator in Chapter 6 m Controllers supporting installation of OS with Express Setup N8103 116 RAID controller 128 MB RAIDO 1 N8103 117 RAID controller 128 MB RAIDO 1 5 6 m Other controllers N8103 75 SCSI Controller N8103 90 Disk Array Controller External SAS HDD N8103 95 SCSI Controller N8103 104 SAS Controller N8103 107 SCSI Controller Option NOTES m The driver of option card mentioned above is stored in the EXPRESSBUILDER DVD m Ifyou use the board not me
35. on RAID Viewer or RAID Controller X in the property of RAID Controller on raidemd command Also you can see the number of Adapter managed by WebBIOS where ID in the property of RAID Controller by Universal RAID Utility Virtual Disk and Logical Drive WebBIOS manages Virtual Disk by a number beginning with 0 You can see a number of Virtual Disk where VD X in Virtual Drives Universal RAID Utility manages Logical Drive by a number beginning with 1 You can see a number of Logical Drive where Number in the property of Logical Drive on RAID Viewer or RAID Controller X Logical Drive Y in the property of Logical Drive on raidemd command Also you can see the number of Logical Drive managed by WebBIOS where ID in the property of Logical Drive by Universal RAID Utility Configuring Your Server 4 77 Disk Array WebBIOS manages Disk Array by a number beginning with 0 You can see a number of Disk Array where DG X in Physical Drives and Virtual Drives Universal RAID Utility manages Disk Array by a number beginning with 1 You can see a number of Disk Array where Disk Array in the property of Logical Drive on RAID Viewer or RAID Controller X Disk Array Y in the property of Disk Array on raidemd command Physical Drive and Physical Device WebBIOS manages Physical Drive by three numbers Connector number Enclosure number Slot number You can view these numbers shown by x x x in Physical Drives box Note however t
36. procedure does not let you take out the disc contact your service representative 3 Hold the tray and pull it out Take out the disc 5 Push the tray back into position 2 32 General Description NOTE Use of the Disc Keep the following notes in mind to use the disc for the server For the disk which does not conform to the CD standard the playback of such a disk with the CD drive is not guaranteed Do not drop the disc Do not place anything on the disc or bend the disc Do not attach any label onto the disc Do not touch the signal side nothing is printed on this side with your hand Place the disc with its printed side upward and gently put it on the tray Do not scratch the disc or write anything directly on it with a pencil or ball point pen Keep the disc away from cigarette smoke Do not leave the disc in a high temperature place e g place exposed to direct sunlight or close to a heater When dust or fingerprints are attached on the disc wipe the disc from its center to edge with a dry soft cloth slowly and gently Use the CD cleaner to clean the disc Do not use record spray cleaner benzene or thinner Keep the disc in a disc case when not in use If the disc emits large noise in the optical disk drive remove the disc and insert it back again Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Server This chapter describes how to set up the server appropriate for your system on a step by step
37. settings that follow Ifa logical drive already exists all the data stored on the logical drive will be deleted RAID controller MegaRAID SAS PCI Express TM ROMB The mmber of the total physical devices 1 Number of physical devices used to create the logical drive 1z RAID level RADo z The mmber of the physical devices specified as the hot spare oz The mmber of the free physical devices o Back Next Top Default Version 5 XXJONLXX m You can use only the physical devices that have same model number to configure logical drive m Ifthe process is not finished normally the driver may not be stored in the EXPRESSBUILDER Refer to Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER described earlier in this chapter 5 12 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 8 Specify the installing medium and the Windows system partition Specify medium Partition steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Enter basic parameters I Top menu Load Select OS Enter RAID Specify Step parameters settings medium 4 gt partition Specify the installing medium and the Windows system partition viet Refer to the User s guide about the Service Pack installation If Use existing partitions is selected EXPRESSBUILDER installs the Operating System to the Ist partition Medium selection Windows family edition Wi
38. software for Windows NEC ESMPRO NEC DianaScope and so on You can install the applications for Windows from Windows Autorun Menu See Chapter 6 To read the online documents You can refer to the online documents from Windows Autorun Menu See Chapter 6 These functions are available under the Windows system NOTE Some features among those listed above can be used from the remote computer via cross cable COM or LAN See Chapter 6 for details General Description 2 21 NEC ESMPRO The NEC ESMPRO is server management software that runs on the OS The NEC ESMPRO includes the NEC ESMPRO Manager for the server monitoring terminal and the NEC ESMPRO Agent for the server NOTE For details of major functions of the NEC ESMPRO system configuration and setups with the NEC ESMPRO see Chapter 6 Available functions of the NEC ESMPRO depend on the OS you install Ask your service representative for details Maintenance Tools The Maintenance Tools is used for maintenance and fault analysis of the server This tool is usually used by the service representative SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC UTILITY The system diagnostic utility contained in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER is useful to detect hardware failures See Chapter 7 for details NEC DianaScope The NEC DianaScope is a software for the remote management of the server The NEC DianaScope can control the managed server even if OS is not running on the managed server Se
39. system and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition operating system Windows XP x64 Edition stands for Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operating system Windows XP stands for Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition operating system and Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating system Windows 2000 stands for Microsoft Windows 2000 Server operating system and Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server operating system and Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional operating system Windows NT stands for Microsoft Windows NT Server network operating system version 3 51 4 0 and Microsoft Windows NT Workstation operating system version 3 51 4 0 Windows Me stands for Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition operating system Windows 98 stands for Microsoft Windows 98 operating system Windows 95 stands for Microsoft Windows 95 operating system WinPE stands for Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment Momentary voltage drop prevention This product may be affected by a momentary voltage drop caused by lightning To prevent a momentary voltage drop an AC uninterruptible power supply UPS unit should be used PREFACE Welcome to the NEC Express5800 120Rj 2 server The NEC Express5800 server holds powerful performance and employs the latest technology to implement a computer for the next generation With its potential capabilities the server may be used as the workstation PC that configu
40. the RAID level as shown in the table below RAID level Number of required HDDs Min Max RAID 0 1 8 RAID 1 2 2 RAID 5 3 8 RAID 6 3 8 IMPORTANT To use RAID 5 or RAID 6 you need to additionally install the optional N8103 119 RAID Upgrade Kit NOTE For details of the RAID levels see RAID Levels described later in this chapter Disk Group A disk group is configured with more than one HDDs The allowable number of disk groups is equal to the number of HDDs The figure below shows a sample configuration The three HDDs are connected to the Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116 creating one disk group DG RAID Controller Disk Group 0 108 GB 4 24 Configuring Your Server Virtual Disk Virtual disk is a logical drive defined in disk group It is recognized as a physical drive by OS The allowable number of virtual disks is up to 16 per disk group or up to 64 per controller The figure below shows a sample configuration in which the Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116 is connected with three HDDs creating one Disk Group Two RAIDS virtual disks VD are defined in the Disk Group RAID Controller DGO 108 GB VDO RAIDS 40 GB VD1 RAID5 32 GB Parity The parity means redundant data A single set of redundant data is created from the data saved in more than one HDD The created redundant data is used for data recovery when a
41. the current memory status 6 Disabled Normal indicates the normal status Not installed Disabled indicates a memory error and Not installed indicates no DIMM installed view only DIMM Group 1 DIMM sockets 11 and 21 DIMM Group 2 DIMM sockets 31 and 41 DIMM Group 3 DIMM sockets 12 and 22 DIMM Group 4 DIMM sockets 32 and 42 DIMM Group 5 DIMM sockets 13 and 23 DIMM Group 6 DIMM sockets 33 and 43 Memory Retest Yes Causes BIOS to retest all memory on the No next boot Extended RAM 1MB 1MB indicates that the memory test is Step 1KB done in the unit of 1MB 1KB indicates Every location that the memory test is done in the unit of Disabled 1KB Every location tests every memory location Disabled indicates that only memory initialization is done Only pressing Space is acceptable to suspend the test during the memory test Memory RAS Interleave Disables or enables memory mirroring Feature Mirror feature See DIMM in Chapter 9 for details Sparing Disabled Disables or enables online spare memory Enabled feature See DIMM in Chapter 9 for details Factory set 4 10 Configuring Your Server PCI Configuration Onboard Video Controller submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting VGA Controller Disabled If Disabled the BIOS will hold the Enabled embedded chip in reset Onboard VGA Auto Allows s
42. the local power company for the requirements on the wiring and installation of electric facilities 1 8 Notes on Using Your Server Installation Relocation Storage and Connection A WARNING Disconnect the power cord s before installing or removing the server Make sure to power off the server and disconnect the power cord s from a power outlet before installing removing the server All voltage is removed only when the power cords are unplugged A CAUTION gt Never attempt to lift the server only by yourself The server weighs max 31 kg depending on its hardware configuration Carrying the server only by yourself may strain your back Hold the server firmly by its bottom with another person to carry it Do not hold the front door to lift the server The front door may be disengaged from the server causing personal injury Do not install the server in any place other than specified Do not install the server in the following places or any place other than specified in this User s Guide Failure to follow this instruction may cause a fire m a dusty place m a humid place such as near a boiler m a place exposed to direct sunlight m an unstable place Do not install the server on a rack with leaving covers removed Do not install the server on a rack with the cover being removed Failure to follow this instruction may reduce the cooling effect in the server to result in some mal
43. the rotor at the center of the tray Rotor Press this part of disc 6 Push the front of the tray lightly to retract it into the drive IMPORTANT If a noisy sound in driving the optical disk drive occurs after setting a disc set it again correctly To take out the disc from the optical disk drive press the Eject button in the similar way in setting the disc to make the tray go out If the access LED is lit the disc is being accessed Confirm that the access LED is not lit before pressing the Eject button As shown in the figure below hold the tray with a hand and take the end of the disc lightly by the fingers of another hand with the suppression of the rotor at the center of the tray to remove the disc from the tray General Description 2 31 After taking out the disc return the tray into the drive When you fail to eject the tray with the Eject button and take out the disc from the server follow the procedure below Emergency hole 1 Press the POWER switch to power off the server The POWER LED goes off 2 Insert a metal pin of approximately 1 2 mm in diameter and 100 mm in length a straightened large paper clip will make a substitute into the emergency hole on the right front of the optical disk drive and gently push it in until the tray is ejected IMPORTANT Do not use a toothpick or plastic stick that is easy to break m If the above
44. then adds new virtual disk Configuring Your Server 4 49 When you select New Configuration or Add Configuration the screen as shown below appears MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Configuration Wizard A Or if you are an experi enced user Wizard cantake you through the steps Custom Corfiguration nH wam Canfigu ation Allaws yau ta define all aspects d the cantigu allan dist gra ups vit ual diets and thelr parameters Aula Canfigu ethan whh Redundancy Aulamatically creates redundant dist gra ups and wit wl dits whee passibk and sats thelr parameters m Auta Canfiguatian whhaw Redundancy Autamatkally creates nan redundant dit graups and vit wl dits and vats thelr mramder X Cancel Bak 1 Next Custom Configuration Allows you to define all aspects of the configuration RAID level size and others Auto Configuration with Automatically creates redundant virtual disk Redundancy Auto Configuration Automatically creates non redundant virtual disk without Redundancy IMPORTANT The Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116 supports Custom Configuration only 4 50 Configuring Your Server Use this menu to define several physical drives PD as a disk group DG begaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Config izard DG Def init ion LSI u Disk Group Definition To add drives to a Disk Group hold Gontrol key while select ing Unconf Good drives and cl ick on Accept 0
45. your System 4 48 Configuring Your Server Configuring Virtual Disk This section describes the procedures for configuration of VD virtual disk using WebBIOS Configuration Wizard When you click Configuration Wizard on WebBIOS Top Menu the screen as shown below appears Select the relevant operation and click Next at lower right of the screen MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Configuration Wizard 155 Corfi guration Wizard guides youthrough the steps for corfigurationthe MegaRAID System easily and efficiently The steps are as follows 1 Array definitions Group physical drives into arrays 2 Virtual Disk definitions Deine virtual disks using those arrays 3 Coniguration Preview Preview coniguration before it is saved Please choose appropriate coniguration type Ekar Canfigu ction Allon yau ta clear exbsting canfigu atlan anky New Canfiguatian C hears the exblng configu ation F yau have any eating data Inthe ea rkerdellned drhves he dala wil be kra Add Canfiguetian Reales the ald canfigu atian and then adds new drbves la the canigu sition Th k the saes aper bn a Koes nal resul Inany data boss X Cancel m Next Clear Configuration Allows you to clear existing configuration New Configuration Clears the existing configuration and creates a new VD If you have any existing data in the earlier defined virtual disk the data will be lost Add Configuration Retains the old configuration and
46. 000 oo000000 LL eaelaaO AC POWER I FD Power Power supply supply slot slot 2 1 NOTES m Ifone power supply unit fails while an optional power supply is mounted the system can continue operation with the other power supply unit redundant function The failing power supply unit can be replaced in hot swap mode with the power on without the system being stopped In configuration of two power units AC power may be supplied only to a single power unit through the power cord connected to the power unit If so the power lamp on the other power unit to which a power cord is not connected blinks amber When a power cord is connected to the power unit to supply AC power the lamp changes to blink green If the lamp still blinks amber contact your service representative to ask maintenance 2 16 General Description STANDARD FEATURES High performance m Quad core Intel Xeon Processor N8100 1410F 2 00GHz N8100 1411F 2 50GHz N8100 1412F 3 16GHz N8100 1440F 3 00GHz m High speed memory access DDR2 667 m High speed network interface 1000Mbps 100Mbps 10Mbps supported m High speed disk access SATAII 300 Serial Attached SCSI Expandability m PCI Express x8 1 slot low profile PCI Express x4 2 slots low profile connector x8 Internal RAID Controller occupies one slot at shipment PCI X 64 bit 100MHZz 2 slots full height PCI Express x8 1 slot f
47. 6 Sectors LBA Mode Enabled Enable disable LBA instead of Control Disabled cylinder head sector addressing 32 Bit I O Disabled Enable disable the 32 bit IDE data Enabled transfer mode Transfer Mode Standard Select the method for moving data Fast PIO 1 to from the drive Fast PIO 2 Fast PIO 3 Fast PIO 4 FPIO 3 DMA1 FPIO 4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Disabled Select the Ultra DMA mode used for Mode 0 moving data to from the drive Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Mode 5 Factory set Configuring Your Server 4 7 Processor Settings Option Parameter Description Your Setting Processor Retest No If yes BIOS will clear historical Yes processor status and retest the processor on the next boot Processor Speed nnn GHz Displays clock speed for the processor View only Processor 1 CPUID Numeral Displays CPU ID for processor if Disabled present Disabled indicates that the processor is defected View only Processor 1 L2 Cache nnn KB Displays L2 cache size for processor Processor 2 CPUID Numeral Displays CPU ID for processor if Disabled present Disabled indicates that the processor is defected View only Processor 2 L2 Cache nnn KB Displays L2 cache size for processor Execute Disable Bit Disabled Displayed only when the CPU Enabled supports Execute Disable Bit Virtualization Technology Enabled Enables or disables the Intel R Disabled virtualization
48. 69 Removal Bsc cece n en tei E ve EN at ols A RE othe aes sed 9 74 viii Redundant Hot Swap fan isiin nesesite eiee e eE EE N ES i EE EE aerias 9 75 Tnstallatiomece ann a n RB As ein a el ee 9 75 Removable eon e keh helene tens ail de BA liad as 9 77 Appendix A Specifications ccccccceceeeeeeeee cece ee eeeeeeeeee sees eeseeseeeaeeeeeseeesessseaneeseeeeeeeesees A 1 Appendix B Other Precautions ccceseeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaneneeeeeeseseeeeseaeeeeeeeeneees B 1 Transfer Rate of the On board LAN Controller cccccecceseesseesceeeceeeceeeceeceseenseenseeneeneenaees B 1 Server Management Software sc8 cone chihid e hie dan tech wie ehh eee hk Deets B 1 Floppy DSk it secrete eee teed sxe ceca se coh a R e va week id o a e B 1 CD D MDDS CSS iscsi pitts cessor e visite Mi cescu a ected ses eat eis Mastin gba tah see E B 4 Pape Media i cocci ce2s is see ces cack hotest cxecesc ats Wisse cheek adh sconce ease Reaticoa iin ae Re B 4 Keyboard isd cccaecks titi eck e iii ase hati na ee eh tee ae B 5 MOUS esse ioien onare bess echocecest ar Sense cep b Bet och EO N E dea cee ctees bah EE ES aE EEEa B 6 Appendix C IRQ Aia cca ceiarn nian dae iad AG alain C 1 Appendix D Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions cssceseeeeeeeeeeeeeees D 1 Noti Seerat te sb clgeasedotdadine pls E ERER AN E EEE N EEA D 1 Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER essssesssserssesersrssreresrrseesreee
49. 9 24 Installationy c 0 NE E EE EE haste leone hehe oe Saletan ions eh ed hoo sett oats 9 25 REMOVAh ot Ae eh Ate eves a a alte Reames hale Att ey 9 29 Using the Memory RAS Features 0 ccccceceessesssessceeeceescesecesecaecaecseecaeesaecaeecaeeeaeeeneeeneenreees 9 31 Processor CRU ie cesecs sh vheteseet a a hs hetero Red phew hath kaebans sed 9 37 Installations E E wa whan Sailnet eta waa EE ace 9 38 REMOVAl oooh cea EN elon erkekler h hase ledet E od note de 8 E G ac 9 45 P L BO ard DAET EA RE ese tods sca teed daoaeas EE E conn c tac tateaat ote 9 46 NOLES ceeds T dee cc tuneca oboe ea ts sede Ceseda A tentte std Lota A E seatustecenie eeate 9 47 Installations A eeshe so itocede sitters EA E E tenes E conse Taas ea ATED 9 48 REMOVAL 4 2258 EAEE E cute Satie os tone daad cosh E osha tia teeta a 9 52 Use of Internal Hard Disk Drives in the RAID System ccecccescesecsecsceceeeeeeseeeseeeseenseeeeeees 9 53 Disk Expanistor Umit re lt 2 550 E A A A E E Seae2e 9 56 Backup Devicesd 255 tec E te tefi te ohana E A elbcostas tots Leo badeer et feti A 9 57 Installation IDE File Devices ccccescessecsecesecssecscecseeeseeseeeeceseensecnaecsaeceaecaeecaeecaeeeneeneeenes 9 58 Installation SCSI File Devices ccccecccescesseesceeeeeseeeeeeeceeeeneceseceseceaeeseceaecsaeceaecneeceeeneeess 9 63 Installation USB File Devices ccccescceseesseeseceseccecseeeseeseeeeeceseensccaeceaecnaecsaecaeecaeeeneenseenes 9
50. AAD S Vevey MB ple Select VD 0 already been constructed in Virtual Drives 4 74 Configuring Your Server 3 Setting menu for VD 0 is displayed bezaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Yirtwal Disk X ISIK Alem of 2 Proper tres Remove physical d ive RAID Level X State Optinal Size MMARMS WE Strip Size WW KB Pf icies Access RW 7 Read Normal Y hh Disk Wite Wack Disable Migr at ion only Cache C Use wthru for failure or missing battery RAID 6 T Disable aii No T 1 0 Direct F Migr at ion with addition Change AEE tberstrars det Locate Fast Init Slow Init Fi c p Reset Ry Go Go as 4 er N o 0 Configuring Your Server 4 75 On the right of the screen items required for reconstruction are displayed Remove physical debe Information of HDDs in the disk group in which a VD is defined Mp rakan an kr Migration Only Allows change of RAID RAIDE 7 level Migration with addition M prakan wih addition Allows addition of hard disk drive and change of 21232 MANKE hE RAID lever Select Migration with addition Specify the RAID level used after reconstruction Select a HDD to be added When you finished steps 5 to 7 click Go at the lower right of the screen The progress of reconstruction is displayed on the lower left of the screen Click Home at the lower left of the screen to return to the WebBIOS Top Menu IMP
51. AID System by Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116 About the optional RAID Controller refer to the documents provided with optional RAID Controller RAID Overview of RAID System What is RAID Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks RAID is an abbreviation for Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks The RAID technology allows more than one hard disk drive HDD to be handled collectively In actual RAID can configure more than one HDDs as a single array disk group to operate the HDDs effectively This can bring higher performance than a single HDD of a large capacity The Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8 103 116 has a feature to divide a single disk group into several logical drives The Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116 recognizes these virtual disks as if it were a single HDD The Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116 accesses to more than one HDD configuring a disk group in parallel Some RAID levels can recover data from remaining data and parity by using rebuild feature if an error occurs in a single HDD This can provide high reliability for the system Configuring Your Server 4 23 RAID Levels The record mode enabling the RAID feature includes several levels Among the levels the Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116 supports the following levels RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 6 The number of HDDs required to create a disk group varies depending on
52. Business Machines Corporation in the United States and other countries Adaptec and its logo is a registered trademark of Adaptec Inc of United States SCSISelect is a trademark of Adaptec Inc of the United States LSI the LSI logo design iBBU MegaRAID and WebBIOS are trademarks or registered trademarks of LSI Corporation of United States Adobe Adobe logo and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated DLT and DLTtape are trademarks of Quantum Corporation of the United States AVOCENT and DVC Dambrackas Video Compression are registered trademarks or trademarks of AVOCENT in the United States and other countries All other product brand or trade names used in this publication are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners Windows Vista stands for Microsoft Windows Vista Business operating system Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions stands for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition Operating system and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition operating system or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition operating system and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition operating system Windows Server 2003 stands for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition operating system and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition operating system or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition operating
53. Delay Time E 20 Platform Event Filtering Enabled F1 Help Esc Exit Explanation of key functions menu td x Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Select Menu Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Parameter high lights upon selection menu The menus displayed in gray indicates the information only or unchangeable secured by BIOS password Cursor f Cursor lt and Enter Esc F9 F10 Selects an item on the screen The highlighted item is currently selected Selects the Main Advanced Security Server Boot or Exit menu Changes the value parameter of the selected item When a submenu option an option preceded by is selected these keys are disabled Press Enter to select determine parameters Exit SETUP and return to the previous screen Sets the parameter of the currently displayed item back to the factory set parameter Save and exit the SETUP utility 4 4 Configuring Your Server Menu and Parameter Descriptions The SETUP utility has the following six major menus m Main m Advanced m Security m Server m Boot m Exit To set minute functions select a submenu from the above menus The following describes available functions and parameters as well as the factory set for each menu Configuring Your Server 4 5 Main Option Parameter Description Your Setting System Time HH MM SS Set the system time System Date M
54. Disabled Does not issue an alarm Prohibited 2 Enabled Silence Cache Flush Interval 4 Prohibited Spinup Drive Count 2 Prohibited Spinup Delay 12 Prohibited StopOnError Disabled Prohibited Enabled Stop CC On Error No Specify the operation at error detection in Permitted Yes Consistency Check No Recover and resume Yes Abort Maintain PD Fail Disabled Prohibited History Enabled Schdule CC Supported Set the scheduled consistency check Permitted 1 Do not perform Set Factory Defaults If performed the NEC s factory set value will no longer be restored Configuring Your Server 4 41 How to change setting value On Adapter Properties screen change a parameter to desired value and then click Submit at the center of the screen to determine the new value The status of Battery Backup is indicated as Present Clicking Present opens the Battery Status screen as shown below WezaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Battery Module Battery Type iBBU Voltage KARAK mY Current x Temperature XX deg centigrade Status Gas Gauge Status 1 xxxxxxxxx Fully Charge Capacity remaining XES Design Charge Capacity remaining XX8 Expected margin of error 2x8 Capacity Info FullCharge Capacity XXXmAh Remaining Capacity XXXmAh Design Info Mfg Name LSI CORP Mfg Date HAM DDSYYYY Serial No KKRA Design Capacity 790mAh Design Yoltage 3700m Device Name 2970700 D
55. Dynamic Disk You cannot re install Windows Server 2003 with the current partition of the hard disk drive upgraded to Dynamic Disk kept remained If you want to keep the current partition remained see Appendix E to re install the system 5 6 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup About the System Partition Size The system partition size can be calculated from the following formula Size necessary to install the system Paging File Size Dump File Size Application Size Size necessary to install the system 3500MB Windows Server 2003 R2 3500MB Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack1 3500MB Windows Server 2003 R2 with Service Pack2 5300MB Windows Server 2003 R2 ServicePack 2 CD ROM 5300MB Windows Server 2003 with Service 1 ServicePack 2 CD ROM Paging File Size Recommended Mounted Memory Size 1 5 Dump File Size Mounted Memory Size 12MB Application Size Required Size IMPORTANT m The above mentioned paging file size is recommended for collecting debug information memory dump The paging file with initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is required Correct debug information might not be able to be collected due to virtual memory shortage when the paging file is insufficient so set an enough size of the paging file with the entire system m The maximum paging file size which can be set on one partition is 4095MB If the above paging file size ex
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57. G Drive addition can be undone by selecting the Reclain button Phys ical Dr ives Disk Groups 7120 UNCONF GOOD x MB O21212 UNCONF GOOD 3 Q2122 UNCONF GOOD 3 J2123 UNCONF GOOD E gt Addto rray t Rec laim X cancel 4m Back mo Next Configuring Your Server 4 59 2 To add physical drives HDD to a Disk Group hold Ctrl while selecting HDDs in DG In the example two DGs will be configured and spanned Physical Dr ives Enclosure WWX UNCONF GOOD UNCONF GO 21 2 UNCONF GOOD x KB 23 UNCONF GOOD WWWX MB Y Addtofrray Reset 3 Upon completion of selection click Add to Array at the lower right of the screen After making sure that the new DG has defined in Disk Groups frame to the right click Accept DG Physical Dr ives Enclosure XXX 2120 ONLINE XXw WB 0 1 ONLINE XXXXX MBI O21 UNCONF GOOD WXXW WB gt UNCONF GOOD Xxx WB 0 110 ONLINE XX88 WB Or1212 ONLINE XXXXX WB won Y Addto rray Reset 4 Anew DG is defined in the Disk Groups frame Define another DG in the similar procedures After DGs have been defined click Next at the lower right of the screen Physical Dr ives Enclosure XXX 0 110 ONLINE 21212 ONLINE 32 0 1117 ONLINE Z ONLINE OG1 Size XexxxMB 3 ONLINE 3 072122 ONLINE 0 113 ONLINE DG2 4 60 Configuring Your Server 5 Configure RAID10 spanning of RAID1 using the two DGs that have been created in pr
58. G Drive addition can be undone by selecting the Rec lain button Physical Dr ives 0721202 UNCONF GOOD XXXXX MB 0 1111 UNCONF GOOD XXXXX WB Q21222 UNCONF GOOD XXXXX WB X Cancel 4u Back mp Next Configuring Your Server 4 51 1 To add physical drives HDD to a Disk Group hold Ctrl while selecting physical drives HDDs in DG Physical Dr ives Enclosure WWW 07120 UNCONF GOOD XXXX WB 02171 UNCONF GOOD XXXXX WB 071123 UNCONF GOOD XXXXx WB 3 Anew DG is defined in the Disk Groups frame To define the new DG click Accept DG at the lower right of the screen Physical Dr ives Enclosure XxX 0 1110 ONLINE Z88 WB 0 110 ONLINE XWW 0 1117 ONLINE 32 021212 ONLINE 0 1 2 ONLINE MB Q2122 ONLINE XW 4 52 Configuring Your Server 4 After the DG has been defined click Next at the lower right of the screen Physical Dr ives Disk Gr oups Enclosure XxX DG 0 Size Xaxx kB ONLINE ONLINE gt ONLINE 0 110 ONLINE 0210 0 111 ONLINE git 0 112 ONLINE X hB 0 1 2 5 Then the Span Definition screen appears begaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Config Fizard Span Difin itioa fi LSI lt Span Difinit ion To add array hole to a Span select an array hole from the drop down Click on Add To Span Array hole will be added to the span Array Hole addition can be undone by selecting the Reclaim button Array With Free Space 06 0 Ho le70 RO RS R6
59. IOS SETUP Utility provides a number of security features to prevent unauthorized or accidental access to the system Once the security measures are enabled you can access the system only after you enter the correct password s For example m Mask the power switch function after the power on m Set and enable a supervisor password m Set and enable a user password m Disable access to the boot sector of the operating system hard disk drive 2 20 General Description NEC EXPRESSBUILDER The DVD ROM that comes with the server contains a setup utility called NEC EXPRESSBUILDER The major functions of the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER are To install the Operating System Express Setup helps you to install the Windows Operating System See Chapter 5 To diagnose the system NEC EXPRESSBUILDER includes the System Diagnostics to check your server See Chapter 6 To create a support disk Use this function to create the support disks used to boot the utilities from the floppy disk or the OEM disk used for a manual installation of Windows See Chapter 6 To update the BIOS Use this function to update the system BIOS or firmware of the server See Chapter 6 To update the Windows System Update Express5800 system in Windows Autorun Menu Windows based NEC EXPRESSBUILDER feature updates the several resources of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 See Chapter 6 To install the utilities NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD includes some management
60. IOS configuration utility General Description 2 17 Remote Management Feature Server management is concentrated in the Remote Management Controller RMC The RMC and associated circuitry are powered from a 5Vdc standby voltage which remains active when system power is switched off but the ac power source is still on and connected The RMC supports the NEC DianaScope which allows remote server management through networks Events monitored by the manager system include over temperature and over voltage conditions fan failure or chassis intrusion Information on NEC DianaScope may be found in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD One major function of the RMC is to autonomously monitor system management events and log their occurrence in the nonvolatile System Event Log SEL The events being monitored include overtemperature and overvoltage conditions fan failure or chassis intrusion To enable accurate monitoring the RMC maintains the nonvolatile Sensor Data Records SDRs from which sensor information can be retrieved The RMC provides an ISA host interface to SCR sensor information so that software running on the server can poll and retrieve the server s current status The RMC performs the following Monitors server board temperature and voltage Monitors processor presence and controls Fault Resilient Boot FRB Detects and indicates baseboard fan failure Manages the SEL interface Manages the SDR Repository interface Monitor
61. M DDIYYYY Set the system date Hard Disk Pre Delay Disabled Allows slower spin up drives to 3 seconds come ready 6 seconds 9 seconds 12 seconds 15 seconds 21 seconds 30 seconds Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Select submenu Set the information on the device connected to each channel on the submenu The settings of some items may be changed However leave the items as they are at the shipment Processor Settings Select submenu Shows the processor settings submenu Language English US Fran ais FR Deutsch DE Espa ol SP Italiano IT Select which language BIOS displays Factory set 4 6 Configuring Your Server Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Correspondence between the menu items and devices m Primary IDE Master Optical disk drive standard m Primary IDE Slave None m Secondary IDE Master None m Secondary IDE Slave None Option Parameter Description Your Setting Type None Selects the type of device attached to User the IDE or serial ATA channel It is Auto strongly recommended to keep the CD ROM factory setting Auto Parameters are configured automatically by BIOS Multi Sector Disabled Specifies the number of sectors that Transfers 2 Sectors are transferred per block during 4 Sectors multiple sector transfers 8 Sectors 1
62. Microsoft Knowledge Base to check the supported products m Microsoft Knowledge Base Article ID 291988 A description of the 4GB RAM tuning feature and the Physical Address Extension switch Below is the example on how to add PAE switch to Boot ini file 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 In Control Panel double click System 3 Click the Advanced tab and then click Settings under Setup and Recovery 4 Under System Setup click Edit to open Boot ini 5 Add PAE to Operating Systems section in Boot ini file and then save it lt Example of Boot ini file gt boot loader timeout 30 default multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 2 WINDOWS operating systems multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 2 WINDOWS Windows Server 2003 fastdetect multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 2 WINDOWS Windows Server 2003 PAE fastdetect PAE C CMDCONS BOOTSECT DAT Microsoft Windows Recovery Console cmdcons This is the end of editing Boot ini file NOTE If you choose one of the items in the Default operating system drop down list box in Setup and Recovery group box you can make your system start automatically from the switch you specified Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 27 SETTING FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS Setup the following issue in advance so that your computer can recover from any trouble precisely and as soon as possible when it should occur
63. NEC N8100 1410F 1411F 1412F 1440F NEC Express5800 120Rj 2 User s Guide 3rd Edition 2 2008 ONL 510_002_03 120Rj2 100 99 0801 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 December 2007 Second Printing January 2008 Third Printing February 2008 Copyright 2007 2008 NEC Corporation 7 1 Shiba 5 Chome Min
64. ORTANT m The capacity of virtual disk may be incorrectly displayed after reconstruction In this case perform Scan Devices from the Top Menu m Click Home while the background task such as Consistency Check Rebuild or Reconstruction is being executed With the progress indication being displayed the background task may be processed at slow rate 4 76 Configuring Your Server WebBIOS and Universal RAID Utility You can use Universal RAID Utility for configuration and management monitoring of RAID System after start up operating system The point to be kept in mind when using Universal RAID Utility together with WebBIOS is as follows Terms WebBIOS and Universal RAID Utility are different in term When you use Universal RAID Utility together with WebBIOS please convert terms by the following list Term of WebBIOS Term of Universal RAID Utility Adapter RAID Controller Virtual Disk Logical Drive Disk Group Disk Array Physical Drive Physical Device Number and ID The number to manage each component of RAID System of Universal RAID Utility is different to WebBIOS Adapter and RAID Controller WebBIOS manages Adapter by a number beginning with 0 You can see a number of Adapter where Adapter No in Adapter Selection menu Universal RAID Utility manages RAID Controller by a number beginning with 1 You can see a number of RAID Controller where Number in the property of RAID Controller
65. POST POST Power On Self Test is the self diagnostic program stored in the system memory When you power on the server the system automatically runs POST to check the mother board ECC memory module CPU module keyboard and mouse POST also displays messages of the BIOS setup utility such as the start up message while in progress NEC With the factory setup of the server the NEC logo appears on the display unit while POST is in progress To display the POST check results press Esc NOTE You can set the POST check results to appear on the display unit without pressing Esc To do so select Enabled for Boot time Diagnostic Screen under the Advanced menu of the BIOS SETUP utility The POST check results should be checked in the following cases m When the server is used for the first time m When the server appears to fail m When the server beeps for many times between power on and OS start up m When an error message appears on the display unit 2 26 General Description POST Execution Flow The following describes the progress of POST in the chronological order IMPORTANT Do not make key entries or perform mouse operations while POST is in progress m Some system configurations may display the message Press Any Key to prompt a key entry This message is driven by BIOS of an installed optional board Make sure to read the manual that comes with the optional board before any key entry
66. PS refer to the manual that comes with the UPS or the manual for the application that controls the UPS IMPORTANT Always allow POST to complete before turning off the server 1 Shut down the OS 2 Press the POWER switch on the front of the server The POWER LED goes off 3 Power off peripheral devices NOTE The standby feature of Windows Server is not available Do not select Standby in Windows shutdown menu 2 28 General Description Identification of Servers UID Switch An UID Unit ID LED is provided on the front panel and rear panel If more than one server is mounted in a single rack the LED identifies the server you are going to maintain The UID LED goes on when the UID Unit ID switch on the front panel is pressed It goes off when the switch is pressed again Maintenance from the rear of the rack has to be carried out in a dark narrow space The interface cable of a server or power supply unit in normal state may be disconnected by accident in this situation To prevent this problem you should start maintenance after confirming the target server by using the UID switch
67. Path box The diagnostic information will be stored with the file name DRWTSN32 LOG NOTE You can not specify network path Specify the path on local computer Specify the location of crash dump file in the Crash Dump box NOTE Crash Dump File is a binary file that can be read with Windows Debugger Check the following check box on the Option box O Dump Symbol Table O Dump All Thread Contexts O Add To Existing Log File O Create Crash Dump File For more information on each function above refer to Online Help Click OK Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 31 Network Monitor Utilizing Network Monitor helps you to investigate and manage with network trouble To utilize Network Monitor you need to restart the system after the installation has completed so we recommend to install Network Monitor before any network trouble may occur 1 10 Point to Settings from Start menu and click Control Panel The Control Panel dialog box appears Double click Add or Remove Programs The Add or Remove Programs dialog box appears Click Add Remove Windows Component The Windows Components Wizard dialog box appears Click Management and Monitoring Tools and then click Details The Management and Monitoring Tools dialog appears Click to select the Network Monitor Tools check box and then click OK The Windows Components Wizard dialog box appears again so cl
68. Press F2 to start the SETUP utility and display its Main menu If you have previously set a password with the SETUP utility the password entry screen appears Enter the password Enter password Up to three password entries will be accepted If you fail to enter the password correctly for three consecutive times the server halts You can no longer proceed Power off the server NOTE The server is provided with two levels of password Supervisor and User With the Supervisor password you can view and change all system parameters With the User password system parameters available for viewing and changing are limited Configuring Your Server 4 3 Description on On Screen Items and Key Usage Use the following keyboard keys to work with the SETUP utility Key functions are also listed at the bottom of the screen Main Indicates there are submenus Thermal Sensor BMC IRQ Setup item Post Error Pause menu s AC LINK gt System Management Indicates the current menu Advanced Security Server Online help window Item Specific Help gt Console Redirection gt BMC LAN Configuration Additional setup gt Event Log Configuration menus to view server Management features Assert NMI on PERR Enabled Assert NMI on SERR Enabled FRB 2 Policy Boot Monitoring CRetry 3 Times Cdisabled Boot Monitoring Policy CRetry 3times Enabled CIRA 11 Enabled CLast State Power ON
69. RESSBUILDER Enter Enter Select Win Select Save Start Step network domaid dows che aef parimet Eset protocol account ponents tions setup If you want to save the parameters set the free formatted floppy disk Select Save parameters enter the file path of the parameters file into the text box and click Next If not select Do not save parameters 4 Select Do not save parameters when this computer does not connect a floppy disk drive Do not save parameters Save parameters Swit Back Next Top Version 5 XX KXX XX If you want to save the parameters set the free formatted floppy disk Select Save parameters enter the file path of the parameters files into the text box and click Next If not select Do not save parameters 5 16 15 16 17 18 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup The Express Setup will start when you click Perform in Start Express setup step NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Cc OOO Enter Enter Select Win Select Save Start Step network domaift dows com applica parameters Express protocol account ponents tions setup Now EXPRESSBUILDER gathered all of the parameters for the Express setup The Express setup will start when Perform button is clicked Back Top Perform Copy optional Mass Storage Driver module If you install optional Mass Storage Driver the message will be shown Insert CD ROM or floppy disk att
70. Signature could not been found appears select Yes to continue 5 Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the optical disk drive restart the system Installing SCSI Controller Driver N8103 75 95 107 If you utilize SCSI controller driver N8103 75 95 107 update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD attached to your system The SCSI controller driver will be installed automatically Installing SAS Controller Driver N8103 104 If you utilize SAS controller driver N8103 104 update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD attached to your system The SAS controller driver will be installed automatically Installing Disk Array Controller Driver N8103 90 The Disk Array Controller driver will be installed automatically 5 26 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Available switch options for Windows Server 2003 Boot ini file Many different switches will be available if you edit Boot ini file For the available switch options refer to the following information m Microsoft Knowledge Base Article ID 833721 Available switch options for the Windows XP and the Windows Server 2003 Boot ini files If your system has a memory capacity in excess of 4GB in its installing adding PAE switch in Boot ini file will enable the system to be installed with over 4GB of memory However the Microsoft operating system products which support PAE switch option are limited Refer to the following article in
71. T m Clearing the CMOS data resumes the factory set configuration data m After clearing CMOS you must run the BIOS SETUP utility and execute the following menus to reconfigure your mother board Load Setup Defaults in the Exit menu Memory Retest of Memory Configuration in the Advanced menu Processor Retest of Processor Settings in the Main menu m Refer to RAID System Configuration described earlier in this chapter for RAID configuration jumper setting Do not change any other switch settings Any change may cause the server to fail or malfunction To clear passwords or the CMOS data use the jumper switch on the mother board of the server The following figure illustrates the jumper switch location Pin for protecting 123 123 Pin for protecting 123 123 clearing the password clearing the CMOS contents Protect Clear Protect Clear 0000800000 OD000N00000 OD000N00000 OD000N00000 OD000N00000 onda fonno nonno Rear Front 4 80 Configuring Your Server The following describe the clearing procedure A WARNING Y Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow O these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details a Do not remove the lithium battery a Do not co
72. WegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 Frere Version BURCH Ee ee C Sri i Physical Disk Count Click Next to see the detailed settings of this controller begaR i D BIOS Configuration Utility Adapter Proper ties ets A en of LSI gt lt Proper ties mt ek oom Ce Co CE eo iz Spinup Drive Count 2 Ss a Adapter BIOS Stop On Error Submit gt Reset m Configuring Your Server 4 39 The detailed settings is continued to the next page Click Next to view more information ISE bhintain PD Fail Disbled Y aN Divebied AY begaR l D BIOS Configuration Utility Adapter Proper ties 4 40 Configuring Your Server Default settings and their explanation Item Default Description Change Battery Backup Present Displays Properties None e When battery is installed Present e When battery is not installed None Set Factory Defaults No Restores vendor s factory defaults Prohibited 1 Yes Cluster Mode Disabled Prohibited Rebuild Rate 30 Recommended value 30 Permitted Patrol Read Rate 30 Recommended value 30 Permitted BGI Rate 30 Recommended value 30 Permitted CC Rate 30 Recommended value 30 Permitted Reconstruction Rate 30 Recommended value 30 Permitted Adapter BIOS Enabled Prohibited Disabled Coercion Mode None Prohibited 128MB way 1GB way PDF Interval 300 Prohibited Alarm Control Disabled
73. XRXRXME X Cancel m Back mb Next Configuring Your Server 4 53 6 Select a DG to define VD from Array With Free Space frame then click Add to SPAN The DG is defined in the Span field to the right Array ith Free Space Span 0G 0 RO RS RG WEWN ME K Add to SPAN 7 After the Span has been defined click Next at the lower right of the screen IMPORTANT m To configure RAIDO 1 5 or 6 perform Span Definition to a single DG only If you need to perform Span Definition to several DGs define VD for the first DG then select the next DG to define VD m Span Definition cannot be performed to DGs containing the different number of HDDs 4 54 Configuring Your Server Define the virtual disk VD in DG that has been created in previous step When DG was defined VD Definition screen is displayed In the Next LD Possible RAID Levels column available RAID levels and maximum size for VD are displayed bezaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Config izard W Def init ion LSIs lt RAID Level RAID oF oa Wrthru for BAD BBU io potioy oireet MEE wext Lo possibie nD Level Disk Cache RO KXKXK RSV YYYY R6 727777 Disable Y Policy pL Sel Beso Accept gt Reclaim X Cancel 4u Back m Hext Configuring Your Server 4 55 As an example define a RAIDS VD of yyyyy MB 1 2 3 4 Specify the necessary parameters in left columns Enter yyyyy in
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75. ached to the Mass Storage Driver and proceed operation according to the message Remove NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the optical disk drive according to the message If you proceed the setup by using setup parameter file remove the floppy disk from the floppy disk drive Insert Windows Server 2003 CD ROM into the optical disk drive Agree Software License Agreement screen appears Read the contents carefully and click Yes if you do agree If you do not agree click No IMPORTANT m If you do not agree to this agreement the setup terminates and Windows Server 2003 will not be installed m If NetWare Gateway and Client Service is specified to install the window to specify the details of NetWare Gateway and Client Service pops up on the first logon Specify the appropriate value Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 17 19 Ifyou selected Install the Service Pack at Specify Medium Partition step follow the procedure below 1 Follow the message to take Windows Server 2003 CD ROM out of the optical disk drive 2 Follow the message to insert Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 into the optical disk drive IMPORTANT If you install Windows CD ROM that contains Service Pack 2 to your system you do not have to apply Service pack 2 again Windows Server 2003 and selected applications will be installed automatically and rebooted several times After rebooting it logs on to the s
76. ato Ku Tokyo 108 8001 Japan All Rights Reserved Printed in Japan Keep this User s Guide at hand for quick reference at anytime necessary SAFETY INDICATIONS Follow the instructions in this User s Guide for your safety to use the server The server contains components with possible danger hazards that may cause by ignoring warnings and preventive actions against such hazards Server components with possible danger are indicated with a warning label placed on or around them as well as described in this User s Guide In the User s Guide or warning labels WARNING or CAUTION is used to indicate a degree of danger These terms are defined as follows A WARNING Indicates the presence of a hazard that may result in death or serious personal injury if the instruction is ignored A CAUTION Indicates the presence of a hazard that may cause minor personal injury including burns or property damage if the instruction is ignored Precautions and notices against hazards are presented with one of the following three symbols The individual symbols are defined as follows This symbol indicates the presence of a hazard if the instruction is ignored An image in the symbol illustrates the hazard type Attention This symbol indicates prohibited actions An image in the symbol illustrates a particular prohibited action Prohibited Action A S This symbol indicates mandatory actions An image in the
77. ayed See Chapter 4 for setup and parameters The server automatically restarts POST all over again when you exit the SETUP utility The message lt F12 gt to Network prompts you network booting PXE boot If you press F12 the POST searches for boot device on network 4 Ifthe POST detects the optional add in card it display the message prompting you to launch the add in card BIOS configuration utility Ignore the message POST will automatically proceed a few seconds later Refer to the manual that comes with the optional add in card for detail General Description 2 27 5 If you set a password using the BIOS setup utility SETUP the password entry screen appears upon successful completion of POST Up to three password entries will be accepted Three incorrect password entries disable the server to boot In such a case turn off the power and wait about ten seconds before turning on to boot the server IMPORTANT Do not set a password before installing an OS 6 The OS starts when POST completes POST Error Messages When POST detects an error it displays an error message on the display unit screen See Chapter 8 for POST error codes IMPORTANT Take a note on the messages displayed before consulting with your service representative Alarm messages are useful information for maintenance Power Off Follow the procedure below to power off the server If the power cord of the server is connected to a U
78. ceeds 4095MB specify 4095MB for the paging file size m The maximum dump file size for the system with more than 2GB memory mounted is 2048MB 12MB m If you install any application program or the like add necessary space to the partition to install these programs For example if the mounted memory size is 512MB the partition size will be calculated by the above formula as follows 3500MB 512MB 1 5 512MB 12MB Application Size 4792MB Application Size Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 7 Dividing into the partition of the recommended size into multiple disks as written below will solve problem that it cannot be reserved in one disk 1 Set the Size required for installation Paging file size 2 See Chapter 5 and set that debugging information equivalent to the dump file size is to be written to a separate disk If the disk does not have enough free space to enable the dump file size to be written then after installing the system using the Size required for installation Paging file size install an additional new disk Installing the Service Pack When installing Windows Server 2003 R2 it is not necessary to install the Service Pack 1 5 8 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup FLOW OF SETUP This section visually describes the flow of the setup operated by Express Setup NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Loading parameters Step 2 Skip Next
79. ct with the server during thunderstorms Disconnect the power plug from the outlet when a thunderstorm is approaching If it starts thundering before you disconnect the power plug do not touch any part of the server including the cables Failure to follow this warning may cause a fire or an electric shock Keep animals away from the server Failure to follow this warning may cause a fire or an electric shock Do not place any object on top of the server The server may fall and cause property damage to the surroundings Do not leave the server with its optical disk drive tray ejected A A A A A A Dust may enter the server through openings and cause malfunctions of the server Any person may also bump it and get injured 1 12 Notes on Using Your Server FOR PROPER OPERATION Observe the following notes for successful operation of the server Use of the server ignoring the notes will cause malfunctions or failures of the server Install the rack assembly in a place that meets requirements for successful operation For details see Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Server The server is intended for installation in a Restricted Access Location mounted above a non combustible material Make sure to power off the server before connecting or disconnecting cables between the server and peripheral devices Verify that the access LED on the server is unlit before turning off the server or ejecting the floppy disk
80. d settings and click Detail settings If not select Standard setting and click Next Standard setting Customized settings endard sdaputer inter p t j Back Next Top Default ES Version 5 XX XXX XX 5 14 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 11 Enter the domain or workgroup name to be used Enter domain account steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER HIS M J Win Select Start Save dows i gt appilic gt Ez gt Expites tions setup ponents Step coef protocol If you want to join in a domain enter the account name password of the domain If not select Join in a workgroup and click Next Join in a workgroup Workgroup name WORKGROUP Join ina domain ii a Back Next Top Default Version 5 XX XXX XX 12 Select the installing components Select Windows components steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER MBER e Enter Enter Select Win Select Save Start Ste p network domaifi dows com gt apici Da pardinet rs gt Exif tions protocol account ponents setup Select the installing Windows components Application Server I Intemet Information Services IIS Detail settings r Management and Monitoring Tools Simple Network Manag
81. e 6 RAID6 A RAID 6 extends RAID 5 by adding an additional parity block Q created by different calculation method such as weighting by some factor thus it uses block level striping with two parity blocks distributed across all member disks This mode is called striping with duplex and distributed parity Accordingly the total capacity assigned to the parity is just the same as the capacity of two HDDs If any two of the HDDs configuring a logical drive are defected data is still available with no problems RAID Controller Stripe 1 Stripe 2 Parity P 1 2 Parity Q 1 2 Stripe 4 Parity P 3 4 Parity Q 3 4 Stripe 3 Parity P 5 6 Parity Q 5 6 Stripe 5 Stripe 6 Parity Q 7 8 Stripe 7 Parity P 7 8 4 28 Configuring Your Server Configuration by Internal RAID Controller This section describes how to use the internal hard disk drives as RAID System by Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116 Rebuild Ifa HDD is defected the rebuild feature can recover the data in the defected HDD The rebuild can be applied to redundant virtual disks in the RAID1 RAIDS or RAID6 level Manual Rebuild The manual rebuild can be performed by using Universal RAID Utility the management utility of the Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116 Select a HDD and start the rebuild manually For the detailed operation refer to the Universal RAID Utility User s Guide in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER
82. e Chapter 6 and online document in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 2 22 General Description USING YOUR SERVER This section describes basic operations of the server including how to use devices such as the optical disk drive See Appendix B for notes on using the disc and accessories including the keyboard and the mouse Front Bezel Remove the front bezel to power on off the server to access the optical disk drive and a removable media device and to install remove hard disk drives to the 3 5 inch disk bays IMPORTANT m To open the front door you must unlock the door with the provided security key m Pay attention not to press the POWER switch when you install or remove the front bezel Installing or Removing the Front Bezel When turning the power of the server on off accessing to the optical disk drive or a removable media device or installing or removing a hard disk drive on or from the 3 5 inch disk bay first remove the front bezel IMPORTANT The front bezel can be opened only when you unlock it by using the attached security key 1 Insert the attached security key into the key slot and turn the key to the front bezel side with it pressed lightly to release the lock o Unlock 2 Hold the right end of the front bezel lightly to pull it toward you General Description 2 23 3 Slide the front bezel to the left a little to remove the tab from the frame and then remove the front be
83. e POWER switch becomes unavailable after OS boot up Forced shut down feature is always acceptable to the server Forced shut down is a feature to shut down by pressing the POWER switch for at least four seconds Security Chip Configuration Submenu Factory set Deactivate amp Disable Clear Option Parameter Description Your Setting TPM Support Disabled Disables or enables TPM feature Enabled Current TPM Displays the current TPM state State Change TPM No Change Changes TPM state State Enable amp Activate Factory set Configuring Your Server 4 15 Server Option Parameter Description Your Setting System System Management submenu is Management displayed Console Console Redirection submenu is Redirection displayed BMC LAN BMC LAN Configuration submenu is Configuration displayed Event Log Event Log Configuration submenu is Configuration displayed Assert NMI on Disabled Specify whether to support PCI PERR or PERR Enabled not Assert NMI on Disabled Specify whether to support PCI SERR or SERR Enabled not FRB 2 Policy Disable FRB2 Set the FRB level 2 timer Timer Disable BSP Do Not Disable BSP Policy Always Reset Retry 3 Times Boot Monitoring Disabled Specify whether to enable or disable the 5 Minutes boot monitoring function on booting or 10 minutes select the time limit for timeout 15 minutes
84. e controller Press the Perform button NOTE By choosing this option you can load the driver provided by CD ROM or floppy disk to proceed with the Express Setup 5 Perform Express Setup with the following settings a When Enter RAID settings appears check Skip the logical drive creation b Select Apply OEM Disk for Mass storage device 6 Copy the driver for the mass storage device in the Express Setup Insert the floppy disk attached the mass storage device into the floppy disk drive Continue the Express Setup referring to messages displayed on the display
85. e figure to restore the original position IMPORTANT m The removed rail assemblies are to be installed on the inner rails later m Bevery careful not to get your finger caught in the levers or rails Setting Up Your Server 3 9 Installing rail assemblies 1 Insert the square projection of the rail assembly into the angle hole on the 19 inch rack until it is locked with clicking sound The figure below shows the right side front of the rack Install the rail assemblies to the right side rear and left side front and rear of the rack in the same procedure B XY Di AT Make sure that the rail assembly is installed at the same level as the other slide rail assembly already installed NOTES m There may be some backlashes in the front and rear however it is not a deficiency m Make sure that the rail assembly is surely locked to the rack 3 10 Setting Up Your Server Installing the Server A CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow SA these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 12 for details AA Do not lift the server only by a single person Do not pinch your finger with mechanical components 1 Pull out the sliding rails of the right and left rail assemblies until they are locked JAAA NOTE Ma
86. e in team Select Adapter Fault Tolerance or Adaptive Load Balancing and click Next Click Finish 5 24 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 6 Ifnecessary to set the adapter priority setting refer the following step If not go through to step 7 1 Click Settings tab on TEAM xxx yy Properties 2 Click Modify Team 3 Point to the adapter Intel R PRO 1000 and click Set Primary or Set Secondary 4 Click OK 5 The setup will go back to EAM xxx yy Properties and the priority setting will display in list 6 Click OK 7 The setup will go back to Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box so click OK 8 Restart the system Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 25 Graphics Accelerator Driver If you utilize standard graphics accelerator drivers update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD attached to your system Standard graphics accelerator drivers will be installed automatically Please follow the following procedure when you want to reinstall the driver individually 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive If the autorun menu is displayed close menu screen 2 Click Start menu point to Programs Accessories and click Windows Explorer 3 Run setup exe in the following directory 002 win winnt dotnet video setup exe 4 Follow the message to continue the installation If the dialog message Digital
87. e mother board UID LED on and off The mother board UID LED is visible through the rear of the chassis and allows you to locate the server you re working on from the rear of the servers on a rack Disk Access LED The disk access LED of the optical disk drive is on while the drive is accessed General Description 2 13 Hard Disk Drive LED The disk LED located on the drive carrier indicates the following depending on the status Hard disk drive Drive carrier m Flashing green The LED indicates that the hard disk drive is accessed m On amber The LED indicates a failure of a hard disk drive mounted in RAID System NOTE Even if one two hard disk drives in RAID6 of the hard disk drives fails in Logical Drive RAID1 RAIDS or RAID6 the server can continue operation However replace the hard disk drive as soon as possible and perform reconstruction rebuild processing The failing hard disk drive can be replaced in hot swap mode m Flashing switching back and forth between green and amber The LED indicates that reconstruction rebuild processing is being performed for the hard disk drive This flashing does not indicate a failure When a failing hard disk drive is replaced in RAID System the system automatically rebuilds the data Auto rebuild function The LED switches back and forth between green and amber during rebuild processing The LED goes off when the rebuild processing has terminated It t
88. e that the sliding rails move smoothly by pulling the server out of the rack and pushing it in several times NOTES To install the server in the location adjacent to the other device pay attention to interference If the installing server disturbs the other devices already been installed adjust the position and install the rail assembly again Make sure that the sliding rails move smoothly If the sliding rails are stuck to the rack frame and do not come out reinstall them Setting Up Your Server 3 13 Installing the front bezel 1 Install the front bezel so that the left tab on the front bezel engages with the chassis frame 3 14 Setting Up Your Server Removal Remove the server from the rack in the following procedure A CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 12 for details AAS Do not install remove the server in from the rack only by a single person Do not pinch your finger with mechanical components Do not apply any load on the server being pulled out from the rack Do not pull out a device from the rack if the rack is unstable Do not leave more than one device being pulled out from the rack Do not pull out the server from the rack while it is operating 1 Make sure that the server is off powered and disconnect the power cord
89. eased equivalent to a 1 HDDs RAID5 x RAID5 x ta Capacity increased equivalent to a HDDs RAID5 x RAID6 x ta Capacity increased equivalent to a 1 HDDs RAID6 x RAIDO xta Capacity increased equivalent to a 2 HDDs RAID6 x RAIDS x ta Capacity increased equivalent to a 1 HDDs RAID6 x RAID6 x ta Capacity increased equivalent to a HDDs 4 32 Configuring Your Server IMPORTANT Note the following for the Reconstruction Be sure to make backup copy of data and perform Consistency Check before starting Reconstruction The Reconstruction is disabled in the configuration where several virtual disks are defined in one disk group During Reconstruction the processing rate is decreased due to much load The Reconstruction can be performed for the degraded or partially degraded virtual disk However it is recommended to execute Rebuild to recover the virtual disk then execute Reconstruction During Reconstruction do not shutdown or reboot the server If the server is shutdown by an unforeseen accident such as power interruption turn on the power again as soon as possible The Reconstruction is automatically restarted In some configuration Background Initialize may start automatically upon completion of Reconstruction Ex Migration with addition for RAID5 virtual disk The figure below shows an example of adding a single 36GB HDD to a RAIDS virtual disk configured with three 36GB HDDs Ro ey Me ee Kee E
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92. electing the onboard VGA controller Option ROM Scan Force or optional PCI VGA controller as the display device that will be active when the system boots The Force option is selected to use the onboard VGA controller if the optional PCI VGA controller is installed in the system Factory set Onboard LAN submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting LAN Controller Disabled If Disabled the BIOS will hold the Enabled embedded chip in reset LAN1 Option ROM Disabled If Enabled initialize device expansion ROM Scan Enabled LAN2 Option ROM Disabled If Enabled initialize device expansion ROM Scan Enabled _ Factory set Option Parameter Description Your Setting PCI Slot 1B 2B 3B Disabled Used to enable or disable an option ROM Option ROM Enabled on a PCI board connected to the full height riser card PCI Slot 1C 2C 3C Disabled Used to enable or disable an option ROM Option ROM Enabled on a PCI board connected to the low profile riser card Factory set Configuring Your Server 4 11 Peripheral Configuration IMPORTANT Note that the interrupt and or base I O address are not overlapped with others If the value set for the interrupt or base I O address is used in another resource the yellow asterisk appears Reset any item with the yellow asterisk properly Option Parameter Description Your Setting Ser
93. ement Protocol Detail settings I Network Monitor Tools Networking Services Other Network File and Print Services T Simple TCP IP Services I File Services for Macintosh I Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP I Print Services for Macintosh T Domain Name System DNS IT Print Services for Unix I Windows Intemet Name Services WINS Back Next Top JJ Default a Version 5 XX XXX XX Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 15 13 Select the installing applications Select applications steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Enter Enter Select Win Select Save Start Step network domaid dows chit anlicd lim arsine ump Exwtesd protocol account ponents tions setup Select an application to be installed The Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP setting is required to install the NEC ESMPRO Agent In case you are using a disk driver which is not inchded in EXPRESSBUILDER select Apply OEM Disk for mass storage device List of applications Selected applications Microsoft NET Framework Version 2 0 Redistributable Packa NEC ESMPRO Agent Microsoft Visual C 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package x88 Apply OEM Disk for mass strage device Add gt lt lt Delete Back Next Top Default Version 5 XX XXX XX 14 Save the parameters Save parameters steps are displayed NEC EXP
94. er of the chassis View only Displays the serial number of the chassis View only Onboard LAN1 MAC Displays the MAC address of the Address onboard LAN port 1 View only Onboard LAN2 MAC Displays the MAC address of the Address onboard LAN port 2 View only Management LAN MAC Displays the MAC address of the Address management LAN port View only BMC Device ID Displays BMC device ID View only BMC Device Revision Displays BMC device revision View only BMC Firmware Revision Displays BMC firmware revision View only SDR Revision Displays revision of the sensor data record PIA Revision Displays revision of the platform information area View only Factory set 4 18 Configuring Your Server Console Redirection Submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting BIOS Redirection Disabled Specify the address interrupt of the Port Serial Port A serial port to which a remote console Serial Port B is connected Baud Rate 9600 Specify the baud rate used for the 19 2K interface with successive remote 38 4K consoles 57 6K 115 2K Flow Control None Specify the flow control method Xon Xoff CTS RTS CTS RTS CD Console Type PC ANSI Specify the type of remote console VT100 VT UTF8 Continue Disabled Specify whether to continue console Redirection after Enabled redirection feature after comp
95. er when even one of the internal hard disk drives fails 6 POWER LED green This LED turns green when the power is turned on The LED also goes on or flashes when software issues a command 7 UID LED blue This LED goes on when the UID switch is pressed The LED also goes on or flashes when software issues a command 2 4 General Description Front View with Front Bezel Removed 12 9 12 iD A ID 10 1 a5 2 11 12 i NMI 1 2 0 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 4 2 5 4 2 4 3 4 1 Oo K T 2 y D I I 0 3 ogo bal 1 Ii ae I I IC oo SES E A 8838388333833383 Toon ees lane AQ F amp oii lt ri JHE nono D000 oO Cet 0 N aam oooorooo00000 OOO 3 z 00000000000000 000 O com ae TAS aI ROS o0r00000000000 oo00 Oo ISE Ss OoooogoooooacS 00 t o COT o a YA Ooooogoooooog 0 8 7 6 5 1 Handles 1 at the right and left each Hold the handles when dismounting mounting the server from in the rack 2 Hard disk drive bays Mount hard disk drives in the bays Each number following the bold faced number indicates the port number In the standard configuration the hard disk drive trays are mounted in all the bays 3 DISK LED green amber Hard disk drive LED Each hard disk drive LED is green during access to the hard di
96. evice Chemistry LION Properties Auto Learn Period days 30 Next Learn Time 24 24 8248 WWZ WN WW Learn Delay Interval hrs 0 Auto Learn Mode Disabled IMPORTANT You cannot change values for Auto Learn Period Next Learn Time and Learn Delay Interval NOTES m Status field shows Charging when the battery is in charged status It shows Discharging when the battery is in discharged status m When powering on the server after replaced the battery the Status may not immediately change to Charging In that case power on the server for several hours and check Status again 4 42 Configuring Your Server Scan Devices When you click Scan Devices on WebBIOS Top Menu the HDDs connected are detected again Use this feature when you have installed a new HDD additionally while the WebBIOS is running IMPORTANT m Ifthe newly connected HDD contains another configuration information Foreign Configuration screen as shown below appears To use the HDD as new one click Clear to clear the configuration information in HDD m Ifyou use Universal RAID Utility to configure a RAID system using the newly connected HDD containing another configuration information first clear another configuration information using this Scan Devices feature Universal RAID Utility does not have this feature be gaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Foreign Configuration 1 Foreign Configs Found fant to I
97. evious step When DGs were defined VD Definition screen is displayed bexaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Config Wizard Span Difinition LISIS Span Difinit ion To add array hole to a Span select an array hole from the drop down Click on Add To Span Array hole will be added to the span Array Hole addition can be undone by selecting the Reclaim button Array Pith Free Space 06 0 Hole 0 RO R 1 XXXXKMB X Cancel qm Back m Hext 6 Select DGO from Array With Free Space frame then click Add to SPAN The DG is defined in the Span field to the right Array Pith Free Space 06 1 Ho 1270 RO R1 XXXXXMB Span DG 0 RO R1 XXXXXNB Configuring Your Server 4 61 7 Then select DG1 and click Add to SPAN When the two DGs are defined in the Span field to the right click Next Array Pith Free Space DG 1 Ho 1e20 RO R1 XXKRXMB 1 Span DG 0 RO R1 XXXXXNB DG21 RO R1 XXXXXNB t Reclaim i gt Add to SPAN 8 The VD Definition screen is displayed Enter the necessary parameters and click Accept bezaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Confiz izard WD Definit ion LSI gt lt RAID Level RAID 10 P Strip Size 64 KB Y Wrthru for BAD BBU 10 Polic Mext LD Possible RAID Levels o ROO K 0OK R10 Policy Disable BGI Select Size Accept X gt Reclaim X Cancel 4m Back mp Next 4 62 Configuring Your Server
98. f RAID functionality is configured in the system The removable media drive bay may be used for installation of a high speed tape drive As application requirements increase you can expand your server with an additional processor additional memory add in boards and hard disk drives 2 2 General Description External View _ Nn Oo oO FF WO ND Drive cover Logic cover Switches indicators and front I Os Backup file device bay Floppy disk drive bay Optical disk drive SAS hot plug hard disk drive bay General Description 2 3 Front View with Front Bezel Attached The following figure shows the location of the front system features 1 Front bezel The front bezel is a cover protecting the front devices during daily operation A security key is provided to lock the cover 2 Key slot Insert the security key into this slot when unlocking the front bezel 3 STATUS LED green amber on the front panel This LED indicates the server status The LED is green during normal operation The LED turns amber or flashes when the server enters the abnormal state 4 ACT LED green This LED is on while the system is connected to the network The number 1 on the icon indicates LAN port 1 and the number 2 indicates LAN port 2 5 DISK ACCESS LED green amber This LED is green during access to the internal hard disk drives The LED turns amb
99. ficult to see the display contents on a dusty screen Keeping equipment clean is also important for your sight Fatigue and Rest If you feel tired you should stop working and do light exercises 1 18 Notes on Using Your Server This page is intentionally left blank Chapter 2 General Description This chapter provides information that you should be familiar with before using the server It includes names and functions of the components and features of the server OVERVIEW Your server is a modular multiprocessing server based on the Intel Xeon microprocessor It is a solid performer and offers the latest technology The combination of compute performance memory capacity and integrated I O provides a high performance environment for many server market applications These range from large corporations supporting remote offices to small companies looking to obtain basic connectivity capability such as file and print services e mail web access web site server etc Your server is housed and available as a rack mount system Your server conveniently installs into a standard EIA 19 inch rack assembly Your server includes a optical disk drive six hot swap Serial Attached SCSI SAS hard disk drive bays and a removable media device bay The hot swap SAS hard disk drive bays support up to six 1 0 inch SAS hard disk drives that can be swapped in or out of the system without powering it down i
100. figuration Utility Physical Drive 2 sis Aeleg Revision ogos HI DG O m Enclosure ID Slot Nunber C Encl O Slot 2 x C Ea o or 5 When Rebuild Progress is displayed click Home at the lower left of the screen to go back to WebBIOS Top Menu HegaRAID B ility Physical Drive 2 Alee e Revision p S Enclosure ID o Slot Hunber Device Type Connected Port Media Errors Pred Fail Count SAS Address Physical Drive State Coerced Size X Abort Rebuild Progress IMPORTANT Click Home while the background task such as Consistency Check Rebuild or Reconstruction is being executed With the progress indication being displayed the background task may be processed at slow rate 4 70 Configuring Your Server Setting Hot Spare Described below are procedures based on assumption Add a HDD to a RAIDS virtual disk configured with three HDDs and assign a newly added HDD as Hot Spare 1 Start WebBIOS Make sure that the status for the added HDD is indicated as UNCONF GOOD in the right frame of the Top Menu Physical Drives O OS 0 OH LINE sooo MB 20S 0 OM LIME saa ld Bi 22 DS 0 OM LIHE ss 123 UNOS HF Se 0 0 Virtual Dres WOO RAD 5 YY MB Sip rea 2 Select 1 3 newly connected HDD in Physical Drives 3 The properties for Physical Drive is displayed Configuring Your Server 4 71 4 Select Make Global HSP
101. function and or dusts to enter the server to result in a fire or electric shock Do not pinch your finger with rails or other components Note sufficiently that your fingers may not be caught between a rail and another mechanical part or cut by a rail at installation or removal of the server from the rack Do not apply any load on the server pulled out from the rack Do not apply any load on the server pulled out from the rack Doing so bends the frame of the server Consequently the server cannot be pushed back into the rack Placing an object on the server may also cause personal injury if the server drops Notes on Using Your Server 1 9 A CAUTION gt gt 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 a 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 unauthorized interface cable Use only interface cables provided by NEC and locate a proper device and connector before connecting a cable Using an authorized cable or connecting a cable to an improper destination may cause a short circuit resulting in a
102. g modes depending on combination with WrtThru for BAD BBU Select a mode suitable for your environment WrtThru for BAD BBU Checked Unchecked Write WBack Normal write back mode Constant write back mode Policy recommended This mode is available even if N8103 This mode is available only when 120F RAID Battery Backup Unit is not N8103 120F RAID Battery Backup installed Unit is installed The controller always uses cache The controller uses cache memory memory for writing In this mode the for writing data in cache memory may not be However if the battery is being protected from being damaged if the charged or failed the controller power failure occurs due to operates in WThru write through charge discharge or defect of the mode automatically Thus this mode battery Be sure to use UPS when can provide higher data security specifying this mode for write policy WThru_ Write through mode This mode is unavailable This mode is recommended when N8103 120F RAID Battery Backup Unit is not installed The controller does not use cache memory for writing data If you do not check WrtThru for BAD BBU at creation of VD this item is automatically checked after the VD has been created You can change parameters for VD definition except for RAID level and Stripe Size On the WebBIOS Top Menu click Virtual Disks and specify parameters in Policies frame then click Change begaRAID BIOS
103. g sure that the VD is created correctly click Accept at the lower right of the screen 8 The confirmation message Save this Configuration appears Click Yes to save the configuration 9 The confirmation message All data on the new Virtual Disks will be lost Want to Initialize appears Normally select Yes 10 Virtual Disks operation screen is displayed If no other operation is required click Home at the lower left of the screen 11 Configuring Your Server 4 57 The WebBIOS Top Menu is displayed Virtual Disk you have created is displayed in the lower right frame of the screen MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Virtua Configuration WebBlOS Adapter Properties Scan Devkes Virtual Diets Physkal Dises Cant ku atlon W ka d Adapter Se kalon Physkal kw COLLE Physical Drives 0 1 0 ONLINE 0 1 1 Virtual Drives VD 0 RAIDS V VY YY MB Optima 4 58 Configuring Your Server Configure SPAN The following explains the sample procedure to configure RAID10 spanning of RAID1 with four HDDs IMPORTANT Do not attempt to configure RAIDO0 or RAID60 They are not supported 1 Click Configuration Wizard on WebBIOS Top Menu to start Wizard bezaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Config izard DG Def inition ISIS Disk Group Def init ion To add drives to a Disk Group hold Control key while selecting Unconf Good drives and cl ick on Accept to Array Than Accept D
104. h a dry cloth Heat will be generated if condensation is formed on a dusty plug which may cause a fire CAUTION Avoid installation in extreme temperature conditions Immediately after the server is powered off its internal components such as hard disk drives are very hot Leave the server until its internal components fully cool down before installing removing any component Make sure to complete board installation Always install a board firmly An incompletely installed board may cause a contact failure resulting in smoking or fire Do not touch any electrical components inside the server during the hot swap replacement All power flows inside the server while the hot swap replaceable components hard disk cooling fan and power supply Do not touch the electrical components inside the server to avoid an electric shock Notes on Using Your Server 1 11 During Operation A CAUTION S Do not pull out or remove the server from the rack unnecessarily Do not pull out or remove the server from the rack unnecessarily Pulling out or removing the server from the rack may cause not only the server to operate incorrectly but also the server to fall on people to make them injured A Stay away from the fan Keep your hand or hair away from the cooling fan on the rear of the server Failure to follow this warning may get your hand or hair caught in the fan resulting in injury Avoid conta
105. he Connector number is always shown as because it is not supported with this server The Enclosure numbers are represented by a number beginning with 1 and the Slot numbers are represented by a number beginning with 0 Universal RAID Utility manages Physical Device by a number beginning with and ID Enclosure number and Slot number The numbers of physical devices connected to the controller are sorted in ascending order based on ID and assigned number beginning with 1 starting from the smallest number The ID is same value of Connected Port shown in Physical Drives Properties box in WebBIOS Enclosure number and Slot number are assigned with a number beginning with 1 IMPORTANT Note that the slot numbers shown in Physical Drives box of WebBIOS are represented by a number beginning with 0 but those in Universal RAID Utility are represented by a number beginning with 1 Setting of Priority WebBIOS displays and sets Rebuild Priority and Patrol Read Priority Consistency Check Priority of RAID Controller by percentage But Universal RAID Utility uses three levels as High Middle Low for them The setting value of WebBIOS and the display level of Universal RAID Utility Item Setting value of WebBIOS Universal RAID Utility level Rebuild Priority 80 to 100 High Rebuild Rate WebBIOS 31 to 79 Middle 0 to 30 Low Patrol Read Priority 80 to 100 High Patrol Read Rate WebBIOS 31 to 79 Middle 0 to 30 Low
106. he boot selection menu If you do not hit any key OS installation is selected automatically The Top menu will appear Select Perform the Express setup from the Top Menu click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CO OOO Step gt Welcome to the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER writes as EXPRESSBUILDER at the following EXPRESSBUILDER helps you to install the Operating system Check the radio button and click Next If you want to install an Operating System or to build a RAID sub system select Perform the Express setup If you want to stop the operation of EXPRESSBUILDER select Exit EXPRESSBUILDER Perform the Express setup Create the OEM Disk for Windows Save or restore the configuration data of the RAID controller Load the optional driver into the EXPRESSBUILDER Exit EXPRESSBUILDER Next Version 5 XX XXX XX 5 10 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 Load parameters steps are displayed NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Top menu Load Select OS Enter RAID Step gt gt gt If you want to load the parameters set the floppy disk saved the parameters before Select Load parameters enter the file path of the parameters file into the text box and click Next If not select Do not load parameters Select Do not load parameters when this computer does not connect a floppy disk drive Do not load parameters C Load parameters r Do not load parameters
107. he heat sink ON Oa RF W 11 Front panel board Mother Board General Description 2 9 16 1 2 3 4 15 566768 4 9 14 2 o Sates iE 1 o fo 1 Glo oo Q0000000000 o o Karp Q0000000000 14 1 13 FRONT 10 External connectors REAR ONOaR WN 14 15 16 Power connector Power signal connector USB connector Unused connector Jumper switch for redundant fan Unused jumper switch Jumper switch for clearing password Jumper switch for clearing CMOS data Connector for SATA2 backup device Lithium battery Connector for PCI riser card slot for full height board Connector for PCI riser card slot for low profile board DIMM sockets for interleave type The sockets are called 41 42 43 11 12 13 21 22 23 31 32 33 sequentially from top Processor sockets 14 1 Processor 1 CPU 1 Backplane connector Connector for USB backup device 14 2 Processor 2 CPU 2 2 10 General Description STATUS INDICATORS This section explains the indication and meanings of the server LEDs a LY POWER LED The green POWER LED lights to
108. he load Failure to follow this instruction may cause the rack to fall to result in personal injury Do not install components on the server only by a single person More than one person is required to install parts including the doors and trays for the rack Failure to follow this instruction may cause some parts to fall to be broken and or to result in personal injury Insert hinges completely When installing the rack door make sure that hinge pins at top and bottom of the door are completely inserted into the rack Failure to follow this instruction may cause the door to fall to be broken and or to result in personal injury Anchor the equipment rack The equipment rack must be anchored to an unmovable support to prevent it from falling over when one or more servers are extended in front of it on slide assemblies The anchors must be able to withstand a force of up to 113 kg 250 Ibs You must also consider the weight of any other device installed in the rack Do not leave more than one device being pulled out from the rack Pulling out more than one device from the rack may cause the rack to be fallen Only pull out a single device from the rack at a time Do not provide the wiring for the server to exceed the rating of the power supply To prevent burns fires and device damages the power supplied to the power supply in the rack shall not exceed the rating load of the power branch circuit Contact your electric constructor or
109. hysical Drives fo Bl ISEK LeEnclosure 2 1 0 DG0 ONLINE xxxxx MB xxxxx MB DGO ONLINE xxxxx MB DGO ONLINE xxxxx MB DG0 ONLINE xxxxx MB eee Waste C Rebuild Properties 4 46 Configuring Your Server Configuration Wizard Use this wizard to configure a RAID system using the HDDs connected The detailed explanation of this feature is given in Configuring Virtual Disk Adapter Selection If optional RAID Controller N8103 90 is installed in the server you need to select an adapter controlled by WebBIOS to configure each adapter Clicking Adapter Selection on WebBIOS top menu opens the Adapter Selection screen again Physical View Logical View If the virtual disk has been configured using the RAID Controller DG disk group is displayed on WebBIOS Top Menu Clicking Physical View displays information for HDDs in DG Clicking Logical View displays virtual disk in DG Events The Events screen is used to confirm the system events IMPORTANT The Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116 does not support Events feature Configuring Your Server 4 47 Exit When you click Exit on WebBIOS Top Menu a confirmation screen to exit from WebBIOS is displayed Click Yes to exit from WebBIOS Exit Configuration as ety Exit Application The screen as shown below appears when WebBIOS is terminated Restart the server Please Reboot
110. ial PortA Disabled Selects whether serial port A is Enabled enabled or disabled Base I O address SF8 Selects the base I O address for serial 2F8 port A 3E8 2E8 Interrupt IRQ 3 Selects the interrupt for a serial port A IRQ 4 Serial Port B Disabled Selects whether serial port B is Enabled enabled or disabled display only Base I O address 3F8 Selects the base I O address for serial 2F8 port A 3E8 2E8 Interrupt IRQ 3 Selects the interrupt for a serial port A IRQ 4 USB Controller Enabled Selects the USB controller is enabled Disabled or disabled USB 2 0 Controller Disabled Selects the USB 2 0 controller is Enabled enabled or disabled Parallel ATA Disabled Selects parallel ATA is enabled or Enabled disabled Serial ATA Disabled Not supported in this system Enabled Leave factory setting as is SATA Controller Compatible Mode Option Enhanced SATA AHCI Disabled Enabled Factory set 4 12 Configuring Your Server Advanced Chipset Control Option Parameter Description Your Setting Multimedia Timer Disabled Specify whether the system supports Enabled the multimedia timer feature Intel R I O AT Disabled Enables or disables the Intel R Enabled Acceleration technology Wake On Ring Disabled Specify whether the remote power on Enabled function through a serial port is enabled or disabled Wake On RTC Disabled Specify whether the remote power on Alarm Enabled fu
111. ick Next If the setup asks to install the disk insert the OS CD ROM into optical disk drive and click OK Click Finish in the Windows Component Wizard dialog box Close the Add or Remove Programs dialog box Close the Control Panel dialog box To start Network Monitor point to Program Administrative Tools and click Network Monitor For information on how to operate Network Monitor refer to Online Help 5 32 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup INSTALLING MAINTENANCE UTILITIES Various maintenance utilities are contained in your NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD See Chapter 6 for installing the utilities to your server or management workstations UPDATING THE SYSTEM INSTALLING SERVICE PACK IMPORTANT If you install Windows Server 2003 CD ROM which contains Service Pack 2 to your system you do not have to apply Service Pack 2 again Updating the System is executed by Express Setup automatically Execute Updating the System in following cases m Modified system configuration m Recovered the system using recovery process See Updating the System Applying Service Pack section in Appendix D for detail of update process Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 33 MAKING BACKUP COPIES OF SYSTEM INFORMATION The system information includes the current BIOS settings and any specific information for the server Save the information after completing the system
112. in the order Because RAIDO allows all HDDs to be accessed collectively it can provide the best disk access performance IMPORTANT RAIDO cannot have data redundancy If a HDD is defected the data saved in the HDD cannot be recovered RAID Controller Stripe 1 Stripe 2 Stripe 3 Stripe 4 Stripe 5 Stripe 6 RAID1 In the RAID1 level data saved in a HDD is written to another HDD without change The mode is called mirroring When data is written onto a single HDD the same data is written onto another HDD If either of the HDDs is defected the other HDD containing the same data can substitute for the defected HDD Thus the system can continue to operate without interruption RAID Controller Stripe 1 Stripe 1 Stripe 2 Stripe 2 Configuring Your Server 4 27 RAID5 In RAIDS data is distributed to HDDs by striping and at the same time the parity redundant data is distributed to the HDDs This mode is called striping with distributed parity Each of stripe x stripe x 1 and parity x x 1 created from stripe x and stripe x 1 is written onto a specific HDD Accordingly the total capacity assigned to the parity is just the same as the capacity of a single HDD If any one of the HDDs configuring a logical drive is defected data is still available with no problems HDD 2 HDD 1 HDD 3 Stripe 1 Stripe 2 Parity 1 2 Stripe 3 Stripe 4 Parity 3 4 Parity 5 6 Stripe 5 Strip
113. in the rack is not enough the temperature in the rack may be raised by the heat generated from the units to be higher than the operation temperature of the server 10 to 35 C It causes the server to operate improperly Review the air flow within the rack or in the room and take sufficient measures so that the temperature within the rack does not exceed the warranted temperature range during the system operation The server takes in the air from the front and exhausts it to the rear Setting Up Your Server 3 5 INSTALLING THE SERVER This subsection provides the instructions for installing the server into a rack cabinet This subsection also describes the removal procedures Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow A these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury See pages 1 3 to 1 12 for details Do not use any rack which does not conform to the relevant standard a Always use the server in the specified place A CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 12 for details PO Pe Do not install remove the server in from the rack only by a single person Do not install the server on the rack leaving the cover removed Do not pinch your finger with mechanical components Do not apply any load on the server being p
114. in turns them off VGA connector Connect the display unit to this connector Serial port A COM A connector Connect device having a serial interface to this connector Use COM B connector to communicate with the remote console A leased line cannot be connected directly to this connector Mouse keyboard connectors Connect the mouse and keyboard to the connectors through the provided relay cables LAN connectors Connect network systems on the LAN to the connectors The number 1 following the bold faced number indicates LAN port 1 and the number 2 indicates LAN port 2 Speed LED amber This LED indicates the transmission speed of the LAN LINK ACT LED green This LED indicates the access status of the LAN Management LAN port 100BASE TX 10BASE T interface port used to manage the server via LAN 2 8 General Description Internal View 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 FRONT REAR 11 2 4 2 3 10 9 8 The processor air duct is omitted for clarity 1 Backplane 2 Cooling fans 2 1 FAN1 2 5 FAN5 redundant option 2 2 FAN2 2 6 FAN6 redundant option 2 3 FAN3 2 7 FAN7 redundant option 2 4 FAN4 2 8 FAN8 redundant option Support arm Power supply unit Mother board Riser card Cover open sensor RAID board The RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116 is factory installed in slot 3C 9 DIMM Two DIMMs are mounted as standard in slots 11 and 21 10 Processor mounted under t
115. installed in the flash memory of the server and ready to run The server is configured with the correct parameters using the SETUP utility and shipped in the best conditions Thus you don t need to use the SETUP utility in most cases However you might wish to use the SETUP utility in the cases described below IMPORTANT m The SETUP utility is intended for system administrator use only m The SETUP utility allows you to set a password The server is provided with two levels of password Supervisor and User With the Supervisor password you can view and change all system parameters of the SETUP utility With the User password system parameters available for viewing and changing are limited m Do not set any password before installing the OS m The server contains the latest version of the SETUP utility Dialog boxes appear on your SETUP utility thus may differ from descriptions in this manual If you find anything unclear see the online help or ask your service representative m Use the Exit menu when exiting the SETUP utility Exiting the utility with the POWER switch or reset operation causes the stored parameters to lose 4 2 Configuring Your Server Starting SETUP Utility Powering on the server starts POST Power On Self Test and displays its check results If the NEC logo is displayed press Esc After a few seconds the following message appears at bottom left on the screen Press lt F2 gt to enter SETUP
116. ional Network Board Driver 1 Start Device Manager 2 Click Network adapters and double click Network Adapter Name Network Adapter Name Properties appears NOTE Intel R PRO 1000 is the name of On Board adapter All other names show the Optional Network Board 3 Click Driver tab and click Update Driver Hardware Update Wizard appears 4 Select the Install from a list or specific location Advanced radio button and click Next 5 Select the Search for the best driver in these locations radio button and check off the Search removable media floppy CD ROM check box 6 Check the Include this location in the search check box and when using N8104 111 specify 002 win winnt dotnet d13 pro100 win32 Then click Next When using N8104 119 120 121 122 125 126 specify 002 win winnt dotnet d13 pro1000 win32 Then click Next 7 Click Finish Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 23 Adapter Fault Tolerance AFT Adaptive Load Balancing ALB Adapter Fault Tolerance AFT is a feature that creates a group containing more than one adapter and automatically converts the process of the working adapter to the other adapter in the group when any trouble occurred on that adapter Adaptive Load Balancing ALB is a feature that creates a group containing more than one adapter and enhance the through put by operating packet transmission from the server by
117. itialize Slow Initialize Check Consistency Properties Set Boot Drive Current 0 Qo Go Ex Reset IMPORTANT Click Home while the background task such as Consistency Check Rebuild or Reconstruction is being executed With the progress indication being displayed the background task may be processed at slow rate 4 68 Configuring Your Server Manual Rebuild Described below are procedures based on assumption One of the HDDs failed in a RAIDS virtual disk configured with three HDDs Replace the failed HDD with new one after turning off the power of the server Auto Rebuild feature is disabled for non hot swap replacement Use Manual Rebuild feature to recover the virtual disk as described below 1 Start WebBIOS Make sure that the status for the replaced HDD is indicated as UNCONF GOOD in the right frame of the Top Menu In the example below the hard disk drive in slot number 2 has been replaced The indication PD Missing from DGx Slot 2 xxxxx MB represents that the PD physical drive having been installed in slot number 2 was removed Virtual Drives i VDO RAIDS 65354 ME Degraded 2 Select 1 2 newly connected HDD in Physical Drives 3 The properties for Physical Drive is displayed Configuring Your Server 4 69 4 Select Make Global HSP or Make Dedicated HSP on the lower part of the screen and then click Go on the lower center of the screen HegaRAID BIOS Con
118. ix E Installing Windows Server 2003 describes how to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 without using Express Setup Using the Express Setup tool is recommended for installing Windows Server 2003 See Chapter 5 for details Appendix F Using a Client Computer Which Has a CD Drive describes how to install the management software of EXPRESSBUILDER to the client computer without the DVD drive Appendix G Product Configuration Record Table provides a table to be filled with your server configuration Text Conventions The following conventions are used throughout this User s Guide For safety symbols see SAFETY INDICATIONS provided earlier IMPORTANT Items that are mandatory or require attention when using the server NOTE Helpful and convenient piece of information IN THE PACKAGE The carton contains various accessories as well as the server itself See the packing list or Getting Started guide to make sure that you have everything and that individual components are not damaged If you find any component missing or damaged contact your service representative CONTENTS Symbols Used in This User s Guide and Warning Labels eee eeeccsseeeeteceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeaeeaeeneens iv Preface menen r n E E E ee E i About This Users Guideen amne a a a a aea ee a eaa seh ea aera ieia ii Inthe etete E VA A ESEE E E S AE S OAE T ESSE eet aes iii Chapter 1 Notes on Using Your Server sssuusssenuunsennunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
119. k SO Do not connect the ground wire to a gas pipe a Never connect the ground wire to a gas pipe Failure to follow this warning may cause a gas explosion A CAUTION Plug in to a proper power source power leak Do not install the server where you need an extension cord Use of a cord that does not meet the power specifications of the server may heat up the cord and cause a fire connections The electric current exceeding the rated flow overheats the outlet which may cause a fire Do not connect the power cord to an outlet that has an illegal number of Insert the power plug into the outlet as far as it goes blades of the halfway inserted plug increasing the possibility of fire Use the authorized power cord only Use only the power cord that comes with your server Use of an unauthorized power cord may cause a fire when the electric current exceeds the rated flow Also observe the following to prevent an electric shock or fire caused by a damaged cord gt gt e e PP m Do not stretch the cord harness m Do not alter modify or repair the m Do not pinch the power cord power cord m Do not bend the power cord m Do not secure the power cord with m Keep chemicals away from the staples or equivalents power cord m Do not use any damaged power m Do not twist the power cord cord Replace a damaged power m Do not place any object on the cord with a new one of the same power cord specifications Ask you
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121. ke sure that the sliding rails are surely locked by the stopper Stopper Setting Up Your Server 3 11 2 At least two persons are required to install the server Securely hold the server and install it in the rack Firmly fit the inner rails on the sides of the server into the rail assemblies that are installed on the rack and then slowly push the server into the rack 3 If the server is locked on its way into the rack slowly push it in while pressing the release levers blue on the right and left sides of the server forward or rearward When the server is completely pushed into the rack the server is locked Release lever blue 3 12 Setting Up Your Server IMPORTANT Be very careful not to get your finger caught in the levers or rails Insert both sides of inner rails straight into the rack Hold the thumbscrews on both sides of the server and install the server carefully while making sure the installation position NOTES At the first installation you may feel strong friction in pushing because the mechanical components cannot be completely engaged with each other Push the server intensely If the installation is incomplete either of rails may not go further on its way In such a case pull out the server completely until it is locked Then push the server in while unlocking the right and left sides of it 4 Make sur
122. l Area Connection Properties dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu 1 Click Start menu click Control Panel click Network Connections and click Local Area Connection The procedure in the case of the classic start menu 1 Click Start menu click Settings and click Network Connections The Network Connections dialog box appears 2 Right click Local Area Connection and click Properties from pop up menu Click Configure The property dialog box for network adapter appears Click the Advanced and specify the Link Speed amp Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB Click OK on the property dialog box for network adapter When PROSet is installed 1 The Intel R PROSet dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu point to Control Panel administrative tools and click Computer Management and then double click the Network Adapter Name in the Network Adapter list The procedure in the case of the classic start menu 1 Click Start menu point to Settings and click Control Panel 2 Click administrative tools 3 Click Computer Management and double click the Network Adapter Name in the Network Adapter list Click the Link and specify the Speed and Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB Click Apply and click OK Installing the Operating System with Express
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124. lect Server AC LINK Power On Change a parameter for AC LINK under the Server menu of the BIOS SETUP utility See Chapter 4 for details TURNING ON THE SERVER Power on your system as follows 1 Setting Up Your Server 3 21 Make sure all external devices such as a video display keyboard and mouse optional have been connected and the power cords are connected Power on the video display and any other external devices NOTE If the server power cord s is connected to a power control unit such as an UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply make sure that the power control unit is powered on Open the front bezel Press the POWER switch POWER LED a Cae 900000000000000000 O00000000000000000 00000000000000 7 nnannnnnnannnn POWER switch The POWER LED on the front of the server comes on 3 22 Setting Up Your Server After a few seconds your system begins the internal Power On Self Test POST POST automatically checks the system board CPU module memory keyboard and most installed peripheral devices IMPORTANT m Always allow POST to complete before powering down your system
125. letion of POST POST Remote Console Disabled Specify whether to enable or disable Reset Enabled resetting by Escape command Esc R sent from the remote console Factory set Configuring Your Server 4 19 BMC LAN Configuration Submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting IP Address 192 168 001 001 Specify an IP address for management LAN Subnet Mask 255 255 255 000 Specify a subnet mask for management LAN Default Gateway 000 000 000 000 Specify a default gateway for management LAN DHCP Disabled Set to Enabled to obtain an IP Enabled address from DHCP server automatically If you intend to specify an IP address manually set to Disabled Web Interface HTTP Disabled Set to Enabled to use HTTP Enabled communication for Web interface HTTP Port 80 Specify the TCP port number which Number the management LAN uses for HTTP communication HTTPS Disabled Set to Enabled to use HTTPS Enabled communication for Web interface HTTPS Port 443 Specify the TCP port number which Number the management LAN uses for HTTPS communication Command Line Interface Telnet Disabled Set to Enabled to use Telnet Enabled communication as a command line interface Telnet Port 23 Specify the TCP port number to be Number used for Telnet communication SSH Disabled Set to Enabled to use SSH Enabled communication
126. lied to one of the two power supply units Failure of one of the two power supply units faulty contact your service representative A fan alarm was detected Check if the fan units are firmly connected If the STATUS LED indication does not change when the fans are normal contact your sales representative A temperature warning was detected Check if the internal fans are clean and if the fan units are firmly connected If the STATUS LED indication does not change when the fans are normal contact your sales representative A voltage warning was detected An error was detected on either of the hard disk drives Contact your service representative 2 12 General Description DISK ACCESS LED jg The DISK ACCESS LED indicates the status of the hard disk drive mounted in the 3 5 inch disk bay The LED turns green each time access is made to the hard disk drive When the DISK ACCESS LED turns amber it indicates that a hard disk drive failure has occurred Check the hard disk drive LED for the status of the failing hard disk drive ACT LED The ACT LED is green while the server is connected to the LAN The LED flashes while the server is accessed via the LAN during transmission reception of packets The number next to the icon indicates the network port number on the rear panel of the server UID LED UID Pressing the UID switch toggles the front panel UID LED blue and th
127. llation and Removal as described in Chapter 9 of this guide to prepare Remove the logic cover see Chapter 9 Locate the position of the jumpers on the mother board you are changing Move the jumper strap to the password clear position Refer to the previous illustration to find the location of the jumper Reassemble the server and press the POWER switch to turn on the server Press F2 during POST to run the BIOS Setup utility set the password again and select Exit Saving Changes Power off the server and move the jumper strap to the password protect position Reassemble the server 4 82 Configuring Your Server This page is intentionally left blank Chapter 5 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup This section describes information on using Express Setup to install and configure the following operating systems to the server m Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition m Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition To use the server with the other operating systems described in this section contact your service representative IMPORTANT Before installing the operating system adjust the system date and time by using the BIOS setup utility SETUP See Chapter 4 for detail 5 2 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup About Express Setup
128. ly partially removed or illegible due to damage contact your service representative External View A amp CAUTION A A RICE IYUM RY SNES THCHA TO SMNSKIICLTC IEE BRED CHNy FU CRA LTNSMAMGOET RPETSERICALO IJR FORD IRL HAS eBid lt PEEL As some components may become very hot buring system operation give ample time to allow cooling as well as use precaution when handling internal components immediately after powering down Some internal components may still be operational on battery power Refer to instruction manuals for this system as well as options prior to maintenance BMRA RSAR Se PERGH AA Zeit AERO EP BD EAT E TS PRE HEI AE ETT IRAE BH BEARS DGRAN RAH A 3 CAUTION 4733700 RALRSERIS TEI EY DORE HERBCERL CHO7 JERUT ROU Disconnect all AC power cords from both system A and external peripherals prior to installing removing options WAR N I N G HTAR ARRAREN RRL REH HRTEM A ERRA HEAVY ITEM RUSAAAB GEC OSU TI CER REL aW FO DRYERS Dic OBHO WEA e WLECTSTRAL peo avoid the risk of personal injury or damage to the unit move the unit with at least two or more people AT LEMZSRARYH RF T BRam EASA LH 243 201192 001 A 1 BE HY 80 Do not drop any screws inside the system H TLB TERRA SETA N FRUT 2 3 SRB OBRORE WII T AD4 FEBR ELCBRUCRSU AN Rokki MEPAKORACBOET Refer to the User s Guide when option board or peripherals are installed Incorrect installation
129. mber shown in Physical Drives box X X X shown in Physical Drives box represents Connector number Enclosure number Slot number With this server the Connector number is not supported thus it is always indicated as The Enclosure Number is always 1 The Slot number represents a slot number of disk bay Universal RAID Utility Enclosure number and Slot number shown in Physical Device Properties Note that the slot numbers shown in Physical Drives box of WebBIOS are represented by a number beginning with 0 but those in Universal RAID Utility are represented by a number beginning with 1 Interface SAS Vendor Model SEAGATE ST336754SS Firmware Version 0002 3KQ0525P 33GB Online Normal Property of Physical Device in Universal RAID Utility Configuring Your Server 4 35 Using WebBIOS Starting WebBIOS 1 Press Esc when the screen as shown below appears after powered on the server Press lt ESC gt to view diagnostic messages Press lt F2 gt to enter Setup lt F4 gt Service Partition lt F12 gt Network 2 Press Ctrl H on POST screen to start WebBIOS POST screen image with no virtual disk assigned LSI MegaRAID SAS MFI BIOS Version XXXX Build MMM DD YYYY Copyright c xxxx LSI Corporation HA X Bus X Dev X MegaRAID SAS PCI 8708EM2 FW package X X X XXXX X Logical Drive s found on the host adapter X Logical Drive s handled by BIOS Press lt Ctrl gt lt H gt
130. mport Select Cont iguration All Configurations Y Preview C lear Cancel Configuring Your Server 4 43 Virtual Disks When you click Virtual Disks on WebBIOS Top Menu the screen for operating the VD that has already been configured MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Virtua Disks wal y VD X RAID X 2000006 MB Optimal F ast Initialize Slow Initialize Check Consistency Properties Set Boot Drive Current 0 T Go gt Reset IMPORTANT If no hard disk drive exists the upper right column of the screen will be blank Use this menu only when a hard disk drive exists 4 44 Configuring Your Server Physical Drives When you click Physical Disks on WebBIOS Top Menu the screen for operating the physical drive HDD appears MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Physical Disks 0 1 0 UNCO NF GOO D OOK X 0 1 1 UNCONF GOOD X 0 1 2 UNCONF GOO D OOOKX Rebuild Properties Go Ez Reset IMPORTANT If no hard disk drive exists the upper right column of the screen will be blank Use this menu only when a hard disk drive exists Configuring Your Server 4 45 Physical Drives Properties Take the following procedures to check Physical Drive Properties Shown below is an example to check property of physical drive 0 0 0 1 Click the Physical Drive you want to check 2 Click the checkbox for Properties 3 Click Go MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility P
131. n 0 and 255 seconds The time specified is valid when Power On or Last State is specified for AC LINK Platform Event Disabled Specify whether to enable or disable the Filtering Enabled platform event filtering PEF feature Factory set IMPORTANT To power on the server from the UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply select Server AC LINK Power On The table below shows the operation when the AC power to the server is turn off once and then on again depending on the setting of AC LINK Setting of AC LINK System status before AC power off Stay Off Last State Power On Operating Off On On Aborting DC power being off also Off Off On Forced shutdown Off Off On Press the power switch continuously for four seconds or longer This forcibly turns off the power Configuring Your Server 4 17 System Management Submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting BIOS Version Displays the current BIOS version View only Board Part Number Displays the part number of mother board View only Board Serial Number Displays the serial number of mother board View only System Part Number Displays the part number of the system View only System Serial Number Displays the serial number of the system View only Chassis Part Number Chassis Serial Number Displays the part numb
132. n ee 36GB 36GB 36GB 36GB Virtual disk RAID5 Before execution Capacity 72GB E Execute Migration with addition Virtual disk RAID5 After execution Capacity 108GB Configuring Your Server 4 33 Before Using WebBIOS Read the following sections describing supported functions and precautions before using WebBIOS Supported Functions Indication of model name and capacity of hard disk drive called HDD hereafter Indication of HDD allocation status Creation of virtual disk Setting of RAID level Setting of Stripe Block size Setting of Read Policy Write Policy IO Policy Indication of configuration information and status of virtual disk Removal of virtual disk Clearing of configuration Execution of initialization Execution of Consistency Check Execution of manual rebuild Execution of reconstruction 4 34 Configuring Your Server Notes on Creating Virtual Drive m The HDDs configuring the disk group should have the same capacity and rotation speed m Be sure to execute Consistency Check after creating VD m When installing an OS in VD under the Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116 create a VD dedicated to OS installation m WebBIOS cannot be handled via remote console functions of NEC DianaScope m The physical drive numbers shown in WebBIOS and those shown in Universal RAID Utility are identified as follows WebBIOS Enclosure number and Slot nu
133. nction by using RTC alarm feature is enabled or disabled _ Factory set IMPORTANT m Ifthe AC power is turned off while the Wake On Ring feature is enabled this feature is disabled at the next system boot after AC power on You need to press the Power switch to boot the system If the AC power is turned off Wake On Ring feature on power management chip is disabled until the next DC power on m To use this feature on Windows Server 2003 see Chapter 8 Problems with Windows Server 2003 Configuring Your Server 4 13 Security The Security menu appears if you move the cursor to the position of Security Press Enter on Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password to display the following screen Set Supervisor Password Enter New Password tO Confirm New Password L l Enter the passwords on the dialog box Passwords may have up to eight characters including alphanumerics and symbols IMPORTANT m User password can be set only when Supervisor password is already set m Set the passwords only after OS is installed See the table below for the items Option Parameter Description Your Setting Security Chip Security Chip Configuration submenu Configuration is displayed Supervisor Clear Status only user cannot modify Password Is Set Once set this can be disabled by setting it to a null string or by clearing password jumper on system board see Configuring Mother Boa
134. ndows Server 2003 Standard Edition v English Install the Service Pack Keyboard layout Dett z Time zone GMT 08 00 Pacific Time US and Canada Tijuana x Windows system drive settings Use existing partitions only the 1st partition is formatted and its data is erased Create a new partition all of the data in the disk is erased C Use disk space as large as possible Specify the size of the system partition 12288 MB 8487MB 999999MB 1GB 1024MB Back Next Top Default Version 5 XX KXX XX m About partition size Specify the partition size larger than required minimum size for OS installation Do not specify larger partition size than the capacity of connected hard disk drive You can not specify the partition size larger than 2 097 152MB 2TB at RAID system m Ifyou select Create a new partition at Windows system drive settings the contents of the hard disk will be all deleted m If Use existing partitions is selected EXPRESSBUILDER installs the Operating System to the 1st partition 1st partition is deleted The data in the other partition is kept if the system has two or more partitions See the figure below First Second Third Partition Partition Partition Deleted Retained Retained m You can not re install the system with the existing partition that is upgraded to Dynamic Disk remained Do not select Use existing partitions at Windows system dri
135. nnect the ground line to a gas pipe AS a Do not disassemble repair or alter the server A eae A CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow A these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury See pages 1 3 A to 1 8 for details Never attempt to lift the server only by yourself Make sure to complete board installation Do not install the server on a rack with leaving covers removed Do not pinch your finger with mechanical components Note high temperature Do not pull out a device from the rack if the rack is unstable Do not leave more than one device being pulled out from the rack Configuring Your Server 4 81 Clearing CMOS Data 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal as described in Chapter 9 of this guide to prepare Remove the logic cover see Chapter 9 Locate the position of the jumpers on the mother board you are changing Move the jumper strap to the CMOS clear position Refer to the previous illustration to find the location of the jumper Wait for a while about 5 seconds and then reinstall the jumper block to the default position Reinstall the server removed in Step 2 Plug the power cord to your server and turn on the server Press F2 at the prompt to run the BIOS SETUP utility and select Load Setup Defaults at the Exit menu Clearing Password 1 See the section Preparing for Insta
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137. not touch any other component than specified Otherwise an electric shock or burn may be caused V QE E Indicates a general prohibited action that cannot be specifically identified Mandatory Action Unplug the power cord of the server Otherwise an electric shock or fire may be caused Be sure to provide earthing Otherwise an electric shock or fire may be caused oo Indicates a mandatory action that cannot be specifically identified Make sure to follow the instruction NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense CE Statement Warning This is a Class A product In domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures EN55022 BSMI Statement FRERE ie PRWANEm gt BREWS EA ie gt BRE Se OOH SAE
138. nt virtual disks or those assigned to hot spares error sectors detected during Patrol Read can be repaired IMPORTANT Note the following for the patrol read m For the Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116 Patrol Read feature is factory set to Enabled For N8103 90 Disk Array Controller for external SAS HDD Patrol Read feature is either enabled or disabled depending on firmware m To change settings of Patrol Read use Universal RAID Utility m Ifthe system is restarted while running Patrol Read Patrol Read resumes from that point Consistency Check The Consistency Check is used to check consistency among virtual drives It is available for redundant virtual drives except for RAIDO It is also available for host spare Consistency Check can be performed through WebBIOS or Universal RAID Utility Consistency Check performs not only consistency check but also repair of error sectors Accordingly it can be used as preventive maintenance IMPORTANT Note the following for Consistency Check m During Consistency Check the processing rate is decreased due to much load m Ifthe system is restarted the Consistency Check is aborted However the Consistency Check resumes after restart m To schedule execution of Consistency Check use WebBIOS not the Universal RAID Utility 4 30 Configuring Your Server Background Initialize The Background Initialize is automatically executed when RAIDS virtual
139. ntioned above the ExpressSetup will fail Refer to the instructions attached to the board Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 5 About the Hardware Components When you install the Windows Server 2003 Express Setup requires several preparations if this computer uses the following hardware components Installing on the Mirrored Volume If you want to install the Windows Server 2003 on the volume that is mirrored using Disk Management invalidate the mirroring and set back to the basic disk before the installation and validate the mirroring again after the installation You can create invalidate or delete the mirror volume by using Disk Management in Computer Management Mounting MO Device Do not mount an MO device on this computer during the Windows installation About Removable Media Do not set removable media such as DAT into the device mounted on this computer during the Windows installation Connecting Hard Disk Drive Do not connect the other hard disk drives except the drive that you want to create the Windows system drive If you create multiple logical drives in your system see Re installing the Operating system when multiple logical drive exist Appendix E NOTE If you connect the N8103 90 Disk Array Controller as a data disk clear RAID Controller s configuration information before you perform the Express Setup Re installing to the hard disk drive which has been upgraded to
140. onal USB floppy disk drive is required 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive and reboot the system Select Maintenance Tools Normal mode Select English Select Maintenance Utility Select System Information Management Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive oa ees Select Save 3 24 Setting Up Your Server This page is intentionally left blank Chapter 4 Configuring Your Server Configuration and setup utilities are used to change your system configuration You can configure your system as well as option boards you may add to your system using the BIOS SETUP Utility Several unique system parameters are configured using the BIOS SETUP which is stored in the system FLASH memory The RAID configuration utility configures the RAID System and logical drives connected to the Internal RAID Controller If your system has been factory configured the BIOS SETUP or RAID configuration utility do not need to be run unless you want to change the password or security features add certain types of option boards or devices upgrade your system board or change the RAID configuration This chapter also provides information on several system configuration parameters that are set by jumpers on the system board However these parameters do not usually require change SYSTEM BIOS SETUP The SETUP utility is used to change system configuration parameters This utility is pre
141. ontact your service representative Speed LEDs for data transmission ports This LED indicates whether each of the network ports normally equipped with the server is operated through the 1 OOOBASE T 100BASE TX or 1OBASE T network interface If the LED is lit amber the network port is operated through 1OOOBASE T If the LED is lit green the network port is operated through 1OOBASE TX If the LED is off the network port is operated through 1OBASE T Speed LED for management port This LED indicates whether each of the network ports normally equipped with the server is operated through the 1OOBASE TX or 1OBASE T network interface If the LED is lit amber the network port is operated through 1OOBASE TX If the LED is off the network port is operated through 1OBASE T General Description 2 15 AC POWER LED There is an AC POWER LED for the power supply unit on the rear The LED turns green and flashes when the power supply unit receives AC power from the power cord which is connected to the AC inlet Flashing amber indicates no AC power is received in any one of two power supplies in the redundant configuration The LED turns green when the server power switch is turned on If the LED does not go on when the server power switch is turned on or if it turns amber the power supply unit is probably faulty In this case contact your service representative to replace the power supply unit AC inlet o0000000 o0o000
142. or Make Dedicated HSP on the lower right of the screen and then click Go on the lower center of the screen Global HSP Indicates the Hot Spare available for all DGs Dedicated HSP Indicates the Hot Spare available only for the specific DG You need to specify the target DG bezaR l D BIOS Configure at ion Utility Physical Dr ive 3 LSI Ale f 2 uu Revision bedia Errors Pred Fail Count Physical Drive State NOTE Do not check Enclosure Affinity which defines the hot spare to the specific enclosure This setting is not supported in the system 4 72 Configuring Your Server 5 The status for the newly connected HDD changes to HOTSPARE 6 Click Home at the lower left of the screen to go back to WebBIOS Top Menu bezaR l D BIOS Conf igur at ion Utility Physical Dr ive 3 ale ale la 2 LSI gt lt Revision bedia Errors Pred Fail Count SAS Address ARRAS Physical Drive State GL HOTSPARE Configuring Your Server 4 73 Reconstruction Described below are procedures based on assumption Add a HDD to a RAIDS virtual disk configured with three HDDs to make a RAID5 virtual disk configured with four HDDs 1 2 Start WebBIOS Make sure that the status for the added HDD is indicated as UNCONF GOOD in the right frame of the Top Menu Physical Drves Enclosure HHH i 1 0 OS 0 GHLIME soos Wd Be 01 1 0350 GHLIHE x dB 1 2 DSO OHLIHE AE Virtual Drives WOOO
143. or 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 A CAUTION As A Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details a Do not connect any interface cable with the power cord of the NEC Express Server plugged to a power source a Do not use any unauthorized interface cable IMPORTANT Power off the server and a peripheral device before connection Connecting a powered peripheral device to the powered server will cause malfunctions and failures To connect a third party peripheral device or interface cable to the server consult with your service representative for availability of such a device or cable Some third party devices may not be used for the server A leased line cannot be connected directly to the serial port connectors Secure the power cord s and interface cables with a tie wrap Form the cables in such a way that they will not come into contact with the door or the guide rails on the sides of the server Form the power cord with a slight slack at the AC inlet of the server This is to prevent the power cord from coming off when the server is pulled out from the rack Do not apply any press
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145. power cord General Description 2 11 STATUS LED Description Procedure indication On green The server is operating normally Flashing The server is operating with the Identify the device in degraded state green memory or CPU in degraded by using the BIOS setup utility state SETUP and replace it as soon as An uncorrectable memory error possible has often occurred Off The power is off POST is in progress Wait for a while The STATUS LED turns green when POST is completed A CPU error occurred IERR Turn the power off and then turn it on A CPU temperature alarm was If the POST screen displays an error detected message take notes of the message A timeout occurred when the time and contact your sales representative set for the watchdog timer arrived A CPU bus error occurred A memory dump request is made Wait until the memory dump is completed On amber A temperature alarm was detected Check if the internal fans are clean and if the fan units are firmly connected If the STATUS LED indication does not change when the fans are normal contact your sales representative A voltage alarm was detected Contact your sales representative All the power supply units failed Flashing Either of the following was detected Connect the power cord to supply amber in the redundant power power If the power supply unit is configuration e AC power not supp
146. r service m Do not bundle power cords representative for replacement Do not use the attached power cord for any other devices or usage gt gt electric shock Use a proper wall outlet Use of an improper power source may cause a fire or a Heat generation resulting from a halfway inserted power plug imperfect contact may cause a fire Heat will also be generated if condensation is formed on dusty The power cord that comes with your server is designed aiming to connect with this server and to use with the server and its safety has been tested Do not use the attached power cord for any other purpose Doing so may cause a fire or an Notes on Using Your Server 1 7 Rack A CAUTION OP gt o OCS CE CP 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 breakages 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 server so that the load may be concentrated on a specific point Install stabilizers on the rack so that the total load of the rack and devices mounted on the rack is not concentrated on a singe point or join more than one rack with each other to distribute t
147. r to a remote server to turn it on if the server is off powered To enable this feature use the BIOS setup utility SETUP See Chapter 4 The remote power on feature is not available in the following cases Press the POWER switch once to start the OS and turn off the server in an appropriate procedure m Abnormal previous system shut down No power supply to the server due to turned off breaker disconnected power cord power blackout etc AC Link Feature When the power cord of the server is connected to an uninterruptible power supply UPS unit the server supports the power linkage feature that enables control over the power supply from the UPS to the server The AC Link feature can be enabled or disabled with the Server menu of the BIOS setup utility SETUP See Chapter 4 General Description 2 19 System Security To help prevent unauthorized entry or use of the system the system includes a full lockable front bezel and Server Management software that monitors the front bezel intrusion switch Security with Mechanical Locks and Monitoring To unlock the bezel insert the key in the lock and turn the lock counterclockwise until it stops about a quarter turn The bezel is now unlocked and can be opened again To lock the bezel insert the key in the lock Turn the lock clockwise until it stops about a quarter turn The bezel is now locked and cannot be opened Software Locks via the BIOS SETUP Utility The B
148. rd Jumpers in this Chapter User Password Is Clear Status only user cannot modify Set Once set this can be disabled by setting it to a null string or by clearing password jumper on system board see Configuring Mother Board Jumpers in this Chapter Set Supervisor Up to eight When the lt Enter gt key is pressed the Password alphanumerics user is prompted for a password press ESC key to abort Once set this can be disabled by setting it to a null string or by clearing password jumper on system board refer to Configuring Mother Board Jumpers in this chapter 4 14 Configuring Your Server When Enter is pressed the user is prompted for a password press Esc to abort Once set this can be disabled by setting it to a null string or by clearing password jumper on system board refer to Configuring Mother Board Jumpers in this chapter Option Parameter Description Your Setting Set User Up to eight Supervisor password controls access Password alphanumerics to the setup utility sector Write Protect Password on boot Disabled Disables or enables password entry Enabled on boot Fixed disk boot Normal Will write protect the boot sector of the hard drive to prevent viruses from corrupting the drive under DOS if set to write protect Power Switch Inhibit Disabled Enabled Enables or disables the POWER switch If Enabled is selected power off with th
149. recision it is recommended to use a time server NTP server If the system clock is remarkably delayed or advanced as the passage of time in spite of adjustment contact your service representative to ask maintenance Notes on Using Your Server 1 13 Store the unit under the storage condition temperature 10 C 55 C humidity 20 80 without condensation to allow built in devices and the unit to operate correctly in the next operation Make sure to use optional devices supported by the server Some non supported devices may be physically installed connected but cause failures of the server as well as a malfunction of the server NEC recommends you use NEC s genuine products Some third party products claim that they support the server However repair of the server due to a failure or damage resulted from use of such third party products will be charged Turn off the cellular phone or pager Radio interference may cause malfunctions of the server 1 14 Notes on Using Your Server TRANSFER TO THIRD PARTY The following must be observed when you transfer or sell the server or software provided with the server to a third party Server Hardware Make sure to provide this User s Guide along with the server to a third party Provided Software To transfer or sell any software application that comes with the server to a third party the following requirements must be satisfied m All provided software applications mu
150. res a client server system and provides high speed processing and superior reliability Read this User s Guide thoroughly to fully understand handling of the server and appreciate its functions to the maximum extent ABOUT THIS USER S GUIDE This User s Guide is a guide for proper setup and use of the server This User s Guide also covers useful procedures for dealing with difficulties and problems that may arise during setup or operation of the server Keep this manual for future use The following describes how to proceed with this User s Guide How to Use This User s Guide To aid you in finding information quickly this User s Guide contains the following information Chapter 1 Notes on Using Your Server includes information that needs attention to use the server Make sure to read this chapter before setting up and using the server It also includes requirements and advisory information for transfer and disposal of the server Chapter 2 General Description includes information necessary to use the server such as names and functions of its components handling of the optical disk drive Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Server tells you how to select a site unpack the system assemble the rack mount subsystem make cable connections and power on your system Chapter 4 Configuring Your Server tells you how to configure the system and provides instructions for running the BIOS SETUP Utility and the RAID configuration utility which is
151. rve the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details SO a Do not use the server in any unapproved place a Do not connect the ground line to a gas pipe A CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Do not carry or install the server only by a single person Do not install the server where the load may be concentrated on a specific point Do not install any component on the server only by a single person Insert the hinge pins completely Do not pull out a device from the rack if the rack is unstable Do not leave more than one device being pulled out from the rack Do not provide the wiring exceeding the rating power Do not use the server in a place where corrosive gases exist 3 4 Setting Up Your Server Do not install the rack in the places listed below Installing the rack or mounting the server on the rack in such a place may cause some malfunction to occur Narrow space from which devices cannot be pulled out from the rack completely Place that cannot bear the total weights of the rack and devices mounted on the rack Place where stabilizers cannot be installed or where the rack can be installed only after the practice
152. s The slots are called 3C 2C and 1C from top The RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116 is factory installed in slot 3C 2 Captive thumbscrew Secure the logic cover 3 Full height PCI board extension slots Mount PCI boards of the full height type in the slots The slots are called 3B 2B and 1B from top 4 AC inlet Connect the attached power cord to this socket 5 AC POWERLED This LED turns green and flashes when the power supply receives the AC power from the power cord The LED grows steadily after supplying the DC power to the system power on Turns amber when a power failure occurs Flashing in amber indicates no AC power is received in the redundant configuration 6 Power supply unit power supply slot 1 This unit supplies power to the server 7 Power supply unit extension slot power supply slot 2 Mount an optional power supply unit in this slot The slot is protected with the blank cover in the standard status 8 USB connectors Connect device compliant with the USB interface to this connector 9 UID LED blue This LED goes on when the UID switch is pressed The LED also goes on when software issues a command 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 General Description 2 7 DUMP switch NMI Press this switch to dump memory UID Unit ID switch Press this switch to turn on off the UID LEDs on the front and rear panels of the server Pressing the switch once turns on the LEDs Pressing it aga
153. s and all the interface cables from the server 2 Unlock the front bezel with the security key Security key slot 3 lt This step is required only when the optional cable arm is mounted gt Remove the cable arm from the server Setting Up Your Server 3 15 4 While pushing the left and the right unlock buttons on the front of the server pull out the server from the rack slowly and carefully The server clicks to be latched Press this button to unlock the server 5 While pushing the right and left release levers blue forward or rearward to unlock slowly pull out the server from the rack IMPORTANT Do not apply any load on the server pulled out from the rack Doing so may cause personal injury if the server drops 6 Firmly hold the server and take it out from the rack IMPORTANT m Pull out the server slowly holding the bottom of the server by at least two persons Do not apply any load on the server pulled out from the rack Doing so may cause personal injury if the server drops m Be very careful not to get your finger caught in the levers or rails 3 16 Setting Up Your Server 7 To remove the rail assembly pull out the rail toward you while pushing the lever ha Setting Up Your Server 3 17 CONNECTING PERIPHERAL DEVICES Connect peripheral devices to the server The server is provided with connectors f
154. s may resuit in damage to the system and lead to accidents HARIRA ERTER BEDS AARE ERATE MRE WHS SHAMS ARHAE FHeISEATED KOHEN LEWKSICERUT FEL A To avoid the risk of personal injury be careful when accessing the inside of the system ARE EAA AFI REDRDHF CHORE REOREE LOMO CHOLIETRE AN Firmly hold the bottom of the system when required to lift and carry the system HEREDEN GERBER 243 201192 001 A 1 E HY 80 Notes on Using Your Server 1 3 Internal View ZA Huron PCIK KORO DUH SEOI F ZH1 ROZSA EN CEBLT POU It may have broken a connector Read the corresponding part of the USER S GUIDE when installing or removing PCI board PCR RRRM SU TARE APR AK ZIG BETRE BMA RS SRE A HR EROII RE HAR K SECHEATRIGAUTR Slo HR KIN BRELEAYD RIGZRETSANADVIET A CPUMRERFOLY YS TKORERMIC OWTUser sOuldeAMTERLTTEN Firmly hold the support bar and loosen the screws when removing the support bar CAUTION Read the corresponding part of the USER S GUIDE when Installing or removing CPU 1 4 Notes on Using Your Server SAFETY NOTES This section provides notes on using the server safely Read this section carefully to ensure proper and safe use of the server For symbols see SAFETY INDICATIONS provided earlier For part names described in the safety instruction chapter in this guide see Chapter 2 General O e Aa A WARNING Do not use the server for
155. s the SDR SEL timestamp clock Monitors the system management watchdog timer Monitors the periodic SMI timer Monitors the event receiver Controls secure mode including video blanking diskette write protect monitoring and front panel lock unlock initiation m Controls Wake On LAN via Magic Packet support m Monitors the hard disk drives Also NEC ESMPRO supports these features NOTE To use the Remote Management Extended License N8115 03 visit our Web site to see the latest information about remote console remote media feature 2 18 General Description Degradation Feature The degradation feature automatically isolates a failed DIMM or processor to assure continuous operation of the server when the POST Power On Self Test self diagnosis program after power on detects such a DIMM or processor NOTE The degradation feature is only available when at least two DIMMs or processors are installed Failed DIMMs and processors may be identified on the screen that the POST displays or with the BIOS setup utility of the server SETUP They may also be identified on the system that has the NEC ESMPRO installed Memory RAS Features Your server board has the memory mirroring and online spare memory features For detail explanation refer to Chapter 9 Remote Power On Feature Wake On LAN The remote power on function turns on the server through a network It sends a special packet from the management compute
156. secesecssecsaecsaecaeecaeseaeeeaesentensesereeerens E 19 Installing SCSI Controller Driver N8103 75 95 107 c cescceseeeseceecseecseeeseeeseeeeeeneeeereneeees E 19 Installing SAS Controller Driver N8 103 104 0 ceceesceeceseceeeceseeeseceecseeeseeeseeneeeeeeeereeaeees E 19 Installing Disk Array Controller Driver N8103 90 ceeessesceeeeeceseeeeeseceeeeecneeeeeeaeeeeeaeens E 19 About Windows Activation issii onneni a i ai E 20 Available Switch Options for Windows Server 2003 Boot ini File s sssssseeesesseserseeseeee E 22 Setting for Collecting Memory Dump Debug Information sssessssesesssesersessesesssrseesseserseesee E 23 Appendix F Using a Client Computer Which Has a CD Drive csseeeeseseereeeeeeeees F 1 Appendix G Product Configuration Record Table 2 ccccccssesseeeceeeeeseeeeeeseeneeeeeeens G 1 Hatdwate sti 28 nationale a AeA win atrh ti iodo ee aw eae oe G 1 SOE seis See MER hee Rd te ee ne ee G 3 This page is intentionally left blank Chapter 1 Notes on Using Your Server This chapter includes information necessary for proper and safe operation of the server 1 2 Notes on Using Your Server WARNING LABELS The warning label is attached to components with possible danger or their vicinity in your server to inform the user that a hazardous situation may arise when operating the server Do not intentionally remove or damage any of the labels If you find any labels total
157. selected drive box to the value larger than the value of Recommended in the Total paging file size for all drives and click Set IMPORTANT m The above mentioned paging file size is recommended for collecting debug information memory dump The paging file with initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is required Correct debug information might not be able to be collected due to virtual memory shortage when the paging file is insufficient so set an enough size of the paging file with the entire system m For more information on Recommended value see About the System Partition Size described earlier m Incase the memory is expanded re specify the paging file to suit the new memory size 9 Click OK The message to restart the system may appear according to the modified specification In such case follow the message to restart the system 5 30 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Windows Dr Watson Windows Dr Watson is a debugger for application errors If any application error is detected Dr Watson diagnoses the server and logs diagnostic information log Follow the procedure below and specify Dr Watson to collect diagnostic information 1 2 Click Run on Start menu Type drwtsn32 exe in the Open box and click OK The Dr Watson for Windows dialog box appears Specify the location to store the diagnostic information in the Log File
158. services where critical high availability may directly affect human lives Your server is not intended to be used with or control facilities or devices concerning human lives including medical devices nuclear facilities and devices aeronautics and space devices transportation facilities and devices and facilities and devices requiring high reliability NEC assumes no liability for any accident resulting in personal injury death or property damage if the server has been used in the above conditions Do not use the server if any smoke odor or noise is present If smoke odor or noise is present immediately turn off the server and disconnect the power plug from the outlet then contact your service representative Using the server in such conditions may cause a fire Keep needles or metal objects away from the server Do not insert needles or metal objects into ventilation holes in the server or openings in the optical disk drive Doing so may cause an electric shock Do not use the server in any unapproved place Install the server on a standard EIA 19 inch rack assembly Do not install the rack containing the server in a place inappropriate to the rack installation environment Failure to follow these instructions may cause some bad influences to be imposed on the server and other systems installed on the rack and also a fire or personal injury due to falling of the rack may occur For the detailed explanation on the place where
159. setup Without the backup data you will not be able to recover the information You can save the information by the following process 1 OY SS ee aN Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disk drive and reboot the system Select Maintenance Tools Normal mode Select English Select Maintenance Utility Select System Information Management Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive Select Save 5 34 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Installing with the OEM FD for Mass Storage Device This section explains how to setup with the OEM FD You usually do not have to do as follows If your system has any Mass storage devices you have to set as follows depending on your system The detailed information is provided by the manual of the Mass storage device Installation of Mass Storage Device not to be Supported by Express Setup If you would like to install or re install the OS when the system has new mass storage device not to be supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER you have to set as follows 1 Read the manual supplied with the mass storage device before setting the server 2 Ifthe mass storage device is RAID Controller configure the RAID System before running the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 3 Boot the system from NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD 4 Select Load the optional driver into the EXPRESSBUILDER from the Top menu click Next Setting the driver disk for the mass storag
160. sk drive The LED turns amber when the hard disk drive fails The LED flashes switching back and forth between green and amber during build processing only in RAID System 4 optical disk drive This drive reads data from the disc 4 1 Emergency hole 4 2 Disk access LED 4 3 Tray eject button 5 USB connectors 2 ports Connect device compliant with the USB interface to the connectors 10 11 12 General Description 2 5 Serial port B COM B connector Used to communicate with the remote console via direct connection Backup device bay Mount an optional tape drive in this bay Floppy disk drive bay Mount an optional floppy disk drive in this bay UID Unit ID switch Press this switch to turn on off the UID LEDs on the front and rear panels of the server Pressing the switch once turns on the LEDs Pressing it again turns them off The LED also goes on or flashes when software issues a command POWER switch Press this switch to turn on off the power Pressing the switch once turns on the power and the POWER LED goes on Pressing it again turns off the power Keep pressing the switch for 4 seconds or more forcibly turns off the power DUMP switch NMI switch Press this switch to dump memory LEDs See the previous page for the six LEDs 2 6 General Description Rear View 1 Low profile PCI board extension slots Mount PCI boards of the low profile type into the slot
161. ssesees D 1 Service Pack Which EXPRESSBUILDER Supports ccccessssssesseeeeceeeeseeeceeseeeeneeseeseneeaees D 2 Installing Service PaE Ea aaa del a a a a aa D 2 Updating Syste nenons ken a a Gea a a e a ea D 2 Re installing to the Hard Disk Drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk D 2 Mounting MO DEVi enra era e na aee ae ERr aa Oe E EE enone eis D 2 About Removabl Medias sien rara a nak ele weeks bata D 2 Floppy Disk Drive 2csss2eeeh sl a a a a wate Wants ee eats D 2 About the System Partition Size ccccecceescesscescceseceseesecesecnecneecseecaeeeaeeeeeseeeeeneeneeenseenaeenaes D 3 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions c cecccesceesecesecesecseecseeeseeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeseeenaees D 4 Creating Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER D 4 Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Clean Installation 0 0 0 cccecceseeseesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenrees D 6 Procedure for License Authentication cccccecccsccesecesecseeeseeeseeeneeeeeeeeeeeneeenseenseesaeeaeeneeenees D 8 Updating the System Applying Service Pack c ccccesccesecsecseeceeeseeeeeeeeceeseeeenseenseenaeenaes D 9 Driver Installation and Advanced Settings cccccscccssecsseesseeseeesceeecesecesecesecaecaecaecnseceeeaeeenes D 15 PROSG ti 5 ie AE E hil eats A E A lacs 25 dts SSSA Oot A Mt dG D 15 Network Drivetiecsicietiieindie oie aiiin e i ine a a RER i een ii iiai D 17 Optional Networ
162. st be transferred and no backup copies must be retained m Transfer requirements listed in Software License Agreement that comes with each software application must be satisfied m Software applications that are not approved for transfer must be uninstalled before transferring the server Notes on Using Your Server 1 15 DISPOSAL AND CONSUMABLES m Dispose the server all the internal devices and DVD ROMs according to all national laws and regulations IMPORTANT For disposal or replacement of the battery on the mother board of the server consult with your service representative m The server contains some components that are only good for a limited period of time and require replacement such as fans internal batteries the internal optical disk drive and the mouse For stable operation of the server NEC recommends you replace these components on a regular basis Consult with your service representative for replacement or the product lives A WARNING A l Do not remove the lithium battery The server contains the lithium battery Do not remove the battery Placing the lithium or nickel cadmium battery close to a fire or in the water may cause an explosion When the server does not operate appropriately due to the dead lithium battery contact your service representative Do not disassemble the server to replace or recharge the battery by yourself
163. symbol illustrates a mandatory action to avoid a particular hazard Mandatory Action Example Symbol to draw attention Term indicating a degree of danger Hot surface Immediately after the server is powered off its internal components such as hard disk drives are very hot Leave the server until its internal components fully cool down before installing removing any component Symbol indicating a prohibited Description of a danger action may not always be indicated SYMBOLS USED IN THIS USER S GUIDE AND WARNING LABELS Attentions Indicates that improper use may cause an electric shock Indicates that improper use may cause personal injury Indicates that improper use may cause explosion or burst Indicates that improper use may cause fingers to be caught Indicates that improper use may cause personal injury Indicates that improper use may cause fumes or fire PEPPPe gt Indicates a general notice or warning that cannot be specifically identified Prohibited Actions Do not disassemble repair or modify the server Otherwise an electric shock or fire may be caused a In Keep water or liquid away from the server Otherwise an electric shock or a fire may be caused Do not touch the server components with wet hand Otherwise an electric shock may be caused Do not place the server near a fire Otherwise a fire may be caused Do
164. taken also changes due to adding memory Verify the size of the empty space in the debugging information memory dump write destination drive Windows Server 2003 m To specify Complete Memory Dump to write the debug information is recommended If the mounted memory size is larger than 2GB Complete Memory Dump cannot be specified so that specify Kernel Memory Dump instead m Specify the drive where there is a free area more than the size of the memory capacity mounted on Express server 12MB In case the memory capacity is more than 2GB a free area of 2048 12MB or more m Incase the mounted memory size exceeds 2GB due to the added memory change the write debugging information to Kernel Memory Dump before adding memory The size of debugging information memory dump to be taken also changes due to adding memory Verify the size of the empty space in the debugging information memory dump write destination drive Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 29 4 Specify Complete memory dump and modify Dump file in the Write debugging information group box e g Write the debug information in D drive write the file name MEMORY DMP D MEMORY DMP 5 Click Settings on the Performance group box The Performance Options window appears Click Advanced tab on the Performance Options window Click Change on the Virtual memory group box Modify Initial Size in the Paging file size for
165. tall Microsoft Windows Server 2003 by using the Express Setup IMPORTANT Be sure to prepare Windows Server 2003 CD ROM that includes Service Pack 1 NOTES m Express Setup does not support the installation of Windows Server x64 Editions If you want to install it see Appendix D m Ifyou install Windows Server 2003 without using Express Setup see Appendix E Notes on Windows Installation This section explains the notes on the Windows installation Confirm these notes before starting the Express Setup About the Windows family This computer supports the following Windows editions m Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition hereinafter referred to as Windows Server 2003 m Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition hereinafter referred to as Windows Server 2003 NOTE Express Setup does not support the installation of Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions If you want to install it see Appendix D On installing other OS contact sales dealer or the maintenance service representative BIOS Settings Confirm the BIOS settings described in Chapter 4 before installing Windows Server 2003 5 4 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Service Pack Which EXPRESSBUILDER Supports The EXPRESSBUILDER DVD attached to the server supports following combination
166. technology C1 Enhanced Mode Enabled Enables or disables the C1 Disabled Enhanced Mode Intel SpeedStep R Enabled Fixed to Disabled if the processor Technology Disabled does not support this feature Factory set 4 8 Configuring Your Server Advanced Option Parameter Description Your Setting Memory Configuration Displays Memory Configuration submenu PCI Configuration Displays PCI Configuration submenu Peripheral Configuration Displays Peripheral Configuration submenu Advanced Chipset Control Displays Advanced Chipset Control submenu Boot time Diagnostic Enabled When disabled the BIOS will display Screen Disabled the NEC logo during POST Press Esc to switch to the POST execution screen Reset Configuration Data No Select Yes if you want to clear the Yes system configuration data during the next boot Automatically reset to No in the next boot NumLock On Sets power on Numlock state Off Memory Processor Error Boot If Halt is selected the boot is Halt stopped when POST error occurs Factory set Memory Configuration Configuring Your Server 4 9 Option Parameter Description Your Setting System Memory nnn KB Indicates the total capacity of the basic memory View only Extended Memory nnnnnnn KB Indicates the total capacity of the extended memory View only DIMM Group 1 Normal Indicates
167. the Windows Server 2003 sssssessssseesesseeeesseseesesessesesreseestsstenesststesseseestesernesseeeessesees 5 9 Installing and Setting Device Drivers sss sseseeessseeessesersresersessreresstsresreserstsseeressreresseseseeseenes 5 18 PROSO oe AT E E A E A A A 5 18 Network Drive TEERAA E E E A AA EE 5 20 Optional Network Board Driver sssssesseesesseserssesresessteressesetsreseesteseeeesstsresseseesessrenessesressee 5 22 Adapter Fault Tolerance AFT Adaptive Load Balancing ALB sesseseeereeeererereesee 5 23 Graphics Accelerator Driver ccccceccceeccesscesecesecesecseecseeeseeeeceseeeseeneesseenseenseeeseeaecaecaeeaeeenes 5 25 Installing SCSI Controller Driver N8103 75 95 107 ccccecesseessessceeeeeeeceeeceeceseensecseeeneeeaes 5 25 Installing SAS Controller Driver N8 103 104 ceccesecseeseeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeseessecaeeneeeaeeenes 5 25 vi Installing Disk Array Controller Driver N8 103 90 00 ceeccesesceesecneeeeceeeeecaeeeeeseceeeeeeneeeres 5 25 Available switch options for Windows Server 2003 Boot ini file 5 26 Setting for Solving Problems csi ccccccc scscessccce cece seedeteesee iieis iesieta i sE o EEEE E EE e E erie 5 27 Memory Dump Debug Information s sesssssesesssesersreseesessteressesresesersrsseeresstsresseseeseseesesses 5 27 Windows Dr Watsolissonroion sceite iii ei eed tales AE A o EE R E iaa 5 30 Network Monitor reenice tierie o e ee E REE E EAA REE E E E 5 31 Installing
168. the server should be installed and the earthquake resistant construction for the rack refer to the manual attached to the rack or contact you service representative Always install the server on a rack conforming to the relevant standard Install the server on a rack confirming to the EIA standard for the Server to be used Do not use the server with installed on any other rack than standard EIA 19 inch rack or without the installation on a proper rack Failure to follow these instructions may cause the server to operate incorrectly and or personal injury or damages of surrounding devices to occur Contact your service representative for the racks available for the server Notes on Using Your Server 1 5 A CAUTION gt gt Keep water or foreign matter away from the server Do not let any form of liquid water etc or foreign matter e g pins or paper clips enter the server Failure to follow this warning may cause an electric shock a fire or a failure of the server When such things accidentally enter the server immediately turn off the power and disconnect the power plug from the outlet Do not disassemble the server Contact your service representative 1 6 Notes on Using Your Server Power Supply and Power Cord Use A WARNING AQ Do not hold the power plug with a wet hand Do not disconnect connect the plug while your hands are wet Failure to follow this warning may cause an electric shoc
169. ull height E Large memory of up to 48GB m Up to two multi processors are available for upgrade E Three network ports one for management LAN m One backup file bay m USB2 0 interface Management Utilities m NEC ESMPRO m NEC DianaScope m RAID System Management Utility Power monitoring feature Hard disk drive monitoring feature Maintenance Features m Off line Maintenance Utility Em Memory dump feature using the DUMP switch High reliability m Memory monitoring feature error correction error detection m CPU memory degradation feature logical isolation of a failed device Memory x4 x8 SDDC feature Memory mirroring online spare memory feature Bus parity error detection Temperature detection Error notification Internal fan monitoring feature Internal voltage monitoring feature Redundant power supply hot swap Internal RAID Controller equivalent to N8103 116 Auto rebuild feature hot swappable BIOS password feature Mechanical security lock Redundant fans Many Available Features E Redundant power supply feature with optional power supply unit installed El Torito Bootable CD ROM no emulation mode format support POWER switch mask Software power off Remote power on feature AC Link feature Remote console feature Self diagnosis m Power On Self Test POST m Test and Diagnosis T amp D Easy and Fine Setup m NEC EXPRESSBUILDER system setup utility m Parameter File Creator m SETUP B
170. ulled out from the rack 3 6 Setting Up Your Server Installation This server can be installed in either the NEC rack or a third vendor s rack Take the following steps to install the server in the rack m Preparation for installation When shipped from factory the left and right slide rails are fixed with tapes at the front and side faces to prevent from falling off during transportation Peel off the tape before you install the server in the rack Removing rail assemblies 1 Remove the sliding rails from left and right sides of the server SY Setting Up Your Server 3 7 2 While pushing the unlock button on the front of the server hold the rails and slowly move them toward the rear of the server Press this button to unlock the server 3 After a while the rails are locked with clicking sound Pull the release levers on the left and right sides of the server toward direction indicated by an arrow white in the figure and remove them from the server while unlocking it Pull the release lever toward the direction shown by the arrow white to remove the rail 4 Only the inner rails remain screwed to the server when the rail assemblies have been removed Inner rail 3 8 Setting Up Your Server 5 While pushing the levers move the removed rail assemblies toward the direction indicated by an arrow in th
171. uration Wizard Item Parameter Remarks RAID Level RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID5 RAID6 RAID 00 RAID 10 RAID 50 and RAID 00 RAID 10 RAID 50 RAID60 RAID 60 are not supported Strip Size 8 KB 16 KB 32 KB 64 KB 128 KB Recommended value 64KB 256 KB 512 KB 1024 KB Access Policy RW Read Only Blocked Recommended value RW Read Policy Normal Ahead Adaptive Recommended value Normal Write Policy WBack WThru WBack WriteBack WThru WriteThru WrtThru for Checked Unchecked Select a mode when WriteBack is BAD BBU specified for Write Policy Checked Normal WriteBack Unchecked Constant WriteBack Recommended value Checked IO Policy Direct Cached Recommended value Direct Disk Cache NoChange Enable Disable Recommended value Disable Policy Disable BGI No Yes Specify whether to perform Background Initialize after creation of VD Recommended value No IMPORTANT m BGI Back Ground Initialize is available only for RAIDS VD configured with five or more HDDs m To use RAID 5 or RAID 6 you need to additionally install the optional N8103 119 RAID Upgrade Kit m IfN8103 119 RAID Upgrade Kit is not installed do not select RAIDS5 that may appear in RAID Level box If selected you will fail to save the configuration information In such a case you need to define a VD again from the beginning Configuring Your Server 4 65 The Write Policy has the followin
172. ure to the plug of the power cord 3 18 Setting Up Your Server Device with the serial interface Management PC only o Set SSNS SE IS iS 00 ee VS 0 Ho pesgoscesossaaceos Toon 0 SSS FS 7 aya ri TooToo Eoo sooo Oo o Geer JS o Corr JS 0 o a m S 5 Co Vc p p0000000000000 0o00 FRONT ooo0p0o0o00000000 ooo o a1 AC 0 n Soho O0 o0000000t00000 O00 a Corr Jj 2 CO Jp 5 20000000000000 000 o ce 1 oa lac 2 0 00000000000000 000 Hib Device with the Hub i ire serial interface multiport repeater multiport repeater USB device 41000BASE TX S gt Ss Peran 10BASE T l 10BASE T wa Alolol laa Cae REAR at P Finally connect the provided USB device power cord to the receptacle If connecting the server to UPS see the explanation below Keyboard Mouse 1 Any USB keyboard and mouse are not supported 2 Use the provided branch cable 3 Connect the power cord to a circuit breaker of 15 A or less Setting Up Your Server 3 19 CONNECTING POWER CORD Connect the provided power cord to the server A WARNING Observe the following
173. urns amber when the rebuild processing fails IMPORTANT If the server is turned off during rebuild processing the processing is stopped Restart the server mount the new hard disk drive in hot swap mode and then perform rebuild processing again Observe the following notes on using the auto rebuild function Do not turn the power off Once the power is turned off the auto build function does not start m Let 90 seconds or more pass between when dismounting a failing hard disk drive and when mounting the new one Do not replace a failing hard disk drive while rebuild processing is being performed for another hard disk drive 2 14 General Description LAN Connector LEDs There are two LEDs for each of the three LAN ports connectors on the rear panel peed LEDs LINK ACT LEDs LINK ACT LEDs Management port Data transmission ports m LINK ACT LEDs Each LINK ACT LED indicates the status of the standard network port of the server While power is supplied to the server and HUB and the connection is correct the LED is on green The LED turns green and flashes while the network port is transmitting receiving data If the LED does not go on when the LINK state is placed check if the network cable is in normal state and if it is connected correctly If the LED does not go on yet when the network cable is normal the network LAN controller may be faulty In this case c
174. used to configure RAID System in your system This chapter also provides information on mother board jumper settings Chapter 5 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup describes how to install the operating system Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities describes how to install the utilities for the server It also includes a description on using the attached NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD Chapter 7 Maintenance provides you with all the information necessary to maintain successful operation of the server This chapter also includes a description on relocating and storing the server Chapter 8 Troubleshooting contains helpful information for solving problems that might occur with your system Chapter 9 Upgrading Your Server provides you with instructions for upgrading your system with an additional processor optional memory optional add in cards hard disk drives peripheral devices and power supply Appendix A Specification provides specifications for your server Appendix B Other Precautions provides supplementary notes on using the server Appendix C IRQ and I O Port Address provides a list of factory set IRQs and I O port addresses assigned Appendix D Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions describes how to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions without using Express Setup Using the Express Setup tool is recommended for installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions See Chapter 5 for details Append
175. ve settings Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 13 9 Enter the user information and client license mode Enter basic parameters steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Top menu Load Select OS Enter RAID Specify Enter basic Step parameters settings mediu parameters gt partition Enter the basically parameters The computer name is less than 15 characters Do not set the same name as other computer name domain name or workgroup name The user name and the organization s name are less than 50 characters p User information Computer name necessary User name necessary Organization s name Administrator password Confirm password Client licence Per server mode 5 Peruser or per device mode Back Next Top Default Version 5 XX XXX XX NOTE Even if you do not input value into Administrator password 10 Enter the setting of the network protocol Enter Network Protocol steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER pe Enter Enter Select Win Select Save Start Step network udp f domi sump dows ie ap A sump ff partes ump Et i setup protocol account ponents tions Enter the settings of the network protocol If youwant to set the IP address select Customize
176. ystem automatically 20 Ifyou install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 insert Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition DISC 2 or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition DISC 2 into the optical disk drive after the OS installation Hereinafter proceed operations according to the message When the installation has finished remove Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition DISC 2 or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition DISC 2 from the optical disk drive and restart the system Now the Setup using Express Setup has completed 5 18 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup INSTALLING AND SETTING DEVICE DRIVERS Follow these steps to install and configure the device drivers PROSet NOTE All of the operation that related to Intel PROSet is must be executed by administrator privileges Operation by Remote Desktop Connection is prohibited Without changing any parameter when opened the properties of adapter teaming please click the Cancel button for close the dialog Click OK button will cause temporary loss of network connectivity PROSet is a utility that confirms the function of network contained in network driver Utilizing PROSet enables the following items m Confirm detailed information of the adapter m Diagnose loop back test packet transmission test and so on m Setup of teaming Configuring several network adapters as one team provides the server
177. zel from the server To install the front bezel latch the tab at the left side of the front bezel on the server frame After the installation lock the front bezel by using the key for security Frame 2 24 General Description POWER Switch Use the POWER switch to turn on off the server Power On Press the POWER switch on the front of the computer chassis The POWER LED lights in green POWER LED a Coo 900000000000000000 O000000000000000000 000000000000007 nnnnnnannnnnnn POWER switch IMPORTANT m Ifthe power cord is connected to a power control device such as a UPS Uninterruptive Power Supply make sure that the power control device is powered m The server management logic on your system board monitors and logs system voltage changes When plugging the power cord to the system you may experience 30 seconds delay from the time you press the POWER switch on the front panel This is normal system operation and is required by the server management logic m Always allow POST to complete before powering down your system General Description 2 25

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