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NEC Express5800/120Bb-m6 User's Guide

1. _ DIMM connector for onboard RAID Type Il mezzanine slot Slot to install mezzanine card Type mezzanine slot Slot to install mezzanine card MAC address label MP connector Used to connect with the midplane in the Blade Enclosure Connector for signal cable 1 Connect the signal cable 1 of the CPU unit Connector for signal cable 2 7 1 Connect the signal cable 2 B of the CPU unit 7 2 Connect the signal cable 2 A of the CPU unit Battery 8 1 Battery module connector 8 2 NiMH battery General Description 2 9 External View Top cover CPU unit tray CPU blade with the CPU unit removed 2 10 General Description Hard Disk Drive The hard disk drive is an optional device An operating system may be installed on the hard disk drive Handle it carefully N Hard disk drive BP connector The connector is connected to the SAS backplane in the Blade Enclosure Drive carrier Disk access lamp green amber The lamp lights green when the hard disk drive is acessed The lamp lights amber if a fault occurs in the hard disk drive It blinks amber while array disks are rebuilt Lever The lever secures the hard disk drive Pull the lever to remove the hard disk drive Handle Hold the handle when the hard disk drive is installed or removed
2. Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 5 3 Hold the hard disk drive so that the BP connector faces the CPU blade and the lever on the front of the drive carrier faces the top 9 32 Upgrading Your Server Insert the end of the drive carrier into the hard disk drive slot carefully 4 Insert the drive carrier to the end of the slot and lift the lever 5 You will hear a click when the drive carrier is locked NOTE Make sure that the lever hook is hung on the frame Mm m mM CECECECECECE Carec eriei CeCe le lcfc feb COO ELE COE The removal procedure is the reverse of the installation procedure Appen dix A Specifications iain NEC Express5800 120Bb m6 N8400 071AF N8400 072AF N8400 073AF N8400 074AF CPU Type Quad core Quad core Quad core Dual core Intele Xeone Intele Xeone Intele Xeone Intele Xeone processor processor processor processor X5460 L5420 E5405 X5260 Clock 3 16GHz 2 50GHz 2 00GHz 3 33GHz FSB 1333MHz L2 Cache 2x6MB 6MB Standard 1 Maximum 2 Chipset Intel 5000P chipset Memory Standard None Required option Maximum 48GB Memory module DDR2 667 FB DIMM 2 x 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB Must be installed in pairs Error check ECC Hard disk drive Standard None Maximum 876GB 146GBx6 Graphics VRAM 6
3. NOTE You cannot specify a network path Specify a path on the local system Specify the location of the crash dump file in the Crash Dump box NOTE A Crash Dump File is a binary file that can be read with Windows Debugger Check the following check boxes in the Options box O Dump Symbol Table O Dump All Thread Contexts O Append TO Existing Log File O Create Crash Dump File For more information on each of the above functions refer to Online Help Click OK Installing the Operating System B 29 Network Monitor A network monitor is useful for discovering the causes of network failures and determining the necessary steps to resolve them To use a network monitor you need to restart the system after installation It is recommended to install a network monitor before a failure occurs 1 From the Start menu click Control Panel The Control Panel appears 2 Double click Add or Remove Programs The Add or Remove Programs dialog box appears 3 Click Add Remove Windows Component The Windows Components Wizard dialog box appears 4 Click Management and Monitoring Tools and then click Details The Management and Monitoring Tools dialog appears Check the Network Monitor Tools check box and then click OK The Windows Components Wizard dialog box appears Click Next If a message is displayed asking you to insert the operating system disc follow the instructions on the sc
4. Stripe 1 Stripe 2 Stripe 3 Stripe 4 Stripe 5 Stripe 6 4 32 Configuring Your Server 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 Disk array controller Stripe 1 Stripe 1 Stripe 2 Stripe 2 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 Disk array controller Stripe 1 Stripe 2 Parity 1 2 Stripe 4 Parity 3 4 Stripe 3 Parity 5 6 Stripe 5 Stripe 6 Configuring Your Server 4 33 Striping of RAID1 Data to be recorded is distributed to two HDDs in mirroring mode Then each mirrored data is written onto HDD by striping Owing to this feature high disk access performance of RAIDO and in addition hi
5. Disk Group A disk group is configured with more than one HDDs Up to five disk groups are permitted by the on board RAID LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB when five HDDs are installed in the server The figure below shows a sample configuration The three HDDs are connected to the on board RAID LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB creating one disk group DG Disk array controller Disk Group 0 108 GB 4 30 Configuring Your Server Virtual Disk Virtual disk is a logical drive defined in disk group It is recognized as a physical drive by OS Up to 40 virtual disks are permitted by the on board RAID LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB The figure below shows a sample configuration in which the on board RAID LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB is connected with three HDDs creating one disk group DG Two RAIDS virtual disks VD are defined in the DG Disk array controller DGO 108 GB VDO RAID5 40 GB VD1 RAID5 32 GB Parity The parity means redundant data A single set of redundant data is created from the data saved in more than one HDD The created redundant data is used for data recovery when a HDD is defected Hot Swap The hot swap enables a HDD to be removed or replaced under system operation Hot Spare Disk The hot spare disk is prepared as an auxiliary HDD substituting for a defected HDD included in a logical drive which is configu
6. IMPORTANT Set the password for the Administrator account in order to use the Remote Desktop for Management 1 Click Start click Control Panel and then open System 2 Click the Remote tab check Allow users to connect remotely to this computer and then click OK Windows Server 2003 The configuration procedure is as follows IMPORTANT Set the password for the Administrator account in order to use the Remote Desktop for Management 1 Click Start click Control Panel and then open System 2 Click the Remote tab check Allow users to connect remotely to this computer and then click OK B 14 Installing the Operating System SETUP OF DEVICE DRIVER NORMALLY INSTALLED IN SERVER For the installation and setup of each optional device driver refer to the documentation provided with the device Network Driver The two network drivers for the standard equipment are automatically installed However the transfer rate and duplex mode of each network driver must be set When the system is Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions When PROSet is not installed 1 3 4 Open Local Area Connection Properties 1 Click Start click Control Panel click Network Connections and click Local Area Connection Click Configure The properties dialog box for the network adapter appears Click the Advanced tab and specify Link Speed amp Duplex values that match the hub
7. Ml Parameter File Creator 215 x NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Enter Select Win Select Save Ste p domain dows c m applic parameters account ponents tions Select Save the parameter and specify the destination in which to save the parameters file If you do not wish to save the parameters file select Do not save the parameter C Do not save parameters Version 5 XX XXX XX If you want to save the parameters insert a formatted floppy disk Select Save parameters enter the file path of the parameters file in the text box and click Next If not select Do not save parameters 15 Save to a floppy disk si A Saved parameters file 6 16 Installing and Using Utilities The floppy disk containing the parameters file is created A Close Parameter File Creator Click Yes to exit the Parameter File Creator NOTES m If you wish to edit an existing parameters file click Load Parameters in the Load Parameters screen Refer to help to edit the parameters file m To cancel Express Setup at any time click X in the upper right hand corner of the screen Installing and Using Utilities 6 17 NEC ESMPRO NEC ESMPRO allows a system administrator to manage remote servers across a network NEC ESMPRO monitors server hardware and software configurations failures and performance With log data collected by NEC ESMPRO a system administrator can track long term and short term perf
8. General Description 2 11 Lamp Indications This section describes the positions indications and descriptions of the lamps on the CPU blade and hard disk drive CPU Blade The CPU blade includes seven lamps POWER lamp STATUS lamp LAN1 Link Access lamp LAN3 Link Access lamp LAN2 Link Access lamp LAN4 Link Access lamp ID lamp ate oG E O fe fa CO Oo 20 O 25 ooo O0 OL6L6 Og08O OL6L6 O O O O O POWER Lamp The POWER lamp lights green while the power of the CPU blade is on The lamp lights amber when the CPU blade is powered off but power is supplied from the power supply unit The lamp is off if power is not supplied to the system 2 12 General Description STATUS Lamp The STATUS lamp lights green when the CPU blade is operating normally When the STATUS lamp is flashing amber or red it indicates that the system has failed In addition you can view detailed information on the error message on the virtual LCD when the STATUS lamp is flashing amber or red You can use the virtual LCD through the Web browser of EXPRESSSCOPE engine BMC or NEC DianaScope Manager The following tables list the indications of the STATUS lamp and virtual LCD their descriptions and the actions to take If an error occurs contact your service representative NOTE If the CPU blade has NEC ESMPRO installed you can view the System
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10. 15 16 17 18 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Express Setup will start when you click Perform in the Start Express setup step Enter Enter Select Win Select Save Start Step network domaift dows c n applica pardmeters Express protocol account ponents tions setup Now EXPRESSBUILDER gathered all of the parameters for the Express setup The Express setup will start when Perform button is clicked Back Top Perform Version 5 XX XXX XX Copy optional Mass Storage Driver If you need to install an optional mass storage driver a message will appear Insert the CD ROM or floppy disk containing the mass storage driver and proceed according to the messages Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the optical disc drive according to the message If you proceed with setup by using a parameters file remove the floppy disk from the floppy disk drive Insert the Windows Server 2003 CD ROM into the optical disc drive The Agree Software License Agreement screen appears Read the contents carefully and click Yes if you agree If you do not agree click No IMPORTANT m Ifyou do not agree to this license setup terminates and Windows Server 2003 will not be installed m Ifthe NetWare Gateway and Client Service is specified to install a window to specify settings for the NetWare Gateway and Client Service pops up on the first logon Specify the appropriate va
11. NOTE If you want to install the operating system using a mass storage controller other than the ones listed below see Installing with the OEM FD for Mass storage device and Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver of Parameter File Creator in Chapter 6 Controllers supporting installation of operating system with Express Setup LSI MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB embedded on the motherboard N8403 018 FibreChannel Controller Option NOTES m The drivers for the mass storage controllers listed above are stored on the EXPRESSBUILDER DVD m If you use a mass storage controller other than the ones listed above Express Setup will fail Refer to the manual provided with the controller for details Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 5 About the Hardware Components When you use Express Setup to install Windows Server 2003 make sure you observe the following instructions before beginning installation Installing on the Mirrored Volume If you want to install Windows Server 2003 on a volume that is mirrored using Disk Management invalidate the mirror volume and set it to a basic disk before installation Validate the mirror volume again after 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 during Windows installation About Removable Media Do not insert
12. Step I menu gt Welcome to the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER writes as EXPRESSBUILDER at the following EXPRESSBUILDER helps you to install the Operating system Check the radio button and click Next 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 C Exit EXPRESSBUILDER Next Version 5 XX XXX KX 5 10 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 The Load parameters steps are displayed NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Mi Top menu Load Select OS Enter RAID Step J e gt gt ee 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 i Select Do not load parameters when this computer does not connect a floppy disk drive Do not load parameters Load parameters Do not load parameters 1 Select Do not load parameters if you do not have a parameters file 2 Click Next NOTE If a floppy disk drive is not connected select this item Load parameters
13. 4 70 Configuring Your Server Setting Hot Spare Disk 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 Disk 1 2 3 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 XK PO J UH SOHF Sor 0 SOS b Bs XS eS AK Virtual Dries WOOO ARAD 5 Vevey ME Sipe Select PD3 newly connected HDD in Physical Drives The properties for Physical Drive is displayed Configuring Your Server 4 71 4 Select Make Global HSP 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 Disk available for all DGs Dedicated HSP Indicates the Hot Spare Disk available only for the specific DG You need to specify the target DG MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Physical Drive 3 vendor Product Rewsion Endosure I0 Slot Number Dewce Type Connected Fort Max Device Speed Media Errors Pred Fail Count 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 MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Ltility Physical Drive 3 vendor Product Rewsion Endosure I0 Slot Humber Configuring Your Serve
14. Click OK When PROSet is installed 1 2 3 4 Open Device Manager Double click Network Adapter Name in the list Click the Link tab and specify Speed amp Duplex values that match the hub Click OK Installing the Operating System B 15 When the system is Windows Server 2003 When PROSet is not installed 1 Open Local Area Connection Properties 1 Click Start click Control Panel click Network Connections and click Local Area Connection Click Configure The properties dialog box for the network adapter appears Click the Advanced tab and specify Link Speed amp Duplex values that match the hub Click OK When PROSet is installed 1 2 3 4 Open Device Manager Double click Network Adapter Name in the list Click the Link tab and specify Speed amp Duplex values that match the hub Click OK B 16 Installing the Operating System PROSet PROSet is a utility that configures and monitors the functions of the network adapter PROSet provides the following functions m Detailed adapter information m Diagnosis by using loopback and packet send tests m Teaming configuration Configuring several network adapters as one team provides a fault tolerant networking environment and enhances throughput between the switches PROSet is necessary to utilize these features Follow the procedure below to install PROSet When the system is Wind
15. Mandatory Action Unplug the power cord of the server Otherwise an electric shock or fire may be caused oa Indicates a mandatory action that cannot be specifically identified Make sure to follow the instruction NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense BSMI Statement BORA ae PRAM ei ES ERS EA Re gt AY RE Se WON TH gt FESS RIB LF 15 FS OE BER ER ALE ES BS SET SR o CCC Statement IEA A Boh EARP Par HERO EREA A Hy Te ee R T RSH 7 AEN Trademarks NEC ESMPRO and NEC EXPRESSBUILDER are trademarks of NEC Corporation Microsoft Windows Windows Server Windows NT and MS DOS are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Datalight is a registered
16. Note the following in addition to the NOTE that is described in the online document for NEC ESMPRO m About the Monitoring of Chassis Sensors The fan and power supply installed in the Blade Enclosure SIGMABLADE are monitored by the EM card This monitoring information can be viewed in the Enclosure Viewer of NEC ESMPRO Manager In the ESMPRO Enclosure Power Supply tree in the DataViewer of NEC ESMPRO Manager the status of the power supply of the CPU blade is displayed 6 18 Installing and Using Utilities MegaRAID Storage Manager MegaRAID Storage Manager hereafter abbreviated as MSM is an application that manages and monitors the RAID controller You can use MSM for management of arrays and error notification by event monitoring while the system is running Before using MSM read the MegaRAID Storage Manager User s Guide on the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD Setup with Express Setup You can install MSM with Express Setup on the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD When you start Express Setup a dialog to install applications appears Select MSM to install it Manual Setup See the online document MegaRAID Storage Manager User s Guide contained on the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD for details Installing and Using Utilities 6 19 NEC DianaScope NEC DianaScope is an application that provides remote management of this server See the online documents for details on the functions and installation of NEC DianaScope A
17. described earlier m Make sure to use a DIMM authorized by NEC Installing a third party DIMM may cause a failure of the DIMM as well as the server Repair costs of the server due to damage resulting from installation of such a DIMM will be charged even within the warranty period DIMM s must be populated in pairs Install DIMM s in ascending order of the slot number Installed DIMM s must have the same specifications The CPU blade will not operate if DIMM s of different specifications are installed in a single bank m The installed memory may not be detected correctly due to 32 bit addressing limitations Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition 4GB up to 3 6GB Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition 4GB up to 3 6GB DIMM sockets 1 5 9 2 6 10 11 7 3 12 8 and 4 from top ij CPU blade NOTES m Up to 48GB of memory can be added m Normally the CPU blade does not come with memory installed Memory is a required option Upgrading Your Server 9 13 Adding Order and Precautions m The DIMM s must be populated in pairs m The DIMM s in a pair must have the same capacity and speed Check the labels on the DIMM s m Install pairs of DIMM s into sl
18. select Yes 13 Virtual Disks operation screen is displayed If no other operation is required click Home at the lower left of the screen 14 The WebBIOS top menu is displayed Virtual Disk you have created is displayed in the lower right frame of the screen Configuring Your Server 4 65 Parameters for VD Definition Listed below are parameters for Configuration Wizard Item Parameter Remarks RAID Level RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 Strip Size 8 KB 16 KB 32 KB 64 KB 128 KB Recommended value 64KB Access Policy RW Read Only Blocked Recommended value RW Read Policy Normal Ahead Adaptive Recommended value Normal Write Policy WBack WThru BadBBU WBack WriteBack WThru WriteThru BadBBU Unavailble IO Policy Direct Cached Recommended value Direct Disk Cache Policy Unchanged Enable Disable Recommended value Unchanged Disable BGI No Yes Specify whether to perform Background Initialize after creation of VD Recommended value No IMPORTANT BGI Back Ground Initialize is available only for RAIDS VD configured with five or more HDDs 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 ri
19. 0BB1 SMBIOS SROM data checksum bad OBDO 1st SMBus device address not acknowledged OBD1 1st SMBus device Error detected OBD2 1st SMBus timeout OBD3 2nd SMBus device address not acknowledged OBD4 2nd SMBus device Error detected OBD5 2nd SMBus timeout OBD3 3rd SMBus device address not acknowledged OBD4 3rd SMBus device Error detected OBD5 3rd SMBus timeout OBD9 4th SMBus device address not acknowledged OBDA 4th SMBus device Error detected OBDB 4th SMBus timeout OBDC 5th SMBus device address not acknowledged OBDD 5th SMBus device Error detected OBDE 5th SMBus timeout OBE8 IPMB device address not acknowledged OBE9 IPMB device Error detected OBEA IPMB timeout Power off and reboot the CPU blade If the error persists contact your service representative 8100 Memory decreased in Size Contact your service representative Expansion Rom not initialize Run the BIOS SETUP utility to disable the expansion ROM area and PCI slot OptionROM If the error persists contact your service representative Invalid System Configuration Data Resource Conflict System Configuration Data Read error System Configuration Data Write error WARNING IRQ not configured Contact your service representative IMPORTANT The message Expansion Rom not initialized may be displayed due to insufficient expan
20. Advanced tab Click Settings in the Startup and Recovery box Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 25 IMPORTANT Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Complete memory dump should be specified for writing debug information However if the mounted memory size is over 2GB specify Kernel memory dump You cannot specify Complete memory dump Specify a disk drive that has free space in excess of the memory size on the system 1 MB or more If the memory is expanded to more than 2GB change Write Debugging Information to Kernel memory dump before expanding the memory The size of the debugging information memory dump to be collected changes due to the memory increase Verify how much free space exists on the hard disk where debugging information is to be written Windows Server 2003 Complete memory dump should be specified for writing debug information However if the mounted memory size is over 2GB specify Kernel Memory Dump You cannot specify Complete memory dump Specify a drive that has free space in excess of the memory size on the system 12MB or more if the memory size is over 2GB 2048MB 12MB If the memory is expanded to more than 2GB change Write Debugging Information to Kernel memory dump before expanding the memory The size of the debugging information memory dump to be collected changes due to the memory increase Verify how much free space exists on the hard d
21. After power on POST starts checking the memory The amount of basic and expansion memory appears on the screen of the display unit if connected The memory check may take a few minutes to complete depending on the memory size of the CPU blade Also it may take approximately one minute for the screen display to appear after rebooting the CPU blade 2 Some messages appear upon completion of the memory check These messages indicate that the system has detected the CPU and other installed devices 3 After a few seconds POST displays the following message prompting you to enter the BIOS setup utility The following message appears at the bottom left of the screen Press lt F2 gt to enter SETUP Launch the BIOS SETUP utility when you need to change the settings of the CPU blade As long as the above message is not displayed with an error message you do not have to launch the utility To launch the SETUP utility press F2 while the above message is displayed See Chapter 4 for setup and parameters The CPU blade automatically restarts POST when you exit the SETUP utility 4 Ifthe server has an optional board installed POST displays the board information on the screen Refer to the manual provided with the board for details POST will automatically proceed a few seconds later General Description 2 23 5 Ifyou have set the password using the BIOS SETUP utility the password entry screen appears upon successful completion of
22. After the system update is applied the system is automatically restarted IMPORTANT When the system restarts remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the DVD ROM drive
23. Be O 526 OPS 000000 O20200 8080 O808080 O20920 O02000 0200000 O02090 O O O O O O O a m Software reset If the CPU blade halts before starting the operating system press and hold Ctrl and Alt and press Delete This restarts the CPU blade Troubleshooting 8 31 FORCED SHUTDOWN Use this function when an OS command does not shut down the CPU blade the POWER switch does not turn off the CPU blade or resetting does not work Press and hold the POWER switch on the CPU blade for at least four seconds The power is forcibly turned off To turn on the power again wait approximately 10 seconds after turning off the power POWER switch O O5 O Q g ORO ORORO a Xe O O O O O ie or esas OnO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO o OO O 26 O 06 O52 O O O O OO ra 08 fa 20 OO sre 5 fe O O O O O O O gt eE o0 a 5 Og e e 20 82 5 O O O O O 0 20 20 26 O O O O O O O O O O O O ro O O IMPORTANT If the remote power on function is used cycle the power once to load the OS and turn off the power again in the normal way Chapter 9 Upgrading Your Server This chapter describes optional devices available for the CPU blade procedu
24. The processing is equivalent to that of Consistency Check However the Background Initialize is not performed in the following cases m 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 m Consistency Check has already been executed and completed normally before executing Background Initialize m Rebuild has already been executed and completed normally before executing Background Initialize m Yes is specified for Disable BGI in VD Definition The Background Initialize is executed again if any of the following cases occurred in the virtual disk on which the Background Initialize has completed m 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 m When you replace the disk array controller with the maintenance parts and others m When you execute Reconstruction to existing virtual disk to make RAIDS VD with five or more HDDs IMPORTANT Note the following for Background Initialize 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 4 38 Configuring Your Server Reconstruction The reconstruction feature is used to change configuration and or RAID level of existin
25. Turn on the power of the CPU blade by using the POWER switch or the remote power on function after waiting 30 seconds or longer after supplying AC power to the power unit the POWER lamp of the CPU blade lights amber The CPU blade may not turn on if you do not wait at least 30 seconds after supplying AC power After turning off the power of a CPU blade wait at least 30 seconds before turning it on again Remove a CPU blade after turning off its power Notes on Using Your Server 1 7 The CPU blade contains precision components that are easily affected by drastic temperature changes If the CPU blade is used after storage or relocation make sure that it is fully adapted to the operating environment Make sure that any optional devices are compatible with the CPU blade Even if an optional device can be installed or connected to the CPU blade it may not operate properly and may damage the CPU blade Do not perform any of the following operations during POST including similar operations from the EM card and external applications O Press the POWER switch of the CPU blade O Press the RESET switch of the CPU blade O Remove the CPU blade from the Blade Enclosure O Disconnect the power cord from the power unit of the Blade Enclosure Hard disk drive The hard disk drive is extremely sensitive to static electricity Make sure to touch the metal frame of the server to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the h
26. define a RAIDS VD of YYYYY MB 1 Specify the necessary parameters in Virtual Disk column 2 Enter YYYYY the maximum size allowed for RAIDS in Select Size field 3 Click Accept at the lower center of the screen Wirtual Disk Conti gurati on RAID Le Reeg RAIDS O00 RO AIA MB RS WY VY MB fd KB 7 Access Policy Pead Policy wlitte Policy 5 Policy Dsk Grop n RA ID Level Size Available Osk Cache Policy NOTE Disk Cache Policy field may be displayed as Disable depending on firmware version of on board RAID LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB It is not a problem in operating the system 4 58 Configuring Your Server 4 VD Oiscreated in DG 0 as shown in the screen below Me ca RAID BIOS Configuration Ltility Configvvizard DG Definition ia D t Sraup Dalal bn To add drwgs toa Dht Group hald Cantal t wehlke sake ctlng Uncan Saad dries and clt an Moce p OS Drwg addhhan can be undan by sakala Lhe Recklm butan Physical Drives WOOO RAID 3 vr MB Optimal PD 2 0 ONLINE S MB X Cancel w Bac Accent 5 After making sure that the VD is created correctly click Accept at the lower right of the screen 6 The confirmation message Save this Configuration appears Click Yes to save the configuration 7 The confirmation message All data on the new Virtual Disks will be lost Want to Initialize appears Normally select Yes 8 Virtual Disks
27. of the Maintenance Utility 8 28 Troubleshooting Maintenance Tools with Remote Console This section describes the procedures for using the Maintenance Tools with a remote console The Maintenance Tools contain a remote console feature that allows the system administrator to set up the server from a management workstation management PC via the network or the server s COM B serial port IMPORTANT m Do not use this feature on any computer other than the server or on any other server without NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Doing so may cause a failure of the server m Be sure to select Tool menu Redirection mode in the Boot Selection menu from the remote console Starting The following two methods are available to start the server m Running the Maintenance Tools from the management PC via LAN m Running the Maintenance Tools from the management PC via direct connection COM B For the procedure for starting the Maintenance Tools with a remote console refer to the online documentation for NEC DianaScope IMPORTANT m Do not change the boot device order in the BOOT menu in the BIOS NEC EXPRESSBUILDER cannot be used if the DVD ROM drive is not the first boot device m Use the standard LAN port for LAN connection m Use the serial port B for direct connection m To use this feature you need to create a configuration file that includes the communication method between the server and the management PC and var
28. on board SCSI controller is enabled or Factory set 4 14 Configuring Your Server Embedded NIC Select Embedded NIC on the PCI Configuration submenu to display the following screen LAN Port 1 Option ROM Scan Enter Option Parameter Description Your Setting Storage Unit Enabled Specify whether the BIOS of the LAN Port 1 2 Disabled on board LAN controller on the Option ROM Scan storage unit is enabled or disabled CPU Unit Enabled Specify whether the BIOS of the LAN Port 1 2 Disabled on board LAN controller on the CPU Option ROM Scan unit is enabled or disabled Factory set Configuring Your Server 4 15 Peripheral Configuration Select Peripheral Configuration on the Advanced menu to display the following screen Serial port B See the table below for the options and their descriptions IMPORTANT Make sure to avoid any conflicts in the interrupt requests or the base I O addresses If an assigned value is already used by another resource it appears in yellow A yellow value must be reassigned Option Parameter Description Your Setting Serial Port B Disabled Specify whether serial port B is Enabled enabled or disabled Base I O Address 3F8h Specify the base I O address for serial 2F8h port B 3E8h 2E8h Interrupt IRQ 3 Specify the interrupt for serial port B IRQ 4 Factory set 4 16 Configuring
29. operation screen is displayed If no other operation is required click Home at the lower left of the screen Configuring Your Server 4 59 9 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 Virtual Configuration A Bill Sa 2 PR sical Drives LPbBlOS aE PDO ONLINE 69260 MB SEAGATE 5ST97340155 Adapter Properties L K PD1 DGO ONLINE 69260 MB SEAGATE ST97340155 Scan De Virtual Disks 4 60 Configuring Your Server Configure SPAN The following explains the sample procedure to configure the striping of RAID1 with four HDDs IMPORTANT To define two or more Disk Groups DG to the disk bay in ascending order of the slot number the physical drive numbers do not match the slot numbers of disk bay You need to check the actual slot number on Properties view of Physical Drives 1 Click Configuration Wizard on WebBIOS top menu to start Wizard Me ca RAID BIOS Configuration Utility Configvvizard OG Definition a Dkt Group Dginlb n To add dries to a Dkt Grup hold Contral t r whl selecting Uncad Saad drives and clt an Ocoee mt DiS Dwe addlh nsan be undane iy sekecting the Reckilm butan Physical Drives Osk Groups POO UNC HE ce PO 1 UNCONF PD 2 UHCGHF Pod UNCON iel Cancel 4n Back ne Net Configuring Your Server 4 61 2 To select physical dr
30. received from the network or via the modem connected to the serial port This power on procedure can be specified by setting Wake On Events of System Hardware in the BIOS SETUP Utility Operation after Power ON If the CPU blade is connected to a display unit the NEC logo appears on the screen of the display unit after power on While the NEC logo appears the CPU blade runs the self diagnosis program POST See POST described later for details At the completion of POST the operating system is booted NOTE Ifa fault is found during POST POST is interrupted and an error message appears See Chapter 8 General Description 2 21 Power off of Blade Server Turn off the power in the following procedure If a power cord of the Blade Enclosure is connected to a UPS refer to the manual provided with the UPS or the manual of the application controlling the UPS Shutdown the operating system 2 Press the POWER switch on the CPU blade The POWER lamp on the CPU blade lights amber lt When the power of the entire system is turned off gt Shutdown all the CPU blades installed in the Blade Enclosure turn off the power and remove all the power cords from the Blade Enclosure POST POST Power On Self Test is the self diagnostic program of the CPU blade When you power on the CPU blade the system automatically runs POST to check the motherboard ECC memory CPU keyboard and mouse POST also displays messages of
31. 1 Insert the floppy disk containing the parameters file 2 Select Load parameters and enter the file path of the parameters file in the text box 3 Click Next Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 11 Select the operating system to install Select Install the Windows 32bit editions from the menu and click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DOO O o o OE step J 7 Ize I gt ies Select the installing Operating System If Install other Operating System is selected EXPRESSBUILDER only creates a Logical Drive and finishes the setup Install the Windows 32bit editions C Install other Operating System Version 5 XX XXX XX Enter the logical drive settings The Enter RAID settings steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Select OS Enter RAID settings Top men Step Set a parameter to create a logical drive If you are not using a RAID controller select Skip the logical drive creation and press the Next button If youwant to use the existing logical drive select Skip the logical drive creation and press the Next button Skip the logical drive creation Co ed on the logical drive will be deleted create the logical drive Back Next Top Default Version 5 XX XXX XX NOTES m You can use only the physical devices t
32. 12 OK CPU blade When you use the N8460 009 external DVD ROM drive use the branch USB cable provided with the CPU blade Network The CPU blade is connected to the network via the Blade Enclosure Refer to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure for details 3 8 Setting Up Your Server This page is intentionally left blank Chapter 4 Configuring Your Server This chapter describes Basic Input Output System BIOS configuration When you install the Blade Server for the first time or install remove optional devices read this chapter to understand the correct setup procedures SYSTEM BIOS SETUP The SETUP utility is provided to configure the basic hardware settings of the CPU blade This utility is pre installed in the flash memory of the CPU blade The CPU blade is pre configured with the optimal parameters for system performance Therefore you do not need to use the SETUP utility except in the cases described below IMPORTANT m The SETUP utility is intended for system administrator use only m The SETUP utility allows you to set a password The CPU blade 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 the system you can view and change are limited Do not set a password before installing the operating system m The CPU blade contains the latest vers
33. 30 seconds or longer and then turn on the power of the Blade Enclosure by using the POWER switch Q Immediately after power is supplied to the CPU blade the CPU blade in the next slot does not power on immediately Initialization of BMC takes about 30 seconds after AC power is supplied to the CPU blade After that the CPU blades are powered on sequentially A power on delay period slot number 1 x 2 seconds is set for each CPU blade Accordingly a CPU blade in a high numbered slot has a longer power on delay Q It occasionally takes time from the power on operation to the CPU blade actually turning on When the power on operation is executed the CPU blade notifies the EM card and waits for permission to turn on If the EM card is busy the power on may be delayed The remote power on through network does not work Wake On LAN does not work Q Is the system shut down forcibly After a forced shutdown Wake On LAN does not work After starting the CPU blade perform the normal shutdown procedure Fails to power off QI Is the POWER switch function disabled Restart the CPU blade and then start the BIOS SETUP utility lt Menus to check Security Power Switch Inhibit gt 8 10 Troubleshooting POST fails to complete m m Is the memory installed properly POST does not complete if a DIMM is not installed properly Are memory devices of a large capacity installed Depending on t
34. 6 From the top of the CPU unit position the connector of the mezzanine card so that it aligns with the connector of the mezzanine card slot and insert the mezzanine card into the slot IMPORTANT Do not touch the terminals on the board A contact failure may occur if the board is installed with dirt and oil adhering to the terminals m Insert the mezzanine card straight into the connector The terminal or connector may be damaged if it is not inserted correctly m Ifthe board cannot be installed securely remove the board and then install it again Applying excess force to the board may damage it 7 Push the mezzanine card firmly to connect the card to the slot 8 Tighten the screws to secure the mezzanine card to the spacer on the CPU blade 9 Replace the top cover 10 Secure the top cover with the two screws 11 Install the CPU blade in the Blade Enclosure according to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure 12 Power on the CPU blade Make sure that no error messages associated with the card appear on the POST screen See Chapter 8 for details of POST error messages 13 Inthe BIOS Setup utility set Advanced Reset Configuration Data to Yes This is required to update the hardware update information See Chapter 4 for details 14 Run the BIOS configuration utility of the mezzanine card to configure it The BIOS configuration utility may vary depending on the type of the mezzanine card Refer to the documentation provi
35. Control Panel 2 Select the the log type to collect Application Log collects events related to the installed applications Security Log collects the events related to security System Log collects the events related to the Windows system 3 Click Save as in the Run menu 4 Enter the file name of the log in the File Name box 5 Select the type of the log file you want to save in the File Type list box and click OK For more information refer to Windows Online Help Troubleshooting 8 21 COLLECTING CONFIGURATION INFORMATION This section describes how to collect the hardware configuration information Diagnostic Program is used to collect the information IMPORTANT Ifa STOP error system error or stall occurs follow the procedure below after restarting the system Click the Start menu and click Control Panel Double click Management Tool and double click Computer Management Click System Tool System Information Click Save as System Information File in the Operation menu Enter the file name in the File Name box Click Save O Or ee a COLLECTING DR WATSON DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION Dr Watson collects diagnostic information related to application errors You can specify the location to save the information For more information refer to Chapter 5 8 22 Troubleshooting MEMORY DUMP If an error occurs the dump file should be saved to acquire necessary infor
36. DianaScope Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Qa x A Osh sy ravortes Aui O A LS ay Address http flocalhost 8080 cianascope pages commansftop jsp NEC Empowered by innovation Group List B Beries E Blueberry Bor ocon Encode VNC raas Auto SHIFT JIS_ EUC JP UTF8 ap pios a 198 hours 0 minutes o 300 sec Z DianaScope Remote Console Blueberry Microsoft Internet Explorer Item Speci fic Help IE 47 14 5 35H1 Syst em Dat e 07 09 2004 lt Tab gt lt Shift Tab gt or Legacy Fl oppy A 1 44 1 25 MB 3 5 lt Enter gt selects field Legacy Floppy B 0 sabl ed Hard O sk Pre Del ay O sabl ed gt Primary CE Mast er ORM gt Primary CE Save None Local intranet gt Processor Settings Language English US NOTE To manage this product using NEC DianaScope a server license is required The following server license is included with the product m UL1198 001E DianaScope Additional Server License 1 Chapter 7 Maintenance This chapter describes the daily maintenance of the CPU blade and precautions when relocating or storing it MAKING BACKUP COPIES NEC recommends you make backup copies of your valuable data on a regular basis For backup storage devices suitable for the CPU blade and backup tools consult with your service
37. Emulex LPX000 PCI Fibre Channel HBA When Fibre Channel controller N8403 018 is used 10 When the following message is shown press Enter to start Welcome to Setup 11 When the installation of Windows Server 2003 finishes the system reboots automatically 12 When Windows Server 2003 R2 is installed the Windows Setup screen will be displayed after logging on to the system Windows Setup x 4 Windows Setup is not complete We recommend that you continue Setup E so that you can install the additional components that are available in this version of the Windows Server operating system For more information about the new components see the documentation on Windows Server CD 2 To continue Setup insert Windows Server CD 2 or specify the location where the Windows Server CD 2 files are stored and then click OK Location of Windows Server CD 2 files Ds Browse A Cancel IMPORTANT m The Windows Setup screen may not be displayed Be sure to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 according to the following procedures m You can install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 after the application of System update Be sure to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 In this case note that the Windows Setup screen is not displayed 13 Insert the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive Confirm the parameters and click OK 14 When the
38. Event Log SEL to identify the cause of an error STATUS lamp indications STAINS AMP Description Action Status Color On Green The CPU blade is operating normally off The power is turned off Turn on the power On Red BMC is being initialized 1 Wait until the lamp goes off 2 Ifthe lamp is still on check installation of the CPU blade Flash Red See the table Virtual LCD indications when STATUS lamp is flashing red described later Flash Amber See the table Virtual LCD indications when STATUS lamp is flashing amber described later NOTE If the CPU blade is powered off while the STATUS lamp is flashing amber or red the indication of the STATUS lamp is retained When the CPU blade is powered on the STATUS lamp lights green normal status General Description 2 13 Virtual LCD indications when STATUS lamp is flashing red On screen message Description Action Proc 1 IERR An error was detected in CPU 1 Proc 2 IERR An error was detected in CPU 2 WDT Timeout Watchdog timer timeout error occurred WDT Power Down Forcibly powered off due to watchdog timer timeout error SMI Timeout A timeout error occurred while the system management interrupt process is in progress 1 Turn off the power and then turn it on again 2 If an error message appears on the POST screen check the message 3 If no error message appears c
39. Items Required for Local Installation Before beginning installation prepare the following items DVD ROM drive Floppy disk drive NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD ROM For Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Editions Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition DISC 1 CD ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition DISC 2 CD ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition DISC 1 CD ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition DISC 2 CD ROM Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK For Windows Server 2003 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition DISC 1 CD ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition DISC 2 CD ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition DISC 1 CD ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition DISC 2 CD ROM Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK First Step Guide User s Guide this manual B 6 Installing the Operating System Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD provided with the server supports the following mass storage controllers for installation NOTE If you want to install the OS using a mass storage controller other than the 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 L
40. POST Up to three password entries will be accepted Three incorrect password entries disable the system In this case turn off the power and wait about 30 seconds before turning it on again IMPORTANT Do not set a password before installing the operating system 6 The operating system starts when POST completes POST Error Messages When POST detects an error it displays an error message on the screen See Chapter 8 for POST error codes IMPORTANT Take note of the error messages displayed before consulting with your service representative they may provide useful information for maintenance 2 24 General Description Device Identification When more than one CPU blade of the same type is installed use the ID lamp to identify the CPU blade requiring maintenance The ID lamp is located on the CPU blade installed in the Blade Enclosure The ID lamp also blinks blue when software commands from the management PC on the network are used In addition pressing the ID switch on the CPU blade illuminates the ID lamp ID switch ID lamp ooo CY ORO R68 OQ S08 OOO 02626 O90000 OOOO0 O O O O O 0250020 7 OL0L6 050 050 L625 Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Server This chapter describes how to set up the server on a step by step basis 3 2 Setting Up Your Server BEFORE INSTALLING CPU BLADE Be sure to check the MA
41. RAID array before running NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Boot the system from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD Select Load the optional driver into the EXPRESSBUILDER from the Top menu and click Next Insert the driver disk for the mass storage device Press the Perform button NOTE By choosing this option you can load the driver for the mass storage device to proceed with Express Setup Perform Express Setup with the following settings a When Enter RAID settings appears select Skip the logical drive creation b Select Apply OEM Disk for Mass storage device Copy the driver for the mass storage device in Express Setup Insert the driver disk for the mass storage device Continue Express Setup Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities This section describes how to use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD to install utilities on your server NEC EXPRESSBUILDER NEC EXPRESSBUILDER hereafter referred to as EXPRESSBUILDER helps you install the operating system and management software or use the maintenance utilities When you insert the EXPRESSBUILDER disc into the DVD drive and reboot the system the following menu appears Boot selection Boot selection Os installation xxx default xx Tool menu Normal mode Tool menu Redirection mode Automatic select at 18 seconds 6 2 Installing and Using Utilities m OS installation If you select this item the Top menu appears NEC EXPRESSBUILDE
42. Step network domai p gt ff dows Gn A A ua horis Ewes protocol account ponents tions setup 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 Workgroup name 3 WORKGROUP Join ina domain Join in aworkgroup Back Next Top Default Version 5 XX XXX XX 12 Select the Windows components to install The Select Windows components steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER ee Enter Enter Select Save Start Step network domaid map A iA upp forta A E protocol account tions setup Select the installing Windows components Application Server I Internet Information Servic Management and Monitoring Tools Simple Network Management Protocol Detail settings I Network Monitor Tools Networking Services Other Network File and Print Services T Simple TC I Fies x Macintosh ation Protoco DHCP I Print for Macintosh I Print Services for Unix I Windows Intemet Name Services WINS Back Next Top Default Version 5 XX XXX XX Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 15 13 Select the applications to install The Select applications steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CC O Step network domai dows c applica
43. The Add or Remove Programs dialog box appears 3 Click Add Remove Windows Component The Windows Components Wizard dialog box appears 4 Click Management and Monitoring Tools and then click Details The Management and Monitoring Tools dialog appears Check the Network Monitor Tools check box and then click OK The Windows Components Wizard dialog box appears Click Next If a message is displayed asking you to insert the operating system disc follow the instructions on the screen and click OK 8 Click Finish in the Windows Component Wizard dialog box Close the Add or Remove Programs dialog box 10 Close the Control Panel To start Network Monitor click Programs click Administrative Tools and click Network Monitor For information on how to operate Network Monitor refer to Online Help Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 29 INSTALLING MAINTENANCE UTILITIES Various maintenance utilities are contained on the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD See Chapter 6 for information on installing the utilities UPDATING THE SYSTEM Updating the System is executed by Express Setup automatically Execute Updating the System in the following cases m Modifying the system configuration m Recovering the system using the recovery process See Updating the System Applying Service Pack in Appendix B for details on the update process 5 30 Installing the Operating System with Expres
44. a Install OS Automatically L Log on Automatically E The installation is complete Loading parameters Step 2 Skip Next v Select the operating system Step 3 Next RAID configuration Step 4 I Next Windows Confirm Setting Input Steps 5 to 10 Next v Save parameters Step 11 m Next Start Express Setup Step 12 Perform RAID Configuration Create the OS partition format z Copying Windows drivers 4 Copying selected applications Process that requires user input Process that proceeds automatically Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 9 INSTALLING WINDOWS SERVER 2003 Express Setup proceeds by selecting or inputting parameters in the wizard You can also save the parameters to a floppy disk as a parameters file 1 2 3 Turn on peripheral devices and then turn on the server Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disc drive of the server Press the RESET switch or press Ctrl Alt and Delete to boot from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD The system boots from the DVD ROM and NEC EXPRESSBUILDER starts Select OS installation default from the boot selection menu If you do not press any key OS installation is selected automatically The Top menu appears Select Perform the Express setup from the Top menu and click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER
45. any gas tubes A CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 2 to 1 6 for details S o 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 a Use the authorized power cord only Do not connect or disconnect any interface cable with the power cord of the server plugged into a power source a Do not use any unauthorized interface cable 3 6 Setting Up Your Server During normal operation interface cables do not need to be connected to a CPU blade Cables should be connected to the USB serial and or VGA ports on the CPU blade in the following cases m Installing an operating system when the CPU blade is installed in the Blade Enclosure SIGMABLADE H m Maintenance m Updating BIOS and firmware The K410 150 00 SUV cable is a standard accessory for the Blade Enclosure SIGMABLADE The K410 150 00 SUV cable has USB serial interface and monitor connection connectors Connect a device to each of the cable s connectors as necessary To serial interface device To CPU blade IMPORTANT m To connect a peripheral or interface cable provided by a vendor other than NEC to the CPU blade make sure that t
46. automatically Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 23 Available switch options for Windows Server 2003 Boot ini file Many different switche options are available for the 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 in excess of 4GB of memory installed adding the PAE switch in the Boot ini file will enable the system to address over 4GB of memory However the Microsoft operating systems which support the PAE switch option are limited Refer to the following article in Microsoft Knowledge Base to check the supported products m Microsoft Knowledge Base Article ID 291988 A description of the 4GB RAM tuning feature and the Physical Address Extension switch on the following example shows how to add the PAE switch to the Boot ini file Click Start click Settings and then click Control Panel In Control Panel double click System Click the Advanced tab and then click Settings under Setup and Recovery Under System Setup click Edit to open Boot ini meU IS Add PAE to the Operating Systems section in the 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
47. by adding 2 to the MAC address Setting Up Your Server 3 3 CPU unit m When the number letter of the last character is an even number or A C or E The MAC address for LAN port 3 is as described on the label The MAC address for LAN port 4 can be obtained by adding 1 to the MAC address m When the number letter of the last character is an odd number or B D or F The MAC address for LAN port 3 can be obtained by adding 1 to the MAC address The MAC address for LAN port 4 can be obtained by adding 2 to the MAC address The MAC addresses can be checked by using a Windows or Linux command m Windows Enter ipconfig all in the MS DOS prompt or from Run in the Start menu to see the indicated physical address part m Linux Enter ifconfig in the prompt to see the indicated Hwaddr Installing DIMM If your CPU blade is not equipped with memory install DIMM s according to Chapter 9 Two DIMM s must be populated in a pair 3 4 Setting Up Your Server INSTALLING THE CPU BLADE Install the CPU blade in a dedicated Blade Enclosure Refer to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure for how to install the CPU blade IMPORTANT The CPU blade is extremely sensitive to static electricity Make sure to touch the metal frame of the CPU blade to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the CPU blade Do not touch the pins leads or circuitry or place the CPU blade directly on a desk For static notes s
48. discharge static electricity from your body before handling the hard disk drive Do not touch the terminals and parts on the hard disk drive with your bare hands or place the hard disk drive directly on a desk For static notes see the section Anti static Measures described earlier m Make sure to use a hard disk drive authorized by NEC Installing a third party hard disk drive may cause a failure of the hard disk drive as well as the server Repair costs of the server due to damage resulting from installation of such a hard disk drive will be charged even within the warranty period m Hard disk drives with different capacities can can operate normally in the CPU blade To use a RAID array with the onboard disk array controller use hard disk drives with the same specifications Do not apply shock or vibration to the hard disk drive Do not push the surface of the hard disk drive when installing or removing it m Use the hard disk drive mounted to the tray in the CPU blade Do not remove the hard disk drive from the tray Doing so may cause a failure of the hard disk drive Upgrading Your Server 9 31 Installation or Removal of Hard Disk Drive Install the hard disk drive in the following procedure Install the hard disk drive in slot 0 1 2 3 4 and then 5 in order 1 Remove a dummy tray from the slot to install a hard disk drive IMPORTANT Keep the dummy tray for future use Slot 0 Slot 1 Slot 2
49. disk Do not select Use existing partitions in Windows system drive settings 6 12 Installing and Using Utilities Enter the user information and client license mode The Enter basic parameters steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next zix NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DOO O o O i Load Select OS Enter RAID Specify Je basic Esme Step hranit settings medium parameters 1 gt ems gt partition protoctl 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 X0 J00K 0 IMPORTANT A computer and user name are required NOTE Even if you do not enter an Administrator password js displayed in Administrator password and Confirm password 10 11 Installing and Using Utilities 6 13 Enter the network protocol settings The Enter network protocol steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next Fm Parameter Fe creator OOOO Load Select OS Ent
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51. functions of its components Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Server Describes how to select a site unpack the system connect cables and power on your system Chapter 4 Configuring Your Server Describes how to configure the system and provides instructions for running the BIOS Setup Utility and the Disk Array Configuration Utility which is used to configure a RAID array in your system Chapter 5 Installing the Operating System Describes how to install the operating system Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities Describes how to install the utilities for the server It also describes using the attached NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD ROM Chapter 7 Maintenance Provides information necessary to maintain successful operation of the CPU blade Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Provides helpful information for solving problems that might occur with your system Chapter 9 Upgrading Your Server Describes how to upgrade your system with an additional processor optional memory optional mezzanine cards and hard disk drives Appendix A Specification Provides specifications for your CPU blade Appendix B Installing the Operating System Describes how to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions and Windows Server 2003 without using Express Setup Text Conventions The following conventions are used throughout this User s Guide For safety symbols see SAFETY INDICATIONS provided earlier IMPORTANT Items that are mandatory or require atten
52. gt Enter Enter Select Win l Select protocol account ponents tions Save Start pardtnetrs gt Expiiesd 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 wing a disk driver which is not inchded in EXPRESSBUILDER select Apply OEM Disk for mass storage device List of applications Selected applications Apply OEM Disk for mass storage device NEC ESMPRO Agent MegaRAID Storage Manager Add gt lt lt Delete Back Next Top Default Version 5 XX XXX XX 14 Save the parameters The Save parameters steps are displayed NEC EXPRESSBUILDER a Enter Enter Select Win Select Save Start Step network domaif dows c applied parimet Evie 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 vi Select Do not save parameters when this computer does not connect a floppy disk drive Do not save parameters Save parameters Version 5 XX XXX XX If you want to save the parameters insert a formatted floppy disk Select Save parameters enter the file path of the parameters file in the text box and click Next If not select Do not save parameters 5 16
53. in mind the following to reduce stresses on your body Good Working Posture Sit on your chair with your back straight If the desk height is correct you will look down at the screen slightly and your forearms will be parallel to the floor This good work posture can minimize muscle tension caused by sedentary work If you sit in a bad posture for example sit round shouldered or with you face too close to the display you may easily suffer fatigue or eyestrain Adjust Display Angle Most types of displays allow you to adjust the angle vertically and horizontally This adjustment is very important to prevent the reflection of light as well as to make the screen more comfortable to see Without this adjustment it is difficult to maintain a good work posture Be sure to adjust the angle before using the display Adjust Screen Brightness and Contrast Displays allow you to adjust brightness and contrast Optimum brightness and contrast vary depending on the individual brightness of the room etc If the screen is too bright or too dark it can cause eyestrain Adjust Keyboard Angle Some types of keyboards allow you to adjust the angle If you adjust the angle to make the keyboard more comfortable to use you can greatly reduce stresses on your shoulders arms and fingers PB eS Clean Equipment Cleanliness of the equipment is very important not only for appearance but also for function and safety Regularly cl
54. lamp is on when the LAN port is connected to the network The lamp blinks when data is being transmitted When the CPU blade is powered on it becomes ready to link with the network The connection of the LAN port is physically controlled by the EM card and the switch module installed in the Blade Enclosure To check the connection status of the LAN port refer to the User s Guide of the EM card and the switch module installed in the Blade Enclosure ID Lamp Pressing the ID switch turns the lamp on and pressing it again turns the lamp off The ID lamp identifies a specific CPU blade in a system where more than one CPU blade is installed Turning this lamp on can help to identify a faulty device If you press the ID switch the lamp turns on When the recognize command is received from management software such as NEC ESMPRO Manager and NEC DianaScope Manager the lamp blinks Hard Disk Drive A single hard disk drive includes one lamp DISK ACCESS lamp The lamp lights green when the hard disk drive is accessed The lamp lights amber if a fault occurs in the hard disk drive or CPU blade In the disk array configuration the lamp blinks amber while the disk array is rebuilt this does not indicate an error After rebuilding completes the lamp returns to the normal indication If rebuilding fails the lamp lights amber General Description 2 19 USING YOUR SERVER This section describes the basic operation of the b
55. removable media such as DAT into a mounted device during Windows installation Connecting Hard Disk Drive Only connect the hard disk drive on which you want to install Windows If you create multiple logical drives see Re installing the Operating system when multiple logical drive exist Appendix B Reinstalling to the hard disk drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk You cannot reinstall Windows Server 2003 on a partition of a hard disk drive that is a dynamic disk If you want to keep the current partition see Appendix B to reinstall 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 Paging File Size Recommended Mounted Memory Size 1 5 Dump File Size Mounted Memory Size 12MB Application Size Required Size IMPORTANT m The above paging file size is necessary for collecting the debug information memory dump If a value smaller than the Recommended one is set for the initial size of the paging file the correct debug information memory dump may not be collected m The maximum paging file size which can be set on one partition is 4095MB If the above paging file size exceeds 4095MB specify 4095MB for the pa
56. side of the CD ROM dirty or damaged Take the CD ROM out of the DVD ROM drive confirm that it is not dirty or damaged reset it and click OK Fails to access the DVD CD ROM Q Is the DVD CD ROM properly set in the DVD ROM drive tray Take the disc out of the tray and set the disc with its label side upward Q Is the DVD CD ROM compatible with the server ADVD CD ROM for Macintosh is not supported Adisk which does not conform to the CD standard is not guaranteed to work in the DVD drive Troubleshooting 8 13 Fails to start the operating system m m m Is the BIOS configuration correct Run the BIOS SETUP utility to change the boot order see Chapter 4 Is a floppy disk in the floppy disk drive Remove the floppy disk and restart the CPU blade Is the operating system damaged Use the recovery process to recover the system The CPU blade is not found on the network m Is the LAN cable connected Make sure to connect the LAN cable to the network port on the rear of the CPU blade Also make sure that the LAN cable conforms to the network interface standard Is the BIOS configuration correct The internal LAN controller may be disabled in the BIOS SETUP utility of the CPU blade Check the setting in the BIOS SETUP utility lt Menus to check Advanced PCI Configuration Embedded NIC Dual Gbit LAN 1 Option ROM Scan LAN 2 Option ROM
57. the BIOS SETUP utility such as the startup message while in progress NEC With the factory setup of the CPU blade the NEC logo appears on the display unit if connected while POST is in progress To display the POST check results press Esc NOTE You can set the POST check results to appear on the display unit without pressing Esc Select Enabled for Boot time Diag Screen in the Advanced menu of the BIOS SETUP utility See Chapter 4 for details You do not always need to check the POST check results Check the messages that POST displays when m You use the blade server for the first time m The server fails m The server beeps several times between power on and operating system startup m An error message appears on the display unit 2 22 General Description POST Execution Flow The following describes the progress of POST IMPORTANT Do not make unnecessary key entries or perform mouse operations while POST is in progress m Some system configurations that have an optional board installed may display the message Press Any Key to enter the board s BIOS setup Refer to the manual provided with the optional board for details m After you install or remove an optional mezzanine card POST may halt and display a message indicating an incorrect board configuration In this case press F1 to continue POST The board configuration can be changed by using a utility described later 1
58. the CPU as well as the server Repair costs of the server due to damage resulting from installation of such a CPU will be charged even within the warranty period CPU 1 to be installed below the heat sink CPU 2 to be installed below the dummy heat sink CPU blade 9 6 Upgrading Your Server NOTE If two CPU s with different revision levels are installed on the server the following message may appear in the System Log of the Event Viewer However it is not a problem for normal system operation Event Properties E 21 x Event Date 7 3 2001 Source Application Popup t Time 13 38 Category None Type Information EventID 41 L User N A Computer SERVER 1 Description The CPUs in this multiprocessor system are not all the same revision level To use all processors the operating system restricts itself to the features of the least capable processor in the system Should problems occur with this system contact the CPU manufacturer to see if this mix of processors is supported Data Bytes Words 0000 00 00 00 00 O1 00 d4 00 0008 00 00 00 00 29 00 00 40 0010 02 00 00 00 29 00 00 40 00
59. the Optional Network Board Driver Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver Open 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 the onboard adapter All other names are for the Optional Network Board 3 Click the Driver tab and click Update Driver The 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 the Search removable media floppy CD ROM check box 6 Check the Include this location in the search check box and specify For Windows Server 2003 001 win winnt dotnet ns41s pro1000 ws03xp2k For Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions 001 win winnt w2k3amd ns41s pro1000 ws3xpx64 Then click Next 7 Click Finish B 20 Installing the Operating System Setup of Adapter Fault Tolerance AFT Adaptive Load Balancing ALB Adapter Fault Tolerance AFT is a feature that places more than one LAN controller on the same LAN same segment and automatically switches the process of the primary controller to the backup controller when any trouble occurs on the primary Adaptive Load Balancing ALB is a feature that connects more than one LAN controller to the same hub and enhances the throughput by opera
60. trademark of Datalight Inc ROM DOS is a trademark of Datalight Inc AT is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States and other countries LSI the LSI logo design iBBU MegaRAID MegaRAID Storage Manager and WebBIOS are trademarks or registered trademarks of LSI Corporation of United States Adaptec and its logo is a registered trademark of Adaptec Inc of United States SCSISelect is a trademark of Adaptec Inc of the United States Adobe Adobe logo and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated All other product brand or trade names used in this publication are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners Windows Server 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 system and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition operating system Windows XP x64 Edition stands for Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
61. use optional devices provided by NEC Some memory devices and hard disk drives from other vendors are designed to be used with the server However ff such a device malfunctions and damages the server you will be charged the repair even within the warranty period Do not use a cellular phone or pager around the server Turn off cellular phones or pagers Radio interference may cause malfunctions of the server 1 8 Notes on Using Your Server TRANSFER TO THIRD PARTY The following must be observed when you transfer or sell the server and included software to a third party Server Make sure to provide this manual along with the server to a third party IMPORTANT Be sure to take appropriate measures not to leak important data e g customers information or companies management information on the removed hard disk drive to any third parties Data seems to be erased when you empty Recycle Bin of Windows or execute the format command of the operating system However the actual data remains written on the hard disk drive Data not erased completely may be restored by special software and used for unexpected purposes It is strongly recommended that the software or service both available at stores for data erasure should be used in order to avoid the trouble explained above For details on data erasure ask your sales representative Provided Software To transfer or sell any software application that comes
62. 0 34688 MB Ford Physical Drive 1 34688 MB Battery Backup Unit NOTES Before performing Learn Cycle in manual mode set the Auto Learn Mode of MSM to Warn or Disabled m When you performed Learn Cycle in manual mode be sure to set the Auto Learn Mode back to Auto before exiting the Learn Cycle 4 80 Configuring Your Server m Immediately after you changed the setting to Auto from Disabled or Warn the refresh operation starts IMPORTANT If the following log is recorded in the MSM and the application log at every system startup while the Auto Learn Mode is set to Auto perform Learn Cycle in manual mode Controller ID x Battery requires reconditioning please initiate a LEARN cycle 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 m Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition m Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition To use the server with operating systems other than ones 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 See Chapter 4 for details 5 2 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup About Express Setup Express Setup helps you to install the Wi
63. 18 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0020 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 OK Cancel Boalt Upgrading Your Server 9 7 Installation Install the CPU in the following procedure 1 Shutdown the CPU blade and turn off the power 2 Remove the CPU blade from the Blade Enclosure Refer to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure 3 Place the CPU blade on an anti static sheet 4 Remove the two screws securing the top cover Co__ 5 Firmly hold the cover move it slightly toward the rear of the CPU blade and then lift the cover to remove it IMPORTANT Handle the cover carefully so as not to make contact with any electronic devices on the CPU blade 9 8 Upgrading Your Server 6 Confirm the location of the CPU socket 7 Remove the dummy heat sink and CPU cover from the socket IMPORTANT Keep the CPU cover for future use 8 Lift the socket lever IMPORTANT Open the lever fully It can be opened 120 degrees or more Upgrading Your Server 9 9 10 Place the CPU in the socket carefully NOTE Note the direction of the CPU To prevent the CPU from being inserted into the socket incorrectly a pin mark is placed on the CPU and the socket Check the pin marks to insert the CPU into the socket correctly 11 Push the CPU lightly into the socket and push down the CPU socket holder 12 Push down th
64. 40x480 to 1024x768 VRAM 2MB Auxiliary input Floppy disk Option USB device CD DVD ROM Option USB Mezzanine card Type 1 4 max when Mezzanine Card Type 2 is not used slot Type 2 2 LAN interface 1000Base T x 4 External interface SUV connector to be connected to the front panel serial x1 VGAx1 USBx2 x1 External dimensions mm 181 H x 516 D x 105 W requirements Weight 9 2 kg Max Power supply 12Vdc and 5VS supplied from the Blade Enclosure Power consumption 12Vdc 554 W 451W 451W 463 W Environmental Temperature 10 to 35 C Humidity 20 to 80 RH no condensation A 2 Specifications This page is intentionally left blank Appendix B Installing the Operating System SETUP AND RE SETUP OF CPU BLADE OF DISKLESS MODEL Local Installation Before beginning installation make sure that the CPU blade is connected to the keyboard display unit DVD ROM drive and floppy disk drive Notes Before beginning the local installation read the notes described here carefully Key entry Use the keyboard only when the USB floppy disk drive is not being accessed the access lamp is off System update If the system configuration is modified always update the system by using the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD See Chapter 6 for details B 2 Installing the Operating System Re installation to dynamic disk When reinstal
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66. AID BIOS Configuration Utility Configuration Wizard 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 then adds new virtual disk Configuring Your Server 4 53 When you select New Configuration or Add Configuration the screen as shown below appears MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Configuration Wizard 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 on board RAID LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB supports Custom Configuration only 4 54 Configuring Your Server Use this menu to define several physical drives PD as a disk group DG Me a RAID BIOS Configuration Ltility Configvvizard OG Definition i Dkt Sraup Dalnlb n Ta add drier to a Dkt Group hold Contral t r hile selecting Unnar Sood dress and elke an Gece pt OS Ove sddilan con be undone by vekecting Lhe Rectalm butan Prysical Drives Disk Groups POO UGH Soc D xo bd Bi PD 1 UHCOHF Sood MA Bi PD 2 UNGONF ooo 0 K MB x cancel u Back n He
67. AN and serial port connections of the remote console are mentioned in MAINTENANCE TOOLS of Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Use the serial port to run System Diagnostics with the remote console The LAN connection is not for System Diagnostics The following procedure describes how to start the system diagnostics 1 2 Shutdown the operating system and power off the CPU blade Disconnect the CPU blade from the network by powering off the Switch kit to which it is connected or by disabling the LAN port of the Switch kit Power on the CPU blade Use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD to boot the system Select Tool menu Normal mode when using the local console of the CPU Select Tool menu Redirection mode when using the remote console NOTE If the system displays the Language selection menu select English 7 4 Maintenance 6 Select Test and diagnostics Select End User Mode The system diagnostics start The system diagnostics take approximately three minutes to complete When they are complete the screen displays the following Diagnostics tool title Test window title AER TEst amp Diagnosis On Linux Ver001 00 020901 1 1m Test En Test result Start 10 06 58 End 10 09 58 Pass 000 03 00 TestTime 000 03 00 Test End NormalEnd 03 AbnormalEnd 00 ForceEnd 00 lt System gt MEM Memo 16 count NormalEnd CACHE Cache 49 count NormalEnd lt SCSI gt HDD_02 000 DK32DJ 36W 89 count Normal
68. Automatic select at 1 seconds When you use a remote console 6 Select a tool to start it 8 26 Troubleshooting Function of Maintenance Tools The following functions are provided by the Maintenance Tools m Maintenance Utility The Off line Maintenance Utility is started in Maintenance Utility The Off line Maintenance Utility is an operating system independent maintenance program When you are unable to start the operating system dependent NEC ESMPRO to troubleshoot a problem the Off line Maintenance Utility can be used IMPORTANT m The Off line Maintenance Utility is intended for use by your service representative Do not attempt to use the utility by yourself Contact your service representative m See the online help for details on the Off line Maintenance Utility For further information contact your service representative The Off line Maintenance Utility provides the following features IPMI Information Viewer Provides functions to view the system event log SEL sensor data record SDR and filed replaceable unit FRU and to make a backup copy of them Using this feature you can find system errors and events to determine a maintenance part BIOS Setup Viewer Provides functions to export the current configuration data defined with the SETUP utility to a text file System Information Viewer Provides functions to view information on the processor and BIOS and export it to a text file
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70. C addresses before installing a CPU blade in the Blade Enclosure Check MAC Address A MAC address indicates the address specific for the network It is a 12 digit alphanumeric string starting with 003013 Each of CPU unit and storage unit have two MAC addresses Check the MAC addresses before installing a CPU blade in the Blade Enclosure MAC addresses are shown in the figure below Label indicating MAC address CPU unit Label indicating MAC address A l E oW o Storage unit The address of the LAN port depends on the number and letter of the last character of the MAC address Storage unit m When the number letter of the last character is an even number or A C or E The MAC address for LAN port 1 is as described on the label The MAC address for LAN port 2 can be obtained by adding 1 to the MAC address m When the number letter of the last character is an odd number or B D or F The MAC address for LAN port 1 can be obtained by adding 1 to the MAC address The MAC address for LAN port 2 can be obtained
71. Cancel 8 16 Troubleshooting The Telnet Service is not installed Adjust the computer name to 14 characters or less before installing the telnet service lt How to install the Telnet Service gt 1 Click Run on the Start menu 2 Type tlntsvr service in the Open box and click OK 3 Click the Start menu click Control Panel click Computer Management and then click Services to check that the telnet service is registered When the installation of Telnet Service is finished adjust the computer name to 15 characters or more Fails to start the operating system with the 3GB switch System fails to start the operating system with the 3GB switch In this case adjust the capacity of the user mode area using the userva switch by referring to the following URL http support microsoft com kb 3 16739 en Troubleshooting 8 17 Problems with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER When the CPU blade will not boot from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD check the following Q Did you insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD during POST and restart the CPU blade Ifyou do not insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD during POST and restart the CPU blade an error message will appear or the operating system will boot Q Is the BIOS configuration correct The boot device order may be specified in the BIOS setup utility of the CPU blade Use the BIOS setup utility to change the boot device order to boot the system from the DVD RO
72. EXPRESSBUILDER Step sh gt The Parameter File Creator creates and modifies the parameters file To create a parameters file select Do not load a parameter To load a parameters file select Load a parameter Input the path of the parameters file Do not load parameters Load parameters Reference Version 5 XX XXX Jt 6 Select the operating system to install Select Install the Windows 32bit editions from the menu and click Next E EXPRESSBUILDER OS h O Step sarc 3 gt Select the installing Operating System ee Tf 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 6 10 Installing and Using Utilities 7 Enter the logical drive settings The Enter RAID setting steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next B Parameter File Creator 15 xi NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Load Select 0S Enter RAID Specify Enter basic Enter Step parameters settings gt mediun gt parameters 1 gt network gt partitidl protocol 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 Nex
73. End Enter Detail Information ESC Return to Enduser Menu Guide line Test summary window Diagnostics tool title Displays the name and version of the diagnostic tool Test window title Displays the progress of the system diagnostics Test End is displayed when the system diagnostics complete Test result Displays the start end and elapsed time and completion status of the system diagnostics Guide line Displays the functions of the keys to operate the system diagnostics Test summary window Displays the results of each test executed Move the cursor and press the Enter key to display the details of the test When an error is detected by the system diagnostics a test result in the test summary window is highlighted in red and Abnormal End is displayed on the right side Move the cursor to the test that detected the error and press the Enter key Record the error message and contact your service representative Maintenance 7 5 7 Press the Esc key The Enduser Menu below is displayed TeDoLi TEst amp Diagnosis On Linux Ver001 00 Build020901 1 1m Enduser Menu lt Test Result gt lt Device List gt lt Log Info gt lt Option gt lt Reboot gt Please choose a function by the arrow key and push Enter key lt Test Result gt Displays the diagnostics completion screen lt Device List gt Displays a list of connected devices lt Log Info gt Displa
74. 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 Physical Drives SEAGATE ST33675455 rt PT ee L do PDB DGO ONLINE 34176 MB SEAGATE ST33675455 LEK PD Missing from GO Slot 2 34176 MB egilt is SL LILLY oe JTL Pl Pe Pe a Virtual Drives VDO RAIDS 66352 MB Degraded Select PD2 newly connected HDD in Physical Drives 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 MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Physical Drive 2 ii Revision Enclosure ID Slot Number 2 Device Type Connected Port Media Errors Pred Fail Count SAS Address Physical Drive State 5 When Rebuild Progress is displayed click Home at the lower left of the screen to go back to WebBIOS top menu HegaR ID BIOS Configuration Utility Physical Drive 2 i oh Fell Revision 0003 Fepco IMPORTANT Click Home while the background Consistency Check Rebuild or reconstruction the progress indication being displayed the background task may be processed at slow rate
75. ILDER DVD into the optical disc drive Press Ctrl Alt and Delete to reboot the server The Boot Selection menu is displayed Boot selection Boot selection Os installation x default enu Too Automatic select at 18 seconds IMPORTANT Os installation is selected automatically in ten seconds after the Boot Selection menu is displayed When a local console is used select Tool menu Normal mode When a remote console is used select Tool menu Redirection mode Language selection Language selection Automatic select at 5 seconds Select language which you want to use by the cursor key IMPORTANT Japanese is selected automatically in five seconds after the Language Selection menu is displayed Troubleshooting 8 25 5 Select English The tool menu is displayed TOOL MENU tem Man nt Return to previous These utilities are for maintenance and configuration d System information is displayed managed and set i Maintenance Utility BIOS and various firmwares are renewed in the qp10S FW Updating ROM DOS system can boot from a floppy disk made at ROM DOS Startup FD This computer and connected devices can bejjexamined at Test and diagnostics BMC information is displayed and set in System Management Only when BMC is supported When you use a local console BIOS FW Upda ROM DOS Test System Return to p
76. Log Help LSI LOGIC Server mimosa2 Controller 0 paw Port 0 0 Retresn Selected Operation Set BBU Properties mab Port Description Defines various Battery Operation pan Port Set BBU Properties Parameters Port3 pap Port4 Sa Ports porte i stpone Learn Delay Interval Chours 0 pa PORT i W Enclosure 2 Auto Learn Moog SA Physical Drive 0 34688 MB SA Physical Drive 1 34688 MB Battery Backup Unit The on board RAID LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB performs the following steps during refresh operation 1 Discharges the battery The following log is recorded in the MSM and the application log Controller ID x Battery relearn started Controller ID x Battery is discharging Controller ID x BBU disabled changing WB logical drives to WT 2 The discharging completes The following log is recorded in the MSM and the application log Controller ID x Battery relearn completed 3 Charges the battery again When charging starts the following log is recorded in the MSM and the application log If charging does not start after certain time has passed reboot the server to check if it start charging or not Controller ID x Battery started charging Configuring Your Server 4 79 The charging completes The following log is recorded in the MSM and the application log Hereafter the battery is discharged and charged in a regular basis every 30 days Controller ID x Ba
77. M drive first lt Menu to check Boot gt If OS installation default is selected at BOOT Selection screen the following message is displayed After this message appears check the error and take the appropriate corrective action according to the message listed in the table below Message Cause This EXPRESSBUILDER version was not designed This NEC EXPRESSBUILDER version is for this computer not designed for this server Insert the correct version and click OK When you Execute the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER ona click OK the computer reboots compliant server EXPRESSBUILDER could not get the hardware This message is shown when NEC parameters written in this motherboard EXPRESSBUILDER could not find This version is not designed for this computer or the system specific information because of motherboard may be broken When you click OK motherboard damage or replacement the computer reboots The hardware parameters written in this motherboard are incorrect This version is not designed for this computer or the motherboard may be broken When this error occurs after replacing the motherboard configure the hardware information in the Maintenance Utility 8 18 Troubleshooting Problems with Express Setup The system partition size issmaller than the specified value In Express Setup there are some cases where the system partition size is c about 8MB smaller than the specified size I
78. Mode Disabled Specify the idle for the system to enter Timer 1 min Secure Mode If this item is set to Disabled 2 min the timer is unavailable 5 min 10 min 20 min 60 min 120 min Hot Key L Specify the key to enter Secure Mode Press CTRL ALT Z the selected key while pressing Ctrl and Alt to enter Secure Mode Secure Mode Disabled Specify whether the system starts in Secure Boot Enabled Mode or not Power Switch Disabled Specify whether the POWER switch of the Inhibit Enabled CPU blade is enabled or disabled If Enabled the POWER switch cannot be used to power off the CPU blade The forced shutdown procedure pressing the POWER switch for at least 4 seconds is still available Factory set IMPORTANT Secure Mode is used to restrict the access of a user who has no user password In Secure Mode the POWER switch DUMP switch keyboard and mouse are disabled and the ScrollLock CapsLock and NumLock lamps on the keyboard flash sequentially To exit Secure Mode enter the user password 4 20 Configuring Your Server Server Move the cursor onto Server to display the server menu Selecting a menu item preceded by the symbol gt and pressing Enter displays the submenu gt System Management Configuring Your Server 4 21 See the table below for the options and their descriptions Option Parameter Description Your Setting FRB 2 Policy Disable FRB2 Timer Set the policy to be appl
79. NEC NEC Express5800 BladeServer Series N8400 071AF 072AF 073AF 074AF NEC Express5800 120Bb m6 User s Guide 1st Edition 4 2008 ONL 540_001_01 120Bb m6 100 99 0803 CAAA MT A DO ONN TTT PN 456 01752 000 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 April 2008 Copyright 2008 NEC Corporation 7 1 Shib
80. R T O O Step J menu u Welcome to the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER wnites 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 C Load the optional driver into the EXPRESSBUILDER C Exit EXPRESSBUILDER Version 5 XX XXX XX IMPORTANT m This tool is a configuration tool that is built on Windows PE 2 0 technology Pay attention to the automatic reboot that occurs 72 hours after start m Configuration with Windows PE 2 0 is supported by Windows Server 2003 32bit and Windows Vista Business 32 bit You can use Express Setup see Chapter 5 or the following functions from this menu Create the OEM Disk You can create a Windows OEM Disk to use for Windows manual setup Load the driver This function is not normally used If you add a new device to the server you may need to use this function see Chapter 5 Installing and Using Utilities 6 3 m Tool menu Normal Mode If you select this item the Tool menu appears TOOL MENU ntenance U FW Updating z d a These utilities are for m
81. Remove the four screws from the CPU unit tray Firmly hold the CPU unit move it slightly toward the rear of the CPU blade and then lift the CPU unit to remove it IMPORTANT Pay attention to the cable removed in Step 9 Remove the three screws securing the mezzanine card Hold both ends of the mezzanine card and remove it from the slot Lift the card straight up from the storage unit 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Upgrading Your Server 9 29 Replace the CPU unit tray Secure the CPU unit tray with the four screws Connect the cable to the connector for signal cable 1 Install the bracket IMPORTANT Pay attention to the cable connected in Step 16 Secure the bracket with the two screws Connect the cables to the connectors for signal cable 2 A and 2 B on the CPU unit and the storage unit IMPORTANT Be sure to connect the appropriate cables to the connectors Replace the top cover Secure the top cover with the two screws Install the CPU blade in the Blade Enclosure according to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure 9 30 Upgrading Your Server Hard Disk Drive The CPU blade can contain up to six 2 5 inch hard disk drives This section describes the installation and removal or replacement procedures IMPORTANT m The hard disk drive is extremely sensitive to static electricity Make sure to touch the metal frame of the server to
82. SI MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB embedded on the mother board N8403 018 FibreChannel Controller Option Installing the Operating System B 7 Installation of Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Editions Install Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Editions in the following procedure 1 2 3 Insert the Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive Turn on the CPU blade Press F6 when the message Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration appears at the top of the screen NOTE m Use the keyboard only when the USB floppy disk drive is not being accessed the access lamp is off The following steps are not required if F6 is not pressed Refer to the First Step Guide for details When the following message appears press S Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices The following message appears Please insert the disk labeled manufacturer supplied hardware support disk into Drive A Press ENTER when ready Insert the Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive and press Enter A list of the drivers for the mass storage devices is displayed Select LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS RAID Controller Driver Server 2003 for x64 and pres
83. Scan gt Are the protocol and service configured Install the network driver for the CPU blade Make sure that the protocol such as TCP IP and services are properly configured Is the transfer speed correct Open the adapter properties dialog box in the Control Panel to specify the Link Speed amp Duplex values that are the same as the values specified for the hub 8 14 Troubleshooting Problems with Windows There are some cases where the following event log is registered when you install Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Source DCOM Category Error EventID 10016 Description The application specific permission settings do not grant Local Activation permission for the COM server application with CLSID 555F3418 D99E 4E5 1 800A 6E89CFD8B1D7 to the user NT AUTHORITY LOCAL SERVICE SID S 1 5 19 This security permission can be modified by using the Services administrative tool It is not a problem for normal system operation There are some cases where the following event log is registered when you install Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Event Source Service Control Manager Event Type Error Event ID 7011 Description Timeout 30000 milliseconds waiting for a transaction response from the IMAP4Svc service Ifthis event does not register after rebooting the system it is not a problem for normal system operation Troubleshooting 8 15 There are some cases where the following even
84. Supervisor password is not set Set Supervisor Password Enter New Password Enter a password of up to seven alphanumeric characters and symbols in this dialog box IMPORTANT m Set User Password is not available if the Supervisor password is not set Do not set a password before installing the operating system m Ifyou have forgotten your password contact your service representative Configuring Your Server 4 19 See the table below for the options and their descriptions Option Parameter Description Your Setting Set User Up to 7 Press Enter to display the User password Password alphanumeric entry screen With a User password the characters available SETUP menus are restricted This option is available only if the Supervisor password is set Set Supervisor Up to 7 Press Enter to display the Supervisor Password alphanumeric password entry screen With the Supervisor characters password all SETUP menus are available This option is available only when you log into the SETUP utility with the Supervisor password Password on Disabled Specify whether to request password entry boot Enabled on boot User password setup is required beforehand When the supervisor password is specified and this option is disabled the BIOS assumes that a boot attempt is made by a user It gives priority to Secure Mode Boot when Secure Mode Boot and Password on boot are both enabled Secure
85. System Information Management Provides functions to make a back up copy of your data Without the backup data the system specific information and or configuration may not be restored Only authorized personnel are allowed to restore the backup data System Management The parameters of BMC Baseboard Management Controller are set for remote control and alert Troubleshooting 8 27 m BIOS FW Updating This menu allows you to update the BIOS and firmware of the server by using an update disk 3 5 inch floppy disk that is distributed by a NEC customer service representative After rebooting the system an update program is started automatically from the floppy disk and the various BIOS and firmware programs are updated IMPORTANT Do not turn off the server while the update program is running If the update process is cancelled the system may not be able to start m ROM DOS startup FD Creates a support disk for starting the ROM DOS system m Test and diagnostics Execute various tests on the server to check if the server functions are normal and if the connection between the server and an additional optional board is normal After the diagnostics are executed a system check program assigned to each model starts See Chapter 7 for details m System Management The parameters of BMC Baseboard Management Controller are set for remote control and alert This menu s function is the same as the System Management
86. U does not support this feature this option is not available Factory set 4 10 Configuring Your Server Advanced Move the cursor onto Advanced to display the Advanced menu Selecting a menu item preceded by the symbol gt and pressing Enter displays the submenu gt Memory Configuration See the table below for the options and their descriptions Option Parameter Description Your Setting Boot time Disabled Specify whether the self diagnosis POST Diagnostic Screen Enabled screen is displayed or not at boot If this item is set to Disabled the NEC logo appears during POST pressing Esc displays the POST screen Reset No Set this item to Yes to clear the Configuration Data Yes configuration data system information stored by POST The parameter is changed to No after the system is booted NumLock On Specify whether the NumLock feature is Off enabled or disabled Memory Processor Boot The boot up operation pauses at the end of Error Halt POST if a memory or CPU error occurs Factory set Configuring Your Server 4 11 Memory Configuration Select Memory Configuration on the Advanced menu to display the following screen Menory Retest See the table below for the options and their descriptions Option Parameter Description Your Setting Memory Size Indicates the total capacity of installed m
87. XXXX IMPORTANT m About partition size Specify a partition size larger than the required minimum size for operating system installation Do not specify a partition size larger than the capacity of the connected hard disk drive You cannot specify a partition size larger than 2 097 152MB 2TB for a RAID system m If you select Create a new partition in Windows system drive settings the contents of the hard disk will be deleted m If Use existing partitions is selected EXPRESSBUILDER installs the operating system to the first partition the first partition is deleted The data in the other partitions is retained if the system has two or more partitions see the figure below First Second Third Partition Partition Partition Deleted Retained Retained m You cannot reinstall the system if the existing partition is upgraded to a dynamic disk Do not select Use existing partitions in Windows system drive settings Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 13 10 Enter the user information and client license mode The Enter basic parameters steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER RS eee step io oe 39 7 50 E 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 use
88. Your Server Advanced Chipset Control Select Advanced Chipset Control on the Advanced menu to display the following screen Multimedia Timer See the table below for the options and their descriptions Option Parameter Description Your Setting Multimedia Timer Disabled Specify whether the multimedia timer Enabled is enabled or disabled Wake On Disabled Specify whether the remote power on LAN PME Enabled feature through a device connected to the standard network card or expansion slot card is enabled or disabled To use the Wake On LAN feature set the link speed and duplex to Auto Wake On Ring Disabled Specify whether the remote power on Enabled feature through a serial port modem is enabled or disabled Wake On RTC Disabled Specify whether the remote power on Alarm Enabled feature using the RTC alarm is enabled or disabled Intel R I OAT Disabled Specify whether the Intel R I O Enabled acceleration technology of Intel is enabled or disabled Factory set Configuring Your Server 4 17 Security Move the cursor onto Security to display the Security menu Set User Password ft Enter These items are displayed only when the User Password is set 4 18 Configuring Your Server Select Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password and press Enter to display the following dialog box Note that Set User Password is not available if the
89. a 5 Chome Minato Ku Tokyo 108 8001 Japan All Rights Reserved Printed in Japan Keep this User s Guide handy for quick reference when necessary SAFETY INDICATIONS Follow the instructions in this User s Guide for your safety to use the server The server contains components that may pose possible danger hazards that may be caused by ignoring warnings and preventive actions against such hazards Server components that may pose 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 Q This symbol indicates manda
90. ails Make sure to complete device installation Do not install the device with its cover removed Do not pinch your finger s in components Avoid installation in extreme temperature conditions Upgrading Your Server 9 3 ANTI STATIC MEASURES The CPU blade contains electronic components sensitive to static electricity Avoid damage caused by static electricity when installing or removing any optional devices Wear a wrist strap an arm belt or anti static glove Wear a wrist strap on your wrist If no wrist strap is available touch an unpainted metal part of the case before touching a component to discharge static electricity from your body Touch a metal part regularly when working with components to discharge static electricity Select a suitable workspace Work with the CPU blade on an anti static or concrete floor When you work with the CPU blade on a carpet where static electricity is likely to be generated make sure to take anti static measures beforehand Use a worktable Place the CPU blade on an anti static mat to work with it Cloth Do not wear wool or synthetic clothing to work with the CPU blade Wear anti static shoes to work with the CPU blade Take off any jewelry ring bracelet wrist watch etc before working with the CPU blade Handling of components Keep a component in an anti static bag until you are ready to install it in the CPU blade Hold a compon
91. ailure m Set the optional ROM on the unbooted LAN device to Disabled in the BIOS Setup utility m Ifa bootable mezzanine card such as a FibreChannel controller or LAN board is installed check its boot priority in the Boot menu of the BIOS Setup utility Installation CPU Unit Install a mezzanine card in a mezzanine card slot in the following procedure IMPORTANT There are two types of mezzanine cards for the CPU blade Type I and Type II Type I mezzanine cards can be installed in Type I or Type II slots Type II mezzanine cards can only be installed in Type II slots To install the mezzanine card start installation from the bottom slot for Type I NOTE Before installing a mezzanine card make sure that the connection port on the card fits the connector on the mezzanine card slot 1 Shutdown the CPU blade and turn off the power 2 Remove the CPU blade from the Blade Enclosure Refer to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure 3 Place the CPU blade on an anti static sheet 9 20 Upgrading Your Server Remove the two screws securing the top cover 4 eecce A and then lift the gt r move it slightly toward the rear of the CPU blade Firmly hold the cove cover to remove it 5 Handle the cover carefully so as not to make contact T IMPORTAN with any electronic devices on the CPU blade Upgrading Your Server 9 21
92. aintenance and configuration System information is displayed managed and set fh Maintenance Utility a BIOS and various firmwares are renewed in the JBIOS FW Updating ROM DOS system can boot from a floppy disk made at ROM DOS Startup FD This computer and connected devices can bejjexamined at Test and diagnostics BMC information is displayed and set in System Management Only when BMC is supported You can use the following maintenance functions Maintenance Utility The Maintenance Utility is usually used by the service representative see Chapter 8 BIOS FW Updating You can update the system BIOS by using a floppy disk prepare a 3 5 floppy disk ROM DOS Startup FD The ROM DOS Startup FD is used for starting the ROM DOS system Test and diagnostics This function allows you to diagnose the server see Chapter 7 System Management You can configure the parameters of BMC Baseboard Management Controller 6 4 Installing and Using Utilities m Tool menu Redirection Mode If you want to operate the server via the BIOS redirection the console less function select this item NOTE If you operate the server via the Remote KVM function select the Tool menu Normal mode TOOL MENU TOOL MENU Maintenance Utility 0 pa Automatic select at 18 seconds System information is displayed managed and set The menu s functions are the sa
93. an 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 on board RAID LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB has a feature to divide a single disk group into several logical drives virtual disks The on board RAID LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB recognizes these virtual disks as if it were a single HDD The on board RAID LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB 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 29 RAID Levels The record mode enabling the RAID feature includes several levels Among the levels the on board RAID LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB supports the following levels RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 5 The number of HDDs required to create a disk group varies depending on the RAID level as shown in the table below RAID level Number of required HDDs Min Max RAID 0 1 6 RAID 1 2 2 RAID 5 3 6 Striping of RAID 1 4 4 Striping of RAID 5 6 6 NOTE For details of the RAID levels see RAID Levels described later in this chapter
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95. ard disk drive Do not touch the hard disk drive terminals or on board parts with your bare hands or place the hard disk drive directly on a desk Protect the hard disk drive from excessive shock or vibration Failure to do so may cause the hard disk drive to fail The hard disk drive should be compatible with the blade server Confirm the slot to which the hard disk drive is inserted The hard disk drive contains precision components that are easily affected by drastic temperature changes If the hard disk drive is used after storage or relocation make sure that it is fully adapted to the operating environment Optional memory processor mezzanine card board and other electronic components These components are extremely sensitive to static electricity Make sure to touch the metal frame of the server to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the components Do not touch the terminals or parts on the components with your bare hands or place the components directly on a desk Make sure that any optional devices are compatible with the blade server Even if an optional device can be installed or connected to the server it may not operate properly and may damage the server The optional devices contain precision components that are easily affected by drastic temperature changes If the devices are used after storage or relocation make sure that they are fully adapted to the operating environment It is recommended to
96. array on this system 8 20 Troubleshooting COLLECTING EVENT LOG This section describes how to collect the event logs of the CPU blade IMPORTANT m Ifa STOP error system error or stall occurs follow the procedure below after restarting the system m Restarting the system due to an error may display a message indicating insufficient virtual memory Ignore this message and proceed Restarting the system may result in dumping improper data NOTE If two CPU s with different revision levels are installed on the server the following message may appear in the System Log of the Event Viewer However it is not a problem for normal system operation Event Properties 2 x Event Date 7 3 2001 Soues Application Popup t Time 1338 Category None Type Infomaion Evert ID 41 Use N A By Computer SERVER 1 sss Description The CPUs in this multiprocessor system are not all the same revision level To use all processors the operating system restricts tsel to the features ol the leant capable processor in the system Should problems occur with this system contact the CPU manufacturer to see if this mix of processors is supported Data Bytes Words 0o00 oo 00 oo 00 oL 00 as 00 Cw a A 0010 oz 00 00 00 28000040 0018 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 S 0020 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 29 000040 Click Management Tool Event Viewer in the
97. ary to set the adapter priority setting refer to the following step If it is not necessary go to Step 7 l 2 3 4 Click the Settings tab in TEAM xxx yy Properties Click Modify Team Select the adapter Intel R PRO 1000 and click Set Primary or Set Secondary Click OK 5 22 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 In TEAM xxx yy Properties the priority setting will appear in the list 6 Click OK 7 In the Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box click OK 8 Restart the system Graphics Accelerator Driver The driver for the standard graphics accelerator will be installed automatically The following procedure describes how to install it manually 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disc drive If the autorun menu appears close the menu screen Click Start click Programs click Accessories and click Windows Explorer Run setup exe in the following directory 001 win winnt dotnet video matrox setup exe 4 Follow the messages to continue the installation If the message Digital Signature could not been found appears select Yes to continue 5 Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the optical disc drive and restart the system Installing N8403 018 FibreChannel Controller If you use the FibreChannel Controller N8403 018 update your system with the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD The FibreChannel Controller driver will be installed
98. at Configuring Your Server 4 55 1 To select physical drives to be contained in DG hold Ctrl and click the desired drives Physical Drives PO Uc HF cee D KG bd E PE 1 UHCO HF on D Ka WB PO 2 UHO HF SOO D soot bd B 2 Upon completion of selection click Accept DG at the lower right of the screen Physical Drives Disk Groups Enchrsure 3AA PDO UHO HF Soo D SKM MB PD 1 UAE WP Se D K M5 PO 2 Wao WP Sets D oe oat b Bi 3 Anew DG is defined in the Disk Groups frame After DG has been defined click Next at the lower right of the screen Physical Drives Disk Groups DS RO XK POO OH LIHE PO 1 OMLIHE PD 2 ONLIHE 4 56 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 The defined DG is displayed in Configuration field Available RAID levels and maximum size for VD are also displayed Meca RAID BIOS Configuration Utility Gonfigvvizard WD Definition Virtual Disk 0 Conti gurati on RAIL Le foo RAIDS DSO RO XAKIDA MB RS aoe b E pee Disk Grop n RAID Level Size Available X Cancel Back ue Next NOTE Disk Cache Policy field may be displayed as Disable depending on firmware version of on board RAID LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB It is not a problem in operating the system Configuring Your Server 4 57 As an example
99. ation of installation locations of CPU blade mezzanine card and switch module is not correct Thus an unconformity of interface signal was detected and the CPU blade failed to power on Refer to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure for the correct installation locations Location Error In the Blade Enclosure the installation location of CPU blade is incorrect or the installation locations of the fan and CPU blade are incorrect Thus the CPU blade failed to power on Refer to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure to check if the CPU blade is installed in the correct location Check the installation locations of the fan and CPU blade Cooling Error In the Blade Enclosure the number of fans installed is insufficient or the installed fan is faulty Thus the CPU blade failed to power on due to insufficient cooling power Proci Therm 07 A high temperature warning was detected in CPU 1 Proc2 Therm 07 A high temperature warning was detected in CPU 2 Check if the fans in the Blade Enclosure work normally Check if the heat sink of the CPU blade works normally Refer to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure to make sure that a sufficient number of fans are installed Check if the fans and CPU blades AmbientTempAlm07 A high temperature warning was are installed in the correct locations detected in CPU unit Check if the ambient temperature of DAS AirTtempAlm07 A
100. automatically The following procedure describes how to install it manually 1 2 3 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the DVD ROM drive Click Start click Programs click Accessories and click Windows Explorer Run SETUP EXE in the following directory 001 win winnt dotnet video matrox setup exe Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions 001 win winnt w2k3amd video matrox setup exe Follow the messages to continue the installation If the dialog message Digital Signature could not been found appears select Yes to continue Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the DVD ROM drive and restart the system Fibre Channel Controller Driver If you use the FibreChannel Controller N8403 018 update your system with the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD The Fibre Channel Controller driver will be installed automatically NOTE This procedure is the same for Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions and Windows Server 2003 Installing the Operating System B 19 Optional Network Board Driver If you want to use the optional Network Board N8403 017 020 install the driver stored on the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD For Windows Server 2003 the driver is in the following directory 001 win winnt dotnet ns41s pro1000 ws03xp2k For Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions the driver is in the following directory 001 win winnt w2k3amd ns41s pro1000 ws3xpx64 Refer to the installation procedure described in the section Installation of
101. cess of the memory size on the system 1 MB or more If the memory is expanded to more than 2GB change Write Debugging Information to Kernel memory dump before expanding the memory The size of the debugging information memory dump to be collected changes due to the memory increase Verify how much free space exists on the hard disk where debugging information is to be written Windows Server 2003 Complete memory dump should be specified for writing debug information However if the mounted memory size is over 2GB specify Kernel Memory Dump You cannot specify Complete memory dump Specify a drive that has free space in excess of the memory size on the system 12MB or more if the memory size is over 2GB 2048MB 12MB If the memory is expanded to more than 2GB change Write Debugging Information to Kernel memory dump before expanding the memory The size of the debugging information memory dump to be collected changes due to the memory increase Verify how much free space exists on the hard disk where debugging information is to be written Specify Complete memory dump and enter the location where debug information is to be written in the text box When writing debug information under the file name MEMORY DMP in the D drive D MEMORY DMP Installing the Operating System B 27 5 Click Settings in the Performance box The Performance Options window appears Click the Advanced tab in th
102. classic start menu 1 Click Start click Settings and click Network Connections The Network Connections dialog box appears 2 Right click Local Area Connection and click Properties Click Configure The properties dialog box for the network adapter appears Click the Advanced tab and specify Link Speed amp Duplex values that match the hub Click OK When PROSet is installed 1 Open Intel R PROSet For the standard start menu Click Start click Control Panel click Administrative Tools and click Computer Management Double click the Network Adapter Name in the Network Adapter list For the classic start menu 1 Click Start click 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 tab and specify Speed and Duplex values that match the hub Click Apply and then click OK Also add or delete any protocols and services if necessary 5 20 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup NOTE It is recommend to add Network Monitor in Adding Services Network Monitor can monitor the frame or packet that the computer sends or receives This tool is valuable when analyzing network issues For information on how to install the tool see Setting for Solving Problems described later in this chapter Optional Network Boar
103. client screen If the following screen appears click Close IMPORTANT Reconnect to the CPU blade after about five minutes have passed When the system update is applied the terminal service connection is automatically disconnected and the CPU blade is restarted Installing the Operating System B 33 Update from TS Client Windows Server 2003 IMPORTANT Make sure that the TS client DVD ROM drive is assigned as a shared network drive Log on to the system as a user with administrator authority for the TS client 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the DVD ROM drive of the TS client If the autorun menu appears on the TS client screen close the menu 3 Select Run from the Start menu enter DVD ROM drive name on TS client 001 win winnt dotnet update vbs in the Open box and click OK Follow the messages appearing on the TS client screen If the following screen appears click Close IMPORTANT Reconnect to the CPU blade after about five minutes have passed When the system update is applied the terminal service connection is automatically disconnected and the CPU blade is restarted B 34 Installing the Operating System Local Update 1 Log on to the system as a user with administrator authority 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the DVD ROM drive 3 Click Setup Windows in Menu Items and select Update the System Follow the messages appearing on the screen NOTE
104. cover the system IMPORTANT m Make sure that the keyboard display unit DVD ROM drive and floppy disk drive are connected to the CPU blade m After recovering the system see Updating the System in Chapter 5 to update the system Also you need to update all the drivers after the system update For more information see Installing and Setting Device Drivers in Chapter 5 m Ifthe hard disk drive cannot be recognized you can not recover the system m Use the keyboard only when the USB floppy disk drive is not being accessed the access lamp is being off For Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions If the system fails to start for some reason repair the system using the recovery console Note that this method is recommended only for users and administrators who have a thorough knowledge of the recovery console For more information refer to Online Help For Windows Server 2003 If the system fails to start for some reason repair the system using the recovery console Note that this method is recommended only for users and administrators who have a thorough knowledge of the recovery console For more information refer to Online Help 8 24 Troubleshooting MAINTENANCE TOOLS Maintenance Tools prevent and analyze system errors Starting Maintenance Tools Start the Maintenance Tools according to the following procedure 1 2 3 Turn on the peripheral devices and then the server Insert the NEC EXPRESSBU
105. cribed earlier Acombination of boards can be installed in the Blade Enclosure with certain restrictions Contact your service representative for details m To install the mezzanine card use the mezzanine card slots on the CPU unit first then the slots on the storage unit NOTE Some optional mezzanine cards use expansion ROM s Refer to the manual provided with the card to check whether the expansion ROM should be emnabled Use the BIOS Setup utility to configure the card See Chapter 4 for details 9 18 Upgrading Your Server Mezzanine slot Type II CPU unit Mezzanine slot Type 1 Mezzanine slot Type II Storage unit Upgrading Your Server 9 19 Notes Note the following when installing or removing the mezzanine card m Be careful not to touch the terminals of the mezzanine card slot directly Otherwise the oil and dirt on your hands may adhere to the terminals and cause a contact f
106. d Driver If you want to use the optional Network Board N8403 017 020 install the driver stored on the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD The driver is in the following directory 00 1 win winnt dotnet ns41s pro1000 ws03xp2k Refer to the installation procedure described in the section Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver Open 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 the onboard adapter All other names are for the Optional Network Board 3 Click the Driver tab and click Update Driver The 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 the Search removable media floppy CD ROM check box 6 Check the Include this location in the search check box and specify 001 win winnt dotnet ns41s pro1000 ws03xp2k Then click Next 7 Click Finish Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 21 Adapter Fault Tolerance AFT Adaptive Load Balancing ALB Adapter Fault Tolerance AFT is a feature that places more than one LAN controller on the same LAN same segment and automatically switches the process of the primary controlle
107. d on the lower left of the screen Click Home at the lower left of the screen to return to the WebBIOS top menu IMPORTANT m The capacity of virtual 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 Battery for On board RAID LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB This section describes the features operations of battery for on board RAID LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB Features The on board RAID LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB has factory installed battery With the following features the possibility of data loss due to an unexpected accident e g an instantaneous power failure which may occur in Write Back mode can be avoided m Backup of data in cache memory of disk array controller m Improvement of reliability in Write Back mode m Adoption of reusable nickel hydrogen battery Checking Battery Status Use the disk array management utility MegaRAID Storage Manager to check status of battery for on board RAID LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB 1 Start OS and run MegaRAID Storage Manager MSM 2 Ifthe battery is properly connected the Battery Backup Unit
108. ded with the card for details 9 22 Upgrading Your Server Removal CPU unit To remove the mezzanine card follow the procedure below 1 2 Shutdown the CPU blade and turn off the power Remove the CPU blade from the Blade Enclosure Refer to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure Place the CPU blade on an anti static sheet Remove the two screws securing the top cover Firmly hold the cover move it slightly toward the rear of the CPU blade and then lift the cover to remove it Remove the three screws securing the mezzanine card Hold both ends of the mezzanine card and remove it from the slot Lift the card straight up from the CPU blade Replace the top cover Secure the top cover with the two screws Install the CPU blade in the Blade Enclosure according to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure Upgrading Your Server 9 23 Installation Storage Unit Install a mezzanine card in a mezzanine card slot in the following procedure IMPORTANT There are two types of mezzanine cards for the CPU blade Type I and Type II Type I mezzanine cards can be installed in Type I or Type II slots Type II mezzanine cards can only be installed in Type II slots To install the mezzanine card start installation from the bottom slot for Type I NOTE Before installing a mezzanine card make sure that the connection port on the card fits the connector on the mezzanine card slot Shu
109. device with the or keys and change the priority with the or keys The boot device priority is factory set in the following order CD ROM Drive Optical drive Removable Device USB floppy disk drive IBAGE Slot 0820 v1216 LAN1 Hard Drive USB Hard Drive IBAGE Slot 0821 v1216 LAN2 IBAGE Slot 0A00 v1237 LAN3 IBAGE Slot 0A01 v1237 LAN4 4 26 Configuring Your Server Exit Move the cursor onto Exit to display the Exit menu Exit Saving Changes The following describes each option on the Exit menu Exit Saving Changes Select this item to exit SETUP after saving the configuration changes in CMOS non volatile memory A confirmation screen appears If you select Yes SETUP exits with the configuration changes saved in CMOS non volatile memory Then the CPU blade automatically reboots Exit Discarding Changes Select this item to exit SETUP without saving the configuration changes in CMOS non volatile memory A confirmation screen appears If you select No SETUP exits without saving the configuration changes If you select Yes SETUP exits with the configuration changes saved in CMOS Then the CPU blade automatically reboots Configuring Your Server 4 27 Load Setup Defaults Select this item to return all the values of SETUP to the default values A confirmation screen appears Select Yes to return the values to the default values Select No to retur
110. 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 NOTE If you choose one of the items in the Default operating system drop down list box in Setup and Recovery you can start the system automatically with the switch you specified 5 24 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup SETTING FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS Configure the following settings in advance to ensure quick recovery from system failures Memory Dump Debug Information This section describes the procedures for collecting memory dump debug information on the server IMPORTANT Cautions for the Memory Dump m The maintenance personnel designated by your sales agent are responsible for collecting the memory dump Customers should only configure settings of the memory dump m Sometimes a message indicating a shortage of virtual memory appears at system startup When a failure has occurred after configuring the settings described here and you have restarted the system to save the memory dump continue the startup If you restart the system you may not be able to collect the memory dump accurately Follow the procedure below to configure the memory dump 1 Click Start click Control Panel and then open System The System Properties dialog box appears Select the
111. e Performance Options window Click Change in the Virtual memory box Change the value set for Initial Size in the Paging file size for selected drive box to the Recommended value or more and then click Set IMPORTANT m Be sure to set the paging file size to more than the Recommended value in the OS partition If a value smaller than the Recommended value is set for Initial Size of the paging file accurate debug information memory dump may not be collected m For more information on the Recommended value see About the System Partition Size described earlier m Ifthe memory is expanded reset the paging file size according to the memory size 9 Click OK A message is displayed asking you to restart the system depending on the settings changed Restart the system according to the message B 28 Installing the Operating System Dr Watson Dr Watson is a debugger for application errors When an application error occurs Dr Watson diagnoses the system and records the diagnostic information in a log file Configure Dr Watson to collect diagnostic information in the following procedure 1 2 Click Run on the Start menu Enter drwtsn32 exe in the Open box and click OK The Dr Watson for Windows dialog box appears Specify the location to store the diagnostic information in the Log File Path box Diagnostic information is saved under the file name DRWTSN32 LOG
112. e power supply unit 3 POWER switch The switch turns on or off the power of the CPU blade itself Pressing the switch for 4 seconds or longer causes the power supply to be turned off forcibly 4 STATUS lamp green amber red The lamp indicates the status of the CPU blade See Lamp Indications described later for the indications of the lamp 10 11 12 13 14 General Description 2 5 DUMP switch Press this switch to run the memory dump LAN3 Link Access lamp green The lamp is on when LAN port 3 is connected to the network The lamp blinks when data is being transmitted LAN1 Link Access lamp green The lamp is on when LAN port 1 is connected to the network The lamp blinks when data is being transmitted RESET switch Press this switch to reset the CPU blade LAN2 Link Access lamp green The lamp is on when LAN port 2 is connected to the network The lamp blinks when data is being transmitted LAN4 Link Access lamp green The lamp is on when LAN port 4 is connected to the network The lamp blinks when data is being transmitted ID switch Press this switch to turn on or off the ID lamp ID lamp blue The lamp identifies the CPU blade in the system The lamp is lit by a switch or software command When the recognize command is received the lamp blinks If you press the ID switch the lamp goes on Eject lever Pull the lever to remove the CPU blade from the Blade Enclosure SUV connector This co
113. e DIMM s in the other DIMM sockets according to Steps 8 through 10 Replace the cover and install the CPU blade in the Blade Enclosure Power on the CPU blade Make sure that no error messages appear on the POST screen See Chapter 8 for details of the POST error messages In the BIOS Setup utility select Advanced Memory Configuration to make sure that DIMM Group 1 Status is set to Normal see Chapter 4 Set Advanced Reset Configuration Data to Yes This is required to update the hardware configuration information See Chapter 4 for details Set the paging file size to a value larger than the recommended value installed memory 1 5 for Windows 9 16 Upgrading Your Server Removal Remove the DIMM in the following procedure 11 12 13 NOTE To remove the defective DIMM check the error message appearing in POST or NEC ESMPRO to confirm the CPU blade where the DIMM is installed Shutdown the CPU blade and turn off the power o Remove the CPU blade from the Blade Enclosure Refer to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure Place the CPU blade on an anti static sheet Remove the two screws securing the top cover Firmly hold the cover move it slightly toward the rear of the CPU blade and then lift the cover to remove it Open the levers at both ends of the DIMM socket and remove the DIMM Repeat the above steps to remove another DIMM Install a new DIMM Replace the covers and
114. e Drive Letter Modify the drive letter of the system or boot volume in the following procedure 1 a Oe es Click Start right click My Computer and select Manage to start Computer Management Select Disk Management in the left side of the window Right click a volume and select Change Drive Letter and Path Click Yes Select Assign a drive letter and specify the drive letter you want to assign Click OK If the following message appears click Yes Changing the drive letter of a volume may cause programs to no longer run Are you sure you want to change this drive letter Close Computer Management B 32 Installing the Operating System UPDATING THE SYSTEM Update the system in following cases m Installing an additional CPU m Modifying the system configuration m Recovering the system using the recovery process Update from TS Client Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions IMPORTANT Make sure that the TS client DVD ROM drive is assigned as a shared network drive Log on to the system as a user with administrator authority for the TS client 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the DVD ROM drive of the TS client If the autorun menu appears on the TS client screen close the menu 3 Select Run from the Start menu enter DVD ROM drive name on TS client 001 win winnt w2k3amd update vbs in the Open box and click OK Follow the messages appearing on the TS
115. e lever to secure the CPU 9 10 Upgrading Your Server 13 Remove the paper protecting the cool sheet from the rear face of the heat sink Take care not to touch the cool sheet with your hand IMPORTANT Make sure to protect the cool sheet from dirt or scratches 14 Place the heat sink on the CPU and secure it with four screws 15 When installing the CPU heat sink loosely fasten the four screws by the cross coupling method and then tighten them securely after making sure that the heat sink is properly seated in the CPU socket 16 Replace the cover and install the CPU blade in the Blade Enclosure 17 Power on the CPU blade In the BIOS Setup utility set Advanced Reset Configuration Data to Yes This is required to update the hardware configuration information See Chapter 4 for details 18 Open Device Manager If the Computer driver is set to ACPI uni processor PC or ACPI single processor PC change it to ACPI multi processor PC Reboot the system and run NEC EXPRESSBUILDER in Windows to update the system Perform the above procedure if The system is running under the Windows operating system The system has a 1 CPU configuration This procedure is not required if the Computer driver is set to ACPI multi processor PC Upgrading Your Server 9 11 Removal To remove the CPU follow Steps 1 through 6 of the installation procedure and per
116. ean the display which may become difficult to see due to the accumulation of dust Fatigue and Rest If you feel tired refresh yourself by taking a short break or doing light exercise Chapter 2 General Description This chapter provides information that you should be familiar with before using the server It includes names and functions of the components and features of the server 2 2 General Description OVERVIEW A BladeServer is a modular multiprocessing system that includes a processor memory network connection optional add in card slot and associated electronics on a single motherboard which is called a CPU blade A CPU bladeis typically installed into a rack mountable enclosure that houses multiple CPU blades that share common resources such as cabling power supplies and cooling fans This high density technology reduces the installation space lowers the total cost of ownership and offers increased computing density while ensuring both maximum scalability and ease of management Saves space and power Blade Enclosure CPU blade General Description 2 3 STANDARD FEATURES High performance Expandability m Dual core Intel Xeon Processor m Four mezzanine card slots Quad core Intel Xeon Processor E 48GB maximum memory capacity m DDR2 667 SDRAM FB DIMM m Up to two processors m High speed 1000BASE T interface x4 m Four network ports 1Gbps supported Up t
117. ed 128MB way 1GB way PDF Interval 300 Prohibited Alarm Control Disabled Disabled Does not issue an alarm Prohibited 7 Enabled Silence Cache Flush 4 Prohibited Interval Spinup Drive Count 2 Prohibited Spinup Delay 6 Prohibited StopOnError Disabled Prohibited Enabled 1 After performing Set Factory Defaults change values of Spinup Drive Count and Spinup Delay as shown in the table above if they are not 2 Error notification by beep sound is not issued even if Alarm Control is set to Enabled Configuring Your Server 4 45 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 MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Battery Module os Battery Type i55U Design mfo Voltage KK mv Mfg Name L5IB110006 Current X Mfg Date MM ODAYYYY Temperature 32 deg centigrade Serial No 9 Xxx Status Design Capacity 880 mAh Design Voltage 4800 miv Device Name 5806 2 Device Chemistry NiMH Capacity Info Properties FullCharge Capacity 918 mAH Auto Learn Period days 50 Remaining Capacity 4 mah Next Learn Time MM DD YY gt HH MM SS Learn Delay Intervalthrs al Auto Learn Mode huto x 4 Ga eea O O O IMPORTANT You cann
118. ed Also make sure that the cables are connected in the correct order Is the power on order correct When the CPU blade has any external devices connected power on the external devices first then the CPU blade Did you install drivers for the connected optional devices Some optional devices require specific device drivers Refer to the manual that comes with the device to install its driver Is the BIOS configuration correct When the CPU blade has PCI devices connected make sure to set the PCI device interrupt in the BIOS SETUP utility of the CPU blade Most PCI devices do not require any configuration but some boards do require specific settings Refer to the manual that comes with the board for details lt Menus to check Advanced PCI Device PCI IRQ xx x PCI slot number Advanced PCI Configuration PCI Slot 1 Option ROM gt Some devices connected to the serial or USB port may require I O port address or operation mode settings Refer to the manual that comes with the board for details lt Menu to check Advanced Peripheral Configuration Server Console Redirection gt The keyboard or mouse fails to operate m Is the BIOS configuration correct The keyboard and mouse may be disabled in the BIOS SETUP utility of the CPU blade Check the settings in the BIOS SETUP utility lt Menus to check Advanced Peripheral Configuration Advanced Nu
119. ed in this User s Guide contact the service representative where you purchased this product 5 NEC assumes no liability arising from the use of this product nor any liability for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of this User s Guide regardless of Item 4 PREFACE Welcome to the NEC Express5800 BladeServer series server The NEC Express5800 BladeServer is the next generation of server technology that provides unparalleled performance The server may be used as a workstation PC that configures a client server system and provides high speed processing and superior reliability Read this User s Guide thoroughly to fully understand handling of the server and to utilize its functions to the maximum extent ABOUT THIS USER S GUIDE This User s Guide describes how to properly set up and use the server This User s Guide also covers useful procedures for dealing with problems that may arise during setup or operation of the server Keep this manual for future use How to Use This User s Guide This User s Guide contains the following information Chapter 1 Notes on Using Your Server Provides information necessary to use the CPU blade Make sure to read this chapter before setting up and using the CPU blade It also includes requirements and advisory information for transfer and disposal of the CPU blade Chapter 2 General Description Provides information necessary to use the CPU blade such as the names and
120. ee Anti static Measures in Chapter 9 INSTALLING THE HARD DISK DRIVE Install a hard disk drive according to the procedure described in Chapter 9 IMPORTANT m The hard disk drive is extremely sensitive to static electricity Make sure to touch the metal frame of the CPU blade to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the hard disk drive Do not touch the pins leads or circuitry or place the hard disk drive directly on a desk For static notes see Anti static Measures in Chapter 9 m Ahard disk drive may contain an operating system Strict care must be taken when handling it m Handle the hard disk drive carefully to protect it from excessive shock and vibration Setting Up Your Server 3 5 MAKING CONNECTIONS Connect peripheral devices to the CPU blade IMPORTANT m Contact the maintenance engineer or your service representative for information on configuring an uninterruptible power supply system or auto power controller and the time schedule operation m If you are installing the CPU blade in the Blade Enclosure SIGMABLADE follow the instructions described in the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure A WARNING Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury See pages 1 2 to 1 6 for details Do not hold the power plug with wet hands Do not connect earth lines to
121. emory DIMM Group 1 Normal Indicates the current memory status 6 Status Disabled Normal indicates that the memory is Not installed operating normally Disabled indicates that one or more memory devices are defective Memory Retest No Clears the error information on Yes memory Extended RAM 1MB 1MB indicates that the memory test Step 1KB is done in units of 1MB 1KB Every Location indicates that the memory test is done Disabled in units of 1KB Every location indicates that every memory device is tested Disabled indicates that only memory initialization is done _ Factory set 4 12 Configuring Your Server PCI Configuration Select PCI Configuration on the Advanced menu to display the following screen Selecting a menu item preceded by the symbol gt and pressing Enter displays the submenu gt Embedded SCSI Option Parameter Description Your Setting Mezzanine Slot 1 4 Enabled Specify whether the BIOS of the Option ROM Scan Disabled mezzanine card is enabled or disabled Factory set Embedded SCSI See page 4 14 Embedded NIC See page 4 15 Configuring Your Server 4 13 Embedded SCSI Select Embedded SCSI on the PCI Configuration submenu to display the following screen Option ROM Scan disabled Option Parameter Description Your Setting Option ROM Scan Enabled Specify whether the BIOS of the Disabled
122. ent by its edges to avoid touching any terminals or parts To store or carry a component place it in an anti static bag 9 4 Upgrading Your Server PREPARATION FOR INSTALLATION To install or remove an optional device or hard disk drive installed in the CPU blade you should first remove the CPU blade from the Blade Enclosure IMPORTANT Remove the target CPU blade only Do not remove any other blank covers or CPU blades from other slots Be sure to install or remove the CPU blade carefully Upgrading Your Server 9 5 INSTALLATION REMOVAL PROCEDURE Install or remove optional devices in the following procedures Processor CPU The server may have another CPU installed in addition to the factory installed CPU Dual Core Intel Xeon Processor or Quad Core Intel Xeon Processor IMPORTANT m The second CPU must have the same specifications core voltage clock etc as the factory installed CPU m The CPU is extremely sensitive to static electricity Make sure to touch the metal frame of the server to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the CPU Do not touch the CPU pins with your bare hands or place the CPU directly on a desk For static notes see the section Anti static Measures described earlier Do not operate the system until confirming that the second CPU is in the normal state m Make sure to use a CPU authorized by NEC Installing a third party CPU may cause a failure of
123. er RAID Specify Enter basic Enter Step prms setinol mediun B network partition protocol Enter the settings of the network protocol If youwant to set the IP address select Customized settings and click Detail settings If not select Standard setting and click Next Standard setting Customized settings Detall setings Back Next Top Default Version 5 XX XXX XX NOTE The order of the network adapters may differ from the numbering of the LAN ports Enter the domain or workgroup name The Enter domain account steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next W Parameter File Creator 215 x NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Enter Select Win Select Save Step Ta dows c a gt applic gt parih account ponents tions 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 aworkgroup Workgroup name WORKGROUP Joinin a domain Ca Default Version 5 XX XXX XX 6 14 Installing and Using Utilities 12 13 Select the Windows components to install The Select Windows components steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next i Parameter File Creator 215 x NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Enter Select Win Select Save Step domain dows com gt applic gt pardindets i
124. esereee B 32 Update from TS Client Windows Server 2003 c ceeccessceseceseceeeesecseecseeeseeeseeeseeeeeeereeseees B 33 Local Update ceina eiei i ee hte dc dash ene sev ei B 34 viii 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 SAFETY NOTES This section provides notes on using the server safely Read this section carefully to ensure proper and safe use of the server For symbols see SAFETY INDICATIONS provided earlier A WARNING AA AA 2 Do not use the server for services where critical high availability may directly affect human lives The server is not intended to be used with or control facilities or devices concerning human lives including medical devices nuclear facilities and devices aeronautics and space devices transportation facilities and devices and facilities and devices requiring high reliability NEC assumes no liability for any accident resulting in personal injury death or property damage if the server has been used in the above conditions 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 serve
125. etected on Processor 1 0B29 Unsupported Processor detected on Processor 2 0B50 Processor 1 with error taken offline 0B51 Processor 2 with error taken offline OB5F Forced to use Processor with error OB60 DIMM group 1 has been disabled 0B61 DIMM group 2 has been disabled 8 4 Troubleshooting On screen error message Action 0B70 The error occurred during temperature sensor Contact your service representative reading 0B71 System Temperature out of the range The fan may be faulty or clogged with dust Contact your service representative for maintenance 0B74 The error occurred during voltage sensor reading Contact your service representative 0B75 System Voltage out of the range 0B78 The error occurred during fan sensor reading 0B7C The error occurred during redundant power module confirmation 0B80 BMC Memory Test Failed Power off and reboot the CPU blade If 0B81 BMC Firmware Code Area CRC check failed the error persists contact your service 0B82 BMC core hardware failure representative 0B83 BMC IBF or OBF check failed OB8A BMC SEL area full Run SETUP and select Server Event Log Configuration Clear All Error Logs to clear error logs OB8B_ BMC progress check timeout Power off and reboot the CPU blade If OB8C BMC command access failed the error persists contact your service OB8D Could not redirect the co
126. f you need to install other applications add the hard disk space required for those applications For example if the mounted memory size is 512MB the partition size calculated by the above formula is as follows 4100MB 512MB 1 5 512MB IMB Application Size 5381MB Application Size If the recommended partition size of a system as described in the formula above exceeds the capacity of the hard disk drive the paging file size of the partition can be stored on a separate disk 1 Calculate the Size required for installation Paging file size with the formula described above 2 See Chapter 5 to set debugging information equivalent to the dump file size to be written to a separate disk If the disk does not have enough free space for the dump file size to be written install an additional disk B 4 Installing the Operating System m For Windows Server 2003 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 Paging File Size Recommended Mounted Memory Size 1 5 Dump file Size Mounted Memory Size 12MB Application Size Required Size IMPORTANT m The above paging file size is necessary for collecting the debug information memory dump If a value smaller than the Recommended one is set for the in
127. form Steps 7 through 15 in the reverse order To remove the heat sink remove the screws and gently slide it back and forth to loosen it IMPORTANT Remove a CPU only when it is defective After replacing it select Main Processor Settings Processor Retest in the BIOS Setup utility and set Processor Retest to Yes to clear the error information see Chapter 4 After operation the cool sheet at the bottom of the heat sink may adhere to the CPU To remove the heat sink gently twist or slide it back and forth to separate it from the CPU If you remove the heat sink with the cool sheet adhering to the CPU the CPU and or socket may be damaged Put a dust cover on the CPU 2 socket if it is empty The CPU blade will not operate if there is no CPU installed in the CPU 1 socket To replace a CPU the cool sheet should be replaced with a new one Contact you service representative 9 12 Upgrading Your Server DIMM A DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module is inserted into the DIMM socket on the CPU blade The CPU blade includes 12 DIMM sockets Install or remove DIMM s in pairs IMPORTANT m The DIMM is extremely sensitive to static electricity Make sure to touch the metal frame of the server to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the DIMM Do not touch the DIMM terminals with your bare hands or place the DIMM directly on a desk For static notes see the section Anti static Measures
128. g virtual disk The Reconstruction contains the following three features however the on board RAID LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB supports Migration with addition only Removed physical drive Unsupported Migration only Unsupported Migration with addition Use this feature to add HDDs to existing virtual disk On MSM this feature is indicated as Add Drive The execution patterns are as shown below a Number of HDDs to be added Before execution After execution RAID Number RAID Number Description level of HDDs level of HDDs RAIDO x RAIDO xta Capacity increased equivalent to a HDDs RAIDO 1 RAID1 2 Capacity remains unchanged RAIDO x RAIDS xta Capacity increased equivalent to a 1 HDDs RAID1 2 RAIDO 2 o Capacity increased equivalent to a 1 HDDs RAID1 2 RAIDS 2 a Capacity increased equivalent to a HDDs RAIDS x RAIDO xta Capacity increased equivalent to a 1 HDDs RAIDS x RAIDS xta Capacity increased equivalent to a HDDs Configuring Your Server 4 39 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 is disabled for the degraded
129. gh reliability of RAID1 can be achieved Disk array controller HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 HDD 4 Stripe 1 Stripe 3 Stripe 5 Stripe 5 Stripe 6 RAID1 RAID1 RAIDO Striping of RAID5 Data is distributed to HDDs by striping with distributed parity and then written onto HDDs by striping Owing to this feature high disk access performance of RAIDO and in addition high reliability of RAIDS can be achieved Disk array controller Stripe 1 Stripe 2 Parity 1 2 Stripe 3 Stripe 4 Parity 3 4 Stripe 6 Parity 5 6 Stripe 5 Stripe 8 Parity 7 8 Stripe 7 Parity 9 10 Stripe 9 Stripe 10 Parity 11 12 Stripe 11 Stripe 12 R SEAE CE RAID5 RAID5 e d 4 34 Configuring Your Server Features of On board RAID LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB This section describes the features of the on board RAID LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB Rebuild If a 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 or RAIDS level Manual Rebuild The manual rebuild can be performed by using MegaRAID Storage Manager called MSM hereafter the management utility of the on board RAID LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB Select a HDD and start the rebuild manually Auto Rebuild The on board RAID LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB can automatically sta
130. ght frame of Virtual Disks screen 5 Make sure that Check Consistency is checked and click Go MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Virtua Disks ia WDA RAID A AAA MB Optimal F ast Initialize Slow Initialize Check Consistency Pro parties Set Boot Prive Current 04 co e 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 _ Opemtian VD X RAID X XXNX MB Optimal Check Canberry Prog res Fast Initialize Slow Initialize Check Corciste ncy Properties Set Boot Prive C urent 04 it co 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 2 3 Start WebBIOS Make sure that the status for the replaced
131. ging file size m The maximum dump file size for a system with more than 2GB of memory is 2048MB 12MB m If you need to install other applications add the hard disk space required for those applications For example if the mounted memory size is 512MB the partition size calculated by the above formula is as follows 3500MB 512MB 1 5 512MB 12MB Application Size 4792MB Application Size Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 7 If the recommended partition size of a system as described in the formula above exceeds the capacity of the hard disk drive the paging file size of the partition can be stored on a separate disk 1 Calculate the Size required for installation Paging file size with the formula described above 2 See Chapter 5 to set debugging information equivalent to the dump file size to be written to a separate disk If the disk does not have enough free space for the dump file size to be written install an additional disk Installing the Service Pack When installing Windows Server 2003 R2 it is not necessary to install Service Pack 1 5 8 FLOW OF SETUP Installing the Operating System with Express Setup The following flow chart illustrates the setup procedures for Express Setup NEC EXPRESSBUILDER step TL Remove the floppy disk and CD DVD ROM from the drives yu Insert Windows CD ROM ea Accept Software License Agreement ae S
132. hat have the same model number to configure a logical drive m Ifthe process does not complete normally the driver may not be stored in 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 installation medium and the Windows system partition The Specify medium Partition steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Pe Top menu Load Select OS Enter RAID Specify Enter basic Step parameters settings medium u parameters a gt partition Specify the installing medium and the Windows system partition e 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 fanalylditon _ Windows Server 2009 Standard Eaton e Enamsh E E Keyboard layout Det i Time zone cenT 08 00 Pacific Time US and Canada Tijuana xl 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 a Specify the size of the system partition 12288 MB 8487MB 999999MB _ 1GB 1024MB Back Next Top Default Version 5 XX X
133. he device is compatible with the CPU blade Some third party devices are not compatible with the CPU blade m The serial port connector cannot be directly connected to a leased line m Do not connect disconnect the SUV cable or add remove a USB device until the operating system starts up To connect disconnect the SUV cable or add remove a USB device after operating system startup follow the operating system procedure If a device with a serial interface is connected power off the CPU blade and device Then remove the power cord from the device before connecting disconnecting the SUV or serial cable Failure to do so may cause the device to malfunction m Ifthe CPU blade is installed in the Blade Enclosure SIGMABLADE H and you need to install an operating system use the SUV cable See the next page for connecting the cable Setting Up Your Server 3 7 USB Connection by K410 150 00 SUV Cable Connect the floppy disk drive DVD ROM drive keyboard and mouse according to the figure shown below A USB hub should be self powered if it is used Use N8460 005 O ORO O o250 Display unit O 26 S O5 External floppy disk drive O o 00 209 O O O o Q O O e O USB ol ye SS Self powered le hub Keyboard External DVD ROM drive A Q Q NCO USB Q Q
134. he figure below CPU 1 to be installed below the heat sink CPU 2 to be installed below the dummy heat sink To clear the CPU error information Select Main Processor Settings Processor Retest Yes and reboot the system Keyboard To set Numlock and key repeat Select Advanced NumLock On 4 6 Configuring Your Server Security To set BIOS passwords Select Security Set Supervisor Password and enter a password Set the Supervisor password first and then the User password To enable disable the POWER switch Select Security Power Switch Inhibit Disabled Select Security Power Switch Inhibit Enabled To set this item the Supervisor and User passwords must be set IMPORTANT Even if Power Switch Inhibit is set to Enabled the forced shutdown procedure is still available External Devices To set up external devices Select Advanced Peripheral Configuration and set up each device Internal Devices To set up internal PCI devices of the CPU blade Select Advanced PCI Configuration and set up each device To clear
135. he installed memory size it takes time to check the memory Wait for a while Are the keyboard or mouse used after starting the CPU blade If you use the keyboard or mouse after POST is started POST may detect an error of the keyboard controller and halt If this occurs start POST again After restarting POST do not perform any operation by using the keyboard or mouse until the BIOS start message appears Are memory and PCI devices that are incompatible with the CPU blade installed NEC cannot guarantee the operation of any devices other than those approved by NEC System Configuration Data Read Error appears and POST pauses m Did you perform any of the following operations Press the POWER switch of the CPU blade to forcibly power off the CPU blade Press the RESET switch of the CPU blade Remove the CPU blade from the Blade Enclosure Disconnect the power cord from the Blade Enclosure Contact your service representative The MAC address of the onboard LAN of the CPU blade is unknown You can find the MAC address on the label near the MP connector on the CPU blade In addition you can view the address by using a Windows or Linux command See Chapter 3 for details Troubleshooting 8 11 Fails accessing internal or external devices or such devices fail to operate m Are cables properly connected Make sure that the interface cables and power cord are properly connect
136. heck the system by using the Off line Maintenance Utility ErrPause in POST The system is waiting for key entry due to serious POST error Check the error message on the POST screen DUMP Request Under memory dump request Wait until dump collection completes Memory U Err XX An uncorrectable memory error was detected XX denotes the DIMM slot number with 1 origin that contains the failed DIMM 1 Check the installation status of the DIMM 2 Replace the DIMM Proc Missing No CPU is installed in slot CPU 1 Proc1 Config Err The CPU installed in the CPU 1 slot is unsupported or its combination is illegal Proc2 Config Err The CPU installed in the CPU 2 slot is unsupported or its combination is illegal Check the installation status of the CPU Check if the installed CPU is supported by the system Check the CPU combination such as the frequency of CPU 1 and CPU 2 BB Mez1 PwFault An error was detected in power circuit of mezzanine card installed in Type slot of CPU unit BB Mez2 PwFault An error was detected in power circuit of mezzanine card installed in Type II slot of CPU unit DAS Mez1 PwFault An error was detected in power circuit of mezzanine card installed in Type slot of CPU unit DAS Mez2 PwFault An error was detected in power circuit of mezzanine card installed in Type II slot of CPU unit 1 Check the installation
137. high temperature warning was the installation location satisfies the detected in storage unit operating conditions AmbientTempAlm00 A low temperature warning was Check if the ambient temperature of detected in CPU unit the installation location satisfies the DAS AirTtempAlm00 A low temperature warning was operating conditions detected in storage unit Battery Alm XX A battery voltage warning was detected XX 07 Upper limit warning XX 00 Lower limit warning 1 Check the installation status of the battery 2 Replace the battery General Description 2 17 On screen message Description Action Proc1 Vccp AlmXX Proc2 Vccp AlmXX BB FSBvtt Alm XX BB DIMMvtt Almxx BB 1 2v Alm XX BB 1 5v Alm XX BB 3 3v Alm XX BB 5v Alm XX BB 1 2vs Alm XX BB 1 5vs Alm XX BB 1 25vs AlmXX BB 3 3vs Alm XX BB 5vs Alm XX BB 12vs Alm XX A voltage warning on CPU unit was detected XX 07 Upper limit warning XX 00 Lower limit warning Replace the CPU blade DAS 1 2v Alm XX DAS 1 35v AlmXX DAS 1 5v Alm XX DAS 1 8v Alm XX DAS 3 3v Alm XX DAS 5v Alm XX DAS 1 0vp AlmXX DAS 1 5vp AlmXX DAS 1 5vs AlmXX DAS 2 5vs AlmXX DAS 3 3vs AlmXX DAS 5vs Alm XX DAS 12vs Alm XX A voltage warning on storage unit was detected XX 07 Upper limit warning XX 00 Lower limit warning Replace the CPU blade 2 18 General Description LAN 1 4 Link Access Lamps The
138. icon is shown under the Physical tab at the left frame of MSM MegaRAID Storago Manager 1 01 a lax Filo Operations Group Oporations Log Holp Physical Ls1 poaa Battery Type IBBU AutoLearn Period 2592000 Seconds 20 34688 MB x MextLearnTime 187420452 Seconds Relative Stateof Charge 90 ri 2 ie 3240eo We Absolute state of Charge 88 Remaining Capacty 773mab 22 34088 MB Fullcapacty 895 man Run time to Empty 65535 mn wsical Drive 3 34668 MB Average Timeto Empty 65535 min Average Timeto Ful 14min k Cyclecount 55 Maximum Error Margin 2 Tomperature 26 0 Degroe Voltago 5420 m ain PON 4 Battery Backup Unit curront 350mA Battery Backup Unit icon Error Lovo Dato Timo i Doscription T Infornaton 2005 11 18 20 35 52 ControllerID O Initialization complete on VD 0 E Informaton 2 Cortroll rID O Inii ompleteon VD 1 al fnnrmaton ControlleriD 0 Fas tion startad on VD 1 finfomaton 2 ControllorID O Cr 4 intormaton Controller ID 0 VD Is no TINAL VD 1 informaton 2005 4 Controllar ID O Stato charga on VD_1 Provious Offline Current Optimal informaton 5 ControlleriO 0 Festinitalzaton startsd cn yD I fan 9NNS 41 18 206 54 CantrollariD N Created V0 A i inf Dispiaying loy from server RDE NOTE If the battery is properly connected the status of Battery Bac
139. ied to FRB Disable BSP Do Not Disable BSP level 2 timer Retry 3 Times Boot Monitoring Disabled Specify whether the boot 5 minutes monitoring feature is enabled or 10 minutes disabled and the timer value 15 minutes To use this feature install NEC 20 minutes ESMPRO Agent Do not use this 25 minutes feature if the system is booted 30 minutes from the operating system without 35 minutes NEC ESMPRO Agent installed 40 minutes Set this item to Disabled if 45 minutes ARCServe uses the Disaster 50 minutes Recovery Option 55 minutes 60 minutes Thermal Sensor Disabled Specify whether the temperature Enabled sensor monitoring function is enabled or disabled BMC IRQ Disabled Specify the IRQ of the BMC IRQ 11 Post Error Pause Disabled Specify whether POST is halted if Enabled an error occurs AC LINK Stay Off Specify the AC LINK feature Last State Select the state when the power of Power On the CPU blade is restored See the table below Factory set NOTE Refer to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure for more information on the AC LINK feature The table below shows the system status when AC power to the server is turned off and then restored Setting of AC LINK System status before AC power off Stay Off Last State PowerOn Operating Off On On Shutdown DC power off Off Off On Forced shutdown Off Off On Press the POWER s
140. ility Virtual Configuration a VD2 RAIDS 138560 ME Optimal Configuring Your Server 4 43 Adapter Properties When you click Adapter Properties on WebBIOS Top Menu the configuration information is displayed Aelel Firmware Version X XXXX WebBIOS Version pSubVendorID 0 Ea Hostinterf ace PC PortCount MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Adapter Information MegaRAID SAS PCI Express TM ROMB NURAN Size E Memory Size Firmware Time XXX XXXXXMIXNXX XX Serial Number Min Stripe Size 8 KB Max Stripe Size Virtual Disk Count 5 Physical Disk Count Rebuild Rate Patrol Read Rate BGI Rate Cache Flush Interval CC Rate Spinup Drive Count Reconstruction Rate Spinup Delay je Adapter BIOS Stop nError 4 44 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 factory defaults Permitted 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 Prohibit
141. ine help Setup item window menu Parameter highlights when selected Explanation of key functions Cursor 7 4 Selects an item on the screen The highlighted item is currently selected Cursor lt Selects the Main Advanced Security Server Boot or Exit menu and Changes the value parameter of the selected item When a submenu option an option preceded by is selected these keys are disabled Enter Press Enter to select the parameters Esc Displays the previous screen F1 Press F1 when you need help on SETUP operations The help screen for SETUP operations appears Press Esc to return to the previous screen F9 Sets the parameter of the currently displayed item back to the factory set parameter F10 Save and exit the SETUP utility 4 4 Configuring Your Server Configuration Examples The following describes examples of the configuration settings required to use software link features or for system operations Date and Time To change system date or time Select Main System Time and System Date Set the correct date and time before using the system Link with Management Software To control the power supply of the CPU blade with NEC ESMPRO Manager via the network Select Advanced Advanced Chipset Control Wake On LAN PME Enabled Boot To change the boot order of devices connected to the CPU blade Select Boot and specify the boot order To di
142. ing on the CPU blade automatically starts the self diagnostic program POST Power On Self Test When POST detects an error it displays an error message on the display unit Follow the table below to troubleshoot such errors IMPORTANT Note the messages displayed before consulting with your service representative Error messages provide useful information for maintenance On screen error message Action 0200 Failure Fixed Disk Contact your service representative 0230 System RAM Failed at offset 0231 Shadow RAM Failed at offset 0232 Extend RAM Failed at address line 0234 Single bit ECC error 0235 Multiple bit ECC error 0250 System battery is dead Contact your service representative to Replace and run SETUP replace the battery Restart the system and then run the BIOS SETUP utility to correct the setting 0251 System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration is used Restart the Default configuration used system and then run the BIOS SETUP utility to correct the setting 0260 System timer error Contact your service representative 0270 Real timer error 0271 Check date and time setting Run the BIOS SETUP utility to set the date and time If the error persists contact your service representative 02D0 System cache error Cache disabled Contact your service representative 0B1B PCI System Error on Bus Device Function 0B1C PCI Parity Error on Bus Device Function 0B28 Unsupported Processor d
143. install the CPU blade in the Blade Enclosure Power on the CPU blade Make sure that no error messages appear in POST If an error message appears write down the message and see the error message list in Chapter 8 If the CPU blade does not start the DIMM may not be installed in the socket correctly Reinstall the DIMM In the BIOS Setup utility select Advanced Memory Configuration Memory Retest and set Memory Retest to Yes to clear the error information see Chapter 4 Set Advanced Reset Configuration Data to Yes This is required to update the hardware configuration information See Chapter 4 for details Set the paging file size to a value larger than the recommended value installed memory 1 5 for Windows Upgrading Your Server 9 17 Mezzanine Card The CPU blade can contain four mezzanine cards which allow network or file storage extension To install a mezzanine card use the mezzanine card slot on the CPU unit and the storage unit The mezzanine card slot is factory installed on the CPU unit and storage unit IMPORTANT m The mezzanine card is extremely sensitive to static electricity Make sure to touch the metal frame of the server to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the mezzanine card Do not touch the components on the mezzanine card with your bare hands or place the card directly on a desk For static notes see the section Anti static Measures des
144. installationfinishes remove the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 CD ROM from the DVD ROM drive and restart the system 15 After installation is complete be sure to execute the tasks described in Setup of Device Driver Normally Installed in Server and Updating the System of this chapter B 12 Installing the Operating System Procedure for License Authentication The product key used for license authentication should match the COA label of the product key for Windows Server 2003 NOTE Perform activation within 30 days The system may be disabled if activation is not performed within 30 days Installing and Setting Device Drivers Follow the steps below to install and configure the device drivers Installing Fibre Channel Controller Driver N8403 018 If you use the FibreChannel Controller N8403 018 update your system with the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD The Fibre Channel controller driver will be installed automatically Installing the Operating System B 13 REMOTE DESKTOP FOR MANAGEMENT This section describes the necessary configuration settings of the Remote Desktop for Management for Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions or Windows Server 2003 IMPORTANT The license for Sever Client Access is not needed to use the Remote Desktop for Management The Remote Desktop for Management provides two connections simultaneously Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions The configuration procedure is as follows
145. ion of the SETUP utility The menus and descriptions that appear in your SETUP utility may differ from the descriptions in this manual If you find anything unclear see the online help or contact your sales representative 4 2 Configuring Your Server Starting SETUP Utility Powering on the CPU blade starts POST Power On Self Test and displays its check results If the NEC logo is displayed press Esc After a while the following message appears at the bottom left of the screen Press lt F2 gt to enter SETUP Press F2 to start the SETUP utility and display its Main menu If you have previously set a password with the SETUP utility the password entry screen appears Enter the password Enter password Up to three password entries will be accepted Three incorrect password entries disable the system In this case turn off the power and wait about 30 seconds before turning it on again NOTE The CPU blade is provided with two levels of password Supervisor and User With the Supervisor password you can view and change all system parameters With the User password the system parameters you can view and change are limited Configuring Your Server 4 3 Description of On Screen Items and Key Usage Use the following keyboard keys to navigate the SETUP utility the key functions are also listed at the bottom of the screen Indicates the current menu Indicates there are submenus System Management Onl
146. ious setup parameters Use NEC DianaScope or run System Management from NEC EXPRESSBUILDER to create a configuration file Save the configuration file to a floppy disk with the following file name File name CSL_LESS cfg m If you exit the BIOS by forced power off or reset the redirection process may fail In this case set it up again by using the configuration file Troubleshooting 8 29 NOTE The following BIOS settings will be set as shown below LAN Controller Serial Port A Base I O Address Interrupt Serial Port B Base I O Address Interrupt BIOS Redirection Port Baud Rate Flow Control Console Type Enabled Enabled 3F8 IRQ 4 Enabled 2F8 IRQ 3 Serial Port B 19 2K CTS RTS PC ANSI 8 30 Troubleshooting RESETTING THE CPU BLADE This section describes how to reset the CPU blade when the CPU blade halts or when you want to restore the factory set BIOS configuration IMPORTANT Resetting the CPU blade results in data loss if the operating system is running Make sure all data is saved to disk before resetting the CPU blade m Hardware reset Press the RESET switch on the CPU blade This restarts the CPU blade Oa o GAO Q Oo 03 O O O 525 28 a RESET switch O 8 O O 28 a O O O O O O 8 DO O O DO O o E o O20020 6526 O
147. isk where debugging information is to be written 5 26 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 4 Specify Complete memory dump and enter the location where debug information is to be written in the text box When writing debug information under the file name MEMORY DMP in the D drive D MEMORY DMP 5 Click Settings in the Performance box The Performance Options window appears Click the Advanced tab on the Performance Options window Click Change in the Virtual memory box Change the value set for Initial Size in the Paging file size for selected drive box to the Recommended value or more and then click Set IMPORTANT m Be sure to set the paging file size to more than the Recommended value in the operating system partition If a value smaller than the Recommended value is set for Initial Size of the paging file accurate debug information memory dump may not be collected m For more information on the Recommended value see About the System Partition Size described earlier m Ifthe memory is expanded reset the paging file size according to the memory size 9 Click OK A message is displayed asking you to restart the system depending on the settings changed Restart the system according to the message Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 27 Windows Dr Watson Dr Watson is a debugger for application errors When an application er
148. ithium battery some optional devices may contain a lithium nickel cadmium or nickel hydrogen battery Do not remove the battery Placing the lithium nickel cadmium or nickel hydrogen battery close to a fire or in water may cause an explosion When the server does not operate appropriately due to a dead lithium battery contact your service representative Do not disassemble the server to replace or recharge the battery yourself X m o ad C O T e CPU blade 1 10 Notes on Using Your Server USER SUPPORT If the server does not function correctly do the following before requesting repair Check that the power cord and the cables to other devices are properly connected 2 See Chapter 8 to check whether your problem is described If it is follow the recommended procedure to resolve it 3 Check that the software required for operation of the server is properly installed If the server still does not work properly after you have taken the above actions consult with your service representative immediately Take note of the lamp indications of the server and alarm indications on the display unit before consultation which may provide information to your service representative Notes on Using Your Server 1 11 Advice for Health Prolonged use of a computer may affect your health Keep
149. itial size of the paging file the correct debug information memory dump may not be collected The maximum paging file size which can be set on one partition is 4095MB If the above paging file size exceeds 4095MB specify 4095MB for the paging file size The maximum dump file size for a system with more than 2GB of memory is 2048MB 12MB If you need to install other applications add the hard disk space required for those applications For example if the mounted memory size is 512MB the partition size calculated by the above formula is as follows 3500MB 512MB 1 5 512MB 12MB Application Size 4792MB Application Size If the recommended partition size of a system as described in the formula above exceeds the capacity of the hard disk drive the paging file size of the partition can be stored on a separate disk 1 Calculate the Size required for installation Paging file size with the formula described above See Chapter 5 to set debugging information equivalent to the dump file size to be written to a separate disk If the disk does not have enough free space for the dump file size to be written install an additional disk Installing the Operating System B 5 Setup Procedure The following describes the local installation procedure of Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Windows Server 2003 IMPORTANT Before beginning installation see the notes described earlier in this chapter
150. ives to be contained in DG hold Ctrl and click the desired drives In the example two DGs will be configured and spanned Physical Drives Oisk Groups FDO 0 UBC HF See Dis eee be Biz Po i UNICO HF Soro D IKI WB Ri AY AE POO ONLINE PO 1 ONLIHE 4 Anew DG is defined in the Disk Groups frame After DG has been defined click Next at the lower right of the screen Physical Drives DSO RO KANAK WB RIE EOY WEB PO red OHLIHE it POO OHLIHE H PD ca PO 1 OHLIHE POS i OS 1 RO r AOA PO 2 41 OH LIHE x J ONLINE 4 62 Configuring Your Server Configure the striping of RAID1 using the DG that has been created in previous step When DG was defined VD Definition screen is displayed The defined DG is displayed in Configuration column Available RAID levels and maximum size for VD are also displayed Mec RAID BOS Configuration Utility Corti gwizard WD Definition i Virtual Disk 0 Configuration Re Le FADO O30 Ais SARX MAB R17 Ye MB rae 01 RO Soo MB RT oY AE Disk Group n RAID Level Size Available XO Cancel Back b Hew 5 Hold Ctrl and click the two DGs in the Configuration column to select 6 Specify the necessary parameters in Virtual Disk column Configuring Your Server 4 63 7 Enter YYYYY x 2 multiply the maximum size of each DG by the number of DGs in Select Size field IMPORTANT To enter the value in Select Size field mul
151. justed contact your sales agent 4 8 Configuring Your Server Processor Settings Select Processor Settings on the Main menu to display the following screen Processor Retest Enter Configuring Your Server 4 9 See the table below for the options and their descriptions Option Parameter Description Your Setting Processor Retest No Clears the error information on the Yes CPU Processor Speed Indicates the frequency of the CPU Setting Processor 1 CPUID Numeral A numeral indicates the ID of Disabled processor 1 Not installed Disabled indicates that the processor is defective Not Installed indicates that the processor is not installed Processor 1 L2 Cache Indicates the cache size of processor 1 Processor 2 CPUID Numeral A numeral indicates the ID of Disabled processor 2 Not installed Disabled indicates that the processor is defective Not Installed indicates that the processor is not installed Processor 2 L2 Cache Indicates the cache size of processor 2 Execute Disable Bit Disabled Specify whether the HW DEP feature Enabled is enabled or disabled Intel R Virtualization Disabled Specify whether the virtualization Tech Enabled technology of the Intel R processor is enabled or disabled Enhanced Intel Disabled Specify whether the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep R Tech Enabled SpeedStep R Technology feature is enabled or disabled If the CP
152. k and packet send tests m Teaming configuration Configuring several network adapters as one team provides a fault tolerant networking environment 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 disc drive If the autorun menu appears close the menu screen 2 Open Windows Explorer Click Start click Programs click Accessories and click Windows Explorer 3 Run dxsetup exe in the following directory 001 win winnt dotnet ns41s proset 2kxpws03 The Intel R PROSet Install Shield Wizard starts Click Next In the License Agreement window select I Accept the terms in the license agreement Click Next Select Complete and click Next ot Seay nR Click Install to begin the installation and then click Finish in InstallShield Wizard Completed 9 Restart the system Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 19 Network Driver Configure the settings of the network driver The standard network driver will be installed automatically but the link speed and Duplex mode need to be specified manually When PROSet is not installed 1 3 4 Open Local Area Connection Properties For the standard start menu 1 Click Start click Control Panel click Network Connections and click Local Area Connection For the
153. k the checkbox for Locate the access lamp of the hard disk drive blinks green Configuration Wizard Use this wizard to configure a RAID using the HDDs The detailed explanation of this feature is given in Configuring Virtual Disk Adapter Selection Clicking Adapter Selection on WebBIOS top menu opens the Adapter Selection screen again Physical View If the virtual disk has been configured DG disk group is displayed on WebBIOS top menu Clicking Physical View displays information for HDDs in DG Clicking Physical View again displays virtual disk in DG Events The Events screen is used to confirm the system events IMPORTANT The on board RAID LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB does not support Events feature Configuring Your Server 4 51 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 Exit Application The screen as shown below appears when WebBIOS is terminated Restart the server _ Please Reboot your System 4 52 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 MegaR
154. kup is indicated as Present in Adapter Properties menu of WebBIOS Configuring Your Server 4 77 3 Next select the Logical tab and then the desired Virtual Disk 4 Select Properties tab at the right frame of window If the battery is fully charged the Current Write Policy shows Write Back Properties Logical aa servers co Panao E Garay Eg Date Time Operations Group Operations Log Holp G Virtual Disko RAID 1 34176 MB 2 Physical Drive 0 34688 MB SZ Physical Diive 1 34688 MB Vitual Disk1 RAID 1 34176 MB 2 Physical Diive 34688 MB SZ Physical Dilve 3 34688 MB RAID Level Sze 34176 MB StripeSize 64KB Current write Policy Wite Back Current write policy Description Ls1 L0Gie Name Virtual Disk State Optimal Access Policy Read Write Default Waite Policy Write Back Default write policy 2005 11 18 20 35 52 2005 11 18 20 35 52 2005 11 18 20 35 51 2005 11 18 20 35 51 2005 11 18 20 35 51 2006 11 16 20 95 51 2005 11 18 20 35 51 apatite on aa ControlleriD 0 Initialization complete on VD 0 DontrollerID 0 Initialization complete on VD 1 Controller ID O Fast initial DontrollerID 0 Created VD 1 CantrollarID 0 VDis now OPTIMAL VO 1 ControllerID O State change on YD 1 Previous Ofline Curent Optma O O O OSZ SDO O O ContrallariD O Fas
155. lade in the Blade Enclosure according to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure Power on the CPU blade Make sure that no error messages associated with the card appear on the POST screen See Chapter 8 for details of POST error messages In the BIOS Setup utility set Advanced Reset Configuration Data to Yes This is required to update the hardware update information See Chapter 4 for details Run the BIOS configuration utility of the mezzanine card to configure it The BIOS configuration utility may vary depending on the type of the mezzanine card Refer to the documentation provided with the card for details 9 28 Upgrading Your Server Removal Storage Unit To remove the mezzanine card follow the procedure below 1 2 10 11 12 13 Shutdown the CPU blade and turn off the power Remove the CPU blade from the Blade Enclosure Refer to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure Place the CPU blade on an anti static sheet Remove the two screws securing the top cover Firmly hold the cover move it slightly toward the rear of the CPU blade and then lift the cover to remove it Remove the cables from the connectors for signal cable 2 A and 2 B on the CPU unit and the storage unit IMPORTANT Push the unlock button of the connector and lift the cable to remove it Remove the two screws securing the bracket Remove the bracket Remove the cable from the connector for signal cable 1
156. lade server Power on of Blade Server There are two ways to turn on the power of the CPU blade Turn on the power of the CPU blade after turning on the power of the display unit and peripherals connected to the CPU blade IMPORTANT Turn on the power of the CPU blade by using the POWER switch or the remote power on function after waiting 30 seconds or longer after supplying AC power to the power unit the POWER lamp of the CPU blade lights amber The CPU blade may not turn on if you do not wait at least 30 seconds after supplying AC power NOTES m Ifa power cord on the Blade Enclosure is connected to a power controller that includes an uninterruptible power supply UPS make sure that the power of the power controller is turned on m When power is supplied to the server the initial diagnosis is executed for about 30 seconds During this period the POWER switch is disabled Power on the server about 30 seconds after you install the CPU blade or turn on the server 2 20 General Description Power ON from CPU Blade Press the POWER switch on the panel of the CPU blade the POWER lamp on the CPU blade lights green POWER lamp POWER switch O OUZO O o eE o0 0 0 202000 O O Power ON from Network Serial Port Depending on the BIOS setting of the CPU blade the CPU blade may be turned on by a packet
157. ling the operating system on a hard disk drive that is upgraded to a dynamic disk one or more partitions may exist If you wish to retain the partitions note the following lt Example gt C D XX XX GB NTFS XX XX GB NTFS Normal System Normal System Data area when leaving this partition is desired m When reinstalling the operating system select the system partition where the operating system is installed previously m Select Use current file system as it is no change for the format of the operating system partition Installing the Operating System B 3 Creating Partition Size m For Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions 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 4100MB Paging File Size Recommended Mounted Memory Size 1 5 Dump file Size Mounted Memory Size 1MB Application Size Required Size IMPORTANT m The above paging file size is necessary for collecting the debug information memory dump If a value smaller than the Recommended one is set for the initial size of the paging file the correct debug information memory dump may not be collected m Regardless of the size of the mounted memory or the Write debugging information type of memory dump the maximum size of the dump file is The size of the mounted memory 1 MB m I
158. lling the Operating System B 23 RE INSTALLATION OF THE NETWORK DRIVER When the system is Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions If you delete the network drivers follow the procedure below to reinstall them 1 2 Restart the operating system The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard dialog box appears Click Next Select the Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended radio button and click Next Select the Specify a location check box and deselect the other check boxes Click Next When using the Intel R PRO 1000 EB Backplane Connection with I O Acceleration network adapter specify the following location 001 win winnt w2k3amd ns4 1 s pro1000 ws3xpx64 Then click OK Click Next Click Finished B 24 Installing the Operating System When the system is Windows Server 2003 If you delete the network drivers follow the procedure below to reinstall them 1 Restart the operating system 2 The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard dialog box appears Click Next 3 Select the Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended radio button and click Next 4 Select the Specify a location check box and deselect the other check boxes Click Next 5 When using the Intel R PRO 1000 EB Backplane Connection with I O Acceleration network adapter specify the following location 001 win winnt dotnet ns41s pro1000 ws03xp2k Then click OK Click Next Click Finished In
159. lues Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 17 Windows Server 2003 and selected applications will be installed automatically and the server will reboot several times After rebooting it logs on to the system automatically 19 Ifyou install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 insert the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition DISC 2 or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition DISC 2 into the optical disc drive after the operating system installation When the installation finishes remove the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition DISC 2 or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition DISC 2 from the optical disc drive and restart the system Express Setup is complete 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 following operations must be performed by a user with administrator privileges Operation by Remote Desktop Connection is prohibited When viewing the adapter teaming settings in the adapter properties dialog box click Cancel if you have not made any changes Clicking OK may cause temporary loss of network connectivity PROSet is a utility that configures and monitors the functions of the network adapter PROSet provides the following functions m Detailed adapter information m Diagnosis by using loopbac
160. mLock gt Did you install drivers for the keyboard and mouse Refer to the manual that comes with your operating system to check that the keyboard and mouse drivers are installed Some operating systems allow you to change the keyboard and mouse settings Refer to manual that comes with your operating system to check that the keyboard and mouse settings are correct 8 12 Troubleshooting Q Is the system used when Windows Server 2003 and Linux are not started Use the keyboard only when the USB floppy disk drive is not being accessed the access lamp is off Press F6 S and Enter in installation by using the Windows Setup Disk Start of ROM DOS Startup FD for command input Fails to access the hard disk drive Refer to the documentation provided with the disk array controller for a hard disk drive in a disk array configuration Q Is the hard disk drive compatible with the CPU blade Operation of any device that is not authorized by NEC is not guaranteed 0 Is the hard disk drive properly installed Securely insert the drive carrier into the Blade Enclosure and lock it with the lever The hard disk drive is not connected to the internal connector when it is not completely installed see Chapter 3 Inserted the correct CD ROM but the following message is displayed The CD ROM is not inserted or the wrong CD ROM is inserted Please insert the correct CD ROM OK L Is the data
161. mXX BB FSBvtt Alm XX BB DIMMvtt Almxx BB 1 2v Alm XX BB 1 5v Alm XX BB 3 3v Alm XX BB 5v Alm XX BB 1 2vs Alm XX BB 1 5vs Alm XX BB 1 25vs AlmXX BB 3 3vs Alm XX BB 5vs Alm XX BB 12vs Alm XX A voltage alarm on CPU unit was detected XX 09 Upper limit alarm XX 02 Lower limit alarm Replace the CPU blade General Description 2 15 On screen message Description Action DAS 1 2v Alm XX DAS 1 35v AlmXX DAS 1 5v Alm XX DAS 1 8v Alm XX DAS 3 3v Alm XX DAS 5v Alm XX DAS 1 0vp AlmXX DAS 1 5vp AlmXX DAS 1 5vs AlmXX DAS 2 5vs AlmXX DAS 3 3vs AlmxXX DAS 5vs Alm XX DAS 12vs Alm A voltage alarm on storage unit was detected XX 09 Upper limit alarm XX 02 Lower limit alarm Replace the CPU blade 2 16 General Description Virtual LCD indications when STATUS lamp is flashing amber On screen message Description Action Mem Reconfigured The memory is degraded Mem Err Disable Correctable memory error frequently occurs 1 Check the installation status of the DIMM 2 Replace the DIMM CPU Reconfigured The CPU is degraded 1 Check the installation status of the CPU 2 Replace the CPU HDD X Fault An error was detected in hard disk drive in slot X X denotes the slot number with 1 origin that contains the failed hard disk drive Check the hard disk drive E Keying Error In the Blade Enclosure combin
162. mation If you save the dump file to DAT write that it is saved as NTBackup or ARCServe on the label You can specify the location to save the diagnostic information For more information see Chapter 5 IMPORTANT Consult with your service representative before dumping the memory Dumping the memory while the CPU blade is operating normally may affect the system operation m Restarting the system due to an error may display a message indicating insufficient virtual memory Ignore this message and proceed Restarting the system may result in dumping improper data Dumping memory is not available in the Linux operating system Press the DUMP switch to save the dump file when an error occurs Insert a metal pin a straightened large paper clip may be used into the switch hole to press the DUMP switch O O DUMP switch g 0 0 0o20 O O O 8505 20808 O O aye HGP E30 050 O20208 OOS 0 O80 O88 OSO O80 02090 O O O O O 0 O O O 2 O O 0862686 S209000 0000000 Pressing the DUMP switch saves the dump file in the specified directory memory dumping may not be available when the CPU stalls Troubleshooting 8 23 RECOVERY FOR Windows SYSTEM If any file necessary for running the operating system is damaged use the following procedures to re
163. me as the Tool menu Normal Mode Installing and Using Utilities 6 5 Autorun Menu When the EXPRESSBUILDER disc is inserted into the DVD drive Windows automatically launches the menu shown below W NEC EXPRESSBUILDER EXPRESSBUILDER From this menu you can do the following m Read the User s Guide or other documents m Update the server system Windows drivers m Install the management software NOTES m This menu requires Microsoft Windows XP Vista or Windows Server 2003 or later m Some documents are provided in PDF format Use Adobe Reader to view or print these documents If the menu does not appear open My Computer and double click the icon of the DVD drive that contains the EXPRESSBUILDER DVD Some menu items are grayed out when the logon user is not an administrator or the menu item is not available for your system To use the menu m Click the menu items or m Click the right mouse button on the menu window 6 6 Installing and Using Utilities PARAMETER FILE CREATOR The Parameter File Creator is a tool that creates a parameters file that is used to configure the server with Express Setup see Chapter 5 for details Using a parameters file with Express Setup automates many of the installation steps of the operating system and system utilities Also you can reinstall the system with the same settings as before by using a parameter file It is recommended to create a paramete
164. n a virtual disk exists 4 48 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 Drives PDI DGO ONLINE 69280 MB SEAGATE 3T9734013 PD2 DGO ONLINE 69280 MB SEAGATE 3T9734013 IMPORTANT If no physical disk exists the upper right column of the screen will be blank Use this menu only when a physical disk exists Configuring Your Server 4 49 Physical Drives Properties Take the following procedures to check Physical Drive Properties Shown below is an example to check property of physical drive number 0 Use this menu to check the installation location of physical drive 1 Click the desired PD number PD 0 2 Click the checkbox for Properties 3 Click Go MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Physical Drives os Ael e Le Enclosure 2 PDO UNCONF GOOD XXXXXX MB XXXX XXXX PD1 UNCONF GOOD XXXXXX MB XXXX XXXX PD2 UNCONF GOOD XXXXXX MB XXXX XXXX PD3 UNCONF GOOD XXXXXX MB XXXX XXXX PD4 UNCONF GOOD XXXXXX MB XXXX XXXX C Rebuild fi Properties Ra 4 50 Configuring Your Server The Slot Number field shows a slot number to which a hard disk drive is installed In the example the hard disk drive is installed in slot 2 MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Physical Drive A DGO If you clic
165. n to the Exit menu screen IMPORTANT The factory set values of SETUP may be different from the default values depending on the model of the CPU blade Load Custom Defaults Select this item and press Enter to load the stored custom default values Save Custom Defaults Select this item and press Enter to save the current values as the custom default values After saving the values the Load Custom Defaults menu appears Discard Changes Select this item to return the configuration changes to the previous values A confirmation screen appears Select Yes to discard the configuration changes and return to the previous values Save Changes Select this item to save the configuration changes to CMOS non volatile memory without exiting SETUP A confirmation screen appears Select Yes to save the configuration changes to CMOS non volatile memory 4 28 Configuring Your Server DISK ARRAY CONFIGURATION This section describes the configuration utility WebBIOS With on board RAID LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB you can use the internal hard disk drives in the disk array configuration RAID This section describes the RAID features which the on board RAID controller LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB supports Overview of RAID What is RAID Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks RAID is an abbreviation for Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks The RAID technology allows more th
166. ndows operating system It automatically configures the RAID array and installs the operating system and management software IMPORTANT Using Express Setup erases all data on the hard disk drive NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Mi Step swears 3 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 etre Version 5 XX XXX XX You can also use a parameters file with Express Setup that contains parameters for installation If you want to set up the server as before use Express Setup with the parameters file you have created 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 If you want to use the drivers located on the OEM Disk for Mass Storage Device that ships with optional boards a parameters file is required 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 install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 by using Express Setup NOTES m Express Setup does not support the installa
167. nnector sends or receives various signals The K410 150 00 SUV cable is connected to this connector 2 6 General Description Rear View 1 MP connector General Description 2 7 Internal View CPU Unit 10 11 12 Lithium battery DIMM socket 1 5 9 2 6 10 11 7 3 12 8 4 from top Heat sink Install the processor 1 CPU 1 below this heat sink Type Il mezzanine slot Slot to install mezzanine card Type mezzanine slot Slot to install mezzanine card MP connector Used to connect with the midplane in the Blade Enclosure MAC address label Connector for signal cable 2 8 1 Connect the signal cable 2 A of the storage unit 8 2 Connect the signal cable 2 B of the storage unit Dummy heat sink Install the processor 2 CPU 2 below this heat sink Connector for signal cable 1 Connect the signal cable 1 of the storage unit SUV connector Eject lever 2 8 General Description Storage Unit
168. nsole representative BMC Busy OB8E Could not redirect the console BMC Error OB8F Could not redirect the console BMC Parameter Error 0B90 BMC Platform information Area Corrupted 0B91 BMC update firmware corrupted 0B92 Internal Use Area of BMC FRU corrupted FRU command and EMP feature are unavailable This is not a fatal error however power off and reboot the CPU blade If the error persists contact your service representative 0B93 BMC SDR Repository empty Power off and reboot the CPU blade If the error persists contact your service representative 0B94 IPMB signal lines do not respond Access to SMC via IPMB is unavailable This is not a fatal error however power off and reboot the CPU blade If the error persists contact your service representative 0B95 BMC FRU device failure FRU command and EMP feature are unavailable This is not a fatal error however power off and reboot the CPU blade If the error persists contact your service representative Troubleshooting 8 5 On screen error message Action 0B96 BMC SDR Repository failure OB97 BMC SEL device failure 0B98 BMC RAM test error 0B99 BMC Fatal hardware error OB9A Management controller not responding OB9B Private I2C bus not responding OB9C BMC internal exception OB9D BMC A D timeout error OB9E SDR repository corrupt OB9F SELcorrupt OBBO SMBIOS SROM data read error
169. o six hard disk drives SAS 2 5 inch High speed disk access SAS m Two USB 2 0 interface ports High reliability m Memory monitoring feature correction of correctable error detection of uncorrectable error m CPU degradation feature logical isolation of a failed device E Bus parity error detection m Temperature detection m Error notification m Internal voltage monitoring feature m BIOS password feature Auto rebuild feature hot swappable Management Utilities Available Features m NEC ESMPRO Software power off m NEC DianaScope m Remote power on feature m Remote monitoring feature AC Link feature EXPRESSSCOPE engine Maintenance Features Self diagnosis m Off line Maintenance Utility m Power On Self Test POST Em Memory dump feature using the DUMP m Test and Diagnosis T amp D switch Easy Setup m NEC EXPRESSBUILDER system management tools m SETUP BIOS setup utility Disk array configuration utility 2 4 General Description PART NAMES AND CONTROLS This section describes the names and features of the components of the CPU blade Front View CAN OO FR W ND 2 2 O Na O A 1 Hard disk drive Upper Slots 0 1 and 2 from left to right Lower Slots 3 4 and 5 from left to right 2 POWER lamp The lamp lights green when the CPU blade is powered on The lamp lights amber when the CPU blade is powered off but power is supplied from th
170. of the connected outlet is set to ON Ifthe power cord is connected to a UPS make sure that the power of the UPS is set to ON and power is supplied from the UPS Refer to the manual provided with the UPS for details Make sure that the CPU blade is installed correctly The CPU blade BIOS SETUP utility allows you to set the feature for power link with the UPS lt Menus to check AC LINK in Server menu gt L Does the Blade Enclosure contain the required number of power units Refer to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure for the required number of power units LJ Is the EM card initialized Ifthe EM card is not initialized the power unit does not supply power to the CPU blade CL Does the Blade Enclosure contain the required number of fans in the proper locations Refer to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure for the required number of fans and their installation locations 0 Are the CPU blade containing mezzanine card and switch modules installed in the correct locations Refer to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure for the installation locations Troubleshooting 8 9 Q Did you turn on the power of the Blade Enclosure at least 30 seconds after AC power is supplied to each power unit Initialization of BMC takes about 30 seconds after AC power is supplied to the CPU blade After making sure that the AC power is supplied to the CPU blade the POWER lamp lights amber wait for
171. on Parameter Description Your Setting BIOS Redirection Disabled Specify the serial port to which a Port Serial Port B hardware console is connected ACPI Redirection Disabled Specify the serial port to which an Port Serial Port B ACPI console is connected while the operating system is running Baud Rate 9600 Specify the baud rate used for the 19 2k interface with hardware consoles 57 6k 115 2k Flow Control None Specify the flow control method XON XOFF CTS RTS CTS RTS CD Terminal Type PC ANSI Specify the type of remote console VT100 VT UTF8 Remote Console Disabled Specify whether reset from the remote Reset Enabled console is enabled or disabled Factory set 4 24 Configuring Your Server Event Log Configuration Select Event Log Configuration on the Server menu to display the following screen Clear All Event Logs f Enter See the table below for the option and its description Option Parameter Description Your Setting Clear All Event Logs Press Enter to clear the system event log Factory set Configuring Your Server 4 25 Boot Move the cursor onto Boot to display the Boot menu The CPU blade searches for boot devices in the order set in this menu 1 USB CDROM MATSHITA DUD ROM SR 8178 The priority of the boot devices can be changed by using the J and keys Move the cursor to the desired
172. ons account ponents ti Select the installing Windows components Application Server T internet Information Services IIS Detail settings M Management and Monitoring Tools Simple Network Management Protocol Detail settings I Network Monitor Tools p Networking Services Other Network File and Print Services TH simple TCPAP Services IP Fite Services for Macintosh TD Dynamic onfiguration Protocol DHCP I Print Services for Macintosh I Domain Name System DNS T Print Services for Unix I Windows Internet Name Services WINS Default Version 5 XX XXX XX Select the applications to install The Select applications steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next i Parameter File Creator x NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Enter Select Win Save Step domain dows c n parih account ponents Select an application to be installed The Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP setting is required to install the NEC ESMPRO Agent In case you are using a disk driver which is not inchaded in EXPRESSBUILDER select Apply OEM Disk for mass storage device List of applications Selected applications Apply OEM Disk for mass storage device NEC ESMPRO Agent MegaRAID Storage Manager Default Version 5 XX XXX XX Installing and Using Utilities 6 15 14 Save the parameters The Save parameters steps are displayed
173. 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 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 you notice any part unclear incorrect or omitt
174. ormance monitor server usage create graphs to record trends and check server failure rates The administrator can use the information collected to create more efficient data routing procedures and optimize server usage IMPORTANT For the installation procedure and detailed information on NEC ESMPRO refer to the online document on the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD NEC ESMPRO offers many functions and features for managing remote servers across a network These features help the system administrator perform daily system operation system extension and transfer tasks Some features of NEC ESMPRO Manager include m Hardware and software server configuration Hardware resources mounted in servers such as the CPU memory disks disk arrays and LAN boards Software resources such as operating system information and drivers running on each server m Server failures On screen real time displays provide the system administrator with the failure type location cause and suggested corrective action Failure data includes hardware failure information such as system board temperature memory failure crashes and software failure information m Performance NEC ESMPRO monitors server performance and displays server usage and information such as the rate of CPU load memory usage disk usage and LAN traffic Usage threshold values can help the system administrator monitor and prevent server overloads Supplement
175. ot 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 46 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 If the newly connected HDD contains another configuration information Foreign Configuration screen as shown below appears To use the HDD as new one click ClearForeignCfg to clear the configuration information in HDD MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Foreign Configuration _ 1 Foreign Configs Found Want to Import Sadeg GUID uldPrevievy ClearForaignCfg Cancel Configuring Your Server 4 47 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 Virtual Disks VD2 RAIDS 138560 MB Optimal IMPORTANT If no virtual disk exists the upper right column of the screen will be blank Use this menu only whe
176. ot 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 unauthorized cable or connecting a cable to an improper destination may cause a short circuit resulting in a fire Also observe the following notes on using and connecting an interface cable m Do not use a damaged cable connector m Do not step on the cable m Do not place any object on the cable Do not use the Blade Enclosure with loose cable connections 1 4 Notes on Using Your Server Notes on Using Your Server 1 5 7 CAUTION Immediately after the server is powered off its internal components such as hard disk drives are very hot Leave the server until its internal components AN Avoid installation in extreme temperature conditions fully cool down before installing removing any component re A Avoid contact with the server during thunderstorms Disconnect the power plug from the outlet when a thunderstorm is Gn W approaching If it starts thundering before you disconnect the power plug do not touch any part of the server including the cables Failure to follow this warning may cause a fire or an electric shock A A Keep animals away from the server Animal waste or hair may enter the CPU blade and cause a fire or electric shock 1 6 Notes on Using Your Server FOR PROPER OPERATION Observe the following notes for proper o
177. ote that the Windows Setup screen is not displayed Insert the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition DISC 2 CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive Confirm the parameters and click OK When the installation finishes remove the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition DISC 2 CD ROM from the DVD ROM drive and restart the system After installation is complete be sure to execute the tasks described in Setup of Device Driver Normally Installed in Server and Updating the System of this chapter Installing the Operating System B 9 Procedure for License Authentication The product key used for license authentication should match the COA label of the product key for Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions NOTE Perform activation within 30 days The system may be disabled if activation is not performed within 30 days Installing and Setting Device Drivers Follow the steps below to install and configure the device drivers Installing Fibre Channel Controller Driver N8403 018 If you use the FibreChannel Controller N8403 018 update your system with the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD The Fibre Channel controller driver will be installed automatically B 10 Installing the Operating System Installation of Windows Server 2003 R2 Install Windows Server 2003 R2 in the following procedure 1 2 3 Insert the Windows Server 2003 R2 CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive Turn on the CPU blade Press F6 when the mes
178. ots as follows DIMM first pair Slots 1 and 2 DIMM second pair Slots 3 and 4 DIMM third pair Slots 5 and 6 DIMM fourth pair Slots 7 and 8 DIMM fifth pair Slots 9 and 10 DIMM sixth pair Slots 11 and 12 Installation Install DIMM s in the CPU blade in the following procedure 1 Shutdown the CPU blade and turn off the power 2 Remove the CPU blade from the Blade Enclosure Refer to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure 3 Place the CPU blade on an anti static sheet Remove the two screws securing the top cover Ces 9 14 Upgrading Your Server 5 Firmly hold the cover move it slightly toward the rear of the CPU blade and then lift the cover to remove it IMPORTANT Handle the cover carefully so as not to make contact with any electronic devices on the CPU blade 6 Open the levers at both ends of the DIMM socket T 7 Push the DIMM into the socket Key slot Key 10 11 12 13 14 Upgrading Your Server 9 15 IMPORTANT Use extreme care when installing a DIMM Applying too much pressure can damage the socket Keyed DIMM s insert only one way NOTE Check the orientation of the DIMM The connector of the DIMM is keyed to prevent incorrect insertion If the DIMM is correctly inserted into the DIMM socket the levers close automatically Close the levers firmly Install th
179. ows Server 2003 x64 Editions Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the DVD ROM drive 2 Open Windows Explorer Click Start click Programs click Accessories and click Windows Explorer 3 Run dxsetup exe in the following directory 001 win winnt w2k3amd ns4 1 s proset ws3xpx64 The Intel R PROSet Install Shield Wizard starts Click Next In the License Agreement window select I Accept the terms in the license agreement Click Next Select Complete and click Next Click Install to begin the installation and click Finish in InstallShield Wizard Completed SH Bh 9 Restart the system Installing the Operating System B 17 When the system is Windows Server 2003 OO E a E E aa Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the DVD ROM drive Open Windows Explorer Click Start click Programs click Accessories and click Windows Explorer Run dxsetup exe in the following directory 001 win winnt dotnet ns41s proset 2kxpws03 The Intel R PROSet Install Shield Wizard starts Click Next In the License Agreement window select I Accept the terms in the license agreement Click Next Select Complete and click Next Click Install to begin the installation and click Finish in InstallShield Wizard Completed Restart the system B 18 Installing the Operating System Graphics Accelerator The driver for the standard graphics accelerator will be installed
180. pare disks The Patrol Read allows subsequent defects of HDDs to be detected and repaired For HDDs configuring redundant virtual disks or those assigned to hot spare disks error sectors detected during Patrol Read can be repaired IMPORTANT Note the following for the patrol read m Patrol Read feature is factory set to Disabled m To utilize Patrol Read MSM must be installed m Ifthe system is restarted Patrol Read is aborted After restart of the system Patrol Read runs from the first step top of HDD Consistency Check The Consistency Check is used to check consistency among virtual drives It is available for redundant virtual drives in the RAID1 or RAIDS level Consistency Check can be performed through WebBIOS or MSM 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 Configuring Your Server 4 37 Background Initialize The Background Initialize is automatically executed when RAIDS virtual disk is created in the disk group composing of five or more HDDs The Background Initialize performs the parity generation processing to the area not initialized in the background
181. peration of the server Failure to observe these notes may cause a malfunction of the server m CPU blade N8400 071 AF 072AF 073AF 074AF CPU blade assembly can be installed in the Blade Enclosure SIGMABLADE Install or remove CPU blades one at a time Hold the portions covered with metal plates when a CPU blade is installed or removed To carry a CPU blade put it into the case in which it was packaged during shipping The CPU blade is extremely sensitive to static electricity Make sure to touch the metal frame of the server to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the CPU blade Do not touch the CPU blade terminals or on board parts with your bare hands or place the CPU blade directly on a desk Check and adjust the system clock after O Transporting the server O Storing the server O The server halts due to environmetal operating conditions being exceeded temperature 10 C 35 C humidity 20 80 Check the system clock once a month It is recommended to synchronize the system clock using a time server NTP server when a high degree of time accuracy is required If the system clock fails to maintain sychronization despite being adjusted contact your sales agent Store the unit under storage conditions temperature 10 C 55 C humidity 20 80 without condensation to ensure it functions correctly when it is used again Before turning off the power of a CPU blade shut it down correctly
182. perties 2 Click Modify Team 3 Select the adapter Intel R PRO 1000 Jand click Set Primary or Set Secondary 4 Click OK 5 In TEAM xxx yy Properties the priority setting will appear in the list 6 Click OK In the Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box click OK Restart the system B 22 Installing the Operating System When the system is Windows Server 2003 1 O Lo Open Intel R PROSet Click Start click Control Panel click Administrative Tools and click Computer Management Double click the Network Adapter Name in the Network Adapter list Select the Teaming tab check Team with other adapters and click New Team The New Team Wizard dialog box appears Click Next Specify a name for the team if necessary Select the adapters to include in the team Select Adapter Fault Tolerance or Adaptive Load Balancing and click Next Click Finish If it is necessary to set the adapter priority setting refer to the following step If it is not necessary go to Step 7 1 Click the Settings tab in TEAM xxx yy Properties 2 Click Modify Team 3 Select the adapter Intel R PRO 1000 and click Set Primary or Set Secondary 4 Click OK 5 In TEAM xxx yy Properties the priority setting will appear in the list 6 Click OK In the Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box click OK Restart the system Insta
183. r Do not remove the lithium battery The server contains lithium and NiMH batteries Do not remove the batteries Placing the batteries near flame or in water may cause an explosion When the server does not operate properly due to dead lithium or NiMH batteries contact your service representative Do not disassemble the server to replace or recharge the battery yourself Do not use the server if any smoke odor or noise is present If smoke odor or noise is present immediately turn off the system and disconnect the power plug from the outlet then contact your service representative Using the server in such conditions may cause a fire Keep needles or metal objects away from the server Do not insert needles or metal objects into ventilation holes in the server Doing so may cause an electric shock Use the devices only in the specified areas CPU blades and hard disk drives should be installed in a dedicated Blade Enclosure Do not install CPU blades and hard disk drives in a chassis other than a Blade Enclosure Failure to do so may result in fire and or electric shock Notes on Using Your Server 1 3 A WARNING Do not handle the CPU blade if it is installed in the Blade Enclosure To install or remove an option from the CPU blade first turn off the power of the CPU blade and remove the CPU blade from the Blade Enclosure If you touch parts on the CPU blade with it is connected to the Blade Enclosure yo
184. r 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 RAIDS virtual disk configured with four HDDs 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 Virtual Drvves WOOO RAD 3 ve M E lea 2 Select VD 0 already been constructed in Virtual Drives 4 74 Configuring Your Server 3 Setting menu for VD 0 is displayed RAID Level 5 State Optimal Size 138560 MB Strip Size 64 KB MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility Virtual Disk 2 Disable BGI No E Vo Dizect T Operations Epel Mr Locate CO Fast M Slow OCC 4 On the right of the screen items required for reconstruction are displayed rc Remove physical drie PO QIRXA bd B PO OSAIS kl E PD 0 SANAAA d B Mp retlon ory RAID O Y Mhk whh addon Information of HDDs in the disk group in which a VD is defined Migration Only Allows change of RAID level Migration with addition Allows addition of hard disk drive and change of RAID level SD A a Configuring Your Server 4 75 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 displaye
185. r name and the organization s name are less than 50 characters User information Computer name necessary User name 3 necessary Organization s name Administrator password Confirm password Client licence Per server mode S Peruser or per device mode Back Next Top Default Version 5 XX XXX XX NOTE Even if you do not enter an Administrator password js displayed in Administrator password and Confirm password Enter the network protocol settings The Enter Network Protocol steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Enter Enter Select Win Select Save Start Step network gt domaifl gt dows efi a gt applied gt pardinettis n gt Exqitesd protocol account ponents tions setup Enter the settings of the network protocol If you want to set the IP address select Customized settings and click Detail settings If not select Standard setting and click Next Standard setting Customized settings a Back Next Top Default d Version 5 XX XXX XX 5 14 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 11 Enter the domain or workgroup name The Enter domain account steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Enter Enter Select Win Select Save Start
186. r to the backup controller when any trouble occurs on the primary Adaptive Load Balancing ALB is a feature that connects more than one LAN controller to the same hub and enhances the throughput by operating packet transmission from the server This feature includes the AFT feature IMPORTANT m AFT ALB configuration must be done after installing the drivers and restarting the system m All adapters specified as a group in Adapter Teaming must exist on the same LAN If they are connected to separate switches they will not work normally m The adapters specified as a group for Adaptive Load Balancing ALB can only be connected to the switching hub m Before replacing the motherboard or option network card make sure to remove the adapter team Recreate the adapter team after the replacement is complete If you want to use the AFT ALB features follow the procedure below 1 Open Intel R PROSet Click Start click Control Panel click Administrative Tools and click Computer Management Double click the Network Adapter Name in the Network Adapter list 2 Select the Teaming tab check Team with other adapters and click New Team The New Team Wizard dialog box appears Click Next Specify a name for the team if necessary Se ee Select the adapters to include in the team Select Adapter Fault Tolerance or Adaptive Load Balancing and click Next Click Finish If it is necess
187. reconstruction Notes on Creating Virtual Drive The HDDs configuring the disk group should have the same capacity and rotation speed Be sure to execute Consistency Check after creating VD When installing an OS in VD under the on board RAID LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB create a VD dedicated to OS installation WebBIOS cannot be handled via remote console functions of NEC DianaScope Configuring Your Server 4 41 Using WebBIOS Starting WebBIOS 1 Press Esc when the screen as shown below appears after powered on the server 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 XX XX Build MMM DD YYYY Copyright c 2006 LSI Logic Corporation HA X Bus X Dev X MegaRAID SAS PCI Express TM ROMB FW package X X X XXXX 0 Logical Drive s found on the host adapter 0 Logical Drive s handled by BIOS Press lt Ctrl gt lt H gt for WebBIOS IMPORTANT Do not press unnecessary key such as Pause during POST 4 42 Configuring Your Server Main Menu Shown below is Adapter Selection screen that appears first on WebBIOS Select an adapter to operate WebBIOS and click Start Adapter Selection a When the adapter is selected on Adapter Selection the WebBIOS Top Menu appears MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Ut
188. red at a redundant RAID level Detecting a HDD fault the system disconnects the defected HDD or makes it offline and starts rebuild using the hot spare disk NOTE For standby rebuild rebuild using hot spare disks see Features of On board RAID LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB Configuring Your Server 4 31 RAID Levels This section details the RAID levels which the on board RAID LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB can support Characteristics of RAID Levels The table below lists the characteristics of the RAID levels Level Function Redundancy Characteristics RAIDO Striping No e Data read write at the highest rate e Largest capacity e Capacity capacity of single HDD x number of HDDs RAID1 Mirroring Yes e Two HDDs required e Capacity capacity of single HDD RAID5 Striping of both data Yes e Three or more HDDs required and redundant data e Capacity capacity of single HDD x number of HDDs 1 RAIDO In RAID 0 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 in the order Because RAIDO allows all HDDs to be accessed collectively it can provide the best disk access performance IMPORTANT RAID 0 cannot have data redundancy If a HDD is defected the data saved in the HDD cannot be recovered Disk array controller
189. reen and click OK 8 Click Finish in the Windows Component Wizard dialog box 9 Close the Add or Remove Programs dialog box 10 Close the Control Panel To start Network Monitor click Programs click Administrative Tools and click Network Monitor For information on how to operate Network Monitor refer to Online Help B 30 Installing the Operating System Re installing the Operation System if Multiple Logical Drives Exist Before Re installing the Operation System Be sure to make backup copies before reinstalling the operating system Re installing the Operation System 1 Start a clean installation following the procedure described in this manual 2 Specify the partition where you want to install the operating system when the following message appears The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list You cannot modify the drive letter of the system or boot volume Confirm the proper drive letter is assigned and then continue setup 3 Continue the clean installation following the procedure described in this manual 4 The drive letter of the re installed system may differ from the one of the previous system If you need to modify the drive letter modify it according to Procedure for Modifying the Drive Letter Installing the Operating System B 31 Procedure for Modifying th
190. representative When you have changed the hardware configuration or BIOS configuration select System Information Management and then Save in the Off line Maintenance Utility to make a backup copy of the system information Also make a backup copy of the disk array configuration data if your system has an array configuration When your hard disk drives are rebuilt due to a failure it is recommended to make a backup copy of the configuration data To make a backup copy of the configuration data refer to the manual that comes with the disk array controller 7 2 Maintenance SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS The system diagnostics run several tests on the CPU blade Select Tool menu Test and diagnostics in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER to diagnose the system Test Items The following items are tested by the system diagnostics m Memory m CPU cache memory m Hard disk drive used as the system drive IMPORTANT When executing the system diagnostics make sure to disconnect the CPU blade from the network Executing the system diagnostics with the CPU blade connected to the network may cause network instability NOTE When checking the hard disk drive no data is written to the disk Maintenance 7 3 Startup and Exit of System Diagnostics There are two ways to diagnose the CPU blade use the local console keyboard connected to the Blade Enclosure or use the management PC via serial port remote console IMPORTANT The L
191. res to install or removing them and notes on their use IMPORTANT m Optional devices described in this chapter may be installed or removed by anyone However NEC does not assume any liability for damage to the optional devices or the server resulting from their installation or use NEC recommends you ask your service representative to install or remove any optional devices m Make sure to use only optional devices and cables authorized by NEC Repair costs of the server due to damage resulting from installation of such devices or cables will be charged even within the warranty period m When you make any change to the hardware configuration make sure to update the system see Chapter 5 for details 9 2 Upgrading Your Server SAFETY NOTES Observe the following notes to install or remove optional devices safely A WARNING gt O S Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury See pages 1 2 to 1 5 for details a Do not disassemble repair or alter the server a Do not remove the lithium or nickel hydrogen battery Do not handle the CPU blade with the power cord plugged into a power source A CAUTION S gt PSO Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 2 to 1 5 for det
192. ror occurs Dr Watson diagnoses the system and records the diagnostic information in a log file Configure Dr Watson to collect diagnostic information in the following procedure 1 2 Click Run on the Start menu Enter drwtsn32 exe in the Open box and click OK The Dr Watson for Windows dialog box appears Specify the location to store the diagnostic information in the Log File Path box Diagnostic information is saved under the file name DRWTSN32 LOG NOTE You cannot specify a network path Specify a path on the local system Specify the location of the crash dump file in the Crash Dump box NOTE A Crash Dump File is a binary file that can be read with Windows Debugger Check the following check boxes in the Options 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 of the above functions refer to Online Help Click OK 5 28 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Network Monitor A network monitor is useful for discovering the causes of network failures and determining the necessary steps to resolve them To use a network monitor you need to restart the system after installation It is recommended to install a network monitor before a failure occurs 1 From the Start menu click Control Panel The Control Panel appears 2 Double click Add or Remove Programs
193. rs file to setup the server with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER When using a floppy disk a USB floppy disk drive is required IMPORTANT You cannot create a parameters file for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions NOTE You can install Windows Server 2003 without a parameters file Also you can create or edit a parameters file during setup with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Installing and Using Utilities 6 7 Parameters File This section describes the setup information that is necessary for operating system installation and creating a parameters file Follow the procedure below IMPORTANT Do not remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the drive during parameters file creation 1 Start the operating system 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disc drive The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER menu appears 3 Click Setup Windows A menu appears x NEC EXPRESSBUILDER a 6 8 Installing and Using Utilities 4 Click Parameter File Creator CE x NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Menu items s Read documents Setup Windows 5 Create drivers disk AN c z gt J Setup software 2 Close Menu lt H The Parameter File Creator appears Parameter File Creator Installing and Using Utilities 6 9 5 The Load Parameters step is displayed Select Do not load parameters from the menu and click Next Mi Parameter File Creator alol x NEC
194. rt the rebuild without use of any utility such as MSM The auto rebuild includes two types as follows m Standby rebuild Automatic rebuild by using hot spare disks In the configuration including hot spare disks the rebuild is performed automatically if a HDD assigned to a virtual disk is defected Configuring Your Server 4 35 m Hot swap rebuild Automatic rebuild by hot swapping defected HDD IMPORTANT Note the following for the rebuild The HDD used for rebuild should have the same capacity rotation speed and standard as the defected HDD During rebuild the processing rate is decreased due to much load 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 The interval from the removal of the defected HDD to the installation of a substitute HDD should be 60 sec or longer If the hot swap rebuild does not operate perform the manual rebuild The following hard disk drive cannot be specified as a hot spare disk Hard disk drive with partitions Hard disk drive used for another array Prepare another new hard disk drive or a formatted hard disk drive 4 36 Configuring Your Server Patrol Read The patrol read gives the read amp verify test in the entire area of HDDs It can be performed for all HDDs assigned to virtual disks and hot s
195. rtition p Medium selection Windows family edition Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition English r Keyboard layout Default X Time zone GMT 08 00 Pacific Time US and Canada Tijuana bad r Windows system drive settings Use existing partitions only the 1st partition is formatted and its data is erased Create a new partition all of the data in the disk is erased Use disk space as large as possible Specify the size of the system partition 12288 MB 4792MB 999999MB 1GB 1024MB Back Next Top Default Version 5 XX XXX XX IMPORTANT m About partition size Specify a partition size larger than the required minimum size for operating system installation Do not specify a partition size larger than the capacity of the connected hard disk drive You cannot specify a partition size larger than 2 097 152MB 2TB for a RAID system m If you select Create a new partition in Windows system drive settings the contents of the hard disk will be deleted m If Use existing partitions is selected EXPRESSBUILDER installs the operating system to the first partition the first partition is deleted The data in the other partitions is retained if the system has two or more partitions see the figure below First Second Third Partition Partition Partition Deleted Retained Retained m You cannot reinstall the system if the existing partition is upgraded to a dynamic
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197. s Enter If a message appears press S Then it returns to the screen of Step 4 If an optional device is installed select the proper driver and press Enter Emulex LPX000 PCI Fibre Channel HBA When Fibre Channel controller N8403 018 is used When the following message is shown press Enter to start Welcome to Setup B 8 10 11 12 Installing the Operating System When the installation of Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition finishes the system reboots automatically The Windows Setup screen will be displayed after logging on to the system x A Windows Setup is not complete We recommend that you continue Setup so that you can install the additional components that are available in this version of the Windows Server operating system For more information about the new components see the documentation on Windows Server CD 2 To continue Setup insert Windows Server CD 2 or specify the location where the Windows Server CD 2 files are stored and then click OK Location of Windows Server CD 2 files D Browse Cancel IMPORTANT m The Windows Setup screen may not be displayed Be sure to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition DISC 2 according to the following procedures m You can install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition DISC 2 after the application of System update Be sure to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition DISC 2 In this case n
198. s Setup 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 in the following procedure 1 Or ee Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the optical disc drive and reboot the system Select Tool menu Normal mode Select English Select Maintenance Utility Select System Information Management Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive Select Save Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 31 Installing with the OEM FD for Mass Storage Device This section explains how to install a driver for a mass storage devices when using NEC EXPRESSBUILDER to install an operating system If your mass storage device is not supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER you must follow the procedure below For more detailed information refer to the manual of the mass storage device Installation of Mass storage device not supported by EXPRESSBUILDER To install or re install the operating system when the system has a mass storage device not supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER follow the procedure below 1 2 Read the manual supplied with the mass storage device before setting up the server If the mass storage device is a RAID Controller configure the
199. sage Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration appears at the top of the screen NOTE m Use the keyboard only when the USB floppy disk drive is not being accessed the access lamp is off The following steps are not required if F6 is not pressed Refer to the First Step Guide for details When the following message appears press S Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices The following message appears Please insert the disk labeled manufacturer supplied hardware support disk into Drive A Press ENTER when ready Insert the Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive and press Enter A list of the drivers for the mass storage devices is displayed Select LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS RAID Controller Driver Server 2003 32 bit and press Enter If a message appears press S Then it returns to the screen of Step 4 If an optional device is installed press S again Insert the Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive and press Enter A list of the drivers for the mass storage devices is displayed Installing the Operating System B 11 9 Ifan optional device is installed select the proper driver and press Enter
200. sion ROM area Select one of the following features and set it to Disabled Onboard LAN 1 Onboard LAN 2 PCI slot 1 8 6 Troubleshooting LAMPS The CPU blade includes lamps to indicate the CPU blade status by using a variety of colors and display patterns on the front panel hard disk drive and power supply See Indications of STATUS lamp their meanings and actions against the indications in Chapter 2 for details Troubleshooting 8 7 SOLVING PROBLEMS When the CPU blade does not operate as expected see the following troubleshooting information before assuming a failure If the CPU blade still fails to operate after following the troubleshooting information note any error messages and contact your service representative CPU Blade The operating system cannot be installed Q Did you create a virtual disk Create a virtual disk by using WebBIOS see Chapter 4 The operating system cannot be started Q Is the boot priority correct Run SETUP and select the Boot menu to check the boot priority 0 Are the hard disk drives securely inserted Install the hard disk drive properly Hard disk drive failed Contact your service representative Rebuilding cannot be performed Q Is the capacity of the hard disk drive to be rebuilt insufficient Usea hard disk drive of the same capacity as the faulty one LJ Is the RAID level of virtual disk RAIDO RAIDO does not ha
201. splay POST check results Select Advanced Boot time Diagnostic Screen Enabled You can also press Ese while the NEC logo is on the screen to display POST check results To use the remote wake up feature m Via Modem Advanced Advanced Chipset Control Wake on Ring Enabled m Via LAN Advanced Advanced Chipset Control Wake on LAN PME Enabled m Via optional card Advanced Advanced Chipset Control Wake on LAN PME Enabled m Via RTC alarm Advanced Advanced Chipset Control Wake on RTC Alarm Enabled To control from the HW console Select Server Console Redirection and configure each item Configuring Your Server 4 5 Memory To pause POST if a memory error is detected Select Advanced Memory Processor Error Halt To check the installed memory DIMM status Select Advanced Memory Configuration DIMM Group 1 2 Status and check the status indications To clear the memory DIMM error information Select Advanced Memory Configuration Memory Retest Yes and reboot the system CPU To pause POST if the system detects a CPU error Select Advanced Memory Processor Error Halt To check the installed CPU status Select Main Processor Settings and check the status indications The on screen CPU numbers and socket locations on the motherboard are associated as shown in t
202. stalling the Operating System B 25 SETTING FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS Configure the following settings in advance to ensure quick recovery from system failures Memory Dump Debug Information Windows Server 2003 This section describes the procedures for collecting memory dump debug information on the server IMPORTANT Cautions for the Memory Dump m The maintenance personnel designated by your sales agent are responsible for collecting the memory dump Customers should only configure settings of the memory dump m Sometimes a message indicating a shortage of virtual memory appears at system startup When a failure has occurred after configuring the settings described here and you have restarted the system to save the memory dump continue the startup If you restart the system you may not be able to collect the memory dump accurately Follow the procedure below to configure the memory dump 1 Click Start click Control Panel and then open System The System Properties dialog box appears 2 Select the Advanced tab 3 Click Settings in the Startup and Recovery box B 26 4 Installing the Operating System IMPORTANT Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Complete memory dump should be specified for writing debug information However if the mounted memory size is over 2GB specify Kernel memory dump You cannot specify Complete memory dump Specify a disk drive that has free space in ex
203. status of the mezzanine card 2 Replace the mezzanine card 2 14 General Description On screen message Description Action Proc1ThermalTrip Forced power off occurred due to a thermal error in CPU 1 Proc2ThermalTrip Forced power off occurred due to a thermal error in CPU 2 Proci Therm 09 A high temperature error was detected in CPU 1 Proc2 Therm 09 A high temperature error was detected in CPU 2 Check if the fans in the Blade Enclosure work normally Check the heat sink of the CPU blade Refer to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure to make sure that a sufficient number of fans are installed Check if the fans and CPU blades AmbientTempAlm09 A high temperature error was j detected in CPU unit are installed in the correct locations Check if the ambient temperature of the installation location satisfies the operating conditions DAS AirTempAlm09 A high temperature error was detected in storage unit AmbientTempAlm02 A low temperature error was Check if the ambient temperature of detected in CPU unit the installation location satisfies the DAS AirTempAlm02 A low temperature error was operating conditions detected in storage unit Battery Alm XX A battery voltage alarm was detected XX 09 Upper limit alarm XX 02 Lower limit alarm 1 Check the installation status of the battery 2 Replace the battery Proc1 Vccp AlmXX Proc2 Vccp Al
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205. t button Skip the logical drive creation rive using the settings that al drive already exists all the data stored on the logical drive will be deleted Number of physical device RAID level The mmber of the f ified as the hot spare The mmber of Default Version 5 XX XXX XX IMPORTANT The number of the total physical devices displays the upper limit of devices that the RAID controller can support The total of The number of physical devices used to create the logical drive and The number of the physical devices specified as the hot spare must not exceed The number of the total physical devices connected to the system NOTE You can use only the physical devices that have the same model number to configure a logical drive Installing and Using Utilities 6 11 Specify the installation medium and the Windows system partition The Specify medium Partition steps are displayed Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next li Parameter File Creator l lolx NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Load Select OS Enter RAID Specify Enter basic fp Enter Step parame rs settings medium gt parameters UB Meo a gt partition protocdl Specify the installing medium and the Windows system partition elt Refer to the User s guide about the Service Pack installation If Use existing partitions is selected EXPRESSBUILDER installs the Operating System to the 1st pa
206. t initialization startad on VO 0 CantrollariD N Created VO A IMPORTANT m While the battery is being charged or discharged Write Through is displayed in Current Write Policy At this time the POST displays the message as follows Your battery is bad or missing and you have VDs configured for write back mode Because the battery is not usable these VDs will actually run in write through mode until the battery is replaced The following VDs are affected XX Press any key to continue m To check the charged rate of battery cell select Physical gt Properties Relative State of Charge or Absolute State of Charge on MegaRAID Storage Manager NOTES m The Default Write Policy is factory set to Write Back m For more information of Write Policy refer to the MegaRAID Storage Manager User s Guide stored in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD provided with the server 4 78 Configuring Your Server Refresh Battery Learn Cycle The disk array controller performs discharging and charging cycle at every 30 days to extend the service life of battery You can set the refresh operation Learn Cycle on Auto Learn Mode of MSM Click the Physical tab and Battery Backup Unit in the left frame of MSM then click the Operations tab in the right frame of MSM as shown in the figure below The default setting of MSM is Auto This setting is recommended i814 File Operations Group Operations
207. t is not a problem for normal system operation The following message appears when you try to specify a partition size larger than the capacity of the hard disk drive The creating of the partition was failed The process can not be continued The process was stopped ok Cannot continue setup Specify a partition size smaller than the capacity of the hard disk drive and retry setup Specified to join the Domain but the system is installed as Workgroup When the setup fails to join the domain during the installation it will install the system as Workgroup Open System in Control Panel to join the domain Unable to configure the Network adapter In Express Setup you cannot configure the Network adapter Configure it in the Control Panel after starting Windows Troubleshooting 8 19 Problems with Parameter File Creator Fails to start Parameter File Creator Q Parameter File Creator requires Microsoft R HTML Application host to run Parameter File Creator must be executed by Microsoft HTML Application host If this does not launch follow the procedure below to associate Parameter File Creator with Microsoft HTML Application host 1 Click Run on the Start menu 2 Type windir system32 mshta exe register in the Open box and click OK Problem with Disk Array Configuration Refer to the manuals on the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD for any problems with the disk
208. t log is registered when you use Windows Server 2003 R2 Source IPMIDRV Type Error EventID 1001 Description The IPMI device driver attempted to determine if the system supported an IPMI BMC device The driver attempted to detect the presence of the IPMI BMC by searching the SMBIOS for Type 38 record But either no record was found or the record was not compatible with the version of the device driver Ifa SMBIOS Type 38 record was detected the Dump Data field of the event contains a binary representation of the record If you use Hardware Management provided by Windows Server 2003 R2 the event log above will be registered For more details refer to Enabling Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Hardware Management on the following site NEC Express5800 Web Site http www nec co jp express download W2K3_R2 Cannot install the operating system correctly L Did you read the notes on installing the operating system See Chapter 5 The system displays the message below and fails to log in In Windows Server 2003 the following message will be displayed if you fail to activate the operating system within the specified time period Select Yes to activate the operating system Windows Product Activation This copy of Windows must be activated with Microsoft before you can continue You cannot log on until you activate Windows Do you want to activate Windows now To shut down the computer click Cancel YES NO
209. tdown the CPU blade and turn off the power 2 Remove the CPU blade from the Blade Enclosure Refer to the User s Guide of the Blade Enclosure 3 Place the CPU blade on an anti static sheet 4 Remove the two screws securing the top cover Co 9 24 Upgrading Your Server 5 Firmly hold the cover move it slightly toward the rear of the CPU blade and then lift the cover to remove it IMPORTANT Handle the cover carefully so as not to make contact with any electronic devices on the CPU blade 6 Remove the cables from the connectors for signal cable 2 A and 2 B on the CPU unit and the storage unit IMPORTANT Push the unlock button of the connector and lift the cable to remove it Signal cable Signal cables CPU unit side Storage unit side Upgrading Your Server 9 25 7 Remove the two screws securing the bracket 8 Remove the bracket 9 Remove the cable from the connector for signal cable 1 10 Remove the four screws from the CPU unit tray 9 26 Upgrading Your Server 11 Firmly hold the CPU unit move it slightly toward the rear of the CPU blade and then lift the CPU unit to remove it IMPORTANT Pay attention to the cable removed in Step 9 12 From the top of the storage unit posi
210. the hardware configuration data after installing removing internal devices Select Advanced Reset Configuration Data Yes Saving the Configuration Data To save the BIOS configuration data Select Exit Exit Saving Changes or Save Changes To discard changes to the BIOS configuration data Select Exit Exit Discarding Changes or Discard Changes To load the default BIOS configuration data may differ from factory set values Select Exit Load Setup Defaults To save the current settings as a user defined configuration Select Exit Save Custom Defaults To load the user defined configuration data Select Exit Load Custom Defaults Configuring Your Server 4 7 Menu and Parameter Descriptions The SETUP utility has the following six menus m Main m Advanced m Security m Server m Boot m Exit To set specific functions select a submenu from the above menus The following describes the available options and their descriptions for each menu as well as the factory set values Main Start the SETUP utility to display the Main menu System Time f Enter Available options in the Main menu are listed below Option Parameter Description Your Setting System Time HH MM SS Specify the current time System Date MM DD YYYY Specify the current date Factory set IMPORTANT If the system clock fails to maintain sychronization despite being ad
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212. ting packet transmission from the server This feature includes the AFT feature IMPORTANT m AFT ALB configuration must be done after installing the drivers and restarting the system m The adapters specified as a group for Adapter Fault Tolerance AFT can work connected to the same hub or separate hubs If they are connected to separate hubs those hubs must exist on the same LAN Segment Therefore set the connection as a cascade connection m The adapters specified as a group for Adaptive Load Balancing ALB can only be connected to the switching hub If you want to use the AFT ALB features follow the procedure below Installing the Operating System B 21 When the system is Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions 1 SF ON Ce O Open Intel R PROSet Click Start click Control Panel click Administrative Tools and click Computer Management Double click the Network Adapter Name in the Network Adapter list Select the Teaming tab check Team with other adapters and click New Team The New Team Wizard dialog box appears Click Next Specify a name for the team if necessary Select the adapters to include in the team Select Adapter Fault Tolerance or Adaptive Load Balancing and click Next Click Finish If it is necessary to set the adapter priority setting refer to the following step If it is not necessary go to Step 7 1 Click the Settings tab in TEAM xxx yy Pro
213. tion of Windows Server x64 Editions If you need to install it see Appendix B m If you install Windows Server 2003 without using Express Setup see Appendix B Notes on Windows Installation This section explains the notes on Windows installation Review these notes before starting Express Setup About the Windows family This computer supports the following Windows editions m Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition hereafter referred to as Windows Server 2003 NOTE Express Setup does not support the installation of Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions If you need to install it see Appendix B To install another operating system contact your sales or 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 provided with the server supports the following operating system installation media and Service Packs m Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition Operating system installation media No Service Pack m Windows Server 2003 R2 Operating system installation media No Service Pack Supported Mass Storage Controllers The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD provided with the server supports the following mass storage controllers for installation
214. tion the connector of the mezzanine card so that it aligns with the connector of the mezzanine card slot and insert the mezzanine card into the slot IMPORTANT m Do not touch the terminals on the board A contact failure may occur if the board is installed with dirt and oil adhering to the terminals m Insert the mezzanine card straight into the connector The terminal or connector may be damaged if it is not inserted correctly m Ifthe board cannot be installed securely remove the board and then install it again Applying excess force to the board may damage it 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Upgrading Your Server 9 27 Push the mezzanine card firmly to connect the card to the slot Tighten the screws to secure the mezzanine card to the spacer on the storage unit Replace the CPU unit tray IMPORTANT Pay attention to the cable removed in Step 9 Secure the CPU unit with the four screws Connect the cable to the connector for signal cable 1 Install the bracket IMPORTANT Pay attention to the cable connected in Step 17 Secure the bracket with the two screws Connect the cables to the connectors for signal cable 2 A and 2 B on the CPU unit and the storage unit IMPORTANT Be sure to connect the appropriate cables to the connectors Replace the top cover Secure the top cover with the two screws Install the CPU b
215. tion when using the server NOTE Helpful and convenient piece of information IN THE PACKAGE The package contains various accessories as well as the server itself Check the packing list to make sure that everything is included and that individual components are not damaged If you find any component is missing or damaged contact your service representative m Store the accessories in a safe place You will need them to install an optional device or troubleshoot the server as well as to set it up m Make backup copies of any included floppy disks Store the original disks in a safe place and use the copies when necessary m Improper use of a provided floppy disk or CD ROM may alter your system environment If you encounter an error contact your service representative CONTENTS Preface ei stecrce hemi htete dt beawestivt ease ase tut ove Cotes a Ses octane Mi svat tacgith a EE i About This User s Guide ez ce r RE a a a E eaea aae howe aa E EEEE ii Intthe Packag EEE E ET E E EAT A S AE S T SENEE Sa eS iii Chapter n E E nt ceetener ie eveste natin etttintee tina ant eenecerereven tices eel 1 1 Notes on Using Your Server cceccccceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenseeeeseeeeeeseeseaeseeeseeaeseuesseanseeesenees 1 1 Safety Notesi ee enn vacies dent Hl hi hve E AE tained aed hints 1 2 For Proper Operation senecio ci ceed lac ac daca eaves E IEEE E E i iai 1 6 Transter to Third Partyren wscoce dh esos EE dans Sedaceigccss O a a ots dons tote
216. tiply the maximum size of each DG allowed for the RAID level by the number of DGs 8 Click Accept at the lower center of the screen Virtual Osk 0 Corti gurati on Aa D Le mn RADI DGO RO KSX MB RD YOY AE DS 1 RO KSN MB R17 vy AG 64 KB access Policy Riu 7 Read Policy Morral T Mte Polici VWBacdk U Policy Direct Disk Group n RAID Level Size Available isk Cache Policy Unchanged r Dh H elect Size YOY 2 hie amp Accept E Reset NOTE Disk Cache Policy field may be displayed as Disable depending on firmware version of on board RAID LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS PCI EXPRESS ROMB It is not a problem in operating the system 4 64 Configuring Your Server 9 VD 0 is created in DG 0 as shown in the Preview screen below Meg RAID BIOS Configuration Ltility Confiqvvizard OG Definition a D kt Sraup iginal bn To add drwes to a Dkt Group hak Cantral t r whl selecting Uar Saad drees and clt an Jeca p DG Ore addh kan can be undane by sakaling the Recklm butan Physical Drives VOO RAID 1 Yee 2S WB Optimal p O31 PD 2 40 OM LINE YOO Zaad E Cancel 4 Back Poep 10 After making sure that the VD is created correctly click Accept at the lower right of the screen 11 The confirmation message Save this Configuration appears Click Yes to save the configuration 12 The confirmation message Want to Initialize the New Virtual Disks appears Normally
217. tory actions An image in the symbol illustrates a mandatory action to avoid a particular hazard Mandatory Action Example Example Symbol to draw attention Description of a danger Term indicating a degree of danger A CAUTION Plug in to a proper power source Use a proper wall outlet Use of an improper power source may cause a fire or a power leak Symbols used in this User s Guide and warning labels are listed below Attentions gt Indicates that improper use may cause an electric shock Indicates that improper use may cause fumes or fire Indicates that improper use may cause fingers to be caught Indicates that improper use may cause personal injury by the moving fan blades Indicates that improper use may cause personal injury Indicates that improper use may cause explosion PPP PEP Indicates a general notice or warning that cannot be specifically identified Prohibited Actions Do not disassemble repair or modify the server Otherwise an electric shock or fire may be caused Do not touch any component other than specified Otherwise an electric shock or personal injury such as burns may be caused Keep away from flame Otherwise a fire may be caused Keep away from water or liquid Otherwise an electric shock or fire may be caused CI e Indicates a general prohibited action that cannot be specifically identified
218. ttery charge complete Controller ID x BBU enabled changing WT logical drives to WB POST displays the following message while the above steps are being performed Your battery is bad or missing and you have VDs configured for write back mode Because the battery is not usable these VDs will actually run in write through mode until the battery is replaced The following VDs are affected XX Press any key to continue m Ifthe Auto Learn Mode is set to Disabled refresh operation is not performed m Ifthe Auto Learn Mode is set to Warn refresh operation is not performed However if no refresh operation is performed for 30 days the following log is recorded in MSM and application log at the system start up prompting you to perform Learn Cycle If you perform Learn Cycle in manual mode the log will no longer be recorded Controller ID x Battery requires reconditioning please initiate a LEARN cycle m When performing Learn Cycle in manual mode select Learn appeared on MSM window and then select Go as shown in the figure below MegaRAID Storage Manager 1 13 Build 02 laj xj File Operations Group Operations Log Help LSI LOGIC E Serer mimosaz Controller 0 Poto Selected Operation Learn paw Port 4 Jats 4 Description Starts a battery calibration cycle ram Port 2 fan Port 3 gt pan Port 4 Set BBU Properties paw Ports paw Port 6 pan Port 7 ap Enclosure 2 S2 Physical Drive
219. u may receive an electric shock Do not install or remove more than one CPU blade at a time Install or remove CPU blades one by one If you install or remove more than one CPU blade at a time or a CPU blade with the cover of another slot removed you may receive an electric shock Do not use the equipment in a place where corrosive gases exist Make sure not to locate or use the server in a place where corrosive gases sulfur dioxide hydrogen sulfide nitrogen dioxide chlorine ammonia ozone etc exist Also do not locate it in an environment where the air or dust includes components accelerating corrosion ex sulfur sodium chloride or conductive metals There is a risk of a fire due to corrosion and shorts of the internal printed circuit board A CAUTION AA Keep water or foreign matter away from the CPU blade Do not let any form of liquid water etc or foreign matter e g pins or paper clips enter the server Failure to follow this warning may cause an electric shock a fire or a failure of the server When such things accidentally enter the server immediately turn off the power and disconnect the power plug from the outlet Do not disassemble the server Contact your service representative Make sure to complete device installation Always install a CPU blade hard disk drive and option board firmly An incompletely installed device may cause a contact failure resulting in smoke or fire Do n
220. ve redundancy thus rebuilding cannot be performed Replace the failed hard disk drive and create a virtual disk again Consistency Check cannot be performed Q Is virtual disk indicated as Degraded Replace the failed hard disk drive and execute the rebuild process L Is the RAID level of virtual disk RAIDO The Consistency Check does not work on RAIDO because it has no redundancy 8 8 Troubleshooting Battery is not recognized or the following message appears during POST The battery hardware is missing or malfunctioning or the battery is unplugged If you continue to boot the system the battery backed cache will not function Please contact technical support for assistance Press D to disable this warning if your controller does not have a battery Q Is the battery module securely inserted Install the battery properly 0 Is the battery module cable connected properly Connect the cable properly If the battery is still not recognized the battery may be faulty or dead Contact your service representative Fails to power on 0 Is power supplied to the system Make sure that the power cord is connected to an AC outlet or UPS meeting the power standard of the Blade Enclosure Use the power cord shipped with the Blade Enclosure In addition make sure that the outer cover of the power cord is not broken and it is not bent at the plug Make sure that the breaker
221. virtual disk First 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 Virtual disk RAID5 et Re ee ae ee ee Before execution Capacity 72GB Execute Migration with addition Virtual disk RAID5 After execution Capacity 108GB 4 40 Configuring Your Server 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
222. witch for four seconds or longer This forcibly turns off the power 4 22 Configuring Your Server System Management Select System Management on the Server menu to display the following screen See the table below for the options and their descriptions Option Parameter Description Your Setting BIOS Revision Indicates the version of BIOS Board Part Number Indicates the part number of the motherboard Board Serial Number Indicates the serial number of the motherboard System Part Number Indicates the code of the server System Serial Number Indicates the serial number of the server Chassis Part Number Indicates the part number of the chassis Chassis Serial Number Indicates the serial number of the chassis BMC Device ID Indicates the device ID of BMC Baseboard Management Controller BMC Device Revision Indicates the revision of BMC BMC Firmware Indicates the firmware revision of BMC Revision SDR Revision Indicates the revision of SDR Sensor Data Record PIA Revision Indicates the revision of PIA Platform Information Area Factory set Configuring Your Server 4 23 Console Redirection Select Console Redirection on the Server menu to display the following screen BIOS Redirection Port See the table below for the options and their descriptions Opti
223. with the server to a third party the following requirements must be satisfied m All provided software applications must be transferred and no backup copies must be retained m The 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 9 DISPOSAL AND CONSUMABLES m Dispose of the CPU blade hard disk drives Blade Enclosure option board floppy disks and CD DVD ROMs according to all national laws and regulations Also dispose of the power cord provided with the server to prevent it from being used with other devices IMPORTANT For disposal or replacement of the battery on the motherboard of the server consult with your service representative m Erase all hard disks backup data cartridges floppy disks or other writeable media e g CD R and CD RW discs to prevent your data from being restored and used by a 3rd party Exercise sufficient caution to protect your privacy and confidential information m The server contains components that have limited lifetimes and require replacement For stable operation of the server NEC recommends you replace these components on a regular basis Consult with your service representative for replacement these components A Do not remove the battery The server contains a l
224. ys the log information of the diagnostics To save the log information on a floppy disk insert a formatted floppy disk into the floppy disk drive and select lt Save F gt lt Option gt Displays optional features lt Reboot gt Reboots the system 8 Select lt Reboot gt in the Enduser Menu The CPU blade restarts and the system boots from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD 9 Exit NEC EXPRESSBUILDER and remove the DVD ROM from the optical disc drive 10 Power off the CPU blade 11 Reconnect the CPU blade to the network 12 Power on the CPU blade 7 6 Maintenance This page is intentionally left blank Chapter 8 Troubleshooting If your CPU blade does not operate as expected read this chapter before assuming a failure NOTE To prevent an unexpected failure it is recommended to install NEC ESMPRO 8 2 Troubleshooting SYSTEM VIEWERS You can monitor fault occurrences during system operation by using NEC ESMPRO If any alert is reported to NEC ESMPRO Manager it can viewed in the Operation Window DataViewer or AlertViewer of NEC ESMPRO Manager Example Hie Et ew Tok Ewe Sil ale De e ger De ee Eomer esamo me a ae Troubleshooting 8 3 ERROR MESSAGES If an error occurs on the CPU blade an error message appears on the display unit connected to the CPU blade POST Error Messages Power

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