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1. EERE moeg Mother board FRONT The mother board in your server supports the dual channel memory configuration The dual channel memory configuration increases data transfer rate 9 34 Upgrading Your Server Installation Order and Notes The following table shows the installation order DIMM numbers DIMM A 1 and DIMM B 1 DIMM A 2 and DIMM B 2 DIMM A 3 and DIMM B 3 Condition Minimum installation When added one pair When added two pairs DIMM Installation Pattern for Using Online Spare Memory Feature To enable online spare memory feature DIMMs in memory controller must be the same capacities and type Depending on specification of memory controller the spare memory is set in unit of rank memory The logical memory capacity of single rank memory differs from that of dual rank memory when online spare memory is specified m Single rank memory configuration Physical memory capacity Number of DIMMs Physical memory capacity Logical memory capacity m Dual rank memory configuration Physical memory capacity Number of DIMMs Physical memory capacity 2 Logical memory capacity The server supports the following DIMMs m N
2. NOTE The upper three slots of the HDD cage contain trays without hard disk drive To install the hard disk drive first remove the tray according to the removal procedure described later Install a hard disk drive tray to the vacant slot of the cage to keep the cooling effect of the server 9 60 Upgrading Your Server To remove the hard disk drive carrier push the green tab on the lever and open the lever toward you until it stops Then the hard disk drive tray is unlocked Securely hold the tray and the lever and insert the tray straight into the HDD cage IMPORTANT Removing more than one hard disk drive while the server is powered on destroys the logical disk Remove or replace the hard disk drive one by one 18 Close the front mask Removal The HDD cage can be removed in the reverse order of the installation Chapter 10 Internal Cabling Diagrams Internal cable connections of the server are shown below NOTE See Chapter 2 for detail connector locations on the mother board 10 2 Internal Cabling Diagrams INTERFACE CABLES This section describes the connections of the interface cables Addition of Hard Disk Drive The connection required when a hard disk drive is added is described below Installation of SAS Disks If the SAS hard disk drives are added connect the cables as shown in the figure below Fill the drive bay with the hard disk driv
3. 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 Your server is a modular multiprocessing server based on the Intel Xeon processor family It is a solid performer and offers the latest technology The combination of compute performance memory capacity and integrated I O provides a high performance environment for many server market applications These range from large corporations supporting remote offices to small companies looking to obtain basic connectivity capability such a file and print services e mail web access web site server etc Your server is housed and available as a tower based system Front View As application requirements increase you can expand your server with an additional memory add in boards and peripheral devices tape devices and hard disk drives The server features the following major components m A high performance Intel Xeon processor m Up to 24GB of memory using 4GB DIMMs Minimum configuration is 1GB of memory m Dual channel memory configuration Five integrated I O expansion PCI slots for add in boards three PCI Express slots one 64 bit 100 MHz slot and one 32 bit 33 MHz slot Onboard enhanced IDE interface controller Onboard SAS RAID controller Onboard 1000
4. Additional HDD cage Black cable Upgrading Your Server Red cable 9 29 9 30 Upgrading Your Server Installation Install the board to be connected to the PCI board slot depending on the following procedure Refer to the manual provided with the board 1 Before the installation set the switches and jumpers on the installed board appropriately referring to the manual provided with the board if necessary See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare Remove the left side cover Remove the additional slot cover at the same location height as the installation slot IMPORTANT Store the removed slot cover for future use Upgrading Your Server 9 31 Make the component side of the board face the bottom of the server put the rear panel of the board on the frame spring securely and push the board fully so that the board connection port is certainly connected to the slot For a long sized board align the board with the groove of the guide rail on the front of the server and then connect the board to the slot IMPORTANT If the board cannot be installed well remove the board once and then install it again Note that adding an excess force to the board may cause it to be damaged PCI guide rail Grooves for guide rail Frame spring portion lt Long sized board gt As
5. 10 8 Internal Cabling Diagrams To indicate the access status of the internal hard disk drives connect the LED cable provided with the server to the LED connector on the mother board and the disk array controller SATA You can check the disk status disk error or rebuilding of disk array through the disk array management utility Web based Promise Array Manager coming with the disk array controller SATA Internal Cabling Diagrams 10 9 Connection of 5 25 inch Device The 5 25 inch device bay can be equipped with a SCSI device or an IDE device Installation of SCSI Device The SCSI controller and the SCSI cable used for the connection is sold separately If the SCSI cable sold separately K410 68A 00 has the connector for terminating the SCSI connection set the termination setting of the 5 25 inch device to off SAS model SCSI device 5 25 inch device bay Mother board DVD ROM drive SCSI mos hard disk drive hard disk drive HDD cage A hard disk drive First MEE DE cable SCSI cable A SAS cable SATA model J SCSI device 5 25 inch device bay Mother board 3 DVD ROM drive ZY SCSI controller Fourth hard disk drive lt Third hard disk drive Second hard disk drive First hard disk drive m DE cable SCSI cable m SATA cable 10 10 Internal Cabling Diagrams Installation of IDE Devi
6. NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help 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 Trademarks NEC ESMPRO NEC EXPRESSBUILDER and NEC EXPRESSSCOPE are trademarks of NEC Corporation Microsoft Windows Windows Server Windows NT and MS DOS are regist
7. ec eccceecceeceseceteceeenecneeeaeeenes D 1 Installing Service Pack e e a ee a a e a A a a a ie oaaae e a a aoee eisa D 2 BaF IRTIS AASS a PEE AAEE E A E E a D 2 Re installing to the Hard Disk which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk e eee D 2 Manual Installation when N8103 80F Keeps Connection ccccescesseessceseceseeeteenseeneeeaseeaes D 2 Mounting MO Devicescicicci ciscage aisadte pectic hens itaapee a anid seeant condita cinta D 2 About Removable Medid tenien eaa e a aaae i aaiae e ai a ete D 2 Creating Partition O a a wy cM tn Rens hts tes tay e th EEA D 3 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions ccccescssseesseeseeeseeseeeeeeeeceeseceseenseceaeesecaeeneenaes D 4 Creating Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER D 4 Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Clean Installation ccccceeceesceeseceseceseeeeeceeeseeseeeneeenes D 6 Reinstallation to Multiple Logical Drives cccsccesccssecsseeseeeseeeeeeeeceseeeseeeeceeenseeneenseenaeenees D 8 Updating the System ksss rnini npea REE gees EEA REE EE EE a Ei D 10 Driver Installation and Advanced Settings cccecccesccssceseceecesecseeeseeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneseeeneeaees D 11 PROS t cenuen pte Rind ite EEA eo eee eed ei D 11 Adapter Fault Tolerance AFT Adaptive Load Balancing ALB cccssescesseeteeeeeeees D 12 Network Driver ish eien iden ais E etn eel aha EE EOE AR D 13 Re install the Net
8. 3 ii SS 9 6 Upgrading Your Server 4 Lay the server slowly and gently so that its right cover faces the floor 5 Remove the two screws from the rear of the server Screws i ee 6 Hold the left side cover securely to remove it Upgrading Your Server 9 7 Installation The side cover can be installed in the reverse procedure of the removal Make sure that the hooks on the side cover are inserted into the frame holes of the server certainly When you install the cover by sliding the cover toward the front of the server also make sure that the hooks on the front side are engaged with the frame of the server Otherwise you will fail to install the cover securely Hooks on top Hooks on front side Insert a lock plate here Lock plate Frame Rear of the left side cover Frame of the server Finally install the left side cover and secure it with two screws removed in step 5 of removal procedure a z A Oo oo fan Screws 9 8 Upgrading Your Server Front Mask The front mask
9. If you want to modify the information file that already exists click Modify information files on Configuration Diskette Creator window Refer to the Help to modify the inf file Installing and Using Utilities 6 17 Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver To install optional Mass Storage Driver that is supported by the Express Setup follow the procedure below to create Configuration Diskette 1 Display Configuration Diskette Creator window 2 From the File menu click Create new information files Disk Environment dialog box will be displayed 3 Specify each item and click on OK The dialog boxes to specify setup information will be displayed in order such as Disk Environment dialog box 2003 Star it Windows Serve ndard E rte Es OS language Engish Cancel Disk setup Help T Create new RAID Total number of attached dives T Number of dives in dive goup P RAID Level aid Z WriteMode Automatic sett Moru 4 Follow the message to specify each item on the dialog box and click on Next NOTE If you click on Cancel all the input value will be deleted 5 When User and application setup is displayed check Apply OEM FD for mass storage device I FastCheck I Power Console Plus I Adaptec Storage Manager Details m Da JT Promise Array Management ia n I Express Report Service I WebPAM I MSM p User and Gr
10. Adapter Fault Tolerance AFT Adaptive Load Balancing ALB Adapter Fault Tolerance AFT is a feature that creates a group containing more than one adapter and automatically converts the process of the working adapter to the other adapter in the group when any trouble occurred on that adapter Adaptive Load Balancing ALB is a feature that creates a group containing more than one adapter and enhance the through put by operating packet transmission from the server by all the adapters This feature includes AFT feature IMPORTANT m AFT ALB setup must be operated after installing the drivers and restarting the system m All the adapters specified as a group of Adapter Teaming must exist on the same LAN If they are connected to the separate switches they will not work normally If you want to utilize AFT ALB feature follow the procedure below to setup 1 G1 a ee The Intel R PROSet dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu point to Control Panel administrative tools and click Computer Management and then double click the Network Adapter Name in the Network Adapter list The procedure in the case of the classic start menu 1 Click Start menu point to Settings and click Control Panel 2 Click administrative tools 3 Click Computer Management and double click the Network Adapter Name in the Network Adapter list Select Teaming
11. Appendix F Product Configuration Record Table Use this table for information about setup and system environment change Hardware Main Unit Model name Serial No Date Installed CPU Serial No Date Installed Serial No Date Installed Serial No Date Installed 3 Monitor Type SSC Modeiname erano a a a T Hard Disk e a e a S dY menm O SSS Cid CS sera S S Daems OOOO Ooo 2d OOO i feen O C Daens CO ae ce Hard Disk optional SCSI controller installed Bayo Type OO oo Type number Bay 2 ID1 Type Serial No saysa e O ooo e S S F 2 Product Configuration Record Table 5 25 inch Device a a a a a CC e IModetrame Type number_ Date instaled Slot sandaralSize Capacity SerialNo SS ATAPI DVD Model name Type number Date Installed ROM drive 3 5 inch Device Slot 1 sandara Size Capacity feio 1 44 MB floppy Model name Type number Date Installed disk drive Slot 2 Size Capacity Serial No IModeiname five number_ Dato msaa Model name PCI Slot 1 Date Installed PY PCI Slot 2 Model name Seano Date Installed PY PCI Slot 3 Model name Serian i Date Installed f 3 PCI Slot 4 Model name Serian i Date Installed PY PCI Slot 5 Model name Serano Date Installed Sa AGP Board Slot Model name Serian Date Installed ee Printer Modsiname
12. Before Re installing the Operation System Be sure to make backup copies before re installing the operation system just in case Re installing the Operation System Start the clean installation following the procedure described in this manual 2 Specify the partition in which you want to install the operating system when the following message appears The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list Cannot modify the drive letter of your system or boot volume Confirm the proper drive letter is assigned and then continue the setup 3 Continue the clean installation again following the procedure described earlier in this chapter The drive letter of the re installed system may differ from the one of the previous system If you need to modify the drive letter modify it according to the Procedure for Modifying the Drive Letter Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D 9 Procedure for Modifying the Drive Letter Be careful that the drive letter of the system or boot volume cannot modify with the following procedure 1 Click Start menu right click My Computer and specify Manage to start Computer Management N Specify the Disk Management in the left side of the window Right click the volume you want to modify the drive letter and specify the Change Drive Letter and Path Click
13. Click Apply and click OK Also add or delete any protocols and services if necessary You can operate the process on the property dialog box for local area network which can be appeared from Network and Dial up Connection NOTE We recommend you to add Network Monitor at AddingServices Network Monitor can monitor the frame or the packet that the computer installing Network Monitor sends or receives This tool is valuable when analyzing network trouble For information on how to install the tool see the Setting for Solving Problems described later in this chapter 5 18 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Optional Network Board Driver If you want to utilize optional Network Board N8104 112 119 111 86 120 121 the network driver will be installed automatically Therefore the driver attached to the Network board should not be used If you want to utilize optional Network Board N8104 86 111 install the driver stored in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM In case of utilizing N8104 86 111 DVD ROM Drive Letter WINNT DOTNET NS4 PRO100 WS03XP2K In case of utilizing N8104 112 119 120 121 DVD ROM Drive Letter WINNT DOTNET NS4 PRO1000 WS03 XP2K If the procedure of installation is not clear refer to the installation procedure described in the section Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver Start Device Manager 2 Click N
14. Graphics VRAM Matrox G200 2MB Auxiliary Floppy disk drive standard None input device Hard disk drive standard None Hard disk drive maximum SAS 146GB x 4 Hard disk drive hot plug Hot Plug SAS HDD x 4 DVD ROM standard DVD ROM x 1 load on tray x6 speed or faster 5 25 inch file bay 3 slots A DVD ROM drive is factory installed 3 5 inch disk bay 1 inch height x4 SAS HotPlug Additional PCI slot 5 slots PCI Express x8 x1 PCI Express x4 x1 PCI Express x1 x1 64 bit 100MHz PCI X x1 32 bit 33MHz PCI x1 Disk array Standard On board SAS SW RAID 0 1 Option Disk array controller Internal IDE single unit Ultra ATA100 x1ch interface SATA single unit SATA disk Array SCSI single unit Option for tape unit with N8103 75 95 SCSI external Disk Array Option Supports N8103 80 81 up to 2 SAS DAC SW HW may be installed together SAS single unit 4i connector x1 2ch SAS internal Disk Array Supports N8103 91 99 either one SAS external Disk Array Supports N8103 90 up to 3 including N8103 91 99 External Front USB2 0 x2 interface Rear VGA x1 KB PS 2 x1 Mouse PS 2 x1 Serial x1 USB2 0 x2 10 100 1000BASE T x2 10 100BASE TX x1 100BASE TX is used for management Cabinet design Mini tower External dimensions 198 width x 440 height x 518 depth mm Weight 16 kg Max
15. N8103 80F Disk Array Controller SCSI 1ch N8103 75 SCSI Controller N8103 95 SCSI Controller lt SATA Hard Disk Model gt m Controllers supporting installation of OS with Express Setup N8103 101 Disk Array Controller SATA2 LSI Logic Embedded MegaRAID embedded on the mother board m Other controllers N8103 80F Disk Array Controller SCSI Ich N8103 75 SCSI Controller N8103 95 SCSI Controller Option Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 5 Windows Server 2003 Express Setup can install the Windows Server 2003 Confirm below notes before installing the Windows IMPORTANT m Before starting the installation complete all the process of hardware settings BIOS and optional board settings m After completing Express Setup see Setup for Solving Problems Installing on the Mirrored Volume If you want to install Windows Server 2003 on the volume that is mirrored using Disk Management invalid the mirroring before operating the installation to set back to the basic disk and valid the mirroring again after the installation has completed Creating invalid delete mirror volume can be operated from Disk Management in Computer Management Mounting MO Device Do not mount an MO device on your server during the Windows installation About removable media Do not set removable media such as DAT into the device mounted on your server during the OS i
16. Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details m Do not plug the power cord in to an improper power source m Do not connect the power cord to an outlet that has an illegal number of connections m Insert the power plug into the outlet as far as it goes m Use the authorized power cord only 1 Plug the provided power cord into the power receptacle on the rear of the server 2 Plug the other end of the power cord into the wall outlet Setting Up Your Server 3 9 NOTES m To connect the power cord from the server to an interruptive power supply UPS use service outlets on the rear of the UPS Refer to the manual that comes with the UPS for details Connect the battery connector when using UPS Disconnect the connector when moving the UPS to relocate it m When the power cord from the server is connected to a UPS change the BIOS SETUP utility of the server to link with power supply from the UPS Change a parameter for AC LINK of the Server menu of the BIOS SETUP utility See Chapter 4 for details 3 10 Setting Up Your Server TURNING ON THE SERVER Turn on the server and follow the on screen instructions for setup IMPORTANT Before turning on the server m Some optional boards require setups with the BIOS setup utility
17. 2 In Control Panel double click System 3 Click the Advanced tab and then click Settings under Setup and Recovery 4 Under System Setup click Edit to open Boot ini 5 Add PAE to Operating Systems section in Boot ini file and then save it lt Example of Boot ini file gt boot loader timeout 30 default multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 2 WINDOWS operating systems multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 2 WINDOWS Windows Server 2003 fastdetect multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 2 WINDOWS Windows Server 2003 PAE fastdetect PAE C CMDCONS BOOTSECT DAT Microsoft Windows Recovery Console cmdcons This is the end of editing Boot ini file NOTE If you choose one of the items in the Default operating system drop down list box in Setup and Recovery group box you can make your system start automatically from the switch you specified 5 22 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Setting for Solving Problems Setup the following issue in advance so that your computer can recover from any trouble precisely and as soon as possible when it should occur Memory Dump Debug Information This section describes the procedures for collecting memory dump debug information in the server IMPORTANT Cautions for the Memory Dump m The staff of maintenance service representative is in charge of collecting memory dump Customers need only to specify the memory dump m If any trou
18. Clear all Event Logs press Enter and select Yes Security To set passwords on the BIOS Select Security Set Supervisor Password and enter a password Select Security Set User Password and enter a password Set Supervisor password first then User password External Devices To set up external devices Select Advanced Peripheral Configuration and set up each device Internal Devices To install the disk array controller board or SCSI controller board Select Advanced PCI Configuration PCI Slot n Option ROM Enabled n slot number To clear the hardware configuration data after installing removing internal devices Select Advanced Reset Configuration Data Yes 4 8 Configuring Your Server Saving the Configuration Data IMPORTANT If the SATA hard disk drives are used in disk array configured with the on board HostRAID be sure to select Advanced Peripheral Configuration SATA Controller Mode Option Enhanced Then select Advanced Peripheral Configuration SATA RAID Enable Enabled Leaving this parameter as the factory set value Disabled may destroy the data in hard disk drive To save the current configuration data Select Exit Exit Saving Changes or Save Changes To discard changes to the current configuration data Select Exit Exit Discarding Changes or Discard Changes To load the user defined default Select Exit Load Setu
19. D 6 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Clean Installation This section explains how to perform a clean installation of Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions 1 2 3 Turn on the system power Insert the Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive Press Ctrl Alt Delete to reset the system After a bootable operating system has been installed on the hard disk press Enter while the message Press any key to boot from CD is displayed at the top of the screen If no bootable operating system exists on the hard disk this step is unnecessary The Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions setup screen will appear If the screen is not displayed Enter was not pressed properly Begin after turning on the system power again If the RAID controller or SCSI controller is installed in the system press F6 in a few seconds when the window is in either of the following states Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration is displayed Ascreen with a solid blue background is displayed IMPORTANT There is no visible indication on screen when F6 has been pressed When the following message is displayed press S Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices Th
20. Let s activate Windows This copy of Windows 4 vated with Microsoft before you can continue using it over the Internetis qui You don t need to give your name or other personal information when you activate Windows Do you wantto a e Windows now Nindow es want to telephone a cus No log me off To continue click Next Installing Windows Server 2003 E 21 The following screen is displayed A Activate Windows Activate Windows by phone Just four steps and you re done SEAE Select your location g Step2 Callanumb Toll number Step 3 Provide the c Step 4 Type the confirmation ID that the customer service representative gave you A C D F G To continue click Next Change Product key Remind Me Later E 22 Installing Windows Server 2003 Available Switch Options for Windows Server 2003 Boot ini File Many different switches will be available if you edit Boot ini file For the available switch options refer to the following information m Microsoft Knowledge Base Article ID 833721 Available switch options for the Windows XP and the Windows Server 2003 Boot ini files If your system has a memory capacity in excess of 4GB in its installing adding PAE switch in Boot ini file will enable the system to be installed with over 4GB of memory However the Microsoft operating system products which support PAE switch option are limited Refer to the following article in Microsof
21. Appendix A Specification provides specifications for your server Appendix B Other Precautions provides supplementary notes on using the server Appendix C IRQ and I O Port Address provides a list of factory set IRQs and I O port addresses assigned Appendix D Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions describes how to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions without using Express Setup Using the Express Setup tool is recommended for installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions See Chapter 5 for details Appendix E Installing Windows Server 2003 describes how to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 without using Express Setup Using the Express Setup tool is recommended for installing Windows Server 2003 See Chapter 5 for details Appendix F Product Configuration Record Table provides a table to be filled with your server configuration Text Conventions The following conventions are used throughout this manual For safety symbols see SAFETY INDICATIONS provided earlier IMPORTANT Items that are mandatory or require attention when using the server NOTE Helpful and convenient piece of information IN THE PACKAGE The carton contains various accessories as well as the server itself See the packing list to make sure that you have everything and that individual components are not damaged If you find any component missing or damaged contact your service representative m Store the provided accessories in a de
22. Mouse operation includes Click Double click and Drag Click Press the button only once and release it Double click Press the button twice consecutively and release it Drag Press and hold the button and move the mouse Operation of the server involves combinations of these mouse operations and data entries with the keyboard CR Pressing a ey Click Double click Drag Appendix C IRQ and I O Port Address The factory set interrupt requests and I O port addresses are listed below Find an appropriate one to install an optional device Interrupt Request The factory set IRQs are assigned as follows IRQ Peripheral Device Controller 0 System timer 3 COM2 4 COM1 5 PCI 8 Real time clock 9 APCI 10 PCI 11 BMC 13 Numeric processor 14 Primary IDE channel 16 PCI 24 PCI C 2 1 0 Port Address The factory set I O port addresses for the server are assigned as follows IRQ and I O Port Address Address Chip in Use 00 1F DMA controller 20 2D Interrupt controller 2E 2F Super I O configuration 30 31 Interrupt controller 34 35 Interrupt controller 38 39 Interrupt controller 3C 3D Interrupt controller 40 43 Timer controller 4E 4F Super I O configuration 50 53 Timer counter 61 NMI 62
23. N81043112 26h g y g J V Cannot co exist with N8104 64 bit 133MHz PCI X 103 113 10GBASE SR adapter N8104 123A PCI EXPRESS x8 V 1 max Graphics accelerator N8105 45 32 bit 33MHz PCI vV z v 1 max Additional RS232C N8117 01A CORR ROE KE vV v 1 max V Available Unavailable Upgrading Your Server 9 25 SATA Model Slot Slot Slot Slot Slot Product name Bus A Bus B Bus C Bus D Bus E PCle 1 PCI X 2 PCle 3 PCle 4 PCI 5 Pe 64 bit 32 bit N code PCI slot capability x4 lane 400MHz x8 lane x1 lane 32MHz Note Slot size Full height PCI board type x 3 3V x8 xA 5V yP socket g socket socket Available board size Short Long short 2 max SCSI controller re N8103 95 64 bit 66MHz PCI Vv Vv Cannot connect with internal hard disk drive SCSI controller 2 max N8103 75 Vv v Cannot connect with internal 64 bit 133MHz PCI X hard disk drive 2 max Cannot connect with internal SCSI controller N8103 126 Vv vV hard disk drive 64 bit 133MHZ PEIX For connection with SATA disk array Disk array controller N8103 101 SATA2 V S v vV 1 max PCI EXPRESS x4 Disk array controller N8103 103 SATA2 V v v 1 max PCI EXPRESS x4 Additional battery for N8103 102 N8103 101 vV V v v vV 1 max 1 max N8103 80 Disk array controller 1 ch 2 v V Cannot connect with internal 64 bit 66MHz PCI
24. Supporting the Wizard function to facilitate configuration Enabling the change of RAID levels Being compatible with SAF TE Supporting the performance monitor Supporting enclosure functions such as temperature monitoring power monitoring and fan monitoring Enabling the settings of Write Read and Cache policies for each logical drive Supporting the save and restore functions for configuration Enabling the display of the SCSI transfer rate Components Power Console Plus consists of the following five components SNMP Agent This function is not yet supported Do not install SNMP Agent MegaRAID Service Monitor Enables NEC ESMPRO to monitor the MegaRAID controller by registering event logs Install MegaRAID Service Monitor in the NEC Express server in which the MegaRAID controller is mounted MegaRAID Client Controls the RAID system on graphical screens Install MegaRAID Client in the NEC Express server in which the MegaRAID controller mounted or in the management PC that is connected through the NEC Express server and network MegaRAID Server Enables control of the MegaRAID controller via the network Install MegaRAID Server in the NEC Express server in which the MegaRAID controller mounted Installing and Using Utilities 6 21 m MegaRAID Registration Server Enables control of the MegaRAID controller via the network Install in one of NEC Express servers and management PCs that are connected through network The
25. This chapter also provides information on several system configuration parameters that are set by jumpers on the system board However these parameters do not usually require change Use NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM to create the device driver diskettes 4 2 Configuring Your Server SYSTEM BIOS BIOS SETUP UTILITY The BIOS Setup utility is provided to make basic hardware configuration for the server This utility is pre installed in the flash memory of the server and ready to run The server is configured with the correct parameters using the BIOS Setup utility and shipped in the best conditions Thus you don t need to use the BIOS Setup utility in most cases However you might wish to use the BIOS Setup utility in the cases described below IMPORTANT m The BIOS Setup utility is intended for system administrator use only m The BIOS Setup utility allows you to set a password The server is provided with two levels of password Supervisor and User With the Supervisor password you can view and change all system parameters of the BIOS Setup utility With the User password system parameters available for viewing and changing are limited m Do not set any password before installing the OS m The server contains the latest version of the BIOS Setup utility Dialog boxes appear on your BIOS Setup utility thus may differ from descriptions in this manual If you find anything unclear see the online help or ask your service repr
26. Disable BSP Do Not Disable BSP Retry 3 Times Configuring Your Server 4 23 Option Parameter Description Your Setting Boot Monitoring Disabled Every 5 minutes between 5 minutes and 60 minutes Specify whether to enable or disable the boot monitoring function on booting or select the time limit for timeout To use this function install NEC ESMPRO Agent Set this item to Disabled if the system is booted from OS without installation of NEC ESMPRO Agent Boot Monitoring Policy Retry 3 Times Retry Service Boot Always Reset Specify the processing at the occurrence of timeout during boot monitoring If Retry 3 times is selected the system is reset after the occurrence of timeout and OS boot is retried up to three times If Retry Service Boot is selected the system is reset after the occurrence of timeout and OS boot is retried up to three times Then the boot is tried from the service partition for three times The failure in the third boot causes the system to stop booting If Always Reset is selected the system is reset after the occurrence of timeout and OS boot is retried repeatedly If no service partition exists in the system OS boot is retried repeatedly from the system partition Thermal Sensor Disabled Specify whether to enable or Enabled disable the thermal sensor monitoring function If a thermal error is detected with this
27. Do you want to use the parameters file in order to set up the Express server or workstation appears If you want to use the parameters file click Yes If not click No 5 10 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 6 NOTE appears Click Confirm after reading that NOTE If any operating systems have been installed on the hard disk drive already the message that prompts you to select continuing or stopping appears 7 Ifyou select Yes at step 5 place a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive mounted on the server If not go on the next step NOTE If you set the floppy disk at this step do not remove the floppy disk from the server until the message as removing the floppy disk appears Using the existing Configuration Disk The parameters files in the floppy disk is listed in dialogue box 1 Select a parameters file to use in the Express Setup After the parameters file is specified the message Do you want to review or modify the Setup File parameters appears 2 Ifyou want to modify or confirm the parameters file click Review If not click Skip Click Review Go on the next step Click Skip Go on the step 9 Using a blank disk 1 Click the box under Setup File Name A or press A The dialog box appears 2 Input the file name and click Use 8 Confirm or modify the parameters of disk array configuration NOTE If you do not use disk array
28. If error the error persists contact your service 1 3 4 1 DRAM address error representative to replace DIMM or mother 1 3 4 3 DRAM test Low Byte error board 1 4 1 1 DRAM test High Byte error 1 5 1 1 CPU startup error Contact your service representative to replace the mother board 1 5 2 1 No CPU installed Contact your service representative to replace the CPU or mother board 2 1 2 3 BIOS ROM copyright test error Contact your service representative to replace 2 2 3 1 Unexpected interrupt test error the mother board 1 2 Option ROM initialization error Check if BIOS SETUP is correctly configured If an expansion of Option ROM for additionally installed PCI board is not displayed check if the PCI board is properly installed If the error persists contact your service representative to replace the mother board or PCI board NOTE Beep code 1 5 4 2 informs you that AC power supply is interrupted due to power failure or momentary voltage drop and the system is restarted This is not an error 8 12 Troubleshooting SOLVING PROBLEMS When the server fails to operate as expected see the following to find out your problem and follow the instruction given before asking for repair If the server still fails to operate successfully after solving your problem take a note on the on screen message and contact your service representative Problems with NEC Express Server No screen display appears and beep occurs
29. To avoid personal injury or electrical shock contact your service representative when your need to install remove the internal components One of the most important items in a good maintenance program is regular and thorough cleaning of the interior of the server especially around the mother board Dust buildup inside the server can lead to several problems As dust acts as a thermal insulator a buildup can prevent proper system cooling Excessive heat will shorten the life of server components Also dust may contain conductive or corrosive materials that can cause short circuits or corrosion of electrical contacts How often you should clean the interior of the server depends on the environment in which it is located For most office environments you probably should clean the server every 12 months For more severe environments clean the interior every 6 months Cleaning the interior of the server entails powering off the server and removing the left side cover You will need a small vacuum cleaner with plastic tipped nozzle and electrostatic protection computer grade canned air and a small brush for cleaning the interior Follow the procedure below to clean the interior of the server A WARNING re Unplug all power cords Unplug all power cords before performing any maintenance Voltage is present inside the server and display unit even after the power is turned off All voltage is removed only when the pow
30. before installation If the server has a PCI board with the PCI to PCI bridge installed the BIOS setup utility is enabled to launch Check on the board specifications to find out whether it requires pre installation setups before actually installing the board Some installed optional devices or connected peripheral devices require setups before proceeding to the next step To use the server with no optional devices installed besides the graphic board install a desired OS to the server 1 Make sure all external devices such as a video display keyboard and mouse have been connected and the power cords are connected Power on the video display and any other external devices Make sure that the floppy disk drive contains no floppy disk and the DVD ROM drive contains no bootable DVD CD ROM 4 Press the POWER SLEEP switch NOTES m Ifthe power cord is connected to the power control unit such as the UPS turn on the power control unit m Connect the power cord and wait a few seconds before pressing the POWER switch The POWER SLEEP switch does not work in a few seconds after connecting the power cord due to firmware start up Setting Up Your Server 3 11 The POWER SLEEP lamp on the front of the server comes on In a few seconds the NEC logo appears on the screen and the Power On Self Test POST begins The POST runs automatically when you power on the server or reset it with a key
31. 23 kg Power supply 100 to 120 Vac 200 to 240 Vac parallel bi polar receptacle with the ground line Power consumption 550 VA 545 W Switch Power Sleep front Dump rear Security key Provided LED Power Sleep HDD front LAN x3 rear Environmental Temperature 10 to 35 C operating 10 to 55 C non operating storage requirements Humidity 20 to 80 RH no condensation A 6 Specifications SAS Model N8100 1290F 1291F 1293F NEC Express5800 120Eh ren N8100 1290F N8100 1291F N8100 1293F CPU Type Dual core Intel Xeon Processor Clock Cache 1 6G 1066 4M 2G 1066 4M 3G 1066 4M Number of processors 1 Maximum 2 Chipset Intel Blackford VS ESB2E ServerEngines Pilot Memory Standard 1GB 512 MB x 2 Maximum 24 GB 4 GB x 6 Expansion unit 2 DIMMs 512MBx2 1GBx2 2GBx2 4GBx2 Expansion times 2 times Memory module DDR2 533 667 SDRAM DIMM Fully Buffered Type Dual channel memory configuration supported Error check ECC ChipkKill Sparing Graphics VRAM Matrox G200 2MB Auxiliary Floppy disk drive standard None input device Hard disk drive standard None Hard disk drive maximum SAS 300GB x 4 Hard disk drive hot plug Hot Plug SAS HDD x 4 DVD ROM standard DVD ROM x 1 load on tray x6 speed or faster 5 25 inch file bay 3 slots A DVD ROM drive is factory instal
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33. BMC FRU device failure This is not a fatal error Turn off the power once and then on again to restart the server If the error cannot be corrected contact your service representative 0B96 BMC SDR Repository failure Turn off the power once and then on again to 0B97 BMC SEL device failure start the server If the error cannot be 0B98 BMC RAM test error corrected contact your service representative 0B99 BMC Fatal hardware error OB9A Management controller not responding Update the RMC firmware If the error cannot be corrected contact your service representative OB9B Private 12C bus not responding Turn off the power once and then on again to OB9C BMC internal exception start the server If the error cannot be OB9D __ BMC A D timeout error corrected contact your service representative OB9E SDR repository corrupt OB9F SEL corrupt OBBO SMBIOS SROM data read error Contact your service representative OBB1 SMBIOS SROM data checksum bad 8100 Memory Error detected in DIMM group 1 Contact your service representative to replace 8101 Memory Error detected in DIMM group 2 __ the DIMM in the relevant group 8102 Memory Error detected in DIMM group 3 8103 Memory Error detected in DIMM group 4 8104 Memory Error detected in DIMM group 5 8105 Memory Error detected in DIMM group 6 8160 Mismatch Processor Speed detected on Contact your service representative Processor 1 8161 Mismatch Processor Speed dete
34. Configuring Your Server Option Parameter Description Your Setting Execute Disable Disabled Displayed only when the CPU supports Bit Enabled Execute Disable Bit Specify whether to enable or disable this feature Intel R Disabled Specify whether to enable or disable the Virtualization Tech Enabled virtualization technology of Intel processor Factory set Configuring Your Server 4 13 Advanced The Advanced menu appears if you move the cursor to the position of Advanced If you select a menu item preceded by symbol and press Enter the appropriate submenu appears PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Boot Exit Item Specific Help Additional setup menus to configure Memory devices Security Server gt Memory Configuration gt PCI Configuration gt Peripheral Configuration gt Advanced Chipset Control Disabled No Coffl Boot Boot time Diagnostic Screen Reset Configuration Data NumLock Memory Processor Error F1 Help T 4 Esc Exit Select Item Select Menu Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit E See the table below for the items Option Parameter Description Your Setting Memory Displays submenu Configuration PCI Configuration Displays submenu Peripheral Displays submenu Configuration Advanced Chipset Displays submenu Control B
35. DVD CD ROM is inserted Please insert the correct DVD CD ROM OK Q Is the data side of the DVD CD ROM dirty or injured Take the DVD CD ROM out of the DVD ROM drive confirm that it is not dirty or injured reset and click OK Troubleshooting 8 15 Fail to access the hard disk drive Refer to the documentation supplied with the disk array controller m m Is the hard disk drive applicable to the server Operation of any device that is not authorized by NEC is not guaranteed Is the hard disk drive properly installed See Chapter 9 Fail to access the internal or external SCSI devices m m Is the SCSI device applicable to the server Operation of any SCSI device that is not authorized by NEC is not guaranteed Is the cable connection changed See Chapter 10 for cable connection Are SCSI devices properly configured When the server has external SCSI devices connected hard disk drive settings including SCSI ID and terminator are required Refer to the manual that comes with the SCSI device for details Is cable length exceeded Refer to the manual that comes with the SCSI device for details Are the optional SCSI controllers properly configured Use the BIOS Setup utility for proper configuration of SCSI devices connected to the SCSI connector on the mother board When the server has an optional SCSI controller installed and SCSI devices connected to it
36. Express Setup will all be specified by default value 8 24 Troubleshooting When more than two Network adapter are specified the detailed specification of TCP IP protocol are all set to use DHCP When more than two Network adapter are specified the detailed specification of the protocol may all be set by default value Re specify the details from Control Panel Not more than two Network adapter is connected but the detailed specification of the protocol are all set by default e g Specified IP Address on TCP IP but DHCP is specified Are you specifying more than two protocols In this case the situation will be the same as connecting more than two Network adapter so the detailed specification of the protocol are all set by default Re specify the details from Control Panel after starting the OS Troubleshooting 8 25 Problems with Disk Array Configuration Check the following if the server configuring a disk array does not operate properly or a utility does not operate correctly If a relevant item is found follow the processing method Fail to install the OS Q Is the disk array controller configured Provide proper configuration for the disk array controller by using the LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility Fail to start the OS L Is the BIOS of the disk array controller changed Set the BIOS correctly by using the LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility LJ Does POST recognize the disk array c
37. LPC reserve 63 NMI 70 77 NMl real time clock 80 91 DMA controller 92 Port 92 93 OF DMA controller AO A1 Interrupt controller A4 A5 Interrupt controller A8 A9 Interrupt controller AC AD Interrupt controller BO B1 Interrupt controller B2 B3 Advanced power management B4 B5 Interrupt controller B8 B9 Interrupt controller BC BD Interrupt controller CO DF DMA controller FO Coprocessor error F1 FF Logic device configuration 170 177 IDE secondary bus controller 1FO 1F7 IDE primary bus controller 2F8 2FF Serial port 2 376 IDE secondary bus controller 3F0 3F5 Floppy disk drive 1 3F6 IDE primary bus controller 4D0 4D1 Interrupt controller CA2 CA3 BMC SMS interface CA4 CA5 BMC SMS interface CF8 CFB PCI configuration address reset control CF9 CFC CFF PCI configuration data 1 Hexadecimal notation 2 I O port address for PCI devices can be arbitrarily assigned according to the type and number of PCI devices Appendix D Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions This section explains how to install the Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions BEFORE INSTALLING Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Read the following notes or information before installing the Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM attached to your server supports the following optional boards NOTE If you want to install the other b
38. Local Area Connection Properties dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu 1 Click Start menu Click Control Panel Click Network Connections and Click Local Area Connection The procedure in the case of the classic start menu 1 Click Start menu Click Settings and Click Network Connections The Network Connections dialog box appears 2 Right click Local Area Connection and click Properties from pop up menu 2 Click Configure The property dialog box for network adapter appears 3 Click the Advanced and specify the Link Speed amp Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB 4 Click OK on the property dialog box for network adapter Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 17 When PROSet is installed 1 3 The Intel R PROSet dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu point to Control Panel administrative tools and click Computer Management and then double click the Network Adapter Name in the Network Adapter list The procedure in the case of the classic start menu 1 Click Start menu point to Settings and click Control Panel 2 Click administrative tools 3 Click Computer Management and double click the Network Adapter Name in the Network Adapter list Click the Link and specify the Speed and Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB
39. 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 E 8 Installing Windows Server 2003 11 Insert Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive Confirm the parameters and click OK 12 When the installation has completed remove Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 CD ROM from the DVD ROM drive and restart the system 13 When the installation has completed be sure to execute the tasks described in Driver Installation and Advanced Settings and Updating the System of manual Installing Windows Server 2003 E 9 Reinstallation to Multiple Logical Drives This subsection describes the procedure for reinstalling the operation system if the multiple logical drives exist Before Re installing the Operation System Be sure to make backup copies before re installing the operation system just in case Re installing the Operation System 1 Start the clean installation following the procedure described in this manual 2 Specify the partition in which you want to install the operating system when the following message appears The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list Cannot modify the drive letter of your system
40. NEC EXPRESSBUILDER version is not designed for this server Execute the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER on the compliant server Hard disk access error The hard disk drive is not connected or it is failed Check whether the hard disk drive is correctly connected NvRAM access error An access to the nonvolatile memory NvRAM is not acceptable The system specific information does not exist on the baseboard Please restore the backup data or write the data by using System Information Management of the Off line Maintenance Utility Only the authorized personnel are allowed to do this operation The system specific information can t be acquired in the mother board exchange and so on 8 22 Troubleshooting Problems with Express Setup Express Setup can not be used Express Setup does not support the installation of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions If you want to perform re setup see Appendix D and perform Manual Setup Following message appeared when you tried to install Express Setup to the hard disk drive that has smaller capacity than the specified partition size The specified partition size has exceeded the capacity of the hard disk The setup created the partition at the maximum size that can be reserved on the hard disk Setup will continue the process OK Itis not an abnormal condition Press Enter to continue the installation The message can not be displayed cor
41. O AT Disabled Specify whether the Intel R I O Enabled Acceleration Technology feature is enabled or disabled Wake On Disabled Specify whether the remote power on LAN PME Enabled function through a network is enabled or disabled Wake On Ring Disabled Specify whether the remote power on Enabled function through a serial port is enabled or disabled Wake On RTC Disabled Specify whether the scheduling Alarm Enabled power on function by using RTC alarm feature is enabled or disabled Factory set IMPORTANT If supplying AC power to the server is stopped the remote power on function Wake On LAN PME and Wake On Ring is disabled at the next boot Press the POWER switch to restart the system The Wake On LAN PME and Wake On Ring functions are enabled when the DC power is supplied to the server at the next time 4 20 Configuring Your Server Security The Security menu appears if you move the cursor to the position of Security Advanced Security Server Item Specific Help Supervisor Password Is Clear User Password Is Clear Supervisor Password Set Supervisor Password ele Tiel cocess to the Set User Password Enter setup utility Password on boot CDisabledJ Fixed disk boot sector CNormalJ Power Switch Inhibit CDisabledJ Press Enter on Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password to display the dialog to set change password IMPORTANT m User password can be set
42. O O Seed NTC Manufacturer Date Installed Additional Cabinet for Disk IModelname _ SeralN _ Date Installed External Peripheral Device 1 Modelname OO O o S Y OS D a a E External Peripheral Device 2 Modeiname OO O eoo S Manufacturer emsa O External Peripheral Device 3 Modeiname SS SSSSSSC S eva OO e e ES External Peripheral Device 4 Modelname OO O o D S S U Product Configuration Record Table F 3 Software ee A OS Name Version Application of RUR media O Apply Name Version File system O FAT O HPFS 7 NTFS O Others noo od Licensed software installed Application running when a failure occurred Sf F 4 Product Configuration Record Table This page is intentionally left blank
43. ON IMPORTANT SCSI ID for the device you are installing must be unique See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare Remove the left side cover and front mask as described earlier in this chapter NOTE If you are going to install the hard disk drive device bay conversion kit remove the dummy cover from the additional slot 2 4 Remove the two screws securing the dummy cover of the additional slot 1 0000000000 0 0 0202020202020020 0 a 0202020202020909 N ESR A 020202009 209020202020 IMPORTANT Keep the removed dummy cover for future use 9 50 Upgrading Your Server 5 Secure the device to be installed to the rail with two screws provided with the device 6 Slowly insert the device into additional slot 1 with the release tabs on both sides of the file bay pushed Push the file bay until a click occurs to lock it BOOP Y A Uf io 7 Connect the interface and power cables to the 5 25 inch device installed from one side of the server See Chapter 10 for details 8 Assemble the server Set the parameters including the transfer rate using the BIOS utility of the SCSI controller Refer to the manual provided with the SCSI controller for details 10 Install the device driver for the installed device Refer to the man
44. Pack When using Windows Server 2003 with this equipment surely apply Service Pack 1 When installing Windows Server 2003 R2 it is not necessary to apply Service Pack 1 5 8 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup The Flow of Setup This section shows the flow of the Express setup Process that proceeds automatically Process that needs to input or select Do you want to proceed the setup using the setup parameter file Yes No Confirmed Confirmed Confirmed New File Select Setup Parameter File Existing File Skipped Correct Select whether or not to confirm modify the setting i Confirmed ae AA Creating Maintenance Partition and Installing Utilities Operating System Installation Menu Create the OS partition after the reboot Confirm Setup File Create New File No Floppy Disk ooo Confirm the specification and input the value In case Skip is selected Remove the Floppy Disk and CD ROM from the Drive Copying NEC Modules l 4 4 Copying Selected Application Modules Insert Windows CD ROM 4 4 Agree Software License Agreement tt y Insert SP CD ROM If you selected Yes on Apply Service Pack Install OS Automatically Log on Automatically After restarting the computer the installation is completed Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 9 Installing the Windows Server 2003 Express Setup pro
45. Q Is the DIMM board installed securely Check whether the DIMM board is inserted into the mating connector securely Make sure the jumper switches have been returned to their original positions after CMOS clearing See Configuring Mother Board Jumpers in Chapter 4 for the positions of the jumper switches Fail to power on the server Q Is the server is properly supplied with power Check if the power cord is connected to a power outlet or UPS that meets the power specifications for the server Check the power cord for broken shield or bent plugs Make sure the power breaker for the connected power outlet is on If the power cord is plugged to a UPS make sure the UPS is powered and it outputs power See the manual that comes with the UPS for details Power supply to the server may be linked with the connected UPS using the BIOS Setup utility of the server lt Menu to check Advanced AC LINK gt Q Did you press the POWER SLEEP switch Press the POWER SLEEP switch on the front of the server to turn on the power the POWER SLEEP lamp lights Troubleshooting 8 13 POST fails to complete U Is the DIMM board installed Check the installation location of DIMMs see Chapter 9 LJ Is the memory size large The memory check may take a few seconds if the memory size is large Wait for a while Q Did you perform any keyboard or mouse operation immediately after you started the
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47. Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM from the DVD ROM drive and restart the system End of installation E 18 Installing Windows Server 2003 Installing SCSI Controller Driver N8103 75 95 If you utilize SCSI controller driver N8103 75 95 update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM attached to your system The SCSI controller driver will be installed automatically Installing Disk Array Controller Driver N8103 80F To additionally install the N8103 80F in a system containing Windows Server 2003 connect the controller and take the following steps to install the driver 1 Start Device Manager from Start menu Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management Double click LSI Logic Megaraid SCSI 320 1 which Device Manager lists Click the Driver tab and click Update Driver When the Update Device Driver Wizard appears select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next Select the Search for the best driver in these locations and check the Search removable media floppy CD ROM check box Insert Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive and click Next Copying of the driver is completed and the Completing the Hardware Update Wizard dialog box below appears Click Finish Installing Windows Server 2003 E 19 Notes of N8103 75 After installing OS the driver may not be installed depen
48. UPS set at least 10 seconds delay in the power on schedule For the disk which does not conform to the CD standard the playback of such a disk with the CD drive is not guaranteed Turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the outlet before relocating the server Clean the server on a regular basis See Chapter 7 for cleaning Regular cleaning proactively prevents various failures of the server Lightning may cause a momentary voltage drop To prevent this problem it is recommended to use of an uninterruptible power supply unit Make sure to use optional devices supported by the server Some non supported devices may be physically installed connected but cause failures of the server as well as malfunctions of the server NEC recommends you use NEC s genuine products Some third party products claim that they support the server However repair of the server due to a failure or damage resulted from use of such third party products will be charged Notes on Using Your Server 1 9 TRANSFER TO THIRD PARTY The following must be observed when you transfer or sell the server or software provided with the server to a third party Make sure to provide this manual along with the server to a third party IMPORTANT About data on the hard disk drive Be sure to take appropriate measures not to leak important data e g customers information or companies management information on the removed hard disk drive to any third
49. Utilizing PROSet enables the following items m Confirm detailed information of the adapter m Diagnose loop back test packet transmission test and so on m Setup of teaming Configuring several network adapters as one team provides the server a tolerant environment on any trouble and enhance throughput between the switches PROSet is necessary to utilize these features Follow the procedure below to install PROSet 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive 2 The Windows Explorer dialog starts The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu and click Windows Explorer The procedure in the case of the classic start menu Click Start menu point to Programs Accessories and click Windows Explorer 3 Run DXSETUP EXE in the following directory lt DVD ROM Drive Letter gt WINNT DOTNET NS4 PROSET 2K XPWS03 The Intel PROSet InstallShield Wizard dialog starts Click Next Choose I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next Choose Complete and click Next Click Install When InstallShield Wizard Completed window is displayed click Finish O 0 No oroe Restart the system E 14 Installing Windows Server 2003 Network Driver Specify the details of network driver One standard network driver that is mounted will be installed automatically but the link speed and Duplex mode need to be specified manually When PROSet is not installed
50. Windows Server 2003 If you want to install the other OS contact your sales representative Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver To install optional mass storage driver see Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver of Configuration Diskette Creator in Chapter 6 to create setup inf file BIOS Settings Before installing Windows Server 2003 confirm if the BIOS settings are correct See Chapter 4 to confirm the settings NEC ESMPRO Agent NEC ESMPRO Agent requires to install the necras sys driver on your Windows system If you install the Windows without using the Express Setup run the Update Express5800 system in Master Control Menu 5 4 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM attached to your system supports the following optional Raid Controller and SCSI Controller NOTE If you want to install the other boards by using a driver floppy disk OEM FD for Mass storage device except ones listed below see Installing with the OEM FD for Mass storage device and Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver of Configuration Diskette Creator in Chapter 6 lt SAS Hard Disk Model gt m Controllers supporting installation of OS with Express Setup N8103 91 Disk Array Controller Internal SAS HDD N8103 99 Disk Array Controller Och LSI Logic Embedded MegaRAID embedded on the mother board m Other controllers
51. Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition CD ROM m User s Guide m Getting Started m Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Creating Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Before installing create Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER NOTE If you have already Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for NEC Express5800 Server which you are going to install Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition you do not need to create it again You can create Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER with the following two procedures m Create from the menu which appears when running NEC Express5800 Server with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER If you have only NEC Express5800 Server to create Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER use this procedure If Windows Server 2003 can be operated on NEC Express5800 Server you can use the other procedure described later Follow the steps below Prepare one 3 5 inch floppy disk Turn on your NEC Express5800 Server Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive of the server Press the RESET switch or press Ctrl Alt Delete to reboot the server You may also turn off and then on again to reboot the server The system will boot from the CD ROM and NEC EXPRESSBUILDER starts Select Create Support Disk from Tools 6 Select Window
52. Yes Choose the Assign a drive letter and specify the drive letter you want to assign Click OK NO Se e 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 8 Close the Computer Management D 10 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Updating the System To ensure normal system operation you should update your system using the following procedures 1 Logon to the system using the administrator account or other account which is a member of the Administrators group 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive Master Control Menu is automatically appeared on the screen 3 Click on Setup with left mouse button and click on Update NEC Express5800 system section Continue your work for system update as the following message Click on OK to restart the system Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM from the DVD ROM drive immediately after clicking on OK IMPORTANT If you change the configuration of the system by adding or removing hardware or Operating system software components or repair the system you must run the system update again Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D 11 DRIVER INSTALLATION AND ADVANCED SETTINGS This section describes on how to install and setup various standard drivers mounted on the device For the information o
53. adapter ooo0 0 000000000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 O O 2520 O 200 00 0202020202020020 00 2020202020200200 qoooo0o0000000 L7 Wino oe oe ea ee Device with the USB interface e g terminal adapter sf Oy o 20 5O O9 80 aed O O50 000 OPO So Se Or 50 O O O Xe a te Oy O 07 80k OR j 1 y 1 1 j g 4 20 20002020 OROROORO PPO iR F 020202 EAEI g c 2 9 eaan O amp e Sy Z a OS 100090200020000 100090909090909 L 1S SS J Ge ELI cl T C fs ari o ia 00 Finally connect the power cord to the receptacle A PAN 2 Hub multiport repeater LAN ports 1000BASE T 100BASE TX 10BASE T Management LAN port 100BASE TX 10BASE T Hub A multiport repeater 3 8 Setting Up Your Server CONNECTING POWER CORD Connect the provided power cord to the server 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 AS 1 3 to 1 8 for details m Do not hold the power plug with a wet hand A CAUTION
54. are installed the disk array controller SATA2 can be connected to the server The disk array controller SATA2 is an optional PCI RAID board provided to improve the data reliability It supports RAIDO RAID1 and RAIDS m RAIDO striping Stores data on two hard disk drives by dividing it striping Both hard disk drives can be accessed at the same time This improves disk access performance compared with using a single hard disk IMPORTANT m RAIDO does not have data redundancy When a hard disk drive failure occurs data cannot be restored m Logical capacity of the array becomes a multiple of the connected hard disk drive m RAID mirroring Stores the data being saved to one hard disk dive to another hard disk drive This method is called mirroring When storing data onto one hard disk drive the same data is simultaneously stored onto another hard disk drive When a hard disk drive becomes faulty the one with the same data can be used This provides operation without the system going down IMPORTANT m RAIDI reads or writes data to from the two hard disk drives at the same time The disk access performance is lower than the single disk Logical capacity of the array is equal to one hard disk drive connected m RAIDS striping parity Stores data onto three or more hard disk drives by dividing it striping in the same way as RAIDO With RAIDS parity redundant data is also divided and stored on four hard
55. be used as hot spare and press Enter The Port X screen appears Select Make HotSpare A confirmation screen appears Select Yes The hard disk drive indication is changed to HOTSP Configuring Your Server 4 41 7 Press Esc to return to the TOP menu and exit LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility Objects PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU PORT E ONLIN A00 00 E ONLIN A00 01 E HOTSP IMPORTANT m Select Objects gt Physical Drive gt Port X Force Offline to cancel the hot spare setting m When two or more hard disk drives of the same capacity are assigned as hot spare rebuilding is performed in order starting from the one with the smaller CH number ID number 4 42 Configuring Your Server Check Consistency Run LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility ie ae Perform Check Consistency Exit LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility Run LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility 2 Select Check Consistency from the TOP menu The Logical Drives screen appears Move the cursor onto the logical drive to be checked and press Space to select it When logical drive has been selected press F10 to start consistency check A confirmation screen for execution appears Select Yes The consistency check starts When the progress bar in the Check Consistency Progress screen indicates 100 the consistency check is completed 6 Press Esc to return to the TOP
56. by the above formula as follows 3500MB 512MB 1 5 512MB 12MB Application Size 4792MB Application Size Dividing into the partition of the recommended size into multiple disks as written below will solve problem that it cannot be reserved in one disk 1 2 Set the Size required for installation Paging file size See Chapter 5 and set that debugging information equivalent to the dump file size is to be written to a separate disk If the disk does not have enough free space to enable the dump file size to be written then after installing the system using the Size required for installation Paging file size install an additional new disk E 4 Installing Windows Server 2003 INSTALLING WINDOWS SERVER 2003 Preparations for Installation NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition CD ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition CD ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition CD ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition CD ROM Windows Server 2003 Service Pack CD ROM User s Guide Getting Started Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Creating Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Before installing create Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER NOTE If you have already Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for NEC Express5800 Server which you are going to in
57. caught in your eyes you may lose your eyesight the laser beam is Do not look into the DVD ROM drive invisible Do not remove the lithium battery Your server contains the lithium battery Do not remove the battery Placing the lithium close to a fire or in the water may cause an explosion When the server does not operate appropriately due to the dead lithium battery contact your service representative Do not disassemble the server to replace or recharge the battery by yourself Disconnect the power plug before accessing inside the server or connecting the peripherals Make sure to power off the server and disconnect the power plug from a power outlet before cleaning or installing removing internal optional devices Touching any internal device of the server with its power cord connected to a power source may cause an electric shock even of the server is off powered Disconnect the power plug from the outlet occasionally and clean the plug with a dry cloth Heat will be generated if condensation is formed on a dusty plug which may cause a fire CAUTION A 9S 9S 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 Avoid installation in extreme temperature conditions fully cool down before installing removing any component Make sure to complete board installation Always install a board firmly An in
58. collected due to virtual memory shortage when the paging file is insufficient so set an enough size of the paging file with the entire system m For more information on Recommended value see Creating Partition Size described earlier m Incase the memory is expanded re specify the paging file to suit the new memory size 9 Click OK The message to restart the system may appear according to the modified specification In such case follow the message to restart the system Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 25 Windows Dr Watson Windows Dr Watson is a debugger for application errors If any application error is detected Dr Watson diagnoses the server and logs diagnostic information log Follow the procedure below and specify Dr Watson to collect diagnostic information 1 2 Click Run on Start menu Type drwtsn32 exe in the Open box and click OK The Dr Watson for Windows dialog box appears Specify the location to store the diagnostic information in the Log File Path box The diagnostic information will be stored with the file name DRWTSN32 LOG NOTE You can not specify network path Specify the path on local computer Specify the location of crash dump file in the Crash Dump box NOTE Crash Dump File is a binary file that can be read with Windows Debugger Check the following check box on the Option box O Dump Symbol Table O Dump All Thr
59. controller go on the next step If a Disk array controller is installed or the On board RAID is enabled the Configure RAID dialog box appears Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click OK When the dialogue box is closed the Express setup automatically performs the RAID configuration creating Maintenance partition and installing several utilities 9 Select the installing Operating system Select Windows from the menu 10 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 11 Next Basic Information wizard appears Confirm the parameters modify if necessary and then click Next After that click Next Back or Help on the screen to continue Modify the parameters each time if necessary IMPORTANT Reserve the partition to install the OS more than the minimally required size If you select Use Existing Partition at System Partition the information included in the first partition excluding maintenance partition will all be formatted and deleted The information included in the other partition will be retained In the figure below describes the partition which information will be deleted when maintenance partition exists First Partition Second Third Fourth lt Maintenance Partition gt Partition Partition Partition Retained Deleted Retained Retained You can not re install the system with the existing partition that is upgraded to Dynamic Disk r
60. disk drives Even if one of the configured hard disk drives becomes faulty data can be used without any problem IMPORTANT m Because data is read from or written to three or more hard disk drives concurrently the disk access performance is lower than that of the configuration using only a single disk m Because the parity data is saved the logical capacity is a little lower than the total capacity of the installed hard disk drives Internal Cabling Diagrams 10 7 To build a disk array at least two hard disk drives are required Use the SATA2 cables provided with the disk array controller SATA2 for the connection Remove the cables connected to the hard disk drives and save them for future use IMPORTANT Use hard disk drives with the same capacity and performance Standard Configuration 5 25 inch device bay Mother board a DVD ROM drive LY Disk array controller SATA2 PCI 1 3 or 4 Fourth hard disk drive Third hard disk drive Second hard disk drive First hard disk drive mes DE cable mez SATA2 cable When Using Additional HDD Cage 5 25 inch device bay Mother board j DVD ROM drive Disk array controller e PCI 3 or 4 hard disk drive Third n P hard disk drive HDD cage option econd hard disk drive First hard disk drive LED connector mm DE cable ma SATA2 cable
61. disk drive Repair of any failure or damage in the server caused by such a hard disk drive will be charged m The SAS hard disk drives installed can be used either as a single disk or a Software RAID drive configured by jumper switch setting on mother board HDD cage Hard disk drive Fourth Hard disk drive Third Hard disk drive Second Hard disk drive First Upgrading Your Server 9 11 Setting SAS Software Set the SAS SWRAID jumper switch as shown in the figure below 11111111 AAA A 7 F moO J Ha _ CI onl gt IF 123 When using as a single disk drive il N ow When using as a software RAID drive O Use SETUP utility to configure the Software RAID see Chapter 4 9 12 Upgrading Your Server Installation Follow the procedure as described below to install 3 5 inch hard disk drives 1 Configure the operation mode of hard disk drives according to the manual supplied with the hard disk drive Hard Disk Drive Bay to Install First hard disk drive Bottom Second hard disk dr
62. does not meet the power specifications of your server may heat up the cord and cause a fire Do not connect the power cord to an outlet that has an illegal number of connections The electric current exceeding the rated flow overheats the outlet which may cause a fire Do not pull the cable when disconnecting it When disconnecting the cable from the device hold the cable connector and pull it straight out Pulling the cable out by the cable portion or giving mechanical stress to the connector could damage the cables and connectors to result in an electrical shock hazard or a fire Insert the power plug into the outlet as far as it goes Heat generation resulting from a halfway inserted power plug imperfect contact may cause a fire Heat will also be generated if condensation is formed on dusty blades of the halfway inserted plug increasing the possibility of fire Use the authorized power cord only Use only the power cord that comes with your server Use of an unauthorized power cord may cause a fire when the electric current exceeds the rated flow Also observe the following to prevent an electric shock or fire caused by a damaged cord m Do not stretch the cord harness Do not pinch the power cord Do not bend the power cord Keep chemicals away from the power cord Do not twist the power cord Do not place any object on the power cord Do not bundle power cords Do not alter modify or repair the power cord D
63. drives can be subject to the disk array configuration The supported RAID configuration includes RAIDO striping RAID1 mirroring and RAIDS striping parity Hard disk drives having a different interface cannot be installed together In addition the disk array controller cannot be connected to disk expansion unit m RAIDO striping Stores data on two hard disk drives by dividing it striping Both hard disk drives can be accessed at the same time This improves disk access performance compared with using a single hard disk IMPORTANT m RAIDO does not have data redundancy When a hard disk drive failure occurs data cannot be restored m Logical capacity of the array becomes a multiple of the connected hard disk drive m RAID1 mirroring Stores the data being saved to one hard disk dive to another hard disk drive This method is called mirroring When storing data onto one hard disk drive the same data is simultaneously stored onto another hard disk drive When a hard disk drive becomes faulty the one with the same data can be used This provides operation without the system going down IMPORTANT m RAIDI reads or writes data to from the two hard disk drives at the same time The disk access performance is lower than the single disk Logical capacity of the array is equal to one hard disk drive connected Internal Cabling Diagrams 10 5 m RAIDS striping parity Stores data onto four hard d
64. follow the procedure below 1 Press the POWER switch to power off the server The POWER SLEEP lamp goes off 2 Insert a metal pin of approximately 1 2 mm in diameter and 100 mm in length a straightened large paper clip will make a substitute into the emergency hole on the front of the DVD ROM drive and gently push it in until the tray is ejected Emergency hole IMPORTANT Do not use a toothpick or plastic stick that is easy to break m If the above procedure does not let you take out the DVD CD ROM contact your service representative 3 Hold the tray and pull it out 4 Take out the disc 5 Push the tray back into position General Description 2 23 Use of the Disc Keep the following notes in mind to use the disc for the server For the disk which does not conform to the CD standard the playback of such a disk with the CD drive is not guaranteed Do not drop the disc Do not place anything on the disc or bend the disc Do not attach any label onto the disc Do not touch the signal side nothing is printed on this side with your hand Place the disc with its printed side upward and gently put it on the tray Do not scratch the disc or write anything directly on it with a pencil or ball point pen Keep the disc away from cigarette smoke Do not leave the disc in a high temperature place e g place exposed to direct sunlight or close to a heater When dust or fingerprints
65. hard disk drive 2 max with N8103 81 86 100BASE TX adapter N8104 111 32 bit 33MHz PCI vV vV 2 max 100BASE TX adapter N8104 86 32 bit 33MHz PCI v vV 2 max 1000BASE T adapter A 1 max per PCI bus 2 max N8104 119 64 bit 133MHz PCI X V per PCI bus with AFT N8104 120 2 max per 3 1000BASE T adapter 2 ch 7 system N8104 120 64 bit 133MHz PCI X y V Cannot co exist with N8104 112 2 max N8104 114 PeLDERESS oh v v v Teaming with another N8104 114 is allowed N8104 121 1000BASE T adapter 2ch r 7 F zo lani PCI EXPRESS x4 1000BASE SX adapter N8104 112 2ch Vv 3 v VILA 64 bit 133MHz PCI X Cannot co exist with N8104 103 113 10GBASE SR adapter N8104 123A PCI EXPRESS x8 v 1 max Graphics accelerator N8105 45 32 bit 33MHz PCI v v 1 max Additional RS232C N8117 01A connector kit 3 z v vV 1 max 1 max per PCI bus 2 max per PCI bus with AFT v Available Unavailable 9 26 Upgrading Your Server Installation Considerations for RAID Controller Described below must be considered when installing any of the RAID controller listed below For details refer to the manual that comes with the RAID controller N8103 101 SATA2 Disk array controller N8103 105 SAS Disk array controller N8103 91 Disk array controller N8103 99 Disk array controller Och m P
66. item being set to Enabled the system stops at the end of POST BMC IRQ Disabled Set the IRQ for BMC IRQ 11 Post Error Pause Disabled Indicates whether POST is aborted Enabled once at the end of POST if an error occurs during the execution of POST AC LINK Stay Off Specify the state of power when Last State the AC power to the server is Power On turned off once and then on See the table below 4 24 Configuring Your Server Option Parameter Description Your Setting Power on Delay 0 255 Specify the DC power on delay Time time within the range between 0 and 255 seconds The time specified is valid when Power On or Last State is specified for AC LINK Platform Event Disabled This item becomes meaningless Filtering Enabled when the notification feature of EXPRESSSCOPE Engine is enabled Factory set The table below shows the operation when the AC power to the server is turn off once and then on again depending on the setting of AC LINK Setting of AC LINK System status before AC power off Stay Off Last State Power On Operating Off On On Aborting DC power being off also Off Off On Forced shutdown Off Off On Press the power switch continuously for four seconds or longer This forcibly turns off the power IMPORTANT m To power on the server from the UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply select Server AC Link Pow
67. its front mask to lift the server The front mask may be disengaged and damage the server Do not install the server in the following locations as it may cause malfunctions of the server m Places with drastic changes in temperature e g near a heater air conditioner or refrigerator m Places with strong vibration m Places with corrosive gas in presence near chemicals or with possibilities of chemicals sprayed over m Ona non antistatic carpet m Places with possibilities of falling objects m Places where a power outlet that shares the ground line with another especially the one to which a device with large power consumption is connected must be used for the server m Places near a device generating intense magnetic field such as a TV radio broadcast communication antenna power transmission wire and electromagnetic crane is placed m Places near equipment that generates power noise e g contact spark at power on power off of commercial power supply through a relay If you must install the server close to such equipment request your service representative for separate power cabling or noise filter installation 3 6 Setting Up Your Server CONNECTING PERIPHERAL DEVICES Connect peripheral devices to the server The server is provided with connectors for wide variety of peripheral devices The figure on the next page illustrates available peripheral devices for the server in the standard configuration and locations
68. must be removed to install or remove the hard disk drive and 5 25 inch device Removal Follow the procedure below to remove the front mask 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the left side cover as described earlier in this chapter 3 Pull the release tabs 4 at the left end of the front mask toward you so that the tabs are removed from the frame of the server IMPORTANT If the tabs are pulled out toward you excessively the hooks fixing the right end of the front mask will be damaged Only pull out the tabs a little Upgrading Your Server 9 9 4 Remove the front mask to the right to release the tabs on the front mask from the chassis Lied Q L a i Installation The front mask can be installed in the reverse order of the removal Insert the four tabs at the right end of the front mask into the holes on the front of the server push the left end of the front mask to the server and lock the mask with the release tabs 9 10 Upgrading Your Server 3 5 inch Hard Disk Drive SAS Model The hard disk drive bay may contain up to four hard disk drives IMPORTANT Do not use any hard disk drive that is not authorized by NEC Installing a third party s hard drive may cause a failure in the server as well as the hard
69. not intentionally remove or damage any of the labels If you find any labels totally partially removed or illegible due to damage contact your service representative TREH TARH WARNING HEAVY ITEM HT PERIZIA ARAE RFR BIREN we HOS ALA LET FST WiLL Rail H elias AH 2 ASA FTT To avoid the risk of personal injury or damage to the unit move the unit with at least two or more people A i CAUTION RUM TRS ADR HERSKA AAA AAMER GE 2D TS PA EF HH HE HHS RETIRE EP BT BEAMRSAAAM RBH As some components may become very hot buring system operation give ample time to allow cooling as well as use precaution when handling internal components immediately after powering down Some internal components may still be operational on battery power Refer to instruction manuals for this system as well as options prior to maintenance A 3 CAUTION SETAE SAEED EALAR ER SSP ERE NE ERRENA B RRE hE UA Sa te a Disconnect all AC power cords from both system A and external peripherals prior to TFS Hief installing removing options HEIE Ea ci iB i ER AE AA E EILA PB SEDAN RRAPI Do not drop any screws inside the system A STREAM ATERN H HPEH EMET ER RIRE TYE BME Bese He BL ES DSR APES SEfTIEWER SURO BOE O REIL SE A Refer to the User s Guide when option board or peripherals are installed Incorrect installations may result in damage to the system and lead to acc
70. o zl alesele xis Sew oe me _ Troubleshooting 8 3 LAMPS The following describes lamps on the server and their indications See Chapter 2 for each location SATA model SAS model o o o e fe oO fe fe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ooo 0 0 0 070 0 0 0 o 0 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 oe o O fe e 0 e ooo0000000 0 00 0000 0 010700 00 ooo000 0 0 0000 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 00 2522209 0070070 O 0 0000 o q D Kes 080 02080 08090 08080 98 20909 00208 Saga 3080 00000 02020 02000 98 80808 20209 02o 88 2909008220 29099 Ro 80800 80200 80809 a a a P Access lamp POWER SLEEP lamp cp cp 0 mn oo co co mi L oe oo o o 007070 ooo 0 fe fe O e O O KE O O oo o fe O 20209020202020202020202 q fo o o REAR FRONT oZ A _ ee 009000202020202
71. objects into ventilation holes in the server or openings in the floppy disk or DVD ROM drive Doing so may cause an electric shock A CAUTION Do not access inside your server for a service or replacement of the internal components The service representative can only install or remove the internal components and optional devices To avoid personal injury or electrical shock contact your service representative when your need to install remove the internal components Keep water or foreign matter away from the server Do not let any form of liquid water etc or foreign matter e g pins or paper clips enter the server Failure to follow this warning may cause an electric shock a fire or a failure of the server When such things accidentally enter the server immediately turn off the power and disconnect the power plug from the outlet Do not disassemble the server Contact your service representative 1 4 Notes on Using Your Server Power Supply and Power Cord Use A WARNING AS Do not hold the power plug with a wet hand Do not disconnect connect the plug while your hands are wet Failure to follow this warning may cause an electric shock A CAUTION aA AA A I AA 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 Do not install the server where you need an extension cord Use of a cord that
72. operate on a server m Hardware Machine NEC Express5800 series connected with the AMI disk array controller A Memory Size large enough for OS operation 8MB or more Free space of the hard disk drive 5MB or more Display unit Screen size 1024 x 768 or larger Required peripheral equipment Network Interface card CD ROM unit Pointing device such as a mouse Software Microsoft Windows NT version 4 0 Windows NT Version 4 0 Service Pack 6a or later Internet Explorer 5 5 or later Microsoft Windows 2000 Installing and Using Utilities 6 23 Management PC Setup This section explains Power Console Plus setup in a computer that manages servers via the network TCP IP Operating Environment This section explains the operating environment required for Power Console Plus to operate on a management PC m Hardware Machine NEC Express5800 series PC AT compatible machine which contains Intel Pentium or a CPU at least equivalent to it Memory Size large enough for OS operation 8MB or more Free space of the hard disk drive 5 MB or more Display unit Screen size 1024 x 768 or larger Required peripheral equipment Network Interface card CD ROM unit Pointing device such as a mouse Software Microsoft Windows NT Version 4 0 Windows NT Version 4 0 Service Pack 5 or later Internet Explorer 4 01 Service Pack 2 or later Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows 95 98 Me 6
73. 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 with the server to a third party the following requirements must be satisfied m All provided software applications must be transferred and no backup copies must be retained m Transfer requirements listed in Software License Agreement that comes with each software application must be satisfied m Software applications that are not approved for transfer must be uninstalled before transferring the server 1 10 Notes on Using Your Server DISPOSAL AND CONSUMABLES m Dispose of the server all the internal devices and DVD CD ROMs according to all national laws and regulations IMPORTANT m For disposal or replacement of the battery on the mother board of the server consult with your service representative m It is the user s responsibility to completely erase or modify all the data stored in storage device such as hard disk drive so that
74. printed side upward and gently put it on the tray Do not scratch the DVD CD ROM or write anything directly on it with a pencil or ball point pen Do not leave the DVD CD ROM with foods and drinks or in a place exposed to cigarette smoke Do not leave the DVD CD ROM in a high temperature place e g place exposed to direct sunlight or close to a heater When dust or fingerprints are attached on the DVD CD ROM wipe the DVD CD ROM from its center to edge with a dry soft cloth slowly and gently Use the dedicated cleaner to clean the DVD CD ROM Do not use record spray cleaner benzene or thinner Keep the DVD CD ROM in the dedicated case when not in use Tape Media The following describes data handling with the DAT DLT or AIT optionally available for the server Saving your valuable data When you save your valuable data or programs into the cartridge tape you should save them into two cartridge tapes to make the primary and secondary tapes This enables you to restore your data from one tape when the other makes a read error as well as to protect your valuable data and programs from loss Three generation data management NEC recommends that you should employ three generation data management for data storage Three generation data management uses three cartridge tapes A B and C You save data to tape A on the first day tape B on the second day tape C on the third day tape A on the forth day and so on Th
75. server If you perform any keyboard or mouse operation immediately after start up POST may accidentally detect a keyboard controller error and stops proceeding In such a case restart the server once again Do not perform any keyboard or mouse operation until the BIOS start up message appears when you restart the server Q Does the server have contains appropriate memory boards or PCI devices Operation of the server with unauthorized devices is not guaranteed Fail to access to internal or external devices or such devices fail to operate Q Are cables properly connected Make sure that the interface cables and power cord are properly connected Also make sure that the cables are connected in the correct order Q Is the power on order correct gt When the server has any external devices connected power on the external devices first then the server Q Did you install drivers for connected optional devices Some optional devices require specific device drivers Refer to the manual that comes with the device to install its driver Q Is BIOS configuration correct Some devices connected to the serial or parallel port may require I O port address or operation mode settings Refer to the manual that comes with the board for details to make correct settings 8 14 Troubleshooting The keyboard or mouse fails to operate Q Is the cable properly connected gt Make sure that the cable is conne
76. server due to failures or damage resulted from installing such a board will be charged Connector for CPU 1 fan o CPU 1 ol CPU 2 es e O O Connector for B CPU 2 fan FRONT dipem o Pa iait Mother board Upgrading Your Server 9 43 Installation Take the following steps to install the CPU NOTE With the server of SAS model screws securing the heat sink are hidden by the HDD cage Remove the HDD cage before starting installation of CPU J a 5 je CO Fe q E eMe HDD cage Heat sink _ o n jahe ooo af 5 Bac A nman H 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare Remove the left side cover Firmly hold the server with your both han
77. setup screen will appear If the screen is not displayed Enter was not pressed properly Begin after turning on the system power again If the RAID controller or SCSI controller is installed in the system press F6 in a few seconds when the window is in either of the following states Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration is displayed Ascreen with a solid blue background is displayed IMPORTANT There is no visible indication on screen when F6 has been pressed When the following message is displayed press S Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices The following message is displayed 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 mass storage devices is displayed Select the LSI Logic Fusion MPT SAS Driver Server 2003 32 bit and press Enter 10 Installing Windows Server 2003 E 7 Select the proper SCSI Adapter and press Enter LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS RAID Controller Driver Server 2003 32 bit When N8103 91 board is installed LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS RAID Controller Driver Server 2
78. tab and then check on Team with other adapters and click New Team The New Team Wizard dialog box appears and click Next Specify a name for the team if it necessary Select the adapters to include in team Select Adapter Fault Tolerance or Adaptive Load Balancing and click Next Click Finish The setup will go back to Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box so click OK Restart the system Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D 13 Network Driver Specify the details of network driver One standard network driver that is mounted will be installed automatically but the link speed and Duplex mode need to be specified manually IP addresses is not be able to set when the Internet Protocol TCP IP check box OFF This phenomenon will occur with the certain condition Check ON the Internet Protocol TCP IP check box and IP address will be able to set When PROSet is not installed 1 The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu 1 Click Start menu click Control Panel click Network Connections and click Local Area Connection The procedure in the case of the classic start menu 1 Click Start menu click Settings and click Network Connections The Network Connections dialog box appears 2 Right click Local Area Connection and click Properties from pop up menu Click Configure Th
79. the NEC DianaScope a separately priced server license is required The Remote Management performs the following Monitoring of temperature voltage and fans m Generation of SEL system event log at occurrence of hardware failure m Monitoring of OS stall by using watchdog timer m Notification after occurrence of OS stop error m Remote management via LAN WAN by using NEC DianaScope e g resetting the server power on off viewing System Event Log SEL NOTES m Notes on using Remote Management N8115 03 Booting the server from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD by using the Remote Media function is not available For the latest information about Remote Console Remote Media function visit our web site m The following functions are not supported in the command line interface of EXPRESSSCOPE Engine Power state acquisition STATUS LED state acquisition 2 16 General Description USING YOUR SERVER This section describes basic operations of your server including how to use devices such as the floppy disk drive and the DVD ROM drive See Appendix B for notes on using the floppy disk CD ROM and accessories including the keyboard and the mouse POWER Switch Use the POWER SLEEP switch to turn on off the server Power On Press the POWER switch on the front of the computer chassis The POWER SLEEP lamp lights in green IMPORTANT m If the power cord is connected to a power cont
80. the additional slot 1 and connect it as a master drive Disk access lamp green The disk access lamp is lit while the system accesses to an internal hard disk drive If the internal hard disk drive is connected to the optional board this lamp can be lit only when the LED cable provided with the server is connected POWER SLEEP lamp green Lights green when the server is powered on Blinks green when the system is placed in the sleep mode POWER SLEEP switch The POWER SLEEP switch is used to turn the power of the server ON OFF If you press this switch once the power is turned on with the lamp going on green If you press the switch again the power is turned off Some OS setting can provide the function of switching to the power saving sleep mode If you press the POWER SLEEP switch once after the setting the system enters into the power saving mode If you press the switch again the system returns to the normal state Depending on installed optional boards the function cannot be provided USB connectors The USB connectors are connected with devices accepting the USB interface Stabilizer Use the stabilizers to prevent the server from falling down Close the stabilizers when laying the server down Hard disk drive bay The bay can contain hard disk drives Release tabs 4 at an end of front mask The release tabs are provided to unlock the front mask Press the tabs to remove the front mask 3 5 inch floppy disk drive ba
81. the boot disk The Off line Maintenance Utility Bootable FD is created by selecting Tools Create Support FD on the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Manual start by pressing F4 When the Off line Maintenance Utility is installed press F4 while the start up screen of the server is on screen The Off line Maintenance Utility starts from the hard disk drive Troubleshooting 8 29 Features of Off line Maintenance Utility The Off line Maintenance Utility provides the following features Available features vary depending on the way you started the Off line Maintenance Utility IMPORTANT See the on line help for details of the Off line Maintenance Utility For further information ask your service representative m IPMI Information Viewer Provides the functions to view the system event log SEL sensor data record SDR and field 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 m BIOS Setup Viewer Provides the functions to export the current configuration data defined with the SETUP utility to a text file m System Information Viewer Provides the functions to view information on the processor and the BIOS and export it to a text file m System Information Management Provides the function to make a back up copy of your data Without the backup data the system specific information and or configuration may not be restored On
82. the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details m Do not leave the tray ejected from the DVD ROM drive m Take off the headphone before you plug in the headphone jack Setting and Removing the Disc 1 Make sure that the power of the server is on with the POWER SLEEP lamp being lit in green before setting the disc on the DVD ROM drive 2 Press the Open Close button on the front of the DVD ROM drive The tray comes out 3 Put the disc on the tray carefully and securely with the character printed surface facing upward 4 Press the Open Close button or gently push on the tray front The tray is automatically retracted into the DVD ROM drive IMPORTANT If a noisy sound in driving the DVD ROM drive occurs after setting a disc set it again correctly To take out the disc from the DVD ROM drive press the Open Close button in the similar way in setting the disc to make the tray go out If the access LED is lit in orange the disc is being accessed Confirm that the access LED is not lit before pressing the Open Close button Your OS may have a command to eject the tray When you have taken out the disc retract the tray back in place 2 22 General Description When you fail to eject When you fail to eject the tray with the Open Close button and take out the disc from the server
83. the graphics accelerator driver from the program list and click Change Remove To delete a standard graphics accelerator driver select Matrox Graphics Software remove only To delete a graphics accelerator N8105 45 driver select ATI Display Driver NOTE Please choose the graphics accelerator driver which has already been installed Follow the message to continue the uninstallation and restart the system Installing graphics accelerator driver Manually installation Make installation in the way of Reinstallation of graphics accelerator driver Automatic installation You should execute the system update again referring to Updating the system End of installation Installing Windows Server 2003 E 17 lt Reinstallation of graphics accelerator driver gt 1 2 3 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive Click Start menu point to Programs Accessories and click Windows Explorer Run SETUP EXE which is in the following directory To install a standard graphics accelerator driver lt DVD ROM Drive Letter gt WINNT DOTNET VIDEO MATROX SETUP EXE To install a graphics accelerator N8105 45 driver lt DVD ROM Drive Letter gt WINNT DOTNET VIDEO ES 1000 SETUP EXE NOTE Please choose one of above to be installed Follow the message to continue the installation If the dialog message Digital Signature could not been found appears select Yes to continue
84. to install the tool see the Setting for Solving Problems described later in this chapter Re install the Network Driver The network driver will be installed automatically Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D 15 Re install the Optional Network Board Driver If you want to utilize optional Network Board N8104 112 119 111 86 120 121 the network driver will be installed automatically Therefore the driver attached to the Network board should not be used If you want to utilize optional Network Board N8104 86 111 install the driver stored in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM In case of utilizing N8104 86 111 DVD ROM Drive Letter WINNT W2K3A MD NS4 PRO100 WS3XPX64 In case of utilizing N8104 112 119 120 121 DVD ROM Drive Letter WINNT W2K3A MD NS4 PRO1000 WS3XPX64 If the procedure of installation is not clear refer to the installation procedure described in the section Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver Start Device Manager 2 Click Network adapters and double click Network Adapter Name Network Adapter Name Properties appears NOTE Intel R PRO 1000 is the name of On Board adapter All other names show the Optional Network Board 3 Click Driver tab and click Update Driver Hardware Update Wizard appears 4 Select the Install from a list or specific location Advanced radio button and click N
85. to Online Help Installing Maintenance Utilities Various maintenance utilities are contained in your NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM See Chapter 6 for installing the utilities to your server or management workstations Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 27 Updating the System Installing Service Pack Update the system in the situation below m Modified system configuration m Recovered the system using recovery process Log on to the system with the account that has administrative authority e g Supervisor and insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive of the server Setup in Master Control Menu screen appears so left click the item Click Update Express5800 System from the menu and the setup will start After that follow the message to continue the setup process Making Backup Copies of System Information The system information includes the current BIOS settings and any specific information for the server Save the information after completing the system setup Without the backup data you will not be able to recover the information You can save the information by the following process 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive and reboot the system Select Tools Select Off line Maintenance Utility Select System Information Management Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive SOE en Select Save 5 28 Installing the Op
86. to fix the drive A click occurs when it is locked IMPORTANT Use the hard disk drive that is authorized by NEC Consult with your service representative for available hard disk drive NOTE Make sure of the orientation of the hard disk drive tray before inserting the drive See the figure below Also make sure that the hooks of the hard disk drive are engaged with the frame of the HDD cage 10 NOTE The slots of the HDD cage contain trays without hard disk drive To install the hard disk drive first remove the tray according to the removal procedure described later Install a hard disk drive tray to the vacant slot of the cage to keep the cooling effect of the server To remove the hard disk drive carrier push the green tab on the lever and open the lever toward you until it stops Then the hard disk drive tray is unlocked Securely hold the tray and the lever and insert the tray straight into the HDD cage IMPORTANT Removing more than one hard disk drive while the server is powered on destroys the logical disk Remove or replace the hard disk drive one by one Close the front mask 9 16 Upgrading Your Server Removal Follow the procedure as described below to remove 3 5 inch hard disk drives IMPORTANT About data on the hard disk drive Be sure to take appropriate measures not to leak important data e g customers information or companies management i
87. 003 32 bit When N8103 99 board is installed Promise SuperTrak EX8350 8300 Controller Intel x86 platform When N8103 101 board is installed LSI MegaRAID Software RAID Windows XP 2003 When LSI Logic Embedded MegaRAID is used Continue performing tasks according to the subsequent messages that appear When the following message is shown press Enter to start Welcome to Setup When the installation of Windows Server 2003 has finished the system reboots automatically Windows Server 2003 has installed Go on the step 13 Windows Server 2003 R2 has installed Go on the step 10 When Windows Server 2003 R2 has been installed the Windows Setup screen will be displayed after logged on to the system Windows Setup xi 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 si O Browse 4 Cancel IMPORTANT m In this case the Windows Setup screen may not be displayed Be sure to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 according to the following procedures m You can install
88. 0220 Monitor type does not match CMOS Run Start the SETUP If the error cannot be SETUP corrected in spite of the start of SETUP contact your service representative 0230 System RAM Failed at offset Contact your service representative 0231 Shadow Ram Failed at offset 0232 Extended RAM Failed at address line 0250 System battery is dead Replace and run Contact your service representative to replace SETUP the battery After restarting the computer start the SETUP to provide the setting again 0251 System CMOS checksum bad Default The default values have just been set Start configuration used the SETUP to provide the setting again If the error cannot be corrected contact your service representative 0252 Password checksum bad Passwords The password has just been cleared Start the cleared SETUP to provide the setting again 0260 System timer error Start the SETUP to set the date and time 0270 Real time clock error again If the same error occurs successively in 0271 Check date and time setting spite of the resetting contact your service representative 02D0 System cache error Cache disabled The cache cannot be used Contact your service representative Troubleshooting 8 9 Error Error message Recommended Action code 02D1 System Memory exceeds the CPU s caching Contact your service representat
89. 03 75 SCSI Controller N8103 95 SCSI Controller Option E 2 Installing Windows Server 2003 Installing Service Pack You can install the Service Pack on the server When the Service Pack is not attached to your system prepare it by yourself Updating System If you modified the Windows system execute Update Express5800 system in Master Control Menu Re installing to the Hard Disk which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk If you want to leave the existing partition when installing the system on the hard disk upgraded to Dynamic Disk note the following issue m Do not select the partition that OS had been installed as the partition to install the OS newly m Select Use the current File System for the format of OS partition Manual Installation when N8103 80F Keeps Connection If you keep those controllers connecting during installation process pop up messages may appear This does not affect on system behavior Click YES and continue the installation Follow the message hereafter Mounting MO Device Do not mount an MO device on your server during the Windows installation About Removable Media Do not set removable media such as DAT into the device mounted on your server during the OS installation Application of Service Pack When using Windows Server 2003 with this equipment surely apply ServicePack 1 When installing Windows Server 2003 R2 it is not necessary to apply Service Pack 1 Installin
90. 1 The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu 1 Click Start menu Click Control Panel Click Network Connections and Click Local Area Connection The procedure in the case of the classic start menu 1 Click Start menu Click Settings and Click Network Connections The Network Connections dialog box appears 2 Right click Local Area Connection and click Properties from pop up menu 2 Click Configure The property dialog box for network adapter appears 3 Click the Advanced and specify the Link Speed amp Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB 4 Click OK on the property dialog box for network adapter When PROSet is installed 1 The Intel R PROSet dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu point to Control Panel administrative tools and click Computer Management and then double click the Network Adapter Name in the Network Adapter list The procedure in the case of the classic start menu 1 Click Start menu point to Settings and click Control Panel 2 Click administrative tools 3 Click Computer Management and double click the Network Adapter Name in the Network Adapter list 2 Click the Link and specify the Speed and Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB 3 Click Apply and click OK Installing Windows Ser
91. 100 10 network controller Four hard disk drive expansion bays Embedded PC compatible support serial parallel mouse keyboard USB LAN and video General Description 2 3 SYSTEM CHASSIS Names and functions of the components are shown below Front View SAS Model 1 Additional slot 1 Additional slot 2 2 4 General Description SATA Model Additional slot 2 Additional slot 1 1 10 11 General Description 2 5 Front mask The front mask protects the front face of the chassis DVD ROM drive The DVD ROM drive reads data from the inserted CD ROM or DVD ROM The drive is equipped with the following e Open Close button to eject the tray e Access lamp that indicates the disk access status lights orange while being accessed e Emergency hole to forcibly eject the tray 5 25 inch device bay Backup file device of 5 25 inch width such as DAT drive or MO drive may be installed in the 5 25 inch device bay A DVD ROM drive is factory installed in the bottom bay To install a DVD RAM drive or internal AIT IDE install it in the bottom bay In this case move the DVD ROM drive to
92. 10008090202090 D agano OD o W OBORORORARORORO 0 jo INN Mei leienie SSN SHS SHNSHISK IH IS S SH SHH SI Siere felis rd O D ONENE UsUsU LINK ACT lamp 1000 100 10 lamp LINK ACT lamp REAR 100 10 lamp 8 4 Troubleshooting POWER SLEEP Lamp The green POWER SLEEP lamp lights to indicate normal operation while the server is powered When the server is off powered the POWER SLEEP lamp stays unlit The POWER SLEEP lamp indicates that the server is running in the power saving mode sleep mode If the OS supports the power saving mode pressing the POWER SLEEP switch blinks the POWER SLEEP lamp in green and places the server in the power saving mode Press the POWER SLEEP switch to turn out the POWER SLEEP lamp and place the server back in the normal mode The power saving mode is only available when the OS supports the power saving feature Some OS s allow you to set the server to automatically turn in the power saving mode when no access is made to the server for a certain period of time or to select the power saving mode with a command Access Lamps The access lamps for the floppy disk drive and the DVD ROM drive light when access is made to a media in the drive DISK Access Lamp The DISK access lamp indicates the state of hard disk drive This lamp lights in green every time any of such hard disk drive is accessed IMPORTANT To indicate
93. 104 112 119 120 121 specify DVD ROM Drive Letter WINNT W2K3AMD NS4 PRO1000 WS03_32E Then click Next 7 Click Finish Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D 19 Installing SCSI Controller Driver N8103 75 If you utilize SCSI controller driver N8103 75 update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM attached to your system The SCSI controller driver will be installed automatically Installing SCSI Controller Driver N8103 95 The SCSI controller driver will be installed automatically Installing Disk Array Controller Driver N8103 80F To additionally install the N8103 80F in a system containing Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition connect the controller and take the following steps to install the driver 1 Start Device Manager from Start menu Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management Double click LSI Logic Megaraid SCSI 320 1 which Device Manager lists Click the Driver tab and click Update Driver When the Update Device Driver Wizard appears select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next Select the Search for the best driver in these locations and check the Search removable media floppy CD ROM check box Insert Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive and click Next Copying of the driver is completed and the Completing the Hardware Update Wizard d
94. 13 Network DTI y Cbg seein ses a a a teed aa teh ates a taste A E 14 Re install the Network Diver sence cee soseta eat r a E eE E E 15 Graphics Acc lerator Drivetrains eaae a a re e aE eie aas E 16 Installing SCSI Controller Driver N8103 75 95 ecccesccessceseceeeeseceeceeeseeeseeeeeeneenerenseens E 18 Installing Disk Array Controller Driver N8103 80F eeceseeccsseeseeeeeeeceeecneeereeaeeneeaeens E 18 INOtES OF NETOJ 75 iscsses excenees evinseheaebeavecensus ea ux losis civecuydeseeddvensveduvedbvnsduebtvetensaneds tvesahaeveanveate E 19 About Windows Acti vat OM 3 4 3 scacsosin e a oe dhs e a e aeina E 20 Available Switch Options for Windows Server 2003 Boot ini File ccecceesesseeteeereeeeees E 22 Setting for Collecting Memory Dump Debug Information cceececeeseeeseeeeeeeeeeteenseenees E 23 Appendix F Product Configuration Record Table 2 cccccssesseeeceeeeeseeeeesseeneeeeeeees F 1 Hard Ware erorien est ch dh be Ea A KEER A EEE EE ETRE EAR EEEE F 1 Software sneer E E E EE E E Dn AE EE a F 3 This page is intentionally left blank Chapter 1 Notes on Using Your Server This chapter includes information necessary for proper and safe operation of your server 1 2 Notes on Using Your Server WARNING LABELS The warning label is attached to components with possible danger or their vicinity in your server to inform the user that a hazardous situation may arise when operating the server Do
95. 19 111 86 120 121 the network driver will be installed automatically Therefore the driver attached to the Network board should not be used If you want to utilize optional Network Board N8104 86 111 install the driver stored in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM In case of utilizing N8104 86 111 DVD ROM Drive Letter WINNT W2K3A MD NS4 PRO100 WS03_32E In case of utilizing N8104 112 119 120 121 DVD ROM Drive Letter WINNT W2K3AMD NS4 PRO1000 WS03_32E If the procedure of installation is not clear refer to the installation procedure described in the section Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver Start Device Manager 2 Click Network adapters and Double click Network Adapter Name Network Adapter Name Properties appears NOTE Intel R PRO 1000 is the name of On Board adapter All other names show the Optional Network Board 3 Click Driver tab and click Update Driver Hardware Update Wizard appears 4 Select the Install from a list or specific location Advanced radio button and click Next 5 Select the Search for the best driver in these locations radio button and check off the Search removable media floppy CD ROM check box 6 Check the Include this location in the search check box and when using N8104 86 111 specify DVD ROM Drive Letter WINNT W2K3AMD NS4 PRO100 WS03_ 32E Then click Next When using N8
96. 24 Installing and Using Utilities NEC DianaScope The NEC DianaScope is software for the remote management of this server See the online documents for details on the functions and installation of NEC DianaScope Dor Zi Dianascope Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edt vew Favortes Tools Help O O DAO Omn kaos Que O 8 243 Adress hep Jocahost 8080 sianascope pages eommansitop ep NEC Empowered ty innovation B DPEenizs Le QBhucterry DianaScope Remote Console Blueberry Microsoft Internet Explorer ged ell u51 SHFTJIS EUCIP UTF8 eee Item Specific Hl p 4T 14 5 35H1 Syst em Dat 2 gy 2004 lt Tab gt lt hift Tab gt or Legacy Floppy A 411 25 MB 3 5 lt Enter gt sel ects field Legacy Floppy B abl ed li Hard Cl sk Pre Cal ay gt Primary CE Nast er loal itranet PC ez ae L gt Processor Settings T Language English US L NOTE You need the server license to activate DianaScope for this product The server license below is attached to this product m DianaScope Additional Server License 1 Chapter 7 Maintenance This chapter describes the daily maintenance of the server and precautions when relocating or storing the server MAKING BACKUP COPIES NEC recommends you make backup copies of your valuable data stored in hard disk drives of the ser
97. 287F N8100 1288F N8100 1352F External Front USB2 0 x2 interface Rear VGA x1 KB PS 2 x1 Mouse PS 2 x1 Serial x1 USB2 0 x2 10 100 1000BASE T x2 10 100BASE TX x1 100BASE TX is used for management Cabinet design Mini tower External dimensions 198 width x 440 height x 518 depth mm Weight 16 kg Max 23 kg Power supply 100 to 120 Vac 200 to 240 Vac parallel bi polar receptacle with the ground line Power consumption 550 VA 545 W Switch Power Sleep front Dump rear Security key Provided LED Power Sleep HDD front LAN x3 rear requirements Environmental Temperature Humidity 10 to 35 C operating 10 to 55 C non operating storage 20 to 80 RH no condensation Specifications A 5 SAS Model N8100 1237F 1238F 1323F 1324F NEC Express5800 120Eh diets N8100 1237F N8100 1238F N8100 1323F N8100 1324F CPU Type Dual core Intel Xeon Processor Clock Cache 1 6G 1066 4M 3G 1333 4M 2G 1066 4M 2 33G 1066 4M Number of processors 1 Maximum 2 Chipset Intel Blackford VS ESB2E ServerEngines Pilot Memory Standard 1GB 512 MB x 2 Maximum 24 GB 4 GB x 6 Expansion unit 2 DIMMs 512MBx2 1GBx2 2GBx2 4GBx2 Expansion times 2 times Memory module DDR2 533 667 SDRAM DIMM Fully Buffered Type Dual channel memory configuration supported Error check ECC Chipkill Sparing
98. 4 2 CPU2 heat sink fan 4 3 Front fan 4 4 Rear fan 4 5 VR fan SAS connector Not provided for SATA model The last digit shows a channel number Connector for RAID5 activation key SAS SW RAID select jumper switch Not provided for SATA model See Chapters 4 and 9 for switch setting Disk LED connector USB port connector USB device connector IDE connector Serial ATA connector 12 1 to 12 4 are not provided for SAS model The last digit shows a channel number Lithium battery Switch LED cable connector CMOS configuration jumper switch Serial port B connector for option device IPMB connctor PCI board slots 1 to 5 from top 18 1 PCle x4 18 2 64 bit 100MHz PCI X 18 3 PCle x8 18 4 PCle x1 connector x4 18 5 32 bit 33MHz PCI Connector for external device Reserved 2 12 General Description STANDARD FEATURES High performance Dual Core Intel Xeon Processor High speed 1000BASE T 100BASE TX 10BASE T interface 1Gbps 100Mbps 10Mbps supported High speed disk access SATA2 Dual channel memory configuration el High reliability BIOS password feature Temperature detection Cooling fan monitoring feature Internal voltage monitoring feature Memory monitoring feature single bit error correction double bit error detection CPU memory degradation feature Disk array SATA2 SAS Bus parity error detection Error notification Management Utilities m NEC ESM
99. 6 13 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for Windows Based Master Control Menu The Master Control Menu is used to m Read the User s Guide or the other documents m Update the NEC Express5800 system and m Install the management software NOTES m Master Control Menu requires Microsoft Windows 95 or later or Windows NT 4 0 or later m Some documents are provided in the PDF format Use the Adobe Acrobat Reader to read these documents GA EXPRESSBUILDER Master Control Menu x Online Document NEC EXPRESSBUILDER NEC Express5800 Series f NSL O Guit Copyright NEC Corporation N EC Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive Master Control Menu appears on the screen automatically If the Autorun function is invalid in your system run the MC IST EXE file in the CD ROM directly Some items are grayed out when the logon user does not have the authority of the administrator or the item is not proper for the system To use Master Control Menu m Click on Online Document Setup or Quit or m Click the right mouse button on Master Control Menu window 6 14 Installing and Using Utilities CONFIGURATION DISKETTE CREATOR Configuration Diskette Creator is a tool to create Configuration Diskette that is used for configuring the server with the Express Setup see Chapter 5 for details If you use the Configuration Diskette created by the Express Setup and Configuration Diskett
100. 8102 250 Additional 1 GB memory Single rank m N8102 251 Additional 2 GB memory Dual rank m N8102 252 Additional 4 GB memory Dual rank The use the online spare memory feature install DIMMs according to the table shown below To enable the online spare memory BIOS setting is required see Chapter 4 Installation Pattern in Memory Controller 0 Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total capacity of Total capacity of DIMM A1 B1 DIMM A1 B1 DIMM A1 B1 physical memory logical memory Pattern 1 Standard 1GB Additional 1GB 2GB 1GB Pattern 2 Standard 1GB Additional 1GB Additional 1GB 3GB 2GB Pattern 3 Additional 2GB Additional 2GB 4GB 3GB Pattern 4 Additional 2GB Additional 2GB Additional 2GB 6GB 5GB Pattern 5 Additional 4GB Additional 4GB 8GB 6GB Pattern 6 Additional 4GB Additional 4GB Additional 4GB 12GB 10GB Upgrading Your Server 9 35 Each group has must have the same capacity The memory group farthest from the memory controller is specified as spare memory NOTES m If both Group 1 and Group 2 contain DIMMs the Group 2 is specified as spare memory m Ifall groups contain DIMMs the Group 3 is specified as spare memory You may install DIMMs in the memory controller 1 in the similar way as the memory controller 0 The capacity of physical logical memory is calculated for each controller 9 36 Upgrading Your Server Installatio
101. ATING SYSTEM See Chapter 5 for installing Microsoft Windows Server 2003 To install the other operating system contact your service representative INSTALLING UTILITIES Install the utilities that come with the server See Chapter 6 for details MAKING BACKUP COPIES OF SYSTEM INFORMATION The system information includes the current BIOS settings and any specific information for the server Save the information after completing the system setup Without the backup data you will not be able to recover the information You can save the information by the following process 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive and reboot the system Select Tools Select Off line Maintenance Utility Select System Information Management Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive Ce Eee Select Save Chapter 4 Configuring Your Server Configuration and setup utilities are used to change your system configuration You can configure your system as well as option boards you may add to your system using the BIOS Setup utility Several unique system parameters are configured using the BIOS Setup utility which is stored in the system FLASH memory If your system has been factory configured the BIOS Setup utility or RAID Configuration Utility do not need to be run unless you want to change the password or security features add certain types of option boards or devices or upgrade your mother board
102. Chapter 6 Making backup copies of system information After all the system setup procedures are completed make backup copies of system information System information is required for recovering the server from the trouble or after replacing the system board Setting Up Your Server 3 3 UNPACKING THE SYSTEM When you receive your system inspect the shipping containers prior to unpacking If the shipping boxes are damaged note the damage and if possible photograph it for reference After removing the contents of the containers keep the cartons and the packing materials If the contents appear damaged when you unpack the boxes file a damage claim with the carrier immediately INSTALLING OPTIONAL DEVICES To install any optional device see Chapter 9 Upgrading Your Server for the installation procedure Proceed to the next section if you have no optional devices to install IMPORTANT There are third party products memory modules hard disk drives etc available for the server in the markets However NEC recommends that you should use NEC products for stable operation NEC assumes no liability for data errors and failures due to malfunction of the server resulted from installation of those third party products 3 4 Setting Up Your Server SELECTING SERVER SITE Read the following precautions before selecting a suitable site for your server The following describes installation of the server and
103. DIMM Fully Buffered Type Dual channel memory configuration supported Error check ECC Chipkill Sparing Graphics VRAM Matrox G200 2MB Auxiliary input device Floppy disk drive None standard Hard disk drive standard None Hard disk drive maximum SATA2 500GB x 4 Hard disk drive hot plug Optional Hot Plug SATA2 HDD x 4 with N8154 09F DVD ROM standard DVD ROM x 1 load on tray x6 speed or faster 5 25 inch file bay 3 slots A DVD ROM drive is factory installed 3 5 inch disk bay 1 inch height x4 SATA2 fixed Can be changed to SATA HotPlug Additional PCI slot 5 slots PCI Express x8 x1 PCI Express x4 x1 PCI Express x1 x1 64 bit 1 0OMHz PCI X x1 32 bit 33MHz PCI x1 SATA single unit Disk array Standard On board SATA SW RAID 0 1 Option Disk array controller Internal IDE single unit Ultra ATA100 x1ch interface SATA2 x6ch SATA disk Array Supports N8103 101 max 1 SCSI single unit Option for tape unit with N8103 75 95 SCSI external Disk Array S Option Supports N8103 80 81 up to 2 SAS DAC SW HW may be installed together SAS single unit SAS internal disk array a SAS external disk array Supports N8103 90 up to 3 including N8103 91 99 A 4 Specifications NEC Express5800 120Eh It em N8100 1
104. HDD cage I2C cable and power cable as shown in the figure below SATA cable Power cable 4 pin connector L I2C cable 4 pin connector 14 Connect the SATA cable to the RAID board SATA A label indicating a channel number of destination port is attached to SATA cable Connect the SATA cable to the port connector having the same number as that of SATA cable NOTE The figure below shows an example when connecting to N8103 101 RAID board The location of connector and assignment of channel numbers depend on the board Refer to the manual that comes with your board 15 16 17 Upgrading Your Server 9 59 Install the left side cover Raise the server and open the front mask Install the hot plug SATA hard disk drives in the HDD cage Fully open the lever of the hard disk drive and insert the drive into the HDD cage until it hits the depth of HDD cage After the hard disk drive is fully inserted into the cage close the lever to fix the drive A click occurs when it is locked IMPORTANT Use the hard disk drive that is authorized by NEC Consult with your service representative for available hard disk drive NOTE Make sure of the orientation of the hard disk drive tray before inserting the drive See the figure below Also make sure that the hooks of the hard disk drive are engaged with the frame of the HDD cage IS N AILO
105. ILDER Doing so may cause a failure of the server m To use the remote console feature a floppy disk containing a configuration information file named CSL_LESS CFG must be inserted in the floppy disk drive If CSL_LESS CFG is not found in floppy disk no menu is displayed on the management PC m If you fail to configure the disk array controller N8103 80F or 81F from the remote console try again using the server console m The system may fail to operate with the transfer rate of 115 2 Kbps for serial console redirection Specify any other transfer rate than 115 2 Kbps 6 10 Installing and Using Utilities Starting The following two methods are available to start the server m Running NEC EXPRESSBUILDER from the management PC via LAN m Running NEC EXPRESSBUILDER from the management PC via direct connection COM B For the procedure for starting NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for DOS based with Remote Console see NEC DianaScope IMPORTANT Do not change the boot device order in BOOT menu in BIOS SETUP NEC EXPRESSBUILDER cannot be used if the DVD ROM drive is not the first device to launch the system To use the remote console feature a floppy disk containing a configuration information file must be inserted in the floppy disk drive You can create a configuration information file by using System Management feature in the Tools menu or by NEC DianaScope Configuration menu The configuration information file must be n
106. Item Specific Help Processor Retest ig Select Yes BIOS will Processor Speed Setting 3 GHz clear historical processor status and Processor 1 CPUID OF34 retest all processors Processor 1 L2 Cache 1024 KB on next boot Processor 2 CPUID OF34 Processor 2 L2 Cache 1024 KB Execute Disable Bit Disabled Intel R Virtualization Tech CDisabledJ F1 Help je Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit gt Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit See the table below for the items Option Parameter Description Your Setting Processor Retest No If you select Yes BIOS will clear Yes historical processor status and retest all the processors on the next boot This parameter is automatically reset to No at the next boot Processor Speed nnn GHz Displays clock speed for the processor Setting View only Processor 1 Numeral OF xx Displays CPU ID for processor 1 CPUID Disabled Disabled indicates that the processor Not Installed is defected Not Installed indicates that no CPU is installed View only Processor 1 L2 Displays L2 cache size for processor 1 Cache Processor 2 Numeral OF xx Displays CPU ID for processor 2 CPUID Disabled Disabled indicates that the processor Not Installed is defected Not Installed indicates that no CPU is installed View only Processor 2 L2 Displays L2 cache size for processor 2 Cache 4 12
107. K command of ROM DOS system You can create delete partitions etc 6 8 Installing and Using Utilities m System Management The parameters of BMC Baseboard Management Controller are set for remote control and alert BIOS FW etc Update This menu allows you to update the software module such as BIOS and firmware of the server by using the update disk 3 5 inch floppy disk that is distributed from NEC customer service representative After rebooting the system an update program is started automatically from 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 processing is discontinued the system becomes unable to start Help Displays explanations about various functions of NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Return to the Top Menu Choosing this menu returns to the Top Menu Installing and Using Utilities 6 9 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for DOS based with Remote Console This subsection describes the procedures for using NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for DOS based with remote console NEC EXPRESSBUILDER contains the remote console feature that allows the system administrator to set up the server from the management workstation management PC via the network or the server s COM B serial port IMPORTANT Do not use this feature on any other computer than the server or on any other server obtained without the NEC EXPRESSBU
108. NEC N8100 1235F 1236F 1321F 1322F 1287F 1288F 1352F N8100 1237F 1238F 1323F 1324F 1290F 1291F 1293F NEC Express5800 120Eh User s Guide 3rd Edition 5 2007 ONL 4152dN 120Eh 100 99 0704 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 July 2006 Revised May 2007 Copyright 2006 2007 NEC Corporation 7 1 S
109. NG MEMORY DUMP DEBUG INFORMATION Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5 Appendix E Installing Windows Server 2003 This section explains how to install the Windows Server 2003 BEFORE INSTALLING WINDOWS SERVER 2003 Read the following notes or information before installing the Windows Server 2003 Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM attached to your server supports the following optional boards NOTE If you want to install the other boards by using a driver floppy disk OEM FD for Mass storage device except ones listed below see Installing with the OEM FD for Mass storage device and Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver of Configuration Diskette Creator in Chapter 6 lt SAS Hard Disk Model gt m Controllers supporting installation of OS with Express Setup N8103 91 Disk Array Controller Internal SAS HDD N8103 99 Disk Array Controller Och LSI Logic Embedded MegaRAID embedded on the mother board m Other controllers N8103 80F Disk Array Controller SCSI 1ch N8103 75 SCSI Controller N8103 95 SCSI Controller lt SATA Hard Disk Model gt m Controllers supporting installation of OS with Express Setup N8103 101 Disk Array Controller SATA2 LSI Logic Embedded MegaRAID embedded on the mother board m Other controllers N8103 80F Disk Array Controller SCSI 1ch N81
110. PRO m Off line Maintenance Utility m NEC DianaScope m NEC EXPRESSSCOPE Engine Power Saving Feature m Sleep feature available for Windows Server 2003 Expandability Large memory of up to 24GB six 4GB DIMMs USB interface USB 2 0 Five integrated I O expansion PCI slots PCI Express x8 1 slot PCI Express x4 1 slot PCI Express x1 1 slot PCI X 64 bit 100 MHz 1 slot PCI bus 32 bit 33 MHz 1 slot Serial ATA x6 channels x2 channels for SAS model Ultra ATA 100 x1 channel Up to two multi processors Can be used as rack mount type N81243 64F rack conversion kit is required Many Available Features El Torito Bootable CD ROM no emulation mode format support Remote power on feature AC LINK feature Disk array SATA IPMI v2 0 compliant Baseboard Management Controller BMC Self diagnosis m Power On Self Test POST m Test and Diagnosis Easy and Fine Setup NEC EXPRESSBUILDER system setup utility BIOS setup utility Configuration Diskette Creator General Description 2 13 Power Supply The system contains one auto sensing 600 watt power supply at an operating frequency of 50 60 Hz The power supply is designed to comply with existing emission standards and provide sufficient power for a fully loaded system configuration Peripheral Bays The system supports a variety of standard PC AT compatible peripheral devices The chassis includes these peripheral ba
111. See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details a Avoid installation in extreme temperature conditions a Make sure to complete board installation a Protect the unused connectors with the protective cap Maintenance 7 3 Cleaning the Server For daily cleaning wipe the external surfaces of the server with a dry soft cloth Follow the procedure below if stains remain on the surfaces IMPORTANT m To avoid altering the material and color of the server do not use volatile solvents such as thinner and benzene to clean the server m The power receptacle the cables the connectors on the rear panel of server and the inside of the server must be kept dry Do not moisten them with water Make sure that the server is off powered the POWER SLEEP lamp goes off Unplug the power cord of the server from a power outlet Wipe off dust from the power cord plug with a dry cloth oe Ne Soak a soft cloth in neutral detergent that is diluted with cold or lukewarm water and squeeze it firmly Rub off stains on the server with the cloth prepared in Step 4 Soak a soft cloth in water squeeze it firmly wipe the server with it once again Wipe the server with a dry cloth et er Wipe off dust from the fan exhaust opening on the rear of the server with a dry cloth 7 4 Maintenance Cleaning the Interior A CAUTION The qualified service representative can only install or remove the components described in this subsection
112. TE Please choose the graphics accelerator driver which has already been installed 4 Follow the message to continue the uninstallation and restart the system 5 Installing graphics accelerator driver Manually installation Make installation in the way of Reinstallation of graphics accelerator driver Automatic installation You should execute the system update again referring to Updating the system End of installation Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D 17 lt Reinstallation of graphics accelerator driver gt 1 2 3 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive Click Start menu point to Programs Accessories and click Windows Explorer Run SETUP EXE which is in the following directory To install a standard graphics accelerator driver lt DVD ROM Drive Letter gt WINNT W2K3AMD VIDEO MATROX SETUP EXE To install a graphics accelerator N8105 45 driver lt DVD ROM Drive Letter gt WINNT W2K3AMD VIDEO ES1000 SETUP EXE NOTE Please choose one of above to be installed Follow the message to continue the installation If the dialog message Digital Signature could not been found appears select Yes to continue Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM from the DVD ROM drive and restart the system End of installation D 18 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Optional Network Board Driver If you want to utilize optional Network Board N8104 112 1
113. To launch the BIOS setup utility press F2 while the above message is displayed See Chapter 4 for setup and parameters The server automatically restarts POST all over again when you exit the SETUP utility 4 If your server uses onboard SAS RAID feature the following message is displayed on the screen to prompt you to run the utility Press Ctrl M to run LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility Press Ctrl M to run the utility For detail explanation see Chapter 4 for detail General Description 2 19 If the POST detects the optional add in card it display the message prompting you to launch the add in card BIOS configuration utility Ignore the message POST will automatically proceed a few seconds later Refer to the manual that comes with the optional add in card for detail If you set a password using the BIOS SETUP utility the password entry screen appears upon successful completion of POST Up to three password entries will be accepted Three incorrect password entries disable the server to boot In such a case turn off the power and wait about ten seconds before turning on to boot the server IMPORTANT Do not set a password before installing an OS The OS starts when POST completes POST Error Messages When POST detects an error it displays an error message on the display unit screen or emits beep code See Chapter 8 for POST error codes IMPORTANT Take a note on the messages displayed before consu
114. Windows Explorer 3 Run DXSETUP EXE in the following directory DVD ROM Drive Letter WINNT DOTNET NS4 PROSET 2K XPWS03 The Intel PROSet InstallShield Wizard dialog starts Click Next Choose I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next Choose Complete and click Next Click Install When InstallShield Wizard Completed window is displayed click Finish Oe Bo N o on Restart the system Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 15 Adapter Fault Tolerance AFT Adaptive Load Balancing ALB Adapter Fault Tolerance AFT is a feature that creates a group containing more than one adapter and automatically converts the process of the working adapter to the other adapter in the group when any trouble occurred on that adapter Adaptive Load Balancing ALB is a feature that creates a group containing more than one adapter and enhance the through put by operating packet transmission from the server by all the adapters This feature includes AFT feature IMPORTANT m AFT ALB setup must be operated after installing the drivers and restarting the system m All the adapters specified as a group of Adapter Teaming must exist on the same LAN If they are connected to the separate switches they will not work normally If you want to utilize AFT ALB feature follow the procedure below to setup 1 CY OE Vee The Intel R PROSet dialog box appears The procedure in the ca
115. a malfunction of the drive Push on the tray front to close the tray Wipe the signal side of the disc with a dry soft cloth IMPORTANT Wipe disc from the center to the outside Use only disc cleaner if necessary Cleaning a disc with record spray cleaner benzene or thinner causes damage to the disc contents At worst inserting the disc into the server may cause failure Maintenance 7 7 SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS The System Diagnostics runs several tests on the server Select Tools System Diagnostics in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER to diagnose the system Test Items The following items are tested in system diagnostics Memory m CPU cache memory m Hard disk drive used as a system IMPORTANT When executing the system diagnostics make sure to disconnect the LAN cable Executing the system diagnostics with the LAN cable connected the network may be influenced NOTE On checking the hard disk drive no data is written into the disk 7 8 Maintenance Startup and Exit of System Diagnostics There are two ways to diagnose the server to use the local console keyboard of the server itself and to use the management PC via serial port remote console IMPORTANT Two methods of LAN and the serial port are mentioned in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER of Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities in the way of communicating in remote console Use the serial port to execute System Diagnostics with remote co
116. above components must be installed correctly for establishing the environment to use Power Console Plus Power Console Plus components to be installed are different between the target servers and management PC m Server NEC Express server in which the MegaRAID controller is mounted Install the following three components in this server MegaRAID Service Monitor MegaRAID Server MegaRAID Client m Management PC Management PC that monitors and controls servers via the network TCP IP When managing array on Terminal Server working on Windows NT Server Version 4 0 Terminal Server Edition prepare PC and install Management PC component Management PC does not guarantee operation on Client which used Terminal Server Terminal Server Emulator WBT Start Power Console Plus of management PC after the Power On machine that installed Server and Management Server Install the following component in this PC MegaRAID Client m Management server Machine that manages all servers that are monitored and controlled by management PCs Install the following component in one of the servers or management PCs MegaRAID Registration Server 6 22 Installing and Using Utilities Server Setup This section explains Power Console Plus setup in the NEC Express server in which the MegaRAID controller is mounted Operating Environment This section explains the operating environment required for Power Console Plus to
117. amed as CSL_LESS CFG and stored in the root directory of the floppy disk NOTE The following items of BIOS setup information will be set as shown below LAN Controller Serial Port A Base I O Address Interrupt Serial Port B Base I O Address Interrupt BIOS Redirection Port Baud Rate Flow Control Console Type Enabled Enabled 3F8 IRQ 4 Enabled 2F8 IRQ 3 Serial B 19 2K CTS RTS PC ANSI Installing and Using Utilities 6 11 Top Menu Shown below are the top menu items m Setup Automatically sets up the server m Tools Launch the features of NEC EXPRESSBUILDER individually m Help Help message on NEC EXPRESSBUILDER m Quit Quit NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Setup The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER checks the hardware configuration of the server The disk array and maintenance partition are automatically configured 6 12 Installing and Using Utilities Tools When you select the Tools on the Top Menu the following screen appears The menu items available only in remote console operation among those described in section NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for DOS based with Local Console are displayed See the previous subsection for detailed explanation of menu items IMPORTANT The following is varied from the Tools menu in the local console mode m Test items and operation method of System Diagnostics See Chapter 7 for details Installing and Using Utilities
118. ames and functions of its components handling of the floppy disk and DVD ROM drives Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Server tells you how to select a site unpack the system make cable connections and power on your system Chapter 4 Configuring Your Server tells you how to configure the system and provides instructions for running the BIOS SETUP Utility and the RAID configuration utility which is used to configure RAID drives in your system This chapter also provides information on mother board jumper settings Chapter 5 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup describes how to install the operating system Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities describes how to install the utilities for the server It also includes a description on using the attached NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM Chapter 7 Maintenance provides you with all the information necessary to maintain successful operation of the server This chapter also includes a description on relocating and storing the server Chapter 8 Troubleshooting contains helpful information for solving problems that might occur with your system Chapter 9 Upgrading Your Server provides you with instructions for upgrading your system with an additional processor optional memory optional add in cards hard disk drives peripheral devices and power supply Chapter 10 Internal Cabling Diagram includes cabling information for the SAS SATA2 controller 5 25 inch device and the power supply
119. apter 4 2 Set Reset Configuration Data on the Advanced menu to Yes This is required to update the hardware configuration information See Chapter 4 for details 9 48 Upgrading Your Server File Device The server has two slots on which backup devices including DVD RAM MO and magnetic tape drives are installed the factory installed DVD ROM drive occupies another slot NOTES m Ifa SCSI device is installed the optional SCSI controller board and internal SCSI cable are required See Chapter 10 for details m To install an optional IDE device move the DVD ROM drive to additional slot 1 Then install the IDE device instead Factory installed DVD ROM drive master factory default Optional IDE device slave Additional slot 2 7 5 25 inch Additional device bay File bay slot 1 DVD ROM drive Upgrading Your Server 9 49 Installation Install a file device in the following procedure Explanations are for factory installed file bay Explanation specific for hard disk drive installing kit is also described SCSI Device 1 Provide the proper setting for the device See the table below for the settings of the devices which can be installed in the device bay Device Setting SCSI device Termination resistance OF F If the terminator is not connected to the optional internal SCSI cable set the termination resistance to
120. are attached on the disc wipe the disc from its center to edge with a dry soft cloth slowly and gently Use the CD cleaner to clean the disc Do not use record spray cleaner benzene or thinner Keep the disc in a disc case when not in use If the disc emits large noise in the DVD ROM drive remove the disc and insert it back again 2 24 General Description This page is intentionally left blank Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Server This chapter describes how to set up your server appropriate for your system on a step by step basis 3 2 Setting Up Your Server SETUP FLOW Follow the flowchart below to set up the server Unpacking the system Unpack the server and accessories from the shipping carton box Installing optional devices If you have purchased any optional device for the server see Chapter 9 to install it Selecting the server site Select a suitable site for the server Connecting peripheral devices Connect peripheral devices to the server Connecting the power cord Connect the power cord to the server Turning on the server Power on the server to start software setups Setups depend on the optional internal devices installed and the peripheral devices connected Installing the operating system Install an operating system to the server See Chapter 5 Installing the utilities Install the utilities in the provided NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM See
121. at is you save data into cartridge tapes cyclically from tape A through C Other Precautions B 5 This enables you for example to use tape B to restore the data when tape C makes a read error Also when both tapes B and C make a read error you can restore your valuable data by using the data stored in tape A Keyboard The keyboard is a device to instruct you computer by entering alphanumeric characters or symbols IMPORTANT Do not pour any liquid such as water or put anything into the keyboard Doing so may cause a failure of the keyboard m The keyboard provided with the server is designed for adjustment of an angle Adjust the keyboard angle at which the keyboard is easy to operate The adjustment assists in reducing strain on your shoulders arms and fingers NOTE The keyboard functions depend on the software Refer to the manual that comes with the software for details B 6 Other Precautions Mouse Like the keyboard the mouse is a device to instruct your computer Many OS s and application software require the mouse for operation NOTE m Functions assigned to the mouse buttons vary depending on the software For details refer to the manual provided with the software m Use the mouse on a clean desk Using the mouse on a dusty or dirty desk disturbs smooth movement or normal operation of the mouse When your mouse movement seems dull clean your mouse See Chapter 7
122. at specify Kernel Memory Dump instead Specify the drive where there is a free area more than the size of the memory capacity mounted on Express server 12MB In case the memory capacity is more than 2GB a free area of 2048 12MB or more In case the mounted memory size exceeds 2GB due to the added memory change the write debugging information to Kernel Memory Dump before adding memory The size of debugging information memory dump to be taken also changes due to adding memory Verify the size of the empty space in the debugging information memory dump write destination drive 5 24 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 4 Specify Complete memory dump and modify Dump file in the Write debugging information group box e g Write the debug information in D drive write the file name MEMORY DMP D MEMORY DMP 5 Click Settings on the Performance group box The Performance Options window appears Click Advanced tab on the Performance Options window Click Change on the Virtual memory group box Modify Initial Size in the Paging file size for selected drive box to the value larger than Recommended and click Set IMPORTANT m The above mentioned paging file size is recommended for collecting debug information memory dump The paging file with initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is required Correct debug information might not be able to be
123. ble occur after specifying the process below the message to inform that the system is in short of virtual memory may appear but continue to start the system If you restart the system in such case memory dump may not be stored correctly Follow the procedure below to specify 1 Select Control Panel and click System The System Properties dialog box appears 2 Select Advanced tab 3 Click Settings on the Startup and Recovery group box Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 23 IMPORTANT Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions To specify Complete Memory Dump to write the debug information is recommended If the mounted memory size is larger than 2GB Complete Memory Dump cannot be specified so that specify Kernel Memory Dump instead Specify the drive where there is a free area more than the size of the memory capacity mounted on Express server 1MB In case the mounted memory size exceeds 2GB due to the added memory change the write debugging information to Kernel Memory Dump before adding memory The size of debugging information memory dump to be taken also changes due to adding memory Verify the size of the empty space in the debugging information memory dump write destination drive Windows Server 2003 To specify Complete Memory Dump to write the debug information is recommended If the mounted memory size is larger than 2GB Complete Memory Dump cannot be specified so th
124. board operation Ctrl Alt Delete The POST runs diagnostics initializes the server sets interrupt vectors detects installed peripheral devices and boots the operating system if installed See Chapter 2 for detailed description on POST If the server halts before completing the POST the POST emits a beep code indicating a fatal system error requiring immediate attention See Chapter 8 Troubleshooting for troubleshooting information During memory test the POST displays the amount of memory it was able to access and test Depending on the amount of installed memory it may take several minutes to complete the memory test NOTE The factory set is defined to hide the POST screen with the NEC logo screen You can always change the NEC logo screen to the POST screen by pressing Tab To change the start up screen use the BIOS setup utility See Chapter 4 for details During the POST you will see the banner message to prompt you to launch the BIOS setup utility stored in ROM on the mother board or on an installed option board Start the BIOS setup utility appropriate to your system environment to change the CMOS Setup For detail explanation on the BIOS setup utility for the server see Chapter 4 For the BIOS utility for the option board refer to the manual that comes with the option board IMPORTANT Always allow POST to complete before turning off your system 3 12 Setting Up Your Server INSTALLING OPER
125. bol illustrates a mandatory action to avoid a particular hazard Mandatory Action Example Symbol to draw attention Term indicating a degree of danger CAUTION High temperature Immediately after the server is powered off its internal components such as hard disk drives are very hot Leave the server until its internal components fully cool down before installing removing any component Symbol indicating a prohibited Description of a danger action may not always be indicated SYMBOLS USED IN THIS MANUAL AND WARNING LABELS Attentions Indicates that improper use may cause an electric shock Indicates that improper use may cause personal injury Indicates that improper use may cause fingers to be caught Indicates that improper use may cause fumes or fire Indicates a general notice or warning that cannot be specifically identified Indicates that improper use may cause loss of eyesight due to laser beam peepee Prohibited Actions Indicates a general prohibited action that cannot be specifically identified Do not disassemble repair or modify the server Otherwise an electric shock or fire may be caused O Mandatory Action Unplug the power cord of the server Otherwise an electric shock or fire may be caused Indicates a mandatory action that cannot be specifically identified Make sure to follow the instruction SA
126. can use this function only when the floppy disk drive is attached to the system 12 Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM from the DVD ROM drive according to the message If you proceed the setup by using setup parameter file remove the floppy disk from the floppy disk drive Insert Windows Server 2003 CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive Agree Software License Agreement screen appears 13 Read the agreement carefully and click I agree or press F8 if you do agree If you do not agree click I disagree or press F3 IMPORTANT m If you do not agree to this agreement the setup terminates and Windows Server 2003 will not be installed m If NetWare Gateway and Client Service is specified to install the window to specify the details of NetWare Gateway and Client Service pops up on the first logon Specify the appropriate value 14 Ifyou selected Yes on Apply Service Pack at Basic Information follow the procedure below 1 Follow the message to take Windows Server 2003 CD ROM out of the DVD ROM drive 2 Follow the message to insert Windows Server 2003 Service Pack or later into the DVD ROM drive Windows Server 2003 and the specified application will be installed automatically and logon to the system Install and configure the device drivers 15 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 13 If you install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 insert Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standa
127. ce Use the separately priced IDE controller and the IDE cable for the connection SAS model DVD ROM drive 5 25 inch device bay Mother board y IDE device Fourth hard disk drive ird hard disk drive HDD cage econd hard disk drive cr First b hard disk drive mm DE cable e SAS cable SATA model DVD ROM drive 5 25 inch device bay Mother board IDE device Fourth hard disk drive lt Third hard disk drive s Second hard disk drive _ First hard disk drive Gs DE cable B SATA cable Internal Cabling Diagrams 10 11 POWER CABLES An example of the power cable connection is shown in the figure below The server only uses the power cables shown here SAS model Pg i oy e SS P1 AlS a P2 HDD cage Mother board Unused connector Power cable 10 12 Internal Cabling Diagrams SATA model Por Fe le Option device Option device Mother board Unused connector Power cable Appendix A Specifications SATA2 Model N8100 1235F 1236F 1321F 1322F NEC Express5800 120Eh item N8100 1235F N8100 1236F N8100 1321F N8100 1322F CPU Type Dual core Intel Xeon Processor Clock Cache 1 6G 1066 4M 3G 1333 4M 2G 1066 4M 2 33G 1333 4M Number of proces
128. ceeds the setup by specifying the necessary information on the wizard You can also save the setup information created on the wizard in a floppy disk as a setup file NOTES m Prepare a floppy disk to use as Configuration Disk if you want to save the parameters or use the drivers located on the OEM Disk for Mass Storage Device that ships with optional boards When using the floppy disk the Express setup can continue the setup without specifying the parameters On remote KVM console you cannot use the mouse in Procedures 1 through 15 Use the keyboard Used to move to the next screen lt Used to return to the previous screen t Used to select a menu F1 Displays help ENTER Used to select OK or to decide each item ESC Used to select Cancel 1 Turn the power of peripheral device on and then turn on the server NOTES Do not mount an MO device on your server during the Windows installation Do not connect the other hard disk drives except the drive that you want to create as the Windows system drive If you create multiple logical drives in your system refer to Reinstalling the operation system when multiple logical drives exist Appendix E Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive of the server Press Ctrl Alt and Delete to reboot from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER The system boots from the CD ROM and NEC EXPRESSBUILDER starts Click Express Setup The message
129. cesecesecseecseeeseeeneeeeeeeeeseceseensecnaecaecaeeneeenes 6 19 Setup with Express Setup ccccccecssessesssceeseeeecesecesecesecseecaeeeseeeaeeeeeeeeeseesseeeseeeaeeeeeeeeneenaees 6 19 Manual Setuipis s icvse a e a jos sgdnsh ae specs ueetes adtoeanestieebes sabe 6 19 MegaRAID Storage Manager Management PC ccccessessceeseeeeeeesceecesceseenseenseensecaecseeenes 6 19 Power Console Plus vis a a a sdolspsesaceishantateheceiasipcocshen sco a aa a aa 6 20 MajorsFunict ons EEE A AET 6 20 COMPONSE ra EE A EE EEEE EEEE RENEO A E E VE 6 20 Seryet SEUD n aien ean aR EOE E EE AE iaa 6 22 Management PC Setpro ran e e n cits ERE EN aida A E ia 6 23 NEC DianaS cope vic ern i E EEEE E E E a E a E aR 6 24 Chapt r 7 M int n nte sonna hoes cect ananena ae cots nasaan Enana t a aaa aeaaea enanat 7 1 Making Backup Copies rrenen ak tier e R EE EEE R A A R a na 7 1 Cleaning ea E n aE wien ETE SE AEE E S E Ae E 7 2 Cl aning the Serverio Ee E SE EEE E NEE ny S EAEE E EOE E ea 7 3 Cleaning the Interior sc ccece2 aceeedisconnercetinedwekitesie Ane nine E E aE pia 7 4 Cl anirig the Keyboard Mouse merisier eteti aseri i Eee E E E ne 7 5 Cleaning DISC iesin nean a ee EEE ena n A ee E S E EE e EE paaa 7 6 SYStem DiaGnosties 4 23s lescec ieee eserestiks E A A A AEE 7 7 EEA i E E E A A ds 7 7 Startup and Exit of System Diagnostics ccecccssecsseesceeseeesceeeeeseeeeeeeenscceseceseenaecaecseeeaeeeneeses 7 8 Relocating Storing The Se
130. completely installed board may cause a contact failure resulting in smoking or fire Protect the unused connectors with the protective cap The unused power supply cable connectors are covered with the protective cap to prevent short circuits and electrical hazards when removing the power supply cable connector from the install devices attach the protective cap to the connector Failure to follow this warning may cause a fire or an electric shock Notes on Using Your Server 1 7 During Operation A CAUTION Stay away from the fan Keep your hand or hair away from the cooling fan on the rear of the server Failure to follow this warning may get your hand or hair caught in the fan resulting in injury A Avoid contact with the server during thunderstorms Disconnect the power plug from the outlet when a thunderstorm is approaching If it starts thundering before you disconnect the power plug do not touch any part of the server including the cables Failure to follow this warning may cause a fire or an electric shock Keep animals away from the server Failure to follow this warning may cause a fire or an electric shock A Do not leave the CD tray open If dust gets on the lens of DVD ROM drive the drive may have problems reading your disks Also the CD tray may be broken by contacting any objects SO Take off the headset before connection To protect your ears take off the headset b
131. connections to the server A CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow A these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details m Never attempt to lift the server only by yourself m Do not install the server in any place other than specified The following figure illustrates a site suitable for installing the server Allow clearance of at least 150 mm in front of and behind the server Close enough to connect the mouse and the display Room that satisfies the following conditions lt While operating gt Temperature 10 to 35 C Humidity 20 to 80 Install the server on a flat rigid desk Temperature gradient 10 C h Atmosphere 749 to 1040 hpa lt While halting gt Temperature 10 to 55 C Humidity 10 to 80 Temperature gradient 15 C h Atmosphere 749 to 1040 hpa The server must be fixed with stabilizers Clean and tidy room 100 to 120 Vac 200 to 240 Vac parallel bi polar wall power outlet with the ground line It is recommended that the server should be used in a room where temperature is in the range between 15 to 25 C Setting Up Your Server 3 5 When you have selected a server site hold the server by its bottom with at least three persons and carry it to the site then place it slowly and gently IMPORTANT Do not hold the server by
132. controller connect the LED cable to the LED connector on the mother board and that on the N8154 11 additional HDD cage Refer to the manual that comes with your RAID controller for more information Upgrading Your Server 9 27 Tarren nakama nnmnnn m To mother board Face this side to top of the server and connect black cable pin only To option board or additional HDD cage LED cable cor EEEELILES lt Before connection gt LED connector lt After connection gt LED connector Black cable 9 28 Upgrading Your Server N8103 101 Black cable Red cable N8103 105 Black cable Red cable Red N8154 11 Additional HDD Cage
133. cted on Processor 2 None Expansion ROM not initialized PCI Mass _ Disable initialization of the optional device Storage Controller in slot xx xx slot number expansion ROM by using the BIOS SETUP utility see Chapter 4 H W Configuration of BMC is corrupted Update BMC F W Configuration by configuration tool I Refer to BMC configuration manual Use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER to configure the optional remote management card see Chapter 6 Beep Codes Troubleshooting 8 11 If an error occurs during the POST the server beeps indicating the type of error Each number indicates the number of short beeps and a hyphen indicates a pause For example the beep interval 1 3 1 1 indicates 1 beep pause 3 beeps pause 1 beep pause and 1 beep notifying that the DRAM refresh test error occurred Beep code Description Recommended action 3 3 ROM checksum error Contact your service representative to replace repetitive the mother board 1 2 2 3 1 3 1 1 DRAM refresh test error Check if the DIMMs are properly connected If the error persists contact your service representative to replace DIMM or mother board 1 3 1 3 Keyboard controller error Disconnect the keyboard and connect it again If the error persists contact your service representative to replace the mother board 1 3 3 1 No memory or capacity check Check if the DIMMs are properly connected
134. cted to the correct connector on the rear of the server The keyboard or mouse does not operate if it is connected when the server is powered not applicable to USB devices Power of the server first and connect it properly CL Are the server drivers installed Refer to the manual that comes with your OS to check that the keyboard and mouse drivers are installed These drivers are installed along with the OS Some OS s allow you to change the keyboard and mouse settings Refer to manual that comes with your OS to check that the keyboard and mouse settings are correct Fail to access to the DVD CD ROM Q Is the DVD CD ROM properly set in the DVD ROM drive tray The tray is provided with a holder to secure the DVD CD ROM Make sure that the DVD CD ROM is placed properly in the holder Q Is the DVD CD ROM applicable to the server The DVD CD ROM for Macintosh is not available for use For the disk which does not conform to the CD standard the playback of such a disk with the DVD drive is not guaranteed The POWER SLEEP lamp goes on when the power cord is connected When the server receives an AC power after the power cord is connected the POWER SLEEP lamp goes on This is a normal operation of the server not a fault The lamp will go off when DC power is turned on and then off Inserted the correct DVD CD ROM but the message like the following is displayed The DVD CD ROM is not inserted or the wrong
135. ction Item Specific Help Selects the Serial port to use for Console Redi Disabledll completely disables Console Redire F1 Help t Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit lt gt Select Menu Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit See the table below for the items Option Parameter Description Your Setting BIOS Redirection Disabled Specify the serial port to which a Port Serial Port A remote console is connected Serial Port B ACPI Redirection Disabled Specify the serial port to which an Port Serial Port A ACPI console is connected Serial Port B Baud Rate 9600 Specify the baud rate used for the 19 2k interface with successive remote 38 4k consoles 57 6k 115 2k Flow Control None Specify the flow control method XON XOFF CTS RTS CTS RTS CD Terminal Type PC ANSI Specify the type of remote console VT 100 VT UTF8 Remote Console Disabled Specify whether to enable or disable Reset Enabled the reset command issued from remote console Factory set Configuring Your Server 4 27 Event Log Configuration The following screen appears if you select Event Log Configuration on the Server menu and press Enter Server Event Log Configuration Item Specific Help The system event log will be cleared if Clear all Event Logs selecting Yes See the table below for the items Option Parameter Description Your Setting Clear a
136. d Chipset Control Wake On LAN PME Enabled Select Server AC LINK Stay Off Hard Disk Drive To check the hard disk drive status Select Main Primary IDE Master and check the status indications To configure the SW RAID on board with SATA hard disk drives Select Advanced Peripheral Configuration SATA Controller Mode Option Enhanced Then select Advanced Peripheral Configuration SATA RAID Enabled and configure the RAID drive IMPORTANT Be sure to set to Enabled after executing Load Setup Defaults or CMOS clear Leaving this parameter as the factory set value Disabled may destroy the data in hard disk drive UPS To link power supply with the UPS m To power on the server when power is supply from the UPS Select Server AC LINK Power On m To keep the server off powered even when power is supplied from the UPS Select Server AC LINK Stay Off m To keep the server off powered even when power is supplied from the UPS if the POWER switch was used to power off Select Server AC LINK Last State 4 6 Configuring Your Server Boot To change the boot order of devices connected to the server Select Boot and specify the boot order To control from the remote console Select Server Console Redirection and set each item Memory To check the installed memory DIMM board status Select Advanced Memory Configuration and ch
137. d disk drive First Setting SATA Software RAID Run the system BIOS SETUP utility select Peripheral Configuration SATA Controller Mode Option and change parameter to Enhanced from factory set Compatible When the SATA RAID menu appears select Enabled to use the SATA Software RAID feature After restarting the system POST displays the message prompting you to launch the Software RAID Utility Run the utility according to the on screen message For RAID setting see Chapter 4 for details 9 18 Upgrading Your Server Installation Follow the procedure as described below to install 3 5 inch hard disk drives 1 Configure the operation mode of hard disk drives according to the manual supplied with the hard disk drive Hard Disk Drive Bay to Install First hard disk drive Bottom Second hard disk drive Lower middle Third hard disk drive Upper middle Fourth hard disk drive Top Mother board a Coa o ea UU US Je OHH E BERBER EE SATA connector 2 See the section P
138. d or base I O address does not conflict with others If the value set for the interrupt or base I O address is used in another resource the yellow asterisk appears Reassign any item with the yellow asterisk properly Option Parameter Description Your Setting Serial Port A Disabled Selects whether serial port A is Enabled enabled or disabled Base I O address 3F8 Selects the base I O address for serial 2F8 portA 3E8 2E8 Interrupt IRQ 3 Selects the interrupt for a serial port A IRQ 4 Serial Port B Disabled Selects whether serial port B is Enabled enabled or disabled display only Base I O address 3F8 Selects the base I O address for serial 2F8 port B 3E8 2E8 Interrupt IRQ 3 Selects the interrupt for a serial port B IRQ 4 USB 2 0 Controller Disabled Selects whether the USB 2 0 device is Enabled enabled or disabled 4 18 Configuring Your Server Mode Option Selects whether the RAID disk drives that uses the onboard SATA is enabled or disabled Note If you attempt to start the system from SATA hard disk drive with different setting the data may be destroyed Option Parameter Description Your Setting Parallel ATA Disabled Selects whether the parallel ATA is Enabled enabled or disabled Serial ATA Disabled Selects whether the serial ATA is Enabled enabled or disabled SATA Controller Compatible This menu is available only w
139. densation Appendix B Other Precautions Transfer Rate of the On board LAN Controller The onboard network interface controller supports 10Base T and 100Base TX networks and a capable of full or half duplex The controller can automatically detect and switch for network speed and transfer mode connected to the HUB However for proper network operation specify the link speed and duplex mode to the same value as the value specified for HUB Server Management Software The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM that comes with the server contains the NEC ESMPRO utility NEC recommends that you should install the NEC ESMPRO for effective use of the reliability enhancement features of the server Floppy Disk The following describes use of the floppy disk Floppy disk type The server uses 3 5 inch floppy disks You can use the following two types of 3 5 inch floppy disks m 2HD floppy disk double sided high density track type Stores data of 1 44MB m 2DD floppy disk double sided double density track type Stores data of 720KB Shutter Catching hole Insertion direction indicator Head window Centering hub Centering hole High density media hole 2HD only Write protection switch Front Rear B 2 Other Precautions Notes on use The floppy disk is an important data storage media with delicate structure and requires care Keep the following notes in mind to use it Insert
140. des of the drive Push the drive until a click occurs to lock it 10 Connect the interface and power cables to the 5 25 inch device installed from one side of the server See Chapter 10 for details 11 Assemble the server 12 Set the parameters including the transfer rate using the BIOS utility of the IDE controller Refer to the manual provided with the IDE controller for details 13 Install the device driver for the installed device Refer to the manual provided with the device for details Removal The file device can be removed in the reverse order of the installation If the device is removed but not installed again install the dummy cover 9 54 Upgrading Your Server Additional HDD Cage The N8154 09 additional HDD cage called HDD cage is dedicated to the server It can contain four SATA hard disk drives to configure a disk array The hard disk drives can be removed or replaced with the server being powered on hot swap feature Installation Install the HDD cage in the following procedure 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the left side cover according to the section Front Mask described earlier in this chapter and open the front mask f Fd Y s a o ZF lt gt 3 Disconnect the interface cable and power cord from the hard disk drive if connected 4 Remove two screws on the front panel securin
141. ding on the method of installing OS occasionally In that case please install the driver by the following procedures 1 Start Device Manager from Start menu Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management Double click the SCSI Controller driver which Device Manager lists as Other device Click Update Driver When the Update Device Driver Wizard appears select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next Select Don t search I will choose the driver to install and click Next Click Have Disk Insert Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive enter a into copy manufacturer s file from and click OK Specify the following driver and click Next Adaptec SCSI Card 29320ALP Ultra320 SCSI The installation of the driver is completed Restart the system according to the message appeared on the screen E 20 Installing Windows Server 2003 About Windows Activation Windows Server 2003 must be activated before you can use Windows Server 2003 Windows activation process is as follows 1 NOTE When you use Windows Server 2003 R2 activation process is not needed Click Run on Start menu Type as follows in the Open box and click OK oobe msoobe a Type the name of a program Folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open it for you Activate Windows
142. display a message indicating insufficient virtual memory Ignore this message and proceed Restarting the system may result in dumping improper data 8 28 Troubleshooting OFF LINE MAINTENANCE UTILITY The Off line Maintenance Utility is an OS independent maintenance program When you are unable to start the OS dependent NEC ESMPRO to troubleshoot a problem the Off line Maintenance Utility can be used IMPORTANT m The Off line Maintenance Utility is intended for use of your service representative The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM and the Off line Maintenance Utility Bootable FD you have created contain a file that describes operation of the utility but do not attempt to use the utility by yourself Contact your service representative and follow instructions m Starting the Off line Maintenance Utility disables any access from a client to the server Starting the Off line Maintenance Utility The Off line Maintenance Utility may be started in the following ways m From the CD ROM Set the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM in the DVD ROM drive and reboot the system After the menu is displayed on the screen select Tools Off line Maintenance Utility The Off line Maintenance Utility program starts from the CD ROM m From the floppy disk by using an external floppy disk drive Set the Off line Maintenance Utility Bootable FD in the floppy disk drive and reboot the system The Off line Maintenance Utility program starts from
143. ditionally installed to configure a multi processor system provide the following settings on Windows Select Device Manager Computer and check the driver If the driver is ACPI single processor PC change it to ACPI multi processor PC Restart the server according to the on screen message and update the system See Chapter 5 for details Upgrading Your Server 9 47 Removal To remove the CPU prepare for removal referring to steps and 3 in the installation procedure and do the reverse procedure of steps 11 to 4 To remove the heat sink first remove the screw and slightly move the heat sink at a level then remove the heat sink IMPORTANT Do not remove any CPU unless it is failed m After the operation heat may make the cool seat at the bottom of the heat sink adhere to the CPU To remove the heat sink from the CPU first turn the heat sink to the left and right lightly to make sure that the heat sink can be apart from the CPU Removing the heat sink with it adhering to the CPU may cause the CPU and or socket to be damaged Do the following procedure if a CPU is removed or replaced 1 Start SETUP to select menus Main Processor Settings Processor Retest in the order to clear the error information on the removed CPU see Chapter 4 When a CPU is replaced select menus Main Processor Settings to confirm that the ID and L2 Cache Size of the additional CPU are defined normally see Ch
144. dows Vista Windows XP x64 Edition Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Me 98 95 Windows NT 4 0 You can create Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER from Master Control Menu if you have the computer on which the above operating systems operate Follow the steps below Prepare one 3 5 inch floppy disk Run the operating system Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive of the server Master Control Menu will appear Click on Setup with left mouse button and click Make OEM DISK and then for Windows Server 2003 NOTE You can do the same operation with the menu appeared by the Right click Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive according to the message Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER will be created Write protect and attach a label then keep it safely E 6 Installing Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2003 Clean Installation This section explains how to perform a clean installation of Windows Server 2003 1 2 3 Turn on the system power Insert the Windows Server 2003 CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive Press Ctrl Alt Delete to reset the system After a bootable operating system has been installed on the hard disk press Enter while the message Press any key to boot from CD is displayed at the top of the screen If no bootable operating system exists on the hard disk this step is unnecessary The Windows Server 2003
145. ds so that its left side faces upward and bring it down slowly and gently 4 Remove the cover IMPORTANT Keep the removed cover for future use 9 44 Upgrading Your Server 5 Raise the lever on the socket 6 Raise the holder 7 Put the CPU on the socket slowly and carefully IMPORTANT Make sure of the orientation of CPU A pin mark is placed on CPU and CPU socket to prevent an incorrect insertion Check the pin marks on CPU and socket before inserting CPU into socket Pin mark Upgrading Your Server 9 45 8 Push the CPU lightly to the socket and push down the holder 9 Push down the lever to secure the CPU Qf UN T 10 Put the heat sink on CPU 9 46 Upgrading Your Server 11 Fix the heat sink with four screws Temporarily secure the four screws in the order as shown in the figure below Then secure them tightly 12 Make sure that the heat sink is level with the mother board NOTES m Ifthe heat sink is not level remove it and then install it again If the CPU is not positioned correctly it causes the heat sink not to be level Do not move the secured heat sink 13 Set Reset Configuration Data on the Advanced menu to Yes This setting is required to change the hardware configuration data See Chapter 4 for details 14 Ifthe CPUs are ad
146. e Creator to operate the setup you can setup from the installation of OS to several utilities automatically except for a few key input to confirm the specification Also you can install the system with the same specification as before when re installing the system We recommend you to create Configuration Diskette to setup the servers from NEC EXPRESSBUILDER IMPORTANT You can not create Configuration Diskette for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions NOTE You can install Windows Server 2003 without Configuration Diskette Also you can modify newly create Configuration Diskette during the setup with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Creating Configuration Diskette This section describes about specifying setup information that is necessary for OS installation and creating Configuration Diskette Follow the procedure below NOTE In the procedure below the folder name that is specified when installing Trekking command is assumed as Configuration Diskette Creator Start the OS 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive Master Control Menu will appear 3 Right click on the screen or left click Setup The menu will appear G NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Master Control Menu xj Qon NEC EXPRESSBUILDER NEC Express5800 Series Master Control Menu Copyright NEC Corporation N EC Installing and Using Utilities 6 15 4 Click Configuration Diskette Creator Configuration Dis
147. e controller and take the following steps to install the driver 1 Start Device Manager from Start menu Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management Double click LSI Logic Megaraid SCSI 320 1 which Device Manager lists Click the Driver tab and click Update Driver When the Update Device Driver Wizard appears select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next Select the Search for the best driver in these locations and check the Search removable media floppy CD ROM check box Insert Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive and click Next Copying of the driver is completed and the Completing the Hardware Update Wizard dialog box below appears Click Finish 5 20 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Notes of N8103 75 After installing OS the driver may not be installed depending on the method of installing OS occasionally In that case please install the driver by the following procedures 1 Start Device Manager from Start menu Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management Double click the SCSI Controller driver which Device Manager lists as Other device Click Update Driver When the Update Device Driver Wizard appears select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next Select Don t search I will choose t
148. e CD ROM Autorun feature is supported by Windows NT 4 0 and Windows 95 The older versions do not automatically start from the CD ROM L Is Shift pressed Setting the CD ROM with Shift pressed down cancels the Autorun feature Q Is the system in the proper state The menu may not appear depending on the system registry setting or the timing to set the CD ROM In such a case start the Explorer and run MC 1ST EXE in the CD ROM Collecting Event Log This section describes on how to collect the log of various events that occurred on the server 3 4 5 IMPORTANT If STOP error system error or stall occurred follow the procedure below after restarting the system Click Management Tool Event Viewer from the Control Panel Select the type of the log to collect On Application Log the events related to the running application is archived On Security Log the events related to the security is archived On System Log the events occurred at the item which configures Windows system is archived Click Save as in the Run menu Input the file name of archived log in the File Name box 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 27 Collect Configuration Information This section describes on how to collect the information on hardware configuration and inside specifica
149. e connected properly Connect the proper cable to the network port on the rear of the Express server In addition make sure that the used cable conforms to the network interface standard Q Is BIOS configuration correct The internal LAN controller may be disabled with the BIOS Setup utility of the server Check the setting with the BIOS setup utility Q Have the protocol and service already configured Install the distinctive network driver for the server Make sure that the protocol such as TCP IP and services are properly specified Q Is the transfer speed correct Open the network property dialog box in control panel to specify the link speed and duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB The Telnet Service is not installed Adjust the computer name to 14 characters or less and then install the Telnet Service according to lt How to install the Telnet Service gt lt How to install the Telnet Service gt 1 Click Run on Start menu 2 Type tlntsvr service in the Open box and click OK 3 Click Start menu point to Control Panel and click Computer Management and then click the Services to specify whether the Telnet Service is registered When the installation of Telnet Service is finished there is no problem if the computer name is set to 15 characters or more 8 20 Troubleshooting Wake On LAN Function The Remote Power ON OFF function Wake On LAN is disabled imm
150. e following message is displayed 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 mass storage devices is displayed Select the LSI Logic Fusion MPT SAS Driver Server 2003 x64 and press Enter Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D 7 7 Select the proper SCSI Adapter and press Enter LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS RAID Controller Driver Server 2003 for x64 When N8103 91 board is installed LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS RAID Controller Driver Server 2003 for x64 When N8103 99 board is installed Promise SuperTrak EX Series Controller x64 platform When N8103 101 board is installed LSI MegaRAID Software RAID Windows XP 2003 64 bit When LSI Logic Embedded MegaRAID is used Continue performing tasks according to the subsequent messages that appear When the following message is shown press Enter to start Welcome to Setup When the installation of Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition has finished the system reboots automatically 10 The Windows Setup screen will be displayed after logged on to the system Windows Setup xi 4 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 Window
151. e hard disk upgraded to Dynamic Disk note the following issue m Do not select the partition that OS had been installed as the partition to install the OS newly m Select Use the current File System for the format of OS partition Manual Installation when N8103 80F Keeps Connection If you keep those controllers connecting during installation process pop up messages may appear This does not affect on system behavior Click YES and continue the installation Follow the message hereafter Mounting MO Device Do not mount an MO device on your server during the Windows installation About Removable Media Do not set removable media such as DAT into the device mounted on your server during the OS installation Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D 3 Creating Partition Size The size for the partition that the system is to be installed can be calculated from the following formula Size necessary to install the system Paging File Size Dump File Size Application Size Size necessary to install the system 4100MB Paging File Size Recommended Mounted Memory Size 1 5 Dump file Size Mounted Memory Size 1MB Application Size Required Size IMPORTANT m The above mentioned paging file size is recommended for collecting debug information memory dump The paging file with initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is required Correct debug information might not be ab
152. e property dialog box for network adapter appears Click the Advanced and specify the Link Speed amp Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB Click OK on the property dialog box for network adapter D 14 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions When PROSet is installed 1 3 The Intel R PROSet dialog box appears The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu point to Control Panel administrative tools and click Computer Management and then double click the Network Adapter Name in the Network Adapter list The procedure in the case of the classic start menu 1 Click Start menu point to Settings and click Control Panel 2 Click administrative tools 3 Click Computer Management and double click the Network Adapter Name in the Network Adapter list Click the Link and specify the Speed and Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB Click Apply and click OK Also add or delete any protocols and services if necessary You can operate the process on the property dialog box for local area network which can be appeared from Network and Dial up Connection NOTE We recommend you to add Network Monitor at Adding Services Network Monitor can monitor the frame or the packet that the computer installing Network Monitor sends or receives This tool is valuable when analyzing network trouble For information on how
153. e sure to make a backup copy of your valuable data in the hard disk drive if any m Make sure not to apply a shock to hard disk drives to relocated the server if the contains any Take a media out of the server if any Power off the server the POWER SLEEP lamp goes off Unplug the power cord of the server from a power outlet Remove all the cables from the server a e o Noa Hold the server by its bottom to carry the server IMPORTANT Do not hold the front mask to lift the server The front mask may be disengaged from the server causing personal injury 6 Protect the server with the shock absorbing materials and pack it securely 7 12 Maintenance This page is intentionally left blank Chapter 8 Troubleshooting If your server does not operate as expected read this chapter before assuming a failure NOTE For provision against an unexpected failure it is recommended to install the Off line Maintenance Utility NEC ESMPRO to the server and client computers 8 2 Troubleshooting SYSTEM VIEWERS Monitor the occurrence of fault by NEC ESMPRO during the system operation Especially take note on whether any alert is reported to NEC ESMPRO Manager on the language PC Check whether any alert is reported on the Operation Window Data Viewer or Alert Viewer of NEC ESMPRO Manager Example flee ef ce le a NEC ESMPRO Manager oe ot en ae
154. e sure to read the manual that comes with the optional board before any key entry m Powering on the server after you installed or removed an optional PCI board or moved it to another slot may display the message that indicates incorrect board configuration and suspend POST In such a case press F1 to continue POST Board configuration can be made using the utility described later 1 After a few seconds from power on POST starts checking the memory The count message of the basic and expansion memory appears at top left on the display unit screen The memory check may takes a few minutes to complete depending on the memory size of the server Also it may take approximately one minute for the screen display to appear after rebooting the server 2 Some messages appear upon completion of the memory check These messages appear to indicate that the system has detected the CPU keyboard and mouse 3 After a few seconds POST displays the following message prompting you to launch the BIOS SETUP utility stored in the system memory of the server This message appears at bottom left on the screen Press lt F2 gt to enter SETUP or Press lt F12 gt to boot from Network Launch the BIOS setup utility when you need to change the settings to meet the requirements for the server As long as the above message is not displayed with an error message you don t have to launch the utility Ignore the message POST will automatically proceed
155. ead Contexts O Add To Existing Log File O Create Crash Dump File For more information on each function above refer to Online Help Click OK 5 26 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Network Monitor Utilizing Network Monitor helps you to investigate and manage with network trouble To utilize Network Monitor you need to restart the system after the installation has completed so we recommend to install Network Monitor before any network trouble may occur 1 Point to Settings from Start menu and click Control Panel The Control Panel dialog box 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 5 Click to select the Network Monitor Tools check box and then click OK The Windows Components Wizard dialog box appears again so click Next If the setup asks to install the disk insert the OS CD ROM into DVD ROM drive 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 dialog box To start Network Monitor point to Program Administrative Tools and click Network Monitor For information on how to operate Network Monitor refer
156. ead Le nel ae Mactan okt ton Stas cca Sec 10 2 Addition of Hard Disk DIVE ninenin sectes R a e EA a S E SE 10 2 Connection of Disk Array Controller N8103 91 SAS sssessssssseseessssersrsseeessreeesseseesesserses 10 4 Connection of Disk Array Controller N8103 101 SATA2 ssseessesessersesseeessrsressessesesserses 10 6 Connection of 5 25 inch Devices sieis ine A EE a E E e e a Bes 10 9 Power Cables a sean s a r beter ie a a a a a e a a a O 10 11 Appendix A Specifications ccccccceceeseeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeseeeseaeeeaeeeseseeeeseseessceneeseeeens A 1 Appendix B Other Precautions ccccceccesseeceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseneeeaneeceseeeseseeeeneeeeeeeneess B 1 Transfer Rate of the On board LAN Controller cccceccsseeseeseceesceeeceeecesecnseenseeseceesaeenaes B 1 Server Management Software eae aarre ae a E AP aare E nR Ta B 1 Floppy BIF AN EE A E E A A TE B 1 PYP O ROME a tel A a B 4 Pape Me dA a Ste hae ihe a A a a e A e le iad B 4 Keyboard eadera anterae aN aa aa EA aaa AERE Sinus ates eA A ae seas aaa B 5 1Y LON EE SEAE E A A E E E A B 6 Appendix C IRQ and I O Port Address ccccceseeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeesseaeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeseeeeneees C 1 Appendix D Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions cccscesseeeeeeeeeeeees D 1 Before Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions ccccsscsseesseesceeseeeeceeeeeseeeseensecseeeaeeenes D 1 Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER
157. eck the status indications The on screen DIMM group numbers and socket locations on the mother board are associated as shown in the following figure OR DIMM B 3 a0 Fh 6 DIMM B 2 i DIMM B 1 z l N DIMM A 3 E DIMM A 2 DIMM A 1 CPU 2 cor H l FRONT Omm Geay Motherboard To clear the memory DIMM board error information Select Advanced Memory Configuration Memory Retest Yes and reboot To run power on memory test Select Advanced Memory Configuration Extended RAM Step 1MB and reboot Configuring Your Server 4 7 CPU To check the installed CPU status Select Main Processor Settings and check the status indications The on screen processor numbers and socket locations on the motherboard are associated as shown in the figure on the previous page To clear the CPU error information Select Main Processor Settings Processor Retest Yes and reboot Keyboard To set Numlock Select Advanced Numlock On Off Event Log To clear event logs Select Server Event Log Configuration
158. ected devices lt Log Info gt Shows the log information of the diagnostics It can be saved on a floppy disk To save it on a floppy disk insert a formatted floppy disk to the floppy disk drive and select lt Save F gt lt Option gt Optional features can be used from this menu lt Reboot gt Reboots the system Select lt Reboot gt in the Enduser Menu above The server restarts and the system is started from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Exit the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER and remove the CD ROM from the DVD ROM drive Power off the server and unplug the power cord from the receptacle Reconnect all the LAN cables that have been disconnected in Step 2 to the server Plug in the power cord This completes the system diagnostics Maintenance 7 11 RELOCATING STORING THE SERVER Follow the procedure below to relocate or store the server 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 S pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details a Never attempt to lift the server only by yourself Do not install the server in any place other than specified Do not connect disconnect any interface cable with the power cord of the server plugged to a power source IMPORTANT m Ifthe server needs to be relocated stored due to a change in the floor layout to a great extent contact your service representative m Mak
159. ecurity measures are enabled access to the system is allowed only after the user enters the correct password s For example m Set and enable an administrative password m Set and enable a user password m Check the user account when entering the BIOS setup utility or booting the system 2 14 General Description NEC EXPRESSBUILDER The CD ROM that comes with the server contains a setup utility called NEC EXPRESSBUILDER The major functions of the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER are To install the Operating System Express Setup helps you to install the Windows Operating System See Chapter 5 To diagnose the system NEC EXPRESSBUILDER includes the System Diagnostics to check your server See Chapter 6 To create support disks Use this function to create the support disks used to boot the utilities from the floppy disk or the OEM floppy disk used for a manual installation of Windows See Chapter 6 To update the BIOS Use this function to update the system BIOS or firmware of the server See Chapter 6 To update the Windows System Update Express5800 system in Master Control Menu Windows based NEC EXPRESSBUILDER feature updates the several drivers of Microsoft Windows See Chapter 6 To install the utilities NEC EXPRESSBUILDER includes some management software for Windows NEC ESMPRO NEC DianaScope and so on and maintenance utilities for DOS System diagnostics Off line Maintenance Utility and so on You can i
160. ed FRB 2 Policy Disable BSP Boot Monitoring Disabled Boot monitoring Policy Retry 3 Times i Thermal Sensor Enabled Online BMC IRQ CIRQ 11 help Post Error Pause Enabled AC LINK Last State window Power On Delay Time Egi Platform Event Filtering Enabled F1 Help t Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit gt Select Menu Enter Select P Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Explanation of key prey AN Parameter high lights upon selection menu Cursor 1 Move cursor up and down The cursor moves only to the settings that you can change Cursor lt Move between menus and Select the previous value or the next value for the field Enter Execute command or select submenu Esc Exit the current menu and return to the previous menu F1 Get Help about an item Press Esc to return to the previous menu F9 Load default configuration values for this menu F10 Save configuration values and exit Configuring Your Server 4 5 Configuration Examples The following describes examples of configuration required to use software link features or for system operations Time and Date Settings You can also change the time and date settings via the operating system commands Select Main System Time Select Main System Date Link with Management Software To control power supply of the server with NEC ESMPRO Manager via the network Select Advanced Advance
161. ediately after the AC power is turned on Start Windows 2003 once perform the steps below and then shut down the system After restart the Remote Power On Off function is enabled unless the AC power is turned off 1 Select Start Administrative Tools Computer Management 2 Select Device Manager Network Adapter and double click Intel R PRO 1000 EB Network Connection with I O Acceleration n Set as follows in the Detail tab PME ON Wake On Magic Packet Troubleshooting 8 21 Problems with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER When the server is not booted from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM check the following Q Did you set the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER during POST and restart the server If you do not set the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER during POST and restart the server an error message will appear or the OS will boot Is BIOS configuration correct The boot device order may be specified with the BIOS SETUP utility of the server Use the BIOS Setup utility to change the boot device order to boot the system from the DVD ROM drive first lt Menu to check Boot gt Is an error message appeared When an error occurs while the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER is in progress the following message appears After this message appears check the error and take the appropriate corrective action according to the message listed in the table below Message Cause and Remedy This machine is not supported This
162. efore connecting it to the headset jack Make sure that the volume is not extremely turned up before connection Do not place any object on top of the server A SO Do not use a cellular phone or pager around the server The server may fall and cause property damage to the surroundings Turn off the cellular phone or pager Radio interference may cause malfunctions of the server 1 8 Notes on Using Your Server FOR PROPER OPERATION Observe the following notes for successful operation of the server Use of the server ignoring the notes will cause malfunctions or failures of the server Install the server in a place that meets requirements for successful operation For details see Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Server If the power cord supplied with your system is not compatible with the AC wall outlet in your region contact your service representative to obtain a suitable power cord Make sure to power off the server before connecting or disconnecting cables between the server and peripheral devices Verify that the access lamp on the server is unlit before turning off the server or ejecting the floppy disk When plugging the power cord to the system you may experience 10 seconds delay from the time you press the POWER SLEEP switch on the front panel This is normal system operation When you have just turned off the server wait at least 10 seconds before turning it back on If the server is connected to the
163. em or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition operating system and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition operating system Windows Vista stands for Microsoft Windows Vista Business operating system Windows XP x64 Edition stands for Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operating system Windows XP stands for Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition operating system and Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating system Windows 2000 stands for Microsoft Windows 2000 Server operating system and Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server operating system and Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional operating system Windows NT stands for Microsoft Windows NT Server network operating system version 3 51 4 0 and Microsoft Windows NT Workstation operating system version 3 51 4 0 Windows Me stands for Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition operating system Windows 98 stands for Microsoft Windows 98 operating system Windows 95 stands for Microsoft Windows 95 operating system 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 manual may be revised without prior notice 3 The contents of this manual 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 manual If you notice an
164. emained Do not select Use Existing Partition at System Partition If you specify other than 4095MB for the Installing Partition it is necessary to convert to NTFS If Use Existing Partition at System Partition is selected but the partition other than the one to install Windows Server 2003 does not exist excluding maintenance partition Express Setup will reserve the maximum area of the hard disk drive to install Windows Server 2003 You can not go to the next screen if the specification is incorrect To specify the setup parameters the number of characters must not exceed the limit as shown in the table below Double byte character shall be counted as two characters Item Value specified Max number of characters Create Users User Name 19 Group Name 20 Full Name 63 Explanation 47 Create Groups Group Name 20 Explanation Group Name 47 5 12 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup NOTE If you press F9 in Role of Computer the installation will be done using the default values of Express Setup for the subsequent settings automatically Only when the OK is displayed in the lower right of the screen 11 Copy the modules for the optional mass storage driver If you want to install the optional mass storage driver insert the floppy disk attached to mass storage driver into the floppy disk drive and follow the message to operate the installation NOTE You
165. er automatically or forcibly Factory set Onboard LAN Option Parameter Description Your Setting LAN Controller Disabled Specify whether the onboard LAN controller Enabled is enabled or disabled LAN1 Option ROM Disabled Specify whether the BIOS scan of onboard Scan Enabled LAN controller 1 is enabled or disabled LAN2 Option ROM Disabled Specify whether the BIOS scan of onboard Scan Enabled LAN controller 2 is enabled or disabled Factory set Configuring Your Server 4 17 Peripheral Configuration The screen shown below appears if you select Peripheral Configuration on the Advanced menu If you select a menu item preceded by symbol and press Enter the appropriate submenu appears Phoenix cME FirstBI0S Pro Setup Utility a o Peripheral Configuration Item Specific Help Serial Port A lEnabledij Configure serial Port A Base I 0 address 3F8 using options Interrupt CIRA 4 Serial Port B CEnabled Disabled Base I O address 2F8 No configuration Interrupt CIRA 3 CEnabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled User configuration Parallel ATA Enabled Serial ATA Enabled SATA Controller Mode Option Ccompatible SATA AHCI Disabled SATA RAID Disabled F1 Help t Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit lt Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit See the table below for the items IMPORTANT Note that the interrupt an
166. er On m Ifthe server is connected to the UPS set at least 10 seconds delay in the power on schedule Configuring Your Server 4 25 System Management The following screen appears if you select System Management on the Server menu and press Enter Phoenix cME FirstBI0S Pro Setup Utility System Management Item Specific Help ALL items on this menu cannot be modified in Board Part Number 856 125879 001 Hear mada BT ery Board Serial Number 000000001234 TESS papire CRIS System Part Number N8100 1173 please conei your System Serial Number 1234567 system Supervisor Chassis Part Number 856 060705 001 Chassis Serial Number 04 Onboard LAN1 MAC Address Q0 14 85 F5 84 F0 Onboard LAN2 MAC Address 00 14 85 F5 84 F1 Management LAN MAC Address 00 14 85 F5 84 C7 BMC Device ID BMC Device Revision BMC Firmware Revision SDR Revision BIOS Version XXXX F1 Help t4 Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit gt Select Menu Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit See the table below for the items Option Parameter Description Your Setting BIOS Version Displays the current BIOS version View only Board Part Displays the mother board part number View Number only Board Serial Displays the mother board serial number Number View only System Part Displays the system code number View only Number Sy
167. er cord is unplugged IMPORTANT Do not use the brush made of chemical fabric or the cleaning material that will generate an electrostatics Turn off the server and unplug all power cables Remove the left side cover See Chapter 9 Remove the dust accumulate on the air inlet of the front and the rear fan Use a small brush to loosen any dust and debris on the mother board Use computer grade canned air to blow dust off components on the mother board oS eS Use a small vacuum cleaner with plastic tip to vacuum out dust and debris from the interior of the server Reinstall the left side cover See Chapter 9 N 8 Reconnect all power cables and turn on the server Maintenance 7 5 Cleaning the Keyboard Mouse Make sure that the server and peripheral devices are all off powered the POWER SLEEP lamp goes off and then wipe the keyboard surface with a dry cloth The mouse operation depends on the degree of smoothness of the internal ball rotation To keep the mouse ball clean use the mouse in a place with little dust Follow the steps below to clean the mouse regularly 1 10 11 Prepare cold or lukewarm water neutral detergent alcohol two dry soft clothes and cotton swabs Make sure that the server is off powered the POWER SLEEP lamp goes off Turn the mouse upside down and rotate the mouse ball cover counterclockwise to remove it Take out the ball from the mouse Cover the botto
168. erating System with Express Setup Installing with the OEM FD for Mass Storage Device This section explains how to setup with the OEM FD You usually do not have to do as follows If your system has any Mass storage devices you have to set as follows depending on your system The detailed information is provided by the manual of the Mass storage device Installation of Mass storage device not to be supported by ExpressSetup If you would like to install or re install the OS when the system has new mass storage device not to be supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER you have to set as follows 1 Read the manual supplied with the mass storage device before setting the server 2 Ifthe mass storage device is disk array controller configure the RAID system before running the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 3 Boot the system from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM 4 a When the dialog of Disk array configuration appears check Use Existing Array b Check Apply OEM FD for Mass storage device 5 Copy the driver for the mass storage device in the ExpressSetup Insert the floppy disk attached the mass storage device into the floppy disk drive Continue the ExpressSetup referring to messages displayed on the display Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities This section describes how to use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM that comes with your server and to install the utilities stored on the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 6 2 Installing and Using Utilitie
169. ered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation LSI Logic LSI Logic Logo Design MegaRAID MegaRAID Storage Manager and Power Console Plus are registered trademarks or trademarks of LSI Corporation Datalight is a registered trademark of Datalight Inc ROM DOS is a trademark of Datalight Inc Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell Inc of the United States AT is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States and other countries Adobe Adobe logo and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated DLT and DLTtape are trademarks of Quantum Corporation of the United States All other product brand or trade names used in this publication are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners 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 syst
170. eries l iy maiterGonvormenu Setup NSL 6 Q u i Copyright NEC Corporation N EC 6 4 Installing and Using Utilities NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for DOS Based with Local Console This subsection describes the procedures for using NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for DOS based with local console Starting NEC EXPRESSBUILDER The following procedure instructs you to start NEC EXPRESSBUILDER IMPORTANT Do not remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM while NEC EXPRESSBUILDER is running Turn on peripheral devices and the server in this order 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM supplied with your server into the DVD ROM drive of your server 3 Ensure that the floppy disk drive is empty 4 Press the RESET switch or press Ctrl Alt and Delete to reboot from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER You may also turn off and then on again to reboot the server NEC EXPRESSBUILDER boots up displaying the top menu Installing and Using Utilities 6 5 Express Setup Express Setup is intended for initial setup of the server Its automatic installation mode guides the user easily through the process by detailing specific hardware features and providing screen prompts for software selection and configuration The program loads the utilities and drivers applies RAID settings partitions the disk and installs the desired operating system If you install Windows Server 2003 after a few tasks are completed all that remains to be done is t
171. es from the bottom to top bay 5 25 inch device bay Mother board Fourth hard disk drive ird hard disk drive HDD cage Second hard disk drive First hard disk drive SAS MDE cable A SAS cable Internal Cabling Diagrams 10 3 Installation of SATA Disks If the serial ATA SATA hard disk drives are added connect the cables as shown in the figure below Fill the drive bay with the hard disk drives from the bottom to top bay ee 5 25 inch device bay Mother board J DVD ROM drive Ao Fourth hard disk drive lt Third hard disk drive Second hard disk drive First hard disk drive SATA IDE x mm DE cable mmm SATA cable Installation of N8154 09 Additional HDD Cage in SATA Model Server If the N8154 09 Additional HDD Cage is added connect the cables as shown in the figure below Fill the drive bay with the hard disk drives from the bottom to top bay 5 25 inch device bay Mother board J DVD ROM drive L7 hard disk drive Third hard disk drive HDD cage pad hard disk drive hard disk drive SATA mes DE cable e K410 148 00 cable 10 4 Internal Cabling Diagrams Connection of Disk Array Controller N8103 91 SAS If SAS hard disk drives are installed the disk array controller SAS can be connected to the server The internal hard disk
172. esentative Configuring Your Server 4 3 Starting SETUP Utility A few seconds after powering on the following message appears at bottom left on the screen If NEC logo appears instead press Esc Press lt F2 gt to enter SETUP or Press lt F12 gt to boot from Network Press F2 to start the BIOS Setup utility and display its Main menu If you have previously set a password with the BIOS Setup utility the password entry screen appears Enter the password Enter password Up to three password entries will be accepted If you fail to enter the password correctly for three consecutive times the server halts You can no longer proceed Power off the server NOTE The server is provided with two levels of password Supervisor and User With the Supervisor password you can view and change all system parameters With the User password system parameters available for viewing and changing are limited 4 4 Configuring Your Server Description on On Screen Items and Key Usage Use the following keyboard keys to work with the BIOS Setup utility These keys are also listed at the bottom of the menu screen Indicates there are submenus Indicates the current menu Phoenix cME FirstBI0S Pro eae Item Specific Help Setup item System Management P Console Redirection menu gt Event Log Configuration Acelvesonel setup mA te view server managment Assert NMI on PERR Enabled features Assert NMI on SERR Enabl
173. et or change RAID always use this function to save the configuration information into the floppy disk IMPORTANT Some Disk Array Controllers do not support this function In that case this menu will not be shown 6 6 Installing and Using Utilities Restore Disk Array Configuration Data The configuration information saved in a floppy disk is restored to NVRAM and hard disk drive on the disk mirroring controller If the configuration information is broken or changed by mistake restore the configuration information When the defected disk array controller is replaced the configuration information on the hard disk drive must be saved into the disk array controller However if the configuration information on the new disk mirroring controller is saved into a hard disk drive use this function to restore the configuration information IMPORTANT m Some Disk Array Controllers do not support this function In that case this menu will not be shown m This is a function for maintenance Please do not use it except maintenance m Off line Maintenance Utility Off line Maintenance Utility is an OS independent maintenance program that performs preventive maintenance and error analysis for your server See Chapter 8 or online help for details System Diagnostics Executes various tests on the server system to check if the server functions are normal and if the connection between the server and additional board i
174. etermine if the system supported an IPMI BMC device The driver attempted to detect the presence of the IPMI BMC by searching the SMBIOS for Type 38 record But either no record was found or the record was not compatible with the version of the device driver Ifa SMBIOS Type 38 record was detected the Dump Data field of the event contains a binary representation of the record If you use Hardware Management which is provided by Windows Server 2003 R2 above shown event log 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 8 18 Troubleshooting Problems with Windows Server 2003 The system displays the message below and fails to log on Windows Product Activation This copy of Windows must be activated with Microsoft before you can continue You cannot log on until you activate Windows To shut down the computer click Cancel YES NO Cancel In Windows Server 2003 the above message will be displayed if you use the operating system without executing the license authentication Select Yes and execute the procedure for license authentication Cannot install the operating system correctly Q Did you confirm the notes on installing the operating system See Chapter 6 During installation the following warning is
175. etwork adapters and Double click Network Adapter Name Network Adapter Name Properties appears NOTE Intel R PRO 1000 is the name of On Board adapter All other names show the Optional Network Board 3 Click Driver tab and click Update Driver Hardware Update Wizard appears Select the Install from a list or specific location Advanced radio button and click Next 5 Select the Search for the best driver in these locations radio button and check off the Search removable media floppy CD ROM check box 6 Check the Include this location in the search check box and when using N8104 86 111 specify DVD ROM Drive Letter WINNT DOTNET NS4 PRO100 WS03XP2K Then click Next When using N8104 112 119 120 121 specify DVD ROM Drive Letter WINNT DOTNET NS4 PRO1000 WS03XP2K Then click Next 7 Click Finish Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 19 Graphics Accelerator Driver The graphics accelerator driver will be automatically installed by Express Setup or system update Installing SCSI Controller Driver N8103 75 95 If you utilize SCSI controller driver N8103 75 95 update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM attached to your system The SCSI controller driver will be installed automatically Installing Disk Array Controller Driver N8103 80F To additionally install the N8103 80F in a system containing Windows Server 2003 connect th
176. ext 5 Select the Search for the best driver in these locations radio button and check off the Search removable media floppy CD ROM check box 6 Check the Include this location in the search check box and when using N8104 86 111 specify DVD ROM Drive Letter WINNT W2K3AMD NS4 PRO100 WS3XPX64 Then click Next When using N8104 112 119 120 121 specify DVD ROM Drive Letter WINNT W2K3AMD NS4 PRO1000 WS3XPX64 Then click Next 7 Click Finish D 16 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Graphics Accelerator Driver The graphics accelerator driver will be automatically installed by Express Setup or system update NOTE Please refer to the following lt reinstalling gt when the graphics accelerator driver is deleted and reinstalled after OS is installed lt About the driver of graphics accelerator N8105 45 gt When graphics accelerator N8 105 45 board is installed or it separates the deletion of the graphics accelerator driver which has already been installed is necessary The procedure is as follows 1 Click Start menu point to Setting and click Control Panel 2 Click Add Remove Programs 3 Select the graphics accelerator driver from the program list and click Change Remove To delete a standard graphics accelerator driver select Matrox Graphics Software remove only To delete a graphics accelerator N8105 45 driver select ATI Display Driver NO
177. faults Center CMOS Disacard Changes Save Changes The options on the menu are described below Exit Saving Changes Select this item to terminate SETUP after saving the newly selected information in CMOS nonvolatile memory Selecting Exit Saving Changes causes the confirmation screen to appear If you select Yes SETUP is terminated with the newly selected information saved in CMOS nonvolatile memory Then the server automatically reboots the system Exit Discarding Changes Select this item to terminate SETUP without saving the newly selected information in CMOS nonvolatile memory When the confirmation message Save before exiting appears select No to terminate SETUP without storage of the modified information Then the server proceeds to Boot menu Selecting Yes allows SETUP to be terminated with storage of the modified information Then the server automatically reboots the system Load Setup Defaults Select this item to return all the values of SETUP to the default values Selecting Load Setup Defaults causes the confirmation screen to appear Select Yes to return the values to the default values Select No to return to the Exit menu screen 4 30 Configuring Your Server IMPORTANT This option sets SATA RAID Enabled in the Advanced Peripheral Configuration menu to Disabled If the SATA hard disk drives are installed in your server and the onboard SATA RAID feature is used change the parame
178. g Windows Server 2003 E 3 Creating Partition Size The size for the partition that the system is to be installed can be calculated from the following formula Size necessary to install the system Paging File Size Dump File Size Application Size Size necessary to install the system 3500MB Windows Server 2003 R2 3500MB Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack1 4400MB Windows Server 2003 Service Pack CD ROM Paging File Size Recommended Mounted Memory Size 1 5 Dump file Size Mounted Memory Size 12MB Application Size Required Size IMPORTANT m The above mentioned paging file size is recommended for collecting debug information memory dump The paging file with initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is required Correct debug information might not be able to be collected due to virtual memory shortage when the paging file is insufficient so set an enough size of the paging file with the entire system m The maximum paging file size which can be set on one partition is 4095MB If the above paging file size exceeds 4095MB specify 4095MB for the paging file size m The maximum dump file size for the system with more than 2GB memory mounted is 2048MB 12MB m If you install any application program or the like add necessary space to the partition to install these programs For example if the mounted memory size is 512MB the partition size will be calculated
179. g the hard disk drive carrier A L WMS WY 9 55 Upgrading Your Server 5 Hold the lever and pull out the hard disk drive carrier Pull out the remaining three hard disk drive carrier in the same manner 6 7 Hold the HDD cage and insert it slowly into the server as shown in the figure below er NS 9 56 Upgrading Your Server 8 Secure the HDD cage to the server with four screws removed in steps 4 to 6 IMPORTANT Carefully keep the removed drive carriers or screws for future use NOTE The location of screw holes depends on the cage Install the HDD cage properly according to the figure 9 Close the front mask Upgrading Your Server 9 57 10 Fold the four stabilizers at the bottom of the server toward inside 11 Lay the server so that its right cover faces the floor Lay the server slowly and gently 12 Make sure that the disk array controller is installed in the server If not install it NOTE See Chapter 5 for installing the disk array controller 9 58 Upgrading Your Server 13 Connect the SATA cable provided with the
180. guring Your Server This page is intentionally left blank Chapter 5 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup This section describes information on using Express Setup to install and configure the following operating systems to the server m Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition m Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition To use the server with the other operating systems described in this section contact your service representative IMPORTANT Before installing the operating system adjust the system date and time by using the BIOS setup utility SETUP See Chapter 4 for detail 5 2 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup About Express Setup Express Setup helps you to install the Windows Operating System The setup automatically configures the RAID system and installs the Operating System and some management software IMPORTANT Executing the Express Setup erases all data on the hard disk drive You can also use Configuration disk at Express Setup in order to save or backup parameters for installation The Configuration disk is able to have some parameters files that include the configuration information for the server setup If you want to set up the server as before execute the Express Setup with the parameters file you have sa
181. have powered on the server press Esc The POST screen appears Press lt ESC gt to view diagnostic message Press lt F2 gt to enter Setup lt F4 gt Service Partition lt F12 gt Network 2 Check the description as shown below on the POST screen then press Ctrl M or Enter LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility starts LSI Logic SoftwareRAID BIOS Version xxxxxx LSI Logic MPT RAID Found at PCI Bus No xx Dev No xx Scanning for port 00 Responding xxxxxxxx xxxxMB Standard FW xxx DRAM 128MB SDRAM xx Logical drive s Configured Press lt Ctrl gt lt M gt to Run LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility NOTE Press Ctrl M to start the LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility 4 32 Configuring Your Server LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility TOP Menu Management Menu Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver xxx Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Configure Logical Drive s Use cursor keys to navigate between items and Press ENTER to select an option Exiting from LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility Press Esc in the TOP menu of LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility When a confirmation message appears select Yes Please Press lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Del gt to REBOOT the system When the above message appears press Ctrl Alt Delete The server is rebooted Configuring You
182. he Role of Computer screen Select Use Existing Partition at System Partition but the OS is installed in the whole area of the disk Is there any other partition than the partition to re use excluding maintenance area If the partition other than the one to re use does not exist the setup will reserve the whole area of the disk to install operating system 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 specify joining the Domain Entered the incorrect Product ID CD key Even if you entered the incorrect Product ID CD key Express Setup will start However the setup will stop and asks you to re enter the correct value Also in this case input request will occur when rebooting after GUI setup completed during Express Setup If these 2 inputs are done correctly there is no problem on Windows setup Unable to specify the details of Network adapter In Express Setup you can not specify the details of Network adapter Specify them from Control Panel after starting Windows Connected more than two Network adapter and specified different protocol for each adapter but all the protocols are specified on either adapter It s a design Each adapter is specified so that all the installed protocols can be used The value that can not be specified during
183. he driver to install and click Next Click Have Disk Insert Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive enter a into copy manufacturer s file from and click OK Specify the following driver and click Next Adaptec SCSI Card 29320ALP Ultra320 SCSI The installation of the driver is completed Restart the system according to the message appeared on the screen Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 21 Available switch options for Windows Server 2003 Boot ini file Many different switches will be available if you edit Boot ini file For the available switch options refer to the following information m Microsoft Knowledge Base Article ID 833721 Available switch options for the Windows XP and the Windows Server 2003 Boot ini files If your system has a memory capacity in excess of 4GB in its installing adding PAE switch in Boot ini file will enable the system to be installed with over 4GB of memory However the Microsoft operating system products which support PAE switch option are limited Refer to the following article in Microsoft Knowledge Base to check the supported products m Microsoft Knowledge Base Article ID 291988 A description of the 4GB RAM tuning feature and the Physical Address Extension switch Below is the example on how to add PAE switch to Boot ini file 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Control Panel
184. hen Mode Option Enhanced Serial ATA is enabled Selects the SATA Controller Mode Option on mother board Compatible Automatically detects SATA hard disk drive and controls it as the normal hard disk drive Enhanced Automatically detects SATA hard disk drive and controls it in native IDE mode SATA AHCI Disabled This option is available only when Enabled Enhanced is set for SATA Controller Mode Option Selects whether the SATA AHCI is enabled or disabled SATA RAID Disabled This option is available only when Enabled Enhanced is set for SATA Controller Factory set Advanced Chipset Control Configuring Your Server 4 19 The following screen appears if you select Advanced Chipset Control on the Advanced menu Selecting an item on the screen allows the proper submenu to appear Phoenix cME FirstBIOS Pro Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Control Multimedia Timer Intel R 1 0 AT Wake On LAN PME Wake On Ring Wake On RTC Alarm Disabled Enables Disables Multimedia Timer HPET Enabled Disabled Disabled Item Specific Help F1 Help t select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit lt Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit See the table below for the items Option Parameter Description Your Setting Multimedia Timer Disabled Specify whether the timer Enabled corresponding to multimedia is enabled or disabled Intel R I
185. hiba 5 Chome Minato Ku Tokyo 108 8001 Japan All Rights Reserved Printed in Japan Keep this manual at hand for quick reference at anytime necessary SAFETY INDICATIONS Follow the instructions in this manual for your safety to use the NEC Express server Your server contains components with possible danger hazards that may cause by ignoring warnings and preventive actions against such hazards Server components with possible danger are indicated with a warning label placed on or around them as well as described in this manual In this manual 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 SO This symbol indicates prohibited actions An image in the symbol illustrates a particular prohibited action Prohibited Action This symbol indicates mandatory actions An image in the sym
186. ialog box below appears Click Finish D 20 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions About Windows Activation Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions must be activated before you can use Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Windows activation process is as follows 1 Click Run on Start menu Type as follows in the Open box and click OK oobe msoobe a j eee manae oa poga folder document or Internet resource and Windows will lopen it for you R Activate Windows i Let s activate Windows This copy of Windows must b ted with Microsoft before you can continue using it Activation over the Internetis quick an You don t need to give your name or other personal information when you activate Windows ver the Internet now ant to telephone a customer service representative to activate Wind committed to your pr For more information read the Windows Product Activation ement To continue click Net Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D 21 The following screen is displayed A Activate Windows Activate Windows by phone Just four steps and you re done SEAE Select your location g Step2 Callanumb Toll number Step 3 Provide the c Step 4 Type the confirmation ID that the customer service representative gave you A C D F G To continue click Next Change Product key Remind Me Later D 22 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions SETTING FOR COLLECTI
187. ice representative for the maintenance 6 Start the BIOS Setup Utility to set the Reset Configuration Data in the Advanced menu to Yes This is required to update the hardware configuration information See Chapter 4 for details Upgrading Your Server 9 33 DIMM The DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module is installed in a DIMM socket on the mother board installed in the server Up to 24GB 4GB x 6 of memory can be added IMPORTANT m The DIMM is easily affected by static electricity Handle the DIMM after making your body contact with a metallic frame section of the server to discharge the static electricity on your body Do not make bare hands contact with terminals and components on the DIMM In addition do not put the DIMM on a desk directly See Static Precautions for details of the static electricity Do not use any DIMM not approved by NEC If an unapproved third party s DIMM is installed in the server not only the DIMM but also the server itself may be defected You will be charged by any repair of a malfunction or defect caused by such a device within the warranty period DIMM B 3 DIMM B 2 DIMM B 1 DIMM A 3 DIMM A 2 DIMM A 1 REAR Peet ttt ty UU
188. idents HA ANSE EDR MEG TH ERT EIN DARNE 2 To avoid the risk of personal injury be careful when accessing the inside of the system MEREBILE i RA SIRI 6 FORESEES BRAT LRT Firmly hold the bottom of the system when required to lift and carry the system Notes on Using Your Server 1 3 SAFETY NOTES This section provides notes on using your server safely Read this section carefully to ensure proper and safe use of the server For symbols see SAFETY INDICATIONS provided earlier General A WARNING S at Do not use the server for services where critical high availability may directly affect human lives Your server is not intended to be used with or control facilities or devices concerning human lives including medical devices nuclear facilities and devices aeronautics and space devices transportation facilities and devices and facilities and devices requiring high reliability NEC assumes no liability for any accident resulting in personal injury death or property damage if the server has been used in the above conditions Do not use the server if any smoke odor or noise is present If smoke odor or noise is present immediately turn off the server and disconnect the power plug from the outlet then contact your service representative Using the server in such conditions may cause a fire Keep needles or metal objects away from the server Do not insert needles or metal
189. ing Before attempting to operate MSM read the MegaRAID Storage Manager User s Guide contained in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM The manual explains the MSM installation procedure and notes on operating MSM Setup with Express Setup You can install MSM with Express Setup contained in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM When you start the Express Setup a dialog to specify an application appears Select MSM on the dialog Manual Setup See the online document MegaRAID Storage Manager User s Guide contained in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM for details MegaRAID Storage Manager Management PC Install this utility to use the MegaRAID Storage Manager hereinafter abbreviated to MSM via network Before attempting to operate MSM read the MegaRAID Storage Manager User s Guide contained in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM The manual explains the MSM installation procedure and notes on operating MSM 6 20 Installing and Using Utilities Power Console Plus Power Console Plus is a utility to control the RAID system of the disk array controller MegaRAID controller produced by LSI Logic Use of Power Console Plus enables operations e g monitoring and maintenance of RAID systems that are constructed on local NEC Express servers and NEC Express servers connected through networks TCP IP The operations can be done online on graphical screens without the system being stopped Major Functions Power Console Plus has the following features
190. ing this parameter as the factory set value Disabled may destroy the data in hard disk drive NOTE To display the SATA RAID Enabled menu select Advanced Peripheral Configuration SATA Controller Mode Option Enhanced P1111 111111 9991949941455 L Q a 12 3 ome OES 1 2 3 f l Protect O Wipe Se Soy Mother board 4 46 Configuring Your Server The following describe the clearing procedure 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 3 to 1 8 for details m Do not disassemble repair or alter the server m Do not remove the lithium battery m Disconnect the power plug before working with the server A CAUTION AS Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details m Make sure to complete board installation m Do not pinch your finger with mechanical components a Avoid installation in extreme te
191. ion using New Configuration menu clears the existing configuration information To add configuration information to the existing configuration select View add Configuration m You cannot create Spanning of RAID1 or set the logical drive capacity on Easy Configuration menu Use New Configuration or View Add Configuration instead Configuring Your Server 4 35 3 When a confirmation message Proceed is displayed select Yes The SCAN DEVICE starts scanning information is displayed at the bottom of the screen Upon completion of SCAN DEVICE the New Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU screen appears New Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU E READY E READY 4 Move the cursor onto the hard disk drive to be packed by using cursor key and then press Space to select the hard disk drive The display for the selected hard disk drive changes from READY to ONLINE New Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU E ONLIN A00 00 E ONLIN A00 01 5 Press F10 to set Select Configurable Array s 6 Press Space SPAN 1 is set Select Configurable Array s A 0 SPAN 1 4 36 Configuring Your Server 7 Press F10 to create logical drive The Logical Drives Configure screen appears The figure below shows an example of RAID configured with two hard disk drives Logical Drives Configured Size Stripes Stripe Sz XxxMB 2 64KB LD 0 RAID 1 Status ONLINE Logical Dr
192. isk drives by dividing it striping in the same way as RAIDO With RAIDS parity redundant data is also divided and stored on four hard disk drives Even if one of the configured hard disk drives becomes faulty data can be used without any problem IMPORTANT m Because data is read from or written to four hard disk drives concurrently the disk access performance is lower than that of the configuration using only a single disk m Because the parity data is saved the logical capacity is a little lower than the total capacity of the four hard disk drives To build a disk array at least two hard disk drives for RAIDO or RAIDS and at least three hard disk drives for RAIDS are required 5 25 inch device bay Power gt supply i Mother board DVD ROM drive Disk array Fourth controller hard disk drive ird hard disk drive HDD cage econd hard disk drive First hard disk drive LED connector m DE cable SAScable Connect the LED cable provided with the server to the LED connector on the mother board and the disk array controller for indicating the hard disk drive access status You can check the disk status disk error or rebuilding of disk array through the disk array management utility MegaRAID Storage Manager coming with the disk array controller 10 6 Internal Cabling Diagrams Connection of Disk Array Controller N8103 101 SATA2 If serial ATA SATA hard disk drives
193. ive limit 02F4 EISA CMOS not write able 02F5 DMA Test Failed 02F6 Software NMI Failed 02F7 Fail safe Timer NMI Failed 0B22 CPUs are installed out of order Request the maintenance to replace the CPU 0B28 Unsupported CPU detected on CPU Slot 1 Make sure that the server supports the CPU If 0B29 Unsupported CPU detected on CPU Slot 2 you are not sure contact your service representative to request the maintenance 0B30 Fan 1 Alarm occurred Contact your service representative to replace 0B31 Fan 2 Alarm occurred the fan 0B32 Fan 3 Alarm occurred OB5F Forced to use Processor with error Because an error is detected in every CPU the system is forcibly started Contact your service representative OB60 DIMM group 1 has been disabled Contact your service representative 0B61 DIMM group 2 has been disabled 0B62 DIMM group 3 has been disabled 0B63 DIMM group 4 has been disabled 0B64 DIMM group 5 has been disabled 0B65 DIMM group 6 has been disabled 0B70 The error occurred during temperature Contact your service representative sensor reading 0B71 System Temperature out of the range Contact your service representative to replace the fan 0B74 The error occurred during voltage sensor Contact your service representative reading 0B75 System voltage out of the range 0B80 BMC Memory Test Failed Turn off the power once and then on again to 0B81 BMC Firmware Code Area CRC check failed Start the server If
194. ive Lower middle Third hard disk drive Upper middle Fourth hard disk drive Top ORE B Z i i mm mmm cae TK SAS connector Mother board 2 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 3 Fold the four stabilizers at the bottom of the server toward inside Upgrading Your Server 9 13 4 Lay the server so that its right cover faces the floor Lay the server slowly and gently 5 Connect the SAS cable and power cable as shown in the figure below SAS cable Power cable 2 pin connector 9 14 Upgrading Your Server 6 Connect the SAS cable to the SAS connector 7 Install the left side cover 8 Raise the server and open the front mask Upgrading Your Server 9 15 Install the hot plug SAS hard disk drives in the HDD cage Fully open the lever of the hard disk drive and insert the drive into the HDD cage until it hits the depth of HDD cage After the hard disk drive is fully inserted into the cage close the lever
195. iveOd RAID 1 Size xxxxMB DWC On RA On Accept Span NO 8 Select RAID Size DWC RA or Span by using cursor keys Then press Enter to fix the selection and set each value 1 RAID Sets RAID level Parameter Remarks 0 RAIDO 1 RAID1 10 Spanning of RAID1 The selectable RAID level varies depending on the number of hard disk drives that configure a pack 2 Size Sets logical drive size Up to 40 logical drives can be created per disk array controller 3 DWC Sets parameter for Disk Write Cache Parameter Remarks Off Write through On Write back 4 RA Sets parameter for Read Ahead Parameter Remarks Off Does not perform read ahead On Performs read ahead 10 11 12 13 14 15 Configuring Your Server 4 37 5 Span Sets Span Parameter Remarks SPAN NO Does not set span SPAN YES Sets span When performing SPAN create two or more sets of the same pack at pack creation as shown in the figure below Spanning of RAID1 m ONLIN AOO 01 m ONLIN AO0 02 RAID 1 SPAN m ONLIN A01 01 RAID1 m ONLIN A01 02 When all settings are completed select Accept and then press Enter to create logical drive The created logical drive is displayed in the Logical Drive Configured screen After creating logical drive press Esc to close the screen Go back to the Sa
196. ivers running on each server m Server failures On screen real time displays provide the system administrator with the failure type location cause and suggested corrective action Failure data includes hardware failure information such as system board temperature memory failure crashes and software failure information m Performance NEC ESMPRO monitors server performance and displays server usage on the screen and displays information such as the rate of CPU load memory usage disk usage and LAN traffic Usage threshold values can help the system administrator monitor and prevent server overloads For installation procedure and detailed explanations on NEC ESMPRO refer to the online document in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM Installing and Using Utilities 6 19 Web based Promise Array Manager Web based Promise Array Manager is a RAID management utility for monitoring SATA2 RAID controller Refer to online documentation pdf format contained in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM for detailed explanation MegaRAID Storage Manager Server MegaRAID Storage Manager hereinafter abbreviated to MSM is an application to manage or monitor the N8103 99 disk array controller Och N8103 90 disk array controller for external SAS hard disk drives or N8103 91 disk array controller for internal SAS hard disk drives You can use MSM for management of arrays and error notification by event monitoring while the system is runn
197. kette Creator window is displayed 5 Click Create New Information files from the File menu The Disk Environment dialog box will be displayed Option HELP Print PreView Printer Setup Exit ion Diskette Creator Creating new setup information files 6 Specify each item and click OK The dialog boxes to specify setup information will be displayed in order such as Basic Information dialog box x Xi A20Eh OS Installation path windows IT Apply Service Pack System Partition Create new partition 12288 MB 4095 999999MB Use existing partitions C Create All Area Convert File System to NTFS 6 16 Installing and Using Utilities 7 Follow the message to specify each item on the dialog box and click Next NOTE If you click on Cancel all the input value will be deleted When completing the specification of setup information the Save Setup Information dialog box will appear 8 Confirm that the Configuration Diskette check box is checked and input file name for the Setup File in File Name File Name 9 Insert the floppy disk formatted by 1 44MB into the floppy disk drive and click OK Now Configuration Diskette has been created Configuration Diskette is used when you install Windows Server 2003 Put a label and keep it where it will not be lost NOTE For the information on the contents of each specifying item refer to the Help
198. l title Shows the name and version of the diagnostic tool Test window title Shows the progress of the diagnostics Test End is displayed when the diagnostics completes Test result Shows the start end and elapsed time and completion status of the diagnostics Guide line Shows the details of the keys to operate window Test summary window Shows the results of each test that executed the diagnostics Move the cursor and press the Enter key on the cursor line to display the details of the test When an error is detected by the system diagnostics the relevant test result in the test Summary window is highlighted in red and Abnormal End is displayed in the result on the right side Move the cursor to the test that detected the error and press the Enter key Record the error message that has been output to the Detail Information screen and contact your service representative 7 10 Maintenance 7 10 11 12 Follow the guide line shown at the bottom of the screen and press the Esc key The Enduser Menu below is displayed TeDoLi TEst amp Diagnosis On Linux Ver001 00 Build020901 1 1m Enduser Menu lt Test Result gt lt Device List gt lt Log Info gt lt Option gt lt Reboot gt Please choose a function by the arrow key and push Enter key lt Test Result gt Shows the diagnostics completion screen of the above diagnostics lt Device List gt Shows a list of conn
199. lave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Shows the information on the device connected to each channel on the submenu If only one hard disk drive is connected to serial ATA channel the information is displayed on area for Primary IDE The settings of some items may be changed However leave the items as they are at the shipment Processor Settings Shows the processor settings submenu See the next page English US Select which language BIOS Fran ais displays Deutsch Espa ol Italiano Factory set IMPORTANT Check and adjust the system clock before the operation if any of the following conditions is applicable m After carriage of device m After storage of device m After the device is entered into the pause state under the environmental condition enduring device operation temperature 10 C 35 C humidity 20 80 Check the system clock at the rough rate of once per month When the system clock is installed in a system requiring high time precision it is recommended to use a time server NTP server If the system clock is remarkably delayed or advanced as the passage of time in spite of adjustment contact your service representative for maintenance Configuring Your Server 4 11 Processor Settings If you select Processor Settings on the Main menu the screen shown below appears Phoenix cME FirstBIOS Pro Setup Utility a Processor Settings
200. le Place the server on an anti static mat to work with it Clothe Do not wear a wool or synthetic cloth to work with the server Wear anti static shoes to work with the server Take off any jewels a ring bracelet or wrist watch before working with the server Handling of components Keep any component in an anti static bag until you actually install it to the server Hold a component by its edge to avoid touching any terminals or components To store or carry any component place it in an anti static bag 9 4 Upgrading Your Server PREPARING FOR INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL Prepare the installation or removal of a component depending on the following procedure 1 Shut down the OS or press the POWER SLEEP switch to turn off the power of the server The POWER SLEEP lamp goes off 2 Pull out the power cord from the AC inlet on the server 3 Remove all the cables connected to the server on the rear panel Upgrading Your Server 9 5 INSTALLATION OR REMOVAL PROCEDURE Install or remove a component from the server in the following procedure Left Side Cover The left side cover should be removed to access to built in devices in the server Removal Remove the left side cover in the following procedure 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Unlock the left side cover if required
201. le to be collected due to virtual memory shortage when the paging file is insufficient so set an enough size of the paging file with the entire system m Regardless of the size of the mounted memory or the Write debugging information type of memory dump the maximum size of the dump file is The size of the mounted memory 1MB m If you install any application program or the like add necessary space to the partition to install these programs For example if the mounted memory size is 512MB the partition size will be calculated by the above formula as follows 4100MB 512MB 1 5 512MB 1MB Application Size 5381MB Application Size Dividing into the partition of the recommended size into multiple disks as written below will solve problem that it cannot be reserved in one disk 1 2 Set the Size required for installation Paging file size See Chapter 5 and set that debugging information equivalent to the dump file size is to be written to a separate disk If the disk does not have enough free space to enable the dump file size to be written then after installing the system using the Size required for installation Paging file size install an additional new disk D 4 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions INSTALLING WINDOWS SERVER 2003 X64 EDITIONS Preparations for Installation m NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM m Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition CD ROM Microsoft
202. led 3 5 inch disk bay 1 inch height x4 SAS HotPlug Additional PCI slot 5 slots PCI Express x8 x1 PCI Express x4 x1 PCI Express x1 x1 64 bit 100MHz PCI X x1 32 bit 33MHz PCI x1 Disk array Standard On board SAS SW RAID 0 1 Option Disk array controller Internal IDE single unit Ultra ATA100 x1ch interface SATA single unit SATA disk Array SCSI single unit Option for tape unit with N8103 75 95 SCSI external Disk Array Option Supports N8103 80 81 up to 2 SAS DAC SW HW may be installed together SAS single unit 4i connector x1 2ch SAS internal Disk Array Supports N8103 91 99 either one SAS external Disk Array Supports N8103 90 up to 3 including N8103 91 99 External Front USB2 0 x2 interface Rear VGA x1 KB PS 2 x1 Mouse PS 2 x1 Serial x1 USB2 0 x2 10 100 1000BASE T x2 10 100BASE TX x1 100BASE TX is used for management Cabinet design Mini tower External dimensions 198 width x 440 height x 518 depth mm Weight 16 kg Max 23 kg Power supply 100 to 120 Vac 200 to 240 Vac parallel bi polar receptacle with the ground line Power consumption 550 VA 545 W Switch Power Sleep front Dump rear Security key Provided LED Power Sleep HDD front LAN x3 rear Environmental Temperature 10 to 35 C operating 10 to 55 C non operating storage requirements Humidity 20 to 80 RH no con
203. ll Event Enter Press Enter and select Yes on the Logs confirmation screen to clear the system event log I Factory set 4 28 Configuring Your Server Boot If you move the cursor to the position of Boot the Boot menu appears which is used to set the boot priority Advanced Security Server CDROM Item Specific Help CD MATSHITATADVD ROM SR 8589 S FDC Keys used to view or KEY configure devices HDD WDC WD800JD 19LSAO0 S1 Up and Down arrows SCSI select a device BEV IBA GE Slot 0700 v0007 lt gt and lt gt moves the device up or down HDD lt x gt exclude or include BEV IBA GE Slot 0701 v0007 the device to boot lt shift 1 gt enables or disables a device VE 2s 3 4 5 6 T 8 The server searches for devices in the order set in this menu on booting Finding the boot software the server starts the software The priority of the boot devices can be changed by using the f and keys Move the cursor to the desired device with the f or key and change the priority with the or key IMPORTANT To boot NEC EXPRESSBUILDER set the priority of the devices as shown in the figure above Configuring Your Server 4 29 Exit The Exit menu appears if you move the cursor to Exit Advanced Security Server Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Exit System Setup and Load Custom Defaults Center save your changes to Save Custom De
204. lting with your service representative Alarm messages are useful information for maintenance 2 20 General Description Power Off Follow the procedure below to power off the server If the power cord of the server is connected to a UPS refer to the manual that comes with the UPS or the manual for the application that controls the UPS IMPORTANT Always allow POST to complete before turning off the server Shut down the OS 2 Press the POWER SLEEP switch on the front of the server The POWER SLEEP lamp goes out 3 Power off peripheral devices NOTE The standby function of Windows Server is not available Do not select Standby in the Windows shutdown menu SLEEP Switch The POWER SLEEP switch allows you to save almost all power of the server power saving mode or sleep mode Press the POWER SLEEP switch on the front of the server to place the server in the power saving mode The POWER SLEEP lamp blinks In the power saving mode the server retains the memory data and the status of the previous operations To resume the original state press the POWER SLEEP switch again It may take a little time to resume the original state NOTE The operational level in the power saving mode depends on the OS in use Available for Windows Server 2003 General Description 2 21 DVD ROM Drive The server is provided with the DVD ROM drive on its front to read data from a disc A CAUTION A S Observe
205. ly the authorized personnel is allowed to restore the backup data m Start of Utilities With the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER you can start the following utilities installed in the maintenance partition System Management System Diagnostics Maintenance Partition Update 8 30 Troubleshooting RESETTING THE SERVER If the server halts before starting the OS press and hold Ctrl and Alt and press Delete This restarts the server IMPORTANT Resetting the server clears the DIMM memory and the data in process To reset the server when it is not frozen make sure that no processing is in progress FORCED SHUTDOWN Use this function when an OS command does not shut down the server the POWER SLEEP switch does not turn off the server or resetting does not work Press and hold the POWER SLEEP switch on the server for at least four seconds The power is forcibly turned off To turn on the power back again wait approximately 10 seconds after turning off the power forced shutdown Press here for at least 4 seconds IMPORTANT m Ifthe remote power on function is used cycle the power once to load the OS and turn off the power again in the normal way m Ifthe processor is heated excessively the circuit for protecting expensive components is started If so the POWER SLEEP switch cannot be used to control the power because the system is entered into the reset status Pull out the power cord and turn off the
206. m of the mouse with your hand and turn your hand holding the mouse the mouse is on your palm with the button upward The mouse ball is released onto your palm Mouse ball Mouse ball cover Bottom View Roller Soak a soft cloth in neutral detergent that is diluted with cold or lukewarm water and squeeze it firmly Rub off stains on the mouse ball Softly wipe the mouse ball with the cloth prepared in Step 5 Wipe the mouse ball with a dry soft cloth Wipe three small rollers inside the mouse with a cotton swab soaked with alcohol Wipe stains slowly and carefully by rotating rollers with the tip of the cotton swab Blow out any dust from the mouse Protect your eyes from the dust Put the mouse ball back into the mouse Place the mouse ball cover and rotate it clockwise until it is locked 7 6 Maintenance Cleaning Disc A dusty disc or dust accumulated tray causes the device to fail to read data correctly Follow the procedure below to clean the tray and disc regularly ds 2 Make sure that the server is powered the POWER SLEEP LED is lit Press the CD tray Open Close button on the front of the DVD ROM drive The tray opens Hold the disc lightly and take it out from the tray NOTE Do not touch the signal side of the disc with your hand Wipe the tray with a dry soft cloth IMPORTANT Do not wipe the lens of the DVD ROM drive Doing so may damage the lens and may cause
207. mber of hard disk drives in logical drive e State Display logical drive status e Spans Display setting of span e Disk WC Display setting of write cache e Read Ahead Display setting of read ahead Physical Drive Physical drive operation Physical Drive Selection Menu Select physical drive Make HotSpare Set as hot spare disk for auto rebuilding Force Online Make a disk online Force Offline Make a disk offline Drive Properties Display hard disk drive information e Device Type Hard disk drive type e Capacity Hard disk drive capacity e Product ID Hard disk drive model e Revision No Hard disk drive revision Rebuild Perform rebuilding Check Consistency Perform logical drive redundancy check 4 34 Configuring Your Server Operating Procedures for Setup Utility Creating Adding Configuration Run LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility y Set new configuration information pack logical drive settings y Check the logical drive settings y Initialize logical drive y Perform Consistency Check y Exit LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility 1 Run LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility 2 Select Configure gt New Configuration from the TOP menu Management Menu Select View add Configuration to add configuration IMPORTANT m Creating a configurat
208. menu and exit LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility IMPORTANT m Be sure to execute Check Consistency after creating configuration m Check Consistency has two modes check and recover and check only Configuring Your Server 4 43 Others 1 Clear Configuration Clears configuration information Select Configure Clear Configuration from the TOP menu Executing Clear Configuration clears all configuration information on the disk array controller and hard disk drives The configuration information on all channels of the disk array controller is also cleared NOTES m When configuration information on the disk array controller and that on the hard disk drive do not match excluding at replacement of faulty disk array controller configuration mail fail if you select the configuration information on the disk array controller In this case execute Clear Configuration to create configuration again m LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility cannot delete each logical drive Use MegaRAID Storage Manager instead Force Online Puts a hard disk drive being in the FAIL status online Select Objects gt Physical Drive select hard disk drive gt Force Online from the TOP menu Rebuild Rate Sets the Rebuild Rate Select Objects gt Adapter gt Sel Adapter gt Rebuild Rate from the TOP menu Available value is between 0 and 100 Default value recommended is 30 Ha
209. mperature conditions IMPORTANT Components inside the server are easily affected by static electricity Handle a component after making your body contact with a metallic frame section of the server to discharge the static electricity on your body Do not make bare hands contact with terminals and components See Static Precautions in this chapter for details of the static electricity See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal in Chapter 9 to prepare Remove the left side cover see Chapter 9 Change jumper switching setting from Protect to Clear IMPORTANT m Use the clip over jumper pins 1 and 2 on the mother board Do not lose the clip After three seconds later reinstall the jumper 5 Reinstall the server and then turn on the power Configuring Your Server 4 47 6 Press F2 during POST to run the BIOS Setup utility and configure the mother board again IMPORTANT If the SATA hard disk drives are installed in your server and the onboard SATA RAID feature is used change the parameter of the SATA RAID Enabled in the Advanced Peripheral Configuration menu from Disabled to Enabled before exiting BIOS Setup Leaving this parameter as the factory set value Disabled may destroy the data in hard disk drive NOTE To display the SATA RAID Enabled menu select Advanced Peripheral Configuration SATA Controller Mode Option Enhanced 4 48 Confi
210. n Install a DIMM in the following procedure 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the left side cover as described earlier in this chapter 3 Firmly hold the server with your both hands so that its left side faces upward and bring it down slowly and gently 4 Remove the cooling fan 5 Open the levers at both ends of the socket 6 Push the DIMM to the socket straight Key slot Key NOTE Make sure of the orientation of DIMM The terminal side of the DIMM has key and key slot to prevent incorrect insertion IMPORTANT Use extreme care when installing a DIMM Applying too much pressure can damage the socket If the DIMM is inserted into the DIMM socket the lever is automatically closed 7 Close the levers securely 10 11 12 Upgrading Your Server 9 37 Assemble the server Turn on the power of the server Make sure that no error message appears in the POST If POST displays an error message take a note on the message and see the POST error messages listed in Chapter 8 Run the BIOS SETUP and select Advanced Memory Configuration to verify that the installed DIMM shows the status Normal See Chapter 4 for details Select Yes for Reset Configuration Data on the Advanced menu This is required to update the hardware configuration information See Chapter 4 for details If Windows Se
211. n installing and setting up the driver that is not described in this section please refer to the document attached to the driver PROSet PROSet is a utility that confirms the function of network contained in network driver Utilizing PROSet enables the following items m Confirm detailed information of the adapter m Diagnose loop back test packet transmission test and so on m Setup of teaming Configuring several network adapters as one team provides the server a tolerant environment on any trouble and enhances throughput between the switches PROSet is necessary to utilize these features Follow the procedure below to install PROSet 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive 2 The Windows Explorer dialog starts The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu and click Windows Explorer The procedure in the case of the classic start menu Click Start menu point to Programs Accessories and click Windows Explorer 3 Run DXSETUP EXE in the following directory DVD ROM Drive Letter WINNT W2K3AMD NS4 PROSET WS3 XPX64 The Intel PROSet InstallShield Wizard dialog starts Click Next Choose I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next Choose Complete and click Next Click Install When InstallShield Wizard Completed window is displayed click Finish O 0o No oroe Restart the system D 12 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions
212. n the unused power connectors and bundle the cables with a repeat tie Cap Repeat tie 11 Assemble the server 12 Run BIOS SETUP utility and check to see that the hard disk drive is correctly recognized See Chapter 4 for details 9 22 Upgrading Your Server Removal Follow the procedure as described below to remove 3 5 inch hard disk drives IMPORTANT About data on the hard disk drive Be sure to take appropriate measures not to leak important data e g customers information or companies management information on the removed hard disk drive to any third parties Data seems to be erased when you empty Recycle Bin of Windows or execute the format command of the operating system However the actual data remains written on the hard disk drive Data not erased 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 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Remove the left side cover according to the section Front Mask described earlier in this chapter and open the front mask Follow Steps 5 and 6 of the installation procedure to remove the hard disk drive carrier Follow Step 8 of the installation procedure to
213. nect with internal hard disk drive 2 max Cannot connect with internal SCSI controller 3 N8103 126 v v hard disk drive 64 bit 138MHZ PCI X For connection with SATA disk array Disk array controller for N8103 104 onboard SAS v Tra Disk array controller fo SOTO OAlOS N8103 105 onboard SAS vV PCI EXPRESS x4 Disk array controller for 1 max N8103 91 onboard SAS v GR PCI EXPRESS x4 3 max with N8103 80 R 1 max Disk array controller for et N8103 90 external SAS 2 v Cannot onneni Withiinternal POIEXPRESS x4 3 max with N8103 80 90 99 z Disk array controller 0 ch _ N8103 99 64 bit 133MHz PCI X v timak 1 max E Disk array controller 1 ch 2 _ Cannot connect with internal NS193780 64 bit 66MHz PCI v v hard disk drive 3 max with N8103 90 81 99 100BASE TX adapter N8104 111 32 bit 33MHz PCI vV v 2 max 100BASE TX adapter N8104 86 32 bit 33MHz PCI v 7 v 2 max 7 1000BASE T adapter m _ _ 1 max per PCI bus 2 max NO104113 64 bit 133MHz PCI X v 4 per PCI bus with AFT N8104 120 2 max per 1000BASE T adapter 2 ch system N81047120 64 bit 133MHz PCI X gt v z v Cannot co exist with N8104 112 2 max 1000BASE T adapter N8104 114 PCI EXPRESS x1 v vV v Teaming with another N8104 114 is allowed 1000BASE T adapter 2ch A 7 N8104 121 PCI EXPRESS x4 v V v 2 max 1000BASE SX adapter 1 max per PCI bus 2 max per PCI bus with AFT
214. nformation 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 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Open the front mask 3 Follow Step 10 of the installation procedure to remove the hard disk drive 4 Close the front mask Upgrading Your Server 9 17 3 5 inch Hard Disk Drive SATA Model The hard disk drive bay may contain up to four hard disk drives IMPORTANT Do not use any hard disk drive that is not authorized by NEC Installing a third party s hard drive may cause a failure in the server as well as the hard disk drive Repair of any failure or damage in the server caused by such a hard disk drive will be charged Hard disk drive bay Hard disk drive Fourth C Q 5 C Hard disk drive Third D Hard disk drive Second 5 Har
215. nsole The LAN connection is not for System Diagnostics Procedures to start the diagnostics program are as follows Shutdown the OS and power off the server Then unplug the power cord 2 Disconnect all the LAN cables from the server 3 Plug the power cord and power on the server 4 Use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM to start the system The step which the step which local console of the server is used for and remote console are used for is different Refer to NEC EXPRESSBUILDER of Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities to start the system properly The following menu is displayed on the screen when starting the system from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Local console Remote console 5 Select Tools Maintenance 7 9 6 Select System Diagnostics The system diagnostics starts and will be completed in approximately three minutes When the diagnostics is completed the screen of the display changes as shown below Diagnostics tool title Test window title TeDoLi TEst amp Diagnosis On Linux Ver001 00 020901 1 1m Test End 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 16 count NormalEnd CACHE Cache 49 count NormalEnd lt SCSI gt HDD_02 000 DK32DJ 36W 89 count NormalEnd Enter Detail Information ESC Return to Enduser Menu Guide line Test summary window Diagnostics too
216. nstall the applications for Windows from Master Control Menu and install the utilities for DOS from Tools menu See Chapter 6 To read the online documents You can refer to the online documents from Master Control Menu See Chapter 6 These functions are available under the Windows system NOTE Some features among those listed above can be used from the remote computer via cross cable COM or LAN See Chapter 6 for details NEC ESMPRO The NEC ESMPRO is server management software that runs on the OS The NEC ESMPRO includes the NEC ESMPRO Manager for the server monitoring terminal and the NEC ESMPRO Agent for the NEC Express server NOTE For details of major functions of the NEC ESMPRO system configuration and setups with the NEC ESMPRO see Chapter 6 Available functions of the NEC ESMPRO depend on the OS you install Ask your service representative for details General Description 2 15 Off line Maintenance Utility The Off line Maintenance Utility is used for maintenance and fault analysis of the server This utility is usually used by the service representative See Chapter 8 for details System Diagnostic Utility The system diagnostic utility contained in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER is useful to detect hardware failures See Chapter 7 for details Remote Management The server may be monitored and managed via LAN WAN by installing the optional Remote Management N8115 03 and NEC DianaScope utility To use
217. nstallation Connecting Hard Disk Drive Do not connect the other hard disk drives except the drive that you want to create as the Windows system drive 5 6 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Creating Partition Size The size for the partition that the system is to be installed can be calculated from the following formula Size necessary to install the system Paging File Size Dump File Size Application Size Size necessary to install the system 3500MB Windows Server 2003R2 3500MB Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack1 4400MB Windows Server 2003 Service Pack1 CD ROM Paging File Size Recommended Mounted Memory Size 1 5 Dump file Size Mounted Memory Size 12MB Application Size Required Size IMPORTANT m The above mentioned paging file size is recommended for collecting debug information memory dump The paging file with initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is required Correct debug information might not be able to be collected due to virtual memory shortage when the paging file is insufficient so set an enough size of the paging file with the entire system m The maximum paging file size which can be set on one partition is 4095MB If the above paging file size exceeds 4095MB specify 4095MB for the paging file size m The maximum dump file size for the system with more than 2GB memory mounted is 2048MB 12MB m If you install any application
218. ntenance utilities and executable commands In this menu you can create the maintenance partition install the various utilities and update the utilities The maintenance utilities installed in the maintenance partition are system diagnostics and Off line Maintenance Utility IMPORTANT Do not reset or turn off the server while the running this menu If the processing is discontinued the system becomes unable to start m The existence of the maintenance partition may be identified from the operating system In order to retain the Configuration Data do not delete the partition NOTES m The maintenance partition once created will not be recreated again m When the maintenance partition does not exist some menu items do not appear Create Maintenance Partition NEC EXPRESSBUILDER creates about 55MB of the maintenance partition on the system disk or disk array system as work area The various utilities are installed when the maintenance partition is created successfully or when the maintenance partition is already created Install Maintenance Partition Utilities Various utilities are installed in the maintenance partition from the CD ROM Update Maintenance Partition Utilities Various utilities are copied in the Maintenance Partition from the update disk This menu is only used when the update disk is supplied from your service representative or attached with your system FDISK Execute FDIS
219. o remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM and install the Windows CD ROM input a product ID number and acknowledge the license agreement IMPORTANT m The Express Setup is intended for the initial setup of the server system and therefore the Express Setup clears the contents of the hard disk drive m Once Express setup is started do not remove Configuration Diskette from the floppy disk drive without any directions m Express Setup does not support the installation of Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Tools Tools is also intended for initial setup of the server It provides more installation options than Express Setup and permits the user to quickly create utility support disks run the Off line Maintenance Utility and system diagnostic utility set up a maintenance partition and update the various BIOS programs Tools Menu RAID Board None Save Restore RAID Configuration Data na Management Board Off line Maintenance Utility System Diagnostics Create Support Disk Setup Maintenance Partition BIOS FW etc Update System Management Help Return to the Top Menu System Configuration None m Save Restore RAID Configuration Data The item allows the configuration information on the disk array system to be saved or restored from the floppy disk Save Disk Array Configuration Data The configuration information on the disk mirroring controller is saved into the floppy disk If you s
220. o ensure normal operation of the server however make sure to follow the following restrictions m Do not make any keyboard entry or use the mouse before the memory count appears on the screen following the server power on m Do not make any keyboard entry or use the mouse before the start up message of the Configuration Utility appears on the screen following the server reboot IMPORTANT Take a note on the on screen message before contacting your service representative The alarm indication would be a great help for maintenance 8 8 Troubleshooting POST Error Messages When POST detects an error it displays an error message on the display unit screen The following table lists error codes error messages and actions to take IMPORTANT Take a note on the messages displayed before consulting with your service representative Alarm messages are useful information for maintenance Error Error message Recommended Action code 0200 Failure Fixed Disk Contact your service representative 0210 Stuck Key Disconnect the keyboard and connect it again 0211 Keyboard error Disconnect the keyboard and connect it again If the error cannot be corrected contact your service representative 0213 Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Release the lock of the key switch If the error cannot be corrected in spite of the release of the lock contact your service representative
221. o not secure the power cord with staples or equivalents Do not use any damaged power cord Replace a damaged power cord with a new one of the same specifications Ask your service representative for replacement Notes on Using Your Server 1 5 Installation Relocation Storage and Connection A WARNING Z Disconnect the power cord s before installing or removing the server Make sure to power off the server and disconnect the power cord s from a power outlet before installing removing the server All voltage is removed only when the power cords are unplugged A CAUTION gt gt Never attempt to lift the server only by yourself Your server weighs max 20 kg depending on its hardware configuration Carrying the server only by yourself may strain your back Hold the server firmly by its bottom with at least two or more people Do not hold the front mask to lift the server The front mask may be disengaged from the server causing personal injury Do not install the server in any place other than specified Do not install the server in the following places or any place other than specified in this manual Failure to follow this instruction may cause a fire m a dusty place m a humid place such as near a boiler m a place exposed to direct sunlight m an unstable place Do not connect any interface cable with the power cord of the server plugged to a power source Make sure to po
222. oards by using a driver floppy disk OEM FD for Mass storage device except ones listed below see Installing with the OEM FD for Mass storage device and Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver of Configuration Diskette Creator in Chapter 6 lt SAS Hard Disk Model gt m Controllers supporting installation of OS with Express Setup N8103 91 Disk Array Controller Internal SAS HDD N8103 99 Disk Array Controller Och LSI Logic Embedded MegaRAID embedded on the mother board m Other controllers N8103 80F Disk Array Controller SCSI 1ch N8103 75 SCSI Controller N8103 95 SCSI Controller lt SATA Hard Disk Model gt m Controllers supporting installation of OS with Express Setup N8103 101 Disk Array Controller SATA2 LSI Logic Embedded MegaRAID embedded on the mother board m Other controllers N8103 80F Disk Array Controller SCSI 1ch N8103 75 SCSI Controller N8103 95 SCSI Controller Option D 2 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Installing Service Pack You can install the Service Pack on the server When the Service Pack is not attached to your system prepare it by yourself Updating System If you modified the Windows system execute Update Express5800 system in Master Control Menu Re installing to the Hard Disk which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk If you want to leave the existing partition when installing the system on th
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224. of the connectors for the devices A CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Do not use any damaged cable connector Do not use any unauthorized interface cable Do not use the server with any loose interface connection a a a m Do not step on the interface cable or place any heavy object on it IMPORTANT m Power off the server and a peripheral device before connection Connecting a powered peripheral device to the powered server will cause malfunctions and failures m To connect a third party peripheral device or interface cable to the server consult with your service representative for availability of such a device or cable Some third party devices may not be used for the server m To connect the provided keyboard and mouse plug their connectors to the server with the A mark on the connectors facing right Do not connect the serial ports with the telephone line directly Do not connect any devices to the connectors not instructed in this subsection Doing so could damage the device your server or both Setting Up Your Server 3 7 FRONT REAR Mouse Keyboard es ane SSR eee iecanessoms eee Sete SS Device with the serial interface e g modem Device with the USB interface e g terminal
225. on Your Setting System Indicates the total capacity of the base Memory memory View only Extended Indicates the total capacity of the memory Memory available for OS View only DIMM Group Normal Indicates the current memory status View 1 Status Disabled only DIMM Group Not installed Normal indicates that the memory devices 2 Status operate normally DIMM Group Disabled indicates that one or more memory 3 Status devices are defected Not Installed indicates that no memory devices are installed On screen group numbers and DIMM slockets on mother board are associated as follows Group 1 DIMM A 1 B 1 Group 2 DIMM A 2 B 2 Group 3 DIMM A 3 B 3 Each group is composed of two DIMMs of interleave type Memory No If you select Yes BIOS will clear historical Retest Yes memory status and retest all the DIMMs on the next boot This parameter is automatically reset to No at the next boot Extended 1MB Specify whether to execute a memory test for RAM Step 1KB extended memory or not If the test is Every location executed specify the block size Disabled Sparing Disabled Specify whether to enable or disable online Enabled spare memory feature Factory set Configuring Your Server 4 15 PCI Configuration The following screen appears if you select PCI Configuration on the Advanced menu If you select a menu item preceded by symbol and press Enter the appropriate submenu ap
226. on the server Run LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility Select Rebuild from the TOP menu The Rebuild PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU screen appears Rebuild PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU E ONLIN A00 00 M FAIL A00 01 4 Move the cursor onto the hard disk drive displaying FAIL and then press Space to select it Multiple hard disk drives can be selected simultaneous rebuilding 5 The FAIL indication for the hard disk drive selected starts blinking When hard disk drive has been selected press F10 to start rebuilding When confirmation screen for execution appears Select Yes The rebuild process starts When the progress bar in the Rebuild Physical Drives in Progress screen indicates 100 rebuilding is completed 8 Press Esc to return to the TOP menu and exit LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility 4 40 Configuring Your Server Setting Hot Spare Install a hard disk drive S Run LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility y Set for hot spare y Exit LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility Install a hard disk drive to be used as hot spare and then turn on the server Run LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility Select Objects Physical Drive from the TOP menu The Objects PHYSICAL DRIVE SELECTION MENU screen appears Objects PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU PORT E ONLIN A00 00 E ONLIN A00 01 E READY Move the cursor onto the hard disk drive to
227. only when Supervisor password is already set m Set the passwords only after OS is installed m If you forget the passwords contact your service representative See the table below for the items Configuring Your Server 4 21 Password alphanumerics password entry screen This password enables all the SETUP menus to be accessed This setting can be done only on login with the password input of Supervisor at start of SETUP Option Parameter Description Your Setting Supervisor Clear Indicates the password setting status Password Is Set User Password Is Clear Indicates the password setting status Set Set Supervisor Up to eight Press Enter to display the supervisor Set User Password Up to eight alphanumerics Press Enter to display the user password input screen For this password accessing to the SETUP menu is restricted Password on boot Disabled Enabled Specify whether the passwords are entered or not on booting At first the supervisor password must be set If the supervisor password is set and this option is disabled BIOS determines that a user is booting Fixed disk boot sector Normal Write Protect Specify whether to permit writing into boot sector of the hard disk drive or not Power Switch Inhibit Disabled Enabled Specify whether to enable or disable the power switch feature You can set this item on Set Supervisor Pass
228. ontroller After making sure that the disk array controller is connected correctly then power on the server If the disk array controller is not recognized correctly despite correct connection the disk array controller may be failed Contact your service representative Rebuild fails Q Is the capacity of the hard disk drive to be rebuilt sufficient The hard disk drive to be rebuilt should have the same capacity of the failed had disk drive LJ Is RAIDO configured RAIDO has no data redundancy therefore Rebuild is disabled in the RAIDO configuration Replace the failed hard disk drive create the configuration data again and initialize the hard disk drives Then recover the data by using backup data Auto rebuild fails Q Was a sufficient time taken for hot swap of hard disk drives To allow the auto rebuild to operate correctly it should take 90 seconds or longer for the interval between the removal of the failed hard disk drive and the installation of a new hard disk drive Q Is configuration correct Check the setting of auto rebuild by using the LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility lt Menus to check Top menu Objects Adapter Auto Rebuild gt A hard disk drive fails Contact your service representative 8 26 Troubleshooting Problems with Master Control Menu The master control menu fails to appear Q Is your system Windows NT 4 0 or later or Windows 95 or later Th
229. oot time Disabled Specify whether the power on self test Diagnostic Screen Enabled POST running screen is displayed or not on booting If disabled the BIOS will display the NEC logo during POST Press Esc to switch to the POST running screen Reset No Select Yes if you want to clear the system Configuration Data Yes configuration data stored in POST This parameter is automatically reset to No at the next boot NumLock On Specify whether to enable or disable the Off Numlock feature at system start up Memory Processor Boot Specify whether to stop POST execution if a Error Halt memory or processor error was detected during POST Factory set 4 14 Configuring Your Server Memory Configuration The following screen appears if you select Memory Configuration on the Advanced menu Phoenix cME FirstBIOS Pro Setup Utility Memory Configuration Item Specific Help Determines which type of tests will be performed on extended memory above 1M 601 KB 1047040 KB System Memory Extended Memory Normal Normal Normal DIMM Group 1 Status DIMM Group 2 Status DIMM Group 3 Status Memory Retest No Disabled Extended RAM Step Sparing Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit F1 Help Select Item Ese Exit gt Select Menu See the table below for the items Option Parameter Descripti
230. oppy disk must be formatted Formatting is to initialize the floppy disk and make it available for the system environment operating system IMPORTANT m Formatting a used floppy disk clears all the data contained in it if any m Formatting a floppy disk from the DOS command line is not available with the server Use a formatted floppy disk to work with it on the DOS command line The format method depends on your operating system Refer to the manual that comes with your operating system for details m Data backup Data backup is to copy data stored in a media into another media e g floppy disk digital audio tape or magnet optical disk IMPORTANT Make sure to make a back up copy of every floppy disk if provided The floppy disk is a very delicate storage media Dust or thermal changes as well as operator s misconduct or sever failures may cause loss of data To avoid loss of data NEC recommends that you should make a back up copy of your valuable data on a regular basis B 4 Other Precautions DVD CD ROM Keep the following notes in mind to use the DVD CD ROM for the server Press the center of the storage case to remove the DVD CD ROM from the case Do not drop the DVD CD ROM Do not place anything on the DVD CD ROM or bend the DVD CD ROM Do not attach any label onto the DVD CD ROM Do not touch the signal side nothing is printed on this side with your hand Place the DVD CD ROM with its
231. or boot volume Confirm the proper drive letter is assigned and then continue the setup 3 Continue the clean installation again following the procedure described earlier in this chapter The drive letter of the re installed system may differ from the one of the previous system If you need to modify the drive letter modify it according to the Procedure for Modifying the Drive Letter E 10 Installing Windows Server 2003 Procedure for Modifying the Drive Letter Be careful that the drive letter of the system or boot volume cannot modify with the following procedure 1 Click Start menu right click My Computer and specify Manage to start Computer Management N Specify the Disk Management in the left side of the window Right click the volume you want to modify the drive letter and specify the Change Drive Letter and Path Click Yes Choose the Assign a drive letter and specify the drive letter you want to assign Click OK NONA 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 8 Close the Computer Management Installing Windows Server 2003 E 11 Re installing the Operation System if Multiple Logical Drives Exist Before Re installing the Operation System Be sure to make backup copies before re installing the operation system just in case Re installing
232. or you operate a display unit with your face close to the screen Bad working posture may cause eye strain or poor eyesight Adjustment of Display Unit Angles Most display units are designed for adjustment of the horizontal and vertical angles This adjustment is important to prevent the screen from reflecting bright lights and to make the display contents easy to see You will not be able to keep good working posture and you will feel more tired than you should if you operate a display unit without adjusting horizontal and vertical angles Adjustment of Screen Brightness and Contrast The display unit has brightness and contrast adjustment functions The most suitable brightness and contrast depend on the individual and the working environment well lighted room or insufficient light Adjust brightness and contrast so that the screen will be easy to see An extremely bright or dark screen will give a bad effect to your eyes Adjustment of Keyboard Angle The keyboard provided with the server is designed for adjustment of an angle Adjust the keyboard angle at which the keyboard is easy to operate The adjustment assists in reducing strain on your shoulders arms and fingers Cleaning of Equipment Clean equipment regularly It is difficult to see the display contents on a dusty screen Keeping equipment clean is also important for your sight Fatigue and Rest If you feel tired you should stop working and do light exercises
233. oup creation New group Create New user Create I Apply OEM FD for mass storage device lt Back Finish Cancel Help 6 When the Save Setup Information dialog box is displayed confirm that the Configuration Diskette check box is checked and input file name for the Setup File in File Name 7 Insert the floppy disk formatted by 1 44MB into the floppy disk drive and click on OK 6 18 Installing and Using Utilities NEC ESMPRO The NEC ESMPRO lets a system administrator manage remote servers across a network NEC ESMPRO monitors server hardware and software configurations failures and performance With log data collected by NEC ESMPRO a system administrator can track long term and short term performance monitor server usage create graphs to record trends and check server failure rates The administrator can use the information collected to create more efficient data routing procedures and optimize server usage Functions and Features The NEC ESMPRO offers many functions and features for managing remote servers across a network These features help the system administrator perform daily system operation system extension and transfer tasks Some features of NEC ESMPRO Manager include m Hardware and software server configuration Hardware resources mounted in servers such as the CPU memory disks disk arrays and LAN boards Software resources such as operating system information and dr
234. p Defaults To load the custom defaults Select Exit Load Custom Defaults To save the custom defaults Select Exit Save Custom Defaults Configuring Your Server 4 9 Menu and Parameter Descriptions The SETUP utility has the following six major menus m Main Advanced Security m Server m Boot m Exit To set minute functions select a submenu from the above menus The following describes available functions and parameters as well as the factory set for each menu Main If BIOS SETUP is started the Main menu appears first If you select a menu item preceded by symbol and press Enter the appropriate submenu appears Advanced Security Server Item Specific Help System Date 05 23 2005 lt Tab gt lt Shift Tab gt or Hard Disk Pre Delay Disabled lt Enter gt selects field gt Primary IDE Master C80000MB SATA1 gt Primary IDE Slave None gt Secondary IDE Master CcD ROMI gt Secondary IDE Slave Crone gt Processor Settings Language CEnglish Us 4 10 Configuring Your Server The items which can be set on the Main menu screen and their functions are described below Parameter Description Your Setting HH MM SS Set the system time MM DDIYYYY Set the system date Hard Disk Pre Delay Disabled Allows slower spin up drives to 3 seconds come ready 6 seconds 9 seconds 12 seconds 15 seconds 21 seconds 30 seconds Primary IDE Master Primary IDE S
235. pears Phoenix cME FirstBI0S Pro Setup Utility gt Onboard Video Controller Additional setup gt Onboard LAN menus to configure onboard Video PCI Slot 1 Option Enabled controller PCI Slot 2 Option Enabled PCI Slot 3 Option Enabled PCI Slot 4 Option Enabled PCI Slot 5 Option Enabled F1 Help t select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit lt gt Select Menu Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit See the table below for the items Option Parameter Description Your Setting PCI Slot 1 5 Enabled Displays the submenu to specify whether to Option ROM Disabled enable or disable the BIOS on the device board connected to PCI slot Set this item to Enabled when e installing graphics accelerator board e the disk array controller or SCSI controller is connected with the hard disk drive which contains an OS Set this item to Disabled when e the LAN controller which contains ROM BIOS is used but the board does not provide network booting Disabling Option ROM Scan saves memory consumption and time for startup Factory set 4 16 Configuring Your Server Onboard Video Controller Option Parameter Description Your Setting VGA Controller Enabled Specify whether the onboard video Disabled controller is enabled or disabled Onboard VGA Auto Specify whether to execute option ROM Option ROM Scan Force scan of onboard video controll
236. power After a while check the operation environment including the ambient temperature Then connect the power cord and turn on the power It may be necessary to leave the power off status in the period until the processor is cooled sufficiently about five minutes in normal Chapter 9 Upgrading Your Server This chapter describes internal optional devices available for the server procedures for install or removing such optional devices and notes on using them IMPORTANT Optional devices described in this chapter may be installed or removed by any user However NEC does not assume any liability for damage to optional devices or the server or malfunctions of the server resulted from installation by the user NEC recommends you ask your service representative for installing or removing any optional devices m Use the options and cables approved by NEC You will be charged by any repair of a malfunction fault or defect occurring in a server in which one or more component not approved by NEC are used m Always update the system if the hardware configuration is changed See Chapter 5 for details 9 2 Upgrading Your Server SAFETY NOTES Observe the following notes to install or remove optional devices safely and properly A WARNING AA AS GO Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury See page
237. program or the like add necessary space to the partition to install these programs For example if the mounted memory size is 512MB the partition size will be calculated by the above formula as follows 3500MB 512MB 1 5 512MB 12MB Application Size 4792MB Application Size Dividing into the partition of the recommended size into multiple disks as written below will solve problem that it cannot be reserved in one disk 1 Set the Size required for installation Paging file size 2 See Chapter 5 and set that debugging information equivalent to the dump file size is to be written to a separate disk If the disk does not have enough free space to enable the dump file size to be written then after installing the system using the Size required for installation Paging file size install an additional new disk Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 7 Re installing to the hard disk drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk You cannot re install Windows Server 2003 with the current partition of the hard disk drive upgraded to Dynamic Disk kept remained If you want to keep the current partition remained see Appendix E to re install the system Disk Configuration Concerning the area displayed as EISA In disk area an area displayed as EISA may exist This area is maintenance partition for saving configuration information and utilities Do not delete the area Application of Service
238. put the PCI board on a desk directly See Static Precautions in this chapter for details of the static electricity m The long sized board full length board can be installed only to the PCI slot 2 Care must be taken to avoid damage to the components on the mother board when installing the long sized board PCI board slot 1 PCI board slot 2 PCI board slot 3 PCI board slot 4 PCI board slot 5 CHE EBBEBBREB T moeg Mother board 9 24 Upgrading Your Server Slots to install the PCI board SAS Model Slot Slot Slot Slot Slot Product name Bus A Bus B Bus C Bus D Bus E PCle 1 PCI X 2 PCle 3 PCle 4 PCI 5 fgg 4 64 bit 32 bit N code PCI slot capability x4 lane 400MHz x8 lane x1 lane 32MHz Note Slot size Full height 4 x4 x8 x4 PCI board type socket 33V socket socket V Available board size Short Long short N8103 95 SOSI controller v T E 64 bit 66MHz PCI hard disk drive 2 max SCSI controller ae N8103 75 64 bit 133MHz PCI X vV v Cannot con
239. r 1 11 USER SUPPORT Before Asking for Repair do the following when the server appears to fail 1 Check if the power cord and the cables to other devices are properly connected 2 See Chapter 8 to find if your problem fits the description If it does take the recommended measure for it 3 Check if the software required for operation of the server is properly installed If the server still appears to fail after you have taken the above actions consult with your service representative immediately Take notes on lamp indications of the server and alarm indications on the display unit before consultation which may provide a significant help to your service representative 1 12 Notes on Using Your Server Advice for Health The longer you keep using the computer equipment the more you become tired which may cause disorders of your body When you use a computer observe the following to keep yourself from getting tired Good Working Posture You have good posture if the following are satisfied when you use a computer e You sit on a chair with your back straight e Your hands are parallel with the floor when you put them on the keyboard e You look at the screen slightly lower than your eye height You have good working posture as described in the above when no part of your body is under excess strain in other words when your muscles are most relaxed You have bad posture when you sit with your back hunched up
240. r Server 4 33 Menu Tree Setting list Selection execution parameter Setting parameter Information display gt Can be set modified after creation of logical drive Menu Description Configure Performs Configuration settings Easy Configuration Set configuration Using fixed value New Configuration Set new configuration View Add Configuration Additional setting viewing configuration Clear Configuration Clear configuration Select Boot Drive Chose Bootable Logical Drive Initialize Initialize logical drive Objects Various settings Adapter Set disk array controller Sel Adapter Clear configuration Rebuild Rate 30 Chk Const Rate 30 FGI Rate 30 BGI Rate 30 Disk WC Display default value setting not required Read Ahead On Bios State Enable Stop on Error No Fast Init Enable Auto Rebuild On Auto Resume Enable Disk Coercion 1GB Factory Default Default setting Logical Drive Logical drive operation Logical Drives Select logical drive when multiple logical drives exist Initialize Initialize logical drive Check Consistency Check logical drive redundancy View Update Parameters Display logical drive information e RAID Display RAID level e SIZE Display logical drive capacity e Stripe SIZE Display stripe size Stripes Display the nu
241. rd Edition DISC 2 or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition DISC 2 into the DVD ROM drive after the OS installation Hereinafter proceed operations according to the message When the installation has finished remove Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition DISC 2 or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition DISC 2 from the DVD ROM drive and restart the system Now the Setup using Express Setup has completed 5 14 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Installing and Setting Device Drivers Follow these steps to install and configure the device drivers PROSet PROSet is a utility that confirms the function of network contained in network driver Utilizing PROSet enables the following items m Confirm detailed information of the adapter m Diagnose loop back test packet transmission test and so on m Setup of teaming Configuring several network adapters as one team provides the server a tolerant environment on any trouble and enhances throughput between the switches PROSet is necessary to utilize these features Follow the procedure below to install PROSet 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive 2 The Windows Explorer dialog starts The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu and click Windows Explorer The procedure in the case of the classic start menu Click Start menu point to Programs Accessories and click
242. rd disk drive information Checks hard disk drive information Select Objects gt Physical Drive select hard disk drive gt Drive Properties from the TOP menu 4 44 Configuring Your Server ADD IN CARD S BIOS Refer to the documentation coming with the optional add in card for details When the server has multiple optional PCI boards installed the server first displays the start up message of the BIOS SETUP Utility of the mother board It then displays the utility start up message for optional PCI boards one by one The start up message appears for the optional PCI board in the PCI 1 slot first then PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 and finally PCI 5 The message displayed may vary depending on the optional PCI board Refer to the manual that comes with the optional PCI board for details Configuring Your Server 4 45 CONFIGURING MOTHER BOARD JUMPERS You can use the following procedure to clear the CMOS data in the server IMPORTANT m Clearing the CMOS data resumes the factory set configuration data Do not change any other switch settings Any change may cause the server to fail or malfunction m Clearing CMOS sets SATA RAID Enabled in the Advanced Peripheral Configuration menu to Disabled If the SATA hard disk drives are installed in your server and the onboard SATA RAID feature is used change the parameter of the SATA RAID Enabled from Disabled to Enabled before exiting BIOS Setup Leav
243. rectly when copying the files from CD ROM or checking CD ROM Press R When the message appears again even if you press R restart the Express Setup from the beginning In case the same result occurred after the restart of installation contact Maintenance Service Company and ask them to check the DVD ROM drive Express Setup terminated and asks to input setup information gt There are some errors on the specified setup information Follow the instruction to input the correct value It is not necessary to cancel the installation OK appears on the Role of Computer screen Ifyou click OK here the setup will select the default value of Express Setup for the later specification to continue the process lt The Default Value for Windows Server 2003 gt The specification of network protocol Protocol TCP IP DHCP Specified Service Select sharing Microsoft network files and printer Client Microsoft network client Component SNMP Application NEC ESMPRO Agent MegaRAID Storage Manager When disk array system Power Console Plus When disk array system Troubleshooting 8 23 OK does not appear on Role of Computer screen The OK does not appear if the Setup File that has already been created is loaded OK appears only when you first entered the Role of Computer screen Once you go to the next screen from Role of Computer the OK will not appear even if you enter Back to go back to t
244. registered in the System Log of the Event Viewer Error detected on the device Device CdRom0 during the paging operation There is no problem on this issue Fail to start the OS LJ Is the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM in the DVD ROM drive Take out the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM and restart the server L Is the OS broken Use recovery process to recover the system The OS presents unstable operation Q Did you update the system Installing a network drive after installation of the OS may cause unstable operation Use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM to update the system See Chapter 6 The system does not restart automatically when a stop error occurs though the system is adjusted to automatically restarting When the system does not restart automatically restart it manually Troubleshooting 8 19 The system restarts automatically when a stop error occurs though the system is NOT adjusted to automatically restarting There is no problem about this issue Check the System Event Log to confirm that STOP error occurred Cannot turn the power OFF at the blue screen If you want to turn off the power at the blue screen execute forced shutdown forced shutdown continue to press POWER SLEEP switch for 4 seconds The power will not be turned off if you press the switch for less than 3 seconds The PXE boot network boot fails or the server is not found on the network Q Is the cabl
245. remove the hard disk drive Reassemble the server Notes on Installing Additional Hard Disk Drives SATA2 N8150 204A 205A 206A 207A 208A 209A If you are using the additional hard disk drive SATA2 N8150 204A 205A 206A 207A 208A 209A in the server the slot ID numbers indicated in the chassis do not correspond to the disk numbers displayed in Windows 2003 Disk Management Be sure to confirm the disk numbers on the POST screen to ensure proper disk management and replacement NOTE To display the POST screen press Ese while the NEC logo is being displayed on the screen after you power on the system If the POST screen changes too fast press Pause to hold the screen Slot ID number in the chassis Disk number in Windows 2003 Disk Management Disk number on the POST screen Disk x1 Disk x2 Disk x3 Disk x4 1 Fixed Disk 0 Disk 0 Disk 0 Disk 0 Disk 0 2 Fixed Disk 1 Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 2 3 Fixed Disk 2 Disk 1 Disk 1 4 Fixed Disk 3 Disk 3 Upgrading Your Server 9 23 PCI Board The server is equipped with five slots for installing PCI boards IMPORTANT m Any PCI board is easily affected by static electricity Handle a PCI board after making your body contact with a metallic frame section of the server to discharge the static electricity on your body Do not make bare hands contact with terminals and components on the PCI board In addition do not
246. repare the hard disk drives and cables appropriate to RAID controller to be installed m Configure the Logical Settings of hard disk drive m Prepare the number of hard disk drives required for desired RAID Redundant Array of Inexpensive Independent Disks level m Making hard disk drives in the disk array configuration or changing the RAID level initializes hard disk drives If the hard disk drive to be configured in the array has your valuable data stored make sure to make a backup copy of the data in another hard disk drive before installing the disk array controller board and configuring the array m Use hard disk drives of the same capacity and revolution for each pack to configure them in the array m The disk array configuration improves disk reliability but provides a smaller disk capacity than the total capacity of hard disk drives in the disk array configuration m When the disk array controller board is replaced restore the disk array configuration information in the disk array controller board Use the configuration utility for the restoration Chapter 6 for details m To indicate the access status of each hard disk drive connected to the RAID controller with the DISK ACCESS lamp on the front panel of the server use the LED cable that comes with your server With N8103 101 105 disk array controller connect the LED cable to the LED connector on mother board and that on the RAID controller With N8103 91 disk array
247. reparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 9 19 Upgrading Your Server 3 Remove the left side cover according to the section Front Mask described earlier in this chapter and open the front mask 4 Disconnect the interface cable and power cord from the hard disk drive if connected 5 Remove two screws on the front panel securing the hard disk drive carrier 6 Hold the lever and pull out the hard disk drive carrier 9 20 Upgrading Your Server 7 Place the removed hard disk drive on a flat and rigid place and put the hard disk drive carrier over it 8 Align the screw holes of the hard disk drive with those of the hard disk drive bay and secure the hard disk drive with four screws two each for right and left sides IMPORTANT Use the screws provided with the hard disk drive Using screws longer than the required length may cause the hard disk drive to be damaged 9 Hold the lever of the hard disk drive carrier and insert it into the slot then secure it with two screws Upgrading Your Server 9 21 10 Provide the cable connections See Chapter 10 for cable connections NOTE If caps are put on the SCSI interface and or power cables remove them Keep the removed caps for future use Put the mating caps o
248. rol device such as a UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply make sure that the power control device is powered Do not turn off the server until characters appear on the screen General Description 2 17 POST POST Power On Self Test is the self diagnostic program stored in the system memory When you power on the server the system automatically runs POST to check the mother board ECC memory module CPU module keyboard and mouse POST also displays messages of the BIOS Setup utility such as the start up message while in progress NEC With the factory setup of the server the NEC logo appears on the display unit while POST is in progress To display the POST check results press Esc You don t always need to check the POST check results Check messages that POST displays when m you use the NEC Express server for the first time m the server appears to fail m the server beeps for many times between power on and OS start up m an error message appears on the display unit 2 18 General Description POST Execution Flow The following describes the progress of POST in the chronological order IMPORTANT Do not power off the server while POST is in progress Do not make key entries or perform mouse operations while POST is in progress m Some system configurations may display the message Press Any Key to prompt a key entry This message is driven by BIOS of an installed optional board Mak
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250. rver 2003 is in use set the paging file size to the recommended value or a greater value See Chapter 5 for details 9 38 Upgrading Your Server Removal Remove the DIMM depending on the following procedure NOTES m To remove the defected DIMM check the error message appearing in POST or NEC ESMPRO to identify the DIMM socket group in which the defected DIMM is installed m The server needs at least two DIMMs installed to operate 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Open the levers at the both ends of the socket for the DIMM to be removed The lock is released to allow the DIMM to be removed aN t 3 Remove the DIMM Assemble the server 5 Turn on the power of the server Make sure that no error message appears in the POST If POST displays an error message take a note on the message and see the POST error messages listed in Chapter 8 6 Run the BIOS SETUP and select Advanced gt Memory Configuration gt Memory Retest Enabled to clear the error information of the removed DIMM See Chapter 4 for details 7 Select Yes for Reset Configuration Data on the Advanced menu This is required to update the hardware configuration information See Chapter 4 for details 8 If Windows Server 2003 is in use set the paging file size to the recommended value or a greater value See Chapter 5 for details Upgrading Your Ser
251. s NEC EXPRESSBUILDER NEC EXPRESSBUILDER is an automated software integration tool to help simplify the process of installing and configuring your server Shipped with all NEC servers the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM provides a flexible guided installation process for system administrators to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or other operating systems contact your service representative for the server certified operating systems NOTE Before using NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for initial setup complete the hardware configuration NEC EXPRESSBUILDER includes two distinct programs One can be booted under DOS for initial setup and one is for use under Windows operating system m DOS based with local console Used to set up the server at the first time This program is also used to diagnose the server and to install uninstall the management utilities on the maintenance partition of the system drive NEC EXPRESSBUILDER tu NOTE A mouse can t be used when NEC EXPRESSBUILDER is operated with the remote KVM console Use a keyboard Installing and Using Utilities 6 3 m Windows based This program is called as Master Control Menu that can run under the Microsoft Windows system Windows 95 or later and Windows NT 4 0 or later You can install the several applications and read the documentation from the menu Gp EXPRESSBUILDER Master Control Menu x Online Document NEC EXPRESSBUILDER NEC Express5800 S
252. s 1 3 to 1 8 for details m Do not disassemble repair or alter the server m Do not remove the lithium battery m Disconnect the power plug before working with the server A CAUTION AS S Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Avoid installation in extreme temperature conditions Make sure to complete board installation Protect the unused connectors with the protective cap Never attempt to lift the server only by yourself Upgrading Your Server 9 3 STATIC PRECAUTIONS An electrostatic discharge ESD can damage disk drives option boards and other components Electronic device can be easily damaged by static electricity To prevent damage observe the following information Wear a wrist strap an arm belt or anti static glove Wear a wrist strap on your wrist If no wrist strap is available touch an unpainted metal part of the cabinet before touching a component to discharge static electricity from your body Touch a metal part regularly when working with components to discharge static electricity Select a suitable work space Work with the server on the anti static or concrete floor When you work with the server on a carpet where static electricity is likely to be generated make sure take anti static measures beforehand Use a work tab
253. s Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER from Create Support Disk menu Se see a Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D 5 Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive according to the instruction on the screen Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER will be created Write protect and attach a label then keep it safely Create from Master Control Menu Master Control Menu runs on the following operating systems Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Windows XP x64 Edition Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Me 98 95 Windows NT 4 0 You can create Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER from Master Control Menu if you have the computer on which the above operating systems operate Follow the steps below Prepare one 3 5 inch floppy disk Run the operating system Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive of the server Master Control Menu will appear Click on Setup with left mouse button and click Make OEM DISK and then for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition NOTE You can do the same operation with the menu appeared by the Right click Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive according to the message Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER will be created Write protect and attach a label then keep it safely
254. s 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 eee Browse a Cancel IMPORTANT m In this case the Windows Setup screen may not be displayed Be sure to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition DISC 2 according to the following procedures 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 note that the Windows Setup screen is not displayed 11 Insert Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition DISC 2 CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive Confirm the parameters and click OK D 8 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions 12 When the installation has completed remove Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition DISC 2 CD ROM from the DVD ROM drive and restart the system After installation is completed be sure to execute the tasks described in Driver Installation and Advanced Settings and Updating the System of this manual Reinstallation to Multiple Logical Drives This subsection describes the procedure for reinstalling the operation system if the multiple logical drives exist
255. s normal After the System Diagnostics is executed a system check program assigned to each model starts See Chapter 7 for details Create Support Disk NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM contains a number of device drivers and utilities that you can put on floppy disks and load onto your system Using this menu creates a support disk by copying from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM If your system has the Windows operating system you may find it more convenient to use NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for Windows based to make support disks Write the displayed title on the floppy disk label which is useful for management in the future Customers are to provide a floppy disk to create a support disk Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILER Creates a support disk for installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Creates a support disk for installing Windows Server 2003 No need to create this disk when installing the operating system with the Express Setup ROM DOS Startup FD Creates a support disk for starting the ROM DOS system Installing and Using Utilities 6 7 Off line Maintenance Utility Bootable FD Creates a support disk for activating the Off line Maintenance Utility m Setup Maintenance Partition Maintenance partition is a specific partition for the server and created on your system disk About 55MB of the maintenance partition includes the various mai
256. s to use the auto rebuild feature Do not power off the server If the server is powered off before rebuilding hard disk drives the auto rebuild feature will not start m When you removed a hard disk drive wait at least 90 seconds before installing the hard disk drive back again Do not replace another hard disk drive while rebuilding is in progress Troubleshooting 8 7 ERROR MESSAGES If an error occurs in the server an error message appears on the display unit connected to the server Error Messages after Power on Powering on the server automatically starts the self diagnostic program POST Power On Self Test When the POST detects any error it displays an error message and its measure on the display unit Follow the table below to troubleshoot such errors However even when there is no hardware failure use of the keyboard or mouse at the following timing causes the POST to assume a keyboard controller error and stop processing m Immediately after the server is powered Immediately after the system is rebooted in response to a keyboard instruction simultaneous key entry of Ctrl Alt Delete Immediately after the system is rebooted in response to an OS instruction m During hardware initialization following restart of the POST When the POST detects a hardware failure due to the above reason restart the server once again If the same error message reappears you may assume there is no hardware error T
257. se of the standard start menu Click Start menu point to Control Panel administrative tools and click Computer Management and then double click the Network Adapter Name in the Network Adapter list The procedure in the case of the classic start menu 1 Click Start menu point to Settings and click Control Panel 2 Click administrative tools 3 Click Computer Management and double click the Network Adapter Name in the Network Adapter list Select Teaming tab and then check on Team with other adapters and click New Team The New Team Wizard dialog box appears Click Next Specify a name for the team if it necessary Select the adapters to include in team Select Adapter Fault Tolerance or Adaptive Load Balancing and click Next Click Finish The setup will go back to Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box so click OK Restart the system 5 16 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Network Driver Specify the details of network driver One standard network driver that is mounted will be installed automatically but the link speed and Duplex mode need to be specified manually IP addresses is not be able to set when the Internet Protocol TCP IP check box OFF This phenomenon will occur with the certain condition Check ON the Internet Protocol TCP IP check box and IP address will be able to set When PROSet is not installed 1 The
258. semble the server Turn on the power of the server Make sure that no error message appears in the POST If an error message appears write down the message and contact your service representative for the maintenance Start the BIOS Setup Utility to set the Reset Configuration Data in the Advanced menu to Yes This is required to update the hardware configuration information See Chapter 4 for details 9 32 Upgrading Your Server Setting after installation Depending on the type of the installed board some settings of the server must be modified by using the proper utility such as the BIOS Setup Utility or the setup utility installed in the board after the installation Provide the settings correctly according to the information described in the manual provided with the board The server scans the PCI bus numbers in the ascending order after the power on If the BIOS utility is stored in the optional ROM mounted on the board the PCI bus start messages banners appear in the ascending order of the PCI bus numbers Removal Remove the board from the PCI board slot in the following procedure 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare Remove the left side cover Remove the board Assemble the server A a a E Turn on the power of the server Make sure that no error message appears in the POST If an error message appears write down the message and contact your serv
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260. signated place for your convenience You will need them to install an optional device or troubleshoot your server as well as to set it up m Make a backup copy of each provided floppy disk if any Store the original disk as the master disk in a designated place and use its copy m Improper use of any provided CD ROM may alter your system environment If you find anything unclear immediately ask your service representative for help CONTENTS Preface inner een ecg REA A agai so EE AN NEER E E EA E E REE i About This User s Guide g cccs cscssgstycesteossisstpecyesccueeick EE E EEE E ES EE EERE ii TETEE mt KO EN A A EES EEE E EN EES E EENE nee haat RU ate E E iii Chapter 1 Notes on Using Your Servel ccccssseeeesseseeeeeseeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseenseeeseenees 1 1 Warne BEI oS CE E E A A E EE A E 1 2 Safety Notes i etin ni E EE ERE A E E A E R RRR thes 1 3 General isen ien yan TORE E is a eee ed es 1 3 Power Supply and Power Cord Use 0 cccccccesscssseessceeeesecesecaeecseecneeeneeeeesseeeeeeseenseenseenseenaeenaes 1 4 Installation Relocation Storage and Comnection cccccccsseesseesceesceeeceseceeeeseesseeeeeeenseenaes 1 5 Cleaning and Working with Internal Devices cccceccesceesecesecceeseeeneeeseeeeceeeceeenseeeseenseenaeenaes 1 6 During Operations snis a cecsss eek cel cg Hebe eve E a eee dan Cesc van A E ee ee eevee E test 1 7 For Proper Operation i cc cece ccc scdesseecccasceedsdbecce n cca ied sc cescbvas
261. sors 1 Maximum 2 Chipset Intel Blackford VS ESB2E ServerEngines Pilot Memory Standard 1GB 512 MB x 2 Maximum 24 GB 4 GB x 6 Expansion unit 2 DIMMs 512MBx2 1GBx2 2GBx2 4GBx2 Expansion times 2 times Memory module DDR2 533 667 SDRAM DIMM Fully Buffered Type Dual channel memory configuration supported Error check ECC Chipkill Sparing Graphics VRAM Matrox G200 2MB Auxiliary Floppy disk drive None input device standard Hard disk drive standard None Hard disk drive SATA2 250GB x 4 maximum Hard disk drive hot plug Optional Hot Plug SATA2 HDD x 4 with N8154 09F DVD ROM standard DVD ROM x 1 load on tray x6 speed or faster 5 25 inch file bay 3 slots A DVD ROM drive is factory installed 3 5 inch disk bay 1 inch height x4 SATA2 fixed Can be changed to SATA2 HotPlug Additional PCI slot 5 slots PCI Express x8 x1 PCI Express x4 x1 PCI Express x1 x1 64 bit 1 OOMHz PCI X x1 32 bit 33MHz PCI x1 Disk array Standard On board SATA SW RAID 0 1 Option Disk array controller Internal IDE single unit Ultra ATA100 x1ch interface SATA single unit SATA2 x6ch SATA disk Array Supports N8103 101 max 1 SCSI single unit Option for tape unit with N8103 75 95 SCSI external Disk Option Supports N8103 80 81 up to 2 SAS DAC SW HW may be Array installed together SAS single unit SAS internal disk array SAS external disk array Supports N8103 90
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263. stall Windows Server 2003 you do not need to create it again You can create Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER with the following two procedures a SP oa Create from the menu which appears when running NEC Express5800 Server with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER If you have only NEC Express5800 Server to create Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER use this procedure If Windows Server 2003 can be operated on NEC Express5800 Server you can use the other procedure described later Follow the steps below Prepare one 3 5 inch floppy disk Turn on your NEC Express5800 Server Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive of the server Press the RESET switch or press Ctrl Alt Delete to reboot the server You may also turn off and then on again to reboot the server The system will boot from the CD ROM and NEC EXPRESSBUILDER starts Select Create Support Disk from Tools Installing Windows Server 2003 E 5 Select Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER from Create Support Disk menu Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive according to the instruction on the screen Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER will be created Write protect and attach a label then keep it safely Create from Master Control Menu Master Control Menu runs on the following operating systems Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Windows Server 2003 Win
264. stem Serial Displays the System serial number View only Number Chassis Part Displays the chassis part number View only Number Chassis Serial Displays the chassis serial number View only Number Onboard LAN1 Displays the MAC address of onboard network MAC Address controller 1 View only Onboard LAN2 Displays the MAC address of onboard network MAC Address controller 2 View only Management LAN Displays the MAC address of management MAC Address network controller 2 View only BMC Device ID Displays the device ID of BMC Baseboard Management Controller View only BMC Device Displays the revision of BMC Baseboard Revision Management Controller device View only BMC Firmware Displays the revision of BMC Baseboard Revision Management Controller firmware View only SDR Revision Displays the revision of SDR Sensor Data Record View only PIA Revision Displays the revision of PIA Platform Information Area View only Factory set 4 26 Configuring Your Server Console Redirection The following screen appears if you select Console Redirection on the Server menu and press Enter Phoenix cME FirstBIOS Pro Setup Utility Console Redirection BIOS Redirection Port ACPI Redirection Port Baud Rate Flow Control Terminal Type Remote Console Reset HDisabledl CDisabledJ rection 19 2K CCTS RTSI CvT100 CDisabledJ
265. t Knowledge Base to check the supported products m Microsoft Knowledge Base Article ID 291988 A description of the 4GB RAM tuning feature and the Physical Address Extension switch Below is the example on how to add PAE switch to Boot ini file 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 In Control Panel double click System 3 Click the Advanced tab and then click Settings under Setup and Recovery 4 Under System Setup click Edit to open Boot ini 5 Add PAE to Operating Systems section in Boot ini file and then save it lt Example of Boot ini file gt boot loader timeout 30 default multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 2 WINDOWS operating systems multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 2 WINDOWS Windows Server 2003 fastdetect multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 2 WINDOWS Windows Server 2003 PAE fastdetect PAE C CMDCONS BOOTSECT DAT Microsoft Windows Recovery Console cmdcons This is the end of editing Boot ini file NOTE If you choose one of the items in the Default operating system drop down list box in Setup and Recovery group box you can make your system start automatically from the switch you specified Installing Windows Server 2003 E 23 SETTING FOR COLLECTING MEMORY DUMP DEBUG INFORMATION Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5 E 24 Installing Windows Server 2003 This page is intentionally left blank
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267. ter of the SATA RAID Enabled from Disabled to Enabled before exiting BIOS Setup Leaving this parameter as the factory set value Disabled may destroy the data in hard disk drive NOTE To display the SATA RAID Enabled menu select Advanced Peripheral Configuration SATA Controller Mode Option Enhanced Load Custom Defaults Select this item and press Enter to load the custom defaults stored This menu does not appear if the Custom Defaults are not saved Save Custom Defaults Select this item and press Enter to save the parameters currently being edited as custom defaults When the parameters are saved the Load Custom Defaults menu appears Discard Changes Select this item to return the values modified currently to the previous values before saving the values to CMOS Save Changes Select this item to save the newly selected information to CMOS non volatile memory without the termination of SETUP Configuring Your Server 4 31 SETUP UTILITY This section describes the RAID configuration tool LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility This utility resides on the LSI Logic Software RAID therefore its operation is independent from the operating system NOTE The LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility cannot be operated through the remote console feature of NEC DianaScope Running Setup Utility Running LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility 1 When the following screen appears after you
268. the Operation System 1 2 Start the clean installation following the procedure described in this manual Specify the partition in which you want to install the operating system when the following message appears The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list Cannot modify the drive letter of your system or boot volume Confirm the proper drive letter is assigned and then continue the setup Continue the clean installation again following the procedure described in this manual The drive letter of the re installed system may differ from the one of the previous system If you need to modify the drive letter modify it according to the Procedure for Modifying the Drive Letter Procedure for Modifying the Drive Letter Be careful that the drive letter of the system or boot volume cannot modify with the following procedure 1 NONA Click Start menu right click My Computer and specify Manage to start Computer Management Specify the Disk Management in the left side of the window Right click the volume you want to modify the drive letter and specify the Change Drive Letter and Path Click Yes Choose the Assign a drive letter and specify the drive letter you want to assign Click OK If the following message appears click Yes Changing the drive letter of a volume ma
269. the access states of the built in hard disk drives when optional board e g disk mirroring controller or disk array controller is installed connect the LED cable provided with the server to the LED connector on the mother board and the optional board LINK ACT Lamp The link ACT lamp indicates the state of each network port normally equipped with the server If the power is supplied to the server and the hub and they are correctly connected with each other the lamp is lit green LINK state If information is transmitted through a network port the lamp blinks green ACT state If the lamp is not lit in the LINK state check the network cable and the cable connection If the lamp is not lit still after the checking the network LAN controller may be defected Contact your service representative Troubleshooting 8 5 1000 100 10 Lamp The 1000 100 10 lamp indicates whether each of the network ports normally equipped with the server is operated through the 1 OOOBASE T 1OOBASE TX or 1OBASE T network interface If the lamp is lit orange the network port is operated through 1000BASE T If the lamp is lit green the network port is operated through 100BASE TX If the lamp is off the network port is operated through 1OBASE T 100 10 Lamp The 100 10 indicates whether the management LAN port is operated through the 1OOBASE TX or 10BASE T network interface If the lamp is lit green the network port is operated through 100BASE TX If
270. the data cannot be restored m Your server contains some components that are only good for a limited period of time and require replacement such as fans internal batteries the internal DVD ROM drive the floppy disk drive and the mouse For stable operation of the server NEC recommends you replace these components on a regular basis Consult with your service representative for replacement or the product lives A WARNING A h Do not remove the lithium battery Your server contains the lithium battery Do not remove the battery Placing the lithium or nickel cadmium battery close to a fire or in the water may cause an explosion When the server does not operate appropriately due to the dead lithium battery contact your service representative Do not disassemble the server to replace or recharge the battery by yourself T es EET E edee SS 0 0 z HIE o oug T A Mother board Notes on Using Your Serve
271. the error cannot be 0B82 BMC core Hardware failure corrected contact your service representative 0B83 BMC 1BF or OBF check failed OB8A BMC SEL area full Start SETUP and select Server Event Log Configuration Clear All Error Logs and press Enter to clear event logs OB8B BMC progress check timeout Turn off the power once and then on again to OB8C BMC command access failed start the server If the error cannot be OB8D Could not redirect the console BMC Busy corrected contact your service representative 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 8 10 Troubleshooting Error Error message Recommended Action code 0B92 Internal Use Area of BMC FRU corrupted This is not a fatal error Turn off the power once and then on again to restart the server If the error cannot be corrected contact your service representative 0B93 BMC SDR Repository empty Turn off the power once and then on again to restart the server If the error cannot be corrected contact your service representative 0B94 IPMB signal lines do not respond This is not a fatal error Turn off the power once and then on again to restart the server If the error cannot be corrected contact your service representative 0B95
272. the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive gently as far as it goes Attach the label to the correct position Do not write anything directly onto the disk surface with a pencil or ball point pen Do not open the shutter Do not use the floppy disk in a dusty place Do not place anything on the floppy disk Do not leave the floppy disk in a high temperature place e g place exposed to direct sunlight or close to a heater Do not leave the floppy disk with foods and drinks or in a place exposed to cigarette smoke Do not leave the floppy disk near any form of liquid or a chemical or in a place where a chemical may be accidentally sprayed over them Do not place any magnetic objects e g magnet near the floppy disk Do not clip the floppy disk or drop it Keep the floppy disk in a floppy disk case that protects it from magnetism and dust Other Precautions B 3 m Write protection A floppy disk has a write protect switch that prevents the stored data from accidental erasure Write protection notch Write Write disabled enabled You can read data from a write protected floppy disk but you cannot save data into the floppy disk or format it NEC recommends that you should write protect any floppy disk containing valuable data unless you are about to save data To write protect a 3 5 inch floppy disk use the write protect switch provided on its back m Disk format To write data into a floppy disk the fl
273. the lamp is off the network port is operated through 1OBASE T Hard Disk Drive Lamp The optional hot swap SCSI hard disk drive bay can contain four 1 inch height hard disk drives Each hard disk drive has a DISK lamp on its front panel DISK lamp The DISK lamp indicates the drive status as follows m Lighting green The hard disk drive is installed and powered on m Blinking green Indicates that the hard disk drive is accessed m Lighting amber Indicates that the installed hard disk drive is defected NOTE While hard disk drives are in the disk array configuration RAID1 or RAIDS a single failed hard disk drive does not affect the operation of the server However it is recommended to replace the failed hard disk drive and auto rebuild reconfigure the hard disk drives as soon as possible You can hot swap such a failed hard disk drive 8 6 Troubleshooting m Slowly blinking amber Indicates that the hard disk drive is being rebuilt this status is not a failure If the defected hard disk drive is replaced with a new one in the disk array configuration the data is automatically rebuilt auto rebuild function The lamp goes on green when the rebuild is terminated normally The lamp goes on amber if the rebuild fails IMPORTANT To abort rebuilding power off the server In such a case restart the server hot swap the failed hard disk drive and restart rebuilding Observe the following note
274. the port number USB connectors The USB connectors are connected with devices accepting the USB interface Management LAN port 2 8 General Description Internal View SAS Model es ee EE i General Description 2 9 SATA Model YUU oO Uy Yyy ND Power supply unit Mother board Cooling fan 3 1 Front 3 2 Rear DIMMs CPU heat sink 5 1 CPU 1 5 2 CPU 2 additional DVD ROM drive 5 25 inch device bay A standard DVD ROM drive is factory installed in the bottom slot Hard disk drive bay For SAS model the HDD cage is factory installed PCI guide rail 3 5 inch hard disk drive optional 2 10 General Description MOTHER BOARD 18 4 5 4 4 Zz CCEECLOLCOECI O i b L L SHIB H FEBE BEREE Ga gt cra EPE a A 1716 15 12 5 12 6 11 14 12 1 to 12 4 Op 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 General Description 2 11 Processor socket 1 1 CPU1 socket 1 2 CPU2 socket Power connectors DIMM sockets DIMM A 1 A 2 A 3 B 1 B 2 and B 3 from bottom to top Cooling fan connector 4 1 CPU1 heat sink fan
275. tion In order to collect information Diagnostic Program is used IMPORTANT If STOP error system error or stall occurred follow the procedure below after restarting the system 1 Point to Settings in Start menu and click Control Panel The Control Panel dialog box appears N Double click Management Tool and double click Computer Management The Computer Management dialog box appears Click System Tool System Information Click Save as System Information File in the Operation menu Input the file name to save in the File Name box Click Save FO ee Collecting Dr Watson Diagnostic Information Dr Watson collects diagnostic information related to application errors The location to save the information can be specified as you like For more information refer to Chapter 5 Memory Dump If an error occurs the dump file should be saved to acquire necessary information If you saved the dump to DAT write down that it is saved as NTBackup or ARCServe on the label You can specify the location to save the diagnostic information as you like For more information refer to Specifying Memory Dump Debug Information refer to Chapter 5 for detail IMPORTANT m Consult with your service representative before dumping the memory Dumping the memory while the server is in the successful operation may affect the system operation m Restarting the system due to an error may
276. ual provided with the device for details Upgrading Your Server 9 51 IDE Device 1 Provide the proper setting for the device See the table below for the settings of the devices which can be installed in the device bay Device Setting IDE device Termination resistance OFF See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare Remove the left side cover and front mask as described earlier in this chapter Remove all the cables from the factory installed DVD ROM drive and the devices installed in the device bay 5 Remove the factory installed DVD ROM drive with the release tabs on the both sides of the drive pushed 6 Secure the device to be installed to the rail with two screws provided with the device 9 52 Upgrading Your Server 7 Slowly insert the device into the slot from where the DVD ROM drive has been removed with the release table on both sides of the device Push the device until a click occurs to lock it Y VCTI I i Ty A 8 Remove the two screws from dummy cover of the additional slot 1 to remove the dummy cover o 0 200 708050050000 Kee 09 00 IMPORTANT Keep the removed dummy cover for future use Upgrading Your Server 9 53 9 Slowly insert the DVD ROM drive into additional slot 1 with the release tabs on both si
277. up to 3 including N8103 91 99 A 2 Specifications NEC Express5800 120Eh It my N8100 1235F N8100 1236F N8100 1321F N8100 1322F External Front USB2 0 x2 interface Rear VGA x1 KB PS 2 x1 Mouse PS 2 x1 Serial x1 USB2 0 x2 10 100 1000BASE T x2 10 100BASE TX x1 100BASE TX is used for management Cabinet design Mini tower External dimensions 198 width x 440 height x 518 depth mm Weight 16 kg Max 23 kg Power supply 100 to 120 Vac 200 to 240 Vac parallel bi polar receptacle with the ground line Power consumption 550 VA 545 W Switch Power Sleep front Dump rear Security key Provided LED Power Sleep HDD front LAN x3 rear Environmental requirements Temperature Humidity 10 to 35 C operating 10 to 55 C non operating storage 20 to 80 RH no condensation Specifications A 3 SATA2 Model N8100 1287F 1288F 1352F NEC Express5800 120Eh item N8100 1287F N8100 1288F N8100 1352F CPU Type Dual core Intel Xeon Processor Clock Cache 1 6G 1066 4M 2G 1333 4M 3 0G 1333 4M Number of processors 1 Maximum 2 Chipset Intel Blackford VS ESB2E ServerEngines Pilot Memory Standard 1GB 512 MB x 2 Maximum 24 GB 4 GB x 6 Expansion unit 2 DIMMs 512MBx2 1GBx2 2GBx2 4GBx2 Expansion times 2 times Memory module DDR2 533 667 SDRAM
278. use the BIOS Setup utility that comes with the optional SCSI controller for proper configuration See the manual that comes with the optional SCSI controller for details 8 16 Troubleshooting Problems with Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions There are some cases that an event log is registered as follows when you install Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Source DCOM Category Error Event ID 10016 Description The application specific permission settings do not grant Local Activation permission for the COM server application with CLSID 555F3418 D99E 4E51 800A 6E89CFD8B1D7 to the user NT AUTHORITY LOCAL SERVICE SID S 1 5 19 This security permission can be modified using the component Services administrative tool Itis not a problem in operating the system There are some cases that an event log is registered as follows when you install Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Event Source Service Control Manager Event Type Error Event ID 7011 Description Timeout 30000 milliseconds waiting for a transaction response from the IMAP4Svce service When this event is not registered by rebooting the system it is not a problem in operating the system Troubleshooting 8 17 Problems with Windows Server 2003 R2 There are some cases that an event log is registered as follows when you operate Windows Server 2003 R2 Source IPMIDRV Type Error EventID 1001 Description The IPMI device driver attempted to d
279. ve Configuration screen and then select Yes to save the configuration When the confirmation message shows that the configuration has been saved press Esc to return to the TOP menu screen On the TOP menu screen select Objects Logical Drive gt View Update Parameters to check logical drive information Select Initialize in the TOP menu screen When the Logical Drives screen appears move the cursor to the logical drive to be initialized and press Space The logical drive is selected After selecting logical drive press F10 to start initialization A confirmation screen for execution appears Select Yes to start initialization When the progress bar in the Initialize Logical Drive Progress screen indicates 100 initialization is completed 4 38 Configuring Your Server 16 Execute Check Consistency on the logical drive that has been initialized See Check Consistency for details 17 Press Esc to return to the TOP menu and exit from LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility IMPORTANT m Be sure to execute Check Consistency after creating configuration m Check Consistency has two modes check and recover and check only Configuring Your Server 4 39 Manual Rebuild Replace hard disk drive S a Run LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility y Execute rebuilding y Exit LSI Logic Software RAID Setup Utility 1 Replace a hard disk drive and turn
280. ved that time NOTES m The parameters file is not mandatory to set up the system m Ifyou want to create a parameters file have a blank floppy disk MS DOS 1 44MB format ready m Ifyou want to use the drivers located on the OEM Disk for Mass Storage Device that ships with optional boards a parameters file is mandatory m You can create a parameters file in advance using Configuration Diskette Creator included in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 3 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 This subsection provides information on installing Microsoft Windows Server 2003 in the server Read instruction in this section before proceeding the installation NOTES m Express Setup does not support the installation of Windows Server x64 Editions If you want to install it see Appendix D m If you want to install the Windows Server 2003 without using Express Setup see Appendix E Installation Notice This section explains what you should know before the installation of Windows About Windows family Express Setup supports the installation of the following Windows 2003 editions m Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition hereinafter referred to as Windows Server 2003 m Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition hereinafter referred to as
281. ver 2003 E 15 Also add or delete any protocols and services if necessary You can operate the process on the property dialog box for local area network which can be appeared from Network and Dial up Connection NOTE We recommend you to add Network Monitor at Adding Services Network Monitor can monitor the frame or the packet that the computer installing Network Monitor sends or receives This tool is valuable when analyzing network trouble For information on how to install the tool see the Setup for Trouble Process later in this document Re install the Network Driver The network driver will be installed automatically See Optional Network Board Driver in Chapter 5 for re install the Optional Network Board Driver E 16 Installing Windows Server 2003 Graphics Accelerator Driver The graphics accelerator driver will be automatically installed by Express Setup or system update NOTE Please refer to the following lt reinstalling gt when the graphics accelerator driver is deleted and reinstalled after OS is installed lt About the driver of graphics accelerator N8105 45 gt When graphics accelerator N8 105 45 board is installed or it separates the deletion of the graphics accelerator driver which has already been installed is necessary The procedure is as follows 1 2 3 Click Start menu point to Setting and click Control Panel Click Add Remove Programs Select
282. ver 9 39 Installation of Duct When installing additional 4 GB or 8 GB DIMM an optional duct must be installed Take the following steps to install a duct 1 Remove the fan 9 40 Upgrading Your Server 3 Fix the duct support bracket to the fan guard with two screws a screw removed in Step 2 and a screw for fixing the fan guard coming with the additional DIMM Duct support bracket 4 Fix the duct to the duct support bracket with metric screws coming with the DIMM D Upgrading Your Server 9 41 Use three screws as shown in the figure below 9 42 Upgrading Your Server Processor CPU The server may have another CPU installed in addition to the factory installed CPU Intel Xeon Processor IMPORTANT m The CPU is extremely sensitive to static electricity Make sure to touch the metal frame of the server to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the CPU Do not touch the CPU pins by a bare hand or place the CPU directly on the desk For static notes see the section Anti static Measures described earlier Do not operate the system until confirming that the additionally installed CPU is in normal state m Make sure to use the CPU authorized by NEC Installing a third party CPU may cause a failure of the CPU as well as the mother board Repair of the
283. ver on a regular basis For backup storage devices suitable for the server and backup tools consult with your service representative When you have changed the hardware configuration or BIOS configuration select System Information Management and then Save of the Off line Maintenance Utility to make a backup copy of the system information Also make a backup copy of the disk array configuration data if your system is in the array configuration When your hard disk drives have been auto rebuilt due to a failure it is recommended to make a backup copy of the configuration data To make a backup copy of the configuration data use the configuration utility that is resident in the FLASH memory on the optional disk array controller board Refer to the manual supplied with the board 7 2 Maintenance CLEANING Clean the server on a regular basis to keep the server in a good shape 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 AS 1 3 to 1 8 for details Do not disassemble repair or alter the server Do not look into the DVD ROM drive Do not remove the lithium battery Disconnect the power plug before working with the server A 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
284. viadete oct TR EEE a 1 8 Transfer to Third Party cscs sccc cc sccsececccecicesaicds n s o a REE E R E 1 9 Disposal and Consumables enceten ea hie RE gets ol A 1 10 User SUP DOME arreirar irino t E ERIE e AER RER RET ie OR R EEEO E 1 11 Chapter 2 General Description ccceceseeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeceeeeeeenseeaeeeeeseeeseeeeeenenees 2 1 OAA A E T E AT E E tae reba 2 2 Sy Stetit E ER E E E E EE 2 3 PONE A A AAA E ATT T EAE E 2 3 ETRA EE E A E E 2 6 TEI AA A AEE E A E 2 8 Mother a 107 1 r R EESE A E E TT 2 10 Staridard Features srs e e a a a a a a a a ea a aae abina 2 12 POWer Eoi a D DAA E EES E E ET 2 13 Peripheral Bayssiorcsnensereii neie n KR R E E E Neu R e i e 2 13 Remote Power On Feature Wake On LAN cccccssesseeeseesceeseeeseeeeeeeceeseceseenseeaeenaeeneeeeeenes 2 13 AG LINK Feature vires 202 nase tele iene ais wate ae ei 2 13 SECUN ceeded ss a R REEE E a laa ca Sud eae ead da sae ane eaaeatnate obs EE EE 2 13 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER erir eienen teie A EAE NA EAR R 2 14 NEC ESMPRO aos feels onr n NNR eine enh eee iad ea en ea 2 14 Off line Maintenance Utility cccsccc cccccccececiccceccscessceveceaceccecesseden cvedesstcenieduasvacesde caveuiee set decdeeetsets 2 15 System Diagnostic Utility sisne srainnsear deccvestuedvassededessevseteeiesseceveeviets 2 15 Remote Mana seme ny ois coicecescaseccsencvsvecdestvesseatenckecseedos ceoubdesunedsuidewdacesvbesssecovsravestweltessettivice 2 15 Usm Your SOLVER sesoe rises E s
285. wer off the server and unplug the power cord from a power outlet before installing removing any optional internal device or connecting disconnecting any interface cable to from the server If the server is off powered but its power cord is plugged to a power source touching an internal device cable or connector may cause an electric shock or a fire resulted from a short circuit Do not use any unauthorized interface cable Use only interface cables provided by NEC and locate a proper device and connector before connecting a cable Using an authorized cable or connecting a cable to an improper destination may cause a short circuit resulting in a fire Also observe the following notes on using and connecting an interface cable m Do not use any damaged cable connector m Do not step on the cable m Do not place any object on the cable m Do not use the server with loose cable connections 1 6 Notes on Using Your Server Cleaning and Working with Internal Devices A WARNING AA CA A AS Never attempt to disassemble repair or alter the server on any occasion other than described in this manual Failure to follow this instruction may Do not disassemble repair or alter the server cause an electric shock or fire as well as malfunctions of the server A laser beam used in the DVD ROM drive is harmful to the eyes Do not look into or insert a mirror into the drive while the drive is powered If a laser beam is
286. word menu Factory set 4 22 Configuring Your Server Server The Server menu appears if you move the cursor to Server If you select a menu item preceded by symbol and press Enter the appropriate submenu appears Main Phoenix cME FirstBIOS Pro Setup Utility Advanced Security Server Boot Exit gt System Management gt Console Redirection gt Event Log Configuration Assert NMI on PERR Assert NMI on SERR FRB 2 Policy Boot Monitoring Boot Monitoring Policy Thermal Sensor BMC IRQ Post Error Pause CEnabledJ CEnabledJ CRetry 3 Times CDisabledJ CRetry 3 Times CEnabledJ CIR 11 CEnabledJ Item Specific Help Additional setup menu to view server managment features AC LINK Power On Delay Time C 0l Platform Event Filtering F1 Help Esc Exit gt CLast State iy Select Item Select Menu See the table below for the items CEnabled Change Values F9 Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Setup Defaults Save and Exit Option Parameter Description Your Setting System Displays submenu Management Console Displays submenu Redirection Event Log Displays submenu Configuration Assert NMI on Disabled Indicates whether PCI SERR is SERR Enabled supported or not Assert NMI on Disabled Indicates whether PCI PERR is PERR Enabled supported or not FRB 2 Policy Disable FRB2 Timer Set the FRB level 2 timer
287. work Driver c cccc cccicss cccesiecesceeiecitcvscedeasvteu sce cendeses sedvecdeesteediessssvccecsesecees D 14 Re install the Optional Network Board Drivet ccccecccesceeseeeseeesecseeeeeeseeeneeeseeneeenrenseees D 15 Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver ecececeeseesseeceeeeeeeeceeecneceeceaeeeeeneens D 15 Graphics Accelerator Drivel ae EEE E EE A E ives ee eee D 16 Optional Network Board Diver senor seis nais i a n EE E E EREE RR OEK Ree D 18 Installing SCSI Controller Driver N8103 75 ssssessssesersesseeesssreeessesesesersessreresseseeseeeesse D 19 Installing SCSI Controller Driver N8103 95 sssesssesessesseessssreesssessrsresersessteresseseeseeeessese D 19 Installing Disk Array Controller Driver N8103 80F ssesesssesssssiesssssssrsrsrrersssrsrsrrrreseesses D 19 About Windows Activation ssseseseseseesesssseseseseeresssesseseseeeesesssseseseenestssssesesesssseseceenesesseresee D 20 Setting for Collecting Memory Dump Debug Information sessssssssesssesersessesesssrsresresersesses D 22 Appendix E Installing Windows Server 2003 ccccssssessseeeeeeeseeeseeeeeeneeeeseeneeeeeenes E 1 Before Installing Windows Server 2003 ccsccescesseceseceeeceeeseeeseeeeeeeeeeseenseceeeeeesneceeenseenaeenaes E 1 Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER ec cccecceeseeeeceteceeeeteenteenseenees E 1 Installing Service Pack 2c cc sccsece ceseceleateesedeveccsneviges EE A
288. y The bay can contain an internal USB floppy disk drive option 2 6 General Description Rear View 6 S N OQ O leleiel O ele O 000i O OQ Oi Ge i 7 R 8 QQQ O Q oa O O80 a 11 1 10 11 2 12 1 AC inlet The AC inlet is connected with the power cord 2 Fixing screws 2 Secures the left side cover 3 Cover lock plate Installing a theft prevention device protects the internal components of the workstation from being stolen 10 11 12 13 General Description 2 7 Mouse connector The mouse connector is connected with the mouse coming with the server Keyboard connector The keyboard connector is connected with keyboard coming with the server Serial port connector The serial port connector is used to connect the server to a device with the serial interface The server cannot be directly connected to a leased line through the connector Monitor connector The monitor connector is connected with the display unit 1000 100 10 lamp 1000 100 10 lamp indicates the transfer rate of LAN port 100 10 lamp 100 10 lamp indicates the transfer rate of management LAN port LINK ACT lamp The LINK ACT lamp shows the LAN access status LAN connector The LAN connector is connected with a network system on LAN 1000BASE T 100BASE TX 10BASE T The value following the bold faced number indicates
289. y cause programs to no longer run Are you sure you want to change this drive letter Close the Computer Management E 12 Installing Windows Server 2003 Updating the System To ensure normal system operation you should update your system using the following procedures 1 Logon to the system using the administrator account or other account which is a member of the Administrators group 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive Master Control Menu is automatically appeared on the screen 3 Click on Setup with left mouse button and click on Update NEC Express5800 system section Continue your work for system update as the following message Click on OK to restart the system Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM from the DVD ROM drive immediately after clicking on OK IMPORTANT If you change the configuration of the system by adding or removing hardware or Operating system software components or repair the system you must run the system update again Installing Windows Server 2003 E 13 DRIVER INSTALLATION AND ADVANCED SETTINGS This section describes on how to install and setup various standard drivers mounted on the device For the information on installing and setting up the driver that is not described in this section please refer to the document attached to the driver PROSet PROSet is a utility that confirms the function of network contained in network driver
290. y part unclear incorrect or omitted in this manual 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 manual regardless of Item 4 PREFACE Congratulations on the purchase of your NEC Express server Purchase of this server is your assurance of receiving state of the art high quality hardware to meet your needs both now and in the future Read this User s Guide thoroughly to fully understand handling of the NEC Express server and appreciate its functions to the maximum extent ABOUT THIS USER S GUIDE This manual is a guide for proper setup and use of your server This manual also covers useful procedures for dealing with difficulties and problems that may arise during setup or operation of your server Keep this manual for future use The following describes how to proceed with this manual How to Use This Manual To aid you in finding information quickly this manual contains the following information Chapter 1 Notes on Using Your Server includes information that needs attention to use the server Make sure to read this chapter before setting up and using the server It also includes requirements and advisory information for transfer and disposal of the server Chapter 2 General Description includes information necessary to use the server such as n
291. ys m Three 5 25 inch file bays for installing 5 25 inch peripheral devices such as an optional tape drives A DVD ROM drive is factory installed m The 3 5 inch device bays for installing up to four SATA or SAS hard disk drives Remote Power On Feature Wake On LAN The remote power on function turns on the server through a network It sends a special packet from the management computer to a remote server to turn it on if the server is off powered To enable this feature you must select Enabled for each submenu in the Power Management Setup of the Advanced menu of the BIOS setup utility SETUP See Chapter 4 The remote power on feature is not available in the following cases Press the POWER SLEEP switch once to start the OS and turn off the server in an appropriate procedure m Abnormal previous system shut down m No power supply to the server due to turned off breaker disconnected power cord power blackout etc AC LINK Feature When the power cord of the server is connected to an uninterruptible power supply UPS unit the server supports the power linkage feature that enables control over the power supply from the UPS to the server The AC LINK feature can be enabled or disabled with Power Management Setup in the Server menu of the BIOS setup utility SETUP See Chapter 4 Security The BIOS setup utility provides a number of security features to prevent unauthorized or accidental access to the system Once the s

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