NEC Express5800/320Ma, Technical Reference Manual

Page 1: ...NEC Solutions America Inc NR550 Express5800 320Ma Technical Reference Guide...

Page 2: ...Software described in NEC a is the property of NEC and or its licensees b is furnished only under license and c may be copied or used only as expressly permitted under the terms of the license NEC doc...

Page 3: ...river 1 3 ftServer services 1 3 2 Express5800 320Ma System Features 2 1 Administering an ftGateway Group Manually 2 1 Managing MTBF Statistics 2 3 Error Detection and Handling 2 3 MTBF Calculation and...

Page 4: ...ng and Using the ftServer Setup BIOS Setup Menus 5 2 Legend Bar 5 2 Menu Bar 5 3 Help 5 4 Restoring Default Values Feature 5 5 ftServer Setup Menus 5 5 Main Menu 5 6 Advanced Menu 5 8 Advanced Process...

Page 5: ...nu 5 6 Figure 5 3 Advanced Menu 5 9 Figure 5 4 Advanced Processor Configuration Submenu 5 10 Figure 5 5 I O Device Configuration Submenu 5 11 Figure 5 6 PCI Configuration Submenu 5 13 Figure 5 7 Conso...

Page 6: ...6 Table 4 6 Alarm IDs 32350 32663 4 7 Table 4 7 Alarms IDs 32500 32713 4 7 Table 4 8 Alarm Messages and Message Destinations 4 8 Table 4 9 ftGateway Alarm Messages 4 10 Table 4 10 Miscellaneous Alarm...

Page 7: ...ion Warnings Cautions and Notes Warnings cautions and notes provide special information and have the following meanings W A R N I N G A warning indicates a situation where failure to take or avoid a s...

Page 8: ...output including message text For example include iostream h The operation completed successfully Getting Help If you have a technical question about Express5800 320Ma hardware or software try these...

Page 9: ...site planning guide for your system Although this guide documents modem functionality modems are not available for all systems Ask your sales representative about modem availability ActiveService Net...

Page 10: ...Preface x Express5800 320Ma Technical Reference Guide...

Page 11: ...ine whether the element can be safely brought online or taken offline It also gathers information about PCI devices and PCI functions in the system so that you can use ftServer Management Console ftSM...

Page 12: ...oller BMC This driver provides an interface between the BMC and the system management software ATI Video Driver The ATI Video driver controls the video display on systems with embedded ATI video adapt...

Page 13: ...ave a layer of software fault tolerant services that run as Windows based services These services constantly monitor for and respond to hardware problems The name of each service is listed followed by...

Page 14: ...ions to the ActiveService Network ASN hub for systems that do not have VTMs RPC Provider Rpcprov exe stores and retrieves information to and from the Sra_Ras service for systems without VTMs or to the...

Page 15: ...00 320Ma ActiveService Network Configuration Guide for information about configuring ASN connectivity using an ftGateway Group However under certain circumstances you may be asked by NEC Technical Sup...

Page 16: ...to expand the child nodes beneath it 3 Right click the ActiveService Network icon and click Join ftGateway Group 4 In the Join ftGateway Group on ActiveService Network dialog box type the name of the...

Page 17: ...boot and driver upgrade to maintain MTBF statistics if the same board is in place for the board replacement case the MTBF is cleared MtbfThreshold In seconds the value below which an event is triggere...

Page 18: ...e MTBF until the total error count equals a minimum number and then it uses the recorded times of the last minimum number of errors to calculate the MTBF If the MTBF has not yet been calculated the sy...

Page 19: ...can select the device in the console tree of ftSMC The following example shows the time of the last fault the MTBF Threshold the number of faults and the current MTBF value MTBF Type Use Threshold MTB...

Page 20: ...s not affected until another failure occurs For example If you increase the threshold for a device whose state is currently Broken you must enable the device so that it can return to service The syste...

Page 21: ...ce does not manage all devices It does manage for instance CPU elements DIMMs processors I O elements and PCI adapters Figure 2 1 ftServer Manager Event Handling ASN Connection Retry Cycle After a fai...

Page 22: ...he 1st 10 minute wait Retry 2 Wait 10 minutes and then try again This is the 2nd 10 minute wait Retry 3 Wait 10 minutes and then try again This is the 3rd and last 10 minute wait Retry 4 Wait 4 hours...

Page 23: ...anager resumes making attempts according to the settings of the Medium Idle or Long Idle Re send Count and Medium Idle or Long Idle Time Between Re sends parameters For example suppose that ftServer M...

Page 24: ...ASN Connection Retry Cycle 2 10 Express5800 320Ma Technical Reference Guide...

Page 25: ...ctive device of a pair of devices the other of which is installed on the inactive I O element ActiveRDRPlex The address of the path that is the current active RDR plex AdapterDeviceName Express5800 32...

Page 26: ...ion assigned by NEC Solutions America Inc BIOS VendorVersion The BIOS version assigned by the BIOS vendor Brand A description of the type of processor in the CPU element Call home Enable Determines wh...

Page 27: ...could be active or inactive imported or deported Connection Status Status of the ASN connection Values are Off On and In process Connection Timeout Maximum amount of time in seconds that ftServer Mana...

Page 28: ...network for which the adapter has no route for example to NEC Technical Support or other service representative in communication from the system to the adapter Defer Bringup Defers the automatic retur...

Page 29: ...ialing in After the system authenticates the name the system hangs up and dials the ASN Drive The drive letter including the colon of the file DriverName The driver file name of the device DriverServi...

Page 30: ...wo dumps are produced the normal Windows dump will be deleted as it is redundant DumpsToSave Specifies the maximum number of VTM memory dumps to retain The default is 1 Memory dumps are 16 MB If Dumps...

Page 31: ...L certificate that was issued by an untrusted certificate authority s root certificate If true accepts unknown CA when sending an encrypted alarm over the internet EventMessageBufferEnabled Enables Tr...

Page 32: ...he HTTP object to which to send an alarm message For example if alarm messages are posted to URL http callhome callhomeservice asp this field has the value callhome callhomeservice asp Http over inter...

Page 33: ...he password to access the proxy server Internet HTTP Proxy User Name The user name to access the proxy server Internet HTTP Server Address The HTTP server address host port that ftServer Manager uses...

Page 34: ...quit attempting to send the oldest alarm message and move to the next one in the alarm queue LowerThresholdCritical Threshold values specify the ranges for determining whether the monitored component...

Page 35: ...in seconds between attempts to re send an alarm After a number defined by Short Idle Re send Count of unsuccessful attempts to send an alarm message ftServer Manager waits this long before it attempts...

Page 36: ...nknown 0 indicates that the device has not failed enough times for an MTBF to have been calculated MtbfFaultLimit Defines the number of times certain errors can occur before the system sends threshold...

Page 37: ...of time in minutes for the User Notification processes to wait before sending email in order to allow for multiple alarms to be sent at the same time The default is 1 minute Notify Pager Number The cu...

Page 38: ...OEM1Enabled Defined by OEM or system integrator Do not change the default setting False of this property OEM2Enabled Defined by OEM or system integrator Do not change the default setting False of thi...

Page 39: ...n Primary With duplex devices this indicates that the specific device is primary in the pair Op State Reason Secondary With duplex devices this indicates that the specific device is secondary in the p...

Page 40: ...State State Stopped Driver stops the component the component is no longer running Applies to components that the PnP Manager can manage Op State State StopPending Waiting for a Stop or Stop Cancel req...

Page 41: ...Number of components of this type that are operating in a fault tolerant mode simplex 0 or duplex or DMR 1 Ethernet adapters must be partnered A maximum of two adapters can be partnered by the Port D...

Page 42: ...by polling the SES device The default poll interval is 3 seconds and the valid range is 1 to 10 seconds Do not change the default value PositiveGoingHysteris A value subtracted from a reading to dete...

Page 43: ...cribed in Table 3 2 Send Alarms By Defines whether call home alarms will be sent by VTM adapter only the Internet only VTM adapter with Internet backup or the Internet with VTM adapter backup Serial N...

Page 44: ...N hub account on the VTM SMTP Forwarding The DNS name or IP address of an SMTP server Messages sent to the SMTP server will be forwarded to this server SNMP Community A filter for incoming SNMP messag...

Page 45: ...ddress street department mail stop PO box and so on where your company is located Street 2 A second field containing the address street department mail stop PO box and so on where your company is loca...

Page 46: ...America System IDPROM ModelName The model designation of a board Board identification information is stored in IDPROM on boards manufactured by NEC Solutions America System IDPROM SerialNumber The ser...

Page 47: ...he value of Not Set UpperThresholdNonCritical Threshold values specify the ranges for determining whether the monitored component is operating under normal noncritical critical or fatal conditions Dep...

Page 48: ...Disk from RDR Virtual Disk Makes the deported disk a clone of its RDR virtual disk partner Creates backup disks and spare bootable RDR virtual disks Dump and Go Captures a snapshot dump of a running s...

Page 49: ...ROSet Launches the Intel PROSet utility Leave ftGateway Group Removes a slave system from an ftGateway group Perform Memory Check Performs a memory comparison on all online CPU elements A memory check...

Page 50: ...ts the value of the LunFlushInterval property Set MTBF Faultcount Limit Sets the MTBF faultcount limit which is the number of times certain errors can occur before the system sends threshold events th...

Page 51: ...the BMC firmware See the Express5800 320Ma Software Installation and Configuration Guide for details Update Firmware Updates a device s firmware for example the BIOS in the CPU element or the firmware...

Page 52: ...ftSMC Component Actions 3 28 Express5800 320Ma Technical Reference Guide...

Page 53: ...ssages and their default destinations Some of these messages are not related to particular devices When reading the alarm messages shown in Table 4 8 replace dev with the appropriate device name from...

Page 54: ...ort ftGateway I O board enclosure I2C bridge I2C bus ID PROM LCD Machine check and ECC thresholds Network port PCI adapter PCI slot Power supply Processor Sensor Serial Storage Port SMM VTMs SMM batte...

Page 55: ...hold alarms Each alarm ID in these tables is linked to the alarm message and alarm destination information in Table 4 8 Note the alarm ID s message number in the left most column of Table 4 1 through...

Page 56: ...ge Number in Table 4 8 Device Name dev in Table 4 8 Digi Adapter Fibre Channel Adapter 1 30700 31850 2 30701 31851 3 30702 31852 4 30703 31853 5 30704 31854 6 30705 31855 7 30706 31856 8 30707 31857 9...

Page 57: ...essage Number in Table 4 8 Device Name dev in Table 4 8 Fibre Channel Port I2C Bus I2C Bridge LCD ID PROM SMM Battery VTM 1 31900 1b 32000 32050 32150 32200 32250 2 31901 32001 32051 32151 32201 32251...

Page 58: ...mp Sensor Speed Sensor Voltage Sensor CPU Board ECC Sensor CPU Board Machine Check and ECC Thresh olds 1 30850 30900 30950 31000 31050 2 30851 30901 30951 31001 31051 3 30852 30902 15 31250 31200 3130...

Page 59: ...50 32663 Alarm Message Number in Table 4 8 Device Name dev in Table 4 8 Disks 1 32350 2 32351 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 32450 16 32451 17 32452 18 32453 Table 4 7 Alarms IDs 32500 32713 Alarm Me...

Page 60: ...2504 32554 32704 6 32505 32555 32705 7 32506 32556 32706 8 32507 32557 32707 9 32508 32558 32708 10 32509 32559 32709 11 32510 32560 32710 12 32511 32561 32711 13 32512 32562 32712 14 32513 32563 3271...

Page 61: ...e error No 12 dev 1 broken firmware error Yes P E 13 dev 1 broken firmware burn failed autoburn disabled Yes P E 14 dev 1 broken cannot read ID PROM Yes P E 15 dev 1 below critical threshold Yes P E 1...

Page 62: ...added or removed from the ftGateway group 30021 Yes No ftGateway warning slave 1 not responding 30022 Yes No Table 4 10 Miscellaneous Alarm Messages and Message Destinations Alarm Message Alarm ID Sen...

Page 63: ...d to generate an alarm message for alarm ID 2 The parameters were n Device 1 n Class 3 n State 4 n Reason 5 n 30027 Yes No The products database has been compromised The new database contains 1 30028...

Page 64: ...being brought online 30033 Yes P E The Alarm Service Alert API failed to generate and send an alert to your system s service provider This alert may indicate a serious condition that requires attenti...

Page 65: ...on your system because of different hardware configurations and feature installations Before You Change BIOS Settings C A U T I O N Some of the options available through the ftServer setup utility ca...

Page 66: ...e menu that contains the target feature use the keyboard to change the feature s value You must choose Save Changes Exit from the Exit menu for your changes to take effect N O T E You can determine th...

Page 67: ...w to use your keyboard to make selections Figure 5 1 ftServer Setup Menu Bar Table 5 2 lists the menu bar items and the features and submenus available from it Table 5 1 Legend Bar Keys and Functions...

Page 68: ...Menu Bar Selections Menu Feature Submenu Main Menu System Time System Date Summary Screen Boot time Diagnostic Screen CPU Speed Physical CPUs Logical CPUs System Memory Extended Memory Cache Ram BIOS...

Page 69: ...ues that caused the failure if they are known or you can reset the default values Use the Load Setup Defaults option under the Exit menu to reset the default values See the Exit menu for details ftSer...

Page 70: ...me 16_36 09 System Date 01 27 2005 Summary screen Disabled Boot time Diagnostic Screen Enabled CPU Speed 3 20 GHz Physical CPUs 1 Logical CPUs 2 System Memory 524 KB Extended Memory 1023 MB Cache Ram...

Page 71: ...d of the BIOS power on self test POST Disabled by default Boot time Diagnostic Screen Enabled Disabled If enabled the system displays boot information on the screen CPU Speed none Displays the CPU pro...

Page 72: ...menu is Power Mode After AC Failure This sets the system operational mode after AC power loss Options are Power On The system powers up and reboots Last State The system returns to its last state on...

Page 73: ...in Figure 5 4 Use the legend bar keys to make your selections and exit to the Main menu ftServer Setup Advanced Advanced Processor Configuration I O Device Configuration PCI Configuration Console Red...

Page 74: ...Figure 5 5 Use the legend bar keys to make your selections and exit to the Main menu N O T E The BIOS setup screens use several terms to refer to the same two serial ports Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2...

Page 75: ...can select the serial port I O address and IRQ for the selected port in the setup menu Auto The BIOS or operating system chooses the configuration ftServer Setup Advanced I O Device Configuration Seri...

Page 76: ...ating system is running If disabled the BMC can use Serial Port 2 only during BIOS power on self test NumLock Auto default NumLock is enabled at system boot if a numeric keypad is detected On NumLock...

Page 77: ...es the low profile PCI slot option ROM Enabled by default PCI Slot 1 lower PCI Slot 2 upper Option ROM Enabled Disabled Enables or disables PCI slot 1 lower or slot 2 upper slot on the riser card Enab...

Page 78: ...ption ROM to boot from the device Enabled by default Embedded IDE PXE 1 or PXE 2 Enabled Disabled Enables or disables the embedded IDE PXE 1 or PXE 2 option ROMs respectively to set up and boot from t...

Page 79: ...onsole Redirection is enabled this address must match the settings of Serial Port 1 or 2 Baud Rate 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K 115 2K Sets the specified baud rate 9600 by default Console Type VT100 VT100 8...

Page 80: ...Monitoring Enabled default Enables option ROM scan monitoring Disabled Disables the Option ROM Scan Monitoring feature Option ROM Monitoring Timeout 60 1200 seconds Sets the timeout value in seconds o...

Page 81: ...bled for normal operation and disabled for an unattended installation Disabled Disables the boot monitoring feature Note that the boot monitoring feature must be disabled if you are performing the IPL...

Page 82: ...Boot Exit Supervisor Password Is Unset User Password Is Unset Set Supervisor Password Enter Set User Password Enter Password on boot Disabled Item Specific Help Supervisor Password controls access to...

Page 83: ...nu Features Feature Options Description Supervisor Password Is Set Unset DIsplays whether the supervisor password is set or not User Password Is Set Unset DIsplays whether the user password is set or...

Page 84: ...sing the PLUS key to go up the list and the MINUS key to go down the list Highlight the Hard Drive option and press Enter to see the list of hard drives in the boot menu ftServer Setup Main Advanced S...

Page 85: ...etup to display the Exit menu which is shown in Figure 5 11 Use the legend bar keys to make your selections and exit to the Main menu Figure 5 11 Exit Menu ftServer Setup Main Advanced Security Boot E...

Page 86: ...exits the ftServer Setup utility The system then reboots Note that burning a new BIOS restores default settings Exit Discarding Changes Exits the ftServer Setup utility without storing any changes ma...

Page 87: ...26 Save WMI Recovery Information 3 26 Schedule CPU BringUp Options 3 26 Send Inventory Report 3 26 Set as Active ASN 3 26 Set As Active RDR Plex 3 26 Set Cache Flush Interval 3 26 Set MTBF Faultcount...

Page 88: ...5 drivers ATI Video 1 2 Fibre Channel 1 1 IPMI 1 2 srasata sys 1 3 sravtmdp sys dump 1 3 sravtmmb sys mailbox 1 2 DriverServiceName 3 5 DriverVersion 3 5 Dump and Go 3 24 dump driver sravtmdp sys 1 3...

Page 89: ...rityMbs 3 13 O OEMManufacturer 3 14 OnlineCpuPriority 3 14 Op State 3 14 3 15 OPROMScanTime 3 16 OsBootTime 3 17 Owner 3 17 P pager alarm notification 3 13 company contact 3 4 Partner 3 17 Partners 3...

Page 90: ...et Rdr Lun Load Balancing 3 27 Set Resync Priority 3 27 Site Heartbeat Granularity 3 19 Site Heartbeat Interval 3 19 Site Heartbeat Next Due 3 20 Site Heartbeat Time Due 3 20 SMM Admin Dialback Number...