NEC N8100-1220F, User Manual

Page 1: ...N8100 1220F 1221F 1222F 1275F 1276F NEC Express5800 140Re 4 User s Guide 2nd Edition 10 2006 ONL 4149bN 140Re4 100 99 0609...

Page 2: ...figuration 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 c...

Page 3: ...nal injury including burns or property damage Precautions and notices against hazards are presented with one of the following three symbols The individual symbols are defined as follows This symbol in...

Page 4: ...cates a general notice or warning that cannot be specifically identified Indicates that improper use may cause loss of eyesight due to laser beam Prohibited Actions Indicates a general prohibited acti...

Page 5: ...ATIONS BY COLOR OF THE PARTS Only green area is available for hot swap or hot plug operation To avoid electric shock disconnect all AC cords before accessing to other parts especially blue area inside...

Page 6: ...the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be...

Page 7: ......

Page 8: ......

Page 9: ......

Page 10: ...Windows Server 2003 Server operating system and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition Windows 2000 stands for Microsoft Windows 2000 Server operating system and Microso...

Page 11: ...mplement a computer for the next generation With its potential capabilities the server may be used as the workstation PC that configures a client server system and provides high speed processing and s...

Page 12: ...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 Disk Array Configuration Utility which is used...

Page 13: ...this User s Guide For safety symbols see SAFETY INDICATIONS provided earlier IMPORTANT Items that are mandatory or require attention when using the server NOTE Notes give important information about t...

Page 14: ...s 1 15 Disposal of the Server 1 15 User Support 1 16 Chapter 2 General Description 2 1 Overview 2 2 Top View 2 3 Front View 2 4 Front View with Front Bezel Removed 2 5 Front View Switches and EXPRESSS...

Page 15: ...Utilities 3 28 Making Backup Copies of System Information 3 28 Chapter 4 Configuring Your Server 4 1 System BIOS SETUP 4 1 Starting SETUP Utility 4 2 Description on On Screen Items and Key Usage 4 3...

Page 16: ...Installing and Using Utilities 6 1 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 6 2 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for DOS Based with Local Console 6 4 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for DOS based with Remote Console 6 9 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for Windo...

Page 17: ...tors 8 3 POWER SLEEP Lamp 8 3 STATUS Lamp 8 4 DISK ACCESS Lamp 8 6 LAN1 LAN2 ACCESS Lamp 8 6 UID Lamp 8 7 Attention Lamp 8 8 Processor Board Error Lamp 8 9 Memory Board Error Lamp 8 10 I O Board Error...

Page 18: ...ic Information 8 64 Memory Dump 8 64 Preparing for Memory Dumping 8 64 Saving the Dump File 8 65 Recovery for Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions and Windows Server 2003 8 65 Off Line Maintenance Utility...

Page 19: ...n upgraded to Dynamic Disk D 2 MO Device D 2 Media such as DAT D 2 Partition Size D 3 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D 4 Creating Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSB...

Page 20: ...ndows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER E 4 Windows Server 2003 Clean Installation E 6 Updating the System Applying Service Pack E 8 Driver Installation and Advanced Settings E 9 PROSet E 9...

Page 21: ...Chapter 1 Notes on Using Your Server This chapter includes information necessary for proper and safe operation of your server...

Page 22: ...ossible danger or their vicinity in your server to inform the user that a hazardous situation may arise when operating the server Do not intentionally remove or damage any of the labels If you find an...

Page 23: ...sert needles or metal objects into ventilation holes in the server or openings in the floppy disk or DVD ROM drive Doing so may cause an electric shock Do not use the server in any unapproved place In...

Page 24: ...eign 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 immedia...

Page 25: ...w this instruction may cause some parts to fall to be broken and or to result in personal injury Do not pull out a device from the rack if the rack is unstable Always pull out a device from the rack i...

Page 26: ...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...

Page 27: ...ver on the rack slide rail use a screwdriver or tools to press the release levers on the slide rail Pressing the levers with your finger may cause an injury Do not apply any load on the server pulled...

Page 28: ...ouching 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...

Page 29: ...rectly replaced Placing the 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 and NiMH batteries contact your servic...

Page 30: ...rs 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...

Page 31: ...se a fire or an electric shock Keep animals away from the server Failure to follow this warning may cause a fire or an electric shock Do not place any object on top of the server An object placed on t...

Page 32: ...haracters appear depends on your system configuration Approximately it may take three to five minutes Turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the outlet before relocating the server Some sof...

Page 33: ...supported devices may be physically installed connected but cause failures of the server as well as a malfunctions of the server NEC recommends you use NEC s genuine products Some third party products...

Page 34: ...remains written on the hard disk 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...

Page 35: ...he I O board of the server consult with your service representative NOTE If the real time clock battery on the I O board reaches its life the following message appeared on the display while running th...

Page 36: ...ter virus detection program Computer virus detection programs are available for purchase in stores If the server still appears to fail after you have taken the above actions consult with your service...

Page 37: ...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...

Page 38: ...1 18 Notes on Using Your Server This page is intentionally left blank...

Page 39: ...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...

Page 40: ...ic connectivity capability such as file and print services e mail web access web site server etc Your server is housed and available as a rack mount system Your server conveniently installs into a sta...

Page 41: ...General Description 2 3 Top View 1 Rear access cover Open the rear access cover to install or remove optional PCI boards and fans 1...

Page 42: ...you access to the POWER switch 3 5 inch device option or DVD ROM drive or install or remove the USB floppy disk drive hard disk drive processor memory board or DIMM 2 Key hole Insert the security key...

Page 43: ...nch device bay 3 Disk lamp green amber The disk lamp is lit green if a hard disk installed in the server is accessed If a hard disk is defected the lamp is lit amber During the rebuild processing the...

Page 44: ...of the chassis and allows you to locate the server you re working on from the rear of the servers on a rack 5 POWER SLEEP lamp green Lights in green when the server is powered on Goes off when the se...

Page 45: ...Used to connect with a device accepting the USB 1 1 interface 21 Serial Port B connector Used to connect with a device having a serial interface UPS must be connected to Serial Port A connector on the...

Page 46: ...nfiguration 2 AC inlet The AC inlet is connected with the power cord of the server 3 Power supply unit lamp 4 PCI slot slots 1 and 2 32 bit 33MHz 5V non hot plug PCI 5 PCI Express slot Slot 3 Non hot...

Page 47: ...usively with the serial port B connector on the front panel 15 Management LAN Port 16 ICMB connector Used to connect a device having the ICMB interface The number following the bold faced character sh...

Page 48: ...2 10 General Description Internal View 1 Fan bay 2 Hot plug PCI slot 3 Non hot plug PCI slot 4 Power supply cage 1 2 3 4...

Page 49: ...ots 6 to 9 Hot plug PCI X 3 3V 100MHz 5 IPMB connector 6 BMC configuration jumper block 7 Jumper switch for CMOS Password clear 8 Management LAN board connector 9 Fan connector Number following the bo...

Page 50: ...d faced character indicates the socket number 2 Processor socket Number following the bold faced character indicates the socket number 3 Processor VRM error lamp Number following the bold faced charac...

Page 51: ...d Redundancy lamp 6 Memory board Attention switch 7 DIMM slot Number following the bold faced character indicates the socket number The factory installed memory board contains 1GB DIMM in slots 1 and...

Page 52: ...tch mask Software power off Remote power on feature AC LINK feature Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI feature Baseboard Management Controller BMC Remote console feature High reliability S...

Page 53: ...log that represents power degrade along with power recovery may be recorded in the system event log This indicates that the power supply is in redundant configuration but not in maximum configuration...

Page 54: ...Memory board 4 A 2GB 1GB 2 2GB 1GB 2 2GB 1GB 2 2GB 1GB 2 B 8GB 2GB 4 8GB 2GB 4 8GB 2GB 4 8GB 2GB 4 C 4GB 1GB 4 4GB 1GB 4 D 16GB 4GB 4 16GB 4GB 4 16GB 4GB 4 16GB 4GB 4 Memory RAID Feature If one of th...

Page 55: ...icates that the memory mirroring memory RAID feature has worked a The Redundancy lamp on the front panel of the server lights green b The failing DIMM group is degraded when the server restarts c If N...

Page 56: ...ctivation of the system is ensured At the shipment the latest version of system BIOS is stored both in the primary and the secondary BIOS If you execute the system BIOS update the secondary BIOS is up...

Page 57: ...is factory installed in the server Up to four memory boards 64GB at the maximum can be installed in the server Install the DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module to the DIMM socket on the memory board in the...

Page 58: ...f RAID1 256MB of cache memory Battery backup cache memory Network Interface Controllers NOTE To ensure EMC product regulation compliance the system must be used with shielded LAN cables The I O board...

Page 59: ...and overvoltage conditions fan failure or chassis intrusion To enable accurate monitoring the BMC maintains the nonvolatile Sensor Data Record SDR from which sensor information can be retrieved The BM...

Page 60: ...is off powered To enable this feature you must select Enabled for Wake On LAN PME in the Advanced Chipset Control of the Advanced menu of the BIOS setup utility SETUP See Chapter 4 The remote power on...

Page 61: ...nal Software Locks via the System Setup Utility The BIOS SETUP Utility provides a number of security features to prevent unauthorized or accidental access to the system Once the security measures are...

Page 62: ...BIOS Use this function to update the system BIOS or firmware of the server See Chapter 6 To update the Windows System Update NEC Express5800 System in Master Control Menu Windows based NEC EXPRESSBUIL...

Page 63: ...entative for details Off line Maintenance Utility The Off line Maintenance Utility is used for proactive maintenance and fault analysis of the server Normally this utility is used by the maintenance e...

Page 64: ...ver on off accessing to the DVD ROM drive or installing or removing a hard disk on or from the 3 5 inch hard disk bay first remove the front bezel IMPORTANT The front bezel can be opened only when you...

Page 65: ...Supply make sure that the power control device is powered If the power cord is connected to the server an initial diagnosis of the hardware starts The POWER switch does not work while in diagnosis Wa...

Page 66: ...nit during POST Pressing Esc allows the information on the execution of POST to be displayed NOTE The information on the result of diagnosis by POST can be displayed from the start without the depress...

Page 67: ...ake about a minute to display the proper information on the screen at rebooting 2 If your server has some option boards such as disk array controller installed POST displays the message prompting the...

Page 68: ...ry installed battery See Chapter 8 for error messages related to the battery See also Battery for Onboard RAID MegaRAID ROBM in Chapter 4 5 Displays the message notifying you of the detection of the p...

Page 69: ...es and features of the parameters F4 Press F4 to start the Off line Maintenance Utility from the maintenance partition See Chapter 6 for the maintenance partition F12 Press F12 to run the network boot...

Page 70: ...m messages are useful information for maintenance Power Off Follow the procedure below to power off the server If the power cord of the server is connected to a UPS refer to the manual that comes with...

Page 71: ...he 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 switch It may take a littl...

Page 72: ...tions 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 leave the tray ejected from the DVD ROM...

Page 73: ...ting a CD DVD ROM set it again correctly To take out the media from the DVD ROM drive press the CD DVD tray eject button in the similar way in setting the CD DVD ROM to make the tray go out If the acc...

Page 74: ...roximately 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 upper front of the DVD ROM drive and gently push it in until th...

Page 75: ...side upward and gently put it on the tray Do not scratch the CD DVD ROM or write anything directly on it with a pencil or ball point pen Keep the CD DVD ROM away from cigarette smoke Do not leave the...

Page 76: ...2 38 General Description This page is intentionally left blank...

Page 77: ...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...

Page 78: ...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 th...

Page 79: ...carry or install the server only by a single person Do not install the server where the load may be concentrated on a specific point Do not install any component on the server only by a single person...

Page 80: ...erver 100 to 120 Vac 200 to 240 Vac parallel bi polar wall power outlet with the ground line Wall outlet to connect the supplied power cord Room that satisfies the following conditions for operation T...

Page 81: ...t is generating intense magnetic fields such as a TV radio broadcast communication antenna power transmission wire and electromagnetic crane If unavoidable contact your service representative to reque...

Page 82: ...onal injury See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Do not use any rack which does not conform to the relevant standard Disconnect the power cord s before installing or removing the server CAUTION Observe th...

Page 83: ...ont bezel 1 2 Slide rail assembly L 1 L is stamped on the rail 3 Slide rail assembly R 1 R is stamped on the rail 4 Cable arm 1 5 Adapter bracket 1 6 Arm bracket 1 7 Arm stopper 1 8 Template 1 9 Tie w...

Page 84: ...install the server into N8540 28F 29F 38F NEC rack 1 Define the position height at which the server is installed by using templates The templates have the same vertical size as the server Put the tem...

Page 85: ...clip of a core nut on the proper rectangular hole and insert the other clip into the hole using a flat tip driver or a similar tool IMPORTANT Install the core nuts so that the clips are located at the...

Page 86: ...cate the side with the slide bracket at the rear of the rack The front and rear supports of the rack have rectangular holes for screw fastening For the NEC rack round stamps are provided in 1U As show...

Page 87: ...he rectangular hole frames of the rack properly and the four screw holes of the rail can be seen through the mating rectangular holes of the rack Check that the slide rail assembly is located to the l...

Page 88: ...component Do not push the release lever with fingers Insert the rails on the side faces of the server into the slide rail assemblies securely and then push the server slowly and carefully If the serve...

Page 89: ...er At the first installation you may feel strong friction in pushing because the mechanical components cannot be completely engaged with each other Push the server intensely NOTE While the server is p...

Page 90: ...ween the mount faces at the front and rear of the rack For the distance between the mount faces at the front and rear of the rack being 700 or 760 mm Fix the arm bracket to the core nuts installed on...

Page 91: ...two screws A in the direction as shown in the figure below 10 Install the other end of the cable arm on the arm bracket installed in step 13 For the distance between the mount faces at the front and...

Page 92: ...at the position shown in the figure below For the distance between the mount faces at the front and rear of the rack being 760 or 900 mm Fix the arm bracket with four screws B and four washers B at th...

Page 93: ...e core nuts installed in step 2 If the four positions are not fit at all the slide rail assembly or the core nuts may be installed incorrectly If so the adjacent units cannot be installed without clea...

Page 94: ...3 18 Setting Up Your Server 13 Fix the server to the rack with four screws A and four washers A 14 Install the front bezel Now the installation is completed Screws A and Washers A...

Page 95: ...two or less persons Do not pinch your finger with mechanical components Note high temperature Do not pull out a device from the rack if the rack is unstable Do not leave more than one device being pul...

Page 96: ...rity lock to remove the front bezel 2 1 4 Remove four screws A located at both side of the front face of the server 5 Hold the handle to pull out the server from the rack slowly and carefully The serv...

Page 97: ...MPORTANT Push each release lever using a driver or a similar tool Pushing a release lever with your fingers may cause the fingers to be caught and thus injured Pull out the server slowly with the bott...

Page 98: ...h the power cord of the NEC Express Server plugged to a power source Do not use any unauthorized interface cable IMPORTANT Power off the server and a peripheral device before connection Connecting a p...

Page 99: ...ter with the parallel interface Network system on LAN connected via a hub Device with the serial interface e g modem Direct connection to the leased line is prohibited Device with USB USB1 1 interface...

Page 100: ...e 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 plug the power cord in to an improper power source...

Page 101: ...ower cord from the server to a UPS change the BIOS setup of the server to link with power supply from the UPS Change a parameter for AC LINK under the Server menu of the BIOS SETUP utility See Chapter...

Page 102: ...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 M...

Page 103: ...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 complet...

Page 104: ...tails 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...

Page 105: ...use the SETUP utility in most cases However you might wish to use the SETUP utility in the cases described below IMPORTANT The SETUP utility is intended for system administrator use only The SETUP uti...

Page 106: ...F1 to resume F2 to enter Setup F4 Service Partition F12 Network The displayed message varies depending on the device status 2 Press F2 to start the SETUP utility and display its Main menu If you have...

Page 107: ...an option preceded by is selected these keys are disabled Enter Press Enter to select determine parameters Esc Displays the previous screen F1 Press F1 when you need help on SETUP operations The help...

Page 108: ...the UPS To power on the server when power is supply from the UPS Select Server AC LINK Power On To keep the server off powered even when power is supplied from the UPS if the POWER switch was used to...

Page 109: ...nd socket locations on the IO board are associated as shown in the following figure To clear the memory DIMM board error information Select Advanced Memory Configuration Memory Retest Yes and reboot S...

Page 110: ...check the status indications The on screen processor numbers and socket locations on the IO board are associated as shown in the following figure To clear the processor error information Select Main...

Page 111: ...ity Power Switch Inhibit Disabled IMPORTANT Enabling Power Switch Inhibit disables forced shutdown see Chapter 8 as well as power on off using the POWER switch To set the secure mode Select Security S...

Page 112: ...er Minimum N8104 111 100BASE TX Adapter Minimum Saving the Configuration Data To save the BIOS configuration data Select Exit Exit Saving Changes or Save Changes To discard changes to the BIOS configu...

Page 113: ...submenu from the above menus The following describes available functions and parameters as well as the factory set for each menu Main After entering SETUP the Main menu appears first To display a sub...

Page 114: ...4 720Kb 3 1 2 1 44 1 25MB 3 1 2 2 88MB 3 1 2 Set the settings of floppy disk drive B Set to Disabled since the server does not support drive B Hard Disk Pre Delay Disabled 3 seconds 6 seconds 9 second...

Page 115: ...sor is not installed Display only Processor 1 4 L2 Cache Size Indicates the L2 cache of processor Processor 1 4 L3 Cache Size Indicates the L3 cache size if the processor has L3 cache memory Hyper Thr...

Page 116: ...ion Technology Specify whether the Intel Virtualization Technology is enabled or disabled If the parameter is changed the DC power of the system must be turned off Select Exit Exit Saving Changes and...

Page 117: ...to be switched to the POST execution screen The Boot time Diagnostic Screen is automatically enabled if the Console Redirection is enabled Reset Configuration Data No Yes Select Yes to clear the exte...

Page 118: ...IMM s are replaced Extended RAM Step 1MB 1KB Every Location Disabled 1MB indicates that the memory test is done in the unit of 1MB 1KB indicates that the memory test is done in the unit of 1KB Every L...

Page 119: ...table blow for the items Option Parameter Description Your Setting PCI Slot 1 9 Option ROM Enabled Disabled Disables enables the Option ROM BIOS on the PCI bus Factory set IMPORTANT If you want to boo...

Page 120: ...ur Setting Reserving memory space for PHP Disabled Minimum Middle Maximum Determines memory space at every empty slot for PHP PCI Hot plug Reserved memory space is Disabled None Minimum 6 2 4 MB Middl...

Page 121: ...ow for the items Option Parameter Description Your Setting SAS Controller LAN Controller Video Controller Enabled Disabled Indicates whether the on board controller is enabled or disabled Option ROM S...

Page 122: ...shows the following screen See the table below for the items IMPORTANT Note that the interrupt and or base I O address are not overlapped with others If the value set for the interrupt or base I O add...

Page 123: ...hese menus are displayed when the Serial port B is enabled Parallel Port Disabled Enabled Specify whether the parallel port is enabled or disabled Mode Output Only Bi directional EPP ECP Base I O Addr...

Page 124: ...ription Your Setting Multimedia Timer Disabled Enabled Selecting Enabled enables this function if the OS supports HPET feature Wake On LAN PME Disabled Enabled Specify whether the remote power on func...

Page 125: ...table below for the items Option Parameter Description Your Setting PCI IRQ line 1 5 PCI IRQ line 8 Disabled Auto Select 3 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set the assignment of each of 7 interrupt signals on t...

Page 126: ...isor Password such a screen as shown below appears Specify the Supervisor passwords on the dialog box Enter each of the passwords with up to seven characters including alphanumerics and symbols After...

Page 127: ...ute 2 minutes 5 minutes 10 minutes 20 minutes 60 minutes 120 minutes Specify the period from no input from the keyboard or mouse to the point at which the system enters into the secure mode This item...

Page 128: ...saving mode by pressing the SLEEP switch This item becomes accessible after the User password is registered Factory set NOTE The Secure Mode is used to restrict access from unauthorized users In the...

Page 129: ...t Monitoring See the table below for the items Option Parameter Description Your Setting Assert NMI on PERR Disabled Enabled Indicates whether PCI PERR is supported or not If this item is set Enabled...

Page 130: ...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 If Always Reset is selected the system is reset after...

Page 131: ...C 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 at...

Page 132: ...ation Display only System Part System Serial Indicates the system information Display only Chassis Part Chassis Serial Indicates the chassis information Display only BMC Device ID BMC Device Rev BMC F...

Page 133: ...nterrupt ACPI Redirection Port Disabled Serial Port A Serial Port B Specify the I O port address or interrupt level used in ACPI headless console redirection If Disabled is selected console redirectio...

Page 134: ...ting Event Log Configuration on the Server menu and pressing Enter shows the following screen See the table below for the items Option Parameter Description Your Setting Clear All Event Log Press Ente...

Page 135: ...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 and keys Move the cursor to the desired dev...

Page 136: ...aved in CMOS non volatile 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 non...

Page 137: ...ts The Load Custom Defaults menu is used to restore the user defined SETUP defaults Discard Changes Select this item to return the values modified currently to the previous values before saving the va...

Page 138: ...hard disk drive HDD to be handled collectively In actual RAID can configure more than one HDDs as a single array disk group to operate the HDDs effectively This can bring higher performance than a sin...

Page 139: ...Max RAID 0 1 13 RAID 1 2 2 RAID 5 3 13 Spanning of RAID 1 4 4 Spanning of RAID 5 6 12 NOTE For details of the RAID levels see RAID Levels described later in this chapter Disk Group A disk group is co...

Page 140: ...2 20GB VD0 3 20GB VD0 RAID5 40 GB VD1 RAID5 32 GB Parity The parity means redundant data A single set of redundant data is created from the data saved in more than one HDD The created redundant data i...

Page 141: ...ngle HDD RAID5 Striping of both data and redundant data Yes Three or more HDDs required Capacity capacity of single HDD number of HDDs 1 RAID0 In RAID 0 data to be recorded is distributed to HDDs The...

Page 142: ...Stripe 1 Stripe 2 RAID5 In RAID5 data is distributed to HDDs by striping and at the same time the parity redundant data is distributed to the HDDs This mode is called striping with distributed parity...

Page 143: ...e 4 Stripe 5 Stripe 5 Stripe 6 HDD 4 Stripe 2 Stripe 4 Stripe 6 RAID1 RAID1 RAID0 Spanning of RAID5 Data is distributed to HDDs by striping with distributed parity and then written onto HDDs by stripi...

Page 144: ...hereafter the management utility of the on board RAID MegaRAID ROMB Select a HDD and start the rebuild manually For the detailed operation refer to the MegaRAID Storage Manager User s Guide in NEC EX...

Page 145: ...r If the server is shutdown by an unforeseen accident such as power interruption turn on the power again as soon as possible The rebuild is automatically restarted The interval from the removal of the...

Page 146: ...e installed If the system is restarted Patrol Read is aborted After restart of the system Patrol Read runs from the first step top of HDD Consistency Check The Consistency Check is used to check consi...

Page 147: ...mally before executing Background Initialize Rebuild has already been executed and completed normally before executing Background Initialize Yes is specified for Disable BGI in VD Definition The Backg...

Page 148: ...ting virtual disk On MSM this feature is indicated as Add Drive The execution patterns are as shown below Number of HDDs to be added Before execution After execution RAID level Number of HDDs RAID lev...

Page 149: ...Reconstruction During Reconstruction do not shutdown or reboot the server If the server is shutdown by an unforeseen accident such as power interruption turn on the power again as soon as possible The...

Page 150: ...ction Notes on Creating Virtual Drive The HDDs configuring the disk group should have the same capacity and rotation speed Be sure to execute Consistency Check after creating VD When installing an OS...

Page 151: ...4 47 In the example below Physical Drive 2 PD 2 in WebBIOS is displayed as Physical Drive 1 in Disk Properties View of MegaRAID Storage Manager Physical DrivesView of WebBIOS Disk Properties View of M...

Page 152: ...ng WebBIOS 1 Press Esc when the screen as shown below appears after powered on the server 2 Press Ctrl H on POST screen to start WebBIOS POST screen image with no virtual disk assigned IMPORTANT Do no...

Page 153: ...roller to operate WebBIOS and click Start NOTES When an optional N8103 90 disk array controller is installed it is displayed as MegaRAID SAS 8408E When an optional N8103 81F disk array controller is i...

Page 154: ...OS Top Menu appears IMPORTANT The physical drive numbers shown in Physical Drives box differ from slot numbers of 3 5 inch hard disk bay PD 0 denotes the physical drive number 0 See Physical Drive Pro...

Page 155: ...nfiguring Your Server 4 51 Adapter Properties When you click Adapter Properties on WebBIOS Top Menu the configuration information is displayed Click Next to see the detailed settings of this controlle...

Page 156: ...Rate 30 Recommended value 30 Permitted Reconstruction Rate 30 Recommended value 30 Permitted Adapter BIOS Enabled Disabled Prohibited Coercion Mode None 128MB way 1GB way Prohibited PDF Interval 300...

Page 157: ...esent opens the Battery Status screen as shown below IMPORTANT You cannot change values for Auto Learn Period Next Learn Time and Learn Delay Interval NOTES Status field shows Charging when the batter...

Page 158: ...gain Use this feature when you have installed a new HDD additionally while the WebBIOS is running IMPORTANT If the newly connected HDD contains another configuration information Foreign Configuration...

Page 159: ...en you click Virtual Disks on WebBIOS top menu the screen for operating the VD that has already been configured IMPORTANT If no virtual disk exists the upper right column of the screen will be blank U...

Page 160: ...s When you click Physical Disks on WebBIOS top menu the screen for operating the physical drive HDD appears IMPORTANT If no physical disk exists the upper right column of the screen will be blank Use...

Page 161: ...Drives Properties Take the following procedures to check Physical Drive Properties Shown below is an example to check property of physical drive number 0 1 Click the desired PD number PD 0 2 Click th...

Page 162: ...he Slot Number field shows a slot number to which a 3 5 inch disk bay is installed In the example the disk bay is installed in slot 2 NOTE If you click the checkbox for Locate and then nothing happens...

Page 163: ...WebBIOS to configure each adapter Clicking Adapter Selection on WebBIOS top menu opens the Adapter Selection screen again Physical View Logical View If the virtual disk has been configured using the d...

Page 164: ...r Server Exit When you click Exit on WebBIOS top menu a confirmation screen to exit from WebBIOS is displayed Click Yes to exit from WebBIOS The screen as shown below appears when WebBIOS is terminate...

Page 165: ...menu the screen as shown below appears Select the relevant operation and click Next at lower right of the screen Clear Configuration Allows you to clear existing configuration New Configuration Clears...

Page 166: ...ration Allows you to define all aspects of the configuration RAID level size and others Auto Configuration with Redundancy Automatically creates redundant virtual disk Auto Configuration without Redun...

Page 167: ...ysical drives PD as a disk group DG IMPORTANT The physical drive number is not identical to the slot number of disk bay To define several Disk Groups in ascending order of the slot number of disk bay...

Page 168: ...to a Disk Group hold Ctrl while selecting UNCONF GOOD drives 2 Upon completion of selection click Accept DG at the lower right of the screen 3 A new DG is defined in the Disk Groups frame After DG has...

Page 169: ...ned VD Definition screen is displayed The defined DG is displayed in Configuration column Available RAID levels and maximum size for VD are also displayed NOTE Disk Cache Policy field may be displayed...

Page 170: ...s in Virtual Disk column 2 Enter YYYYY the maximum size allowed for RAID5 in Select Size field 3 Click Accept at the lower center of the screen NOTE Disk Cache Policy field may be displayed as Disable...

Page 171: ...t at the lower right of the screen 6 The confirmation message Save this Configuration appears Click Yes to save the configuration 7 The confirmation message Want to Initialize the New Virtual Disks ap...

Page 172: ...4 68 Configuring Your Server 9 The WebBIOS top menu is displayed Virtual Disk you have created is displayed in the lower right frame of the screen...

Page 173: ...h four HDDs IMPORTANT To define two or more Disk Groups DG to the disk bay in ascending order of the slot number the physical drive numbers do not match the slot numbers of disk bay You need to check...

Page 174: ...hile selecting UNCONF GOOD drives In the example two DGs will be configured and spanned 3 Upon completion of selection click Accept DG at the lower right of the screen 4 A new DG is defined in the Dis...

Page 175: ...played in Configuration column Available RAID levels and maximum size for VD are also displayed 5 Hold Ctrl and click the two DGs in the Configuration column to select 6 Specify the necessary paramete...

Page 176: ...enter the value of virtual disk size below multiply the maximum size of each DG allowed for the RAID level by the number of DGs 8 Click Accept at the lower center of the screen NOTE Disk Cache Policy...

Page 177: ...ssage Save this Configuration appears Click Yes to save the configuration 12 The confirmation message Want to Initialize the New Virtual Disks appears Normally select Yes 13 Virtual Disks operation sc...

Page 178: ...lue RW Read Policy Normal Ahead Adaptive Recommended value Normal Write Policy WBack WThru BadBBU WBack WriteBack WThru WriteThru BadBBU Unavailble IO Policy Direct Cached Recommended value Direct Dis...

Page 179: ...Click Virtual Disks on WebBIOS top menu 3 Select a VD to perform Check Consistency from the upper right frame of Virtual Disks screen 4 Click the checkmark column for Check Consistency from the lower...

Page 180: ...Disks screen 7 Click Home at the lower left of Virtual Disks screen to return to the top menu IMPORTANT Click Home while the background task such as Consistency Check Rebuild or reconstruction is bei...

Page 181: ...Manual Rebuild feature to recover the virtual disk as described below 1 Start WebBIOS Make sure that the status for the replaced HDD is indicated as UNCONF GOOD in the right frame of the top menu In t...

Page 182: ...click Go on the lower center of the screen 5 When Rebuild Progress is displayed click Home at the lower left of the screen to go back to WebBIOS top menu IMPORTANT Click Home while the background Cons...

Page 183: ...RAID5 virtual disk configured with three HDDs and assign a newly added HDD as Hot Spare Disk 1 Start WebBIOS Make sure that the status for the added HDD is indicated as UNCONF GOOD in the right frame...

Page 184: ...ated HSP on the lower right of the screen and then click Go on the lower center of the screen Global HSP Indicates the Hot Spare Disk available for all DGs Dedicated HSP Indicates the Hot Spare Disk a...

Page 185: ...Configuring Your Server 4 81 5 The status for the newly connected HDD changes to HOTSPARE 6 Click Home at the lower left of the screen to go back to WebBIOS top menu...

Page 186: ...Add a HDD to a RAID5 virtual disk configured with three HDDs to make a RAID5 virtual disk configured with four HDDs 1 Start WebBIOS Make sure that the status for the added HDD is indicated as UNCONF G...

Page 187: ...Configuring Your Server 4 83 3 Setting menu for VD 0 is displayed...

Page 188: ...the WebBIOS top menu IMPORTANT The capacity of virtual disk may be incorrectly displayed after reconstruction In this case perform Scan Devices from the top menu Click Home while the background task s...

Page 189: ...n cache memory of disk array controller Improvement of reliability in Write Back mode Adoption of reusable nickel hydrogen battery Checking Battery Status Use the disk array management utility MegaRAI...

Page 190: ...ssage as follows Your battery is bad or missing and you have VDs configured for write back mode Because the battery is not usable these VDs will actually run in write through mode until the battery is...

Page 191: ...D ROMB performs the following steps during refresh operation 1 Discharges the battery The following log is recorded in the MSM and the application log Controller ID x Battery relearn started Controlle...

Page 192: ...If the Auto Learn Mode is set to Disabled refresh operation is not performed If the Auto Learn Mode is set to Warn refresh operation is not performed However if no refresh operation is performed for 3...

Page 193: ...or Warn the refresh operation starts IMPORTANT If the following log is recorded in the MSM and the application log at every system startup while the Auto Learn Mode is set to Auto perform Learn Cycle...

Page 194: ...ected to the network where broadcasting occurs frequently the performance about remote control may be affected Default Network Settings When linking the management LAN port at the rear of the server t...

Page 195: ...of BMC is disabled at the shipment Setting of Graphics Accelerator Driver When your server s OS is Windows Use the driver which is installed at initial setup by Express Setup or system update When a...

Page 196: ...d disable SSL 2 0 Supported Browsers The following browsers are supported Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 0 Netscape 7 0 Mozilla 1 6 Java2 Runtime Environment Java2 Runtime Environment Standard Edition...

Page 197: ...http port number is 80h default you can skip a port number When you use DHCP functions as well as performing auto registration to the DNS server the BMC default name is ARMC MAC Address There is the...

Page 198: ...the first time you may see a dialogue box for security warning as shown below Read the message well and click either Yes or Always If you are not sure about the information select No NOTE When a conn...

Page 199: ...configure a password immediately after you log in For security reasons it is recommended to change the default user name as well For information on configuration and modification see BMC Configuration...

Page 200: ...llows you to quit this applet 2 Window menu The Window menu allows you to open various windows including Remote KVM Console window 3 Main frame Various windows open here 4 Help menu With the Help menu...

Page 201: ...er 6 Forcefully resets the server 7 Starts up Remote KVM Console 8 Starts up BMC Configuration 9 Starts up Firmware Update 10 Displays a user name 11 Indicates status of connection with BMC 12 Indicat...

Page 202: ...800 600 640 480 720 400 720 350 KVM is an acronym for Keyboard Video and Mouse Unlike using a conventional serial console remotely KVM allows you to remotely use graphics as they are The remote KVM c...

Page 203: ...out icon 9 Default size icon 10 Window resize icon 11 KVM indicator 12 Remote KVM Console screen IMPORTANT When pressing Shift CapsLock on the remote KVM console the indication may not be the same as...

Page 204: ...s key icon pipe key icon Zoom In and Zoom Out When you click to zoom in what is shown becomes larger When you click to zoom out what is shown becomes smaller When you click the default size icon what...

Page 205: ...nel SEL information is loaded from BMC and the following window showing system event logs SEL opens On the upper part of the window a list of logs appears On the lower part of the window detailed info...

Page 206: ...d the following window showing sensor data records appears On the upper part of the window a list of sensor data records appears On the lower part of the window detailed information of the entry selec...

Page 207: ...laceable units FRU information on Control Panel FRU information is loaded from BMC and the following window showing field replaceable units FRU information appears On the upper part of the window a li...

Page 208: ...tart up BMC Configuration on Control Panel the BMC Configuration window appears as shown below 1 Loads a file 2 Saves the file 3 Edits information 4 Reloads from BMC 5 Makes global settings of BMC 6 I...

Page 209: ...rivilege Level Administrator the user is allowed to do all operations User the user can see information but is not allowed modify settings Remote KVM Console Specify whether or not to enable Remote KV...

Page 210: ...lient Undefined UDP BMC 623 Mail server 25 1 TCP BMC Undefined WEB client Undefined TCP BMC 80 2 WEB client SSL Undefined TCP BMC 443 3 1 To change the port number select BMC Settings Alert Mail E Mai...

Page 211: ...ings here If DHCP is used information automatically acquired appears here IMPORTANT When you change the IP address the current connection will be disconnected after you click OK and settings of BMC is...

Page 212: ...ettings here If DHCP is used information automatically acquired appears here 1 The default host name to be used when no host name is configured for using DHCP 2 Enter the host name of BMC If nothing i...

Page 213: ...a BMC host name IMPORTANT Because BMC uses a LAN controller independent of the server OS a BMC host name and a domain name cannot be exactly the same as those on the server OS If BMC belongs to a diff...

Page 214: ...ttings for BMC such as HTTP port IMPORTANT If you change the settings of HTTP port number Enable SSL or SSL Port Number the current connection will be disconnected Close the window once and then enter...

Page 215: ...hich is encrypted By default SSL is disabled 3 Specify an SSL port number in this box 4 In Login attempt period specify a time period during which you can retry login if your attempt to log in has fai...

Page 216: ...not changed When you click OK all the information in the HTTP Configuration window will be written into BMC When you click Cancel the HTTP Configuration window closes discarding what you have configu...

Page 217: ...alert 3 You can send a test mail by clicking the button in this box IMPORTANT If you want to send a test mail complete all alert mail settings detailed in the following pages Note that entering inform...

Page 218: ...pe in a message that appears in the message body of all alert mails If you don t need such message you can clear the check box If you click Acquire default message the recommended message appears NOTE...

Page 219: ...2 Specify the port number of the SMTP server 3 Specify how many retries can be made when attempt to send the mail has failed 4 Specify a retry interval that waits for the next retry when attempt to se...

Page 220: ...duct Information The product name code and number of the server IP Address IP address of BMC Event Time The time the event occurred SEL Dump Data Data representing system event logs SEL in hexadecimal...

Page 221: ...Starting Up the Firmware Update Window When you click the icon to start up Firmware Update on Control Panel revision information is loaded from BMC and the Firmware Update window as shown below appear...

Page 222: ...ou to select files Select update data files When you click Open after specifying files loading of the files begins It will take a little while for loading to be completed NOTE Because update can be ma...

Page 223: ...data all data that has been loaded will be discarded If you click Cancel the Firmware Update window closes discarding all information that has been loaded Selecting Update Target Select update targets...

Page 224: ...pletion of Writing When writing is completed results appear in the Status column per Target OK OK NOTES For targets other than applet reboot the server or power off and then on the server to apply the...

Page 225: ...nt and try again Contact your service representative if the error persists 2 Could not resolve the IP address Check the network environment You cannot use Remote KVM Console for connections via proxy...

Page 226: ...sentative 3 BMC does not support IPMI 2 0 functions Contact your service representative 4 Failed to run the IPMI command Check the server A failure may have occurred in BMC If you don t find problem c...

Page 227: ...act your service representative System event logs SEL display errors No Error Message What to do 1 Failed to clear session event logs of BMC The network may be busy Try again If the error persists con...

Page 228: ...SL should not be the same The same port number can t do them Specify different value 14 Invalid login attempt period You can use only numeric values 15 Invalid failed login attempts You can use only n...

Page 229: ...ce representative because a failure may have occurred in BMC 5 Invalid file size The update file may be corrupted Acquire the update file again 6 Could not find the revision information Some update fi...

Page 230: ...corrupted Acquire update files again 26 Failed to verify Try again If the error persists contact your service representative because a failure may have occurred in BMC 27 Update will be stopped becau...

Page 231: ...ribe the clearing procedure WARNING Do not disassemble repair or alter the server Never attempt to disassemble repair or alter the server on any occasion other than described in this manual Failure to...

Page 232: ...nd press the POWER switch 8 When the POST screen appears power off the server and unplug the power cord 9 Restore the jumper switch setting NOTE Place the clip over the jumper pins 11 and 12 after use...

Page 233: ...andard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server2003 R2 Enterprise Edition To use the server with the other op...

Page 234: ...xpress 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...

Page 235: ...ute the Express Setup with the parameter file you have saved before NOTES The parameters file is not mandatory to set up the system If you want to create a parameters file have a blank floppy disk MS...

Page 236: ...ion in order to install Windows Server 2003 correctly Supported OS on this model The server supports the following edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003...

Page 237: ...listed below by using a driver floppy disk OEM FD for Mass storage device see Exceptional setup and Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver of Configuration Diskette Creator in Chapter 6 Supporting i...

Page 238: ...hat 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...

Page 239: ...paging file with the entire system The maximum paging file size which can be set on one partition is 4095MB If the above paging file size exceeds 4095MB specify 4095MB for the paging file size The ma...

Page 240: ...ee Appendix E to re install the system About maintenance partition the area displayed as MAINTE_P The maintenance partition for server maintenance is reserved in the head of Hard Disk Drive a partitio...

Page 241: ...he setting Disk Array Configuration Screen Creating Maintenance Partition and Installing Utilities Operating System Installation Menu Create the OS partition after the reboot Confirm the specification...

Page 242: ...eripheral device on and then turn on the server NOTES If you operate installing Windows Server 2003 with MO device connected the installation may not be completed normally In such case detach MO devic...

Page 243: ...1 Select a parameters file to use in the Express Setup and then click Use After the parameters file is specified the message Do you want to review or modify the Setup File parameters appears 2 If you...

Page 244: ...pgraded to Dynamic Disk remained Do not select Use Existing Partition at System Partition If you specify other than 4095MB for the Partition Size it is necessary to convert to NTFS If Use Existing Par...

Page 245: ...torage driver into the floppy disk drive and follow the message to operate the installation NOTE You can use this function only when the floppy disk drive is attached to the system 13 Remove NEC EXPRE...

Page 246: ...lly and logon to the system Install and configure the device drivers 16 If you install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 insert Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition DISK 2 or Microsoft Win...

Page 247: ...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...

Page 248: ...r network adapter appears 3 Click the Advanced and specify the Link Speed Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB 4 Click OK on the property dialog box for network adapter When PROSet is...

Page 249: ...s described later in this chapter Optional Network Board Driver N8104 121 120 119 86 111 112 If you want to utilize optional Network Board N8104 121 120 119 86 111 112 install the driver stored in NEC...

Page 250: ...d 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 locatio...

Page 251: ...ate Device Driver Wizard appears select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next 5 Select the Search for the best driver in these locations and check the Search removable media...

Page 252: ...into the floppy disk drive and click Next 7 Copying of the driver is completed and the Completing the Hardware Update Wizard dialog box below appears Click Finish Graphics Accelerator Driver Standard...

Page 253: ...e 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 Cont...

Page 254: ...ory Dump The staff of maintenance service representative is in charge of collecting memory dump Customers need only to specify the memory dump If any trouble occur after specifying the process below t...

Page 255: ...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...

Page 256: ...d click Set IMPORTANT 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...

Page 257: ...dows dialog box appears 3 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 s...

Page 258: ...onitoring 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 6 The Windows Components Wizard dialog...

Page 259: ...e server Setup Software in Master Control Menu screen appears so left click the item Click Update NEC Express5800 System from the menu and the setup will start After that follow the message to continu...

Page 260: ...upported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER you have to set as follows 1 Read the manual supplied with the mass storage device before setting the server 2 If the mass storage device is disk array controller config...

Page 261: ...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...

Page 262: ...XPRESSBUILDER for initial setup complete the hardware configuration NEC EXPRESSBUILDER has three executing modes depending on your operating environments One is for using on Windows system and the oth...

Page 263: ...r the network or via COM B serial port NOTE No keyboard connected to the server is permitted to run this program Windows based This program is called as Master Control Menu that can run under the Micr...

Page 264: ...T Do not remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM while NEC EXPRESSBUILDER is running 1 Turn on peripheral devices and the server in this order 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM supplied with your se...

Page 265: ...iguration Diskette from the floppy disk drive until the message that allow you to remove it appeared Tools Tools is also intended for initial setup of the server It provides more installation options...

Page 266: ...nctions are normal and if the connection between the server and additional board is normal After the System Diagnostics is executed a system check program assigned to each model starts See Chapter 7 f...

Page 267: ...he running this menu If the processing is discontinued the system becomes unable to start The existence of the maintenance partition may be identified from the operating system In order to retain the...

Page 268: ...r 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 prog...

Page 269: ...of the server When a keyboard is connected to the server the remote console feature is disabled The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER determines that the server has a console Nothing is displayed on the management...

Page 270: ...ion will be set as shown below LAN Controller 1 10 100 Enabled Serial Port A Enabled Base I O address 3F8 Interrupt IRQ 4 Serial Port B Enabled Base I O address 2F8 Interrupt IRQ 3 Serial Port Address...

Page 271: ...array and maintenance partition are automatically configured Tools When you select the Tools on the Top Menu the following screen appears The menu items available only in remote console operation amo...

Page 272: ...in the PDF format Use the Adobe Reader to view or print these documents Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive Master Control Menu appears on the screen automatically If the CD RO...

Page 273: ...om NEC EXPRESSBUILDER When using a floppy disk a USB floppy disk drive is required IMPORTANT You can not create Configuration Diskette for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions NOTE You can insta...

Page 274: ...n Diskette Creator window is displayed 5 Click Create New Information files from the File menu The Disk Environment dialog box will be displayed 6 Specify each item and click OK The dialog boxes to sp...

Page 275: ...ut file name for the Setup File in 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...

Page 276: ...The dialog boxes to specify setup information will be displayed in order such as Disk Environment dialog box 4 Follow the message to specify each item on the dialog box and click on Next NOTE If you...

Page 277: ...re resources such as operating system information and drivers running on each server Server failures On screen real time displays provide the system administrator with the failure type location cause...

Page 278: ...e server See the online documents for details on the functions and installation of NEC DianaScope NOTES One server license is required for each server to be managed remotely by using NEC DianaScope Fo...

Page 279: ...ttempting to operate MSM read the MegaRAID Storage Manager User s Guide included in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM The manual explains the MSM installation procedure and notes on operating MSM Setup with E...

Page 280: ...ger make sure the slot number of disk bays The slot number of 3 5 inch disk bay is not displayed when executing any of these features You must select a Physical Drive number assigned for 3 5 inch disk...

Page 281: ...d to check the slot number and Device ID on Disk Properties View of MegaRAID Storage Manager before performing Reconstruction Screen to select hard disk drive that appears when Reconstruction Remove D...

Page 282: ...raphical screens without the system being stopped Major Functions Power Console Plus has the following features Supporting the Wizard function to facilitate configuration Enabling the change of RAID l...

Page 283: ...l 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 Serve...

Page 284: ...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...

Page 285: ...ironment required for Power Console Plus to operate on a server Hardware Memory Size large enough for OS operation 10MB or more Free space of the hard disk 10MB or more Display unit Screen size 1024 7...

Page 286: ...equired for Power Console Plus to operate on a management PC Hardware Machine NEC Express5800 series PC AT compatible machine which contains Intel Pentium or a processor at least equivalent to it Memo...

Page 287: ...ing while updating the BMC Firmware The updated BMC firmware becomes valid after restarting the system Hardware Requirement Hard disk drive 2MB Supported OS Windows2000 Server Windows2000 Advanced Ser...

Page 288: ...Windows Server 2003 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the DVD ROM drive Master Control Menu of NEC EXPRESSBUILDER starts automatically 2 Select BMC Online Update BMC Online Update installer...

Page 289: ...alling and Using Utilities 6 29 Linux 1 Copy the following file in the suitable directory from CD ROM cp mnt cdrom BMCTOOL OnlineUp BmcOnlineUpdate i386 2 Expand the rpm file rpm ivh BmcOnlineUpdate i...

Page 290: ...Installing and Using Utilities Startup Windows Server 2003 Select All Programs BmcOnlineUpdate BmcOnlineUpdate Linux Enter the following command to start the program cd usr BmcOnlineUpdate BmcOnlineUp...

Page 291: ...Installing and Using Utilities 6 31 Uninstallation Windows Server 2003 1 Select All Programs Control Add or Remove Programs 2 Click BmcOnlineUpdate...

Page 292: ...ation can t be acquired Check if the remote management card is correctly installed Update the firmware after making sure that the card is correctly installed Cannot enter the online mode Failed to sav...

Page 293: ...ardware 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 co...

Page 294: ...pages 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 cleaning with the serv...

Page 295: ...rver must be kept dry Do not moisten them with water 1 Make sure that the server is off powered the POWER SLEEP lamp goes off 2 Unplug the power cord of the server from a power outlet 3 Wipe off dust...

Page 296: ...erior 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...

Page 297: ...it 4 Take out the ball from the mouse Cover the bottom 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 ont...

Page 298: ...signal side of the CD DVD ROM with your hand 4 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 a malfunction of the...

Page 299: ...m Test Items The following items are tested in system diagnostics Memory CPU cache memory Hard disk drive used as a system IMPORTANT When executing the system diagnostics make sure to disconnect the L...

Page 300: ...ion is not for System Diagnostics Procedures to start the diagnostics program are as follows 1 Shutdown the OS and power off the server Then unplug the power cord 2 Disconnect all the LAN cables from...

Page 301: ...ows 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...

Page 302: ...ows 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 Save F Option Changes the out...

Page 303: ...ake sure not to apply a shock to hard disks to relocated the server if the contains any It is recommended that the server and the internal devices should be stored in a place where the room temperatur...

Page 304: ...cord from the lock spring 4 Unplug the power cord of the server from a power outlet 5 Remove all the cables from the server 6 Remove the server from the rack cabinet See Chapter 3 for details 7 Hold t...

Page 305: ...erver 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...

Page 306: ...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 V...

Page 307: ...f the OS supports the power saving mode such as Windows 2003 pressing the SLEEP switch blinks the POWER SLEEP lamp in green and place the server in the power saving mode Press the POWER switch to turn...

Page 308: ...tion Action Flashing in green The server is in operation with its processor degraded Contact your service representative Start the BIOS SETUP and select Main Processor Settings to identify the degrade...

Page 309: ...hermal error critical was detected Check internal fans for dust or debris Also make sure that the fans are firmly connected If this error indication persists contact your service representative A volt...

Page 310: ...indicates that a hard disk error occurred To identify a failed hard disk see the lamps provided for each hard disk LAN1 LAN2 ACCESS Lamp The LAN1 LAN2 ACCESS lamp is lit green when the server is conne...

Page 311: ...rear of the chassis and allows you to locate the server you re working on from the rear of the servers on a rack Pressing the UID switch again turns off the UID lamp You can make the NEC ESMPRO Manage...

Page 312: ...tention Lamp The Attention lamp lights amber when location where an error occurred cannot be identified automatically or errors occurred in two or more locations Check the error log to identify the lo...

Page 313: ...er These lamps light amber when an error occurs on processor board If the lamp lights check the lamp indication on processor VRM error lamp in front of the processor board The lamp being lit amber ind...

Page 314: ...y board Attention lamp being lit amber to identify the failed memory board In addition when you press the switch for DIMM slot error lamp on the failed memory board the DIMM slot error lamp lights amb...

Page 315: ...nstalled in your server Check the lamp indication on the rear of the server When the rear I O board lamp lights amber the I O board may be failed When any of the PCI slot error lamps below the PCI slo...

Page 316: ...wer Unit Error Lamp The Power unit error lamp lights amber when an error occurs on the power supply unit Check the power unit error lamp to identify the failed power supply unit Power unit error lamp...

Page 317: ...led fan see FAN Fault Lamps described later Thermal Error Lamp The thermal error lamp lights amber when an abnormal temperature in the server is detected Check the room temperature where the server is...

Page 318: ...green during power on Flashes green during rebuilding e g memory board is hot added 2 Memory board Attention lamp Lights amber when an error occurred on memory board or DIMM 3 Memory board Redundancy...

Page 319: ...r amber Indicates that the hard disk is being rebuilt this status is not a failure If the defected hard disk is replaced with a new one in the disk array configuration the data is automatically rebuil...

Page 320: ...t 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...

Page 321: ...een PCI Slot Fault Lamp This lamp is available only when the operation system is Windows Server 2003 If the driver of a Hot Plug PCI board is stopped and then the PCI board is logically disconnected f...

Page 322: ...in red The failed fan may be hot swapped IMPORTANT Do not remove the fan that is normally operating Ask your service representative for replacement of the cooling fan If a cooling fan fails do not con...

Page 323: ...instruction simultaneous key entry of Ctrl Alt Delete Immediately after the system is rebooted in response to an OS instruction During hardware initialization following restart of the POST When the PO...

Page 324: ...led at address line Contact your service representative 0250 System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP Contact your service representative to replace the battery After restarting the computer start...

Page 325: ...rror device disabled 0617 Floppy configuration changed 0618 Floppy config error device disabled 0619 Parallel port configuration changed 061A Parallel port config error device disabled 0B00 Rebooted d...

Page 326: ...e to replace the power supply unit 0B7D The normal operation can t be guaranteed with use of only one PSU Contact you service representative to add an additional power supply unit or replace the exist...

Page 327: ...D BMC A D timeout error 0B9E SDR repository corrupt 0B9F SEL corrupt Turn off the power once and then on again to start the server If the error cannot be corrected contact your service representative...

Page 328: ...h error is enabled Contact your service representative to replace the two DIMMs in the relevant group 8150 NVRAM Cleared By Jumper 8151 Password Cleared By Jumper Turn off the power Then recover the j...

Page 329: ...Failure 8413 PCI Slot 4 PCIE Link Failure 8414 PCI Slot 5 PCIE Link Failure Turn off the power once and then on again to restart the server If the error cannot be corrected contact your service repres...

Page 330: ...and messages table listed above NOTE Failed processor or memory boards can be also identified with the BIOS SETUP utility Fans Processors Processor 1 Processor 2 Processor 4 Processor 3 Fan 4 Fan 6 F...

Page 331: ...2 Memory board slot 3 Memory board slot 4 1 DIMM 1 DIMM 1 DIMM 1 DIMM 1 2 DIMM 2 DIMM Group 1 DIMM 2 DIMM Group 3 DIMM 2 DIMM Group 5 DIMM 2 DIMM Group 7 3 DIMM 3 DIMM 3 DIMM 3 DIMM 3 4 DIMM 4 DIMM G...

Page 332: ...I O board 1 3 3 1 Memory is not detected Or DIMM type is incorrect 1 3 4 1 DRAM Address error 1 3 4 3 DRAM test Low Byte error 1 4 1 1 DRAM test High Byte error Check if the DIMM and memory boards ar...

Page 333: ...D displays the followings POST progress Error occurred during operation or DC OFF AC power is being on When POST detects an error the POST error code is displayed on the virtual LCD upon completion of...

Page 334: ...press and initializing chipset register 28h Initializing memory 2Ah Zero Clear of memory 0 4MB 2Ch Address line test of memory 0 4MB 2Eh Memory test 0 4MB 0Ah Initializing processor 2Fh Setting cache...

Page 335: ...esentative Try the following steps to cancel the error 1 Start BIOS SETUP 2 Select Advanced Memory Configuration Memory Retest Yes 3 Select Exit Exit Saving Changes M 1 D 1 C Err A correctable error f...

Page 336: ...n uncorrectable error occurs in DIMM 3 or DIMM 4 on memory board 2 M 3 D 1 UC Err M 3 D 2 UC Err An uncorrectable error occurs in DIMM 1 or DIMM 2 on memory board 3 M 3 D 3 UC Err M 3 D 4 UC Err An un...

Page 337: ...esentative PCI S 3 C Err A correctable error frequently occurs on PCI board slot 3 PCI S 4 C Err A correctable error frequently occurs on PCI board slot 4 PCI S 5 C Err A correctable error frequently...

Page 338: ...d on I O board BB 1 5v Alm XX 1 5V voltage alarm occurred on I O board BB 1 8v Alm XX 1 8V voltage alarm occurred on I O board BB VTT Alm XX 1 150V voltage alarm occurred on I O board VDD TNB Alm XX 1...

Page 339: ...pressed SMI timeout SMI timeout occurred AC lost Alm 1 AC lost occurred on power unit 1 AC lost Alm 2 AC lost occurred on power unit 2 AC lost Alm 3 AC lost occurred on power unit 3 AC lost Alm 4 AC l...

Page 340: ...e specifications of DIMMs Fail to power on the server T 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...

Page 341: ...least four DIMM boards are required for operation T Is the memory size large The memory check may take a few seconds if the memory size is large Wait for a while T Did you perform any keyboard or mou...

Page 342: ...vices connected make sure to set the PCI device interrupt and others with the BIOS setup utility of the server Most PCI devices generally do not require any change to the configuration but some boards...

Page 343: ...Change setting of NEC ESMPRO Agent Start NEC ESMPRO Agent from Windows control panel select System Express5800 Server Monitor The default is Does not monitor Monitoring starts automatically You need n...

Page 344: ...save the configuration data into the floppy disk before clearing password BMC can be configured and saved with NEC DianaScope Agent and the system management feature of NEC EXPRESSBUILDER 1 Power off...

Page 345: ...he server Check the settings with the BIOS setup utility Menus to check Advanced Peripheral Configuration PS 2 Mouse Advanced Numlock T Are the server drivers installed Refer to the manual that comes...

Page 346: ...ity of the server Legacy Floppy must have been disabled Check the setting with the BIOS setup utility Menus to check Main Legacy Floppy A Advanced I O Device Configuration USB Controller Advanced I O...

Page 347: ...to the disk drive The DVD ROM drive of the server may fail if the combination of disk drive writing software and CD R is not correct Inserted the correct CD ROM but the message like the following is d...

Page 348: ...RAID Storage Manager MSM every time you power on the server Controller ID a Unexpected sense PD b 255 CDB 0x1c Sense 0x70 0x00 0x06 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0a 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x29 a Controller numbe...

Page 349: ...ot a problem in operating the system T If the message is displayed again for the specific hard disk drive check if the hard disk drive is connected correctly If the same error message appears repeated...

Page 350: ...AID Storage Manager MSM log at startup of OS after rebuilding the hard disk drives with WebBIOS Controller ID x VD is now DEGRADED VD x It is not a problem in operating the system A popup message may...

Page 351: ...0A 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 It is not a problem in operating the syste...

Page 352: ...arching 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 If a SMBIOS Type 38 record was detected the Dump Data field...

Page 353: ...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 When any trouble occ...

Page 354: ...TCP IP and services are properly specified T Is the transfer speed correct Open the network property dialog box in control panel to specify the Link Speed Duplex value the same as the value specified...

Page 355: ...t Source EvntAgnt Event Category None Event ID 1003 Description TraceFileName parameter not located in registry Default trace file used is The system will not be affect by these event logs SNMP will n...

Page 356: ...or Hot Replace is to be executed the driver of the PCI board cannot be stopped Terminate the software then stop the driver of the PCI board If executing Hot Replace restart the software after having...

Page 357: ...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...

Page 358: ...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 R...

Page 359: ...omain 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 t...

Page 360: ...er 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 def...

Page 361: ...ice agent that you are contracted with or the dealer that you purchased this controller from Rebuilding cannot be performed T Is the capacity of the hard disk to be rebuilt insufficient Use a hard dis...

Page 362: ...k cannot be performed T Is virtual disk indicated as Degraded Replace the failed hard disk drive and execute rebuild process T Is RAID level of virtual disk RAID0 The Consistency Check does not work o...

Page 363: ...MSM log Controller ID x BBU disables changing WB logical drives to WT Application event log Event Source MR_MONITOR Event Type Warning Event ID 195 Description Controller ID x BBU disables changing WB...

Page 364: ...lowing message appears during POST The battery hardware is missing or malfunctioning or the battery is unplugged If you continue to boot the system the battery backed cache will not function Please co...

Page 365: ...ith Configuration Diskette Creator The bit map of the Configuration Diskette Creator window is not displayed correctly during setting of setup information When the Trekking command is used If the spec...

Page 366: ...more processors in the NEC Express server If this message is logged it is no problem for operation 1 Click Management Tool Event Viewer from the Control Panel 2 Select the type of the log to collect...

Page 367: ...m 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 2 Double click Managemen...

Page 368: ...ile the server is in the successful operation may affect the system operation Restarting the system due to an error may display a message indicating insufficient virtual memory Ignore this message and...

Page 369: ...g may not be available when the processor stalls IMPORTANT Do not use a toothpick or plastic stick that is easy to break Use a pin having the length of 1 inch 25 mm or longer Recovery for Windows Serv...

Page 370: ...ty can be used IMPORTANT The Off line Maintenance Utility is intended for use of your sales agent The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM and the Off line Maintenance Utility Bootable FD you have created contai...

Page 371: ...lity program starts from the CD ROM From the floppy disk Set the Off line Maintenance Utility Bootable FD in the floppy disk drive and reboot the system The Off line Maintenance Utility program starts...

Page 372: ...export the current configuration data defined with the SETUP utility to a text file System Information Viewer Provides the functions to view information on the processor and the BIOS and export it to...

Page 373: ...d Ctrl and Alt and press Delete This restarts the server Pressing the RESET switch on the front panel reboots the server IMPORTANT Resetting the server clears the DIMM memory and the data in process T...

Page 374: ...hold the POWER 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 shutdow...

Page 375: ...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 install or removing any optiona...

Page 376: ...e DVD ROM drive Do not remove the lithium and or NiMH battery Disconnect the power plug before working with the server CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to fo...

Page 377: ...elect 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 s...

Page 378: ...s on the front of the server go off 4 Remove all the cables connected to the server on the rear panel 5 Make the clearance of 1m to 2m in the front and rear sides and left and right sides of the serve...

Page 379: ...horized by NEC Installing a third party s hard disk drive may cause a failure of the server as well as the hard disk drive Purchase hard disk drives of the following models N8150 199 36 3GB 15 000rpm...

Page 380: ...disk drive can be installed or removed in or from the server only by removing the front bezel without pulling out the server from the rack In RAID1 or RAID5 configuration the hard disk drive can be i...

Page 381: ...k the hard disk drive 6 Firmly hold the additional hard disk drive and handle and insert it into the slot IMPORTANT Push the hard disk drive until the handle hook butts to the frame Carefully hold the...

Page 382: ...le is locked when a click is heard IMPORTANT Be careful not to get your finger caught between the handle and tray NOTE Confirm that the handle is hooked to the frame when having inserted the hard disk...

Page 383: ...mmy tray into the empty slot 1 Shutdown the system and press the POWER switch to turn off the power 2 Unlock the hard disk drive 1 2 3 Firmly hold the additional hard disk drive and handle then take o...

Page 384: ...een and amber alternatively to indicate it IMPORTANT When auto rebuild fails the DISK lamp lights in amber Remove and install the hard disk drive again to restart auto rebuild If the disk array monito...

Page 385: ...er supply units are used AC power can be divided into two lines with a pair of power supply units With the AC power redundant configuration the server can continue its operation without power interrup...

Page 386: ...r future use 4 Insert the power supply unit into the slot IMPORTANT Be sure to push straight the power supply unit To avoid damaging the power supply unit do not tilt or twist the unit as you push it...

Page 387: ...removed blank cover for future use 6 Power on the server The POWER lamp on the power supply units goes on 7 Confirm by the STATUS lamp or on the POST diagnostic screen that there are no errors related...

Page 388: ...with the system operating power on state Skip step 2 1 Check the POWER lamp on the power supply unit and determine which unit needs to be replaced The lamp of the failing power supply unit is off 2 Sh...

Page 389: ...r install the blank cover in the vacant slot of the power supply bay 5 Install the new power supply unit taking steps 3 to 6 of Installation and confirm that the power supply unit is installed normall...

Page 390: ...llow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Do not install the server on a rack with leaving covers removed Do not pinch your finger with me...

Page 391: ...latched when a click is heard When inserting the server back into the rack push the release levers on the rails on the sides of the server to unlatch the server Be very careful not to get your finger...

Page 392: ...e drive is provided N8154 12F with 3 5 inch bay is a factory installed option You cannot purchase it separately Available Devices The 3 5 inch device slot can contain a single height SCSI device Setti...

Page 393: ...See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Unlock the front bezel with the security key and remove the front bezel 3 Remove a screw and remove the additional...

Page 394: ...four screws 6 Remove the connector covers from the SCSI cable and power cable and connect the cables to the device IMPORTANT Keep the removed connector covers for future use 7 Insert the device into t...

Page 395: ...the power 2 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 3 Unlock the front bezel with the security key and remove the front bezel 4 Remove a screw and pull the...

Page 396: ...9 22 Upgrading Your Server 6 Remove the device from the additional tray 7 Insert the additional tray into the 3 5 inch device and secure it with a screw 8 Install the front bezel...

Page 397: ...structions may result in death or serious personal injury See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Be sure to power off the server before removing the rear access cover Removal 1 See the section Preparing for...

Page 398: ...t tools or loose parts inside the system 1 Position the cover on the chassis so that the cover tabs align with the chassis slots 2 While lightly pressing down on the cover slide it toward the front of...

Page 399: ...out the server from the rack 3 Remove the rear access cover 4 Loosen the screw securing the PCI access cover 5 Hold the end of the cover the end where the screw is loosened and take out the cover slo...

Page 400: ...86 100BASE TX Adapter and the N8104 111 100BASE TX Adapter IMPORTANT The PCI board is extremely sensitive to static electricity Make sure to touch the metal frame of the server to discharge static ele...

Page 401: ...A universal PCI board can be installed in any PCI slot 5V PCI board 3 3V PCI board Universal PCI board The PCI Express boards are x1 x4 x8 and x16 The server can contain x1 x4 and x8 PCI Express boar...

Page 402: ...k array configuration is lower than the total capacity of the hard disk drives configuring the disk array while the disk reliability is improved for RAID 1 5 10 or 50 Set Option ROM Scan a parameter o...

Page 403: ...CI Express x8 3 N8190 120 Fibre Channel controller 2Gbps Optical 64bit 133MHz PCI X 6 N8190 127 Fibre Channel controller 4Gbps Optical PCI Express x4 7 N8104 113 1000BASE T Adapter 2ch 64bit 133MHz PC...

Page 404: ...the Teaming function of AFT Adapter Fault Tolerance ALB Adaptive Load Balancing in a standard network controller on board LAN controller But it is also impossible to configure the Teaming function of...

Page 405: ...board mates with the connector of the PCI board slot The insulators are installed between the PCI board slots They are for protecting the PCI board already been installed Take care not to remove or da...

Page 406: ...o unlock and open the tab IMPORTANT Do not open the retention tab to 90 degrees or more Doing so could damage the tab 6 Remove the blank plate IMPORTANT Keep the blank plate being removed for future u...

Page 407: ...it with the lock on the upper part of the guide rail The insulators are installed between the PCI board slots They are for protecting the PCI board already been installed Take care not to remove or d...

Page 408: ...T If an error message appears write down the message and review the error message list in Chapter 8 12 Start the BIOS Setup Utility to set the Reset Configuration Data in the Advanced menu to Yes This...

Page 409: ...er 2003 do not use a function in inactive state after executing the PCI Hot plug function The system fails to return to the original state when a function in inactive state is restarted Use the BIOS S...

Page 410: ...ame clock Status Lamps Two LED indicators on the back panel indicate the status of the hot plug PCI add in boards You can check the indication by lamps on the I O board PCI slot Power lamp green Light...

Page 411: ...NOTE Confirm that the PCI Slot Power lamp of the slot in which you are going to install the PCI board is off 4 Push the tab at the tip of the additional slot cover of the slot in which you are going t...

Page 412: ...may cause damage to the PCI board NOTES After installed the long board secure it with the lock on the upper part of the guide rail The insulators are installed between the PCI board slots They are fo...

Page 413: ...talls the driver If an error occurred in the installed board or slot the PCI Slot Fault lamp goes on amber 11 Reinstall the rear access cover and place the server into the rack 12 Take the following s...

Page 414: ...9 40 Upgrading Your Server 3 Click the General tab to display the property to confirm that the device is normally operated The message in the property depends on the location of the PCI board slot...

Page 415: ...ve IMPORTANT Before removing a PCI board be sure to stop the driver of the slot containing the PCI board from the operating system Failure to do so may cause the system to fail To stop the device driv...

Page 416: ...ect Unplug Eject a device for removal task then click on Next 5 Select the target device then click on Next 6 Confirm that the driver is used by the device you want to remove then click on Next The Ad...

Page 417: ...rget PCI slot is off To stop the device driver using the PCI hot plug switch 1 Pull out the server from the rack with the its power being on 2 Remove the rear access cover and confirm the slot to remo...

Page 418: ...l the additional slot cover on the slot from which you remove the PCI board then slowly close the tab IMPORTANT To maintain the dust proofing and electromagnetic radiation characteristics and cooling...

Page 419: ...lace IMPORTANT Before removing a PCI board be sure to stop the driver of the slot containing the PCI board from the operating system Failure to do so may cause the system to fail To stop the device dr...

Page 420: ...9 46 Upgrading Your Server 4 Select Unplug Eject a device for removal task then click on Next 5 Select the target device then click on Next...

Page 421: ...ext The Add Remove Hardware Wizard terminates 7 Click on Finish 8 Pull out the server from the rack with the power being on 9 Remove the rear access cover and locate the board to be removed NOTE Confi...

Page 422: ...sh the tab to unlock it slowly open the tab then remove the PCI board IMPORTANT Do not open the retention tab to 90 degrees or more Doing so could damage the tab 4 Slowly insert the PCI board into the...

Page 423: ...secure it with the lock on the upper part of the guide rail The insulators are installed between the PCI board slots They are for protecting the PCI board already been installed Take care not to remo...

Page 424: ...the installed board or slot the PCI Slot Fault lamp goes on amber 9 Reinstall the PCI slot cover and place the server into the rack 10 Take the following steps to check if the additionally installed P...

Page 425: ...roperty to confirm that the device is normally operated The message in the property depends on the location of the PCI board slot Notes when removing the PCI slot insulators Be careful that the insula...

Page 426: ...server The failing DIMM or memory board can be hot swapped replacement with power on state if the redundant memory boards has been configured For hot swap memory board see DIMM described later in thi...

Page 427: ...ard parts by a bare hand or place the memory board directly on the desk For static notes see the section Anti static Measures described earlier The memory board becomes very hot while being powered Wh...

Page 428: ...er and wait for several minutes before pulling it out Note that the hot plug memory board is off powered when it is unlocked the LED goes off Wait several minutes in this state 5 Hold the ejector and...

Page 429: ...ws Example Frequency of 400 MHz buffered capacity of 1GB row address of 14 bits column address of 11 bits and single rank 2 400 B 1024 R14 C11 S Single rank Column address Row address Capacity Buffere...

Page 430: ...ized by NEC Installing a third party DIMM may cause a failure of the DIMM as well as the server Repair of the server due to failures or damage resulted from installing such a board will be charged Ins...

Page 431: ...IMMs are to be installed NOTE To additionally install a memory board remove one screw to remove the blank cover from the additional slot IMPORTANT Keep the removed blank cover for future use 4 Locate...

Page 432: ...Row address Capacity Buffered Registered Frequency 7 Install the memory board back into the chassis slot 8 Install the memory slot cover and front bezel 9 Power on the server and verify that POST disp...

Page 433: ...el 3 Remove the memory slot cover and then remove the memory board on which the DIMMs to be removed are installed NOTE The error lamp corresponding to the failing DIMM goes on 4 Open the levers at bot...

Page 434: ...2GB 1GB 2 2GB 1GB 2 2GB 1GB 2 2GB 1GB 2 B 8GB 2GB 4 8GB 2GB 4 8GB 2GB 4 8GB 2GB 4 C 4GB 1GB 4 4GB 1GB 4 D 16GB 4GB 4 16GB 4GB 4 16GB 4GB 4 16GB 4GB 4 Memory RAID Feature If one of the four memory boa...

Page 435: ...dicates that the memory mirroring memory RAID feature has worked a The Redundancy lamp on the front panel of the server lights green b The failing DIMM group is degraded when the server restarts c If...

Page 436: ...ng system is running 1 See the section Preparing for Installation and Removal described earlier to prepare 2 Unlock the front bezel with the security key and remove the front bezel 3 Remove the two sc...

Page 437: ...ry board becomes very hot while being powered When removing the board turn off the power and wait for several minutes before pulling it out Note that the hot plug memory board is off powered when it i...

Page 438: ...itch on the memory board The memory board Power lamp starts flashing and after a while it goes on The Memory Board Redundancy lamp goes on IMPORTANT To set back the memory boards in redundant configur...

Page 439: ...must also be in mirroring configuration In addition be sure to specify Advanced Memory Configuration Hot add Memory Support to Enabled Hot Add memory feature in normal mode When the operating system s...

Page 440: ...g a memory board to memory board slot 4 can make the memory mirroring configuration And it is notified the operating system After a while you can view the added physical memory in performance monitor...

Page 441: ...before handling the processor board Do not touch the processor board terminals or on board parts by a bare hand or place the processor board directly on the desk For static notes see the section Anti...

Page 442: ...is very heavy max 7 kg Pay attention not to drop it Also be careful that the connector of the processor board does not hit the chassis As shown in the figure below pull the processor board halfway sli...

Page 443: ...and one VRM are factory installed NOTE If the different revision of the processor is installed in the multiprocessor system Windows logs the following information every startup If this message is logg...

Page 444: ...e processor configuration processor must be installed on the Processor 1 Install the processor in the ascending order of the processor number see figure above To maintain the cooling effect in the ser...

Page 445: ...processor on the socket slowly and gently NOTE Be aware of processor direction Pin layouts on two corners among four differ from others to prevent an incorrect insertion Confirm the pin mark and pin l...

Page 446: ...ink and put the heat sink on processor NOTE You need not to care the direction of heat sink 12 Tighten the four screws to secure the heat sink 13 Make sure that the heat sink is level IMPORTANT If the...

Page 447: ...he incorrect insertion 16 Install the components you removed previously 17 Start SETUP and select Yes for Reset Configuration Data on the Advanced menu This setting is required to change the hardware...

Page 448: ...urn the heat sink to the left and right lightly to make sure that the heat sink can be apart from the processor Removing the heat sink with it adhering to the processor may cause the processor and or...

Page 449: ...check ECC Memory Memory mirroring feature Online sparing memory feature Memory Hot add Hot replace feature Memory RAID feature Supported Graphics VRAM ATI Radeon7000M VRAM 16MB Floppy disk standard Ha...

Page 450: ...the rear panel Parallel D sub 25 pin 1 port Network RJ 45 2 ports and 1 management port Display MINI D sub 15 pin 1 port External interface SCSI Cabinet design 19 inch rack mounting type 4U External...

Page 451: ...sfer mode connected to the HUB However for proper network operation specify the Link Speed Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB Server Management Software The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM...

Page 452: ...om its center to edge with a dry soft cloth slowly and gently Use the CD DVD cleaner to clean the CD DVD ROM Do not use record spray cleaner benzene or thinner Keep the CD DVD ROM in a CD DVD ROM case...

Page 453: ...ring 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 The keyboard provided with the ser...

Page 454: ...he 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 Mouse operation includes Click Double cli...

Page 455: ...The factory set IRQs are assigned as follows IRQ Peripheral Device Controller IRQ Peripheral Device Controller 0 System timer 8 Real time clock 1 Keyboard 9 PCI SCI 2 Cascaded connection 10 PCI 3 COM...

Page 456: ...PIRQ2 PIRQ3 PIRQ4 PIRQ5 PIRQ8 USB 1 USB 2 USB20 IDE native mode SMBus VGA INTA RAID INTA LAN INTA INTB PCISlot 1 PCI INTB INTA INTC INTD PCISlot 2 PCI INTA INTB INTC INTD PCI Slot 3 PCI Express INTA...

Page 457: ...ce ICH5 3C 3Dh Master 8259 Programming Interface ICH5 40 42h 8254 Programming Interface ICH5 43h RESERVED ICH5 4E 4Fh Configuration Registers PC87417 50 52h 8254 Programming Interface ICH5 53h RESERVE...

Page 458: ...5 278 27Fh Parallel Port 3 PC87417 2F8 2FFh Serial port 2 PC87417 376h Secondary IDE Control Block Registers ICH5 370 377h Floppy disk 2 IDE 2 PC87417 378 37Fh Parallel Port 2 PC87417 3B0 3BBh VGA Rad...

Page 459: ...C EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM attached to your system 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...

Page 460: ...k note the following issue Do not select the partition that OS had been installed as the partition to install the OS newly Select Use the current File System for the format of OS partition MO Device I...

Page 461: ...system 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 If you install any a...

Page 462: ...need to create it again You can create Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER with the following two procedures Create from the menu which appears when running NEC Express580...

Page 463: ...eate 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 1 Prepare one...

Page 464: ...s Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration is displayed A screen with a solid blue background is displayed IMPORTANT There is no visible indication on screen when F6 has been pressed...

Page 465: ...erver 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 di...

Page 466: ...n 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 auto...

Page 467: ...s 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...

Page 468: ...og box for network adapter appears 3 Click the Advanced and specify the Link Speed Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB 4 Click OK on the property dialog box for network adapter When P...

Page 469: ...the Optional Network Board Driver 1 Start Device Manager 2 Click Network adapters and double click Network Adapter Name Network Adapter Name Properties appears NOTE Intel R PRO 1000 is the name of On...

Page 470: ...k Windows Explorer 3 Run Setup exe in the following directory DVD ROM Drive Letter WINNT W2K3AMD VIDEO SETUP EXE 4 Follow the message to continue the installation If the dialog message Digital Signatu...

Page 471: ...I Logic Megaraid SCSI 320 2 which Device Manager lists 3 Click the Driver tab and click Update Driver 4 When the Update Device Driver Wizard appears select Install from a list or specific location Adv...

Page 472: ...ows 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 an...

Page 473: ...Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D 15 The following screen is displayed 3 Process Windows activation according to the following message...

Page 474: ...D 16 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions SETTING FOR COLLECTING MEMORY DUMP DEBUG INFORMATION Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5...

Page 475: ...torage device except ones listed below see Exceptional setup and Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver of Configuration Diskette Creator in Chapter 6 Supporting installation of OS in NEC EXPRESSBUIL...

Page 476: ...uring the installation the file system will not be converted normally Disconnect MO Device and restart the installation from the beginning Media such as DAT During the OS installation do not attach th...

Page 477: ...ith the entire system The maximum paging file size which can be set on one partition is 4095MB If the above paging file size exceeds 4095MB specify 4095MB for the paging file size The maximum dump fil...

Page 478: ...to install 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 Create from the menu which appea...

Page 479: ...eate 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 1 Prepare one 3 5 inch fl...

Page 480: ...r computer s hardware configuration is displayed A screen with a solid blue background is displayed IMPORTANT There is no visible indication on screen when F6 has been pressed 5 When the following mes...

Page 481: ...2 DISC 2 according to the following procedures You can install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 after the application of System update Be sure to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2...

Page 482: ...peration 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...

Page 483: ...ant 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...

Page 484: ...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 Duplex v...

Page 485: ...steps to install the driver 1 Start Device Manager from Start menu Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management 2 Double click Adaptec SCSI Card 29320ALP Ultra320 SCSI which Device Manager...

Page 486: ...c Megaraid SCSI 320 2 which Device Manager lists 3 Click the Driver tab and click Update Driver 4 When the Update Device Driver Wizard appears select Install from a list or specific location Advanced...

Page 487: ...on Windows Server 2003 must be activated before you can use Windows Server 2003 Windows activation process is as follows 1 Click Run on Start menu Type as follows in the Open box and click OK oobe mso...

Page 488: ...E 14 Installing Windows Server 2003 The following screen is displayed 3 Process Windows activation according to the following message...

Page 489: ...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...

Page 490: ...E 16 Installing Windows Server 2003 SETTING FOR COLLECTING MEMORY DUMP DEBUG INFORMATION Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5...

Page 491: ...stalled Group 3 Size Serial No Date Installed Group 4 Size Serial No Date Installed Group 5 Size Serial No Date Installed Group 6 Size Serial No Date Installed Group 7 Size Serial No Date Installed Gr...

Page 492: ...te Installed PCI Slot 7 Model name Serial No Date Installed PCI Slot 8 Model name Serial No Date Installed PCI Slot 9 Model name Serial No Date Installed Printer Model name Serial No Manufacturer Date...

Page 493: ...Table F 3 Software Firmware version OS Name Version Application of RUR media Apply Name Version File system FAT HPFS NTFS Others Bundled software installed Licensed software installed Application run...

Page 494: ...F 4 Product Configuration Record Table This page is intentionally left blank...