Page 1 N8100-1364F/1365F NEC Express5800/140Rf-4 User's Guide 1st Edition 12-2007 ONL-4149bN-140Rf4-100-99-0709...
Page 2 The NEC product(s) discussed in this document are warranted in accordance with the terms of the Warranty Statement accompanying each product. However, actual performance of each such product is dependent upon factors such as system configuration, customer data, and operator control.
Page 3 Keep this User’s Guide at hand for quick reference at anytime necessary. SAFETY INDICATIONS Follow the instructions in this User’s Guide for your safety to use the server. The server contains components with possible danger, hazards that may cause by ignoring warnings, and preventive actions against such hazards.
Page 4 SYMBOLS USED IN THIS USER'S GUIDE AND WARNING LABELS Attentions Indicates that improper use may cause an electric shock. Indicates that improper use may cause personal injury. Indicates that improper use may cause fingers to be caught. Indicates that improper use may cause the clip of a hand. Indicates that improper use may cause fumes or fire.
Page 5 SAFETY INDICATIONS 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 the system.
Page 6 NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
Page 10 User’s Guide, contact the service representative where you purchased this product. (5) NEC assumes no liability arising from the use of this product, nor any liability for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of this User’s Guide regardless of Item (4).
Page 11: Preface
PREFACE Welcome to the NEC Express5800/140Rf-4 server. The NEC Express5800 server holds powerful performance and employs the latest technology to implement a computer for the next generation. With its potential capabilities, the server may be used as the workstation PC that configures a client-server system and provides high-speed processing and superior reliability.
Page 12: About This User's Guide
Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities describes how to install the utilities for the server. It also includes a description on using the attached "NEC EXPRESSBUILDER" DVD. Chapter 7 Maintenance provides you with all the information necessary to maintain successful operation of the server.
Page 13: Text Conventions
Appendix C IRQ and I/O Port Address provides a list of factory-set IRQs and I/O port addresses assigned. Appendix D Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions describes how to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions without using Express Setup. Using the Express Setup tool is recommended for installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions.
Page 14: Table Of Contents
Peripheral Bays ........................2-14 Memory Mirroring Feature ....................2-15 System Cooling ........................2-16 System Board Features ......................2-16 Security ..........................2-20 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER ....................2-21 NEC ESMPRO ........................2-22 Maintenance Tool ........................2-22 System Diagnostic Utility ...................... 2-22 NEC DianaScope ........................2-22...
Page 15 Using Your Server ........................2-23 Front Bezel ..........................2-23 POWER/SLEEP Switch ......................2-24 POST ............................2-26 Floppy Disk Drive ........................2-31 DVD-ROM Drive ........................2-31 Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Server ................3-1 Setup Flow ............................ 3-2 Selecting a Site ..........................3-3 Installing or Removing the Server into/from the Rack .............
Page 16 Making Backup Copies of System Information ..............5-30 Installing with the OEM-FD for Mass Storage Device ............5-31 Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities ............... 6-1 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER ......................6-2 Autorun Menu ......................... 6-6 Parameter File Creator ......................... 6-7 Parameter File .......................... 6-8 NEC ESMPRO ..........................
Page 17 Solving Problems ........................8-43 Problems with Server ......................8-43 Problems with Windows ......................8-52 Problems with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER ................8-56 Problems with Express Setup ....................8-57 Error Message during RAID System Configuration .............. 8-58 Error Message for Battery for Onboard RAID Controller (MegaRAID ROMB) ....8-60 Problems with Windows Autorun Menu ................
Page 18 Appendix D Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions ........D-1 Before Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions ..............D-1 Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER ............D-1 Updating System ........................D-2 Re-installing to the Hard disk drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk ....D-2 MO Device ..........................
Page 19 Setting for Collecting Memory Dump (Debug Information) ............. D-22 Appendix E Installing Windows Server 2003 .............. E-1 Before Installing Windows Server 2003 ..................E-1 Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER ............E-1 Installing Service Pack ......................E-1 Updating System ........................E-2 Re-installing to the Hard Disk Drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk ....
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Page 21: Chapter 1 Notes On Using Your Server
Chapter 1 Notes on Using Your Server This chapter includes information necessary for proper and safe operation of your server.
Page 22: Warning Labels
1-2 Notes on Using Your Server WARNING LABELS The warning label is attached to components with possible danger or their vicinity in your server to inform the user that a hazardous situation may arise when operating the server. (Do not intentionally remove or damage any of the labels.) If you find any labels totally/partially removed or illegible due to damage, contact your sales representative.
Page 23: Safety Notes
NEC assumes no liability for any accident resulting in personal injury, death, or property damage if the server has been used in the above conditions.
Page 24 1-4 Notes on Using Your Server CAUTION Keep water or foreign matter away from the server. Do not let any form of liquid (water etc.) or foreign matter (e.g., pins or paper clips) enter the server. Failure to follow this warning may cause an electric shock, a fire, or a failure of the server.
Page 25: Notes On Installing And Accessing The Rack Cabinet
Notes on Using Your Server 1-5 Notes on Installing and Accessing the Rack Cabinet CAUTION Do not carry or install the rack cabinet only by a single person. More than one person is required to carry or install the rack. Failure to follow this instruction may cause the rack to fall to result in personal injury and/or breakages of surrounding devices.
Page 26: Power Supply And Power Cord Use
1-6 Notes on Using Your Server Power Supply and Power Cord Use WARNING Do not hold the power plug with a wet hand. Do not disconnect/connect the plug while your hands are wet. Failure to follow his warning may cause an electric shock. CAUTION Plug in to a proper power source.
Page 27: Installation, Relocation, Storage, And Connection
Notes on Using Your Server 1-7 Installation, Relocation, Storage, and Connection CAUTION Never attempt to lift the server only by yourself. Your server weighs 47 kg (depending on its hardware configuration). Carrying the server only by yourself may strain your back. Hold the server firmly by its bottom with at least three persons to carry it.
Page 28 Do not use any unauthorized interface cable. Use only interface cables provided by NEC and locate a proper device and connector before connecting a cable. Using an authorized cable or connecting a cable to an improper destination may cause a short circuit, resulting in a fire.
Page 29: Cleaning And Working With Internal Devices
When the server does not operate appropriately due to the dead lithium and NiMH batteries, contact your service representative to replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by NEC. Do not disassemble the server to replace or recharge the battery by yourself.
Page 30 1-10 Notes on Using Your Server CAUTION Hot surface Immediately after the server is powered off, its internal components such as hard disk drives are very hot. Leave the server until its internal components fully ool down before installing/removing any component. Make sure to complete board installation.
Page 31: During Operation
An object placed on top of the server may fall down, resulting in damage to your property around the server. Do not remove the cooling fans. Only an authorized NEC service technician can remove the cooling fans from the server.
Page 32: For Proper Operation
When you have just turned off the server, wait at least 30 seconds before turning it back Do not turn off the server until characters following the "NEC" logo appear on the screen. The time until the characters appear depends on your system configuration.
Page 33 NEC recommends you use NEC's genuine products. Some third-party products claim that they support the server. However, repair of the server due to a failure or damage resulted from use of such third-party products will be charged.
Page 34: Transfer To Third Party
The following must be observed when you transfer (or sell) the server or software provided with the server to a third party: NEC Express server Make sure to provide this manual along with the server to a third party. IMPORTANT: About data on the hard disk drive Be sure to take appropriate measures not to leak important data (e.g.,...
Page 35: Consumables
DVD-ROM drive, the floppy disk drive, and the mouse. For stable operation of the server, NEC recommends you replace these components on a regular basis. Consult with your service representative for replacement or the product lives.
Page 36 When the server does not operate appropriately due to the failure of lithium and NiMH batteries, contact your service representative to replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by NEC. Do not disassemble the server to replace or recharge the battery by yourself.
Page 37: User Support
Notes of the messages displayed on the display unit Error information* Records of the NEC Express server and peripheral equipment * Error information includes the Error Message shown in Chapter 8. Prepare the error information only when required by your service representative.
Page 38 1-18 Notes on Using Your Server Advice for Health The longer you keep using the computer equipment, the more you become tired, which may cause disorders of your body. When you use a computer, observe the following to keep yourself from getting tired: Good Working Posture You have good posture if the following are satisfied when you use a computer:...
Page 39: Chapter 2 General Description
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: Overview
2-2 General Description OVERVIEW Your server is a highly reliable, high-powered, fault-tolerant, high-capacity, multiprocessing server based on the Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 7300 series or Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 7200 series. It is a solid performer and offers the latest technology. The combination of compute performance, memory capacity, and integrated I/O provides a high performance environment for many server market applications.
Page 41: Top View
General Description 2-3 Top View Top cover Open the top cover to install or remove optional memory boards, DIMMs, PCI boards, and fans.
Page 42: Front View
2-4 General Description Front View LEDs (See Chapter 8 for details.) Key hole Insert the security key to lock/unlock the front bezel Front bezel Open the front bezel when you access to the POWER/SLEEP switch, 5.25-inch device (option), or DVD-ROM drive, or install or remove the USB floppy disk drive, hard disk drive, processor, memory board, DIMM, PCI board, and fan.
Page 43: Front View (With Front Bezel Removed)
General Description 2-5 Front View (with Front Bezel Removed) See Chapter 8 for detail information on LED indication. 1-1 1-2 1-3 7-0 7-1 7-2 7-3 7-4 7-5 7-6 7-7 DVD-ROM drive The DVD-ROM drive reads data from the inserted CD/DVD-ROM. 1-1: Access LED (lit orange during accessing) 1-2: CD/DVD tray eject button 1-3: Emergency hole...
Page 44: Front View (Switches And Leds)
2-6 General Description Front View (Switches and LEDs) See Chapter 8 for detail information on LED indication. RESET switch Press this switch to reset the server. DISK Access LED LAN1/2 access LED LAN3/4 access LED STATUS LED POWER/SLEEP LED UID (Unit ID) LED UID (Unit ID) switch Use this switch to turn on or off the ID LED located on the front and rear panels of the server.
Page 45: Rear View
General Description 2-7 Rear View See Chapter 8 for detail information on LED indication. 4 5-4 5-3 11-1 11-2 11-3 11-1 11-2 11-3 12-1 12-2 PCI Express slot (#1 to #7 from left) Slots 1 and 2: Hot-plug PCI Express (x8) Slots 3 and 4: Non-hot-plug PCI Express (x8) Slots 5, 6, and 7: Non-hot-plug PCI Express (x4) (Can contain x8 board.) Keyboard connector...
Page 46: Internal View
2-8 General Description Internal View 5-inch device bay Memory board Rear fan bay Non-hot-plug PCI slot Hot-plug PCI slot...
Page 47: Base Board
General Description 2-9 Base Board 2-B 2-A 16-1 16-2 16-3 1-4 1-3 Rear fan connector The last digit represents port number. Memory board connector The last digit represents port number. Front panel connector Power BP interface connector Power connector Processor socket The last digit represents port number.
Page 48: Memory Board
2-10 General Description Memory Board DIMM slot (The last digit represents slot number.) I/O Riser Board Mouse connector Keyboard connector Management LAN connector LAN connector #4 LAN connector #3 Baseboard interface connector...
Page 49: Sas Riser Board
General Description 2-11 SAS Riser Board FRONT REAR SAS port A SAS port B DIMM connector for RAID RAID activation key Ni-MH battery for RAID...
Page 50: Standard Features
Sleep feature (available for Windows Server Thermal sensor 2003) Error notification Easy and Fine Setup Internal cooling fan monitoring feature NEC EXPRESSBUILDER (system setup Internal voltage monitoring feature utility) BIOS password feature Express Setup Security feature (security lock) SETUP (BIOS setup utility)
Page 51: Power Supplies
AC power line fails (AC power redundant configuration). *1, *2 Maximum configuration that supports redundant feature at 100 VAC N8100-1364F NEC Express5800/140Rf-4 (Intel® Xeon® Processor E7210 Model) N8101-376 CPU Kit (XMPD/2.40G (2X4)), 3 sets N8102-297 Additional 2GB Memory Module set, 3 sets *1 No restriction is imposed except for processor and DIMM *2 N8100-1365F does not support this feature.
Page 52: Peripheral Bays
2-14 General Description Peripheral Bays The server is equipped with one slot to install a backup device such as a magnetic tape drive. Available Devices The 5-inch device slot can contain a single-height SCSI device. Setting of SCSI ID When connecting the 5-inch device with the optional SCSI controller, refer to the manual that comes with the SCSI controller.
Page 53: Memory Mirroring Feature
The following indicates that the memory mirroring feature has worked: a) The failing DIMM group is degraded when the server restarts. b) If NEC ESMPRO Agent has been installed, the following log is registered as a system log of Event Viewer:...
Page 54: System Cooling
2-16 General Description System Cooling The chassis top cover must be installed for proper system cooling. Cooling components must be hot-swapped within two minutes. This time period applies only to the time that the cooling component is physically removed, not from the time of failure. The cooling subsystem consists of hot-swap, redundant (7+1) fans.
Page 55 General Description 2-17 LSI MegaRAID™ SAS PCI EXPRESS™ ROMB The SAS riser card includes the LSI MegaRAID™ SAS PCI EXPRESS™ ROMB (called "On Board RAID (MegaRAID ROMB)" hereafter) The On Board RAID (MegaRAID ROMB) supports the following features: Dual-channel SAS interface (CH0 and CH1) Connect the HDD cage to CH0 and CH1.
Page 56 Remote management via LAN/WAN by using NEC DianaScope and centralized management of several systems For more information about remote management using Web browser, remote KVM feature, and remote device feature, refer to the "EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2 User's Guide" stored in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD. NOTE: The measured value of temperature, voltage, fan, or electric power may contain an error.
Page 57: Degradation Feature
Failed DIMMs, processors, and cooling fan may be identified on the screen that the POST displays, or with the BIOS setup utility, "SETUP." They may also be identified on the system that has the NEC ESMPRO installed. Remote Power-On Feature (Wake On LAN/PME) The remote power-on function turns on the server through a network.
Page 58: Security
2-20 General Description Security To help prevent unauthorized entry or use of the system, the system includes a full lockable front panel and Server Management software that monitors the system intrusion switches. Security with Mechanical Locks and Monitoring The front bezel of the server contains a mechanical lock to prevent access to the front of the computer chassis.
Page 59: Nec Expressbuilder
General Description 2-21 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER helps you install the Operating system/the Management software or use the maintenance utilities. Refer to Chapter 6 for details. The functions of the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER are: To install the Operating System. "Express Setup" helps you install the Windows. (See Chapter 5.) To diagnose the system.
Page 60: Nec Esmpro
DianaScope The NEC DianaScope is a software for the remote management of the server. The NEC DianaScope can control the managed server even if OS is not running on the managed server. See Chapter 6 and online document in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER.
Page 61: Using Your Server
General Description 2-23 USING YOUR SERVER This section describes basic operations of your server including how to use devices such as the DVD-ROM drive. See Appendix B for notes on using DVD/CD-ROM, and accessories including the keyboard and the mouse. Front Bezel Remove the front bezel to power on/off the server, to access DVD-ROM drive, and to install/remove hard disk drives to the 2.5-inch hard disk drive bay.
Page 62: Power/Sleep Switch
Wait for about 30 seconds, then press the POWER/SLEEP switch. Do not turn off the server until characters following the "NEC" logo appear on the screen. The time until the characters appear depends on your system configuration. Approximately, it may take three to...
Page 63 General Description 2-25 Sleep The POWER/SLEEP switch allows you to save almost all power of the server (power-saving mode or sleep mode). NOTE: To use the SLEEP switch, an OS supporting the sleep feature is required. (Available in Windows Server 2003) POWER/SLEEP LED POWER/SLEEP switch Provide setting for power saving on operating system, then press the POWER/SLEEP switch on the...
Page 64: Post
BIOS setup utilities may also appear. At the shipment of the server, it is set to have the NEC logo appear on the display unit during POST. Pressing Esc allows the information on the execution of POST to be displayed.
Page 65: Post Flow
General Description 2-27 POST Flow The flow of operations executed by POST is sequentially described below: IMPORTANT: Depending on the system configuration, message "Press Any Key" requesting key entry may appear on the display screen. This is requested by BIOS on an installed optional board. See the explanation described in the manual for the option and press any key.
Page 66 2-28 General Description NOTES: Using WebBIOS allows you to build or change RAID configuration with internal SAS hard disk drives. To build or change RAID configuration with SAS hard disk drives connected to N8103-90 Disk Array Controller, use Universal RAID Utility.
Page 67 General Description 2-29 NOTE: The operation or utility to be started at each key entry is described below. These operations or utilities may not always be started. Press F2 to start the BIOS setup utility. Start the utility to change the setting of the server to that fit to the environment in which the server is used.
Page 68 2-30 General Description POST Error Messages When POST detects an error, it displays an error message on the display unit screen. See Chapter 8 for POST error codes. IMPORTANT: Take a note on the messages displayed before consulting with your service representative. Alarm messages are useful information for maintenance.
Page 69: Floppy Disk Drive
General Description 2-31 Floppy Disk Drive Your server is not equipped with floppy disk drive. Use the optional USB floppy disk drive if necessary. DVD-ROM Drive Your server is provided with the DVD-ROM drive on its front to read data from a CD/DVD-ROM. The CD/DVD-ROM provides larger and faster data read than the floppy disk.
Page 70 2-32 General Description Press the CD/DVD tray eject button or push the front of the tray lightly to retract it into the drive. IMPORTANT: If a noisy sound in driving the DVD-ROM drive occurs after setting 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.
Page 71 General Description 2-33 When you fail to eject the CD/DVD-ROM tray with the CD/DVD-ROM tray eject button and take out the CD/DVD-ROM from the server, follow the procedure below. Press the POWER/SLEEP switch to power off the server. (The POWER/SLEEP LED goes off.) Insert a metal pin of approximately 1.2 mm in diameter and 100 mm in length (a straightened large paper clip will make a substitute) into the emergency hole on the upper...
Page 72 2-34 General Description NOTE: Use of the CD/DVD-ROM Keep the following notes in mind to use the CD/DVD-ROM for the server: For the disk which does not conform to the CD/DVD standard, the playback of such a disk with the DVD drive is not guaranteed. Do not drop the CD/DVD-ROM.
Page 73: Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Server
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 74: Setup Flow
Installing the operating system Install an operating system to the server. See Chapter 5. Installing the utilities Install the utilities in the provided NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD. See Chapter 6. Making backup copies of system information After all the system setup procedures are completed, make backup copies of system information.
Page 75: Selecting A Site
Setting Up Your Server 3-3 SELECTING A SITE Your server unit should be mounted in a standard EIA 19-inch rack cabinet. Refer to the documentation attached to the rack or contact your service representative for installation of the rack. WARNING Observe the following instructions to use the server safely.
Page 76 3-4 Setting Up Your Server The following figure illustrates a site suitable for installing the rack cabinet. * It is recommended that the server should be used in a room where temperature is in the range between 15 to 25ºC. Room that satisfies the following conditions for 100 to 120 Vac/200 to 240 Vac...
Page 77 Setting Up Your Server 3-5 Do not install the rack in the places listed below. Installing the rack or mounting the server on the rack in such a place may cause some malfunction to occur. Do Not: Locate a rack in a narrow space that would inhibit devices from being pulled out from the rack completely.
Page 78: Installing Or Removing The Server Into/From The Rack
3-6 Setting Up Your Server Installing or Removing the Server into/from the Rack This subsection provides the instructions for the rack-mount server unit into a standard EIA 19-inch rack cabinet. This subsection also describes the removal procedures for the rack mount server unit from the 19-inch rack cabinet.
Page 79: Checking Components
Setting Up Your Server 3-7 Checking Components Confirm that the following tools or components are provided to install the server on the rack. Item Q'ty Remarks Front bezel Slide rail assembly (L) "L" is stamped on the rail. Slide rail assembly (R) "R"...
Page 80: Required Tools
Install the server on the rack in the following procedure. IMPORTANT: You cannot install the server into N8540-28F/29F/38F NEC rack. Define the position (height) at which the server is installed. The server has 4U high. The bottom of the rail aligns with the bottom of server.
Page 81 Setting Up Your Server 3-9 Make sure that the black lever surely locks the components. If not, lock them. NOTE: There are four levers to secure the components. Make sure that all levers lock the components securely.
Page 82 (Front → L / Front → R). 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 shown in the figure, locate the slide rail assembly so that a stamp is positioned at the tip of slide rail assembly (lower side).
Page 83 Setting Up Your Server 3-11 Fix left and right sides of slide rail assembly (for the rear side of the rack), with two screws (A). NOTES: Make sure that the frame tips on the slide rail assembly are contact to the 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.
Page 84 3-12 Setting Up Your Server Hold the server by three or more persons to mount it on the rack. CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely. Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire, personal injury, or property damage. See pages 1-3 to 1-8 for details.
Page 85 Setting Up Your Server 3-13 Install the cable arm to the inner rail (to the right side viewed from rear of the server). NOTE: Install the cable arm so that its protrusions align with holes on the inner rail. Install the other side of cable arm to the outer rail (at the right side viewed from rear of the server).
Page 86 3-14 Setting Up Your Server NOTE: When installing the server into NEC rack, fix the arm stopper to the slide rail assembly with screw (B). Viewed from inside Push the arm stopper in the direction shown Arm stopper by arrow mark so that the folded portion hits the end, then fix it with the screw.
Page 87 Setting Up Your Server 3-15 Pull out or push the server into the rack for several times to confirm that the slides move smoothly. Connect the power cord and interface cables. NOTE: Before connecting cables, be sure to read precautions given in "Connecting Peripheral Devices".
Page 88: Removal Procedure
3-16 Setting Up Your Server Removal Procedure More than one person should remove the server from the rack. CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely. Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury. See pages 1-3 to 1-8 for details.
Page 89 Setting Up Your Server 3-17 Push the left and right release levers to release the lock and then pull out the server from the rail slowly. Release lever IMPORTANT: Push each release lever using a screwdriver or a similar tool. Pushing a release lever with your fingers may cause the fingers to be caught and thus injured.
Page 90: Connecting Peripheral Devices
See pages 1-3 to 1-8 for details. Do not connect any interface cable with the power cord of the NEC Express Server plugged to a power source. Do not use any unauthorized interface cable.
Page 91: Setting Up Your Server
Setting Up Your Server 3-19 FRONT Device with USB interface (e.g., keyboard) REAR Mouse Keyboard Management (multiport repeater) 100BASE-TX / 10BASE-T Device with USB Hub (multiport repeater) Network system interface (USB2.0) 1000BASE-T / on LAN (e.g., keyboard) 100BASE-TX / (connected 10BASE-T via a hub) Device with the serial...
Page 92 Connecting them with the server is on may cause malfunction or a failure. (This does not apply to USB devices.) If connecting a non-NEC (third party) peripheral device or interface cable, ask your service representative if the device/cable is compatible with the server.
Page 93: Connecting Power Cord
Setting Up Your Server 3-21 CONNECTING POWER CORD Connect the provided power cord to the server. WARNING Observe the following instructions to use the server safely. Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury. See pages 1-3 to 1-8 for details.
Page 94 3-22 Setting Up Your Server To connect the power cord from the server to an interruptive power supply (UPS), use service outlets on the rear of the UPS. Refer to the manual that comes with the UPS for details. N8142-11B Connector for TVSS device Outlet socket Input breaker...
Page 95: Turning On The Server
Setting Up Your Server 3-23 TURNING ON THE SERVER Turn on the server and follow the on-screen instructions for setup. IMPORTANT: Before turning on the server: Some optional boards require setups with the SETUP utility before installation. If the server has a PCI board with the PCI-to-PCI bridge installed, the SETUP utility is enabled to launch.
Page 96 3-24 Setting Up Your Server The POWER/SLEEP LED on the front of the server comes on. In a few seconds, the NEC logo appears on the screen and the Power On Self-Test (POST) begins. The POST runs automatically when you power on the server or reset it with a keyboard operation (Ctrl + Alt + Delete).
Page 97: Installing Operating System
Setting Up Your Server 3-25 INSTALLING OPERATING SYSTEM See Chapter 5 for installing the Operating system. IMPORTANT: Before installing the operating system, adjust the system date and time by using the BIOS setup utility "SETUP". See Chapter 4 detail. INSTALLING UTILITIES Install the utilities that come with the server.
Page 98: Making Backup Copies Of System Information
Without the backup data, you will not be able to recover the information. You can save the information by the following process. Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the DVD-ROM drive and reboot the system. Select [Maintenance Tools (Normal mode)].
Page 99: Chapter 4 Configuring Your Server
Chapter 4 Configuring Your Server This chapter describes Basic Input Output System (BIOS) configuration. When you install the server for the first time or install/remove optional devices, thoroughly read this chapter for better understanding and correct setups. SYSTEM BIOS ~ SETUP ~ The SETUP utility is provided to make basic hardware configuration for the server.
Page 100: Starting Setup Utility
To run the SETUP utility, perform the following procedures: Turn on the power of the server. The NEC logo appears on the screen (the POST screen may appear depending on the setting in SETUP.). After a while, any of the following messages appears at the bottom of the screen.
Page 101: Description On On-Screen Items And Key Usage
Configuring Your Server 4-3 Description on On-Screen Items and Key Usage Use the following keyboard keys to work with the SETUP utility. (Key functions are also listed at the bottom of the screen.) Indicates the current menu. Setup item menu Online help window Indicates there...
Page 102: Configuration Examples
To display POST check results Select [Advanced] - [Boot-time Diagnostic Screen] - [Enabled]. You can also press Esc while the NEC log is on the screen to display POST check results. To control from the HW console Select [Server] - [Console Redirection] and set each item.
Page 103 Configuring Your Server 4-5 Memory To enable the memory degradation feature Select [Advanced] - [Memory/Processor Error] - [Halt]. To check the installed memory (DIMM board) status Select [Advanced] - [Memory Configuration] and check the status indications. The on-screen DIMM socket locations on the memory board are associated as shown in the following figure.
Page 104 4-6 Configuring Your Server Processor To enable the processor degradation feature Select [Advanced] - [Memory/Processor Error] - [Halt]. To check the installed processor status Select [Main] - [Processor Settings] and check the status indications. The on-screen processor numbers and socket locations on the base board are associated as shown in the following figure.
Page 105 Configuring Your Server 4-7 Security To set passwords on the BIOS Select [Security] - [Set Supervisor Password] and enter a password. Supervisor password and User password can be set separately, and only User password has a restriction to access to SETUP utility. To enable/disable the POWER/SLEEP switch and SLEEP switch To disable Select [Security] - [Power Switch Inhibit] - [Enabled].
Page 106 4-8 Configuring Your Server PCI Hot Plug To install the PCI board with the PCI hot plug Select [Advanced] - [PCI Configuration] - [Hot Plug PCI Control] - [Minimum/Middle/Maximum*] * The setting varies depending on the PCI board subject to the hot plug. See the table below.
Page 107: Menu And Parameter Descriptions
Configuring Your Server 4-9 Menu and Parameter Descriptions The SETUP utility has the following six major menus: Main Advanced Security Server Boot Exit To set minute functions, select a submenu from the above menus. The following describes available functions and parameters, as well as the factory-set, for each menu. Main After entering SETUP, the Main menu appears first.
Page 108 4-10 Configuring Your Server Processor Settings Selecting "Processor Settings" on the Main menu shows the following submenu. See the table below for the items. Option Parameter Description Your Setting Processor [No] Clears the error information on the processor. Retest Processor –...
Page 109 Configuring Your Server 4-11 Option Parameter Description Your Setting Virtualization [Enabled] This menu appears only when the processor Technology supports Intel® Virtualization Technology. Disabled 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.
Page 110 Enabled Screen If this item is set to "Disabled," the "NEC" logo appears during POST. (Pressing Esc in the status causes the screen display to be switched to the POST execution screen.
Page 111 Configuring Your Server 4-13 Memory Configuration Selecting "Memory Configuration" on the Advanced menu shows the following screen. See the table below for the items. Option Parameter Description Your Setting Installed – Indicates the capacity of mounted memory. memory (Display only) Available –...
Page 112 4-14 Configuring Your Server Memory Riser Board x Selecting "Memory Riser Board x (A to D)" on the Memory Configuration menu shows the following submenu. See the table below for the items. Option Parameter Description Your Setting DIMM #1 - 8 Normal Indicates the current memory status for each Status...
Page 113 Configuring Your Server 4-15 PCI Configuration Selecting "PCI Configuration" on the Advanced menu shows the following screen. Selecting an item on the screen allows the proper submenu to appear. See the table blow for the items. Option Parameter Description Your Setting PCI Slot 1-7 [Enabled] Disables/enables the Option ROM BIOS...
Page 114 4-16 Configuring Your Server Hot-plug PCI Control Selecting "Hot-plug PCI Control" on the PCI Configuration submenu shows the following screen. See the table blow for the items. Option Parameter Description Your Setting Reserving [Disabled] Determines memory space at every memory space for empty slot for PHP (PCI Hot-plug).
Page 115 Configuring Your Server 4-17 Onboard SAS/Onboard NIC/Onboard Video Selecting "Onboard SAS", "Onboard NIC", or "Onboard Video" on the PCI Configuration submenu shows the screen similar to the one shown below. (Shown below is the one when Onboard SAS is selected.) See the table blow for the items.
Page 116 4-18 Configuring Your Server Peripheral Configuration Selecting "Peripheral Configuration" on the Advanced menu 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 address is used in another resource, the yellow asterisk (*) appears.
Page 117 Configuring Your Server 4-19 Option Parameter Description Your Setting Serial Port A Disabled Specify whether serial port A is enabled or disabled. [Enabled] Selects the base address and Base I/O Address [3F8] interrupt (IRQ) for serial port A. These menus are displayed when the Serial port A is enabled.
Page 118 4-20 Configuring Your Server Advanced Chipset Control Selecting "Advanced Chipset Control" on the Advanced menu shows the following screen. and pressing Enter allows the Positioning the cursor on a menu (item preceded by symbol " ") appropriate submenu. See the table below for the items. Option Parameter Description...
Page 119 Configuring Your Server 4-21 Security Positioning the cursor to "Security" shows the following screen. On the Security menu, register the Supervisor password first, then the User password. When the User password is registered, you can access all the menu items. Selectable only when User Password is...
Page 120 4-22 Configuring Your Server See the table below for the items. Option Parameter Description Your Setting Set User Up to seven Press Enter to display the user password Password alphanumeics input screen. For this password, accessing to the SETUP menu is restricted.
Page 121 Configuring Your Server 4-23 Security Chip Configuration Selecting "Security Chip Configuration" on the Security menu shows the following screen. The screen shows when [TPM Support] is set to [Enabled]. See the table below for the items. Option Parameter Description Your Setting Specify whether the TPM (Trusted TPM Support [Disabled]...
Page 122 4-24 Configuring Your Server IMPORTANT: If you select any parameter except for [No Change] to change TPM State, a confirmation screen as shown below appears at the end of POST after restarting the system. Select [Execute] on the confirmation screen to determine the change you have made. When [Enable &...
Page 123 Configuring Your Server 4-25 Server Positioning the cursor on "Server" shows the Server menu. The items which can be set on the Server menu and their functions are described below. For the setting, first select "System Management" or "Console Redirection" and press Enter to display the proper submenu.
Page 124 To use this function, install NEC ESMPRO 15 minutes Agent. Do not use this function if the system 20 minutes is booted from OS without installation of NEC 25 minutes ESMPRO Agent or CD-ROM. Set this item to 30 minutes "Disabled"...
Page 125 Configuring Your Server 4-27 System Management Selecting "System Management" on the Server menu shows the following screen. See the table below for the items. Option Parameter Description Your Setting BIOS Version – Indicates the version of BIOS. (Display only) Board Part # –...
Page 126 4-28 Configuring Your Server Console Redirection Selecting "Console Redirection" on the Server menu shows the following screen. See the table below for the items. Option Parameter Description Your Setting BIOS Redirection [Disabled] Selects the port to be used as the Port redirection port.
Page 127 Configuring Your Server 4-29 BMC LAN Configuration Selecting "BMC LAN Configuration" on the Server menu shows the following screen. See the table below for the items. Option Parameter Description Your Setting Shared BMC LAN [Disabled] Set to [Disabled] to use the management LAN port for Enabled management LAN.
Page 128 It takes about several tens seconds until initialization completes after execution of Clear BMC Configuration. Executing Clear BMC Configuration also clears settings made in NEC DianaScope. Before execution, be sure make backup copy of setting information of NEC DianaScope. NOTE:...
Page 129 Configuring Your Server 4-31 Event Log Configuration Selecting "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 Enter and select "Yes" to clear the system event log.
Page 130 4-32 Configuring Your Server System Event Log Selecting "System Event Log" on the "Event Log Configuration" of Server menu shows the following screen. Shown above is an example of system event log. Use ↑, ↓, +, –, Home, or End to view the newer or older system event logs recorded. NOTE: If a log of event logs are recorded in the system, it takes about two minutes at the longest until they are displayed on the screen.
Page 131 The priority of the boot devices can be changed by using the ↑, ↓, +, and - keys. Move the cursor to the desired device with the ↑ or ↓ key and change the priority with the + or - key. IMPORTANT: To boot NEC EXPRESSBUILDER, set the priority of the devices as shown in the figure above.
Page 132 4-34 Configuring Your Server Exit Positioning the cursor to "Exit" shows the Exit menu. The options on the menu are described below. Exit Saving Changes Select this item to terminate SETUP after saving the newly selected information in CMOS (non-volatile memory). The selection of "Exit Saving Changes" causes the confirmation screen to appear.
Page 133 Configuring Your Server 4-35 Load Setup Defaults Select this item to return all the values of SETUP to the default values. Selecting "Load Setup Defaults" causes the confirmation screen to appear. Select "Yes" to return the values to the default values. Select "No" to return to the Exit menu screen. Save Custom Defaults/Load Custom Defaults Running the Save Custom Defaults menu saves the current SETUP parameters as the user-defined SETUP defaults.
Page 134: Raid System Configuration
4-36 Configuring Your Server RAID SYSTEM CONFIGURATION This section describes how to use the internal hard disk drives as RAID System by Onboard RAID Controller (MegaRAID ROMB). About the optional RAID Controller, refer to the documents provided with optional RAID Controller.
Page 135 Configuring Your Server 4-37 RAID Levels The record mode enabling the RAID feature includes several levels. Among the levels, the on-board RAID (MegaRAID ROMB) supports the following levels; RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID10, and RAID 50. The number of HDDs required to create a disk group varies depending on the RAID level as shown in the table below.
Page 136 4-38 Configuring Your Server Virtual Disk Virtual disk is a logical drive defined in disk group. It is recognized as a physical drive by OS. The allowable number of virtual disks is up to 16 per disk group, or up to 64 per controller. The figure below shows a sample configuration in which the Onboard RAID Controller (MegaRAID ROMB) is connected with three HDDs, creating one Disk Group.
Page 137: Raid Levels
Configuring Your Server 4-39 RAID Levels Characteristics of RAID Levels The table below lists the characteristics of the RAID levels. Level Function Redundancy Characteristics • RAID0 Striping Data read/write at the highest rate • Largest capacity • Capacity: (capacity of single HDD) × (number of HDDs) •...
Page 138 4-40 Configuring Your Server RAID0 In RAID0, data to be recorded is distributed to HDDs. The mode is called "striping". In the figure below, data is recorded in stripe 1 (disk 1), stripe 2 (disk 2), and stripe 3 (disk 3)… in the order.
Page 139 Configuring Your Server 4-41 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". Each of stripe x, stripe x+1, and parity (x, x+1) created from stripe x and stripe x+1 is written onto a specific HDD.
Page 140: Configuring Your Server
4-42 Configuring Your Server RAID10 Data to be recorded is distributed to two HDDs in mirroring mode. Then, each mirrored data is written onto HDD by striping. Owing to this feature, high disk access performance of RAID0 and, in addition, high reliability of RAID1 can be achieved. RAID Controller HDD 1 HDD 2...
Page 141: Features Of Onboard Raid Controller (Megaraid Romb)
The manual rebuild can be performed by using Universal RAID Utility, the management utility of the Onboard RAID Controller (MegaRAID ROMB). Select a HDD and start the rebuild manually. For the detailed operation, refer to the "Universal RAID Utility User's Guide" in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD that comes with the server.
Page 142: Patrol Read
4-44 Configuring Your Server Patrol Read The patrol read gives the read & verify test in the entire area of HDDs. It can be performed for all HDDs assigned to virtual disks and hot-spares. The Patrol Read allows subsequent defects of HDDs to be detected and repaired. For HDDs configuring redundant virtual disks or those assigned to hot-spares, error sectors detected during Patrol Read can be repaired.
Page 143 Configuring Your Server 4-45 Background Initialize The Background Initialize is automatically executed when RAID5 virtual disk is created in the disk group composing of five or more HDDs, or RAID6 virtual disk is created in the disk group composing of seven or more HDDs. The Background Initialize performs the parity generation processing in the background to the area not initialized.
Page 144 4-46 Configuring Your Server Reconstruction The reconstruction feature is used to change configuration and/or RAID level of existing virtual disk. The Reconstruction contains the following three features, however, the Onboard RAID Controller (MegaRAID ROMB) supports "Migration with addition" only. IMPORTANT: You can use WebBIOS for Reconstruction.
Page 145 Configuring Your Server 4-47 IMPORTANT: Note the following for the Reconstruction: Be sure to make backup copy of data and perform Consistency Check before starting Reconstruction. The Reconstruction is disabled in the configuration where several virtual disks are defined in one disk group During Reconstruction, the processing rate is decreased due to much load.
Page 146: Before Using Webbios
4-48 Configuring Your Server Before Using WebBIOS Read the following sections describing supported functions and precautions before using "WebBIOS". Supported Functions Indication of model name and capacity of hard disk drive (called HDD hereafter) Indication of HDD allocation status Creation of virtual disk –...
Page 147 When installing an OS in VD under the Onboard RAID Controller (MegaRAID ROMB), create a VD dedicated to OS installation. WebBIOS cannot be handled via remote console functions of NEC DianaScope. The physical drive numbers shown in WebBIOS and those shown in Universal RAID Utility are identified as follows.
Page 148: Using Webbios
4-50 Configuring Your Server Using WebBIOS Starting WebBIOS Press Esc when the screen as shown below appears after powered on the server. Press Ctrl + H on POST screen to start WebBIOS. POST screen image (with no virtual disk assigned) LSI MegaRAID SAS-MFI BIOS Version XXXX (Build MMM DD, YYYY) Copyright (c) 2007 LSI Corporation HA -X (Bus X Dev X) MegaRAID SAS PCI Express(TM) ROMB...
Page 149 Configuring Your Server 4-51 Main Menu Shown below is [Adapter Selection] screen that appears first on WebBIOS. Select a controller to operate WebBIOS, and click [Start].
Page 150 4-52 Configuring Your Server When the adapter is selected on [Adapter Selection], the WebBIOS Top Menu appears. IMPORTANT: "X:X:X" shown in Physical Drives box represents Connector number:Enclosure number:Slot number. With this server, the Connector number is not supported, thus, it is always indicated as "()". The Enclosure number is always "1".
Page 151 Configuring Your Server 4-53 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 controller.
Page 152 4-54 Configuring Your Server The detailed settings is continued to the next page. Click [Next] to view more information.
Page 153 No: Recover and resume. Yes: Abort Maintain PD Fail [Disabled] – Prohibited History Enabled Schdule CC Supported Set the scheduled consistency check. Permitted *1 Do not perform "Set Factory Defaults". If performed, the NEC's factory-set value will no longer be restored.
Page 154 4-56 Configuring Your Server How to change setting value On [Adapter Properties] screen, change a parameter to desired value, and then click [Submit] at the center of the screen to determine the new value. The status of "Battery Backup" is indicated as "Present". Clicking [Present] opens the Battery Status screen as shown below.
Page 155 Configuring Your Server 4-57 Scan Devices When you click [Scan Devices] on WebBIOS Top Menu, the HDDs connected are detected again. Use this feature when you have installed a new HDD additionally while the WebBIOS is running. IMPORTANT: If the newly connected HDD contains another configuration information, [Foreign Configuration] screen as shown below appears.
Page 156 4-58 Configuring Your Server Virtual Disks When 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. Use this menu only when a virtual disk exists.
Page 157 Configuring Your Server 4-59 Physical Drives 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 this menu only when a physical disk exists.
Page 158 4-60 Configuring Your Server Physical Drives Properties Take the following procedures to check Physical Drive Properties. Shown below is an example to check property of physical drive 0:0:0. Click the Physical Drive you want to check. Click the checkbox for [Properties]. Click [Go].
Page 159 Configuring Your Server 4-61 Configuration Wizard Use this wizard to configure a RAID system using the HDDs connected. The detailed explanation of this feature is given in "Configuring Virtual Disk". Adapter Selection This feature is not used in this server. Physical View / Logical View If the virtual disk has been configured using the RAID Controller, DG (disk group) is displayed on WebBIOS Top Menu.
Page 160 4-62 Configuring Your 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 terminated. Restart the server.
Page 161: Configuring Virtual Disk
Configuring Your Server 4-63 Configuring Virtual Disk This section describes the procedures for configuration of VD (virtual disk) using WebBIOS. Configuration Wizard When you click [Configuration Wizard] on WebBIOS Top Menu, the screen as shown below appears. Select the relevant operation, and click [Next] at lower right of the screen. Clear Configuration Allows you to clear existing configuration.
Page 162 4-64 Configuring Your Server When you select [New Configuration] or [Add Configuration], the screen as shown below appears. Custom Configuration: Allows you to define all aspects of the configuration, RAID level, size, and others. Auto Configuration with Automatically creates redundant virtual disk. Redundancy: Auto Configuration Automatically creates non-redundant virtual disk.
Page 163 Configuring Your Server 4-65 Use this menu to define several physical drives (PD) as a disk group (DG).
Page 164 4-66 Configuring Your Server To add physical drives (HDD) to a Disk Group, hold Ctrl while selecting physical drives (HDDs) in DG. Upon completion of selection, click [Add to Array] at the lower left of the screen. A new DG is defined in the Disk Groups frame. To define the new DG, click [Accept DG] at the lower right of the screen.
Page 165 Configuring Your Server 4-67 After the DG has been defined, click [Next] at the lower right of the screen. Then, the Span Definition screen appears.
Page 166 4-68 Configuring Your Server Select a DG to define VD from "Array With Free Space" frame, then click [Add to SPAN]. The DG is defined in the "Span" field to the right. After the Span has been defined, click [Next] at the lower right of the screen. IMPORTANT: To configure RAID0, 1, 5, or 6, perform Span Definition to a single DG only.
Page 167 Configuring Your Server 4-69 Define the virtual disk (VD) in DG that has been created in previous step. When DG was defined, [VD Definition] screen is displayed. In the "Next LD, Possible RAID Levels" column, available RAID levels and maximum size for VD are displayed.
Page 168 4-70 Configuring Your Server As an example, define a RAID5 VD of yyyyy MB. Specify the necessary parameters in left columns. Enter "yyyyy" in "Select Size" field. Click [Accept] at the lower center of the screen. If you want to define another VD, click [Back] and repeat steps starting from Span Definition screen.
Page 169 Configuring Your Server 4-71 VD 0 is created in DG 0 as shown in the screen below. After making sure that the VD is created correctly, click [Accept] at the lower right of the screen. The confirmation message "Save this Configuration?" appears. Click "Yes" to save the configuration.
Page 170 4-72 Configuring Your Server The WebBIOS Top Menu is displayed. Virtual Disk you have created is displayed in the lower right frame of the screen.
Page 171 Configuring Your Server 4-73 Configure SPAN The following explains the sample procedure to configure RAID10 (spanning of RAID1) with four HDDs. IMPORTANT: Do not attempt to configure RAID00 or RAID60. They are not supported. Click [Configuration Wizard] on WebBIOS Top Menu to start Wizard.
Page 172 4-74 Configuring Your Server To add physical drives (HDD) to a Disk Group, hold Ctrl while selecting HDDs in DG. (In the example, two DGs will be configured and spanned.) Upon completion of selection, click [Add to Array] at the lower right of the screen. After making sure that the new DG has defined in Disk Groups frame to the right, click [Accept DG].
Page 173 Configuring Your Server 4-75 Configure RAID10 (spanning of RAID1) using the two DGs that have been created in previous step. When DGs were defined, [VD Definition] screen is displayed. Select DG0 from "Array With Free Space" frame, then click [Add to SPAN]. The DG is defined in the "Span"...
Page 174 4-76 Configuring Your Server Then, select DG1 and click [Add to SPAN]. When the two DGs are defined in the "Span" field to the right, click [Next]. The VD Definition screen is displayed. Enter the necessary parameters, and click [Accept].
Page 175 Configuring Your Server 4-77 Make sure that both DG0 and DG1 are defined as VD 0, then click [Next] at the lower right of the screen. On the "Preview" screen, make sure the VD is defined correctly, then click [Accept] at the lower right of the screen.
Page 176 4-78 Configuring Your Server The confirmation message "Save this Configuration?" appears. Click "Yes" to save the configuration. The confirmation message "All data on the new Virtual Disks will be lost. Want to Initialize?" appears. Normally, select "Yes". "Virtual Disks" operation screen is displayed. If no other operation is required, click [Home] at the lower left of the screen.
Page 177 Configuring Your Server 4-79 The Write Policy has the following modes depending on combination with WrtThru for BAD BBU. Select a mode suitable for your environment. WrtThru for BAD BBU Checked Unchecked Write WBack Normal write back mode Constant write back mode Policy (recommended) This mode is available even if...
Page 178: Operation Of Various Features
4-80 Configuring Your Server Operation of Various Features Check Consistency Start WebBIOS. Click [Virtual Disks] on WebBIOS Top Menu. Select a VD to perform Check Consistency from the upper right frame of Virtual Disks screen. Click the checkmark column for Check Consistency from the lower right frame of Virtual Disks screen.
Page 179 Configuring Your Server 4-81 The progress of Check Consistency is displayed on the left frame of Virtual Disks screen. 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 being executed.
Page 180 4-82 Configuring Your Server Manual Rebuild Described below are procedures based on assumption: One of the HDDs failed in a RAID5 virtual disk configured with three HDDs. Replace the failed HDD with new one after turning off the power of the server. Auto Rebuild feature is disabled for non-hot-swap replacement.
Page 181 Configuring Your Server 4-83 Select "Make Global HSP" or "Make Dedicated HSP" on the lower part of the screen, and then click [Go] on the lower center of the screen. When [Rebuild Progress] is displayed, click [Home] at the lower left of the screen to go back to WebBIOS Top Menu.
Page 182 4-84 Configuring Your Server Setting Hot Spare Described below are procedures based on assumption: Add a HDD to a RAID5 virtual disk configured with three HDDs and assign a newly added HDD as Hot Spare. Start WebBIOS. Make sure that the status for the added HDD is indicated as "UNCONF GOOD" in the right frame of the Top Menu.
Page 183 Configuring Your Server 4-85 Select [Make Global HSP] or [Make Dedicated HSP] on the lower right of the screen, and then click [Go] on the lower center of the screen. Global HSP: Indicates the Hot Spare available for all DGs. Dedicated HSP: Indicates the Hot Spare available only for the specific DG.
Page 184 4-86 Configuring Your Server The status for the newly connected HDD changes to "HOTSPARE". Click [Home] at the lower left of the screen to go back to WebBIOS Top Menu.
Page 185 Configuring Your Server 4-87 Reconstruction Described below are procedures based on assumption: Add a HDD to a RAID5 virtual disk configured with three HDDs to make a RAID5 virtual disk configured with four HDDs. Start WebBIOS. Make sure that the status for the added HDD is indicated as "UNCONF GOOD" in the right frame of the Top Menu.
Page 186 4-88 Configuring Your Server Setting menu for VD 0 is displayed.
Page 187 Configuring Your Server 4-89 On the right of the screen, items required for reconstruction are displayed. Information of HDDs in the disk group in which a VD is defined. Migration Only: Allows change of RAID level. Migration with addition: Allows addition of hard disk drive and change of RAID level.
Page 188: Webbios And Universal Raid Utility
4-90 Configuring Your Server WebBIOS and Universal RAID Utility You can use Universal RAID Utility for configuration and management, monitoring of RAID System after start up operating system. The point to be kept in mind when using Universal RAID Utility together with WebBIOS is as follows.
Page 189 Configuring Your Server 4-91 Disk Array WebBIOS manages Disk Array by a number of 0 origin. You can see a number of Disk Array where [DG X] in Physical Drives and Virtual Drives. Universal RAID Utility manages Disk Array by a number of 1 origin. You can see a number of Disk Array where [Disk Array] in the property of Logical Drive on RAID Viewer or [RAID Controller #X Disk Array #Y] in the property of Disk Array on raidcmd command.
Page 190 4-92 Configuring Your Server The setting level of Universal RAID Utility and the setting value Item Setting level of Universal RAID Utility Setting value Rebuild Priority High Rebuild Rate (WebBIOS) Middle Patrol Read Priority High Patrol Read Rate (WebBIOS) Middle Consistency Check Priority High Consistency Check Rate...
Page 191: Battery For Onboard Raid Controller (Megaraid Romb)
Improvement of reliability in Write Back mode Adoption of reusable nickel hydrogen battery You can see the status of Battery by Universal RAID Utility. See "Universal RAID Utility User's Guide" included in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD about how to check the status of Battery. IMPORTANT: Universal RAID Utility indicates that Cache Mode is [Write Through] while the Battery is being charged or discharged.
Page 192: Configuring Base Board Jumpers
4-94 Configuring Your Server CONFIGURING BASE BOARD JUMPERS With the pre-installed SETUP utility, you can set desired passwords to protect the data stored in the server against access from unauthorized users. When you forget the passwords, however, you may want clear them. The following describes how to clear these passwords. You can also use the following procedure to clear the CMOS data in the server.
Page 193: Clearing Cmos Data
Configuring Your Server 4-95 Clearing CMOS Data Record the current BIOS settings. Power off the server and take the server out from the rack according to Chapter 3. (Pay attention not to disconnect the AC cord.) Remove the top cover from the server (see Chapter 9). Move the clip to the CMOS clear position.
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Page 195: Chapter 5 Installing The Operating System With Express Setup
Chapter 5 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup This section describes information on using Express Setup to install and configure the following operating systems to the server. Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Standard Edition / Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft®...
Page 196: About Express Setup
If you want to use the drivers located on the "OEM-Disk for Mass Storage Device" that ships with optional boards, a parameters file is mandatory. You can create a parameters file in advance using "Parameter File Creator" included in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER.
Page 197: Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-3 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 This section explains how to install Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 by using the Express Setup. IMPORTANT: Be sure to prepare Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM that includes Service Pack 1. NOTES: Express Setup does not support the installation of Windows Server x64 Editions.
Page 198 5-4 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER NEC EXPRESSBUILDER attached to this computer supports the following optional boards: NOTE: If you want to install the other boards except ones listed below by using a driver floppy disk ("OEM-FD for Mass storage device"), see "Exceptional setup"...
Page 199 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-5 Connecting Hard Disk Drive Do not connect the other hard disk drives except the drive that you want to create the Windows system drive. If you create multiple logical drives in your system, see "Re-installing the Operating system when multiple logical drive exist"...
Page 200 5-6 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup About the System Partition Size The system partition size can be calculated from the following formula. Size necessary to install the system + Paging File Size + Dump File Size + Application Size Size necessary to install the system = 3500MB (Windows Server 2003 R2) = 3500MB (Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack1)
Page 201 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-7 Dividing into the partition of the recommended size into multiple disks as written below will solve problem that it cannot be reserved in one disk. Set the "Size required for installation + Paging file size". See Chapter 5 and set that debugging information (equivalent to the dump file size) is to be written to a separate disk.
Page 202: The Flow Of Setup
5-8 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup The Flow of Setup This section visually describes the flow of the setup operated by Express Setup. Loading parameters (Step 2) Skip Next Select the operating system (Step 3) Next RAID configuration (Step 4) Next Windows Confirm Setting / Input (Steps 5 to 10)
Page 203: Installing The Windows Server 2003
Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the DVD-ROM drive of the server. Press the RESET switch or press Ctrl, Alt, and Delete to reboot from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER. (You may also turn off and then on again to reboot the server.) The system will boot from the DVD-ROM and NEC EXPRESSBUILDER starts.
Page 204 5-10 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup [Load parameters] steps are displayed. [Do not load parameters] (1) Select [Do not load parameters]. (2) Click [Next]. NOTE: If a floppy disk drive is not connected, select this item. [Load parameters] (1) Insert the floppy disk containing the parameters file.
Page 205 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-11 Select the installing Operating System. Select [Install the Windows (32bit editions)] from the menu, click [Next]. Enter the setting of a virtual disk. [Enter RAID settings] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next].
Page 206 5-12 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Specify the installing medium and the Windows system partition. [Setting medium / Partitions] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next]. IMPORTANT: About partition size – Specify the partition size larger than required minimum size for OS installation.
Page 207 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-13 Enter the user information, time zone and client license mode. [Enter basic parameters] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next]. NOTE: Even if you do not input value into "Administrator password", "Confirm password", "??????"...
Page 208 5-14 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Enter the domain or workgroup name to be used. [Enter domain and account] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next]. Select the installing components. [Select Windows component] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next].
Page 209 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-15 Select the installing applications. [Setting applications] steps ar e displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next]. Save the parameters. [Save parameters] steps are displayed. If you want to save the parameters , set the free formatted floppy disk. Select [Save parameters], enter the file path of the parameters files into the text box and click [Next].
Page 210 5-16 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup If not, select [Do not save parameters]. The Express Setup will start when you click [Perform] in [Start Express setup] step. Copy optional Mass Storage Driver module. If you install optional Mass Storage Driver, the message will be shown. Insert CD-ROM or floppy di sk attached to the Mass Storage Driver and proceed operation according to the message.
Page 211 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-17 If you selected [Install the Service Pack] at [Specify Medium Partition] step, follow the procedure below. 1) Follow the message to take Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM out of the DVD-ROM drive. 2) Follow the message to insert Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 into the DVD-ROM drive.
Page 212: Installing And Setting Device Drivers
PROSet is necessary to utilize these features. Follow the procedure below to install PROSet. Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the DVD-ROM drive. The [Windows Explorer] dialog starts. * The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu and click [Windows Explorer].
Page 213 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-19 Network Driver Specify the details of network driver. Two standard network drivers that are mounted will be installed automatically, but the link speed and Duplex mode need to be specified manually. [When PROSet is not installed] The [Local Area Connection Properties] dialog box appears.
Page 214 "Setting for Solving Problems" described later in this chapter. Optional Network Board Driver (N8104-121/125/126/123A) If you want to utilize optional Network Board (N8104-121/125), install the driver stored in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD. In case of utilizing (N8104-121/125/126)
Page 215 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-21 Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT)/Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) is a feature that creates a group containing more than one adapter and automatically converts the process of the working adapter to the other adapter in the group when any trouble occurred on that adapter.
Page 216 The Disk Array controller driver will be installed automatically. Installing SAS Controller Driver (N8103-104) If you utilize SAS controller driver (N8103-104), update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD attached to your system. The SAS controller driver will be installed automatically.
Page 217 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-23 Available switch options for Windows Server 2003 Boot.ini file. Many different switches will be available if you edit Boot.ini file. For the available switch options, refer to the following information: Microsoft Knowledge Base - Article ID: 833721 "Available switch options for the Windows XP and the Windows Server 2003 Boot.ini files"...
Page 218: Setting For Solving Problems
5-24 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Setting for Solving Problems Setup the following issue in advance so that your computer can recover from any trouble precisely and as soon as possible when it should occur. Memory Dump (Debug Information) This section describes the procedures for collecting memory dump (debug information) in the server.
Page 219 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-25 IMPORTANT: Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions To specify "Complete Memory Dump" to write the debug information is recommended. If the mounted memory size is larger than 2GB, "Complete Memory Dump" cannot be specified so that specify "Kernel Memory Dump"...
Page 220 5-26 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Specify "Complete memory dump" and modify [Dump file:] in the [Write debugging information] group box. e.g. Write the debug information in D drive write the file name "MEMORY.DMP". D:\MEMORY.DMP Click [Settings] on the [Performance] group box. The [Performance Options] window appears.
Page 221 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-27 Windows Dr. Watson Windows Dr. Watson is a debugger for application errors. If any application error is detected, Dr. Watson diagnoses the server and logs diagnostic information (log). Follow the procedure below and specify Dr.
Page 222 5-28 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Network Monitor Utilizing Network Monitor helps you to investigate and manage with network trouble. To utilize Network Monitor, you need to restart the system after the installation has completed, so we recommend to install Network Monitor before any network trouble may occur. Point to [Settings] from Start menu and click [Control Panel].
Page 223: Installing Maintenance Utilities
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-29 Installing Maintenance Utilities Various maintenance utilities are contained in your NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD. See Chapter 6 for installing the utilities to your server or management workstations. Updating the System - Applying Service Pack -...
Page 224: Making Backup Copies Of System Information
Without the backup data, you will not be able to recover the information. You can save the information by the following process. Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the DVD-ROM drive and reboot the system. Select [Maintenance Tools (Normal mode)].
Page 225: Installing With The Oem-Fd For Mass Storage Device
If you would like to install or re-install the OS when the system has new mass storage device not to be supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER, you have to set as follows. Read the manual supplied with the mass storage device before setting the server.
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Page 227: Installing And Using Utilities
Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities This section describes how to use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD that comes with your server and to install the utilities stored on the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER.
Page 228 6-2 Installing and Using Utilities NEC EXPRESSBUILDER The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER (referred to as "EXPRESSBUILDER" hereinafter) helps you install the Operating system/the Management software or use the maintenance utilities. When you insert the EXPRESSBUILDER disk into the DVD drive and reboot the system, the...
Page 229: Chapter 6 Installing And Using Utilities
Installing and Using Utilities 6-3 OS installation If you select this item, the Top menu appears. IMPORTANT: This tool is Configuration Tool that built on Windows PE 2.0 technology. Pay attention to the automatic reboot that occurs after 72 hours from start.
Page 230 6-4 Installing and Using Utilities Maintenance Tools (Normal Mode) If you select this item, the Tool menu appears. You can use the below functions for maintenance. – Maintenance Utility The Maintenance Utility is usually used by the service representative. (See Chapter –...
Page 231 Installing and Using Utilities 6-5 Maintenance Tools (Redirection Mode) If you want to operate this computer via the BIOS redirection (the console-less function), select this item. NOTE: If you operate this computer via the Remote KVM function, select the "Maintenance Tools (Normal mode)". The menu's functions are the same as the "Maintenance Tools (Normal Mode)".
Page 232: Autorun Menu
6-6 Installing and Using Utilities Autorun Menu When the EXPRESSBUILDER disk is inserted into the DVD drive, Windows automatically launches the menu as shown below. This menu is used to, Read the User's Guide or the other documents, Update the server system (Windows drivers), and Install the management software.
Page 233: Parameter File Creator
Also, you can install the system with the same specification as before when re-installing the system. We recommend you to create [Parameter file] to setup the servers from NEC EXPRESSBUILDER. When using a floppy disk, a USB floppy disk drive is required.
Page 234: Parameter File
IMPORTANT: Do not remove EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from drive during a parameter file creation. Start the OS. Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the DVD-ROM drive. The menu will appear. Right-click on the screen or left-click [Setup Windows]. The menu will appear.
Page 235 Installing and Using Utilities 6-9 Click [Parameter File Creator]. Parameter File Creator will appear.
Page 236 6-10 Installing and Using Utilities [Load Parameters] step is displayed. Select [Do not load parameters] from the menu, click [Next]. Select the installing Operating System. Select [Install the Windows (32bit editions)] from the menu, click [Next].
Page 237: Parameter File
Installing and Using Utilities 6-11 Enter the setting of a virtual disk. [Enter RAID setting] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next]. IMPORTANT: At "The number of the total physical devices", Parameter File Creator displays upper limit that the RAID controller can support.
Page 238 6-12 Installing and Using Utilities Specify the installing medium and the Windows system partition. [Specify medium / Partitions] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next]. IMPORTANT: About partition size – Specify the partition size larger than required minimum size for OS installation.
Page 239 Installing and Using Utilities 6-13 Enter the user information, time zone and client license mode. [Enter basic parameters] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next]. IMPORTANT: Computer name and User name are required parameters. NOTE: Even if you do not input value into "Administrator password", "Confirm password", "...
Page 240 6-14 Installing and Using Utilities Enter the setting of the network protocol. [Enter network protocol] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next]. NOTE: The order of entry in custom setting may differ from the numbering of LAN port.
Page 241 Installing and Using Utilities 6-15 Select the installing components. [Select Windows component] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next] Select the installing applications. [Setting applications] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next].
Page 242 6-16 Installing and Using Utilities Save the parameters. [Save parameters] steps are displayed. If you want to save the parameters, set the free formatted floppy disk. Select [Save parameters], enter the file path of the parameters files into the text box and click [Next].
Page 243 Installing and Using Utilities 6-17 Now [the floppy disk containing the parameters file] has been created. Click [Yes] to exit Parameter File Creator. NOTES: If you modify existing information file (parameter file), click "Load Parameters" at [Load Parameters] screen. Refer to help to modify information file.
Page 244: Nec Esmpro
For installation procedure and detailed explanations on NEC ESMPRO, refer to the online document in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD. Supplement Note the following in addition to the NOTE that has been described to the online document for NEC ESMPRO. Indication on NEC ESMPRO DataViewer after Hot-Add/Remove Memory...
Page 245: Nec Dianascope
Installing and Using Utilities 6-19 NEC DianaScope NEC DianaScope is software for the remote management of the 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.
Page 246: Universal Raid Utility
Utility installation procedure and notes on operating Universal RAID Utility. Setup with Express Setup You can install Universal RAID Utility with Express Setup contained in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD. When you start the Express Setup, a dialog to specify an application appears. Select [Universal RAID Utility] on the dialog.
Page 247: Chapter 7 Maintenance
Chapter 7 Maintenance This chapter describes the daily maintenance of the server and precautions when relocating or storing the server. MAKING BACKUP COPIES It is recommended that you make backup copies of your valuable data stored in hard disk drives of the server on a regular basis.
Page 248: Cleaning
7-2 Maintenance CLEANING Clean the server on a regular basis to keep the serer in a good shape. WARNING Observe the following instructions to use the server safely. Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury. See pages 1-3 to 1-8 for details.
Page 249: Cleaning The Server
Maintenance 7-3 Cleaning the Server For daily cleaning, wipe the external surfaces of the server with a dry soft cloth. Follow the procedure below if stains remain on the surfaces: IMPORTANT: To avoid altering the material and color of the server, do not use volatile solvents such as thinner and benzene to clean the server.
Page 250: Cleaning The Interior
7-4 Maintenance Cleaning the Interior One of the most important items in a good maintenance program is regular and thorough cleaning of the interior of the server, especially around the base board. Dust buildup inside the server can lead to several problems. As dust acts as a thermal insulator, a buildup can prevent proper system cooling.
Page 251: Cleaning The Keyboard/Mouse
Maintenance 7-5 Cleaning the Keyboard/Mouse Make sure that the server and peripheral devices are all off-powered (the POWER/SLEEP LED goes off), and then wipe the keyboard surface with a dry cloth. The mouse operation depends on the degree of smoothness of the internal ball rotation. To keep the mouse ball clean, use the mouse in a place with little dust.
Page 252: Cleaning Cd/Dvd-Rom
7-6 Maintenance Cleaning CD/DVD-ROM A dusty CD/DVD-ROM or dust-accumulated tray causes the device to fail to read data correctly. Follow the procedure below to clean the tray and CD/DVD-ROM regularly: Make sure that the server is powered (the POWER/SLEEP LED is lit). Press the Eject button on the front of the DVD-ROM drive.
Page 253: Maintenance Tools
Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD supplied with your server into the DVD-ROM drive of your server. Press Ctrl, Alt, and Delete to reboot the server from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER. (You may also turn off and then on again to reboot the server.) System boots up displaying Boot Selection menu.
Page 254 7-8 Maintenance When a local console is used, "Maintenance Tools (Normal mode)" is selected. Moreover, "Maintenance Tools (Redirection mode)" is selected when using it with remote console. IMPORTANT: An initial selection of the menu is "Japanese". "Japanese" starts by the automatic operation when the operation is not done for five seconds after the Language Selection menu is displayed.
Page 255: Function Of Maintenance Tool
The Off-line Maintenance Utility is started in Maintenance Utility. The Off-line Maintenance Utility is an OS-independent maintenance program. When you are unable to start the OS-dependent NEC ESMPRO to troubleshoot a problem, the Off-line Maintenance Utility can be used. IMPORTANT: The Off-line Maintenance Utility is intended for use of your service representative.
Page 256 BIOS/FW Updating This menu allows you to update the software module such as BIOS and firmware of the server by using the update disk (3.5-inch floppy disk) that is distributed from NEC customer service representative. After rebooting the system, an update program is started automatically from floppy disk, and the various BIOS and firmware programs are updated.
Page 257: Maintenance Tool With Remote Console
Running Maintenance Tools from the management PC via LAN Running Maintenance Tools from the management PC via direct connection (COM2) For the procedure for starting Maintenance Tools with Remote Console, see "NEC DianaScope". IMPORTANT: Do not change the boot device order in BOOT menu in BIOS SETUP.
Page 258: System Diagnostics
7-12 Maintenance SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS The System Diagnostics runs several tests on the server. Select [Maintenance Tools] - [Test and diagnostics] in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER to diagnose the system. Test Items The following items are tested in system diagnostics. Memory CPU cache memory...
Page 259: Startup And Exit Of System Diagnostics
Disconnect all the LAN cables from the server. Plug the power cord and power on the server. Use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD to start the system. Select [Maintenance Tools (Normal mode)] when local console of the server is used for, or select [Maintenance Tools (Redirection mode )] when remote console is used for.
Page 260 7-14 Maintenance Select [Test and diagnostics]. Select [End-User Mode] and the system diagnostics starts. The diagnostics will be completed in approximately three minutes. When the diagnostics is completed, the screen of the display changes as shown below: Diagnostics tool title Test window title TeDoLi (TEst &...
Page 261 <Reboot> Reboots the system. Select <Reboot> in the [Enduser Menu] above. The server restarts and the system is started from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER. Exit the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER, and remove the DVD-ROM from the DVD-ROM drive. Power off the server and unplug the power cord from the receptacle.
Page 262: Relocating/Storing The Server
7-16 Maintenance RELOCATING/STORING THE SERVER Follow the procedure below to relocate or store the server: CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely. Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire, personal injury, or property damage. See pages 1-3 to 1-8 for details.
Page 263 Maintenance 7-17 Take a floppy disk and a CD\DVD-ROM out of the server, if any. Power off the server (the POWER LED goes off). Disengage the power cord from the lock spring. Unplug the power cord of the server from a power outlet. Remove all the cables from the server.
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Page 265: Chapter 8 Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting If your server does not operate as expected, read this chapter before assuming a failure. NOTE: For provision against an unexpected failure, it is recommended to install the Off-line Maintenance Utility, NEC ESMPRO, to the server and client computers.
Page 266: System Viewers
Monitor the occurrence of fault by NEC ESMPRO during the system operation. Especially take note on whether any alert is reported to NEC ESMPRO Manager on the language PC. Check whether any alert is reported on the Operation Window, DataViewer, or AlertViewer of NEC ESMPRO Manager.
Page 267: Led
Troubleshooting 8-3 The following describes LEDs on the server and their indications. POWER/SLEEP LED POWER/SLEEP LED The green POWER/SLEEP LED lights to indicate normal operation while the server is powered. When the server is off-powered, the POWER/SLEEP LED stays unlit. The POWER/SLEEP LED indicates that the server is running in the power-saving mode (sleep mode).
Page 268: Status Led
The following table lists indications of the STATUS LED, descriptions, and actions to take. NOTES: If the server has the NEC ESMPRO or Off-line Maintenance Utility installed, you can view the System Event Log (SEL) to identify the cause of a trouble.
Page 269 Troubleshooting 8-5 STATUS LED Description Action indication Unlit The server is off-powered. Power on the server. POST is in progress. Wait for a while. The STATUS LED will light in a few seconds after POST completion. A processor error occurred Cycle power to the server.
Page 270: Disk Access Led
8-6 Troubleshooting DISK ACCESS LED The DISK ACCESS LED indicates the state of hard disk drives in the 2.5-inch disk bay. This LED lights in green every time any of such hard disk drives is accessed. When the DISK ACCESS LED is lit in amber, it indicates that a hard disk drive error occurred. To identify a failed hard disk drive, see the LEDs provided for each hard disk drive.
Page 271: Uid Led
Pressing the UID switch again turns off the UID LED. You can make the NEC ESMPRO Manager, NEC DianaScope, or the remote management feature of Web server to flash the UID LED. When you finished working, turn off the UID LED.
Page 272: Power Unit Led
8-8 Troubleshooting Power Unit LED DC ON LED AC ON LED DC ON LED AC ON LED Power Unit Error LED Power Unit Error LED Power Unit Error LED The Power unit error LED lights amber when an error occurs on the power supply unit. Check the power unit error LED to identify the failed power supply unit.
Page 273: Fan Error Led
Troubleshooting 8-9 Fan Error FAN Error LED is adjacent to each fan module. If a fan fails, the LED lights in amber. 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.
Page 274: Access Led
8-10 Troubleshooting Access The access LEDs for the DVD-ROM drive lights when access is made to a media in the drive. ACCESS LED...
Page 275: Hard Disk Drive Led (Disk Led)
Troubleshooting 8-11 Hard Disk Drive LED (DISK LED) The disk LED on the 2.5-inch disk bay has different meanings depending on the display status. DISK Access LED Front view DISK Error LED DISK Access LED Blinking green Indicates that the hard disk drive is accessed. DISK Error LED Lighting amber Indicates that the installed hard disk drive is defected in the RAID System configuration.
Page 276: Lan Connector Leds
8-12 Troubleshooting LAN Connector LEDs The three LAN ports (connectors) on the rear panel have the following LEDs. LINK/ACT LED Management LAN port 100/10 LED LINK/ACT LED LAN connector 4 Rear view 1000/100/10 LINK/ACT LED LAN connector 3 1000/100/10 LED LINK/ACT LED 1000/100/10 LED LAN connector 1...
Page 277: Pci Slot Leds
Troubleshooting 8-13 PCI Slot LEDs The PCI slots #1 and #2 on the rear panel have PCI hot-plug LEDs. PCI hot-plug LED / switch Internal view PCI Hot-Plug LED When the server is powered on, the power is supplied to the PCI board slot that contains the board, and PCI slot power LEDs light green.
Page 278: Error Messages
8-14 Troubleshooting ERROR MESSAGES If an error occurs in the server, an error message appears on the display unit connected to the server. Error Messages after Power-on Powering on the server automatically starts the self-diagnostic program, POST (Power On Self-Test). When the POST detects any error, it displays an error message and its measure on the display unit.
Page 279: Post Error Messages
Troubleshooting 8-15 POST Error Messages When POST detects an error, it displays an error message on the display unit screen. The following table lists error messages, descriptions, and actions to take. On-screen error messages related to devices such as processor, memory, and fans and installation locations are associated as shown in the figure on pages 8-24 to 8-28.
Page 280 8-16 Troubleshooting Error Error message Recommended Action code 02D0 System cache error - Cache disabled. The cache cannot be used. Contact your service representative. System Memory exceeds the CPU's caching 02D1 Contact your service representative. limit. 02F5 DMA Test Failed. 02F6 Software NMI Failed.
Page 281 Troubleshooting 8-17 Error Error message Recommended Action code The error occurred during temperature sensor 0B70 Contact your service representative. reading. 0B71 System Temperature out of the range. A fan failure or fan clogging may occur. Contact your service representative to request the maintenance.
Page 282 8-18 Troubleshooting Error Error message Recommended Action code 0B94 IPMB signal lines do not respond. All the functions other than the function of accessing to SMC through IPMB can be used. This is not a fatal error. Turn off the power once and then on again to restart the server.
Page 283 Troubleshooting 8-19 Error Error message Recommended Action code Turn off the power. Then recover the 8150 NVRAM Cleared By Jumper. jumper setting to the original setting. 8151 Password Cleared By Jumper. 8160 Mismatch Processor Speed detected on Check the frequency of the processor. If it Processor 1.
Page 284 8-20 Troubleshooting Error Error message Recommended Action code 8280 DIMM #1 has been disabled DIMM numbers shown in error message are as show below. 8281 DIMM #2 has been disabled DIMM #1 to DIMM #8: 8282 DIMM #3 has been disabled DIMM #1 to DIMM #8 on memory board A 8283 DIMM #4 has been disabled...
Page 285 82AD Unsupported DIMM detected in DIMM #14 * Issue a command from Web browser of 82AE Unsupported DIMM detected in DIMM #15 EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2 or NEC 82AF Unsupported DIMM detected in DIMM #16 DianaScope Manager. 82B0 Unsupported DIMM detected in DIMM #17 2.
Page 286 82CD Mismatch DIMM Type detected in DIMM #14 * Issue a command from Web browser of 82CE Mismatch DIMM Type detected in DIMM #15 EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2 or NEC 82CF Mismatch DIMM Type detected in DIMM #16 DianaScope Manager. 82D0 Mismatch DIMM Type detected in DIMM #17 2.
Page 287 Troubleshooting 8-23 Error Error message Recommended Action code DIMM numbers shown in error message are 82E0 DIMM #1 with error is enabled as show below. 82E1 DIMM #2 with error is enabled DIMM #1 to DIMM #8: 82E2 DIMM #3 with error is enabled DIMM #1 to DIMM #8 on memory board A 82E3 DIMM #4 with error is enabled...
Page 288 8-24 Troubleshooting The following figures show the location of specific components referenced in the POST error codes and messages table listed above. NOTE: Failed processor or memory boards can be also identified with the BIOS SETUP utility. Processors Processor #1 Processor #2 Processor #3 Processor #4...
Page 289 Troubleshooting 8-25 With a single memory board installed Install DIMMs (two in pair) in the slots starting from the youngest number of the slot number.
Page 290 8-26 Troubleshooting With two memory boards installed Install two DIMMs of the same size and capacity in the slot having the same number of each memory board. Install DIMMs (two in pair) in the slot starting from the youngest number of the slot number of each memory board.
Page 291 Troubleshooting 8-27 With four memory boards installed Install two DIMMs of the same size and capacity in the slot having the same number of the memory boards #A and #B. Install another two DIMMs of the same size and capacity in the slot having the same number of the memory boards #C and #D.
Page 292 8-28 Troubleshooting Fans Fan 8 Fan 5 Fan 7 Fan 6 Fan 1, 2 Fan 3, 4 Power supply unit Power supply unit #1 Power supply unit #2...
Page 293: Beep Codes
Troubleshooting 8-29 Beep Codes If an error occurs during the POST, the server beeps, indicating the type of error. Each number indicates the number of short beeps, and a hyphen indicates a pause. For example, the beep interval 1-3-1-3 indicates 1 beep, pause, 3 beeps, pause, 1 beeps, pause, and 3 beeps notifying that the keyboard controller error.
Page 294: Error Messages On Virtual Lcd
8-30 Troubleshooting Error Messages on Virtual LCD On the Web browser of EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2 (BMC), you can view the error messages on virtual LCD. The following table lists error messages displayed on upper and lower lines and actions to take. On-screen error messages related to devices such as processor, memory, and fans and installation locations are associated as shown in the figure on pages 8-24 to 8-28.
Page 295 Troubleshooting 8-31 When STATUS lamp is flashing in green Description On-screen message Recommended action CPU Reconfigured The system has started with processor degraded. Try the following steps to cancel the error. Run BIOS SETUP, select [Main] - [Processor Settings] - [Processor Retest]- [Yes], then select [Exit] - [Exit Saving Changes].
Page 296 8-32 Troubleshooting Description On-screen message Recommended action PCIE C Err (x) A correctable error occurred on PCI Express bus. Reboot (reset) the server, though you may continue use or run the system. If the same error persists, contact your service representative. Chipset C Err (x) A correctable error occurred on chipset.
Page 297 Troubleshooting 8-33 When STATUS lamp is lighting in amber Description On-screen message Recommended action Err Pause in POST The system is waiting for key entry due to serious POST error. Or, POST is terminated forcedly even the serious POST error has occurred. 1.
Page 298 8-34 Troubleshooting Description On-screen message Recommended action FBD CH(x) Unc Err An uncorrectable error occurred on memory board in the following location. (x): Memory board that contains the failed DIMM. 1: Memory board A 2: Memory board B 3: Memory board C 4: Memory board D 1.
Page 299 Troubleshooting 8-35 Messages displayed on lower line (BMC Message) When STATUS lamp is off Description On-screen message Recommended action SMI Timeout A timeout error occurred during system management interrupt. 1. Reboot (reset) the server. 2. Turn off the DC power of the server, and disconnect the AC power cord. Then, connect the AC power cord again, and reboot the server.
Page 300 8-36 Troubleshooting Description On-screen message Recommended action Proc1 Config Err The processor installed in the processor #1 slot is unsupported, failed, or its combination is illegal. Proc2 Config Err The processor installed in the processor #2 slot is unsupported, failed, or its combination is illegal.
Page 301 Troubleshooting 8-37 When STATUS lamp is lighting in amber Description On-screen message Recommended action Proc Missing No processor is installed. 1. Check installation status of processor. 2. Replace the processor. If the same error persists, contact your service representative. Unexpected Pw Lost A power failure occurred.
Page 302 8-38 Troubleshooting Description On-screen message Recommended action BB +3.3Vs Alm 09 +3.3Vs voltage alarm (upper limit) occurred. BB +3.3Vs Alm 02 +3.3Vs voltage alarm (lower limit) occurred. 1. Reboot (reset) the server. 2. Turn off the DC power of the server, and disconnect the AC power cord.
Page 303 Troubleshooting 8-39 Description On-screen message Recommended action Mem A Temp Alm 09 A high temperature alarm occurred in memory board A. Mem A Temp Alm 02 A low temperature alarm occurred in memory board A. Mem B Temp Alm 09 A high temperature alarm occurred in memory board B.
Page 304 8-40 Troubleshooting When STATUS lamp is flashing in amber Description On-screen message Recommended action HDD Fault An error was detected in hard disk drive. 1. Check installation status of the failed hard disk drive. 2. While hard disk drives are in RAID configuration (RAID1, RAID5, RAID6, RAID10, or RAID50), a single failed hard disk drive does not affect the operation of the server.
Page 305 Troubleshooting 8-41 Description On-screen message Recommended action IO +3.3V AUX Alm 07 +3.3V AUX voltage warning (upper limit) occurred in I/O riser board. IO +3.3V AUX Alm 00 +3.3V AUX voltage warning (lower limit) occurred in I/O riser board. IO +1.8Vs Alm 07 +1.8Vs voltage warning (upper limit) occurred in I/O riser board.
Page 306 8-42 Troubleshooting Description On-screen message Recommended action Mem A Temp Alm 07 A high temperature warning occurred in memory board A. Mem A Temp Alm 00 A low temperature warning occurred in memory board A. Mem B Temp Alm 07 A high temperature warning occurred in memory board B.
Page 307: Solving Problems
Troubleshooting 8-43 SOLVING PROBLEMS When the server fails to operate as expected, see the following to find out your problem and follow the instruction given before asking for repair. If the server still fails to operate successfully after solving your problem, take a note on the on-screen message and contact your service representative.
Page 308 8-44 Troubleshooting Fail to power off the server / POWER/SLEEP switch is disabled: 8 Is the POWER/SLEEP switch enabled? → Restart the server and start the BIOS setup utility. <Menu to check: [Security] - [Power Switch Inhibit]> POST fails to complete: 8 Is the DIMM board installed? →...
Page 309 Troubleshooting 8-45 Fail to access (read or write) to the floppy disk: 8 Does the floppy disk drive contain a floppy disk? → Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive until it clicks. 8 Is the floppy disk write-protected? →...
Page 310 Fail to access the (internal or external) SCSI devices: 8 Is the SCSI device applicable to the server? → Operation of any SCSI device that is not authorized by NEC is not guaranteed. 8 Are SCSI devices properly configured? → When the server has external SCSI devices connected, device settings, including SCSI ID and terminator, are required.
Page 311 Troubleshooting 8-47 8 Are cables properly connected? → Make sure that the interface cables and power cord are properly connected. Also make sure that the cables are connected in the correct order. 8 Is the power-on order correct? → When the server has any external devices connected, power on the external devices first, then the server.
Page 312 → Take the CD-ROM out of the DVD-ROM drive, confirm that it is not dirty or damaged, set the disk again and click [OK]. After changed transfer rate of giga driver from 1000Mbps to 100Mbps, the DataViewer of NEC ESMPRO shows an illegal value (1000Mbps is still displayed): →...
Page 313 Troubleshooting 8-49 The server is not found on the network: 8 Is the LAN cable connected? → Make sure to connect the LAN cable to the network port on the rear of the server. Also make sure that the LAN cable to use conforms to the network interface standard.
Page 314 Change the IP address appropriately. 8 Is the server specified to be monitored by NEC ESMPRO Agent? → Change setting of NEC ESMPRO Agent. Start NEC ESMPRO Agent from Windows control panel, select [System] →...
Page 315 NEC DianaScope to connect with the server. If you are using the NEC DianaScope, you need to 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.
Page 316 8-52 Troubleshooting Event logs in using Intel Network adapter teaming Event Type: Warning Event Source: IANSMiniport Event Category: None Event ID: Description: Adapter link down: Intel(R)PRO/1000 ---- Event Type: Warning Event Source: IANSMiniport Event Category: None Event ID: Description: Intel(R)PRO/1000 ---- has been deactivated from the team. Event Type: Error Event Source:...
Page 317: Problems With Windows
Troubleshooting 8-53 Problems with Windows There are some cases that an event log is registered as follows when you install Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions. Source: DCOM Category: Error Event ID: 10016 Description: The application-specific permission settings do not grant Local Activation permission for the COM server application with CLSID {555F3418-D99E-4E51-800A-6E89CFD8B1D7} to the user {NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE} SID {S-1-5-19}.
Page 318 8 Did you update the system? → Installing a network drive after installation of the OS may cause unstable operation. Use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD to update the system. (See Chapter 6.) When any trouble occurred, the system does not run according to the specification of "Restart automatically":...
Page 319 Troubleshooting 8-55 Cannot turn the power OFF at the blue screen: → If you want to turn off the power at the blue screen, execute forced power off (forced shut down: continue to press POWER/SLEEP switch for 4 seconds). The power will not be turned off if you press the switch just one time.
Page 320 8-56 Troubleshooting Event logs in using SNMP Service in Windows Server 2003 Event Type: Warning Event Source: EvntAgnt Event Category: None Event ID: 1015 Description: TraceLevel parameter not located in registry; Default trace level used is 32. Event Type: Warning Event Source: EvntAgnt Event Category: None...
Page 321: Problems With Nec Expressbuilder
Troubleshooting 8-57 Problems with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER When the server is not booted from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD, check the following: 8 Did you set the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER during POST and restart the server? → If you do not set the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER during POST and restart the server, an error message will appear or the OS will boot.
Page 322: Problems With Express Setup
Workgroup. Open [System] in Control Panel to specify joining the Domain. Changed the giga driver speed from 1000M bps to 100M bps. But the changed speed is not properly displayed in Network Details of NEC ESMPRO DataViewer (still 1000M bps is indicated):...
Page 323: Error Message During Raid System Configuration
Troubleshooting 8-59 Error Message during RAID System Configuration If the server configured with RAID System does not work correctly or utility program fails, check the following and take an appropriate action. The OS cannot be installed: 8 Is configuration of the RAID Controller performed? →...
Page 324 8-60 Troubleshooting Consistency Check cannot be performed: 8 Is virtual disk indicated as "Degraded"? → Replace the failed hard disk drive and execute rebuild process. 8 Is RAID level of virtual disk "RAID0"? → The Consistency Check does not work on RAID0 because it has no redundancy.
Page 325: Error Message For Battery For Onboard Raid Controller (Megaraid Romb)
Troubleshooting 8-61 Error Message for Battery for Onboard RAID Controller (MegaRAID ROMB) The battery is charged and discharged when it is replaced or the server is installed. While performing this cycle, the following error message may appear on POST screen, however, it is not a problem in operating the system.
Page 326: Problems With Windows Autorun Menu
8-62 Troubleshooting Problems with Windows Autorun Menu Cannot read online document: 8 Do you have Adobe Reader installed correctly in your system? → Some online documents are supplied with PDF format. To read the document of PDF format, Adobe Reader is required in your system. 8 Is the operating system Windows XP SP2? →...
Page 327: Collecting Event Log
CPU kit. When Windows is used, following message may be appeared in the System Log of the Event Viewer after extension the different revision of two or more processors in the NEC Express server. If this message is logged, it is no problem for operation.
Page 328: Collect Configuration Information
8-64 Troubleshooting COLLECT CONFIGURATION INFORMATION This section describes on how to collect the information on hardware configuration and inside specification. In order to collect information, "Diagnostic Program" is used. IMPORTANT: If STOP error, system error, or stall occurred, follow the procedure below after restarting the system. Point to [Settings] in Start menu, and click [Control Panel].
Page 329: Collecting Dr. Watson Diagnostic Information
Troubleshooting 8-65 COLLECTING DR. WATSON DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION Dr. Watson collects diagnostic information related to application errors. The location to save the information can be specified as you like. For more information, refer to Chapter 5. MEMORY DUMP If an error occurs, the dump file should be saved to acquire necessary information. If you saved the dump to DAT, write down that it is saved as "NTBackup"...
Page 330: Saving The Dump File
8-66 Troubleshooting Saving the Dump File Press the DUMP switch to save the dump file when an error occurs. Insert a metal pin (a straightened large paper clip will make a substitute) into the switch hole to press the DUMP switch. DUMP switch Pressing the DUMP switch saves the dump file in the specified directory.
Page 331: Remote Management Feature
CD/DVD-ROM drive, floppy disk drive, ISO image, and USB memory device of the remote site. For more information about remote management using Web browser and remote device feature, refer to the "EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2 User's Guide" stored in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD. NOTE: The measured value of temperature, voltage, fan, or electric power may contain an error.
Page 332: Resetting The Server
8-68 Troubleshooting RESETTING THE SERVER If the server halts before starting the OS, press and hold Ctrl and Alt and press Delete. This restarts the server. Pressing the RESET switch on the front panel reboots the server. RESET switch IMPORTANT: Resetting the server clears the DIMM memory and the data in process.
Page 333: Forced Shutdown
Troubleshooting 8-69 FORCED SHUTDOWN Use this function when an OS command does not shut down the server, the POWER/SLEEP switch does not turn off the server, or resetting does not work. Press and hold the POWER/SLEEP switch on the server for at least four seconds. The power is forcibly turned off.
Page 334: Chapter 9 Upgrading Your Server
IMPORTANT: Optional devices described in this chapter may be installed or removed by any user. However, NEC does not assume any liability for damage to optional devices or the server or malfunctions of the server resulted from installation by the user. NEC recommends you ask your service representative for install or removing any optional devices.
Page 335: Safety Notes
9-2 Upgrading Your Server SAFETY NOTES Observe the following notes to install or remove optional devices safely and properly. WARNING Observe the following instructions to use the server safely. Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury. See pages 1-3 to 1-8 for details.
Page 336: Anti-Static Measures
Upgrading Your Server 9-3 ANTI-STATIC MEASURES The server contains electronic components sensitive to static electricity. Avoid failures caused by static electricity when installing or removing any optional devices. Wear a wrist strap (an arm belt or anti-static glove). Wear a wrist strap on your wrist. If no wrist strap is available, touch an unpainted metal part of the cabinet before touching a component to discharge static electricity from your body.
Page 337: Preparing For Installation And Removal
9-4 Upgrading Your Server PREPARING FOR INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL Follow the procedure below to prepare for installing or removing components. Shut down the OS. Press the POWER/SLEEP switch to power off the server (the POWER/SLEEP LED goes off). Unplug the power cord from the AC inlet on the server (the AC Standby LEDs on the power supply module located at rear of the server go off).
Page 338: Device Installation Or Removal Procedure
Purchase the hard disk drives additionally if required. IMPORTANT: Do not use any hard disk drives that are not authorized by NEC. Installing a third-party's hard disk drive may cause a failure of the server as well as the hard disk drive.
Page 339 9-6 Upgrading Your Server In the RAID System configuration, use the same model of hard disk drives. A dummy tray is installed in the 2.5-inch disk bay. The purpose of a dummy tray is to increase the cooling effect in the server. Install a dummy tray in slots not containing a hard disk drive. IMPORTANT: Use the appropriate dummy tray for this server.
Page 340 Upgrading Your Server 9-7 Unlock the hard disk drive. 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 hard disk drive with both hands. Slowly and carefully push the hard disk drive straight into the slot so that no vibration is given.
Page 341 9-8 Upgrading Your Server Slowly close the handle. The handle 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 drive.
Page 342 Upgrading Your Server 9-9 Removal Take the following steps to remove the hard disk drive. To use the server with the hard disk drive removed, insert a dummy tray into the empty slot. Shutdown the system and press the POWER/SLEEP switch to turn off the power. Unlock the hard disk drive.
Page 343 9-10 Upgrading Your Server DISK LEDs When the hard disk drives are in the RAID System configuration, you can restore the state before an error using the auto-rebuild feature that stores the data in the old hard disk drive into a new one. The auto-rebuild feature may be enabled or disabled depending on the RAID level.
Page 344: Power Supply Unit
AC power line fails (AC power redundant configuration). *1, *2 Maximum configuration that supports redundant feature at 100 VAC N8100-1364F NEC Express5800/140Rf-4 (Intel® Xeon® Processor E7210 Model) N8101-376 CPU Kit (XMPD/2.40G (2X4)), 3 sets N8102-297 Additional 2GB Memory Module set, 3 sets *1 No restriction is imposed except for processor and DIMM *2 N8100-1365F does not support this feature.
Page 345: Replacing A Failing Power Supply Unit
9-12 Upgrading Your Server Replacing a Failing Power Supply Unit Replace only a failing power supply unit. IMPORTANT: Do not remove a power supply unit operating normally. NOTE: While the server is operating in power redundant configuration and if either of the power supply unit works normally (the POWER LED on the power supply unit is lit), the failing power supply unit can be replaced with the system operating (power-on state).
Page 346: Server ~ Pulling Out From The Rack Cabinet
Upgrading Your Server 9-13 Server ~ Pulling Out from the Rack Cabinet ~ The server needs to be pulled out from the rack for installing/removing any components other than the hard disk drives and power supply units. CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely. Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury.
Page 347 9-14 Upgrading Your Server Loosen the two thumb nuts from the front of the server. Thumb nuts Slowly pull out the server from the rack. The server is latched when a "click" is heard. When inserting the server back into the rack, lift the green release levers on the sides of the sides of the server to unlatch the server.
Page 348: Top Cover
Upgrading Your Server 9-15 Top Cover To install or remove the PCI board, or to change cable connections of internal cable, you will need to remove the top cover. CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely. Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury.
Page 349 9-16 Upgrading Your Server Installation IMPORTANT: Before installing the top cover, check that you have not left tools or loose parts inside the system. Position the cover on the chassis so that the cover tabs align with the chassis slots. While lightly pressing down on the cover, slide it toward the front of the chassis.
Page 350: 5-Inch Device
Upgrading Your Server 9-17 5-inch Device The server has one slot for backup device such as a magnetic tape drive. Available Devices The 5-inch device slot can contain a single-height SCSI device or USB device. Setting of SCSI ID when using a SCSI device Refer to the manual that comes with the SCSI controller.
Page 351 9-18 Upgrading Your Server Installation Take the following steps to install the 5-inch device. See the section "Preparing for Installation and Removal" described earlier to prepare. Unlock the front bezel with the security key, and remove the front bezel. Remove the two screws, and remove the top cover from the server. Push the levers on both sides of rear of the dummy tray to unlatch the tray, then pull out the dummy tray toward the front.
Page 352 Upgrading Your Server 9-19 Remove the rails from both sides of the dummy tray, and attach them to the tape device. Connect the power cable of the server, and connect the SCSI/USB cable coming with the device. Insert the tape device into the server chassis until it is locked. NOTE: Some devices may protrude from the chassis by several or several tens millimeters.
Page 353: Pci Board
9-20 Upgrading Your Server PCI Board The server contains seven slots for PCI Express board. Some PCI Express boards support the hot-plug function by which they may be installed or removed with the power of the server being on. Your server supports the hot-plug function if the Windows Server 2003 is used as an operating system.
Page 354 #3/#4 → PCI #6 → PCI #5 → PCI #4 → PCI #3 → PCI #2 → PCI #1 For configuration information of Onboard RAID Controller (MegaRAID ROMB), you can use Tools menu in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER to store or restore the information in/from the floppy disk.
Page 355 9-22 Upgrading Your Server List of Optional Devices and their Available Slots PCI Express Product name Bus A Bus B Bus C Bus D Bus E Bus F Bus G x8 lane x4 lane N Code Remarks Slot size Full-height PCI board type x8 socket Available board size...
Page 356 Upgrading Your Server 9-23 Windows starts. You can ignore this message and continue operation. source: iANSMiniport event IDs: 11/13/16/22 The controller of LAN3/4 is indicated as "PCI Slot 240" on Windows Device Manager, however, it is not an error.
Page 357 9-24 Upgrading Your Server Non-hot-plug PCI Boards This section describes the procedure of installing or removing a non-hot-plug PCI board. Installation Take the following steps to install a board in a PCI board slot. IMPORTANT: PCI board slots #1 to #4 can accept x8 PCI Express boards. PCI board slots #5 and #7 can accept x4 PCI Express boards.
Page 358 Upgrading Your Server 9-25 Open the protect plate. Press the tab at the tip of the additional slot cover to unlock and open the tab. IMPORTANT: Do not open the retention tab to 90 degrees or more. Doing so could damage the tab.
Page 359 9-26 Upgrading Your Server Remove the blank plate. IMPORTANT: Keep the blank plate being removed for future use. Carefully push the board until it engages and fully seats in the slot connector. Align the board with the grooves of the guide rail, and insert the board slowly and gently.
Page 360 Upgrading Your Server 9-27 Slowly close the tab to secure the PCI board. NOTE: Make sure that the tab is firmly locked. If the tab is unlocked, the PCI board and/or base board may be damaged due to unstable PCI board.
Page 361 9-28 Upgrading Your Server Turn on the power of the server. Then make sure that any error message does not appear in POST. If an error message appears, write down the message and review the error message list in Chapter 8. Start the BIOS Setup Utility to set the "Reset Configuration Data"...
Page 362 Upgrading Your Server 9-29 Hot-plug PCI Board On the PCI board slots #1 and #2, you can replace or add a hot-plug PCI board while the server is operating. See "List of Optional Devices and their Available Slots" on page 9-22 for the PCI boards supporting the hot-plug function.
Page 363: Status Leds
9-30 Upgrading Your Server Status LEDs Two LED indicators inside the chassis indicate the status of the hot-plug PCI add-in boards. You can check the indication by LEDs on the base board. PCI slot Power LED (green) Lights when power is supplied normally to the PCI board installed. PCI slot Fault LED (amber) Lights when an error occurs on PCI board or the slot containing the PCI board.
Page 364 Upgrading Your Server 9-31 Hot Add Take the following procedure to execute Hot Add: Pull out the server from the rack with the power being on. Remove the top cover. Locate the slot in which you are going to install an additional board. NOTE: Confirm that the PCI Slot Power LED of the slot in which you are going to install the PCI board is off.
Page 365 9-32 Upgrading Your Server Remove the additional slot cover. IMPORTANT: Keep the removed additional slot cover for future use. Push the PCI board slowly and carefully into the slot. Push the PCI board until the connection part of the board is firmly connected into the slot.
Page 366 Upgrading Your Server 9-33 Connect the cables to the PCI board while firmly holding the PCI board with your hand. Slowly close the tab to secure the PCI board. Close the protect cover.
Page 367 9-34 Upgrading Your Server Press the PCI Hot Plug switch. The PCI Slot Power LED flashes once and then, goes on. NOTES: If the server runs on Windows Server 2003, the operating system automatically recognizes the additionally installed PCI board and installs the driver.
Page 368 Upgrading Your Server 9-35 Take the following steps to check if the additionally installed PCI board is recognized and operating properly: (1) Select [Control Panel], [Administrative Tools], [Computer Management], and [Device Manager] in the order to start the Device Manager. (2) Move the cursor to the added board.
Page 369 9-36 Upgrading Your Server Hot Remove Take the following procedure to execute Hot Remove: Take the following steps to stop the device driver used by the Hot-plug PCI board you want to remove: IMPORTANT: Before removing a PCI board, be sure to stop the driver of the slot (containing the PCI board) from the operating system.
Page 370 Upgrading Your Server 9-37 (2) Select the target device, then click on [Stop]. (3) Confirm that the driver is used by the device you want to remove, then click on [OK].
Page 371 9-38 Upgrading Your Server (4) Click on [Close]. Pull out the server from the rack with the power being on. Remove the top cover and locate the board to be removed. NOTE: Confirm that the PCI Slot Power LED of the target PCI slot is off.
Page 372 Upgrading Your Server 9-39 Push 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. Install the additional slot cover on the slot from which you remove the PCI board, then slowly close the tab.
Page 373 9-40 Upgrading Your Server Hot Replace Take the following procedure to execute the Hot Replace: Take the following steps to stop the device driver used by the Hot Plug PCI board you want to replace: IMPORTANT: Before removing a PCI board, be sure to stop the driver of the slot (containing the PCI board) from the operating system.
Page 374 Upgrading Your Server 9-41 (2) Select the target device, then click on [Stop]. (3) Confirm that the driver is used by the device you want to remove then, click on [OK].
Page 375 9-42 Upgrading Your Server (4) Click on [Close]. Pull out the server from the rack with the power being on. Remove the top cover and locate the board to be removed. NOTE: Confirm that the PCI Slot Power LED of the target PCI slot is off.
Page 376 Upgrading Your Server 9-43 Push 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. Slowly insert the PCI board into the server.
Page 377 9-44 Upgrading Your Server Push the PCI board until the connection part of the board is firmly connected into the slot. IMPORTANT: If failing to install the PCI board correctly, reinstall it. Be careful not to apply excess force to the PCI board when handling it. Applying excess force may cause damage to the PCI board.
Page 378 Upgrading Your Server 9-45 NOTES: If the server runs on Windows Server 2003, the operating system automatically recognizes the additionally installed PCI board and installs the driver. If an error occurred in the installed board or slot, the PCI Slot Fault LED goes on (amber).
Page 379 9-46 Upgrading Your Server (3) Display the [General] dialog in 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 380: Memory Board
Upgrading Your Server 9-47 Memory Board To install or remove the DIMM, remove the memory board first. One memory board is factory-installed in the server. A single memory board can contain up to eight DIMMs (32GB max.). Up to four memory boards (128GB max.) can be installed in the server. Memory board slot #D Memory board slot #C Memory board slot #B...
Page 381 9-48 Upgrading Your Server Removal Remove the memory board in the following procedure. IMPORTANT: The memory board is extremely sensitive to static electricity. Make sure to touch the metal frame of the server to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the memory board. Do not touch the memory board terminals or on-board parts by a bare hand or place the memory board directly on the desk.
Page 382 Upgrading Your Server 9-49 Unlock the memory board to open the ejector. IMPORTANT: The memory 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: Be sure to open the both sides of ejector at the same time.
Page 383 9-50 Upgrading Your Server Remove the DIMM cover. Disengage the lower two hooks at the rear of the memory board. IMPORTANT: Pay attention not to touch the edge of the card (connector pins). Doing so may cause a contact failure. Put the memory board on a dry, clean, and static-free place.
Page 384: Dimm
Upgrading Your Server 9-51 DIMM Install the additional DIMM (Dual Inline Memory Module) to the DIMM socket on the memory board in the server. DIMMs must be populated in pair. Some restrictions are imposed on installation depending on the number of memory boards installed in the server.
Page 385 9-52 Upgrading Your Server With a single memory board installed Install DIMMs (two in pair) in the slots starting from the youngest number of the slot number.
Page 386 Upgrading Your Server 9-53 With two memory boards installed Install two DIMMs of the same size and capacity in the slot having the same number of each memory board. Install DIMMs (two in pair) in the slot starting from the youngest number of the slot number of each memory board.
Page 387 9-54 Upgrading Your Server With four memory boards installed Install two DIMMs of the same size and capacity in the slot having the same number of the memory boards #A and #B. Install another two DIMMs of the same size and capacity in the slot having the same number of the memory boards #C and #D.
Page 388 DIMM directly on the desk. For static notes, see the section "Anti-static Measures" described earlier. Make sure to use the DIMM authorized 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.
Page 389 9-56 Upgrading Your Server See the section "Preparing for Installation and Removal" described earlier to prepare. Unlock the front bezel with the security key, and remove the front bezel. Remove the memory board according to "Memory Board" described earlier. Pull tabs at both ends of DIMM unit to unlock it. Open the lock levers, and pull the DIMM unit upward to remove.
Page 390 Upgrading Your Server 9-57 Disengage the lower two hooks from the DIMM unit, and remove the memory board. Locate the DIMM socket in which you are going to install DIMMs. Fully open the levers at both ends of the socket (1) and remove the socket cover.
Page 391 9-58 Upgrading Your Server Push the DIMM straight into the socket. IMPORTANT: To avoid damaging the lever, do not apply an excess force to the lever. NOTE: Make sure of the orientation of DIMM. The terminal side of the DIMM has cutout to prevent incorrect insertion. The levers automatically close when the DIMM is inserted into the socket.
Page 392 NOTE: To remove the failed DIMM, check the error message appearing in POST or NEC ESMPRO to identify the DIMM socket (group) in which the failed DIMM is installed. See the section "Preparing for Installation and Removal" described earlier to prepare.
Page 393 9-60 Upgrading Your Server Memory Mirroring The server supports the Memory Mirroring feature. To use Memory Mirroring feature, select the supported function from the BIOS Setup Utility in the configuration enabling the relevant environment build-up. Memory Mirroring Feature The memory mirroring feature places a memory board as spare memory in standby state. If the current memory board encounters an uncorrectable error, the memory mirroring feature switches to the standby memory board.
Page 394 The following indicates that the memory mirroring feature has worked: a) The failing DIMM group is degraded when the server restarts. b) If NEC ESMPRO Agent has been installed, the following log is registered as a system log of Event Viewer:...
Page 395: Processor
9-62 Upgrading Your Server Processor The processor board is equipped with sockets to install four processors. (One processor is factory-installed.) Processor #1 Processor #2 Processor #3 Processor #4 NOTES: Available processors are as follows: For N8100-1364F: N8101-376 additional CPU board For N8100-1365F: N8101-377 additional CPU board If the different revision of the processor is installed in the multiprocessor system, Windows logs the following information...
Page 396 Upgrading Your Server 9-63 Installation Take the following steps to install the processor. IMPORTANT: The processor is extremely sensitive to static electricity. Make sure to touch the metal frame of the server to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the processor. Do not touch the processor pins by a bare hand or place the processor directly on the desk.
Page 397 9-64 Upgrading Your Server Remove the CPU protect cover. Remove the dummy cover from the socket.
Page 398 Upgrading Your Server 9-65 Raise the locking lever on the socket. IMPORTANT: Open the lever until it stops. It can be opened to approx. 120 degrees. Put the 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.
Page 399 9-66 Upgrading Your Server Put the heat sink on processor. NOTE: You need not to care the direction of heat sink. Tighten the four screws to secure the heat sink.
Page 400 Upgrading Your Server 9-67 Make sure that the heat sink is level. IMPORTANT: If the heat sink is not level, remove it, and check if the processor is positioned correctly. Install the CPU protect cover. Pass the cable through the cutout on the front of the protective cover. Then, engage the guides on left and right sides of the cover with the cutout of the server chassis.
Page 401 9-68 Upgrading Your Server Removal To remove the processor, prepare the removal referring to steps 1 and 6 in the installation procedure and do the reverse procedure of steps 7 to 14. IMPORTANT: Do not remove any processor unless it is failed. To maintain the cooling effect in the server, the dummy cover is installed in the empty slot.
Page 402: Appendix A Specifications
Appendix A Specifications NEC Express5800/140Rf-4 Item N8100-1364F N8100-1365F Model type at shipment Diskless Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 7300 series or Type Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 7200 series Model E7210 X7350 Clock 2.40GHz 2.93GHz Processor 2nd cache 2x4MB Number of processors Maximum Intel®...
Page 403 (100 Vac: parallel bi-polar power outlet with the ground line, 200 Vac: separately priced AC cable required) Power consumption 1800 VA / 1405 W Temperature 10 to 35°C Environmental requirements Humidity 20 to 80% RH (no condensation) Others NEC EXPRESSBUILDER supported, NEC ESMPRO provided in the standard configuration...
Page 404: Appendix B Other Precautions
HUB. Server Management Software The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD that comes with the server contains the NEC ESMPRO utility. NEC recommends that you should install the NEC ESMPRO for effective use of the reliability enhancement features of the server. Floppy Disk Your server is not equipped with floppy disk drive.
Page 405: Using A Client Machine Which Has A Cd Drive
B-2 Other Precautions Using a Client Machine Which Has a CD Drive The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER disk is DVD so that a client machine which you want to use for managing the server needs a DVD drive. If you want to install the management software of EXPRESSBUILDER to the client without the DVD drive, make a CD-R from EXPRESSBUILDER DVD according to the following steps.
Page 406: Cd/Dvd-Rom
Other Precautions B-3 CD/DVD-ROM Keep the following notes in mind to use the CD/DVD-ROM for the server: Press the center of the storage case to remove the CD/DVD-ROM from the case. Do not drop the CD/DVD-ROM. Do not place anything on the CD/DVD-ROM or bend the CD/DVD-ROM. Do not attach any label onto the CD/DVD-ROM.
Page 407: Tape Media
Three-generation data management NEC recommends that you should employ three-generation data management for data storage. Three-generation data management uses three cartridge tapes: A, B, and C. You save data to tape A on the first day, tape B on the second day, tape C on the third day, tape A on the forth day, and so on.
Page 408: Keyboard
Other Precautions B-5 Keyboard The keyboard is a device to instruct you computer by entering alphanumeric characters or symbols. IMPORTANT: Do not pour any liquid such as water or put anything into the keyboard. Doing so may cause a failure of the keyboard. The keyboard provided with the server is designed for adjustment of an angle.
Page 409: Mouse
B-6 Other Precautions Mouse Like the keyboard, the mouse is a device to instruct your computer. Many OS's and application software require the mouse for operation. NOTE: Functions assigned to the mouse buttons vary depending on the software. For details, refer to the manual provided with the software.
Page 410: Appendix C Irq And I/O Port Address
Appendix C IRQ and I/O Port Address The factory-set interrupt requests and I/O port addresses are listed below. Find an appropriate one to install an optional device. Interrupt Request The factory-set IRQs are assigned as follows: Peripheral Device (Controller) Peripheral Device (Controller) System timer Real-time clock (Keyboard)
Page 411: Appendix C Irq And I/O Port Address
C-2 IRQ and I/O Port Address I/O Port Address The factory-set I/O port addresses for the server are assigned as follows: Addresses Description Chip 00-08h DMA Control Registers ESB-2E 09-0Eh RESERVED ESB-2E DMA Control Register ESB-2E 10-18h DMA Control Register ESB-2E 19-1Eh RESERVED...
Page 412 Addresses Description Chip B2-B3h Power Management ESB-2E B4-B5h Slave 8259 Programming Interface ESB-2E B8-B9h Slave 8259 Programming Interface ESB-2E BC-BDh Slave 8259 Programming Interface ESB-2E C0-D1h DMA Controller Page Registers ESB-2E C2-DDh RESERVED ESB-2E DE-DFh DMA Controller Page Registers ESB-2E Reset IRQ13 ESB-2E 170h-177h...
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Page 414: Appendix D Installing Windows Server 2003 X64 Editions
Edition Installation. Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD 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 ones listed below, see "Exceptional Setup"...
Page 415: Updating System
D-2 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Updating System If you modified the Windows system, execute "Update the System" in Windows Autorun Menu. Re-installing to the Hard disk drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk If you want to leave the existing partition when installing the system on the hard disk drive upgraded to Dynamic Disk, note the following issue: Do not select the partition that OS had been installed as the partition to install the OS newly.
Page 416: About The System Partition Size
Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D-3 About the System Partition Size The size for the partition that the system is to be installed can be calculated from the following formula. Size necessary to install the system + Paging File Size + Dump File Size + Application Size Size necessary to install the system = 4100MB (Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions) = 4100MB (Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions with...
Page 417: Installing Windows Server 2003 X64 Editions
Create from the menu which appears when running NEC Express5800 Server with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER. If you have only NEC Express5800 Server to create Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM-Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER, use this procedure. If Windows Server 2003 or Windows can be operated on NEC Express5800 Server, you can use the other procedure described later.
Page 418 Follow the steps below. Prepare one 3.5-inch floppy disk. Start the Operating System. Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the DVD-ROM drive of the server. The Menu will appear. Click [Create drive disk] and select [OEM-Disk for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition].
Page 419: Windows Server 2003 X64 Editions Clean Installation
D-6 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Clean Installation This section explains how to perform a clean installation of Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions. Turn on the system power. Insert the Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition CD-ROM into the DVD-ROM drive. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to reset the system.
Page 420 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D-7 When the installation of Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition has finished, the system reboots automatically. The [Windows Setup] screen will be displayed after logged on to the system. IMPORTANT: In this case, the [Windows setup] screen may not be displayed. Be sure to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition DISC 2 according to the following procedures.
Page 421 D-8 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Procedure for License Authentication Product Key used in the procedure for license authentication should be matched with the COA label in which the product key contained in Windows Server 2003 is written. NOTES: Execute the activation within 30 days.
Page 422: Updating The System - Applying Service Pack
Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D-9 Updating the System - Applying Service Pack Update the system in the situation below: CPU is expanded (expanded to single processor to multi-processor). Modified system configuration. Recovered the system using recovery process. The system update brings the correction program provided by Microsoft to be applied to reinforce the system security.
Page 423 Log on to the system by the account with administrator authority to the CPU blade (such as administrator). Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the DVD-ROM drive of the server. Click Start menu and [Run], and then execute the following command.
Page 424 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D-11 When the following message is displayed, make sure to click [Finish] to restart the system. With that, application process of the Hotfix (KB921411) is finished.
Page 425 D-12 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Application Process of "Updating the System" "Updating the System" applies the drivers necessary for NEC Express5800 Series. Follow this process after Hotfix for Windows x64 (KB921411) or Hotfix for Windows Server 2003 (KB921411) had been applied.
Page 426 Do not click [cancel] since it may be taken away after a few seconds. Click [OK] to restart the system. When the reboot is started, Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the DVD-ROM drive immediately.
Page 427 D-14 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Recovery Process If "Updating the System" is executed before the application of the "Hotfix for Windows x64 (KB921411)", "!" may be displayed on the USB root hub. If "!" is displayed on the USB root hub, perform application of the "Hotfix for Windows x64 (KB921411)"...
Page 428: Driver Installation And Advanced Settings
PROSet is necessary to utilize these features. Follow the procedure below to install PROSet. Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the DVD-ROM drive. The [Windows Explorer] dialog starts. Run "DXSETUP.EXE" in the following directory.
Page 429: Network Driver
D-16 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Network Driver Specify the details of network driver. One standard network driver that is mounted will be installed automatically, but the link speed and Duplex mode needs to be specified manually. [When PROSet is not installed] The [Local Area Connection Properties] dialog box appears.
Page 430: Optional Network Board Driver (N8104-121/125/126/123A
Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D-17 Optional Network Board Driver (N8104-121/125/126/123A) If you want to utilize optional Network Board (N8104-121/125), install the driver stored in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD. In case of utilizing (N8104-121/125/126) "\001\win\winnt\w2k3amd\dl3\pro1000\winx64" If the procedure of installation is not clear, refer to the installation procedure described in the section "Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver".
Page 431: Adapter Fault Tolerance (Aft)/Adaptive Load Balancing (Alb
D-18 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT)/Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) is a feature that creates a group containing more than one adapter and automatically converts the process of the working adapter to the other adapter in the group when any trouble occurred on that adapter.
Page 432: Graphics Accelerator Driver
Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D-19 Graphics Accelerator Driver The standard graphics accelerator driver installed by "Update NEC Express5800 system" is automatically installed. The following is the procedure when it is necessary to install manually. If you want to utilize optional Graphics Accelerator Driver board, follow the document attached to the board to install the driver.
Page 433: About Windows Activation
D-20 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions About Windows Activation Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions must be activated before you can use Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions. Windows activation process is as follows. Click [Run] on [Start] menu. Type as follows in the [Open:] box, and click [OK]. oobe/msoobe /a When the screen as follows is displayed, click [Next].
Page 434 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D-21 The following screen is displayed. Process "Windows activation" according to the following message.
Page 435: Setting For Collecting Memory Dump (Debug Information
D-22 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 436: Appendix E Installing Windows Server 2003
Installation. Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD 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 ones listed below, see "Exceptional Setup"...
Page 437: Updating System
E-2 Installing Windows Server 2003 Updating System If you modified the Windows system, execute "Update the System" in Windows Autorun Menu. Re-installing to the Hard Disk Drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk If you want to leave the existing partition when installing the system on the hard disk drive upgraded to Dynamic Disk, note the following issue: Do not select the partition that OS had been installed as the partition to install the OS newly.
Page 438: About The System Partition Size
Installing Windows Server 2003 E-3 About the System Partition Size The system partition size can be calculated from the following formula. Size necessary to install the system + Paging File Size + Dump File Size + Application Size Size necessary to install the system = 3500MB (Windows Server 2003 R2) = 3500MB (Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack1) = 3500MB (Windows Server 2003 R2 with Service...
Page 439: Installing Windows Server 2003
Create from the menu which appears when running NEC Express5800 Server with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER. If you have only NEC Express5800 Server to create Windows Server 2003 OEM-Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER, use this procedure. If Windows Server 2003 or Windows can be operated on NEC Express5800 Server, you can use the other procedure described later.
Page 440 Follow the steps below. Prepare one 3.5-inch floppy disk. Start the Operating System. Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the DVD-ROM drive of the server. The Menu will appear. Click [Create drive disk] and select [OEM-Disk for Windows Server 2003].
Page 441: Windows Server 2003 Clean Installation
E-6 Installing Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2003 Clean Installation This section explains how to perform a clean installation of Windows Server 2003. Turn on the system power. Insert the Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM into the DVD-ROM drive. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to reset the system. After a bootable operating system has been installed on the hard disk drive, press Enter while the message "Press any key to boot from CD..."...
Page 442 Installing Windows Server 2003 E-7 When the installation of Windows Server 2003 has finished, the system reboots automatically. – Windows Server 2003 has installed: Go on the step 13. – Windows Server 2003 R2 has installed: Go on the step 10. When Windows Server 2003 R2 has been installed, the [Windows Setup] screen will be displayed after logged on to the system.
Page 443 E-8 Installing Windows Server 2003 Procedure for License Authentication Product Key used in the procedure for license authentication should be matched with the COA label in which the product key contained in Windows Server 2003 is written. NOTES: Execute the activation within 30 days. System may be locked after 30 days is passed.
Page 444: Updating The System - Applying Service Pack
Installing Windows Server 2003 E-9 Updating the System - Applying Service Pack - Update the system in the situation below: CPU is expanded (expanded to single processor to multi-processor). Modified system configuration. Recovered the system using recovery process. The system update brings the correction program provided by Microsoft to be applied to reinforce the system security.
Page 445 Log on to the system by the account with administrator authority to the CPU blade (such as administrator). Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the DVD-ROM drive of the server. Click Start menu and [Run], and then execute the following command.
Page 446 Installing Windows Server 2003 E-11 When the following message is displayed, make sure to click [Finish] to restart the system. With that, application process of the Hotfix (KB921411) is finished.
Page 447 E-12 Installing Windows Server 2003 Application Process of "Updating the System" "Updating the System" applies the drivers necessary for NEC Express5800 Series. Follow this process after Hotfix for Windows Server 2003 (KB921411) had been applied. NOTE: If you install Windows CD-ROM that contains Service Pack 2 to your system, you do not have to apply Service pack 2 again.
Page 448 Do not click [cancel] since it may be taken away after a few seconds. Click [OK] to restart the system. When the reboot is started, Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD from the DVD-ROM drive immediately.
Page 449 E-14 Installing Windows Server 2003 Recovery Process If "Updating the System" is executed before the application of the "Hotfix for Windows Server 2003 (KB921411)", "!" may be displayed on the USB root hub. If "!" is displayed on the USB root hub, perform application of the "Hotfix for Windows Server 2003 (KB921411)"...
Page 450: Driver Installation And Advanced Settings
PROSet is necessary to utilize these features. Follow the procedure below to install PROSet. Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD into the DVD-ROM drive. The [Windows Explorer] dialog starts. Run "dxsetup.exe" in the following directory.
Page 451: Network Driver
E-16 Installing Windows Server 2003 Network Driver Specify the details of network driver. Two standard network drivers that are mounted will be installed automatically, but the link speed and Duplex mode need to be specified manually. [When PROSet is not installed] The [Local Area Connection Properties] dialog box appears.
Page 452: Installing Disk Array Controller Driver (N8103-90
The Disk array controller driver will be installed automatically. Installing SAS Controller Driver (N8103-104) If you utilize SAS controller driver (N8103-104), update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD attached to your system. The SAS controller driver will be installed automatically.
Page 453: About Windows Activation
E-18 Installing Windows Server 2003 About Windows Activation Windows Server 2003 must be activated before you can use Windows Server 2003. Windows activation process is as follows. Click [Run] on [Start] menu. Type as follows in the [Open:] box, and click [OK]. oobe/msoobe /a When the screen as follows is displayed, click [Next].
Page 454 Installing Windows Server 2003 E-19 The following screen is displayed. Process "Windows activation" according to the following message.
Page 455: Available Switch Options For Windows Server 2003 Boot.ini File
E-20 Installing Windows Server 2003 Available Switch Options for Windows Server 2003 Boot.ini file Many different switches will be available if you edit Boot.ini file. For the available switch options, refer to the following information: Microsoft Knowledge Base - Article ID: 833721 "Available switch options for the Windows XP and the Windows Server 2003 Boot.ini files"...
Page 456: Setting For Collecting Memory Dump (Debug Information
Installing Windows Server 2003 E-21 SETTING FOR COLLECTING MEMORY DUMP (DEBUG INFORMATION) Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5.
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Page 458: Appendix F Product Configuration Record Table
Appendix F Product Configuration Record Table Use this table for information about setup and system environment change. Hardware Main Unit Model name Serial No. Date Installed Processor Clock Serial No. Date Installed Clock Serial No. Date Installed Clock Serial No. Date Installed Clock Serial No.
Page 459 F-2 Product Configuration Record Table Memory D Slot #1 Size Serial No. Date Installed Slot #2 Size Serial No. Date Installed Slot #3 Size Serial No. Date Installed Slot #4 Size Serial No. Date Installed Slot #5 Size Serial No. Date Installed Slot #6 Size...
Page 460 Product Configuration Record Table F-3 PCI Slot #5 Model name Serial No. Date Installed PCI Slot #6 Model name Serial No. Date Installed PCI Slot #7 Model name Serial No. Date Installed Additional Cabinet for Disk Model name Serial No. Date Installed External Peripheral Device 1 Model name...
Page 461: Software
F-4 Product Configuration Record Table Software Firmware version Name: Version: Application of RUR media Apply Name: Version: File system HPFS NTFS Others ( Bundled software installed Licensed software installed Application running when a failure occurred...

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NEC Express5800/140Rf-4 User Manual

Chapter 1 Notes on Using Your Server

Chapter 2 General Description

Chapter 3 Setting up Your Server

Chapter 4 Configuring Your Server

Chapter 5 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup

Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities

Chapter 7 Maintenance

Chapter 8 Troubleshooting

Chapter 9 Upgrading Your Server

Appendix A Specifications

Appendix B Other Precautions

Appendix C IRQ and I/O Port Address

Appendix C IRQ and I/O Port Address

Appendix D Installing Windows Server 2003 X64 Editions

Appendix E Installing Windows Server 2003

Appendix F Product Configuration Record Table

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