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Page 5 Keep this manual at hand for quick reference at anytime necessary. SAFETY INDICATIONS Follow the instructions in this manual for your safety to use the server. Your server contains components with possible danger, hazards that may cause by ignoring warnings, and preventive actions against such hazards.
Page 6 SYMBOLS USED IN THIS MANUAL AND WARNING LABELS Attentions Indicates that improper use may cause an electric shock. Indicates that improper use may cause personal injury. Indicates that improper use may cause fingers to be caught. Indicates that improper use may cause fumes or fire. Indicates a general notice or warning that cannot be specifically identified.
Page 7 NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Page 8 AC uninterruptible power supply (UPS) unit should be used. Notes: (1) No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of NEC Corporation. (2) The contents of this manual may be revised without prior notice.
Page 9: Preface
PREFACE Congratulations on the purchase of your server. Purchase of this server is your assurance of receiving state-of-the-art, high quality hardware to meet your needs, both now and in the future. Read this User's Guide thoroughly to fully understand handling of the server and appreciate its functions to the maximum extent.
Page 10: About This User's Guide
ABOUT THIS USER'S GUIDE This manual is a guide for proper setup and use of your server. This manual also covers useful procedures for dealing with difficulties and problems that may arise during setup or operation of your server. Keep this manual for future use. The following describes how to proceed with this manual.
Page 11: In The Package
details. Appendix F Installing Windows 2000 describes how to install Microsoft Windows 2000 without using Express Setup. Using the Express Setup tool is recommended for installing Windows 2000. See Chapter 5 for details. Appendix G Product Configuration Record Table provides a table to be filled with your server configuration. Appendix H Rack Mount Kit provides the necessary instructions to install the rack-mount kit on the server.
Page 12: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Preface ..............................i About This User's Guide........................ii In the Package..........................iii Chapter 1 ........................... 1-1 Notes on Using Your Server .................... 1-1 Warning Labels..........................1-2 Safety Notes..........................1-3 General .............................1-3 Power Supply and Power Cord Use ..................1-4 Installation, Relocation, Storage, and Connection..............1-5 Cleaning and Working with Internal Devices................1-6 During Operation ........................1-7 For Proper Operation ........................1-8 Transfer to Third Party........................1-9...
Page 13 Installing Utilities ........................3-12 Making Backup Copies of System Information................3-12 Chapter 4 ........................... 4-1 Configuring Your Server ....................4-1 System BIOS (BIOS Setup Utility) ....................4-2 Starting SETUP Utility......................4-3 Description on On-Screen Items and Key Usage ..............4-4 Configuration Examples......................4-5 Menu and Parameter Descriptions ...................4-9 Add-in Card's BIOS........................4-28 Configuring Mother Board Jumpers ...................4-29 RAID Configuration ........................4-32...
Page 14 DianaScope..........................6-20 BMC Online Update ........................6-21 Hardware Requirement ......................6-21 Installation..........................6-22 Startup ............................6-24 Uninstallation .........................6-26 Error Messages........................6-28 Chapter 7 ........................... 7-1 Maintenance........................7-1 Making Backup Copies.........................7-1 Cleaning............................7-2 Cleaning the Server ........................7-3 Cleaning the Interior.........................7-4 Cleaning the Keyboard/Mouse....................7-5 Cleaning CD-ROM ........................7-6 System Diagnostics........................7-7 Test Items ..........................7-7 Starting and Ending the System Diagnostics................7-8 Relocating/Storing The Server....................7-11...
Page 15 Safety Notes..........................9-2 Static Precautions..........................9-3 Preparing for Installation and Removal ..................9-4 Installation or Removal Procedure ....................9-5 Left Side Cover ........................9-5 Front Mask ..........................9-8 3.5-inch Hard Disk Drive .......................9-10 PCI Board..........................9-16 DIMM ............................9-25 File Device ..........................9-29 Additional HDD Cage......................9-38 Remote Management Card (RMC) ..................9-42 Chapter 10 ........................
Page 16 viii Updating the System ......................D-10 Driver Installation and Advanced Settings ................D-11 PROSet..........................D-11 Network Driver ........................D-11 Re-install the Network Driver ....................D-12 Graphics Accelerator Driver....................D-12 Optional Network Board Driver....................D-14 Installing SCSI Controller Driver..................D-15 Setting for Collecting Memory Dump (Debug Information)..........D-16 Appendix E........................
Page 17 Appendix G ........................G-1 Product Configuration Record Table................G-1 Hardware ..........................G-1 Software ..........................G-3 Appendix H........................H-1 Rack-Mount Kit .........................H-1 Unpacking the Rack Installation Kit....................H-1 Before You Begin ........................H-2 Static Precautions ........................H-2 Assembly .............................H-2 Installing the Support Rails .....................H-3 Attaching the Handles to the Rack Mounting Frame ..............H-4 Installing the Rack Mounting Frame on the Server..............H-5 Installing the Server in the Rack Cabinet ..................H-6 Appendix I ..........................
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Page 19: Chapter 1
Chapter 1 Notes on Using Your Server This chapter includes information necessary for proper and safe operation of your server.
Page 20: 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 21: Safety Notes
Notes on Using Your Server 1-3 SAFETY NOTES This section provides notes on using your server safely. Read this section carefully to ensure proper and safe use of the server. For symbols, see "SAFETY INDICATIONS" provided earlier. General WARNING Do not use the server for services where critical high availability may directly affect human lives. Your server is not intended to be used with or control facilities or devices concerning human lives, including medical devices, nuclear facilities and devices, aeronautics and space devices, transportation facilities and devices;...
Page 22: Power Supply And Power Cord Use
1-4 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 this warning may ause an electric shock. CAUTION Plug in to a proper power source.
Page 23: Installation, Relocation, Storage, And Connection
Notes on Using Your Server 1-5 Installation, Relocation, Storage, and Connection CAUTION Never attempt to lift the server only by three persons or less. Your server weighs 75 kg (depending on its hardware configuration). Carrying the server only by three persons or less may strain your back. Hold the server firmly by its bottom with four persons or more to carry it.
Page 24: Cleaning And Working With Internal Devices
1-6 Notes on Using Your Server Cleaning and Working with Internal Devices WARNING Do not disassemble, repair, or alter the server. Never attempt to disassemble, repair, or alter the server on any occasion other than described in this manual. Failure to follow this instruction may cause an electric shock or fire as well as malfunctions of the server.
Page 25: During Operation
Notes on Using Your Server 1-7 During Operation CAUTION Avoid contact with the server during thunderstorms. Disconnect all power plugs from the outlets when a thunderstorm is approaching. If it starts thundering before you disconnect the all power plugs, do not touch any part of the server including the cables.
Page 26: For Proper Operation
1-8 Notes on Using Your Server FOR PROPER OPERATION Observe the following notes for successful operation of the server. Use of the server ignoring these notes will cause malfunctions or failures of the server. Install the server in a place that meets requirements for successful operation. For details, see Chapter 3, "Setting Up Your Server."...
Page 27: Transfer To Third Party
Notes on Using Your Server 1-9 TRANSFER TO THIRD PARTY The following must be observed when you transfer (or sell) the server or software provided with the server to a third party: Server Make sure to provide this manual along with the server to a third party. IMPORTANT: About data on the hard disk Be sure to take appropriate measures not to leak important data (e.g., customers'...
Page 28: Consumables
1-10 Notes on Using Your Server CONSUMABLES Your server contains some components that are only good for a limited period of time and require replacement, such as batteries, fans, the internal CD-ROM drive, the floppy disk drive, and the mouse. For stable operation of the server, we recommend you replace these components on a regular basis.
Page 29: User Support
Notes on Using Your Server 1-11 USER SUPPORT When the server needs after-sales service, check if the warranty is still valid, and determine which service is necessary as indicated on the "Certificate". Before asking for repair, do the following when the server appears to fail: Check if the power cord and the cables to other devices are properly connected.
Page 30 1-12 Notes on Using Your Server Setting Up a Healthy Work Environment 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 31: Chapter 2
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 32: Overview
2-2 General Description OVERVIEW Your server is a modular, multiprocessing server based on the Intel® Pentium® 4 and Pentium® D microprocessor families. It is a solid performer and offers the latest technology. The combination of computing performance, memory capacity, and integrated I/O provides a high performance environment for many server market applications. These range from large corporations supporting remote offices to small companies looking to obtain basic connectivity capability such a file and print services, e-mail, web access, web site server, etc.
Page 33: System Chassis
General Description 2-3 SYSTEM CHASSIS Names and functions of the components are shown below. Front View Additional slot 1 Additional slot 2...
Page 34 2-4 General Description Front mask The front mask protects the front face of the chassis. CD-ROM drive The CD-ROM drive reads data from the inserted CD-ROM. Each drive is equipped with the following: • Open/Close button to eject the tray •...
Page 35: Rear View
General Description 2-5 Rear View AC inlet The AC inlet is connected with the power cord. Fixing screws (2) Securs the left side cover. Cover lock plate Installing a theft prevention device protects the internal components of the workstation from being stolen.
Page 36 2-6 General Description Mouse connector Keyboard connector USB connectors Serial port connector The serial port connector is used to connect the server to a device with a serial interface. The server cannot be directly connected to a leased line through the connector. Printer port connector The printer port connector is connected to a printer with the Centronics interface.
Page 37: Internal View
General Description 2-7 Internal View Power supply CPU cooling fan DIMMs CD-ROM drive 5.25-inch device bay A standard CD-ROM drive is factory-installed in the bottom slot. 3.5-inch floppy disk drive Hard disk drive bay Front cooling fan PCI guide rail Hard disk drive (optional) Mother board Rear cooling fan...
Page 38: Mother Board
2-8 General Description MOTHER BOARD 13-1 13-2 13-3 13-4 13-5 Processor socket Configuration jumper switch (CMOS/Clear) Power connectors IDE connector DIMM sockets RMC connector (The last digit shows a DIMM number.) Floppy disk drive connector Cooling fan connector Switch/LED cable connector 4-1: CPU heat sink fan Serial port B connector (for option) 4-2: Rear fan...
Page 39: Standard Features
General Description 2-9 STANDARD FEATURES High performance Expandability ® ® ® Five integrated I/O expansion PCI-X slots Intel Pentium 4/Pentium D Processor (two PCI Express, two 64-bit/100 MHz and High-speed one 32-bit/33 MHz) 1000BASE-T/100BASE-TX/10BASE-T Large memory of up to 8GB interface (1Gbps/100Mbps/10Mbps (four 2GB DIMMs) supported)
Page 40: Power Supply
2-10 General Description Power Supply The system contains one auto-sensing 380-watt power supply at an operating frequency of 50/60 Hz. The power supply is designed to comply with existing emission standards and provide sufficient power for a fully loaded system configuration. Peripheral Bays The system supports a variety of standard PC AT-compatible peripheral devices.
Page 41: Ac Link Feature
General Description 2-11 AC LINK Feature When the power cord of the server is connected to an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) unit, the server supports the power linkage feature that enables control over the power supply from the UPS to the server. The AC LINK feature can be enabled or disabled with Power Management Setup in the Server menu of the BIOS setup utility, "SETUP."...
Page 42: Esmpro
2-12 General Description To update the Windows System* It updates the several resources of Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows 2000. To install the utilities* It install the management utilities of ESMPRO. To read the online documents* It opens the online document files (".pdf" files). * These functions are available under Windows system.
Page 43: Using Your Server
General Description 2-13 USING YOUR SERVER This section describes basic operations of your server including how to use devices such as the floppy disk drive and the CD-ROM drive. See Appendix B for notes on using the floppy disk, CD-ROM, and accessories including the keyboard and the mouse.
Page 44 2-14 General Description POST The POST (Power On Self-Test) is the self-diagnostic program stored in the system memory. When you power on the server, the system automatically runs the POST to check the mother board, ECC memory module, CPU module, keyboard, and mouse. The POST also displays messages of the BIOS Setup utility, such as the start-up message, while in progress.
Page 45: Post Execution Flow
General Description 2-15 POST Execution Flow The following describes the progress of the POST in the chronological order. IMPORTANT: Do not make key entries or perform mouse operations while the POST is in progress. Some system configurations may display the message "Press Any Key" to prompt a key entry.
Page 46 2-16 General Description NOTES: Depending on the installed memory capacity, the time taken to accept F2 may be rather short. If so, press F2 just after the power-on of the server or after the full-screen logo appears (Esc may not be pressed). Depending on the BIOS setup utility settings, a screen prompting for the security password appears before the main menu if a password is registered.
Page 47: Sleep Switch
General Description 2-17 POST Error Messages When the POST detects an error, it displays an error message on the display unit screen or emits a beep code. See Chapter 8 for POST error codes. IMPORTANT: Note the messages displayed before consulting with your service representative.
Page 48: Floppy Disk Drive
2-18 General Description Floppy Disk Drive Your server is provided with a 3.5-inch floppy disk drive to write/read data to/from a floppy disk. Your server supports the following 3.5-inch floppy disks: 2HD floppy disk (double-sided high-density track type) Stores data of 1.44MB. 2DD floppy disk (double-sided double-density track type) Store data of 720KB.
Page 49: Cd-Rom Drive
General Description 2-19 NOTE: Use of the floppy disk The floppy disk is an important data storage media with delicate structure and requires care. Keep the following notes in mind to use it: Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive gently as far as it will go. Attach the label to the correct position.
Page 50 2-20 General Description Press the Open/Close button on the front of the CD-ROM drive to eject the tray. With the CD-ROM label facing up, place a CD-ROM in the tray gently and securely. Press the Open/Close button or gently push on the tray front. The tray is automatically retracted into the CD-ROM drive.
Page 51: When You Fail To Eject
General Description 2-21 When you fail to eject: When you fail to eject the CD-ROM tray with the Open/Close button, follow the procedure below. Press the POWER switch to power off the server. (The POWER/SLEEP lamp 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 right front of the CD-ROM drive and gently push it in until the tray is ejected.
Page 52 2-22 General Description Use of the CD-ROM Keep the following notes in mind to use the CD-ROM for the server: The playback of disks that do not conform to the standard is not guaranteed. Do not drop the CD-ROM. Do not place anything on the CD-ROM or bend the CD-ROM. Do not attach any label onto the CD-ROM.
Page 53: Chapter 3
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 54: Setup Flow
3-2 Setting Up Your Server SETUP FLOW Follow the flowchart below to set up the server. Unpacking the system Unpack the server and accessories from the shipping carton box. Installing optional devices If you have purchased any optional device for the server, see Chapter 9 to install it. Selecting the server site Select a suitable site for the server.
Page 55: Unpacking The System
Setting Up Your Server 3-3 UNPACKING THE SYSTEM When you receive your system, inspect the shipping containers prior to unpacking. If the shipping boxes are damaged, note the damage, and if possible, photograph it for reference. After removing the contents of the containers, keep the cartons and the packing materials.
Page 56: Selecting Server Site
3-4 Setting Up Your Server SELECTING SERVER SITE Read the following precautions before selecting a suitable site for your server. The following describes installation of the server and connections to 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.
Page 57 Setting Up Your Server 3-5 When you have selected a server site, hold the server by its bottom with at least three persons and carry it to the site, then place it slowly and gently. IMPORTANT: Do not hold the server by its front mask to lift it. The front mask may disengage and damage the server.
Page 58: Connecting Peripheral Devices
3-6 Setting Up Your Server CONNECTING PERIPHERAL DEVICES Connect peripheral devices to the server. The server is provided with connectors for a wide variety of peripheral devices. The figure on the next page illustrates available peripheral devices for the server in the standard configuration and the location of the connectors for the devices.
Page 59 Setting Up Your Server 3-7 Mouse Finally connect the provided power cord to the receptacle. Keyboard Printer with a parallel interface Device witha USB interface (e.g., terminal adapter) Device with a serial interface (e.g., modem)* (multiport repeater) Display unit...
Page 60: Connecting Power Cord
3-8 Setting Up Your Server 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 61 Setting Up Your Server 3-9 To connect the power cord from the server to an interruptive power supply (UPS), use the service outlets on the rear of the UPS. The UPS service outlets are categorized into two groups: SWITCH OUT and UN-SWITCH OUT. (They may be called "OUTPUT1"...
Page 62: Turning On The Server
3-10 Setting Up Your Server TURNING ON THE SERVER Turn on the server and follow the on-screen instructions for setup. IMPORTANT: Before turning on the server: Some optional boards require setups with the BIOS setup utility before installation. If the server has a PCI board with the PCI-to-PCI bridge installed, the BIOS setup utility is enabled to launch.
Page 63 Setting Up Your Server 3-11 The POWER/SLEEP lamp on the front of the server comes on. In a few seconds, a full-screen logo appears 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 64: Installing Operating System
3-12 Setting Up Your Server INSTALLING OPERATING SYSTEM See Chapter 5 for installing Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows 2000. To install other operating systems, contact your service representative. IMPORTANT: Use EXPRESSBUILDER for initial setup of your server. The EXPRESSBUILDER is a support software for the server.
Page 65: Configuring Your Server
Chapter 4 Configuring Your Server Configuration and setup utilities are used to change your system configuration. You can configure your system, as well as option boards you may add to your system, using the BIOS Setup utility. Several unique system parameters are configured using the BIOS Setup utility, which is stored in the system FLASH memory.
Page 66: System Bios (Bios Setup Utility)
4-2 Configuring Your Server SYSTEM BIOS (BIOS SETUP UTILITY) The BIOS Setup utility is provided to make basic hardware configuration for the server. This utility is pre-installed in the flash memory of the server and ready to run. The server is configured with the correct parameters using the BIOS Setup utility and shipped in the best conditions. Thus, you don't need to use the BIOS Setup utility in most cases.
Page 67: Starting Setup Utility
Configuring Your Server 4-3 Starting SETUP Utility A few seconds after powering on, the following message appears at bottom left on the screen. Press <F2> to enter SETUP or Press <F12> to boot from Network Press F2 to start the BIOS Setup utility and display its Main menu. If you have previously set a password with the BIOS Setup utility, the password entry screen appears.
Page 68: Description On On-Screen Items And Key Usage
4-4 Configuring Your Server Description on On-Screen Items and Key Usage Use the following keyboard keys to work with the BIOS Setup utility. These keys are also listed at the bottom of the menu screen. Indicates the current menu. Indicates there are submenus. Setup item menu Online...
Page 69: Configuration Examples
Configuring Your Server 4-5 Configuration Examples The following describes examples of configuration required to use software-link features or for system operations. Time and Date Settings You can also change the time and date settings via the operating system commands. Select [Main] - [System Time]. Select [Main] - [System Date].
Page 70 4-6 Configuring Your Server Boot To change the boot order of devices connected to the server Select [Boot] and specify the boot order. To display POST check results Select [Advanced] - [Boot-time Diagnostic Screen] - [Enabled]. You can also press Esc while the full-screen logo is displayed to see POST check results. To control from the remote console Select [Server] - [Console Redirection] and set each item.
Page 71 Configuring Your Server 4-7 To check the installed CPU status Select [Main] - [Advanced Processor Options] – [Processor 1 CPUID] and check the status indications. To clear the CPU error information Select [Main] - [Advanced Processor Options] - [Processor Retest] – [Yes] and reboot. Keyboard To set Numlock Select [Advanced] - [Numlock] –...
Page 72 4-8 Configuring Your Server Saving the Configuration Data IMPORTANT: If the SATA hard disk drives are used in disk array configured with the on-board HostRAID, be sure to select [Advanced] - [I/O Device Configuration] - [SATA Controller Mode Option] - [Enhanced]. Then, select [Advanced] - [I/O Device Configuration] - [SATA RAID Enable] - [Enabled].
Page 73: 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.
Page 74 4-10 Configuring Your Server The items which can be set on the Main menu screen and their functions are described below. Option Parameter Description Your Setting System Time HH:MM:SS Sets the system time. System Date MM/DD/YYYY Sets the system date. Legacy Diskette A Disabled Sets the settings of the...
Page 75 Configuring Your Server 4-11 Advanced Processor Options If you select "Advanced Processor Options" on the Main menu, the screen shown below appears. See the table below for the items. Option Parameter Description Your Setting Processor Retest [No] If yes, the BIOS will clear the historical processor status and retest the processor on the next boot.
Page 76 4-12 Configuring Your Server Advanced The Advanced menu appears if you move the cursor to the position of "Advanced." and press Enter, the appropriate submenu appears. If you select a menu item preceded by symbol See the table below for the items. Option Parameter Description...
Page 77 Configuring Your Server 4-13 Memory Configuration The following screen appears if you select "Memory Configuration" on the Advanced menu. See the table below for the items. Option Parameter Description Your Setting Installed – Indicates the total capacity of the memory basic memory.
Page 78 4-14 Configuring Your Server PCI Configuration The following screen appears if you select "PCI Configuration" on the Advanced menu. Selecting an item on the screen allows the proper submenu to appear. See the table below for the items. Option Parameter Description Your Setting PCI Slot 1 - 5...
Page 79 Configuring Your Server 4-15 I/O Device Configuration The screen shown below appears if you select "I/O Device Configuration" on the Advanced menu. See the table below for the items. IMPORTANT: Note that the interrupt and/or base I/O address are not overlapped with others.
Page 80 4-16 Configuring Your Server Option Parameter Description Your Setting Selects whether the parallel ATA is Parallel ATA Disabled enabled or disabled. [Enabled] Serial ATA Disabled Selects whether the serial ATA is enabled or disabled. [Enabled] SATA Controller [Compatible] Compatible mode: Mode Option Enhanced SATA and PATA drives are...
Page 81 Configuring Your Server 4-17 Advanced Chipset Control The following screen appears if you select "Advanced Chipset Control" on the Advanced menu. Selecting an item on the screen allows the proper submenu to appear. See the table below for the items. Option Parameter Description...
Page 82 4-18 Configuring Your Server Security The Security menu appears if you move the cursor to the position of "Security." Press Enter on "Set Supervisor Password" or "Set User Password" to display the dialog to set/change password. IMPORTANT: User password can be set only when Supervisor password is already set. Set the passwords only after OS is installed.
Page 83 Configuring Your Server 4-19 See the table below for the items. Option Parameter Description Your Setting User Password Is Clear Indicates the password setting status. Supervisor Clear Indicates the password setting status. Password Is Set User Up to eight Press Enter to display the user Password alphanumerics password input screen.
Page 84 4-20 Configuring Your Server Server The Server menu appears if you move the cursor to "Server." Selecting an item on the screen allows the proper submenu to appear. See the table below for the items. Option Parameter Description Your Setting Assert NMI on Disabled Indicates whether PCI SERR is...
Page 85 Configuring Your Server 4-21 Option Parameter Description Your Setting Boot monitor [Retry 3 Times] Specify the processing at the Policy* Retry Service occurrence of timeout during boot Boot monitoring. Always Reset If [Retry 3 times] is selected, the system is reset after the occurrence of timeout and OS boot is retried up to three times.
Page 86 4-22 Configuring Your Server System Management The following screen appears if you select "System Management" on the Server menu and press Enter. See the table below for the items. Option Parameter Description Your Setting BIOS Version Displays the current BIOS version. (View only) Board Part Displays the mother board part number.
Page 87 Configuring Your Server 4-23 Console Redirection The following screen appears if you select "Console Redirection" on the Server menu and press Enter. See the table below for the items. Option Parameter Description Your Setting BIOS Redirection [Disabled] Specify the serial port to which a Port remote console is connected.
Page 88 4-24 Configuring Your Server Event Log Configuration The following screen appears if you select "Event Log Configuration" on the Server menu and press Enter. NOTE: This menu appears only when the Remote Management Card is installed in the system. See the table below for the items. Option Parameter Description...
Page 89 Configuring Your Server 4-25 Boot If you move the cursor to the position of "Boot," the Boot menu appears, which is used to set the boot priority. The server searches for devices in the order set in this menu on booting. Finding the boot software, the server starts the software.
Page 90 4-26 Configuring Your Server Exit The Exit menu appears if you move the cursor to "Exit." The options on the menu are described below. Exit Saving Changes Select this item to terminate SETUP after saving the newly selected information in CMOS (nonvolatile memory). Selecting "Exit Saving Changes"...
Page 91 Configuring Your Server 4-27 IMPORTANT: This option sets [SATA RAID Enabled] in the [Advanced] - [I/O Device Configuration] menu to [Disabled]. If the SATA hard disk drives are installed in your server and the onboard SATA RAID feature is used, change the parameter of the [SATA RAID Enabled] from [Disabled] to [Enabled] before exiting BIOS Setup.
Page 92: Add-In Card's Bios
4-28 Configuring Your Server ADD-IN CARD'S BIOS Refer to the documentation coming with the optional add-in card for details. When the server has multiple optional PCI boards installed, the server first displays the start-up message of the BIOS Setup Utility of the mother board. It then displays the utility start-up message for optional PCI boards one by one. The start-up message appears for the optional PCI board in the PCI #1 slot first, then PCI #2, PCI #3, PCI #4, and finally PCI #5.
Page 93: Configuring Mother Board Jumpers
Configuring Your Server 4-29 CONFIGURING MOTHER BOARD JUMPERS You can use the following procedure to clear the CMOS data in the server. IMPORTANT: Clearing the CMOS data resumes the factory-set configuration data. Do not change any other switch settings. Any change may cause the server to fail or malfunction.
Page 94 4-30 Configuring Your Server The following describe the clearing procedure. 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. Do not disassemble, repair, or alter the server.
Page 95 Configuring Your Server 4-31 Press F2 during POST to run the BIOS Setup utility, and configure the mother board again. IMPORTANT: If the SATA hard disk drives are installed in your server and the onboard SATA RAID feature is used, change the parameter of the [SATA RAID Enabled] in the [Advanced] - [I/O Device Configuration] menu from [Disabled] to [Enabled] before exiting BIOS Setup.
Page 96: Raid Configuration
4-32 Configuring Your Server RAID CONFIGURATION This section describes how to use the internal hard disk drives in the disk array RAID configuration. To use an external hard disk drive in a disk array, the optional disk array controller and the additional disk drive are necessary. Refer to the manual of the optional disk array controller or additional external disk drive for details.
Page 97 Configuring Your Server 4-33 To change settings by BIOS SETUP Utility: Start the BIOS SETUP utility. See "Starting SETUP Utility" described earlier. On the [I/O Device Configuration] menu in Advanced menu, change the parameter of [SATA Controller Mode Option] to [Enhanced] and change the parameter of [SATA RAID Enabled] to [Enabled]. Select [Exit] →...
Page 98 4-34 Configuring Your Server After a while, the ACU menu appears. To change or delete RAID configuration To perform low-level formatting or verification of RAID drive...
Page 99 Configuring Your Server 4-35 Configuring RAID Take the following steps to configure RAID. IMPORTANT: Once the array is created and its properties are assigned, you cannot change the array properties using the ACU. The hard disk drives for RAID configuration must be physically formatted. See "Using the Disk Utilities"...
Page 100 4-36 Configuring Your Server Select two hard disk drives for RAID and press Insert. When you press Insert, the selected drive is added to the [Selected Drives] list box at right. If you wish to delete any drive, select the one from the list box at left, and press Delete. Then, the drive will be erased from the list box at right.
Page 101 Configuring Your Server 4-37 Enter the volume label for the RAID drive to be created, and press Enter. For RAID0, select the desired stripe size and press Enter. Available stripe sizes are 16, 32, and 64 KB (default). NOTE: We recommend that you use the default 64KB for stripe size. Select the creation method from [Create RAID via] and press Enter.
Page 102 4-38 Configuring Your Server RAID level Create RAID via How to create RAID0 No Init Creates a RAID0 on new drives. RAID0 Migrate Adds a new drive to the existing drive that contains data (migration). The server does not support [Migrate] feature.
Page 103 Configuring Your Server 4-39 Managing Arrays Use the [Manage Arrays] option in the main menu that appears by selecting [Option] → [Array Configuration Utility] to view array properties and delete arrays. IMPORTANT: Be sure to set [Mark Bootable] on the [List of Arrays] dialog which appears after you select [Manage Arrays].
Page 104 4-40 Configuring Your Server Deleting Arrays IMPORTANT: Back up the data on an array before you delete it. Otherwise, all data on the array is lost. Deleted arrays cannot be restored. From the main menu, select [Manage Arrays] and press Enter. A list of RAID drives that configure the array is displayed.
Page 105 Configuring Your Server 4-41 To initialize hard disk drives: Start the ACU. See "Running the Array Configuration Utility (ACU)" described earlier. From the Options menu, select [Array Configuration Utility] and press Enter. Select [Configure Drives] from the main menu and press Enter. Use the cursor keys to select the hard disk drive you wish to initialize and press Insert.
Page 106 4-42 Configuring Your Server Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to low-level format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks. To access the disk utilities: Start the ACU. See "Running the Array Configuration Utility (ACU)" described earlier. From the Options menu, select [Disk Utilities] using the cursor key and press Enter.
Page 107 Configuring Your Server 4-43 Select the desired menu to execute and press Enter. – Format Disk Starts a low-level format of the hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk. Serial ATA drives are low-level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low-level formatted again. IMPORTANT: Low-level formatting erases all data on the drive.
Page 108 4-44 Configuring Your Server Setting of Bootable Start the ACU. See "Running the Array Configuration Utility (ACU)" described earlier. Select [Options] → [Array Configuration Utility] by using the cursor keys, and press Enter. Select [Manage Arrays] from Main Menu, and press Enter. All the created arrays are displayed in [List of Arrays].
Page 109: Chapter 5
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 or Enterprise Edition ® ®...
Page 110 5-2 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup About Express Setup "Express Setup" contained in your EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM is intended for initial setup of the server. Its automatic installation mode guides the user easily through the process by detailing specific hardware features and providing screen prompts for software selection and configuration.
Page 111: Installing The Operating System With Express Setup
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-3 Express Setup uses "the Configuration Diskette". The the Configuration Diskette is a floppy disk that includes the configuration information for the server setup used in the automatic installation mode. Express Setup will perform all the process of the setup using the information in the floppy disk.
Page 112: Microsoft Windows Server 2003
5-4 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Microsoft Windows Server 2003 This subsection provides information on installing Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 in the server. Read the instructions in this section before proceeding with the installation. NOTES: Express Setup does not support the installation of Windows Server x64 Editions. If you want to install it, see Appendix D.
Page 113 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-5 Optional Board Supported by EXPRESSBUILDER The EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM attached to your system supports the following optional Raid Controller and SCSI Controller: Supporting installation of OS in EXPRESSBUILDER – Adaptec 29320 SCSI Controller –...
Page 114 5-6 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Windows Server 2003 Express Setup can install the Windows Server 2003 operating system. However, note the following: IMPORTANT: Before starting the installation, complete all the process of adding the optional device and the setup of the server mainframe (BIOS and optional board specification) A document for installing Windows Server 2003 is also attached to the other software package which we sell separately, but refer to this User’s Guide when you install Windows Server 2003 on...
Page 115 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-7 Creating Partition Size The size for the partition on which 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 = 2900MB Paging File Size (Recommended) = Mounted Memory Size ×...
Page 116: 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.
Page 117 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-9 Installing Windows Server 2003 Express Setup proceeds with the setup by specifying the necessary information on the wizard. You can also save the setup information created on the wizard in a floppy disk to be used as a setup file. NOTE: One floppy disk formatted by MS-DOS 1.44MB is necessary to save the setup information.
Page 118 5-10 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Notes and restrictions are displayed. Read the messages carefully and click [Confirm]. NOTE: If an operating system has already been installed on the hard disk drive, a message will ask whether you want to continue the setup. If you wish to continue the installation, click [Continue].
Page 119 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-11 Select the Windows family. Select "Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise edition" category. NOTE: If you select "Skip" at step 8, this menu does not appear. Go on the step 13. Next, [Basic Information] wizard appears.
Page 120 5-12 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Read the contents carefully and click [I agree.] or press F8 if you do agree. If you do not agree, click [I disagree] or press F3. IMPORTANT: If you do not agree with this agreement, the setup terminates and Windows Server 2003 will not be installed.
Page 121: Installing And Setting Device Drivers
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-13 Installing and Setting Device Drivers Follow these steps to install and configure the device drivers. PROSet PROSet is a utility that confirms the function of network contained in network driver. Using PROSet enables the following items: Confirm detailed information of the adapter.
Page 122 5-14 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Network Driver Specify the details of the network driver. The standard network driver that is mounted will be installed automatically, but the link speed and Duplex mode need to be specified manually. [When PROSet is not installed] The [Local Area Connection Properties] dialog box appears.
Page 123 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-15 Optional Network Board Driver If you want to use an optional Network Board, the network driver will be installed automatically. Therefore, the driver attached to the Network board should not be used. If you want to use an Intel Pro 1000 optional Network Boards, install the driver stored in EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM at the following path: "CD-ROM Drive Letter:\WINNT\DOTNET\NS1\PRO1000"...
Page 124 5-16 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Start [Device Manager] from [Start] menu → [Control Panel]→ [Administrative Tools] → [Computer Management]. Double-click on the SCSI Controller driver which the Device Manager lists as unknown device. Click [Update Driver]. When the "Update Device Driver Wizard" appears, select "Install from a list or specific location [Advanced]" and click [Next].
Page 125: Setting For Solving Problems
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-17 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 126 5-18 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup IMPORTANT: Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions We recommend you specify "Complete Memory Dump" to write the debug information. If the mounted memory size is larger than 2GB, "Complete Memory Dump" cannot be specified so specify "Kernel Memory Dump"...
Page 127 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-19 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 128 5-20 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Windows Dr. Watson Windows Dr. Watson is a debugger for application errors. If any application error is detected, Dr. Watson diagnoses the server and logs diagnostic information (log). Follow the procedure below and specify Dr. Watson to collect diagnostic information.
Page 129: Installing Maintenance Utilities
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-21 Network Monitor Using Network Monitor helps you investigate and manage network troubles. To use Network Monitor, you need to restart the system after the installation has completed, so we recommend you install Network Monitor before any network trouble occurs.
Page 130: Updating The System
5-22 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Updating the System Update the system when confronted with one of the situations below: Modified system configuration. Recovered the system using recovery process. Log on to the system with the account that has administrative authority (e.g. Supervisor) and insert the EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of the server.
Page 131: Exceptional Setup
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-23 Exceptional Setup This section explains how to setup with the exceptional way, in case your system features any Mass storage devices, for instance. The detailed information is provided by the manual of the Mass storage device. Installation of Mass storage device not supported by ExpressSetup Do as follows to install or re-install the OS when the system has new mass storage device not to be supported by EXPRESSBUILDER.
Page 132: Microsoft Windows 2000
5-24 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Microsoft Windows 2000 This subsection provides information on installing Microsoft® Windows® 2000 in the server. Read instruction in this section before proceeding with the installation. NOTE: If you install Windows 2000 without using Express Setup, see Appendix D. Installation Notice This section explains precautions and matters you should be aware of before beginning the installation in order to install Windows 2000 correctly.
Page 133 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-25 Optional Board Supported by EXPRESSBUILDER The EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM attached to your system supports the following optional Raid Controller and SCSI Controller: Supporting installation of OS in EXPRESSBUILDER – Adaptec 29320 SCSI Controller –...
Page 134 5-26 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Windows 2000 Express Setup can install Windows 2000 operating system. However, note the following: IMPORTANT Before starting the installation, complete all the process of adding the optional device and the setup of the server mainframe (BIOS and optional board specification) The document for installing Windows 2000 is also attached to the other software package which we sell separately, but refer to this document when you install Windows 2000 on this model.
Page 135 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-27 Creating Partition Size The size for the partition on which 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 = 1000MB Paging File Size (Recommended) = Mounted Memory Size ×...
Page 136 5-28 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Re-installing to the hard disk drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk You cannot re-install Windows 2000 with the current partition of the hard disk drive upgraded to Dynamic Disk kept remained.
Page 137: The Flow Of Setup
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-29 The Flow of Setup This section visually describes the flow of the setup operated by Express Setup.
Page 138 5-30 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Installing the Windows 2000 Express Setup proceeds the setup by specifying the necessary information on the wizard. You can also save the setup information created on the wizard in a floppy disk as a setup file. NOTE: One floppy disk formatted by MS-DOS 1.44MB is necessary to save the setup information.
Page 139 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-31 "Note" will be displayed. Read the instruction carefully and click [Confirm]. Notes and restrictions are displayed. Read the messages carefully and click [Confirm]. NOTE: If some oparating system has been installed on the hard disk drive already, the message which asks if you continue the installation appears.
Page 140 5-32 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Select the installing Operating system. Select "Windows" from the menu. Select the Windows family. Select "Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server" category. NOTE: If you select "Skip" at step 8, this menu does not appear. Go on the step 13.
Page 141 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-33 IMPORTANT: You can not go to the next screen if the specification is incorrect. On specification, an error may occur in relationship with the specified contents of the former screen and require to go back to modify the specification. During the setup, the screen to specify the partition that Windows 2000 is to be installed appears.
Page 142 5-34 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Read the contents carefully and click [I agree.] or press F8 if you do agree. If you do not agree, click [I disagree] or press F3. IMPORTANT: If you do not agree to this agreement, the setup terminates and Windows 2000 will not be installed. If "NetWare Gateway (and Client) Service"...
Page 143: Installing And Setting Device Drivers
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-35 Installing and Setting Device Drivers Follow these steps to install and configure the device drivers. PROSet PROSet is a utility that confirms the function of network contained in network driver. Be sure to install. Using PROSet enables the following issues: Confirm detailed information of the adapter.
Page 144 5-36 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Network Driver [When PROSet is not installed] Click Start menu and click [Network and Dial-Up Connection]. The [Network and Dial-Up Connection] dialog box appears. Right-click [Local Area Connection] and click [Properties] from pop-up menu. The [Local Area Connection Properties] dialog box appears.
Page 145 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-37 Optional Network Board Driver If you want to use optional Network Boards, install the driver stored in EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM. Refer to the re-installation procedure described in Appendix E. Network Driver for optional network boards [CD-ROM Drive Letter>:\WINNT\W2K\NS1\PRO1000\WS03XP2K] Graphics Accelerator Driver Standard graphics accelerator drivers that are mounted will be installed automatically.
Page 146 5-38 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Installing SCSI Controller Driver If you use SCSI controller driver (Adaptec 29320), install it according to the following procedure: Start [Device Manager] from [Start] menu → [Control Panel]→[Administrative Tools] → [Computer Management]. Double click the SCSI Controller driver which Device Manager lists as unknown device.
Page 147: Setting For Solving Problems
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-39 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 148 5-40 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup the paging file is insufficient, so make to a paging file size big enough for the entire system. For more information on "Recommended" value, see "Partition Size to be Created" described earlier. In case the memory is expanded, re-specify the paging file to suit the new memory size.
Page 149 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-41 Windows 2000 Dr. Watson Windows 2000 Dr. Watson is a debugger for application errors. If any application error is detected, Dr. Watson diagnoses the server and logs diagnostic information (log). Follow the procedure below and specify Dr. Watson to collect diagnostic information.
Page 150: Installing Maintenance Utilities
5-42 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Network Monitor Using Network Monitor helps you to investigate and manage with network trouble. To use 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.
Page 151: Updating The System - Installing Service Pack
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-43 Updating the System - Installing Service Pack - IMPORTANT: Installing ServicePack 4 is mandatory. If you use the Windows 2000 CD-ROM which contains ServicePack 4 to setup your system, you do not have to apply Service Pack 4 again.
Page 152: Exceptional Setup
5-44 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Exceptional Setup This section explains how to setup with the exceptional way, in case your system features any Mass storage devices, for instance. The detailed information is provided by the manual of the Mass storage device. Do as follows to install or re-install the OS when the system has new mass storage device not to be supported by EXPRESSBUILDER.
Page 153: Hostraid
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-45 HostRAID The following explains the overview of HostRAID and the setup procedure. Overview of HostRAID HostRAID provides RAID feature through the onboard serial ATA interface in your system. HostRAID consists of the driver that controls disk arrays and of "Adaptec Storage Manager™" (hereinafter referred to as "ASM") that is a disk array management utility.
Page 154: Notes
5-46 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Notes The following details general notes on HostRAID: For notes on the BIOS setup utility, refer to Chapter 4 of this manual. For notes on ASM, refer to "Adaptec Storage Manager™ User's Guide". NOTE: You may view or print the Adaptec Storage Manager™...
Page 155: Hostraid Setup Flow
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-47 HostRAID Setup Flow The flowchart below shows the HostRAID system setup procedure. Start Enable the HostRAID feature and create RAID by using BIOS setup utility Refer to Chapter 4 Install driver (install OS). See Appendix D of this guide.
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Page 157: Chapter 6
Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities This section describes how to use the EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM that comes with your server and to install the utilities stored on the EXPRESSBUILDER.
Page 158 6-2 Installing and Using Utilities EXPRESSBUILDER EXPRESSBUILDER is an automated software integration tool to help simplify the process of installing and configuring your server. Shipped with all our servers, the EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM provides a flexible, guided installation process for system administrators to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows 2000 or other operating systems (contact your service representative for the operating systems certified on the server).
Page 159: Installing And Using Utilities
Installing and Using Utilities 6-3 Windows-based This program is called as "Master Control Menu" that can run under the Microsoft Windows system (Windows 95 or later and Windows NT 4.0 or later). You can install the several applications and read the documentation from the menu.
Page 160: Expressbuilder
6-4 Installing and Using Utilities DOS-based EXPRESSBUILDER with Local Console This subsection describes the procedures for using the DOS-based EXPRESSBUILDER with local console. Starting EXPRESSBUILDER The following procedure instructs you to start EXPRESSBUILDER. IMPORTANT: Do not remove the EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM while EXPRESSBUILDER is running.
Page 161: Express Setup
Installing and Using Utilities 6-5 Express Setup "Express Setup" is intended for the initial setup of the server. Its automatic installation mode guides the user easily through the process by detailing specific hardware features and providing screen prompts for software selection and configuration.
Page 162 6-6 Installing and Using Utilities – Restore Disk Array Configuration Data The configuration information saved in a floppy disk is restored to NVRAM and hard disk drive on the disk mirroring controller. If the configuration information is broken or changed by mistake, restore the configuration information. When the defected disk array controller is replaced, the configuration information on the hard disk drive must be saved into the disk array controller.
Page 163 Installing and Using Utilities 6-7 – Windows 2000 OEM-DISK for EXPRESSBUILDER Creates a support disk for installing Windows 2000 Server. (This disk is utilized for Windows 2000 clean installation and for Recovery for Windows 2000 system.) (No need when installing the operating system with the Express Setup.) –...
Page 164 6-8 Installing and Using Utilities – FDISK Execute FDISK command of ROM-DOS system. You can create/delete partitions, etc. BIOS/FW/etc. Update This menu allows you to update the software module such as BIOS and firmware of the server by using the update disk (3.5-inch floppy disk) that is distributed from our customer service representative.
Page 165: Expressbuilder For Windows-Based (Master Control Menu)
Installing and Using Utilities 6-9 EXPRESSBUILDER for Windows-Based (Master Control Menu) The Master Control Menu is used to, Read documentation, Install the management software, and Install the viewer application (Adobe Acrobat Reader). NOTES: Master Control Menu requires Microsoft Windows 95 (or later) or Windows NT 4.0 (or later).
Page 166: Configuration Diskette Creator
6-10 Installing and Using Utilities CONFIGURATION DISKETTE CREATOR "Configuration Diskette Creator" is a tool to create [Configuration Diskette] that is used for configuring the server with the Express Setup (see Chapter 5 for details). If you use the Configuration Diskette created by the Express Setup and Configuration Diskette Creator to operate the setup, you can setup from the installation of OS to several utilities automatically except for a few key input to confirm the specification.
Page 167 Installing and Using Utilities 6-11 The [Disk Environment] dialog box will be displayed. Specify each item and click [OK]. The dialog boxes to specify setup information will be displayed in order, such as [Basic Information] dialog box.
Page 168 6-12 Installing and Using Utilities Follow the message to specify each item on the dialog box and click [Next]. NOTE: If you click on [Cancel], all the input value will be deleted. When completing the specification of setup information, the [Save Setup Information] dialog box will appear. Confirm that the [Configuration Diskette] check box is checked, and input file name for the Setup File in [File Name].
Page 169 Installing and Using Utilities 6-13 Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver To install optional Mass Storage Driver that is supported by the Express Setup, follow the procedure below to create [Configuration Diskette]. Display Configuration Diskette Creator window. From the [File] menu, click [Create new information files]. [Disk Environment] dialog box will be displayed.
Page 170: Esmpro
6-14 Installing and Using Utilities ESMPRO The ESMPRO (referred to as ESMPRO hereafter) lets a system administrator manage remote servers across a network. ESMPRO monitors server hardware and software configurations, failures, and performance. With log data collected by ESMPRO, a system administrator can track long-term and short-term performance, monitor server usage, create graphs to record trends, and check server failure rates.
Page 171: Adaptec Storage Manager
Installing and Using Utilities 6-15 Adaptec Storage Manager™ Adaptec Storage Manager™ (hereinafter abbreviated to ASM) is a management utility for the HostRAID system and provides RAID functions through the SATA interface in your server. You can use the following functions for HostRAID by installing ASM in your system.
Page 172: Power Console Plus
6-16 Installing and Using Utilities Power Console Plus Power Console Plus is a utility to control the RAID system of the disk array controller (MegaRAID controller) produced by LSI Logic. Use of Power Console Plus enables operations (e.g., monitoring and maintenance) of RAID systems that are constructed on local servers and servers connected through networks (TCP/IP).
Page 173 Installing and Using Utilities 6-17 MegaRAID Registration Server Enables control of the MegaRAID controller via the network. Install in one of the servers and management PCs that are connected through network. The above components must be installed correctly for establishing the environment to use Power Console Plus.
Page 174: Server Setup
6-18 Installing and Using Utilities Server Setup This section explains Power Console Plus setup in the server in which the MegaRAID controller is mounted. Operating Environment This section explains the operating environment required for Power Console Plus to operate on a server. Hardware –...
Page 175: Management Pc Setup
Installing and Using Utilities 6-19 Management PC Setup This section explains Power Console Plus setup in a computer that manages servers via the network (TCP/IP). Operating Environment This section explains the operating environment required for Power Console Plus to operate on a management PC. Hardware –...
Page 176: Dianascope
6-20 Installing and Using Utilities DIANASCOPE DianaScope is software for the remote management of theserver. See the online documents for details on the functions and installation of DianaScope. NOTE: You need the server license to activate DianaScope for this product. The server license below is attached to this product.
Page 177: Bmc Online Update
Installing and Using Utilities 6-21 BMC ONLINE UPDATE The BMC firmware is updated with the BMC Firmware file. IMPORTANT: This feature is available only when Remote Management Card or Advanced Remote Management Card is installed. Hardware Requirement Hard disk drive Supported OS Windows2000 Server Windows2000 Advanced Server...
Page 178: Installation
6-22 Installing and Using Utilities Installation Windows Server 2003 / Windows 2000 Insert the EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Master Control Menu of EXPRESSBUILDER starts automatically. Select [BMC Online Update]. BMC Online Update installer starts. Follow the installer directions to install.
Page 179 Installing and Using Utilities 6-23 Linux Copy the following file in the suitable directory from CD-ROM. cp /mnt/cdrom/BMCTOOL/OnlineUp/BmcOnlineUpdate.i386. Expand the rpm file. rpm –ivh BmcOnlineUpdate.i386...
Page 180: Startup
6-24 Installing and Using Utilities Startup IMPORTANT: Do not turn off the DC power during while updating the BMC Firmware. The updated BMC firmware becomes valid after restarting the system. Windows Server 2003 Select [All Programs] → [BmcOnlineUpdate] → [BmcOnlineUpdate]. Windows 2000 Click [Programs] →...
Page 181 Installing and Using Utilities 6-25 Linux Enter the following command to start the program. cd /usr/BmcOnlineUpdate ./BmcOnlineUpdate...
Page 182: Uninstallation
6-26 Installing and Using Utilities Uninstallation Windows Server 2003 Select [All Programs] → [Control Panel] → [Add or Remove Programs]. Click [BmcOnlineUpdate]. Windows 2000 Select [Setting] → [Control Panel] → [Add/Remove Programs].
Page 183 Installing and Using Utilities 6-27...
Page 184: Error Messages
6-28 Installing and Using Utilities Click [BmcOnlineUpdate]. Linux Enter the following command to remove the file. rm /usr/BmcOnlineUpdate/* Enter the following command to remove the directory. rmdir /usr/BmcOnlineUpdate Error Messages Message Action Update isn't necessary. The firmware is in up-to-date state. Illegal data.
Page 185 Installing and Using Utilities 6-29 Cannot enter the update mode. An error was occurred while data is being updated. Termination process failed. The IPMI Driver not found. Install the IPMI driver. BMC is not supported. The BMC does not support the update function. Updating by this tool is unavailable.
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Page 187: Chapter 7
Chapter 7 Maintenance This chapter describes the daily maintenance of the server and precautions when relocating or storing the server. MAKING BACKUP COPIES We recommend you make backup copies of your valuable data stored in hard disk drives of the server on a regular basis. For backup storage devices suitable for the server and backup tools, consult with your service representative.
Page 188: Cleaning
7-2 Maintenance CLEANING Clean the server on a regular basis to keep the server 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 189: 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 190: Cleaning The Interior
7-4 Maintenance Cleaning the Interior CAUTION The qualified service representative can only install or remove the components described in this subsection. To avoid personal injury or electrical shock, contact your service representative when your need to install/remove the internal components. One of the most important items in a good maintenance program is regular and thorough cleaning of the interior of the server, especially around the mother board.
Page 191: 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 lamp goes off), and then wipe the keyboard surface with a dry cloth. The mouse operation depends on the degree of smoothness of the internal ball rotation. To keep the mouse ball clean, use the mouse in a place with little dust.
Page 192: Cleaning Cd-Rom
7-6 Maintenance Cleaning CD-ROM A dusty CD-ROM or dust-accumulated tray causes the device to fail to read data correctly. Follow the procedure below to clean the tray and CD-ROM regularly: Make sure that the server is powered (the POWER/SLEEP lamp is lit). Press the CD tray Open/Close button on the front of the CD-ROM drive.
Page 193: System Diagnostics
Maintenance 7-7 SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS The System Diagnostics runs several tests on the server. Use the System Diagnostics program in the EXPRESSBUILDER provided with the server to diagnose the server. Test Items The following items are tested in system diagnostics. Memory CPU cache memory Hard disk drive used as a system IMPORTANT:...
Page 194: Starting And Ending The System Diagnostics
7-8 Maintenance Starting and Ending the System Diagnostics Procedures to start the diagnostics program is as follows: Shutdown the OS, and turn off the server. Then, unplug the power cord. Disconnect all the LAN cables from the server. Plug the power cord and turn on the server. Use the EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM to reboot the server.
Page 195 Maintenance 7-9 Select [System Diagnostics]. The System Diagnostics starts and completes in approximately three minutes. When the diagnosis completes, the screen of the display changes in the following indication. Diagnosis tool title Test windows title TeDoLi(TEst & Diagnosis On Linux) Ver001.00(Build020901.1.1m) Test result Test End Start10:06:58 End 10:09:58 Pass 000:03:00 TestTime 000:03:00...
Page 196 7-10 Maintenance Follow the Guide line shown in the bottom of the screen and press Esc to show the End user Menu shown below. TeDoLi (TEst & Diagnosis On Linux) Ver001.00 (Build020901.1.1m) Enduser Menu <Test Result> <Device List> <Log Info> <Option>...
Page 197: Relocating/Storing The Server
Maintenance 7-11 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.
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Page 199: Chapter 8
Chapter 8 Troubleshooting If your server does not operate as expected, read this chapter before assuming a failure. NOTE: For provision against an unexpected failure, it is recommended to install the Off-line Maintenance Utility, ESMPRO, to the server and client computers.
Page 200: System Viewers
Especially take note on whether any alert is reported to ESMPRO Manager on the language PC. Check whether any alert is reported on the Operation Window, Data Viewer, or Alert Viewer of ESMPRO Manager. [Example] NEC ESMPRO Manager LAMPS The following describes lamps on the server and their indications. See Chapter 2 for each location.
Page 201: Power/Sleep Lamp
Troubleshooting 8-3 ccess lamp LINK/ACT POWER/SLEEP lamp lamp Disk access lamp A ccess lamp 1000/100/10 lamp FRONT REAR POWER/SLEEP Lamp The green POWER/SLEEP lamp lights to indicate normal operation while the server is powered. When the server is off-powered, the POWER/SLEEP lamp stays unlit. The POWER/SLEEP lamp indicates that the server is running in the power-saving mode (sleep mode).
Page 202: Disk Access Lamp
8-4 Troubleshooting DISK Access Lamp The DISK access lamp indicates the state of hard disk drive. This lamp lights in green every time any of such hard disk drive is accessed. IMPORTANT: To indicate the access states of the built-in hard disk drives when optional board (e.g., disk mirroring controller or disk array controller) is installed, connect the LED cable provided with the server to the LED connector on the mother board and the optional board.
Page 203: Hard Disk Drive Lamp
Troubleshooting 8-5 Hard Disk Drive Lamp The optional hot-swap SCSI hard disk drive bay can contain four 1-inch height SCSI hard disk drives. Each hard disk drive has a DISK lamp on its front panel. DISK lamp The DISK lamp indicates the drive status as follows. Lighting green The hard disk drive is installed and powered on.
Page 204 8-6 Troubleshooting Slowly blinking amber Indicates that the hard disk drive is being rebuilt (this status is not a failure). If the defected hard disk drive is replaced with a new one in the disk array configuration, the data is automatically rebuilt (auto rebuild function).
Page 205: Error Messages
Troubleshooting 8-7 ERROR MESSAGES If an error occurs in the server, an error message appears on the display unit connected to the server. Error Messages after Power-on Powering on the server automatically starts the self-diagnostic program, POST (Power On Self-Test). When the POST detects any error, it displays an error message and its measure on the display unit.
Page 206: Post Error Messages
8-8 Troubleshooting POST Error Messages When POST detects an error, it displays an error message on the display unit screen. The following table lists error codes, error messages, and actions to take. IMPORTANT: Take a note on the messages displayed before consulting with your service representative.
Page 207 Troubleshooting 8-9 Error Error message Recommended Action code 02D1 System Memory exceeds the CPU's caching limit. Contact your service representative. 02F4 EISA CMOS not write able 02F5 DMA Test Failed 02F6 Software NMI Failed 02F7 Fail-safe Timer NMI Failed 0BB0 SMBIOS –...
Page 208: Beep Codes
8-10 Troubleshooting 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 1-2-2-3 indicates 1 beep, pause, 2 beeps, pause, 2 beeps, pause, and 3 beeps notifying that the checksum error occurred on ROM.
Page 209: Solving Problems
Troubleshooting 8-11 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 210 8-12 Troubleshooting POST fails to complete: 8 Is the DIMM board installed? → At least one DIMM boards are required for operation. 8 Is the memory size large? → The memory check may take a few seconds if the memory size is large. Wait for a while. 8 Did you perform any keyboard or mouse operation immediately after you started the server? →...
Page 211 Troubleshooting 8-13 The keyboard or mouse fails to operate: 8 Is the cable properly connected? → Make sure that the cable is connected to the correct connector on the rear of the server. → The keyboard or mouse does not operate if it is connected when the server is powered (not applicable to USB devices).
Page 212: Problems With Windows Server 2003 X64 Editions
8-14 Troubleshooting Inserted the correct CD-ROM but the message like the following is displayed: The CD-ROM is not inserted or the wrong CD-ROM is inserted. Please insert the correct CD-ROM. 8 Is the data side of the CD-ROM dirty or injured? →...
Page 213: Problems With Windows Server 2003
Troubleshooting 8-15 → It is not a problem in operating the system. Problems with Windows Server 2003 The system displays the message below and fails to log on. Windows Product Activation This copy of Windows must be activated with Microsoft before you can continue.
Page 214: Problems With Windows Server 2003 And Windows 2000
8-16 Troubleshooting Problems with Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Cannot install the operating system correctly. 8 Did you confirm the notes on installing the operating system? → See Chapter 6. During installation, the following warning is registered in the System Log of the Event Viewer: Error detected on the device \Device\CdRom0 during the paging operation.
Page 215 Troubleshooting 8-17 The system does not restart automatically when a stop error occurs, though the system is adjusted to automatically restarting: → When the system does not restart automatically, restart it manually. The system restarts automatically when a stop error occurs, though the system is NOT adjusted to automatically restarting: →...
Page 216: Problems With Expressbuilder
8-18 Troubleshooting Problems with EXPRESSBUILDER When the server is not booted from the EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM, check the following: 8 Did you set the EXPRESSBUILDER during POST and restart the server? → If you do not set the EXPRESSBUILDER during POST and restart the server, an error message will appear or the OS will boot.
Page 217: Problems With Express Setup
Troubleshooting 8-19 Problems with Express Setup Express Setup can not be used → Express Setup does not support the installation of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions. If you want to perform re-setup, see Appendix D and perform "Manual Setup". Following message appeared when you tried to install Express Setup to the hard disk drive that has smaller capacity than the specified partition size: The specified partition size has exceeded the capacity of the hard disk.
Page 218 8-20 Troubleshooting [Complete] does not appear on [Role of Computer] screen. → The [Complete] does not appear if the Setup File that has already been created is loaded. → [Complete] appears only when you first entered the [Role of Computer] screen. Once you go to the next screen from [Role of Computer], the [Complete] will not appear even if you enter [Back] to go back to the [Role of Computer] screen.
Page 219: Problems With Disk Array Configuration
Troubleshooting 8-21 Windows 2000 is started with Network adapter that has not been specified during Express Setup → Windows 2000 will install the recognized Network adapter specified as default value. If you want to modify the specification, it can be done from Control Panel after starting Windows 2000. Also, the Network adapter that has been specified during Express Setup but that is not connected will not be setup, though the protocol will only be installed.
Page 220: Problems With Master Control Menu
8-22 Troubleshooting Problems with Master Control Menu The master control menu fails to appear: 8 Is your system Windows NT 4.0 or later, or Windows 95 or later? → The CD-ROM Autorun feature is supported by Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 95. The older versions do not automatically start from the CD-ROM.
Page 221: Collect Configuration Information
Troubleshooting 8-23 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.
Page 222: Collecting Dr. Watson Diagnostic Information
8-24 Troubleshooting 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 223: Recovery For Windows 2000 System
Troubleshooting 8-25 RECOVERY FOR Windows 2000 SYSTEM If any file necessary for running the OS is damaged, use the following procedures to recover the system. IMPORTANT: After recovering the system, see "Updating the System" in Chapter 5 and be sure to update the system.
Page 224 8-26 Troubleshooting Insert Windows 2000 OEM-DISK for EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive and press Enter. Please insert the disk labeled manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into Drive A: * Press ENTER when ready. Select the proper SCSI Adapter and press Enter. –...
Page 225 Troubleshooting 8-27 Repeat steps 4 to 10. The recovery procedure will be started. During the recovery, the missing files and the damaged files are replaced either to the files in C:\ I386 folder of hard disk drive or the files in systemroot\ Repair of the system partition. These replaced files do not reflect the changes of the configuration after the setup at all.
Page 226: Off-Line Maintenance Utility
8-28 Troubleshooting OFF-LINE MAINTENANCE UTILITY The Off-line Maintenance Utility is an OS-independent maintenance program. When you are unable to start the OS-dependent 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. The EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM and the Off-line Maintenance Utility Bootable FD you have created contain a file that describes operation of the utility, but do not attempt to use the utility by yourself.
Page 227: Features Of Off-Line Maintenance Utility
Troubleshooting 8-29 Features of Off-line Maintenance Utility The Off-line Maintenance Utility provides the following features. (Available features vary depending on the way you started the Off-line Maintenance Utility.) IMPORTANT: See the on-line help for details of the Off-line Maintenance Utility. For further information, ask your service representative.
Page 228: Resetting The Server
8-30 Troubleshooting RESETTING THE SERVER If the server halts before starting the OS, press and hold Ctrl and Alt and press Delete. This restarts the server. IMPORTANT: Resetting the server clears the DIMM memory and the data in process. To reset the server when it is not frozen, make sure that no processing is in progress.
Page 229: Chapter 9
Chapter 9 Upgrading Your Server This chapter describes internal optional devices available for the server, procedures for install or removing such optional devices, and notes on using them. IMPORTANT: There are no user-serviceable components in your server. This section gives technical information only for a qualified service representative to install or remove the internal components and optional devices.
Page 230: 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 231: Static Precautions
Upgrading Your Server 9-3 STATIC PRECAUTIONS An electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage disk drives, option boards, and other components. Electronic device can be easily damaged by static electricity. To prevent damage, observe the following information. Wear a wrist strap (an arm belt or anti-static glove). Wear a wrist strap on your wrist.
Page 232: Preparing For Installation And Removal
9-4 Upgrading Your Server PREPARING FOR INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL Prepare the installation or removal of a component depending on the following procedure: Shut down the OS or press the POWER/SLEEP switch to turn off the power of the server. (The POWER/SLEEP lamp goes off.) Pull out the power cord from the AC inlet on the server.
Page 233: Installation Or Removal Procedure
Upgrading Your Server 9-5 INSTALLATION OR REMOVAL PROCEDURE Install or remove a component from the server in the following procedure. Left Side Cover The left side cover should be removed to access to built-in devices in the server. CAUTION The qualified service representative can only install or remove the components described in this subsection.
Page 234 9-6 Upgrading Your Server Remove the two screws from the rear of the server. Screws Hold the left side cover securely to remove it.
Page 235 Upgrading Your Server 9-7 Installation The side cover can be installed in the reverse procedure of the removal. Make sure that the hooks on the side cover are inserted into the frame holes of the server certainly. When you install the cover by sliding the cover toward the front of the server, also make sure that the hooks on the front side are engaged with the frame of the server.
Page 236: Front Mask
9-8 Upgrading Your Server Front Mask The front mask must be removed to install or remove the hard disk drive and 5.25-inch device. CAUTION The qualified service representative can only install or remove the components described in this subsection. To avoid personal injury or electrical shock, contact your service representative when your need to install/remove the internal components.
Page 237 Upgrading Your Server 9-9 Remove the front mask to the right to release the tabs on the front mask from the chassis. Installation The front mask can be installed in the reverse order of the removal. Insert the four tabs at the right end of the front mask into the holes on the front of the server, push the left end of the front mask to the server, and lock the mask with the release tabs.
Page 238: 3.5-Inch Hard Disk Drive
9-10 Upgrading Your Server 3.5-inch Hard Disk Drive The hard disk drive bay may contain up to four hard disk drives. IMPORTANT: Do not use any hard disk drive that we do not authorize. Installing a third-party's hard drive may cause a failure in the server as well as the hard disk drive. Repair of any failure or damage in the server caused by such a hard disk drive will be charged.
Page 239 Upgrading Your Server 9-11 Second hard disk drive Lower middle Third hard disk drive Upper middle Fourth hard disk drive *1 An optional SCSI controller or RAID controller is required for installing SCSI hard disk drive. *2 Set the SCSI termination to "OFF" for all hard disk drives. Serial ATA hard disk drive Serial ATA connector Hard Disk Drive...
Page 240 9-12 Upgrading Your Server Remove two screws on the front panel securing the hard disk drive carrier. Hold the lever and pull out the hard disk drive carrier. Place the removed hard disk drive on a flat and rigid place, and put the hard disk drive carrier over it.
Page 241 Upgrading Your Server 9-13 Align the screw holes of the hard disk drive with those of the hard disk drive bay and secure the hard disk drive with four screws (two each for right and left sides). IMPORTANT: Use the screws provided with the hard disk drive. Using screws longer than the required length may cause the hard disk drive to be damaged.
Page 242 9-14 Upgrading Your Server Provide the cable connections. See Chapter 10 for cable connections. NOTES: If caps are put on the SCSI interface and/or power cables, remove them. (Save the removed caps carefully.) Put the mating caps on the unused power connectors and bundle the cables with a repeat tie.
Page 243 Upgrading Your Server 9-15 Removal Follow the procedure as described below to remove 3.5-inch hard disk drives. IMPORTANT: About data on the hard disk drive Be sure to take appropriate measures not to leak important data (e.g., customers' information or companies' management information) on the removed hard disk drive to any third parties.
Page 244: Pci Board
9-16 Upgrading Your Server PCI Board The server is equipped with five slots for installing PCI boards. IMPORTANT: Any PCI board is easily affected by static electricity. Handle a PCI board after making your body contact with a metallic frame section of the server to discharge the static electricity on your body.
Page 245 Upgrading Your Server 9-17 Slots to install the PCI board PCI Slot Product name 64-bit / PCIe PCIe 32-bit / 133MHz 33MHz Note Slot size Full-height Voltage 3.3V x8 socket Available board size Short – Long √ √ Ultra160 SCSI controller –...
Page 246 9-18 Upgrading Your Server Installation Considerations for RAID Controller Described below must be considered when installing any of the RAID controller listed below. For details, refer to the manual that comes with the RAID controller. – SX4100 SATA Disk array controller –...
Page 247 Upgrading Your Server 9-19 SX4100 Serial-ATA Disk Array Controller Board Black SecuRAID 114 SCSI Controller Board Black NOTE: Use an appropriate RAID configuration utility to configure the RAID.
Page 248 9-20 Upgrading Your Server Installation Consideration for SCSI Controller Described below must be considered when installing the Adaptec 29160 or Adaptec 29320 SCSI controller and using the SCSI hard disk drives as internal hard disk drives. For details, refer to the manual that comes with the SCSI controller.
Page 249 Upgrading Your Server 9-21 Adaptec 29320 Red cable Black cable Ultra160 SCSI Controller Black pin Red pin Red cable Black cable After the installation, set the transfer rate of the board, those of the devices connected to the board, and other parameters by using the SCSI BIOS utility of the SCSI controller.
Page 250 9-22 Upgrading Your Server Installation Install the board to be connected to the PCI board slot depending on the following procedure. Refer to the manual provided with the board. Before the installation, set the switches and jumpers on the installed board appropriately referring to the manual provided with the board, if necessary.
Page 251 Upgrading Your Server 9-23 Make the component side of the board face the bottom of the server, put the rear panel of the board on the frame spring securely, and push the board fully so that the board connection port is certainly connected to the slot.
Page 252 9-24 Upgrading Your Server Setting after installation Depending on the type of the installed board, some settings of the server must be modified by using the proper utility (such as the BIOS Setup Utility or the setup utility installed in the board) after the installation. Provide the settings correctly according to the information described in the manual provided with the board.
Page 253: Dimm
Upgrading Your Server 9-25 DIMM CAUTION The qualified service representative can only install or remove the components described in this subsection. To avoid personal injury or electrical shock, contact your service representative when your need to install/remove the internal components. The DIMM (Dual Inline Memory Module) is installed in a DIMM socket on the mother board installed in the server.
Page 254 9-26 Upgrading Your Server Installation Order and Notes Single channel memory configuration Install DIMMs one by one in the ascending order of DIMM slot numbers. Dual channel memory configuration To activate the dual channel mode, the following conditions must be met: –...
Page 255 Upgrading Your Server 9-27 Installation Install a DIMM in the following procedure. See the section "Preparing for Installation and Removal" described earlier to prepare. Remove the left side cover as described earlier in this chapter. Firmly hold the server with your both hands so that its left side faces upward, and bring it down slowly and gently.
Page 256 9-28 Upgrading Your Server See the section "Preparing for Installation and Removal" described earlier to prepare. Open the levers at the both ends of the socket for the DIMM to be removed. The lock is released to allow the DIMM to be removed. Remove the DIMM.
Page 257: File Device
Upgrading Your Server 9-29 File Device CAUTION The qualified service representative can only install or remove the components described in this subsection. To avoid personal injury or electrical shock, contact your service representative when your need to install/remove the internal components.
Page 258 9-30 Upgrading Your Server [Standard configuration] Additional slot 2 5.25-inch Additional device bay slot 1 File bay CD-ROM drive [Hard disk drive device installing kit installed] Hard disk drive device installing File bay CD-ROM drive...
Page 259 Upgrading Your Server 9-31 Installation Install a file device in the following procedure. Explanations are for factory-installed file bay. Explanation specific for hard disk drive installing kit is also described. SCSI Device Provide the proper setting for the device. See the table below for the settings of the devices which can be installed in the device bay. Device Setting SCSI device...
Page 260 9-32 Upgrading Your Server Secure the device to be installed to the rail with two screws provided with the device. Slowly insert the device into additional slot 1 with the release tabs on both sides of the file bay pushed. Push the file bay until a click occurs to lock it.
Page 261 Upgrading Your Server 9-33 Connect the interface and power cables to the 5.25-inch device installed from one side of the server. See Chapter 10 for details. NOTE: Connect the interface cable of the floppy disk drive so that the end with the red line indicating pin 1 faces the mother board.
Page 262 9-34 Upgrading Your Server IDE Device Provide the proper setting for the device. See the table below for the settings of the devices which can be installed in the device bay. Device Setting IDE device Termination resistance: OFF See the section "Preparing for Installation and Removal" described earlier to prepare. Remove the left side cover and front mask as described earlier in this chapter.
Page 263 Upgrading Your Server 9-35 Slowly insert the device into the slot from where the CD-ROM drive has been removed with the release table on both sides of the device. Push the device until a click occurs to lock it. Remove the two screws from dummy cover of the additional slot 1 to remove the dummy cover. IMPORTANT: Keep the removed dummy cover for future use.
Page 264 9-36 Upgrading Your Server Slowly insert the CD-ROM drive into additional slot 1 with the release tabls on both sides of the drive. Push the drive until a click occurs to lock it. Connect the interface and power cables to the 5.25-inch device installed from one side of the server. See Chapter 10 for details.
Page 265 Upgrading Your Server 9-37 Assemble the server. Set the parameters including the transfer rate using the BIOS utility of the IDE controller. Refer to the manual provided with the IDE controller for details. Install the device driver for the installed device. Refer to the manual provided with the device for details.
Page 266: Additional Hdd Cage
9-38 Upgrading Your Server Additional HDD Cage CAUTION The qualified service representative can only install or remove the components described in this subsection. To avoid personal injury or electrical shock, contact your service representative when your need to install/remove the internal components.
Page 267 Upgrading Your Server 9-39 Hold the lever and pull out the hard disk drive carrier. Pull out the remaining three hard disk drive carrier in the same manner. Hold the HDD cage and insert it slowly into the server as shown in the figure below.
Page 268 9-40 Upgrading Your Server Secure the HDD cage to the server with four screws removed in steps 4 to 6. IMPORTANT: Carefully keep the removed drive carriers or screws for future use. NOTE: The location of screw holes depends on the cage. Install the HDD cage properly according to the figure.
Page 269 Upgrading Your Server 9-41 Fix the SATA cable as shown in the figure below. Cable clamp Connect the SATA cable to the RAID board (SATA). A label indicating a channel number of destination port is attached to SATA cable. Connect the SATA cable to the port (connector) having the same number as that of SATA cable.
Page 270: Remote Management Card (Rmc)
9-42 Upgrading Your Server Install the hot-plug SATA hard disk drives in the HDD cage. Fully open the lever of the hard disk drive and insert the drive into the HDD cage until it hits the depth of HDD cage. After the hard disk drive is fully inserted into the cage, close the lever to fix the drive.
Page 271 Upgrading Your Server 9-43 Improvement of server management, monitoring, and error notification by ESMPRO IMPORTANT: The RMC 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 RMC.
Page 272 9-44 Upgrading Your Server Installation Follow these steps to install the RMC. See section "Preparing for Installation and Removal" described earlier to prepare. Adhere the shock absorbers to the back of the RMC. Stack the two shock absorber, and adhere them. Insert the RMC into the RMC connector.
Page 273 Upgrading Your Server 9-45 Make sure that the RMC is fixed with both levers on the RMC connector. Reassemble the server Turn on the server and check that the no error messages other than the following message are displayed on the POST screen.
Page 274 9-46 Upgrading Your Server Removal See section "Preparing for Installation and Removal" described earlier to prepare. IMPORTANT: The remote management card logic monitors and logs system voltage changes. When removing the RMC from the motherboard, you may experience a 3 - 4 second delay from the time your system powering down.
Page 275: Chapter 10
Chapter 10 Internal Cabling Diagrams Internal cable connections of the server are shown below. NOTE: See Chapter 2 for the detailed connector locations on the motherboard.
Page 276: Interface Cables
10-2 Internal Cabling Diagrams INTERFACE CABLES This section describes the connections of the interface cables. Addition of Hard Disk Drive The connection required when a hard disk drive is added is described below. Installation of SATA Disks If the serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drives are added, connect the cables as shown in the figure below. Fill the drive bay with the hard disk drives from the bottom to top bay.
Page 277: Connection Of The Sx4100 Disk Array Controller (Sata)
Internal Cabling Diagrams 10-3 Connection of the SX4100 Disk Array Controller (SATA) If serial ATA (SATA) disk drives are installed, the disk array controller (SATA) can be connected to the server. The disk array controller (SATA) is an optional PCI RAID board provided to improve the data reliability. It supports RAID0, RAID1, and RAID5.
Page 278 10-4 Internal Cabling Diagrams To build a disk array, at least two hard disk drives are required. Use the SATA cables provided with the disk array controller (SATA) for the connection. Remove the cables connected to the hard disk drives and save them for future use. IMPORTANT: Use hard disk drives with the same capacity and performance.
Page 279: Connection Of The Securaid114 Disk Array Controller (Scsi)
Internal Cabling Diagrams 10-5 Connection of the SecuRAID114 Disk Array Controller (SCSI) If SCSI hard disk drives are installed, the disk array controller (SCSI) can be connected to the server. The internal hard disk drives can be subject to the disk array configuration. The supported RAID configuration includes RAID0 (striping), RAID1 (mirroring), and RAID5 (striping + parity).
Page 280 10-6 Internal Cabling Diagrams Power supply 5.25-inch device bay CD-ROM drive Mother board Floppy disk drive erminator Disk array controller Fourth hard disk drive Third hard disk drive SCSI ID2 Second hard disk drive Floppy disk connector drive IDE cable FDD cable CSI cable [Optional file bay installed]...
Page 281: Connection Of 5.25-Inch Device
Internal Cabling Diagrams 10-7 Connection of 5.25-inch Device The 5.25-inch device bay can be equipped with a single device, or a SCSI device or an IDE device such as DVD-RAM. Installation of SCSI Device If SCSI hard disk drives are installed, the SCSI controller built in the server can be connected to the SCSI device through the hard disk drives.
Page 282 10-8 Internal Cabling Diagrams Installation of IDE Device Use the separately-priced IDE controller and the IDE cable for the connection. [Standard configuration] SATA Power supply 5.25-inch device bay CD-ROM drive IDE device Mother board 3.5-inch device bay Floppy disk drive Fourth hard disk drive Third hard disk drive Second hard disk drive...
Page 283: Power Cables
Internal Cabling Diagrams 10-9 POWER CABLES An example of the power cable connection is shown in the figure below. The server only uses the power cables shown here. [Standard configuration] SATA Power Option device supply Option device CD-ROM drive Floppy disk drive Mother board Power cable SCSI...
Page 284 10-10 Internal Cabling Diagrams [Additional HDD cage connected] SATA Power Option device supply CD-ROM drive Option device Floppy disk drive Additional P8 and P9 HDD cage Mother board * Unused connector Power cable [Optional 5-inch file device bay installed] SCSI Hard disk drive installing kit CD-ROM drive...
Page 285: Specifications
Appendix A Specifications Item 110Ej Type Intel® Pentium® 4 processor Intel® Pentium® D processor Number of processors Chipset Intel E7230 512 MB (512 MB × 1) Memory Standard 8 GB (2 GB × 4, the standard DIMM must be replaced.) Maximum Expansion unit 1 DIMM (512MB/1GB/2GB)
Page 286 A-2 Specifications (This page is intentionally left blank.)
Page 287: Other Precautions
Appendix B Other Precautions Transfer Rate of the On-board LAN Controller The onboard network interface controller supports 10Base-T and 100Base-TX networks and a capable of full or half duplex. The controller can automatically detect and switch for network speed and transfer mode connected to the HUB. However, for proper network operation, specify the link speed and duplex mode to the same value as the value specified for HUB.
Page 288 B-2 Other Precautions Notes on use The floppy disk is an important data storage media with delicate structure and requires care. Keep the following notes in mind to use it: Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive gently as far as it goes. Attach the label to the correct position.
Page 289 Other Precautions B-3 Write-protection A floppy disk has a write-protect switch that prevents the stored data from accidental erasure. You can read data from a write-protected floppy disk, but you cannot save data into the floppy disk or format it. We recommend that you should write-protect any floppy disk containing valuable data unless you are about to save data.
Page 290: Cd-Rom
B-4 Other Precautions CD-ROM Keep the following notes in mind to use the CD-ROM for the server: Press the center of the storage case to remove the CD-ROM from the case. Do not drop the CD-ROM. Do not place anything on the CD-ROM or bend the CD-ROM. Do not attach any label onto the CD-ROM.
Page 291: Keyboard
Other Precautions B-5 This enables you, for example, to use tape B to restore the data when tape C makes a read error. Also when both tapes B and C make a read error, you can restore your valuable data by using the data stored in tape A. Keyboard The keyboard is a device to instruct you computer by entering alphanumeric characters or symbols.
Page 292: 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 293: 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 294 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: Address Chip in Use 00 – CF7 DMA1 controller 20 – 21 Interrupt controller 1 40 – 43, 50 – 53 Timer 1 Keyboard/mouse System speaker...
Page 295: Installing Windows Server 2003 X64 Editions
Appendix D Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions This section describes the procedures for installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition without using Express Setup tool. BEFORE INSTALLING WINDOWS SERVER 2003 Please read carefully the following information BEFORE commencing your Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Installation.
Page 296: Re-Installing To The Hard Disk Which Has Been Upgraded To Dynamic Disk
D-2 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Re-installing to the Hard Disk which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk If you want to leave the existing partition when installing the system on the hard disk upgraded to Dynamic Disk, note the following issue: Do not select the partition that OS had been installed as the partition to install the OS newly.
Page 297: Partition Size
Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D-3 Partition Size The size for the partition that the system is to be installed can be calculated from the following formula. Size necessary to install the system + Paging File Size + Dump File Size + Application Size Size necessary to install the system = 4100MB Paging File Size (Recommended) = Mounted Memory Size ×...
Page 298: Installing Windows Server 2003 X64 Editions
D-4 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions INSTALLING WINDOWS SERVER 2003 X64 EDITIONS Preparations for Installation EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition (CD-ROM) User's Guide Getting Started Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM-DISK for EXPRESSBUILDER Creating "Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM-DISK for EXPRESSBUILDER"...
Page 299 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D-5 Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive according to the instruction on the screen. Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM-DISK for EXPRESSBUILDER will be created. Write-protect and attach a label, then keep it safely. Create from [Master Control Menu] [Master Control Menu] runs on the following operating systems.
Page 300: 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 CD-ROM drive. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to reset the system.
Page 301 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D-7 Select the proper SCSI Adapter and press Enter. – LSI MEGARAID Products for Windows 2003 (x86) (When the SecuRAID 114 board is installed.) – Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards (WinXP/Server 2003 IA-32) (When the Adaptec Ultra320 board is installed.) –...
Page 302: Reinstallation To Multiple Logical Drives
D-8 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Reinstallation to Multiple Logical Drives This subsection describes the procedure for reinstalling the operation system if the multiple logical drives exist. Before Re-installing the Operation System Be sure to make backup copies before re-installing the operation system just in case. Re-installing the Operation System Start the clean installation following the procedure described in this manual.
Page 303 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D-9 Procedure for Modifying the Drive Letter Be careful that the drive letter of the system or boot volume cannot modify with the following procedure. Click Start menu, right-click [My Computer], and specify [Manage] to start [Computer Management].
Page 304: Updating The System
D-10 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Updating the System To ensure normal system operation you should update your system using the following procedures. Logon to the system using the administrator account or other account which is a member of the Administrators group.
Page 305: Proset
Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D-11 DRIVER INSTALLATION AND ADVANCED SETTINGS This section describes on how to install and setup various standard drivers mounted on the device. For the information on installing and setting up the driver that is not described in this section, please refer to the document attached to the driver.
Page 306: Re-Install The Network Driver
D-12 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions * The procedure in the case of the standard start menu 1) Click Start menu, click [Control Panel], click [Network Connections], and click [Local Area Connection]. * The procedure in the case of the classic start menu 1) Click Start menu, click [Settings] and click [Network Connections].
Page 307 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D-13 Insert the EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Click Start menu, point to [Programs], [Accessories] and click [Windows Explorer]. Run "SETUP.EXE" in the following directory. <CD-ROM Drive Letter>:\WINNT\VIDEO\SETUP.EXE. Follow the message to continue the installation. If the dialog message "Digital Signature could not been found."...
Page 308: Optional Network Board Driver
D-14 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Optional Network Board Driver If you want to use an optional Network Board, the network driver will be installed automatically. Therefore, the driver attached to the Network board should not be used. If you want to use an Intel Pro 1000 optional Network Boards, install the driver stored in EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM at the following path: "CD-ROM Drive Letter:\WINNT\DOTNET\NS1\PRO1000"...
Page 309: Installing Scsi Controller Driver
Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions D-15 Installing SCSI Controller Driver If you utilize SCSI controller driver (Adaptec 29320 board), install it according to the following procedure: Start [Device Manager] from [Start] menu → [Control Panel]→[Administrative Tools] → [Computer Management]. Double-click the SCSI Controller driver which Device Manager lists as unknown device.
Page 310: Setting For Collecting Memory Dump (Debug Information
D-16 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions SETTING FOR COLLECTING MEMORY DUMP (DEBUG INFORMATION) Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5.
Page 311: Installing Windows Server 2003
Appendix E Installing Windows Server 2003 This section describes the procedures for installing Windows Server 2003 without using Express Setup tool. BEFORE INSTALLING WINDOWS SERVER 2003 Please read carefully the following information BEFORE commencing your Windows Server 2003 Installation. Optional Board Supported by EXPRESSBUILDER The EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM attached to your system supports the following optional boards;...
Page 312: Re-Installing To The Hard Disk Which Has Been Upgraded To Dynamic Disk
E-2 Installing Windows Server 2003 Re-installing to the Hard Disk which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk If you want to leave the existing partition when installing the system on the hard disk upgraded to Dynamic Disk, note the following issue: Do not select the partition that OS had been installed as the partition to install the OS newly.
Page 313: Partition Size
Installing Windows Server 2003 E-3 Partition Size The minimum required partition size for installation of Windows Server 2003 is: 2900MB + Paging file size + Dump file size Paging file size (recommended) = Mounted memory size * 1.5 Dump file size = Mounted memory size + 12 MB IMPORTANT: The above paging file size is necessary for collecting debug information (memory...
Page 314: Creating "Windows Server 2003 Oem-Disk For Expressbuilder
E-4 Installing Windows Server 2003 INSTALLING WINDOWS SERVER 2003 Preparations for Installation EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (CD-ROM) User's Guide Getting Started Windows Server 2003 OEM-DISK for EXPRESSBUILDER Creating "Windows Server 2003 OEM-DISK for EXPRESSBUILDER" Before installing, create Windows Server 2003 OEM-DISK for EXPRESSBUILDER. NOTE: If you have already "Windows Server 2003 OEM-DISK for EXPRESSBUILDER"...
Page 315 Installing Windows Server 2003 E-5 Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive according to the instruction on the screen. Windows Server 2003 OEM-DISK for EXPRESSBUILDER will be created. Write-protect and attach a label, then keep it safely. Create from [Master Control Menu] [Master Control Menu] runs on the following operating systems.
Page 316: 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 CD-ROM drive. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to reset the system. After a bootable operating system has been installed on the hard disk, press Enter while the message "Press any key to boot from CD..."...
Page 317 Installing Windows Server 2003 E-7 Select the proper SCSI Adapter and press Enter. – LSI MEGARAID Products for Windows 2003 (x86) (Whenthe SecuRAID 114 board is installed.) – Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards (WinXP/Server 2003 IA-32) (When the Adaptec 29320 board is installed.) –...
Page 318: Upgrade Installation
E-8 Installing Windows Server 2003 Upgrade Installation Procedures below upgrade the installed Windows 2000 to Windows Server 2003. Power on the system and start Windows 2000. Log on as an administrator. Insert the Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Then, [Select an operation] dialog will appear.
Page 319 Installing Windows Server 2003 E-9 If the optional board is installed, select the proper SCSI Adapter and press Enter. – Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards (WinXP/Server 2003 IA-32) (When the Adaptec 29320 board is installed.) – LSI MEGARAID Products for Windows 2003 (x86) (When the SecuRAID 114 board is installed.) Continue performing tasks according to the subsequent messages that appear.
Page 320: Reinstallation To Multiple Logical Drives
E-10 Installing Windows Server 2003 Reinstallation to Multiple Logical Drives This subsection describes the procedure for reinstalling the operation system if the multiple logical drives exist. Before Re-installing the Operation System Be sure to make backup copies before re-installing the operation system just in case. Re-installing the Operation System Start the clean installation following the procedure described in this manual.
Page 321 Installing Windows Server 2003 E-11 Procedure for Modifying the Drive Letter Be careful that the drive letter of the system or boot volume cannot modify with the following procedure. Click Start menu, right-click [My Computer], and specify [Manage] to start [Computer Management].
Page 322: Updating The System
E-12 Installing Windows Server 2003 Updating the System To ensure normal system operation you should update your system using the following procedures. Logon to the system using the administrator account or other account which is a member of the Administrators group. Insert the EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
Page 323: Proset
Installing Windows Server 2003 E-13 DRIVER INSTALLATION AND ADVANCED SETTINGS This section describes on how to install and setup various standard drivers mounted on the device. For the information on installing and setting up the driver that is not described in this section, please refer to the document attached to the driver.
Page 324: Re-Install The Network Driver
E-14 Installing Windows Server 2003 * The procedure in the case of the standard start menu 1. Click Start menu, Click [Control Panel], Click [Network Connections], and Click [Local Area Connection]. * The procedure in the case of the classic start menu 1.
Page 325 Installing Windows Server 2003 E-15 Click Start menu, point to [Programs], [Accessories] and click [Windows Explorer]. Run "SETUP.EXE" in the following directory. <CD-ROM Drive Letter>:\WINNT\VIDEO\SETUP.EXE. Follow the message to continue the installation. If the dialog message "Digital Signature could not been found." appears, select [Yes] to continue. Remove the EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive, follow the direction on the screen and restart the system.
Page 326: Installing Scsi Controller Driver
E-16 Installing Windows Server 2003 Installing SCSI Controller Driver If you utilize SCSI controller driver (Adaptec 29160), install it according to the following procedure: Start [Device Manager] from [Start] menu → [Control Panel]→[Administrative Tools] → [Computer Management]. Double-click the SCSI Controller driver which Device Manager lists as unknown device. Click [Update Driver].
Page 327: Installing Windows 2000
Appendix F Installing Windows 2000 This section describes the procedures for installing Windows 2000 without using Express Setup tool. BEFORE INSTALLING WINDOWS 2000 Please read carefully the following information BEFORE commencing your Windows 2000 Installation. Optional Board Supported by EXPRESSBUILDER The EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM attached to your system supports the following optional Raid Controller and SCSI Controller: Supporting installation of OS in EXPRESSBUILDER...
Page 328: Re-Installing To The Hard Disk Which Has Been Upgraded To Dynamic Disk
F-2 Installing Windows 2000 Re-installing to the Hard Disk which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk If you want to leave the existing partition when installing the system on the hard disk upgraded to Dynamic Disk, note the following issue: Do not select the partition that OS had been installed as the partition to install the OS newly.
Page 329: Partition Size
Installing Windows 2000 F-3 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 = 1000MB Paging File Size (Recommended) = Mounted Memory Size ×...
Page 330: Installing Windows 2000
F-4 Installing Windows 2000 INSTALLING WINDOWS 2000 Preparations for Installation EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM Microsoft Windows 2000 Server (CD-ROM) Windows 2000 Service Pack (CD-ROM) User's Guide Getting Started Windows 2000 OEM-DISK for EXPRESSBUILDER Creating "Windows 2000 OEM-DISK for EXPRESSBUILDER" Before installing, create Windows 2000 OEM-DISK for EXPRESSBUILDER. NOTE: If you have already "Windows 2000 OEM-DISK for EXPRESSBUILDER"...
Page 331 Installing Windows 2000 F-5 Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive according to the instruction on the screen. Windows 2000 OEM-DISK for EXPRESSBUILDER will be created. Write-protect and attach a label, then keep it safely. Create from [Master Control Menu] [Master Control Menu] runs on the following operating systems.
Page 332: Windows 2000 Clean Installation
F-6 Installing Windows 2000 Windows 2000 Clean Installation This section explains how to perform a clean installation of Windows 2000. Turn on the system power. Insert the Windows 2000 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to reset the system. After a bootable operating system has been installed on the hard disk, press Enter while the message "Press any key to boot from CD..."...
Page 333: Reinstallation To Multiple Logical Drives
Installing Windows 2000 F-7 Select the proper SCSI Adapter and press Enter. – LSI MEGARAID Products for Windows 2000 (When the SecuRAID 114 board is installed.) – Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards (Win2000) (When the Adaptec 29320 board is installed.) – Promise FastTrak S150 SX4100(tm) Controller-Intel x86 platform (When the SX4100 board is installed.) –...
Page 334 F-8 Installing Windows 2000 Procedure for Modifying the Drive Letter Be careful that the drive letter of the system or boot volume cannot modify with the following procedure. Click Start menu, right-click [My Computer], and specify [Manage] to start [Computer Management]. Specify the [Disk Management] in the left side of the window.
Page 335: Updating The System - Installing Service Pack
Installing Windows 2000 F-9 Updating the System - Installing Service Pack - To ensure normal system operation you should update your system using the following procedures. Logon to the system using the administrator account or other account which is a member of the Administrators group.
Page 336: Driver Installation And Advanced Settings
F-10 Installing Windows 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION AND ADVANCED SETTINGS This section describes on how to install and setup various standard drivers mounted on the device. For the information on installing and setting up the driver that is not described in this section, please refer to the document attached to the driver.
Page 337: Network Driver
Installing Windows 2000 F-11 Network Driver [When PROSet is not installed] Click Start menu and click [Network and Dial-Up Connection]. The [Network and Dial-Up Connection] dialog box appears. Right-click [Local Area Connection] and click [Properties] from pop-up menu. The [Local Area Connection Properties] dialog box appears. Click [Configure].
Page 338: Re-Install The Network Driver
F-12 Installing Windows 2000 Re-install the Network Driver After installing OS and deleting the network drivers, if you want to re-install the network drivers, follow the procedure below. Restart OS and logon to your system. [Upgrade Device Driver Wizard] dialog box appears. Click [Next].
Page 339: Graphics Accelerator Driver
Installing Windows 2000 F-13 Graphics Accelerator Driver Standard graphics accelerator drivers that are mounted will be installed automatically. 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 340: Installing Scsi Controller Driver
F-14 Installing Windows 2000 Installing SCSI Controller Driver If you utilize SCSI controller driver (Adaptec 29320), install it according to the following procedure: Start [Device Manager] from [Start] menu → [Control Panel] → [Administrative Tools] → [Computer Management]. Double-click the SCSI Controller driver which Device Manager lists as unknown device. Click [Update Driver].
Page 341: Product Configuration Record Table
Appendix G Product Configuration Record Table Use this table for information about setup and system environment change. Hardware Main Unit Model name Serial No. Date Installed Clock Serial No. Date Installed Memory Size Serial No. Date Installed Size Serial No. Date Installed Size Serial No.
Page 342 G-2 Product Configuration Record Table 5.25-inch Device Slot 1 Size Capacity Serial No. Model name Type number Date Installed Slot 3 Size Capacity Serial No. (standard ATAPI CD-ROM Model name Type number Date Installed drive) 3.5-inch Device Slot 1 (standard Size Capacity Serial No.
Page 343: Software
Product Configuration Record Table G-3 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 Remarks...
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Page 345: Rack-Mount Kit
Appendix H Rack-Mount Kit Read this appendix for more information about the setting up of your server in a 19-inch rack. UNPACKING THE RACK INSTALLATION KIT Although the rack installation kit is inspected and carefully packaged at the factory, damage may occur during shipping.
Page 346: Before You Begin
H-2 Rack-Mount Kit BEFORE YOU BEGIN Before you begin, please review the following cautions, warnings, and general guidelines. WARNING: Be sure that power to the system is turned off and unplugged. All voltage is removed only when the power cords are unplugged. •...
Page 347: Installing The Support Rails
Rack-Mount Kit H-3 WARNING Anchor the equipment rack: The equipment rack must be anchored to an unmovable support to prevent it from falling over when one or more servers are extended in front of it on slide assemblies. The anchors must be able to withstand a force of up to 113 kg (250 lbs). You must also consider the weight of any other device installed in the rack.
Page 348: Attaching The Handles To The Rack Mounting Frame
H-4 Rack-Mount Kit Figure 2: Installing the right support rail 3. Insert two caged nuts (F in figure 2) as shown in figure 2. One in the hole just above the support rail, the other one eight holes above. Insert the caged nuts in the front mounting rail as follows (see figure 3): a.
Page 349: Installing The Rack Mounting Frame On The Server
Rack-Mount Kit H-5 NOTE: The handles are only used to slide the server in and out of the rack. DO NOT use these handles to carry the server. Attach the handles (A in figure 1) to the rack mounting frame with two screws (B in figure 1). Installing the Rack Mounting Frame on the Server Install the rack mounting frame on the server as follows: 1.
Page 350: Installing The Server In The Rack Cabinet
H-6 Rack-Mount Kit Figure 5: Securing the rack mounting frame INSTALLING THE SERVER IN THE RACK CABINET CAUTION The system weighs around 19 kg. If it contains numerous optional boards and peripheral devices, it may weigh even more. To avoid personal injury, make sure you have at least one person help you lift or move the system.
Page 351: Rs-232C Additional Serial Port Connector Kit
Appendix I RS-232C Additional Serial Port Connector Kit Before installing the RS-232C additional serial port connector kit, please carefully read the "Notes on Using Your Server" described in Chapter 1. WARNING Ignoring the safety notes when using your server may cause malfunctions or failures of the server, personal inju y, fire, and/or damages of surrounding devices to occur.
Page 352: In The Package
I-2 RS-232C Additional Serial Port Connector Kit IN THE PACKAGE Your packing box contains the items shown in the table below. Check these items. Item Quantity Remarks RS-232C cable PCI bracket (1) Attached to the cable PCI bracket (2) For Full-height PCI board TRANSFER TO THIRD PARTY When you transfer (or sell) the RS-232C Connector Kit to a third party, also provide this guide to the party.
Page 353: Installation
RS-232C Additional Serial Port Connector Kit I-3 INSTALLATION Preparation To avoid a hazard and failure, be sure to turn off the power of the server, and unplug the power cord from power outlet before starting work. Reference the relevant chapter of this User's Guide for the preparation of the server. Installation Install the RS-232C Connector Kit as described below.
Page 354 I-4 RS-232C Additional Serial Port Connector Kit Route the cable so that it does not disturb any other PCI boards, and connect the cable to COM connector on mother board. Confirm the position of the connector on the motherboard referring to the figure below. Make sure that the slot cover which have been removed, tool, and/or screws are not left inside the server.
Page 355: Others
RS-232C Additional Serial Port Connector Kit I-5 Others After installation, some server need configuration for COM port by BIOS Setup Utility. Configure the COM port according to the User's Guide. An example of how to set-up a device (if applicable) is described as follows. Power on the server.

NEC Express5800 110Ej 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

Chapter 10

Internal Cabling Diagrams

Appendix A

Specifications

Appendix B

Other Precautions

Appendix C

IRQ and I/O Port Address

Appendix D

Installing Windows Server 2003 X64 Editions

Appendix E

Installing Windows Server 2003

Appendix F

Installing Windows 2000

Appendix G

Product Configuration Record Table

Appendix H

Rack-Mount Kit

Appendix I

RS-232C Additional Serial Port Connector Kit

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