NEC Express ServerExpress5800 Series10.023.01-101.02March 2013, Scond Edition© NEC Corporation 2013Express5800/R120d-1EEXP480AUser’s GuideModel Number: R120d-1E: N8100-1954F/1955F/1956FChapter 1 General DescriptionChapter 2 PreparationsChapter 3 SetupChapter 4 Appendix

NEC R120d-1E N8100-1955F User Manual

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CHAPTER 1 PRECAUTIONS FOR USE

Warning Labels

Precautions for Safety

Use of Power Supply and Power Cord

Installation, Relocation, Storage and Connection

Cleaning and Handling of Internal Devices

During Operation

Rack-mount Model

For Proper Operation

Disposal of Equipment and Consumables

About Repair Parts

CHAPTER 2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Standard Features

Names and Functions of Components

Front View

Rear View

Optical Disk drive

CPU/IO Module

Mother Board

LEDs

PCI Slot Status LED 1, 2

Access LED on the Optical Disk Drive

EXPRESSSCOPE

Basic Operation

Power On

Power Off

Flow of POST

Behavior at Occurrence of Error

Floppy Disk Drive (Option)

Use of Floppy Disk

Insert/Remove DVD-ROM

When You cannot Eject a DVD/CD-ROM

Handling Optical Disks

CHAPTER 3 ESX SERVER OPERATION AND CONFIGURATION

Dual LAN Configuration

Check the Duplicating Operation of Modules

Evaluate Start and Stop of CPU Modules

CHAPTER 4 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

System BIOS –SETUP–

Starting SETUP Utility

Description of On-Screen Items and Key Usage

Configuration Examples

Menu and Parameter Descriptions

Advanced

advanced processor configuration

advanced chipset control

Security

Server

system management

console redirection

event log configuration

monitoring configuration

Boot

Exit

Emulex BIOS

Forced Shutdown and Clear

Clear CMOS/Password

How to Clear CMOS

How to Clear Passwords

How to Clear the BMC Configuration

CHAPTER 5 INSTALLING AND USING UTILITIES

NEC EXPRESSBUILDER

Autorun Menu

NEC ESMPRO Agent and Manager

Detection of Server Fault

Management of Server Operation Status

Monitoring (Management) of NEC Express5800/ft series

Collective Management of Distributed Servers

NEC ESMPRO Agent

Supplement

NEC ESMPRO Manager

Maintenance of NEC Express5800/ft series

Start and Stop of Components

Check and Clear of MTBF Information

Diagnostics

Firmware Update

Dump Collection

Refresh of View Based on State Change Alert Setting

CHAPTER 6 MAINTENANCE

Daily Maintenance

Cleaning

Cleaning the Keyboard and Mouse

Cleaning the Floppy Disk Drive

System Diagnostics

Off-line Maintenance Utility

CHAPTER 7 TROUBLESHOOTING

To Locate the Errors

Error Messages

POST Error Messages

Troubleshooting

Problems with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER

Problems with NEC ESMPRO

Collection of System Information

Collection of the Memory Dump

CHAPTER 8 SYSTEM UPGRADE

NEC Express5800 Series

how to use this manual

text conventions

Chapter 1 Notes on Using Your Server

Safety Notes

Power Supply and Power Cord Use

Installation, Relocation, Storage, and Connection

Cleaning and Working with Internal Devices

Transfer to Third Party

Disposal and Consumables

User Support

Chapter 2 General Description

Overview

System Chassis

general description

Internal View

Power Supply

NEC ESMPRO

Using Your Server

post execution flow

post error messages

SLEEP Switch

Floppy Disk Drive

DVD-ROM Drive

when you fail to eject

Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Server

Setup Flow

UNPACKING THE SYSTEM

Selecting Server Site

Connecting Peripheral Devices

setting up your server

Connecting Power Cord

Turning On the Server

Installing Operating System

Chapter 4 Configuring Your Server

System BIOS (BIOS Setup Utility)

Description on On-Screen Items and Key Usage

external devices

configuring your server

advanced processor options

memory configuration

pci configuration

Add-in Card's BIOS

Configuring Mother Board Jumpers

clearing password

RAID Configuration

Installing the Hard Disk Drives

Setup Utility

Menu Tree

Operating Procedures for Setup Utility

manual rebuild

check consistency

Chapter 5 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup

About Express Setup

Microsoft Windows Server 2003

nec esmpro agent

windows server 2003

creating partition size

The Flow of Setup

installing the windows server 2003

Installing and Setting Device Drivers

network driver

optional network board driver

installation of the optional network board driver

graphics accelerator driver

Setting for Solving Problems

network monitor

Installing Maintenance Utilities

Making Backup Copies of System Information

Installing with the OEM-FD for Mass Storage Device

Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities

NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for DOS-Based with Local Console

express setup

NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for Windows-Based (Master Control Menu)

Configuration Diskette Creator

Functions and Features

Web-based Promise Array Manager

Chapter 7 Maintenance

Cleaning the Server

Cleaning the Interior

Cleaning the Keyboard/Mouse

in the package

Notes on Using Your Server

Consumables

General Description

External View

Front View (with the Front Door Open)

Front View (Switch and LED Panel)

I/O Board

Processor Board

Memory Board

Power Supplies

Recovering BIOS Data

System Board Features

EXPRESSBUILDER

ESMPRO

POWER Switch

CD-ROM Drive

Setting Up Your Server

Selecting a Site

Unpacking the System

Configuring Your Server