American Megatrends M300V User's Guide

i NEC Express5800 Series Express5800/A1080a User’s Guide 3ｒｄ Edition Dec 2010 855-900827

x Notes on Installing and Accessing the Rack Cabinet Make sure the wiring of the server does not exceed the

Hardware 100 DIMM Mounting Rule in the System  Mount a larger DIMM preferentially on the slot with a lower number.  Mount on sets (pair of DIMM

Hardware 101 DIMM Mounting Rule A1080a-S/A1080a-D Model  A pair of DIMMs is defined as “PAIR” in this Guide, which is connected from the same ch

Hardware 102 A1080a-E Model  A set of 4 DIMMs (set of two “PAIR”s) is defined as QUARTET in this Guide, which is in the same position viewed from

Hardware 103 Memory RAS Functions The server supports the following functions as RAS functions. There are some restrictions for the mounted memory

Hardware 104 (1) Mirroring in the processor memory module A1080a-S/A1080a-D models support mirroring in the processor memory module. Mirroring is

Hardware 105(2) Mirroring between processor memory modules Mirroring should be performed between the adjacent processor memory modules as shown be

Hardware 106 Restrictions for each model in using mirroring between processor memory modules * The same restrictions are applied to the A1080a-S/A

Hardware 107 A1080a-E Model: Mirroring in the processor memory module: Not supported Mirroring between processor memory modules: One of the follow

Hardware 108 DIMM Sparing DIMM sparing is one of the RAS functions. This function constantly duplicates the contents of DIMM having a possibility

Hardware 109 At DIMM sparing failure occurrence PAIR #7 PAIR #8PAIR #5 PAIR #6DIMM #5 PAIR #3 DIMM #6 DIMM #7 PAIR #4DIMM #8 DIMM #1PAIR #1 DIMM

xi Power Supply and Power Cord Use Do not hold the power plug with a wet hand. Do not disconnect/connect the plug while your ha

Hardware 110 A1080a-E Model  The types and capacities of all DIMMs in PAIRs that are connected to memory buffers must be the same.

Hardware 111 At DIMM sparing failure occurrence Memory Scrubbing This function provides the patrol scrubbing and de

Hardware 112 Other Memory Functions The server memory has the interleaving function in addition to the above RAS functions. Memory Interleave Th

Hardware 113 PCI Card The following image shows slots of the PCI card to be mounted. Front Side Rear Side

Hardware 114 PCI Card Mounting Rule (1) PCI slot 1 ················ RAID supported slot *1 (2) From rear left PCI slot 2 ················ WOL

Hardware 115 PCI has the limitations for mounting slots depending on the processor memory module configuration. Note that there are also limitation

Hardware 116 Connection diagram of A1080a-E model * PMMx is an abbreviation of a processor memory module. * IOHx is an

Hardware 117 Cooling Fans There are two mounted cooling fans: the first on the front side of the server is a cooling fan (1) and the second is a c

Hardware 118 Power Supply Unit In the server, there are 4 slots where a power supply unit is to be mounted. The redundant configuration can be ach

Hardware 119 Below shows the samples of redundant configuration. 1) N+1 redundant configuration Power Supply 1 Power Supply 2 N+1 Redundant P

xii Do not use the attached power cord for any other devices or usage. The power cord that comes with your server is spec

Hardware 120 Management Module The following image shows connectors mounted on the management board. Each connector is the same when two manageme

Hardware 121 Refer to “Connection” for how and where each connector is connected. (1) ID Button A button to light the ID LED. Pressing the b

Hardware 122 Internal Hard Disk Drive A hard disk drive is sold separately. Pay careful attention to handle the hard disk drive in which operating

Hardware 123 LED Description The following shows LED display and its description of the server. EXPRESSSCOPE® Monitor LED (1) System

Hardware 124 The following describes display status of the System Status LED, its detailed description, and troubleshooting. The System Status LED

Hardware 125Detected abnormal temperature.. Confirm that dust or dirt is not attached on the internal cooling fan. Confirm that the cooling fan is

Hardware 126 Internal Hard Disk Drive LED LED Status Description OFF Normal, No access Blinking in green Accessing Lighting in gree

Hardware 127 DVD Drive Access LED The following table shows LED status and its description. LED Status Description Off Not access

Hardware 128 Processor Memory Module LED The following shows the position and description of LEDs mounted on processor memory modules. LEDs on pro

Hardware 129 Cooling Fan LED s When a cooling fan of the server fails, the failed LED of the cooling fan lights in amber. The failed cooling fan

xiii Installation, Relocation, Storage, and Connection Do not install your server on a rack without its cover

Hardware 130 Management Module LEDs The following shows the position and description of management module LEDs. * Each LED is the same when two ma

Hardware 131 The following table shows LED status and its description. LED Status Description Off Management module is not operating Lighting in

Hardware 132network port. Lighting in amber indicates that 1000 Mbps is used. Lighting in green indicates that 100 Mbps is used. LED that is off in

Hardware 133PCI Slot LED The power LEDs is located near PCI slots on the base module. (1) PCI Slot Power LEDs The following table shows LED s

Hardware 134 Installation and Connection Describes installation and connection of the server. Installation This server should be mounted in a st

Hardware 135 The following explains a site suitable for installing the rack cabinet. ● Place having available space of 1 m or more of front and re

Hardware 136 Do not install the rack in the places listed below. Not doing so may cause some malfunctions to occur. Do not: ● Locate the rack in

Hardware 137 Mounting/Unmounting the server to/from Rack Mount the server to a rack (the unmounting procedure is also described). If you purchased

Hardware 138 Checking Parts to be Mounted Confirm that the following parts are provided for mounting to the rack. Nam

Hardware 139 Confirm that the following parts are provided when using optional cable arm rather than standard one. Name(Optional Cable

xiv Do not use the equipment in the place where corrosive gases exist. Make sure not to locate or use the server in the plac

Hardware 140 Required Tools Tools required for mounting to rack are a Phillips-head and a flat-blade screw driver. Mounting Procedure Mount

Hardware 141 2. Remove the Inner Rail to be attached to the server from the Slide Rail assembly. Pull the Inner rail while pushing the Release

Hardware 142 IMPORTANT: At the beginning, the slide rail assemblies are assembled so that they are suited for the rack with square holes. Be

Hardware 143 3. Place the slide rail assembly on the front side of the rack onto the position specified in step 1. Hitch the holding tab to the

Hardware 144 4. Determine the position of the rear side of the slide rail assembly. The rear side of the slide rail assembly can be adjusted depe

Hardware 145 5. Fix the slide rail assembly at two positions on the front side and two positions at the rear side (total four positions) by using

Hardware 146 8. Mount rack nuts fixing the server to the rack at four positions circled in red shown below (image of mounting the server to ra

Hardware 147 10. Attach the inner rail removed in step 2 to the server at six positions on the right side and six positions on the left side (tot

Hardware 148 The following image shows when the server is mounted to the rack. The front view of the server is actually hidden by the plate to whic

Hardware 149 The following section describes how to attach the standard cable arm. Refer to the step 21 and later when using the optional cable arm

xv Cleaning and Working with Internal Devices Do not disassemble, repair, or alter the server. Never attempt to d

Hardware 150 15. Attach the cable arm to the slide rail assembly through square holes by using three “Screws C.” Attach the cable arm to the serv

Hardware 151 16. Remove dog-leg plates from the cable cover. The dog-leg plates are fixed by four screws in the depositions circled in red shown

Hardware 152 18. Attach the cable cover to the rack by using 2 “Screws C.” 19. Attach repeat ties to the cable

Hardware 153 20. Adjust the support bracket corresponding to the rack length. NOTE: There are many hol

Hardware 154 マウント面と固定する部品の向きを変えるサポートブラケット１（ケーブルアーム）側フロント側NOTE: It is possible to mount the brackets in rever

Hardware 155 The following section describes how to attach the optional cable arm. Refer to the step 13 -20 er when using the standard cable arm.

Hardware 156 23.Attach the cable arm to the slide rail assembly through square holes by using three screws. Attach the cable arm to the server-atta

Hardware 157 24.Remove dog-leg plates from the cable cover. The dog-leg plates are fixed by four screws in the depositions circled in red shown b

Hardware 158 26. Attach the cable cover to the rack by using 2 screws. 27.Attach repeat ties to the cable arm. T

Hardware 159 28. Adjust the support bracket corresponding to the rack length. As far as possible NOT

xvi Hot surface Immediately after the server is powered off, its internal components such as hard disk drives are ver

Hardware 160 This completes mounting the server to the rack. When mounting cable with the bracket, refer t

Hardware 161 電源ケーブルアームの下側に取り付けFCケーブルアーム上部に取り付けLANケーブルアーム下部に取り付けリピートタイアーム曲げ部はケーブルにテンションが掛からないように取り付けてください。また、FCケーブルはケーブル径の10倍の曲げ半径を確保してください。LAN cab

Hardware 162 Unmounting Procedure Ensure to use a lifter or carry with 4 or more persons when unmounting the server from the rack. 1. Check tha

Hardware 163 5. Remove from the rail slowly while unlocking by pushing the right and left release levers.

Hardware 164 Connection Connect the server to peripherals. Connectors that can connect to various peripherals are provided on the front and rear s

Hardware 165<Rear> Maintenance USB Port Connect Power Code Maintenance LAN Port (Maintenance Se

Hardware 166 Web Console Connection The following shows an example of Web Console connection. Maintenance

Hardware 167 Power Code Connection Insert the power code into AC inlet of the power supply unit. Fix the power code by using the AC co

Hardware 168Connection to Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Connect the service outlet provided on UPS when connecting the power code of the serv

Hardware 169 Relocation Unmount the server from the rack and relocate it by following the procedure below. 1. Refer to “Installation”

xvii WARNING LABELS The warning label is attached to components with possible danger or their vicinity in your server to inform the user that a hazar

Hardware 170 Basic Operation This chapter describes basic operation of this sever. Power-On and Booting Server The se

Hardware 171 There are 4 methods to boot the server as shown below. (1) Operate the navigation button of EXPRESSSCOPE® Monitor and perform the fo

Hardware 172 (4) Use SMASH-CLP Refer to the chapter which describe SMASH-CLP in details. IMPORTANT: ●Don't update and reboot BIOS/

Hardware 173 POST (Power On Self-Test) POST (Power On Self-Test) is the self-diagnosis feature which runs automatically after the startup of Parti

Hardware 174 Error during POST An error message is displayed on the screen of the display device when an error is detected during POST. Error Me

Hardware 175abnormally (variable acquisition failed) removed CPU. 2 80 3 3 1000 Recovery Failed (Capsule Undetected) Update BIOS or replace the r

Hardware 176 Power-OFF and Stopping Server Note that the procedure of turning the power OFF differs depending on the server boot status. Refer to

Hardware 177 For A1080a-D Model ● When shutting down OS of both Serve 1 and Server 2 Go to [Main Menu] -> [All Servers Up/Down] -> [SVRs OS

Hardware 178There are 4 methods to turn the power OFF forcibly as shown below. (1) Operate the navigation button of EXPRESSSCOPE® Monitor an

Hardware 179 (3) Press the Forcible Shutdown button on the management module for at least five seconds. (4) Use SMASH-CLP Refer to the c

xviii There exists labels that does not include the description in Chinese. Tｈｅ Chinese description is requir

Hardware 180 OS Reboot Execute reboot command on OS. Then OS will be rebooted automatically unless the setting to stop at

Hardware 181 DVD Drive Your server is provided with the DVD drive on its front. Setting/Removing the CD/DVD-ROM Set a disk on the DVD

Hardware 182 5. Push the front of the tray lightly to retract it into the drive. To take ouot the media from the DVD drive, pres

Hardware 183 When you fail to eject: When you fail to eject the tray with the tray eject button and cannot take out the CD/DVD-ROM from the serv

Hardware 184 Aboout use of the CD/DVD Keep the following notes in mind to use the CD/DVD-ROM for the server: ●For the disk which does not conform

Hardware 185 Upgrading Your Server This chapter describes internal optional devices available for the server, procedures for install or removing s

Hardware 186 Safty Notes Observe the following notes to install or remove optional devices safely and properly. Obs

Hardware 187 Anti-Atatic Measures The server contains electronic components sensitive to static electricity. Avoid failures caused by static elect

Hardware 188Parts Able to be Added/Replaced by Customers The server provides parts that can be added/replaced under customer installation environm

Hardware 189 The following table shows replacement conditions and the accompanying tasks. CRU is an abbreviation of (Customer Replacement Unit) Re

xix FOR PROPER OPERATION Observe the following notes for successful operation of the server. Use of the server ignoring the notes will cause malfunct

Hardware 190 Preparation for Mounting/Unmounting Prepare for mounting/unmounting parts by following the procedure below. 1. Set to the mainte

Hardware 191 Confirmation during replacement or installation Confirm following items when you remove a part or add a optional unit. ● Install

Hardware 192 Installation/Uninstallation Procedure Install/Uninstall parts by following the procedure below. Hard Disk There are 12 slots provi

Hardware 193 Installation Install a hard disk drive by following the procedure below. Install in other slots with the same procedure. 1

Hardware 194 5. Hold the hard disk drive and handle firmly and insert it into the slot. 6. Close the handle slowly. It cl

Hardware 195 Uninstallation Uninstall the hard disk drive by following the procedure below. Install a dummy tray in an empty slot when u

Hardware 196 3. Hold the hard disk drive and the handle firmly to uninstall it. 4. Refer to “Installation” to install a new

Hardware 197 Notes on Replacing Hard Disk Drives in the RAID System When the hard disk drives are in the RAID System configuration, you can restor

Hardware 198 Power Supply Unit Replacing Failed Power Supply Unit Replace the power supply unit only when it failed. 1. Check the faile

Hardware 199 5. Mount the power supply unit with opposite steps of steps 1-4. Confirm that it is inserted completely and locked ti

iiPROPRIETARY NOTICE AND LIABILITY DISCLAIMER The information disclosed in this document, including all designs and related materials, is the valu

xxadjustment, contact your sales agent to ask maintenance. Store the unit under the approved storage conditions (temperature: -10°C - 55°C, hum

Hardware 200 Adding Power Supply Unit 1. Unlock and remove the dummy cover from the power supply unit slot to be added. 2. Moun

Hardware 201 DVD Drive Uninstallation Uninstall the DVD drive by following the procedure shown below. 1. Refer to “Preparation for Mounting/Unm

Hardware 202 3. Pull out the DVD drive forward with two lock levers being unlocked. 4. When it is unlocked, release the lock levers and pull o

Hardware 203 Installation Install the DVD drive by following the procedure shown below. 1. Refer to “Preparation for Mounting/Unmounting” for pr

Hardware 204 Cooling Fan Unmount Replace the cooling fan when it failed. Pulling Out Server from Rack Mount/Unmount the cooling fan with the se

Hardware 205 4. Pull out the server from the rack slowly and gently. Pull out the server until it clicks and latches 5. Check the cooling f

Hardware 206 7. Pull out the cooling fan upward and unmount it while marinating the same condition as step 6. IMP

Hardware 207 Mount 1. Check the direction of the cooling fan. There are connecters on the bottom left end seen from the front of the server. The

Hardware 208 Remounting Server to Rack Push the release levers on the rails on the sides of the server and clear the latched status to remount the

Hardware 209Power Cable Unmount Unmount the power cable by following the procedure below. 1. Refer to “Preparation for Mounting/Unmounting” for

xxi Advice for Health The longer you keep using the computer equipment, the more you become tired, which may cause disorders of your body. When you

Hardware 210(2)Remove the power cable Mount Mount the power cable by following the procedure below. 1. Connect the power cable t

Hardware 211 (2)Mount the power cable to the power supply unit. (3)Lock the clamp. (4)Wi

Hardware 2122. Turn on the AC power. a) Turn ON the PDU switch when using PDU (outlet box). b) Turn ON UPS when using UPS (Uninterruptible Power

Hardware 213 User Interface To operate (set, manage, etc.) the server, EXPRESSSCOPE® Monitor that operates the server directly and Web Console tha

Hardware 214(Overall Hardware) temperature)  Lighting/turning off ID LED  Set Network (for Resource Web Console)  Reset management module set

Hardware 215 NEC EXPRESSSCOPE® Monitor NEC EXPRESSSCOPE® Monitor With EXPRESSSCOPE® Monitor, it is possible to turn ON/OFF the power of the serve

Hardware 216 NEC EXPRESSSCOPE® Monitor Display The following image shows a display example of the EXPRESSSCOPE® Monitor LCD main screen. On the EX

Hardware 217 IMPORTANT* ● If no operation is performed for a certain period of time (30 seconds) on EXPRESSSCOPE® Monitor of LCD, the

Hardware 218 ID Button (Front) EXPRESSSCOPE® Monitor and the ID LED on the rear side of the server light when pressing the ID button with the ID L

Hardware 219 NEC EXPRESSSCOPE® Monitor Operation Menu It is possible to display system or server information, display failure information, and set

xxii PREFAC Congratulations on the purchase of your NEC Express server. Your server is a high-performance and high-density server based on the Intel

Hardware 220 Executing “Return” enables to return to the main screen.  The top right edge “↑” display or bottom right edge”↓” display is the in

Hardware 221Option Items under Main Menu The tree structure is used for option items. Displaying information, moving to sub menus, each setting, a

Hardware 222 View GUID: - System GUID SVRx Control: SVRx Network: Clear All Faults: Restore SVRx: Res

Hardware 223 Box: View Environment: - Power Consumption- Air in Temperature Box Network: Indicate Box

Hardware 224 Display at Fault Occurrence When selecting and executing “View Faults” in Main Menu, the screen moves to View Faults. “View Faults” is

Hardware 225Display Format for View Faults  Example when processor memory module 1 in Server 1 failed.  FRU Name : PMM ········· FRU is

Hardware 226 All SVRs Up/Down Menu This enables a user to turn ON the power of the server and shut down OS. Enter Password Menu When LCD Guard M

Hardware 227 All SVRs Up/Down Menu When LCD Guard Mode is set to “Disable,” the screen moves to “All SVRs Up/Down Menu” by selecting and executing

Hardware 228 ALL SVRs Up/Down Menu Execute Menu When selecting and executing “SVRs Power Up >” or “SVRs OS Shutdown >” in the All SVRs Up/D

Hardware 229 System Menu Display Format for System Menu When selecting and executing “System >” in the Main Menu status, the screen moves to S

xxiii How to Use This Manual To aid you in finding information quickly, this manual contains the following information: IMPORTANT : Read "Saf

Hardware 230 System Menu View Information When selecting and executing “View Information” in the System Menu status, the screen moves to View Inf

Hardware 231 System Menu Switch DVD&USB Execute Menu When selecting and executing “Switch DVD&USB >” in the System Menu status, the sc

Hardware 232 System Menu Network Enter Password Menu When LCD Guard Mode is set to “Enable,” the screen moves to Enter Password Menu by selecting

Hardware 233 System Menu SYS Network Menu When LCD Guard Mode is set to “Disable,” the screen moves to Network Menu by selecting and executing “S

Hardware 234 IMPORTANT:  On the Network Menu, it is possible to change each digit of the address from 000 to 256(decimal) effective

Hardware 235 System Menu LCD Guard Mode Enable/Disable Menu When LCD Guard Mode is set to “Disable,” the screen moves to LCD Guard Mode Enable/Di

Hardware 236System Menu LCD Guard Mode Set Password Menu When selecting and executing “Enable >” in the LCD Guard Mode Enable/Disable Menu sta

Hardware 237System Menu LCD Guard Mode Enter Password Menu When LCD Guard Mode is set to “Enable,” the screen moves to Enter Password Menu by sel

Hardware 238System Menu Set Maint Mode  “Set Maint Mode” item becomes Disabled status when selected in the Enabled status. It also becomes Enabl

Hardware 239 System Menu Mode Settings Enter Password Menu When LCD Guard Mode is set to “Enable,” the screen moves to Enter Password Menu by sel

xxiv IN THE PACKAGE The carton contains various accessories, as well as the server itself. See the packing list to make sure that you have everythin

Hardware 240 System Menu Mode Settings Menu When LCD Guard Mode is set to “Disable,” the screen moves to Mode Settings Menu by selecting and exec

Hardware 241 System Menu View Mode Information Screen The screen moves to View Mode Information Screen by selecting and executing “View Mode Info

Hardware 242 System Menu Power Redundancy Menu The screen moves to Power Redundancy Menu by selecting and executing “Power Redundancy >” in th

Hardware 243 Server Menu Display Format for Server Menu When selecting and executing “Server x >” in the Main Menu status, the screen moves to

Hardware 244Server Menu View Information Screen  When selecting and executing “View Information” in the Server Menu status, the screen moves to

Hardware 245Server Menu View GUID Screen When selecting and executing “View GUID” in the Server Menu status, the screen moves to the Server Menu．

Hardware 246Server Menu Server Control Menu When LCD Guard Mode is set to “Enable,” the screen moves to Server Menu．Server Control Menu by select

Hardware 247Server Menu Enter Password Menu When LCD Guard Mode is set to “Enable,” the screen moves to Enter Password Menu by selecting and exec

Hardware 248Server Menu Server Control Menu Execute Menu Move to the applicable Execute Menu by either of the operations below. a. Select “SVRx

Hardware 249Server Menu Server Control Menu SVRx For Maintenance Menu When selecting and executing “SVRx for Maint >” in the Server Control Me

xxv 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 par

Hardware 250Server Menu SVRx Network Menu When LCD Guard Mode is set to “Disable,” the screen moves to Network Menu by selecting and executing “S

Hardware 251 IMPORTANT:  On the Network Menu, it is possible to change each digit of the address from 000 to 256(decimal) effectively

Hardware 252 Server Menu Network Enter Password Menu When LCD Guard Mode is set to “Enable,” the screen moves to Enter Password Menu by selecting

Hardware 253 Server Menu Clear All Faults:  “Clear All Faults” item clears Fault of HW component belonging to the applicable Server. I

Hardware 254Server Menu Restore Defaults Menu When LCD Guard Mode is set to “Disable,” the screen moves to Server Menu, Restore Defaults Menu by

Hardware 255 Server Menu Enter Password Menu When LCD Guard Mode is set to “Enable,” the screen moves to Enter Password Menu by selecting and exe

Hardware 256Server Menu Mode Settings Menu When LCD Guard Mode is set to “Disable,” the screen moves to Server Menu, Mode Settings Menu by select

Hardware 257Server Menu Enter Password Menu When LCD Guard Mode is set to “Enable,” the screen moves to Enter Password Menu by selecting and exec

Hardware 258Server Menu View Mode Information Screen When LCD Guard Mode is set to “Disable,” the screen moves to View Mode Information Screen by

Hardware 259Server Menu Patrol Scrubbing Menu The screen moves to Patrol Scrubbing Menu by selecting and executing “Patrol Scrubbing >” in the

xxvi DISPOSAL OF THE SERVER Dispose the server, all the internal devices and DVD/CD-ROMs according to all national laws and regulations. Also dispos

Hardware 260Server Menu CPU Throttle Mode Menu The screen moves to CPU Throttle Mode Menu by selecting and executing “CPU Throttle >” in the M

Hardware 261Server Menu QPI Link Frequency Menu The screen moves to QPI Link Frequency Menu by selecting and executing “QPI Link Freq. >” in t

Hardware 262 Box Menu Display Format for Box Menu When selecting and executing “Box >” in the Main Menu status, the screen moves to Box Menu.

Hardware 263 Box Menu View Environment Screen When selecting and executing “View Environment” in the Main Menu status, the screen moves to View E

Hardware 264 Box Menu Box Network Menu When LCD Guard Mode is set to “Disable,” the screen moves to Network Menu by selecting and executing “Box

Hardware 265 IMPORTANT:  On the Network Menu, it is possible to change each digit of the address from 000 to 256(decimal) effectively

Hardware 266 Box Menu Network Enter Password Menu When LCD Guard Mode is set to “Enable,” the screen moves to Enter Password Menu by selecting an

Hardware 267 Box Menu Restore Defaults Menu When LCD Guard Mode is set to “Disable,” the screen moves to Box Menu．Restore Defaults Menu by select

Hardware 268 When selecting and executing “Return,” restore defaults is not performed. IMPORTANT: Don’t use this command,”Restore Default Me

Hardware 269 Box Menu Enter Password Menu When LCD Guard Mode is set to “Enable,” the screen moves to Enter Password Menu by executing “Restore B

xxvii Do not remove the lithium batteries. Your server contains the lithium batteries. Do not remove the battery. Danger of explo

Hardware 270 Setting Network It is required to set the network (the following (1), (2), (3)) for system, server and resource (BOX) from EXPRESSS

Hardware 271 (1) Network Address for System Web Console System Set IP Addr ← 192.168.1.1 Set IP Mask ← 255.255.255.0 Set Gateway Addr ← 192.16

Hardware 272 Ports to be used NEC EXPRESSSCOPE® Engine SP2 uses the port listed below according to each purpose. If the netwo

Hardware 273 Force Dump Dump and collect the memory contents. Refer to the notes described below to perform this operation.  Setting is required

Hardware 274 BIOS Setup This section describes how to set the Basic Input Output System (BIOS). When installing this server or adding/removing opt

Hardware 275 Starting Start SETUP by following the procedure below. 1. Power on the server. 2. When the following screen (NEC logo and “Press &l

Hardware 276 3. BIOS Menu screen is displayed.

Hardware 277 Descriptions on Key and Screen This section describes the basic key operation on BIOS of this server and the display of BIOS screen.

Hardware 278for SETUP operation is displayed. Return to the original screen by pressing <Esc> key. <F2>key Restore setting contents o

Hardware 279 Parameters and Descriptions There are seven main types of Setup.  Main Menu (->Main Menu)  Advanced Menu (->Advanced Menu)

xxviii CONTENTS SAFETY INDICATION ...v SYMBOLS USED IN THIS USER'S GUIDE AND WA

Hardware 280 The items settable on the Main menu screen and their functions are described as below. Item Parameter Description BIOS Version -

Hardware 281 Advanced Menu Advanced menu is displayed by moving the cursor to the position of “Advanced.” For the menu with “ ” at the beginni

Hardware 282 OS Control The following screen is displayed by selecting “OS Control” in Advanced Menu. Refer to the following table for the item

Hardware 283 PCI Subsystem Settings The following screen is displayed by selecting “PCI Subsystem Settings” in Advanced Menu. Refer to the follo

Hardware 284 Slot Configuration The following screen is displayed by selecting “Slot Configuration” in Subsystem Settings Menu. Seven slots are di

Hardware 285 TPM Configuration The following screen is displayed by selecting “TPM Configuration” in Subsystem Settings Menu. It is available only

Hardware 286TPM Active Status - Display the activation status for TPM (display only) TPM Owner Status - Display the ownership for TPM (displ

Hardware 287 WHEA Configuration The following screen is displayed by selecting “WHEA Configuration” in Advanced Menu. Re

Hardware 288 CPU Configuration The following screen is displayed by selecting “CPU Configuration” in Advanced Menu. Refer to the following tabl

Hardware 289Hyper-threading (Note 3) Disable [Enable] Set Disable/Enable for Intel® Hyper Threading Technology function of the processor. Execute

xxixChecking Model Name ... 45 Management Function ...

Hardware 290USB Configuration The following screen is displayed when selecting “USB Configuration” in Advanced Menu. Ref

Hardware 291 Super I/O Configuration The following screen is displayed by selecting “Super I/O Configuration” in Advanced Menu.

Hardware 292 Serial Port 1 Configuration The following screen is displayed by selecting “Serial Port 1 Configuration” in Super I/O Configuration m

Hardware 293 Serial Port Console Redirection The following screen is displayed by selecting “Serial Port Console Redirection” in the Advanced Menu

Hardware 294 Console Redirection Settings The following screen is displayed by selecting “Console Redirection Settings” in Serial Port Console Red

Hardware 295(display only). Legacy OS Redirection - Display resolution of Legacy OS redirection console (display only) [ ]: Factory default

Hardware 296 North Bridge The following screen is displayed by selecting “North Bridge” in Chipset Menu. Refer to the fo

Hardware 297 IOH Configuration The following screen is displayed by selecting “Boxboro IOH Configuration” in North Bridge Menu.

Hardware 298 Intel® VT for Directed I/O Configuration The following screen is displayed by selecting “Intel(R) VT for Directed I/O Configuration”

Hardware 299 QPI Link The following screen is displayed by selecting “QPI Link” in North Bridge Menu. Refer to the follo

iiiTrademarks NEC EXPRESSBUILDER, NEC ESMPRO and NEC EXPRESSSCOPE are trademarks of NEC Corporation. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server, Windows NT,

xxxSetup for Memory Dump ...68 Acquiring User-Mode Process Dump ...

Hardware 300 South Bridge The following screen is displayed by selecting “South Bridge” in Chipset Menu. Refer to the fo

Hardware 301 Boot Boot Menu is displayed by moving the cursor to the position of “Boot.” For the item with “ ” at the beginning, sub menu is di

Hardware 302exist, all of these configuration options are not displayed. To select a boot device, press <Enter> at the desired option and sel

Hardware 303 Hard Drive BBS Priorities The following screen is displayed by selecting “Hard Drive BBS Priorities” in Boot Menu. Refer to the fo

Hardware 304 CD/DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities The following screen is displayed by selecting “CD/DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities” in Boot Menu.

Hardware 305 Floppy Drive BBS Priorities The following screen is displayed by selecting “Floppy Drive BBS Priorities” in Boot Menu.

Hardware 306 Network Device BBS Priorities The following screen is displayed by selecting “Network Drive BBS Priorities” in Boot Menu. Refer to

Hardware 307 Security Security Menu is displayed by moving the cursor to the position of “Security.” Refer to the follow

Hardware 308 Save & Exit Save & Exit Menu is displayed when moving the cursor to the position of “Save & Exit.”

Hardware 309Discard Changes and Exit - Select this item to exit SETUP without saving the newly selected contents to nonvolatile memory. Confirmat

xxxiInstallation and Connection... 134 Installation ...

Hardware 310current change to previous value before saving it to nonvolatile memory. Select “Yes” to restore the previous value. Select “No” to r

Hardware 311 EFI Shell EFI Shell is started by selecting “Build-in EFI Shell” of Boot Override in Save＆Exit Menu of SETUP, or setting Boot Option

Hardware 312 EFI Shell Command The list of Shell commands executable on EFI Shell and their functions are as follows. When entering EFI shell comm

Hardware 313mem Display memory contents of system or device. memmap memmap [-b] Display memory map. mkdir mkdir dir [dir ...] Create directory.

Hardware 314 RAID System Configuration This section describes how to use the internal hard disk drives as a RAID System using the RAID Controller (

Hardware 315 RAID Levels The record mode enabling the RAID feature includes several levels. Among the levels, the RAID Controller (MegaRAID) sup

Hardware 316 Virtual Disk Virtual disk is a logical drive defined in disk group. It is recognized as a physical drive by OS. The allowable number

Hardware 317 RAID Level This section describes particulery the characteristics of the RAID levels suppurted by the RAID controller (MegaRAUD).

Hardware 318 RAID0 In RAID0, data to be recorded is distributed to HDDs. The mode is called "striping". In the figure below, data is re

Hardware 319 RAID5 In RAID5, data is distributed to HDDs by striping and, at the same time, the parity (redundant data) is distributed to the HDD

xxxiiRemounting Server to Rack ...208 Power Cable ...209 Unmo

Hardware 320 RAID10 Data to be recorded is distributed to two HDDs in mirroring mode. Then, each mirrored data is written onto HDD by striping. Ow

Hardware 321 Features of RAID Controller (MegaRAID) This section describes the features of the RAID Controller (MegaRAID). Rebuild If a HDD is

Hardware 322Needed time for Rebuild Here describes the sample time for Rebuild while few accesses to the HDDs in the system.The more the accesses

Hardware 323 Patrol Read The patrol read gives the read & verify test in the entire area of HDDs. It can be performed for all HDDs assigned to

Hardware 324 Background Initialize The Background Initialize is automatically executed when RAID5 virtual disk is created in the disk group compos

Hardware 325 Reconstruction The reconstruction feature is used to change configuration and/or RAID level of existing virtual disk. The Reconstruct

Hardware 326 Ex: Migration with addition for RAID5 virtual disk The figure below shows an example of adding a single 146GB HDD to a

Hardware 327 Before Using WebBIOS Read the following sections describing supported functions and precautions before using WebBIOS. Supported Funct

Hardware 328 5. The disk drive slot numbers written on the server front bay, the physical drive numbers shown in WebBIOS and those shown in Univ

Hardware 329 Display Screen for WebBIOS Physical Drives Property Screen for Universal RAIDUtility Physical Dev

xxxiiiClear All Faults: ... 253 Restore Defaults Menu ... 254 Enter P

Hardware 330 Using WebBIOS Starting WebBIOS 1. Press F2 key when the screen as shown below appears after powered on the server.

Hardware 331 2. Press CTRL + H when the POST screen as shown below appears. 1)If it is the first time to configure RAID 2)If RAID has alre

Hardware 332 3. BIOS will start. Select "Save & Exit", then press Enter.

Hardware 333 4. Select "PCI ROM Setup, B03 D00 F0" of [Boot Override], then press Enter. WebBIOS will start. 1)If it is the first time

Hardware 334WebBIOS Home WebBIOS Home is the menu to start the operation. Shown below is [Adapter Selection] screen that appears first on WebBIOS.

Hardware 335 Adapter Properties When you select [Adapter Properties] on WebBIOS Home Menu and press Enter, the configuration information is display

Hardware 336 Default settings and their explanation of “Adapter Properties” Item Default Description Change Battery Backup Present None Displa

Hardware 337 How to change setting value On [Adapter Properties] screen, change a parameter to desired value, and then select [Submit] at the cent

Hardware 338 Scan Devices When you select [Scan Devices] on WebBIOS Home Menu and press Enter, the HDDs connected are detected again. Use this fea

Hardware 339Virtual Disks When you select [Virtual Disks] on WebBIOS Home Menu and press Enter, the screen for operating the VD that has already be

xxxivSecurity...307 Save & Exit...

Hardware 340Physical Drives Properties Take the following procedures to check Physical Drive Properties. Shown below is an example to check propert

Hardware 341 Configuration Wizard Use this wizard to configure a RAID system using the HDDs connected. The detailed explanation of this feature is

Hardware 342 Exit When you select [Exit] on WebBIOS Home Menu and press Enter, a confirmation screen to exitfrom WebBIOS is displayed. Select [Yes]

Hardware 343 Configuring Virtual Disk This section describes the procedures for configuration of VD (virtual disk) using WebBIOS. Configuration W

Hardware 344 When you select [New Configuration] or [Add Configuration], the screen as shown below appears. Custom Configuration:

Hardware 345When you want to configure VDs in Custom Configuration, use this menu to define several physical drives (PD) as a disk group (DG).

Hardware 346 A new DG is defined in the Disk Groups frame. To define the new DG, select [Accept DG] at the lower right of the screen and press Ente

Hardware 347 Select a DG to define VD from "Array With Free Space" frame, select [Add to SPAN], then press Enter. The DG is defined in th

Hardware 348 As an example, define a RAID5 VD of yyyyy MB. 1. Specify the necessary parameters in left columns. 2. Enter "yyyyy" in &qu

Hardware 349 6. VD 0 is created in DG 0 as shown in the screen below. 7. After making sure that the VD is created correctly, select

xxxv2.5 Settings ... 419 2.5.1 Server Name ... 419 2.5.2

Hardware 350Configure SPAN The following explains the sample procedure to configure RAID10 (spanning of RAID1) with four HDDs. 1. Select [Conf

Hardware 3513. Upon completion of selection, select [Add to Array] at the lower right of the screen and press Enter. After making sure that the new

Hardware 352 6. Select DG0 from "Array With Free Space" frame, then select [Add to SPAN] and press Enter. The DG is defined in the "

Hardware 3539. Make sure that both DG0 and DG1 are defined as VD 0, then select [Next] at the lower right of the screen and press Enter.

Hardware 354 Prameters for VD Definition Listed below are parameters for Configuration Wizard. Item Parameter Remarks RAID Level RAID0 / RAID1

Hardware 355The Write Policy has the following modes depending on combination with WrtThru for BAD BBU. Select a mode suitable for your environment

Hardware 356 Operation of Various Features Check Consistency 1. Start WebBIOS. 2. Select [Virtual Disks] on WebBIOS Home Menu and press Enter. 3.

Hardware 357Setting Hot Spare Described below are procedures based on assumption: Add a HDD to a RAID5 virtual disk configured with three HDDs and

Hardware 3586. Select [Home] at the lower left of the screen and press Enter to go back to WebBIOS Home Menu.

Hardware 359 Reconstruction Described below are procedures based on assumption: Add a HDD to a RAID5 virtual disk configured with three HDDs to mak

xxxvipartition<X>/nic1 target ... 498 partition<X>/biossettings1 target ...

Hardware 360 3. Setting menu for VD 0 is displayed. 4. On the right side of the screen, items required for reconstruction are displa

Hardware 361 IMPORTANT: ●The capacity of virtual disk may be incorrectly displayed after reconstruction. In this case, perform Scan Devi

Hardware 362 WebBIOS and Universal RAID Utility You can use Universal RAID Utility for configuration and management, monitoring of RAID System afte

Hardware 363Disk Array WebBIOS manages Disk Array by a number beginning with 0. You can see a number of Disk Array where [DG X] in Physical Drives

Hardware 364 Slot numbers and their indications on utility software Hard disk drive Slot number of server Indication on Web BIOS Indication on UR

Hardware 365 Setting level of Universal RAID Utility and the setting value Item Setting level of URU Setting value High 90 Middle 50 Re

Hardware 366 Battery for RAID Controller (MegaRAID) This section describes the features operations of battery for RAID Controller (MegaRAID). Fea

Hardware 367 Remote Management Function This server supports to monitor internal hardware such as temperature, power voltage, cooling fan, power, e

Hardware 368 Web Console Function With Web Console Function, remote operation and status check of management target server are possible even when

Hardware 369 Encryption communication is performed between the management PC and each Web Console. Warning regarding security certificate may appea

xxxviiConsole-less Setup ... 522 Starting the Function ...

Hardware 370 The following login screen is displayed when connecting to each Web Console. Login to each Web Console is possible by entering “Use

Hardware 371 When logging in to each Web Console, the following Web Console screen is displayed. Basic screen display for each Web Console

Hardware 372Note : Selecting Language and help (1) To select the language on the Web console, click the “?Language” on the top frame. English and

Hardware 373 System Web Console To connect to System Web Console, enter IP address set in the address field by going to “System -> SYS Network”

Hardware 374Display (value) Description Off DC power of all Servers is OFF. On DC power of at least 1 Server is ON. Health : Overall system stat

Hardware 375(3) Power Consumption by BaseModule Display base module status and power consumption. Resource : Base module name (link to resource W

Hardware 3761.2.1 Sensor Readings Sensor Readings is displayed when selecting “Monitoring” from the menu on the left side of the screen and clicki

Hardware 377 Low NR : Low non-recoverable threshold value Low CT : Low critical threshold value Low NC : Low non-critical threshold value Hig

Hardware 378 1.2.2 Event Log Event Log is displayed by selecting “Monitoring” from the menu on the left side of the screen and clicking “Event Log

Hardware 379 (5) Click “BID” to display BID analysis result. (6) Click “Refresh” to display event log again. (7) Click “Clear Event Log” to dele

xxxviiiChecking Executed Test Result ... 584 Collecting Log ... 5

Hardware 380 1.3 FRU Inventory FRU Inventory is displayed by selecting “FRU Inventory” from the menu on the left side of the screen. By selecting

Hardware 381Product Name : Product name Serial Number : Serial number Version : Version Part Number : Part number FRU File ID : FRU file ID Ass

Hardware 382 1.4.1 Time And Date Time And Date is displayed by selecting “Settings” and clicking “Time And Date” of the menu on the left side of t

Hardware 383 (2) Clicking “Submit” enables to set the time and date with the information of (1). (3) Selecting “Set NTP Server Setting” enables to

Hardware 384 1.4.2 System Name System Name is displayed by selecting “Settings” and clicking “System Name” of the menu on the left side of the scre

Hardware 385 1.4.3 Network Network is displayed by selecting “Settings” and clicking “Network” of the menu on the left side of the screen. Setting

Hardware 386 1.4.4 SSL Certificate SSL Certificate is displayed by selecting “Settings” and clicking “SSL Certificate” of the menu on the left sid

Hardware 387 (3) Specify private key data of SSL certificate to be installed in “New Private Key.” (4) Clicking “Upload” enables to send SSL ce

Hardware 388 1.4.5 Customer Data Customer Data is displayed by selecting “Settings” and clicking “Customer Data” of the menu on the left side of t

Hardware 389 1.4.6 Mode Settings Mode Settings is displayed by selecting “Settings” and clicking “Mode Settings” of the menu on the left side of t

xxxixAppendix D. Firmware License Information ... XVII ABOUT ONLINE DOCUMENTS

Hardware 390 1.4.7 Hardware Settings Hardware Settings is displayed by selecting “Settings” and clicking “Hardware Settings” of the menu on the le

Hardware 391 1.5 Core Status Core Disable is displayed by selecting “Core Status” from the menu on the left side of the screen. Setting and dis

Hardware 392 Display or set Valid (Enable/Disable)/Invalid by Core unit. (4) Selecting the server enables to display or set in “Serv

Hardware 393 IMPORTANT: [For S model, D model server 1 and E model]  When PROC1 is Enable, set to Va

Hardware 394 (6) Clicking “Submit” enables to set the information of (5). (7) Clicking “Cancel” enables to move to the initial screen of Core Stat

Hardware 395 1.6 User Management User Management is displayed by selecting “User Management” from the menu on the left side of the screen. Add/del

Hardware 396 Register new user account information. (5) User Name Enter new user name. Up to 16 characters of one-byte alphanumeric characters a

Hardware 397 Change user account information. (11) User Name Display/change user name. (12) Checking “Change Password” enables to enter password

Hardware 398Web console supports the following user accounts and passwords by default. User Name Privilege Level Default password Note MWA Adimi

Hardware 399 1.7 Alert Management Alert Management is displayed by selecting “Alert Management” from the menu on the left side of the screen. Warn

ivWindows PE stands for Microsoft® Windows® Pre-installation Environment. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 Server is a generic name of Red Hat Enterpris

Introduction NEC Express5800 Series Express5800/A1080a-S, A1080a-D, A1080a-E Introduction This chapter describes the features of the serve

Hardware 400 (5) When selecting one of the alert information displayed in list in (1) and clicking “Clear Entry,” the selected alert information i

Hardware 401Up to 64 characters of one-byte alphanumeric characters and “_”, “-” and “@” of ASCII character code can be used for Email address. (1

Hardware 402method for send mail server. (16)-1 Select authentication type in “Authentication.” Selection Options None PLAIN LOGIN CRAM-MD5 (16)

Hardware 403 1.8 Fault Information Fault Information is displayed by selecting “Fault Information” from the menu on the left side of the screen. F

Hardware 404 1.8.1 Enable/Disable Component Enable/Disable Component is displayed by selecting “Fault Information” and clicking “Enable/Disable” o

Hardware 405 1.10 Firmware Update Firmware Update is displayed by selecting “Firmware Update” from the menu on the left side of the screen. Manage

Hardware 406 Management Firmware information to be updated and the list of existing information is displayed. Management Firmware of all the SPs i

Hardware 407 (7) Indicates the completion of update. (7) IMPORTANT: When using A1080a-D, the Management Firmware for b

Hardware 408 1.11 Service Processor Service Processor is displayed by selecting “Service Processor” from the menu on the left side of the screen.

Hardware 409 Server Web Console To connect to Server Web Console, enter IP address set in the address field by going to “Server -> SVRx Networ

Features of the Server High Performance ● Inter® Xeon® Processor 7500 series ● High-speed memory access (DDR3 1066) ● High-speed 1000BASE-T/100BASE-

Hardware 410 (1) Server Health Display server status. Name : Server name Power : Power status Display (value) Description Off DC power of all S

Hardware 411 Status : Resource operation status Display (value) Description Stopped Stopped. BIST Running BIST Running status. Initializing Boot

Hardware 412 2.2 Monitoring Monitoring is displayed by selecting “Monitoring” from the menu on the left side of the screen. The status of the foll

Hardware 413 (1) Select sensor type category to be displayed from “Select a sensor type category.” (2) Sensor status is displayed. Name : Sen

Hardware 414 Low NR : Low non-recoverable threshold value Low CT : Low critical threshold value Low NC : Low non-critical threshold value High

Hardware 4152.2.2 Event Log Event Log is displayed by selecting “Monitoring” and clicking “Event Log” of the menu on the left side of the screen.

Hardware 416 (6) Clicking “Refresh” enables to display event log again. (7) Clicking “Clear Event Log” enables to delete all the event logs.

Hardware 417 2.3 Hardware Locator Hardware Locator is displayed by selecting “Hardware Locator” from the menu on the left side of the screen. The

Hardware 418 (1) Select device from “FRU Name.” (2) Chassis Information Chassis information is displayed. Type : Type Part Number : Part number

Hardware 419 2.5 Settings Settings is displayed by selecting “Settings” from the menu on the left side of the screen. Setting for the following it

Feature of Each Model There are 3 types of models for the server. ● A1080a-S Model ● A1080a-D Model ● A1080a-E Model A1080a-S Model A1080a-S mod

Hardware 420 (1) Set/display server name in “Server Name.” Up to 32 characters of one-byte alphanumeric characters and blanks, “_” and “/” of ASC

Hardware 421 2.5.2 Network Network is displayed by selecting “Settings” and clicking “Network” of the menu on the left side of the screen. Setting

Hardware 422 2.5.3 Serial Over LAN Serial Over LAN is displayed by selecting “Settings” and clicking “Serial Over LAN” of the menu on the left si

Hardware 423 2.5.4 Customer Data Customer Data is displayed by selecting “Settings” and clicking “Customer Data” of the menu on the left side of t

Hardware 424 2.5.5 Mode Settings Mode Settings is displayed by selecting “Settings” and clicking “Mode Settings” of the menu on the left side of t

Hardware 425 (1) Clicking “Submit” enables to set the information of (3) ~ (10). (2) Clicking “Default Select” enables to restore the operation m

Hardware 426 Disable : not interleaving Intra : interleaving among memory controllers in each processor Inter(4way) : interleavin

Hardware 427 (11) Miscellaneous Display/set other setting information. QPI frequency 2.6 User Management User Management is displayed by selecti

Hardware 428 Register new user account information. (5) “User Name” Enter new user name. Up to 16 characters of one-bye alphanumeric characters an

Hardware 429 (9) Clicking “Add” enables to set the information of (5) ~ (8). The screen moves to the initial screen of User Management after settin

A1080a-D Model A1080a-D model is configured with two servers that can mount up to four processors per server. The memory configuration is from 4GB (

Hardware 430 (17) Clicking “Cancel” enables to move to the initial screen of User Management. Web console supports the following user accounts and

Hardware 431 2.7 Alert Management Alert Management is displayed by selecting “Alert Management” from the menu on the left side of the screen. Warn

Hardware 432 Set alert information. (6) Select alert type in “Alert Type.” Selection Options SNMP Trap Email (7) Select alert level in “Event

Hardware 433 (10) Set subject in “Subject.” Subject can be changed when alert type is Email. 64 of alphabets and numbers and space can be used.

Hardware 434(16)-1 Select authentication method in “Authentication.” Selection Options None PLAIN LOGIN CRAM-MD5 (16)-2 “User Name” Up to 16 char

Hardware 435 2.8 Save or Restore Save or Restore is displayed by selecting “Save or Restore” from the menu on the left side of the screen. Save o

Hardware 436 2.9 KVMs Redirection KVMs Redirection is displayed by selecting “KVMs Redirection” from the menu on the left side of the screen. Disp

Hardware 437 (2) Select “ActiveX Console” to start ActiveX console.Without installing special software on the management PC, it is possible to use

Hardware 438 (3) Select “Java Console” to start Java console.If installing special software,Java VM.it will be possible to use KVM redirection fun

Hardware 439 Screen for changing keyboard layout in Java Console

A1080a-E Model A1080a-E model is configured with eight processors. The memory configuration is from 8GB (2GB x 4) for the minimum to 2TB (16GB x 12

Hardware 440 2.10 Fault Information Fault Information is displayed by selecting “Fault Information” from the left side of the screen. Fault inform

Hardware 441 2.10.1 Enable/Disable Component Enable/Disable Component is displayed by selecting “Fault Information” and clicking “Enable/Disable”

Hardware 442 Enabled/Disabled status of DIMM sensor in A1080a-S/D Model Enabled/Disabled status of DIMM sensor in A1080a-E Model IM

Hardware 443 2.11 Firmware Update Firmware Update is displayed by selecting “Firmware Update” from the menu on the left side of the screen. Manage

Hardware 444 Management Firmware information to be updated and the list of existing information is displayed. Management Firmware of all the SPs

Hardware 445 (7) Indicate the completion of update. (7) IMPORTANT: When using A1080a-D, the Management Firmware for bo

Hardware 446 2.12 BIOS Update BIOS Update is displayed by selecting “BIOS Update” from the menu on the left side of the screen. BIOS is updated i

Hardware 447 BIOS information to be updated and the list of existing BIOS information is displayed. BIOS is updated for ROM inside the server. (

Hardware 448 IMPORTANT: ●Don't update BIOS until the OS boot is finished after starting power on. ●Don't update BIOS u

Hardware 449 2.13 Virtual LCD Virtual LCD is displayed by selecting “Virtual LCD” from the menu on the left side of the screen. LCD and LED inform

Checking Model Name Model name can be checked with the stick-on label on the upper right side seen from the rear of the server. 45

Hardware 450 07 : Upper Non-Critical 02 : Lower Critical Display Example 2 (status of the sensor) LCD String Event Pwr NoRdn Redun

Hardware 451P1 Temp Alm transition to Non-Critical from OK P2 Temp Alm transition to Non-Critical from OK P3 Temp Alm transition to Non-Critical

Hardware 452PM4 DIMMP2 UErr Fault Status asserted PM4 DIMMP3 UErr Fault Status asserted PM4 DIMMP4 UErr Fault Status asserted PM4 DIMMP5 UErr F

Hardware 453Proc5 IERR IERR Proc5 ThermTrip Thermal Trip Proc5 Confg Err Configuration Error Proc6 IERR IERR Proc6 ThermTrip Thermal Trip Proc

Hardware 454Proc5 IERR IERR Proc5 ThermTrip Thermal Trip Proc5 Confg Err Configuration Error Proc6 IERR IERR Proc6 ThermTrip Thermal Trip Proc

Hardware 455PCIe Slot9 Err Fault Status asserted PCIe Slot10 Err Fault Status asserted PCIe Slot11 Err Fault Status asserted PCIe Slot12 Err Fa

Hardware 456 2.14 Online Hardware Dump Online Hardware Dump is displayed by selecting “Online Hardware Dump” from the menu on the left side of

Hardware 457 2.15 Service Processor Service Processor is displayed by “Service Processor” from the menu on the left side of the screen. Management

Hardware 458 2.16 Device Online/Offline Device Online/Offline is displayed by selecting “Device Online/Offline” from the menu on the left side of

Hardware 459 Resource Web Console To connect to Resource Web Console, enter IP address set in the address field by going to “Box -> Box Network

Management Function The server provides various functions to achieve high reliability. System failure can be prevented or recovered in a short perio

Hardware 460 Health : Overall server status Display (value) Description Normal No failure occurrence, or Correctable Error only. Non-Critical Re

Hardware 461 3.2 Settings Settings is displayed by selecting “Settings” from the menu on the left side of the screen. The following items regardin

Hardware 462 3.2.1 Network Network is displayed by selecting “Settings” and clicking “Network” of the menu on the left side of the screen. Setting

Hardware 463 3.2.2 Mode Settings Mode Settings is displayed by selecting “Settings” and clicking “Mode Settings” of the menu on the left side of t

Hardware 464 IMPORTANT: •If A1080a-D model, it is necessary to execute “Enable” of “Reset Parma MGM” twice when restoring the f

Hardware 465 3.3 Service Processor Service Processor is displayed by selecting “Service Processor” from the menu on the left side of the screen. T

Hardware 466SMASH-CLP About SMASH-CLP Using SMASH-CLP command line interface,some functions such as below are supported * Power On/OFF t

Hardware 467 Network Protocol The network listed below are supported TCP Port Number TELNET 23 SSH ver. 2 22 Login Account The logi

Hardware 468 TELNET Connecting To start up SMASH-CLP using TELNET protocol, connect TCP(Port 23) to the IP address of the management firmware from

Hardware 469 Then input “User Name” for Authentication and select “Keyboard-interactive”. Then input “Password”.

47 The availability of features Item Availability Description Hardware  Displays hardware resource information. Memory bank  Displays memory ban

Hardware 470 If the authentication succeeded, SMASH-CLP is able to be used. If it failed, the network is disconnected compulsory. Simultani

Hardware 471 Supported Standard Commands General description The following standard SMASH-CLP commands defined by DMTF specification are suppor

Hardware 472 ・ cd The format of cd(Change default target) command is shown below. cd [<target>] Below are the examples. -> cd partition

Hardware 473-> dump –destination tftp://192.168.1.1/sg.bin partition1 ・ exit The format of exit command is shown below. exit ・ he

Hardware 474 Start Stop Version -> help oemnecsol Command Name: oemnecsol Used to Usage: oemnecsol <baudRate>

Hardware 475 Execute the command such as below when updating the BIOS. -> load -source tftp://192.168.1.1/0001A052_R828.rom -oemnecfiletype bio

Hardware 476 ・ set The format of set command is shown below. set [<target>] <propertyname>=<value> This command sets more

Hardware 477 ・ start The format of start command is shown below. start [<target>] For example, execute such as below to power on the par

Hardware 478 Lena platform(A1080a-D) Server1 BMC Server MLAN (192.168.1.100) (192.168.1.1) SMASH-CLP Server2 BMC Server MLAN (192.168.1.101)

Hardware 479 The figure below represents the configuration of A1080a-E model. Lena platform(A1080a-E) Server BMC Server MLAN (192.168.1.200)

Storage Management Make sure to pay attention to the following points to manage the server that can install and connect a large capacity storage dev

Hardware 480 ・ stop The format of stop command is shown below. stop [<options>] [<target>] To shut down (soft off) the partition(

Hardware 481 Supported OEM Commands General description Below are the OEM commands which are supported. ・ oemnecversion ・ Format oe

Hardware 482 ・ oemneclogin ・ Format oemneclogin <PM> ・ Parameter pm: Partition ID(0-1) ・ Description Do the network login (TEL

Hardware 483・ Description SOL(Serial Over LAN) is the structure to communicate with the client computer using serial console data of

Hardware 484Key Bind The key bind , keyboard shortcut on the SOL console, listed below are available. Key Function <CTRL+e>cf Gra

Hardware 485The maximum connections Three connections to SOL console for each server are available at the same time. The console which is connect

Hardware 486 ・ oemnecreboot ・ Format oemnecreboot [--force] ・ Parameter None ・ Description This command reboots(reset) the management fir

Hardware 487 ・ oemnecspdump ・ Format oemnecspdump ・ Parameter None ・ Description This command takes management firmware log so called SP Dump. Th

Hardware 488 ・ oemnecpasswd ・ Format oemnecpasswd ・ Parameter None ・ Description This command changes the password which is used currently for t

Hardware 489 ・ oemnecfirewall ・ Format oemnecfirewall [<telnet|http> <on|off>] ・ Parameter <telnet|http>: TELNET Protocol or HTT

Backup Management Periodical backup is the most basic preparation for a sudden server failure. Devices for backup and various software for auto-back

Hardware 490 ・ oemnectrusthost ・ Format oemnectrusthost [<on|off> [<ipaddr1> <ipaddr2> ... <ipaddr5>]] ・ Parameter <on|

Hardware 491 ・ oemnecforcedump ・ Format oemnecforcedump ・ Parameter None ・ Description Execute INIT to the server and take

Hardware 492 Target Tree General description Below are the structures of the target tree in the management firmware. It is possible to display th

Hardware 493 Property Below are the property for the target of SMASH-CLP. Target Property (example) Description ufip=/ Non ufip=/settings1 ti

Hardware 494HyperThread=0 PCIeErrorRecovery=0 oemnec_cputhrottle=00 oemnec_cputhrottle_current=00 ufip=/resource1 Guid=3F

Hardware 495 system1 target This target is regarding the system. system1/nic1 target This target is for the network settings of the syste

Hardware 496Examples If the properties such as ipaddress, subnetmask,usedhcp and Defaultgatewayaddres are set, the properties are displayed as “N

Hardware 497 partition<X> target This target is regarding the partition(server). It displays the information such as DeviceGUID, Pow

Hardware 498 partition<X>/nic1 target This target is for the network settings of the server. The usage is as same as the system1/nic1 target.

Hardware 499MemorySparing Memory configuration Settings: 0=Disable, 1=Enable PatrolScrubbing Memory configuration Settings: 0=Disable, 1=Enable

vKeep this User’s Guide at hand for quick reference at anytime necessary. SAFETY INDICATION Follow the instructions in this User’s Guide for your sa

Power Management Failure of commercial power supply is one of major causes of system stop. In addition to power failure and temporary blackout, volt

Hardware 500 ・ resource1 target This target is regarding the resource. ・ resource1/nic1 target This target is for the network settings of th

Hardware 501 Reset and Clear Refer to this section when the server does not operate or when the setting contents previously set in BIOS need to be

Hardware 502 Management Firmware Reset When display of EXPRESSSCOPE® Monitor or Web Console does not perform properly, when updating firmware or w

Hardware 503 2. Reset from server Web console After connecting to server Web console, press “SP Reset” button from Service Processor (sub menu). I

Hardware 504 - Memo -

Software 505 Software Software NEC Express5800 Series Express5800/A1080a-S, A1080a-D, A1080a-E This chapter describes software prep

Software 506 Attached Media Various types of bundled software, utility, online document, and driver are stored in the attached “NEC EXPRESSBUILDER”

Software 507 Using Management PC with CD Drive Various types of software cannot be installed without a machine equipped with DVD drive since NEC EXP

Software 508NEC EXPRESSBUILDER “NEC EXPRESSBUILDER” is software to maintenance of the server. Menu Started by Autorun (Master Control Menu) When

Software 509 Bundled Software for the Server This section introduces the software bundled with the server and briefly describes how to install the s

51 Operation Mode The server supports the following operation modes, and these modes can be set and changed. Each setting can be changed on EXPRESS

Software 510 Installing Use the attached “NEC EXPRESSBUILDER” DVD to install NEC ESMPRO Agent. After OS of the server is booted, click in the order

Software 511 NEC ESMPRO Agent (for Linux) NEC ESMPRO Agent (for Linux) is the application for server monitoring which is to be installed in the serv

Software 512 Universal RAID Utility Universal RAID Utility is an application to manage or monitor the following RAID controller. ● NE3104-001 Inter

Software 513 NEC PRODUCT INFO COLLECTION UTILITY The NEC Product Info Collection Utility is used to collect various system configuration and log inf

Software 514 Bundled Software for Management PC This section describes the bundled software required for configuring “Management PC” to manage the s

Software 515 - Memo -

Operation and Maintenance 516 Operation and Maintenance This chapter describes operations and maintenance of the NEC Express 5800/A1080a ser

Operation and Maintenance 517 Daily Maintenance To use the server in best condition, execute the check and maintenance regularly as described below.

Operation and Maintenance 518 Checking Status LEDs When the power of the server is turned on, or before shutting down to turn off the server, check

Operation and Maintenance 519 Cleaning Clean the server on a regular basis to keep the serer in a good shape. Cleaning the Server Wipe

52Core Status RAS Mode • Set Core RAS function control Disable Enable, System Web Console → Settings → Mode Settings Server Level Setting OS Rel

Operation and Maintenance 520 Cleaning the Keyboard/Mouse Make sure that the server and peripheral devices are powered off (the POWER/SLEEP LED is

Operation and Maintenance 521 Cleaning CD/DVD A dusty CD/DVD-ROM or dust-accumulated tray causes the device to fail to read data correctly. Follow t

Operation and Maintenance 522 Console-less Setup The Maintenance Tool has Console-less function enables to access remotely from a management compute

Operation and Maintenance 523 Starting up System Web Console The factory default IP address of LAN for maintenance is 192.168.1.1. Starting up Ser

Operation and Maintenance 524 Troubleshooting at Failure Confirm the description in this section when a failure occurs. When a relevant failure is

Operation and Maintenance 525 Error Message by Server Management Application If the server management tools such as NEC ESMPRO Agent/Manager or RAID

Operation and Maintenance 526 Troubleshooting When the server fails to operate as expected, see the following to find out your problem and follow th

Operation and Maintenance 527→ Refer to “EXPRESSSCOPE® Monitor” of “Hardware” to check the network configuration. Is management PC set as the spec

Operation and Maintenance 528 Unable to operate the keyboard or mouse properly. Is the cable properly connected? → Check if the cable is connected

Operation and Maintenance 529 Is the CD/DVD media dirty or scratched? → Check if there is no finger print, taint or scratch on the disk surface o

53 Processor Related Operation Mode Default Option Setting Procedure Hyper-Threading Technology • Set to enable/disable Intel® Hyper Threading Te

Operation and Maintenance 530 Is large capacity memory installed? → Memory check may require time depending on the installed memory size. Wait unti

Operation and Maintenance 531 Unable to access to the device connected to USB. Is the setting of BIOS correct? → The USB device can be set to disa

Operation and Maintenance 532 Is connection restricted with firewall or gateway? → Connection may be restricted by firewall or other. If the conn

Operation and Maintenance 533 Windows Warning of the following contents may be logged to the system event log when starting up Windows Server 2008 R

Operation and Maintenance 534 → There is no problem on system operation. Event ID: 1015 Source: Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP Type: Warning Descri

Operation and Maintenance 535 Following warning may be logged if shadow copy import is executed to the server containing floppy drive while Windows S

Operation and Maintenance 536 Following application event may be logged if Windows Server 2008 is installed. Event ID: 63 Source: Microsoft-Windows

Operation and Maintenance 537 Warning of the following contents may be logged to the system event log when starting up Windows Server 2008 system. E

Operation and Maintenance 538 Fatal of the following contents may be logged to the system event log when restoring by Windows Server Backup and resta

Operation and Maintenance 539 Master Control Menu Unable to read online document. Is Adobe Acrobat Reader installed properly? → A part of online

54 I/O Related Operation Mode Default Option Setting Procedure Wake On LAN • Set to enable/disable Wake On LAN Enable Enable, Disable Server Web

Operation and Maintenance 540 Menu items are grayed out. Is the system environment proper? → The menu items are grayed out when the used environm

Operation and Maintenance 541 RAID System and RAID Controller When the server configuring RAID system does not operate properly, or when the managem

Operation and Maintenance 542 Unable to check consistency. Is logical drive “Degraded”? → Replace the failed hard disk drive and execute the rebu

Operation and Maintenance 543 NEC ESMPRO NEC ESMPRO Agent (Windows version) → Refer to the online document “NEC ESMPRO Agent Installation Manual” i

Operation and Maintenance 544 Failure Analysis Procedure As described in the Chapter 2 “Hardware,” the server is configured with CRU and FRU which a

Operation and Maintenance 545 If nothing is shown on “View Faults” of EXPRESSSCOPE® Monitor, or if the displayed abbreviation is not described on the

Operation and Maintenance 546 < Description> (1) Name of the system and firmware version System name : Name of the system is displayed. N/

Operation and Maintenance 547EFI Manager Booted EFI Manager Booted status OS or T&D Starting OS or T&D Starting status T&D Running T&a

Operation and Maintenance 548 3. Confirm Event Log and then confirm the suspected failure with the BID. The suspected failure is confirmed through

Operation and Maintenance 549 (2) Confirm the Event Log on the Monitoring Event Log screen. In select an event log category, select All Sensors. &

55 Fault Handling Related Operation Mode Default Option Setting Procedure Degraded Partition Boot Policy • Set whether to boot the server with deg

Operation and Maintenance 550 (5) Read the information on the Monitoring Event Log screen as necessary since information listed here needs to be col

Operation and Maintenance 551 If the FRU is highly suspected and the CRU is not, contact the maintenance company to replace the FRU.

Operation and Maintenance 552 Specifying Failure of Power Cable Since a failure of power cable is not detected by BID (Build In Diagnostic), judge i

Operation and Maintenance 553 Collecting Failure Information In the event of failure, collecting the information at the failure with the following p

Operation and Maintenance 554 Collecting Configuration Information This section describes how to collect information on hardware configuration and i

Operation and Maintenance 555 Collecting User-Mode Process Dump (Dr. Watson Diagnostics Information) This section describes how to collect diagnosti

Operation and Maintenance 556 Backing up IPMI Information IPMI information is collected. To collect the information, NEC ESMPRO Agent must be instal

Operation and Maintenance 557 Collecting Hardware Log This section describes which hardware information of the server needs to be collected.

Operation and Maintenance 558 5. Checking Disabled Parts 1) Start the WEB Console to be checked. Click “Fault Information” on the left menu and ch

Operation and Maintenance 559 <Description> ✔Setting ：Enabled is selected when the part listed under Name is used. Otherwise, Disabled is

56port on the front of the server cannot be used. When [Rear] is selected, USB on the rear of the server cannot be used. When [Front + Rear] is selec

Operation and Maintenance 560 6. Confirming Sensor Information 1) Start the WEB Console to be checked. Click “Monitoring” on the left menu and cl

Operation and Maintenance 561 2) Confirm if there are any issues concerning the status of each part on the Monitoring Sensor. In Select a sensor typ

Operation and Maintenance 562 7. Collecting Service Processor LOG Information Collect the LOG information of the Service Processor. 1) Cli

Operation and Maintenance 563 3) Save the log data. 1) Click “Download Hardware” on the Service Processors screen. 2) The following dialog box is di

Operation and Maintenance 564 Repairing System Windows Server 2008 If the system cannot be started for some reason, use Recovery Console to restor

Operation and Maintenance 565 System Diagnostics This section describes System Diagnostics that executes various tests for the server, and how to us

Operation and Maintenance 566 4. Start up the server. When the following message is displayed, press “F2” key to go to BIOS setting screen. Version

Operation and Maintenance 567 7. Select “Boot Option #1” and press “Return.” 8. Select a DVD drive (the drive name differs depending on the instal

Operation and Maintenance 568 9. Confirm the drive is changed to the one selected as the Boot Option #1 and press “ESC.” 10. Insert the TeDoLi CD

Operation and Maintenance 569 11. On the next screen, specify the console to execute the TeDoLi. Enter the following output target in <boot: _.

Introducing the Server This section describes important points for introducing the server. Important Points for System Configuration Make sure to c

Operation and Maintenance 570 12. Execute test. (1) Enter <list> command on the command line of the TeDoLi screen to display the test device l

Operation and Maintenance 571 (2) Enter <select> command on the command line of the System Diagnostics screen to select the test required devic

Operation and Maintenance 572 (3) Enter <time> or <round> command on the command line of the System Diagnostics screen to set the test en

Operation and Maintenance 573 13. Check test status. Enter <stat> on the command line of the System Diagnostics screen to check the executin

Operation and Maintenance 574 14. Check results of executed test. Enter <fail> command in the command line of the System Diagnostics screen t

Operation and Maintenance 575 16. End system diagnostics. Enter <shutdown> command or <reboot> command in the command line of the Syste

Operation and Maintenance 576 Details of System Diagnostics Test Items Test item Test name Test target device Memory test Memory access test Me

Operation and Maintenance 577 Command List The following is the list of the command used on the system diagnosis. Refer to “Command Reference” for t

Operation and Maintenance 578 How to Execute System Diagnostics Sequence of Test Execution Power on the Server (Status: Idle) Stop/reboot syst

Operation and Maintenance 579 Displaying Test Device List Use <list> command to display the list of test devices. Test Device List is displaye

58 Notes on System Configuration and Operation Make sure to confirm the following points before configuring and operating the actual system. Check

Operation and Maintenance 580 Selecting/Unselecting Test Device Use <select> command to select the test device, and <desel> command to

Operation and Maintenance 581 Setting Test Ending Condition Use <option> command to check the test ending condition. There are two procedures

Operation and Maintenance 582 Checking Test Status Use <stat> command to check the progress of the test. To check the detailed status for each

Operation and Maintenance 583 Test executed status can be confirmed on the test device list by <list> command. The following is an example of

Operation and Maintenance 584 Ending Test Forcibly Use <term> command to forcibly end the test being executed. The following is an example o

Operation and Maintenance 585 Use <warn> command to check the detail information when warning occurs on the test. The following is an example o

Operation and Maintenance 586 Collecting Log Saving Log on External Device Use <log> command to save the TeDoLi log on an external device (re

Operation and Maintenance 587 Displaying on Screen Use <log> command to display the TeDoLi log on the screen. After entering <log> comma

Operation and Maintenance 588 Ending TeDoLi Use <shutdown> or <reboot> command to end the TeDoLi. The following is an example of screen

Operation and Maintenance 589 Test Executing Part Memory Test (1) Outline Memory access test This test reads the test target memory and writes the

59 3. System Setup When the hardware setup such as installation of optional products or BIOS setting is completed, proceed to set the hard disk dri

Operation and Maintenance 590 CPU Test (1) Outline Cache Test This test writes and reads memory for the test area, and the results are compared.

Operation and Maintenance 591 DVD Test (1) Outline Random read test This test reads randomly-selected blocks from a media and check if the data is

Operation and Maintenance 592 2. Error message Message Content Terminated the test due to an unexpected error. SCSI command error occurred. I/O statu

Operation and Maintenance 593 MT Test (1) Outline MT reading test This test starts reading from the top block on a magnetic media and checks if the

Operation and Maintenance 594 2. Error message Message Content SCSI command error occurred. I/O status : xx (H) API status : xx (H) Target status

Operation and Maintenance 595 HDD Test (1) Outline Random read test This test reads randomly-selected blocks from a media and check if the data is

Operation and Maintenance 596 2. Error message Message Content Close error. (errno=xx) Closing the device failed. errno : Refer to Appendix B (1) e

Operation and Maintenance 597 Ether Test (1) Outline Internal loop back test This test uses the internal loopback function in the Ether host adapte

Operation and Maintenance 598 Command Reference list Function: This command displays the device list. (Screen image) Description number TeDoLi&g

Operation and Maintenance 599 Description number Description (a) Device status is displayed.Num * (blank) * ! Device List Type Prev (blank) OK

viSYMBOLS USED IN THIS USER'S GUIDE AND WARNING LABEL Attentions Indicates that improper use may cause an electric shock. Indicates that imp

60 4. Setup for Troubleshooting Set up the server to prepare troubleshooting for judging or resolving the cause of failure immediately. The setup

Operation and Maintenance 600 open Function: This command expands device information under the entries of device list specified by argument. It do

Operation and Maintenance 601 close Function: This command collapses device information under the entries of device list specified by argument. Arg

Operation and Maintenance 602 info Function: This command displays detailed information of device specified by argument. Argument: cmd arg Descrip

Operation and Maintenance 603 log Function: This command saves test execution log. The file name of the log is “td_yymmddhhmmss.log.” (Screen image

Operation and Maintenance 604 stat Function: This command displays the current or the previous test status. (Screen image) Description number TeDo

Operation and Maintenance 605 statv Function: This command displays the detailed status of the current test. Argument: cmd arg Description Statv

Operation and Maintenance 606 pass Function: This command displays information of test that ended normally. (Screen image) Description number TeDoL

Operation and Maintenance 607 fail Function: This command displays all the test information having “Failure” status. (Screen image) Description n

Operation and Maintenance 608 warn Function: This command displays all the test information having “Warning” status. (Screen image) Description num

Operation and Maintenance 609 select Function: This command sets devices specified by argument as test target. Argument: cmd arg Description selec

61 Using Each Operation Management Function For executing the operation management such as monitoring failures on the server, NEC ESMPRO Agent and N

Operation and Maintenance 610 desel Function: This command excludes devices specified by argument as test target. Argument: cmd arg Description de

Operation and Maintenance 611 option Function: This command displays the current test option. (Screen image) Description number TeDoLi> option

Operation and Maintenance 612 time Function: This command sets test executing time that is test ending option. Argument: Cmd arg Description time

Operation and Maintenance 613 term Function: This command ends the test forcibly. (Screen image) Description number TeDoLi> term<ENTER>

Operation and Maintenance 614 reboot Function: This command reboots the system. (Screen image) Description number TeDoLi> reboot<ENTER>

Operation and Maintenance 615 help Function: This command displays the command list. (Screen image) Description number TeDoLi> help<ENTER>

Operation and Maintenance 616 Relocating and Storing Follow the procedure below to relocate or store the server. 1. Eject CD/

Operation and Maintenance 617 -Memo-

Appendix A. Specifications I

II

62 Before Starting Setup This section describes the setup procedure and the pages to be referred to. Start the setup from the hardware. Service

III

IV Appendix B. System Diagnostics Message List (1) Errno The contents of errnp are described below. errno Description -----------------

V 42 No message of desired type 43 Identifier removed 44 Channel number out of range 45 Level 2 not synchronized

VI 92 Protocol not available 93 Protocol not supported 94 Socket type not supported 95 Operation not supported on tra

VII (2) API Status The contents of API status (ATA Command) are described below. Code Description ---------------------------

VIII (4) SCSI Host Status The contents of SCSI host status are described below. Code Description ---------------------------

IX (6) Sense Codes The contents of sense codes (KEY/ASC/ASCQ) displayed at the check condition occurrence are as follows. KEY Descript

X 04 03 Logical unit not ready, manual intervention required 04 04 Logical unit not ready, format in progress 04 05 L

XI 11 0F Error reading UPC/EAN number 11 10 Error reading ISRC number 11 11 Read error: loss of streaming 12

XII 1F 00 Partial defect list transfer 20 00 Invalid command operation code 21 00 Logical block address out of range

63 Option Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER The following are option boards supported by the attached “NEC EXPRESSBUILDER” DVD. When the followi

XIII 32 00 No defect spare location available 32 01 Defect list update failure 33 00 Tape length error 34 00

XIV 44 00 Internal target failure 45 00 Select or reselect failure 46 00 Unsuccessful soft reset 47 00 SC

XV 63 01 Packet does not fit in available space 64 00 Illegal mode for this track 64 01 Invalid packet size 65

XVI Appendix C. Settings for each OS When installing and booting OS, BIOS settings are needed to be changed from the default settings depending on

XVII Appendix D. Firmware License Information Firmware program is installed in this product for the purpose of controlling management board. The fir

XVIIIdistribute copies of the software, or if you modify it. For example, if you distribute copies of such a program, whether gratis or for a fee

XIXsource code as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright noti

XXIn addition, mere aggregation of another work not based on the Program with the Program (or with a work based on the Program) on a volume of a sto

XXIparties remain in full compliance. 5. You are not required to accept this License, since you have not signed it. However, nothing else grants

XXIIbe a consequence of the rest of this License. 8. If the distribution and/or use of the Program is restricted in certain countries either by p

Setup This section describes the setup procedure and the pages to be referred to. Setup of Management PC The management PC is used control the sy

XXIIIYOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE

XXIVYou should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or your school, if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the progr

-Memo- XXV

Setup of Server Setup the sever in the following procedure 1. Install the rack Refer to chapter 2 “Hardware” - “Install the rack”. 2. Install the

8．Connect with the remote console to make provide various settings. Refer to chapter 2 “Hardware” - “Web Console Function”. 9．Power on the server a

Setup of OS After completing the hardware setup, proceed to set up the OS. Contact the distributor from which you purchased or the maintenance se

Setup for Troubleshooting Perform the following setup procedure preliminarily to recover from a failure quickly and reliably when a failure occurs.

3. Click “Settings” of “Startup and Recovery” box. 4. Specify a location to write the debug information in the text field of dump file: <When

vii SAFETY AND REGULATORY INFORMATION FCC COMPLIANCE Federal communication commission radio frequency interference statement NOTE: This equipment ha

5. Click “Settings” in “Performance” box. Performance Options screen is displayed. 70 6. Click “Advanced” tab of Performance Options screen.

7. Click “Change” in “Virtual memory” box. 8. Unselect “Automatically manage paging file size for all drives” and select “Custom size”. 71

9. Change “Initial Size” of “Paging file size for each drive” to a size larger than the recommended value described in “Total paging file size for al

For Windows Server 2008 R2 Follow the procedure for the setting. 1． Go to “Start” and click “Control Panel”. Control Panel screen is displayed.

5. Click “Settings” of “Startup and Recovery” box. 6. Specify a location to write the debug information in the text field of dump file: <Wh

7. Click “Settings” in “Performance” box. Performance Options screen is displayed. 75 8. Click “Advanced” tab of Performance Options screen.

9. Click “Change” in “Virtual memory” box. 10. Unselect “Automatically manage paging file size for all drives” and select “Custom size”. 76

11. Change “Initial Size” of “Paging file size for each drive” to a size larger than the recommended value described in “Total paging file size for a

Acquiring User-Mode Process Dump For Windows Server 2008 User-mode process dump is a file recording information when application error occurs. When

For Windows Server 2008 R2 User-mode process dump is a file recording information when application error occurs. When an application error occurs, a

viii SAFETY NOTES This section provides notes on using your server safely. Read this section carefully to ensure proper and safe use of the server.

Installing Network Monitor Windows Server 2008 Installation Procedure of Network Monitor 80 1. Download Network Monitor from Microsoft websit

6. Select “Save As... ” of File Menu. Save As screen is displayed. After selecting “All captured Frames” in “Frame selection”, specify an appropriate

For Windows Server 2008 R2 Installation Procedure of Network Monitor 82 1. Download Network Monitor from Microsoft website. Information about

6. Select “Save As... ” of File Menu. Save As screen is displayed. After selecting “All captured Frames” in “Frame selection”, specify an appropriate

Advanced Setup Re-Setup Procedure when Multiple Logical Drives Exist Make sure to back up the data to prepare for a failure before starting the

Change Procedure of Drive Letter 85 For Windows Server 2008 1. From Start Menu, right-click on “My Computer” to select “Manage” and start “Serv

- Memo - 86

Hardware 87 Hardware This chapter describes hardware of the server. “Names and Functions of Components” (page 89) This section descri

Hardware 88 “Remote Management Function” (page 367) Describes how to control the server from a remote location, including monitoring by EXPRESSSCO

Hardware 89 Names and Functions of Components Names and functions of the components are shown below. External View (1) Top cove

ix Keep water or foreign matter away from the server. Do not let any form of liquid (water etc.) or foreign matter (e.g., pins or p

Hardware 90 Front View (1) Fan module 1 (First row of the front side of Server) Fan module 2 (Second row of the front side of

Hardware 91 Rear View (1) PCI slot 1 ････････････SAS RAID card supported slot(*1) (2) PCI slot 2 ････････････WOL supported sl

Hardware 92 Internal View (1) Processor memory module 1 (2) Processor memory module 2 (3) Processor memory modu

Hardware 93 Processor Memory Module Processor Memory Module has one Inter® Xone® processor and maximum 16 DIMMs.

Hardware 94Processor Memory Modules Adding/Mounting Rule The following describes how to mount processor modules when adding the modules. Rules of

Hardware 95 For A1080a-E Model  Processor Memory Modules #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, and #8 are required. Processor Memory Module Number Or

Hardware 96 Processor Mounting Rule  It is required to embed processors for processor memory modules.  It is required to that processor memory

Hardware 97 The following shows the connection of processor memory modules (PMMs) for A1080a-D model. All processor memory modules in the server ca

Hardware 98 The following shows the connection of processor memory modules (PMMs) for A1080a-E model. Some processor memory modules cannot be conne

Hardware 99 DIMM Adding/Mounting Rule The following shows DIMM slot numbers to be mounted on the processor memory module. The following is an imag