User ManualTable of ContentsCOVER1SAFETY INDICATIONS3SYMBOLS USED IN THIS USER'S GUIDE AND WARNING LABELS4PREFACE7ABOUT THIS USER'S GUIDE8IN THE PACKAGE9CONTENTS101. Notes on Using Your Server17WARNING LABELS18SAFETY NOTES19General19Power Supply and Power Cord Use21Rack22Installation, Relocation, Storage, and Connection23Cleaning and Working with Internal Devices25During Operation26FOR PROPER OPERATION27TRANSFER TO THIRD PARTY29DISPOSAL AND CONSUMABLES30USER SUPPORT312. General Description33OVERVIEW33External View34Front View with Front Bezel Closed35Front View with Front Bezel Removed36Rear View38Internal View40Mother Board41STATUS INDICATORS42POWER LED42STATUS LED42DISK ACCESS LED44ACT LED44UID LED (UID)44Disk Access LED44Hard Disk Drive LED45LAN Connector LEDs46AC POWER LED47STANDARD FEATURES48Power Supplies49Peripheral Bays49SAF-TE LOGIC50SYSTEM BOARD FEATURES50Processor50Memory50PCI Riser Slots51Video51SCSI Controller51Network Controller52Keyboard and Mouse52ACPI52Remote Management Card (RMC)53DEGRADATION FEATURE54REMOTE POWER-ON FEATURE (WAKE ON LAN)54AC-LINK FEATURE54SYSTEM SECURITY55Security with Mechanical Locks and Monitoring55Software Locks via the BIOS Setup Utility55NEC EXPRESSBUILDER59NEC ESMPRO60OFF-LINE MAINTENANCE UTILITY60SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC UTILITY60NEC DianaScope60USING YOUR SERVER61Front Bezel61POWER Switch63Identification of Servers (UID Switch)68Floppy Disk Drive69CD-ROM Drive713. Setting Up Your Server75SETUP FLOW76SELECTING SERVER SITE77UNPACKING THE SYSTEM79INSTALLING THE SERVER79Restricted Access Location80ESD Precaution80Checking Components80Required Tools80Installation Procedure for NEC Rack/Third Vendor's Rack81Removing the Server from the Rack Assembly88CONNECTING PERIPHERAL DEVICES90CONNECTING POWER CORD92TURNING ON THE SERVER94INSTALLING OPERATING SYSTEM96INSTALLING UTILITIES96MAKING BACKUP COPIES OF SYSTEM INFORMATION964. Configuring Your Server97SYSTEM BIOS (SETUP)97Starting SETUP Utility98Description on On-Screen Items and Key Usage99Menu and Parameter Descriptions100SCSI BIOS (SCSISelect)115Using SCSISelect Utility115Configuring SCSI Controller on Mother Board115Configuring SCSI Controller on Optional Board121RAID BIOS122RAID CONFIGURATION123RAID Configuration of SCSI Hard Disk Drive123CONFIGURING MOTHER BOARD JUMPERS1405. Installing the Operating System with Express Setup143About Express Setup144Microsoft Windows Server 2003145Installation Notice145The Flow of Setup150Installing the Windows Server 2003151Installing and Setting Device Drivers156Setting for Solving Problems166Installing Maintenance Utilities170Updating the System - Installing Service Pack -171Making Backup Copies of System Information171Exceptional Setup172Microsoft Windows 2000173Installation Notice173The Flow of Setup178Installing the Windows 2000179Installing and Setting Device Drivers184Setting for Solving Problems190Installing Maintenance Utilities193Updating the System - Installing Service Pack -194Making Backup Copies of System Information194Exceptional Setup195HostRAID196Overview of HostRAID196Notes197HostRAID Setup Flow198Migration of Hard Disk Drive (Migration)1986. Installing and Using Utilities199NEC EXPRESSBUILDER200NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for DOS-Based with Local Console202NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for DOS-based with Remote Console207Starting208NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for Windows-Based (Master Control Menu)211CONFIGURATION DISKETTE CREATOR212NEC ESMPRO216Functions and Features216Adaptec Storage Manager - Browser Edition217Adaptec Storage Manager218MegaRAID Storage Manager (Server)219Setup with Express Setup219Manual Setup219MegaRAID Storage Manager (Management PC)219Power Console Plus220Major Functions220Components220Server Setup222Management PC Setup223NEC DianaScope2247. Maintenance225MAKING BACKUP COPIES225CLEANING226Cleaning the Server227Cleaning the Interior228Cleaning the Keyboard/Mouse229Cleaning CD-ROM230SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS231Test Items231Starting and Ending the System Diagnostics232RELOCATING/STORING THE SERVER2358. Troubleshooting237SYSTEM VIEWERS238LEDS239ERROR MESSAGES240Error Messages after Power-on240POST Error Messages241Beep Codes245SOLVING PROBLEMS246Problems with the Server246Problems with Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions253Problems with Windows Server 2003 R2254Problems with Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000255Problems with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER257Problems with Express Setup258Problems with Master Control Menu261Problems with Configuration Diskette Creator262Problems with Disk Array Configuration262COLLECTING EVENT LOG263COLLECTING CONFIGURATION INFORMATION264COLLECTING DR. WATSON DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION265MEMORY DUMP265Preparing for Memory Dumping265Saving the Dump File266RECOVERY FOR Windows 2000 SYSTEM267OFF-LINE MAINTENANCE UTILITY270Starting the Off-line Maintenance Utility271Features of Off-line Maintenance Utility272RESETTING THE SERVER273FORCED SHUTDOWN2749. Upgrading Your Server275SAFETY NOTES276ANTI-STATIC MEASURES277PREPARING FOR INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL278CONFIRMATION AFTER INSTALLATION/REMOVAL279DEVICE INSTALLATION OR REMOVAL PROCEDURE280Hard Disk Drive280Power Supply Unit286Server (Pull-out from the Rack)290Drive Cover291Logic Cover292DIMM293Processor (CPU)297PCI Board304Disk Array Controller Board312Backup Device323Redundant Hot Swap-fan329Remote Management Card (RMC)332A. Specifications337B. Other Precautions339Transfer Rate of the On-board LAN Controller339Server Management Software339Floppy Disk339CD-ROM342Tape Media342Keyboard343Mouse344C. IRQ345D. Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions347BEFORE INSTALLING WINDOWS SERVER 2003 X64 EDITIONS347Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER347Updating System348Re-installing to the Hard Disk Drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk348Manual Installation when N8103-80F/81F and SCSI HostRAID Keeps Connection348MO Device348Partition Size349INSTALLING WINDOWS SERVER 2003 X64 EDITIONS350Creating "Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM-DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER"350Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Clean Installation352Reinstallation to Multiple Logical drives354Updating the System356DRIVER INSTALLATION AND ADVANCED SETTINGS357PROSet357Network Driver358Optional Network Board Driver359Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT)/Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB)360Re-install the Network Driver360Graphics Accelerator Driver361Installing SCSI Controller Driver (N8103-56/-75/-95/N8190-126)361Installing RAID Controller Driver (N8103-80F/81F)362SETTING FOR COLLECTING MEMORY DUMP (DEBUG INFORMATION)362E. Installing Windows Server 2003363BEFORE INSTALLING WINDOWS SERVER 2003363Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER363Disk Array Controller (N8103-91)364Installing Service Pack364Updating System364Re-installing to the Hard Disk Drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk364Manual Installation when N8103-80F/81F/86 and SCSI HostRAID Keeps Connection364MO Device364Partition Size365About the Upgrade to Windows Server 2003 R2366INSTALLING WINDOWS SERVER 2003367Creating "Windows Server 2003 OEM-DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER"367Windows Server 2003 Clean Installation369Upgrade Installation371Reinstallation to Multiple Logical drives374Updating the System - Installing Service Pack -376DRIVER INSTALLATION AND ADVANCED SETTINGS377PROSet377Network Driver378Re-install the Network Driver379Graphics Accelerator Driver379Installing SCSI Controller Driver (N8103-65F)380Installing SCSI Controller Driver (N8103-75)381Installing SCSI Controller Driver (N8103-56/-95/N8190-126)381Installing Disk Array Controller Driver (N8103-80F/81F)382About Windows Activation383Available Switch Options for Windows Server 2003 Boot.ini File385SETTING FOR COLLECTING MEMORY DUMP (DEBUG INFORMATION)386F. Installing Windows 2000387BEFORE INSTALLING WINDOWS 2000387Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER387Disk Array Controller (N8103-91)388Installing Service Pack388Updating System388Re-installing to the Hard Disk Drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk388Manual Installation when N8103-80F/81F/86 and SCSI HostRAID Keeps Connection388MO Device388Partition Size389INSTALLING WINDOWS 2000390Creating "Windows 2000 OEM-DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER"390Windows 2000 Clean Installation392Reinstallation to Multiple Logical Drives393Updating the System - Installing Service Pack -395DRIVER INSTALLATION AND ADVANCED SETTINGS396PROSet396Network Driver397Re-install the Network Driver398Graphics Accelerator Driver399USB 2.0 Driver399Installing SCSI Controller Driver (N8103-65F/75)400Installing SCSI Controller Driver (N8103-56/-95/N8190-126)400Installing RAID Controller Driver (N8103-80F/81F)401Available Switch Options for Windows 2000 Boot.ini File401SETTING FOR COLLECTING MEMORY DUMP (DEBUG INFORMATION)402G. 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