Fujitsu RX200 S2 User Manual

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PRIMERGY RX200 S2 User’s Guide

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Overview

This chapter explains component names and basic operations of this server, as well as an overview of the software provided with this server. In addition, the workflow, from placing the server to starting the operation, is also described.

Checking before OS Installation

This chapter explains the preparation on the server and cautions necessary before OS installation. Please read this chapter before starting installation.

OS Installation Using ServerStart

This chapter explains how to install the OS in the server using ServerStart.

Manual OS Installation

This chapter explains how to install the OS without using ServerStart.

Operations after OS Installation

This chapter explains the operations to be performed after OS installation. Be sure to perform those operations before operating the server.

High Reliability Tools

For stable PRIMERGY server operations, we recommend that high reliability tools be installed. This chapter explains the installation and necessary settings of high reliability tools.

Installing Internal Options

This chapter explains how to install and remove the various internal options in this server.

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Appendix

Hardware Configuration/Utilities

This chapter explains how to make the environment settings necessary to operate the server.

Operation and Maintenance

This chapter explains the operations necessary after starting to use this server as well as daily care and maintenance.

This appendix explains the specifications for the server and internal options. It also covers how to recycle the products.

Before Reading This Manual

For Your Safety...

This manual contains important information, required to operate the server safely. Thoroughly review the information in this manual before using the server. Especially note the points under "Safety Precautions", and only operate the server with a complete understanding of the material provided. This manual and "Safety Precautions" should be kept in an easy-to-access location for quick reference when using this server.

Data Backup

To protect data stored in this device (including basic software and application software), perform backup and other necessary operations. Note that data protection is not guaranteed when repairs are performed. It is the customer's responsibility to maintain backup copies in advance. In case of data loss, Fujitsu assumes no liability for data maintenance or restoration and damages that occur as a result of the data loss for any reason, except for items covered under warranty.

High Safety

The Products are designed, developed and manufactured as contemplated or general use, including without limitation, general office use, personal use, household use, and ordinary industrial use, but are not designed, developed and manufactured as contemplated for use accompanying fatal risks or dangers that, unless extremely high safety is secured, could lead directly to death, personal injury, severe physical damage, or other loss (hereinafter "High Safety Required Use"), including without limitation, nuclear reaction control in nuclear facility, aircraft flight control, air traffic control, mass transport control, medical life support system, missile launch control in weapon system. You shall not use this Product without securing the sufficient safety required for the High Safety Required Use. If you wish to use this Product for High Safety Required Use, please consult with our sales representatives in charge before such use.

Problems may occur with this device in the event of an instantaneous voltage drop of the power supply due to lightning, etc. To prevent an instantaneous voltage drop of the power supply, we recommend that you use an uninterruptible power supply system.

■ Trademarks

Chipkill, VGA, and PS/2 are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation in the USA. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, and Windows Server are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and other countries. Intel and Xeon are registered trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the USA and other countries. Linux is a trademark or registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the USA and other countries. Red Hat and all Red Hat-based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other hardware and software names used are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective manufacturers. Other product names are copyrights of their respective manufacturers.

Screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation.

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Remarks

■ Warning Descriptions

Various symbols are used throughout this manual. These are used to emphasize important points for your

safety and that of others. The following are the symbols and their meanings.

Ignoring this symbol could be potentially lethal.

Ignoring this symbol may lead to physical injury and/or damage the server or hardware options.

The following symbols are used to indicate the type of warning or caution being described.

The triangle mark emphasizes the urgency of the WARNING and CAUTION. Details are detailed inside the triangle and above it.

A barred circle ( ) warns against certain actions (Do Not). These actions are detailed inside the circle and above it.

A black circle indicates actions that must be taken. These actions are detailed inside the black circle and above it.

■ Symbols

Symbols used in this manual have the following meanings.

These sections explain prohibited actions and points to note when using this device. Make sure to read these sections.

These sections explain information needed to operate the hardware and software properly. Make sure to read these sections.

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This mark indicates reference pages or manuals.

■ Key Descriptions / Operations

Keys are represented throughout this manual in the following manner. E.g.: [Ctrl] key, [Enter] key, [→] key, etc.

The following indicate pressing several keys at once. E.g.: [Ctrl] + [F3] key, [Shift] + [↑] key, etc.

■ Entering Commands (Keys)

Command entries are displayed in the following way.

• In the areas of the "↑" mark, press the [Space] key once.

• When the operating system is Windows, commands are not case sensitive.

• CD-ROM drive names are shown as [CD-ROM drive]. Enter your drive name according to your

environment.

[CD-ROM drive]:\setup.exe

■ Screen Shots and Figures

Screen shots and figures are used as visual aids throughout this manual. Windows, screens, and file

names may vary depending on the server. Figures in this manual may not show cables that are actually

connected for convenience of explanation.

■ Consecutive Operations

Consecutive operations are described by connecting them with arrows (→).

Example: Procedure of clicking the [Start] button, pointing to [Programs], and clicking [Accessories]

↓ Click [Start] → [Programs] → [Accessories].

■ Abbreviations

The following expressions and abbreviations are used throughout this manual.

This document may contain information on other operating systems.

table: Abbreviations of Product Names

Product name Expressions and abbreviations

PRIMERGY RX200 S2 This server or the server

Microsot Edition

Microsoft Edition

Microsoft

Microsoft System 4.0

Red Hat

Windows Server™ 2003, Standard

Windows Server™ 2003, Enterprise

Windows® 2000 Server

Windows® 2000 Advanced Server

Windows® Preinstallation Environment

Windows® XP Professional

Windows® 2000 Professional

Windows NT® Workstation Operating

Enterprise Linux® AS

Enterprise Linux® ES

Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, or Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, or Windows Server 2003

Windows 2000 Server

Windows 2000 Advanced Server, or Windows 2000 Server

Windows PE

Windows XP Professional

Windows 2000 Professional

Windows NT

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES

Windows

Linux

■ Server Types

The following expressions and abbreviations are used for server types throughout this manual.

Servers without an internal hard disk unit

table: Server Types

Typ e Expressions and abbreviations

Diskless type

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Reference Information

■ Software Manuals

Software Manual contains other reference information and cautions for ServerStart not described in this

manual.

Please read it before using ServerStart.

Software Manual is contained as a "README.TXT" file in the root directory on the ServerStart CD-

ROM.

Use a text editor to read it.

■ Latest Information about Software Provided with This Server

For the latest information regarding ServerStart and other software provided with this server, refer to the

Fujitsu PRIMERGY website (http://primergy.fujitsu.com).

Warning and Caution Labels

Warning and caution labels are found on the server.

Do not remove or stain these labels.

Chapter 1 Overview

1.1 RX200 S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

1.2 Supplied Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

1.2.1 Setup Support Tool - ServerStart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

1.2.2 High Reliability Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

1.2.3 Installing High Reliability Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

1.3 Component Names and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

1.3.1 Server (Front View) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

1.3.2 Server (Rear View) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

1.3.3 Server (Internal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

1.3.4 Baseboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

1.4 Standard Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

1.4.1 Opening the Rack Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

1.4.2 Turning On the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

1.4.3 Turning Off the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

1.4.4 Inserting and Ejecting a Floppy Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

1.4.5 Inserting and Ejecting a CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

1.5 Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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Chapter 2 Checking before OS Installation

2.1 Preparation on the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

2.1.1 Installing Internal Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

2.1.2 Hardware Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

2.2 Selecting the Installation Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

2.3 Precautions on Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

2.3.1 Installation Partition Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

2.3.2 Notes on Configuring RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

2.3.3 Notes on a Multiple LAN Adapter Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

2.3.4 Cautions for Using ServerStart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

2.3.5 Expansion Cards Supported by ServerStart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

2.3.6 Cautions for Manual Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

2.4 Preparation for Using ServerStart on a Client Computer . . . . . 49

2.4.1 Installing ServerStart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

2.4.2 Uninstalling ServerStart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Chapter 3 OS Installation Using ServerStart

3.1 Guided Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

3.1.1 Starting Up the Guided Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

3.1.2 Open/create a Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

3.1.3 RAID wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

3.1.4 Disk wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

3.1.5 OS Installation Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

3.1.6 Application Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

3.1.7 Close/save the Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

3.1.8 Starting OS Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

3.2 Preconfiguration Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

3.2.1 Starting Up the Preconfiguration Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

3.2.2 Configure Settings in Wizards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

3.2.3 Close/save the Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

3.2.4 Starting OS Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

3.3 Expert Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

3.3.1 Starting Up the Expert Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

3.3.2 Disk Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

3.3.3 OS Installation Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

3.3.4 Application Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

3.3.5 Starting OS Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

3.4 Remote Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

3.4.1 Overview of Remote Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

3.4.2 System Requirements for Remote Resource/PXE Servers . . . . . . . . . . . 87

3.4.3 Preparation of the PXE Server (When the PXE Server is Used) . . . . . . . 88

3.4.4 Preparation of Remote Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

3.4.5 Starting Remote Installation Using a PXE Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

3.4.6 Starting Remote Installation Using a Remote Resource Server . . . . . . . 100

3.5 Installation on Multiple (the Second and Subsequent) Servers

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

3.5.1 Preparation for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

3.5.2 Installation in Guided Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

3.5.3 Installation in Preconfiguration Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Chapter 4 Manual OS Installation

4.1 Creating Driver Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

4.1.1 Required Driver Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

4.1.2 How to Create Driver Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

4.2 Starting Manual Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

4.2.1 Installing Windows Server 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

4.2.2 Installing Windows 2000 Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

4.2.3 Installing Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

4.3 Installing the LAN Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

4.3.1 Installing the LAN Driver (Windows Server 2003) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

4.3.2 Installing the LAN Driver (Windows 2000 Server) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

4.3.3 Latest Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Chapter 5 Operations after OS Installation

5.1 Memory Dump/Paging File Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

5.1.1 How to Obtain Memory Dump For Windows Server 2003 . . . . . . . . . . .128

5.1.2 How to Obtain Memory Dump For Windows 2000 Server . . . . . . . . . . .132

5.2 Creating a Disk for System Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

5.2.1 Creating the Automated System Recovery (ASR) Set

For Windows Server 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

5.2.2 Creating a System Recovery Disk For Windows 2000 Server . . . . . . . .139

5.3 Storing the System Setting Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

5.3.1 How to Store the BIOS Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

5.3.2 How to Recover the BIOS Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

5.4 Creating Maintenance Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

5.4.1 Creating a DOS Floppy Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

5.4.2 Creating a Hardware Configuration Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

5.5 Notes Before Operating the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

5.5.1 Updating the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

5.5.2 Auto-run Function from CD-ROM Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

5.5.3 Drive Letter Assignment in Expert Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

5.5.4 Notes on Advanced Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) . . . . . . . . . . . .150

5.5.5 Turning the Power On/Off via a LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

5.5.6 Other Notes on Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

5.6 LAN Driver Advanced Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

5.6.1 Intel® PROSet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

5.6.2 Cautions for PG-1852/1862/188x/189xLAN Driver V8.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

5.6.3 Teaming Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

5.6.4 VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

5.6.5 Local Address Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

5.6.6 Jumbo Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

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Chapter 6 High Reliability Tools

6.1 Server Monitoring Tool [ServerView] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

6.2 Solving Problems Early [DSNAP] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Chapter 7 Installing Internal Options

7.1 Before Installing Internal Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

7.2 Removing and Attaching the Top Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

7.2.1 How to Remove the Top Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166

7.3 Installing a CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

7.3.1 Where to Install CPUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

7.3.2 Installable CPUs and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

7.3.3 How to Install a CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

7.3.4 Defective CPU Disconnection Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

7.4 Installing Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

7.4.1 Where to Install the Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

7.4.2 Installable Memory Modules and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

7.4.3 How to Install/Remove Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

7.4.4 Defective Memory Disconnection Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

7.5 Installing Expansion Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

7.5.1 Where to Install an Expansion Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

7.5.2 Installable Expansion Cards and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

7.5.3 How to Install an Expansion Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

7.6 Installing an Internal CD-ROM Drive Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

7.6.1 Installable Internal CD-ROM Drive Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

7.6.2 How to Install an Internal CD-ROM Drive Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

7.7 Installing an Internal Hard Disk Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

7.7.1 Where to Install Internal Hard Disk Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

7.7.2 Installable Internal Hard Disk Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

7.7.3 How to Install an Internal Hard Disk Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

7.8 Installing a Power Supply Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

7.8.1 Where to Install the Power Supply Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

7.8.2 Installable Power Supply Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

7.8.3 How to Install a Power Supply Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

7.8.4 Replacing a Power Supply Unit when the Redundant Function is Enabled

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

7.9 Replacing System Fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

7.10 Connection of Optional Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

7.10.1 Connecting External SCSI Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Chapter 8 Hardware Configuration/Utilities

8.1 Jumper Pin Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

8.2 BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

8.2.1 Starting and Exiting the BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

8.2.2 Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

8.2.3 Primary Master Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

8.2.4 Boot Options Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

8.2.5 Advanced Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

8.2.6 Peripheral Configuration Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

8.2.7 PCI Configuration Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

8.2.8 Advanced System Configuration Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

8.2.9 Power On/Off Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

8.2.10 Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

8.2.11 Server Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

8.2.12 IPMI Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

8.2.13 CPU Status Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

8.2.14 Memory Status Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

8.2.15 LAN Setting Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229

8.2.16 Console Redirection Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230

8.2.17 Exit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232

8.3 SCSI Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

8.3.1 Starting and Exiting the SCSI Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233

8.3.2 Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

8.3.3 Boot Adapter List Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

8.3.4 Global Properties Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239

8.3.5 Adapter Properties Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240

8.3.6 Device Properties Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

8.3.7 RAID Properties Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242

8.3.8 Formatting hard disks physically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244

Chapter 9 Operation and Maintenance

9.1 Daily Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

9.1.1 Checking the Server Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248

9.1.2 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248

9.2 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

9.2.1 Hardware Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252

9.2.2 Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255

9.2.3 Software Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260

9.3 System Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

9.3.1 How to Use Server Management Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267

9.3.2 Viewing the System Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269

9.3.3 Saving/Deleting the System Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

9.4 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

9.4.1 Hardware Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271

9.4.2 Security against Unauthorized Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272

9.4.3 Security When Disposing the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274

9.5 Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

9.5.1 Importance of Backups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275

9.5.2 Backup Devices, Software and Their Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275

9.6 Restoring the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

9.6.1 For Windows Server 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

9.6.2 For Windows 2000 Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279

9.7 Reinstalling the OS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

9.7.1 Checking before OS Reinstallation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280

9.7.2 Reinstallation Using ServerStart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280

9.8 Changing OS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

9.8.1 For Windows Server 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

9.8.2 For Windows 2000 Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282

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9.9 Maintenance Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

9.9.1 Maintenance Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

9.9.2 Contacting Maintenance Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

9.10 Maintenance & Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

9.10.1 Hard disk failure is detected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

9.10.2 Operation after Baseboard Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

9.10.3 Rebuild Operation by Automatic Recovery of HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

9.10.4 Notes on Use of Domain Controller Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

9.10.5 Note on System Event Log during Power-ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

A Server Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

B Specifications for Internal Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

B.1 CPU Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

B.2 Memory Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

B.3 Internal CD-ROM Drive Unit Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

B.4 Internal Hard Disk Unit Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

B.5 Power Cord Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

C Remote Control Function and Console Redirection . . . . . . . . 297

C.1 Connecting the Server to a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

C.2 Operating the Remote Control Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

C.3 Switching between Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

D Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

Chapter 1

Overview

This chapter explains component names and basic operations of this server, as well as an overview of the software provided with this server.In addition, the workflow, from placing the server to starting the operation, is also described.

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1.2 Supplied Software

1.3 Component Names and Functions

1.4 Standard Operations

1.5 Workflow

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1.1 RX200 S2

This server has the following features.

■ High Reliability

● Advanced Memory Protection Function

The server supports the Chipkill function using PC2-3200-compliant memory (DDR2 400 SDRAM) to

enable data recovery in the event of a memory error.

● Disk Array System Configuration

A disk array system (RAID1) can be configured using the onboard SCSI array controller.

● Redundant Function

The hard disk units, power supply units, and fans (only CPU/power supply fans) support the redundant

function.

A failed hard disk unit in a disk array system can be replaced or repaired without turning off the server

and peripheral devices (a hot plug is supported).

Adding an optional power supply unit enables the redundant function.

● Hardware and Software Designed for Data Security

The locks on the rack and security (password) setting in the BIOS Setup Utility protect hardware and

data assets in the server against theft, ensuring data security with high reliability.

● Proactive Fan Function

When a fan fails or the ambient temperature rises, the system fan speed is increased automatically to

avoid increase in temperature in the server, ensuring stable server operation.

● High Reliability Tools

High reliability tools offer stable system operation. For information about high reliability tools, refer to

"1.2.2 High Reliability Tools" (

pg.19).

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■ High-speed Processing

● 64-bit Intel® Xeon™ Processors

The server can have up to two 64-bit Intel® Xeon™ processors for high-speed data processing (one

processor in standard servers).

The server supports the Hyper-Threading function that uses one physical CPU as two logical CPUs,

providing high-efficiency and high-speed processing.

● PCI-X

The server uses PCI-X buses with a maximum data transfer speed of 1066MB/sec.

● Ultra320 SCSI (Onboard SCSI Array Controller)

The onboard SCSI array controller supports the Ultra320 SCSI interface that provides a maximum data

transfer speed of 320MB/sec, ensuring high-speed data transfer.

■ Compact Design and Scalability

● Space Saving 1U Design

Overview

This server is slim, with a thickness of 1U. The server, display device, keyboard, and external SCSI

options fit in a 19-inch rack, which saves the installation space.

● Maximum Memory Size of 16GB

In addition to the preinstalled 1GB memory, the system has four memory banks for supporting up to

16GB memory.

● Maximum Hard Disk Size of 600GB

Up to two internal hard disk units can be installed in the 3.5-inch storage bays. The hard disk size can be

increased up to 600GB.

● Internal CD-ROM Drive Unit

One optional internal CD-ROM drive unit can be installed.

● Two PCI Slots

The server has two PCI slots including a 64-bit 133MHz PCI-X slot.

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1.2 Supplied Software

ServerStart for supporting setup and high reliability tools for avoiding problems during server operation are supplied with this server.

1.2.1 Setup Support Tool - ServerStart

ServerStart is a setup support tool that helps to install PRIMERGY.

It offers easy server installation and proper installation of recommended drivers.

■ Installing ServerStart

ServerStart facilitates server setup procedures.

Installing ServerStart

Not using ServerStart

Complicated hardware configuration (RAID configuration, etc.) User definition, access privileges, network settings It is necessary to input successively for installation,

resulting in more mistakes and longer time

Example: Operations such as setting IP address, creating users, and registering computer name are required

Install

Setup

Using ServerStart

Automatic RAID configuration is possible Auto installation of recommended drivers (SCSI, LAN, etc.) enables high reliable installation High reliability tool can be installed automatically *1

Example: Operations during OS installation is automated *2

High reliability tools are software with comprehensive strength for stable

system operation of the server management

Some input (License window, etc.) and media repositioning are excluded

Auto setup

ServerStart

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● Configuration File (SerStartBatch.ini)

A configuration file stores the server setup and client information configured in ServerStart. To create a

configuration file, use the ServerStart floppy disk supplied with this server. Store only one file on each

floppy disk. Do not set the ServerStart floppy disk to the write-protected state.

You can use any name for the configuration file. However, the file must be installed in the server as

"SerStartBatch.ini". When installing the file, make sure to save it as "SerStartBatch.ini" on the

ServerStart floppy disk.

Start up ServerStart, insert the ServerStart floppy disk containing "SerStartBatch.ini", and click [Start] to

install the server.

■ Intuitive User Interface

The intuitive user interface allows you to easily set the necessary information.

● Main Window

When ServerStart is started, the following window appears.

The window and tool bar differ depending on the mode.

Overview

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● Tool Bar

In Guided Mode / Expert Mode

Ends ServerStart.

Brings you to the previous page.

Brings you to the next page.

Changes the size of icons.

Brings you to the main screen.

 While the wizard is running, do not click the icons on the tool bar to move to the previous or

next window. To move to a different window, click the [Previous], [Up], or [Next] button at the bottom of the wizard window.

Brings you up one tier.

Resets the status function.

ON/OFF of the tree display is set. It doesn't support, and never click.

● Wizard Window

Clicking a wizard displays a wizard window.

Set items in the wizard window. To move to a step in the next wizard window, click the operation button

at the bottom of the window. Clicking [help] displays a tip for setting the item.

■ Network Configuration

ServerStart can configure a network at server installation.

For details on available network patterns, refer to "Using ServerStart to configure the Network".

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■ Automatic Driver Installation

Recommended drivers for automatically recognized expansion cards are installed with the server. This

prevents possible mistakes in driver installation, such as installation of an older version or drivers which

were not supplied with this server.

■ Automatic RAID Configuration

When a disk array is configured using the onboard SCSI array controller, specify the RAID type and the

number of hard disk units before starting installation. A disk array can be configured without starting the

RAID utility.

■ Remote Installation

ServerStart can store resources necessary for installation, such as the OS and Service Pack, a different

server on the network and install the OS via the network. This method is used when the server does not

have a CD-ROM or floppy disk drive.

SystemcastWizard Professional (optional) is a useful tool for extracting a lot of files in a short time.

1.2.2 High Reliability Tools

Overview

High reliability tools are a comprehensively useful set of software for stable system operations of the

server. The following tools have respective roles to manage normal operations or recovery from errors:

• Server Monitoring Tools

• System Diagnosis Support Tools

• LAN Driver Advanced Setup Tools

■ Server Monitoring Tools

The server monitoring tools monitor the hardware status on behalf of the administrator and notify him/

her in the event of an error.

● Detecting a Server Failure Early [ServerView]

ServerView is software that monitors whether the server hardware is in a normal state to protect

important server resources. When using ServerView, the server hardware is monitored all the time. If an

error that could cause trouble is detected, the administrator is notified in real-time. This allows the server

administrator to remove a system error early and avoid trouble.

● Detecting a Disk Failure Early [RAID Management Tool]

RAID Management Tool is software that monitors the disk array. RAID Management Tool runs as a

Windows Server 2003/Windows 2000 Server system service. When an event occurs, it leaves an event

failure, rebuild status, etc.

Chapter 1 Overview

■ System Diagnosis Support Tools

The system diagnosis support tool is for supporting system diagnosis during normal operation or in the

event of trouble.

● Solving Problems Early [DSNAP]

DSNAP is a command line utility that collects all the failure investigation information. System file

configuration information, major registry settings, and event logs can be collected easily from the command line.

DSNAP is used to allow maintenance personnel to understand your system software configuration and

settings correctly and ensure smooth investigations when a problem occurs in your Windows Server

2003/Windows 2000 Server system. Pass the information along with memory dumps to your

maintenance personnel.

■ LAN Driver Advanced Setup Tools

LAN Driver Advanced Setup Tool sets details on the LAN, including the use of the Teaming function

and VLAN configuration.

● Intel

PROSet

Intel® PROSet is a tool for setting details for using the Teaming function or configuring a VLAN.

1.2.3 Installing High Reliability Tools

You can install all high reliability tools provided with PRIMERGY by specifying them in "Application

Wizard" when the OS is installed is initiated with ServerStart.

After manual OS installation, high reliability tools can be installed all at once, just as they are installed

during OS installation with ServerStart.

In each case, the following high reliability tools are installed.

table: High reliability tool installation

Batch

High Reliability Tools

RAID Management Tool

ServerView

DSNAP

PROSet

Intel

A: Installed in any case S: Installed if selected *1: Installed when an onboard SCSI array controller is used for an array configuration or a RAID card is installed

installation with

ServerStart

 Linux does not support batch installation with ServerStart.  ServerView must be configured after installation even when the high reliability tools have been

installed at once with ServerStart. Refer to "Chapter 6 High Reliability Tools" (pg.159).

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1.3 Component Names and Functions

This section explains the component names and functions of the server.

1.3.1 Server (Front View)

a Power supply unit LED

LED status Power supply unit status

Lights green The unit is operating normally.

Lights amber An AC power supply is connected or an error is

table: Power supply unit status

detected in the power supply unit.

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Overview

b Power supply unit (optional)

c Hard disk access LED ( )

This LED lights green when data is being written to or read from the hard disk.

d Hard disk failure LED ( )

This LED lights or blinks when the internal hard disks configure an array. It does not light or

blink when the OS is not running (during POST).

table: Hard disk status

LED status Hard disk status

Off In normal mode or hot spare mode

Lights amber Error detected in a hard disk

Blinks amber During initialization or rebuilding

e Floppy disk drive

Writes/reads data to/from a floppy disk.

f CD-ROM drive (optional)

Reads data or programs from a CD-ROM.

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g System identification LED (ID)

This LED is used for maintenance. When pressing this button, the front and rear system

identification LEDs are lit blue so that the locations of devices being maintained can be

determined.

Also, the [System Identification LED Display] button of ServerView can be used to light them.

h Hard disk access display LED ( )

This LED lights green when data is being written to or read from the hard disk. It also lights

when the server is accessing the CD-ROM.

i Reset switch (RST)

Pressing this switch resets and restarts the system.

 When the reset switch is pressed, all unsaved data will be lost. Save the data before resetting

the system.

j System identification LED button ( )

When pressing this button, the front and rear system identification LEDs are lit blue so that the

locations of devices being maintained can be determined.

k Power switch ( )

Press this switch to turn the server on.

 Do not turn the server off when the hard disk access LED is blinking.

Data in the hard disk may be damaged.

l Maintenance switch ( )

NMI

This switch is used only by maintenance personnel. Do not touch this.

m Front maintenance LED ( )

When the ServerView is installed, this LED lights in amber during the logical drive initialization/

rebuild of the onboard disk array controller. This indicates a normal operation.

This LED also lights or blinks in amber when an error is detected in the server components. If it

lights or blinks except for drive initialization or rebuild, contact an office listed in the "Contact

Information" of the "Start Guide".

n Power status LED ( )

This LED lights as follows depending on the server power supply status.

table: Power Supply Status

LED status Power supply status

Off Power not supplied (power off)

Lights amber

Lights green

In normal mode (standby mode)

In normal mode (operating mode)

o USB connector ( )

Connects peripheral equipment conforming to the USB standard (2.0 or 1.1).

p 3.5-inch storage bay

Contains an internal hard disk unit.

q Inlet

AC power cables are plugged in.

1.3.2 Server (Rear View)

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a LAN connector A ( )

An Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) cable is plugged in. For 1000Mbps connection, a cable

conforming to category 5 enhanced is required.

The meanings of the two LED are shown in the table below.

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table: LAN Status

LED

location

Left Lights green Link is being established.

Right Lights amber Connection is established at 1000Mbps.

The left LED may light green when no LAN cable is connected. This is not a failure. When a

LAN cable is connected, the LED operates as shown in the table above. If the LED does not light

or blink though a LAN cable is connected, the server may have a failure.

LED status Connection status

Blinks green Data is being transferred.

Off

Lights green Connection is established at 100Mbps

Off

Link is not established.

Connection is established at 10Mbps or the LAN is not connected.

b LAN connector B ( )

This is a PCI connector. The applicable cable and meanings of the LEDs are the same as those for

LAN connector A.

c Rear maintenance LED ( )

This LED lights amber when the server is not turned on (standby mode). When the server is

turned on and the ServerView is installed, this LED lights amber during the logical drive

initialization/rebuild of the onboard disk array controller. When an error is detected in the server

components while the server is turned on, it also lights or blinks amber.

If this LED lights or blinks except for drive initialization or rebuild while the server is turned on,

contact an office listed in the "Contact Information" section of the "Start Guide".

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d System identification LED ( )

This LED is used for maintenance. When pressing this button, the front and rear system

identification LEDs are lit blue so that the locations of devices being maintained can be

determined. Also, the [System Identification LED Display] button of ServerView can be used to

light them.

e USB connector ( )

Connects peripheral equipment conforming to the USB standard (2.0 or 1.1).

f Display connector (15 pin) ( )

A display cable is plugged in.

g Serial port (9 pin) ( )

Cables of peripheral equipment conforming to the RS-232C standard such as modems are

plugged in.

h Keyboard connector (6 pin) ( )

A keyboard is plugged in.

i Mouse connector (6 pin) ( )

j Inlet (for optional power supply unit)

AC power cables are plugged in.

k Power supply unit LED

The LED indicates the power supply unit status.The following shows the meanings of the LED.

table: Power supply unit status

LED status Power supply unit status

Lights green The unit is operating normally.

Lights amber An AC power supply is connected or an error is

detected in the power supply unit.

l Power supply unit (standard)

One power supply unit is installed by default. Up to two units can be installed. Adding a power

supply unit enables the redundant power supply function.

m Inlet

AC power cables are plugged in.

1.3.3 Server (Internal)

a PCI slot

Contains extension cards that enhance the server functions. Expansion cards with the PCI bus

interface can be installed in the PCI slots.

b Memory slot

Contains memory.

c CPU socket

Install the CPU. One CPU is installed by default. Up to two CPUs can be installed.

d System fan

Contact an listed in the "Contact Information" of the "Start Guide" for the system fan

replacement.

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1.3.4 Baseboard

[Rear]

[Front]

a Memory slot

Contains memory. One memory bank consists of Slots A and B on this server. Be sure to install a

pair of memory modules.

b CPU socket 0

c CPU socket 1

Install the CPU.

d Fan board connector

e Power supply connector

f IDE connector for CD-ROM drive

An IDE cable for the optional CD-ROM drive is plugged in.

g Floppy disk drive connector

h JP7

i JP9

j SCSI connector

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k Internal power connector

An internal power supply cable is plugged in when a remote service board is installed.For more

details, refer to "

Notes".

l Server control connector

A server control cable is plugged in when a remote service board is installed. For more details,

refer to "

m Card locking frame connector

An expansion card locking frame is installed.

● Remote Service Board" (pg.182) in "7.5.2 Installable Expansion Cards and

● Remote Service Board" (pg.182) in "7.5.2 Installable Expansion Cards and Notes".

Overview

Chapter 1 Overview

1.4 Standard Operations

This section explains standard server operations, including how to turn the server on/ off and to insert/remove a floppy disk.

1.4.1 Opening the Rack Door

This section explains how to open the front and rear doors of the 40U standard rack.

Refer to the manual included with the rack for procedures on opening other rack doors.

■ Opening the Front Door

1 Pull the rack handle up.

When the rack is locked, turn the rack key to unlock.

"9.4.1 Hardware Security" (pg.271)

2 Turn the handle in the direction of the arrow and pull it forward.

■ Opening the Rear Door

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Turn and then pull

1 Turn the rack key and pull the rack handle up.

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2 Turn the handle in the direction of the arrow and pull it forward.

Turn and then pull

 Unless you are inserting/removing media or turning the power on/off, keep the rack door closed. Doing

so blocks electric waves from cell phones, etc.

 Do not lose the keys. If the key is lost, contact an office listed in the "Contact Information" of the "Start

Guide".

1.4.2 Turning On the Server

• Do not move, strike, or shake the server when it is turned on. This can damage the hard disk in the server and cause data loss.

• Turn the server on when the temperature is in its operating environment range (10-35°C). For details on the operating environment, refer to "Start Guide" and "Safety Precautions". When operating the device outside of this operating environment, the server may operate improperly, damage data etc. Furthermore, Fujitsu cannot be held responsible for any related damage, malfunction, or loss of data, etc.

• The fans rotate at high speed immediately after the server is turned on, but this is not defective. When the temperature is in the server's operating environment range (10-35°C), they start to rotate at normal speed later.

• Be sure to wait for 10 seconds or longer after shutdown before turning the server on.

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1 Open the rack door.

"1.4.1 Opening the Rack Door" (pg.28)

2 Make sure that the floppy disk drive and CD-ROM drives are empty.

3 Turn on the display and peripheral devices.

4 Press the power switch on the front of the server.

The power switch lights green. When the power is turned on, the server performs Power On Self

Tests (POST). If any abnormalities are detected by POST, error messages are displayed.

"9.2.2 Error Messages" (pg.255)

The server's power LED is lit green

 After connecting the power cable, wait for 10 seconds or more before pressing the power switch. The

power may not be turned on properly if the power switch is pressed immediately after the power cable is connected (the green power LED turns amber). If this occurs, press the power switch again. If this occurs, the following system event log can be found with Server Management Tools. However, this is not an error. MMM-DD-YYYY HH:MM:SS: 050301FFFF-24 Overcurrent S=LimitExceeded-Asserted MMM-DD-YYYY HH:MM:SS: 050300FFFF-24 Overcurrent S=LimitNotExceeded-Asserted

Power switch

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 The time to turn on/off the server can be set with the ASR setting (on the [Power On/Off] tab) using

ServerView supplied with this server. For details, refer to "3.2 Settings for Server Monitoring" in "ServerView User's Guide" on the PRIMERGY Document & Tool CD (Disc 2).

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1.4.3 Turning Off the Server

• In the event of smoke or sparks, immediately unplug the electric cord. Failure to do so may lead to a fire or electrocution.

• When turning off the server, be sure to follow the procedures described in this section. Data can be lost if these procedures are not followed correctly.

• Be sure to wait for 10 seconds or longer after shutdown before turning the server on. Otherwise, the server may not start up properly.

1 Make sure that the floppy disk drive and CD-ROM drives are empty.

2 Shut down the OS.

In the following cases, the server is turned off after the OS is shut down (Step 3 is not necessary).

• Windows OS

• When ServerView is installed

In other cases, shut down the OS and make sure that the floppy disk and hard disk access LEDs

are off.

3 Press the power switch on the front of the server.

The power switch lights amber.

The servers power LED is lit amber

Power switch

4 Turn off the display and peripheral devices.

 The time to turn on/off the server can be set with the ASR setting (on the [Power On/Off] tab) using

ServerView supplied with this server. For details, refer to "3.2 Settings for Server Monitoring" in "ServerView User's Guide" on the PRIMERGY Document & Tool CD (Disc 2).

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■ Cautions for Turning the Power On/Off (for a Windows OS)

• For Windows Server 2003

"Do Nothing", "Prompt Input", "Standby", "Hibernation", or "Shutdown" can be specified as the

operating mode of the power switch in the OS settings (normally, "Shutdown" is specified).

• For Windows 2000 Server

"Standby", "Hibernation", or "Power Off" can be specified as the operating mode of the power switch

in the OS settings (normally, "Power Off" is specified).

On this server, functions corresponding to "Standby" and "Hibernation" are supported as BIOS and

hardware functions. However, some drivers and software installed in the server do not support these

functions. For this reason, functions corresponding to "Standby" and "Hibernation" are unavailable on

this server.

When the operating mode is set to "Standby" or "Hibernation", the system may operate improperly or

hard disk data may be corrupted.

For details about operating mode settings, refer to the manual supplied with the OS.

1.4.4 Inserting and Ejecting a Floppy Disk

Overview

■ Cautions

When using a floppy disk, note the following points.

• Do not expose the disk to any fluids.

• Do not open the shutter of the floppy disk and touch the disk surface.

• Do not bend the floppy disk or place heavy objects on it.

• Do not expose the floppy disk to strong magnetic fields.

• Do not drop the floppy disk on hard surfaces.

• Do not store the disk in extremely hot or cold conditions.

• Do not put layers of labels on the floppy disk.

• Keep the disk away from condensation or water droplets.

■ Inserting the Floppy Disk

1 Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive from the shutter side.

When clicking into place, the floppy disk eject button pops out.

Floppy disk eject button

Shutter

Label side up

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■ Ejecting the Floppy Disk

1 Make sure that the floppy disk access LED is off. Press the floppy disk eject

button.

The floppy disk is ejected.

Floppy disk access LED

• Do not eject the floppy disk while the floppy disk access LED is on. The data stored on the floppy disk may be damaged.

Off

Floppy disk eject button

1.4.5 Inserting and Ejecting a CD-ROM

This section explains how to insert and eject a CD-ROM.

■ Cautions for Handling CD-ROM Drive

• Use the drive in a dry place with low airborne dust levels. Entry of water, a paper clip, or other liquids

or metal objects can cause electric shock or failures.

• Do not use the drive in a place exposed to shocks or vibration.

• Do not insert any object other than the specified CD-ROMs.

• Do not pull or push the CD-ROM tray forcibly.

• Do not disassemble the CD-ROM drive.

• Clean the CD-ROM tray before use. Use a dry, soft cloth for cleaning.

• When the CD-ROM drive is not used for a prolonged period, eject the CD-ROM to prevent accidents.

To avoid dust or particles, keep the CD-ROM tray closed (in a loaded position).

• This server supports CD-ROMs with the following logo. Do not use CD-ROMs without the logo.

Doing so may cause failures.

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■ Cautions for Handling CD-ROMs

• When removing the disk from the case, pull the disk up while pressing the center holder of the case as

shown in the figure below.

• Hold the CR-ROM on its edge to avoid contact with the disk surface.

• Do not contaminate the CD-ROM surface with fingerprints, oil, or dust. If the disk is dirty, wipe it

from the center to the edge with a dry, soft cloth. Do not use benzine, thinner, water, record sprays,

antistatics, or silicone clothes.

• Be careful not to scratch the CD-ROM surface.

• Avoid heat.

• Do not bend the floppy disk or place heavy objects on it.

• Do not use a ball-point pen or pencil on the label (printed) side.

• Do not apply stickers to the label side. Abnormal vibration can occur due to eccentricity.

• When the CD-ROM is moved from a cold place into a warm place, dew condensation may occur,

resulting in data read errors. If this is the case, wipe droplets away with a dry, soft cloth and let the

unit dry naturally. Do not use a hair dryer.

• To avoid dust, scratches, or deformation, store CD-ROMs in the case whenever not in use.

• Do not store CD-ROMs in areas of high temperature exposed to direct sunlight for many hours or

near heating appliances.

Overview

■ Inserting the CD-ROM

1 Make sure the server is turned on and press the CD-ROM eject button.

The CD-ROM tray comes out a little.

2 Pull the CD-ROM tray out.

CD-ROM eject button

CD-ROM tray

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3 Place the CD-ROM at the center of the tray.

While supporting the CD-ROM tray, push the tray until it clicks into position.

4 Move the tray back.

Push the tray gently until it clicks into position.

Label side up

CD-ROM tray

 If the CD-ROM is placed improperly when the tray is pushed into the unit, the CD-ROM or the

drive may be damaged.

 Be careful not to touch the lens of the CD-ROM drive.

CD-ROM unit bezel

 Push the center of the CD-ROM unit bezel gently until the tray clicks into position.

■ Ejecting the CD-ROM

To eject the CD-ROM, press the CD-ROM eject button in the same way as steps 1 to 2 in "■ Inserting

the CD-ROM" (

pg.35).

1.5 Workflow

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Use the following workflow from server installation to start of operation.

Installing the server

Referring to "Safety Precautions" and "Start Guide", install the server to a suitable place.

Preparing the server

- Install internal options

- Set hardware Referring to "2.1 Preparation on the server", "Chapter 7 Installing Internal Options", and "Chapter 8 Configuring Hardware and Utilities", prepare the server.

Selecting the installation method

Referring to "2.2 Selecting the Installation Method", decide what installation method to use. ServerStart, a software that enables everything from OS installation/setup to the installation of high reliability tools to be performed in one operation, comes with this server. It is recommended that ServerStart is used to perform installation.

Checking precautions on installation

Before installing the OS, check the precautions on installation by referring to "2.3 Precautions on Installation".

OS installation

Using ServerStart

Referring to "Chapter 3 OS Installation Using ServerStart", perform OS installation.

Manual installation

Referring to "Chapter 4 Manual OS Installation", perform OS installation.

Overview

Install internal options

Referring to "Chapter 7 Installing Internal Options", install the internal options.

Procedures before operation

Before operating the server, refer to "Chapter 5 Operations after OS installation".

High reliability tool installation

When the OS is installed manually, it is necessary to install high reliability tools. ServerView requires settings before server operation. For installation method and details about each high reliability tool, refer to "Chapter 6 High Reliability Tools".

Start operations

Chapter 1 Overview

Chapter 2

Checking before OS

Installation

This chapter explains the preparation on the server and cautions necessary before OS installation. Please read this chapter before starting installation.

2.1 Preparation on the Server

2.2 Selecting the Installation Method

2.3 Precautions on Installation

2.4 Preparation for Using ServerStart on a Client Computer

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2.1 Preparation on the Server

Before starting installation, install internal options to the server and perform necessary hardware settings.

2.1.1 Installing Internal Options

Internal options are classified into those that must be installed before the OS installation and those that must be installed after the OS installation.

For installation procedures, refer to "Chapter 7 Installing Internal Options" (

● Internal options that must be Installed before the OS installation

• Memory modules

•CPU

• Expansion cards

pg.163).

● Internal options that must be Installed after the OS installation

• Optional SCSI devices

• Internal hard disk units where the Operating System is not installed

 If an internal option device that must be installed after the OS installation has been already installed,

remove the device, install the OS, then reinstall the device.

■ Cautions for Installing an Expansion Card

When using an expansion card, read the notes on the expansion card.

■ Cautions for Installing an Optional SCSI Device

When adding an optional SCSI device (DAT, etc.) using a SCSI card, connect it after installing the OS.

Connecting it before OS installation may result in improper drive letter assignment.

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■ Cautions for Installing a Memory Module

This server supports up to 16GB of memory. However, the maximum installable size varies depending

on the OS. Furthermore, since the server uses part of the memory as PCI resources, the maximum available size is limited.

The following shows the maximum installable size and the maximum available size.

table: Maximum Installable Size and Maximum Available Size

Windows 2000 Server Windows Server 2003, Standard

* 1

Edition

Windows 2000 Advanced Server Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition

* 1: Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition support up to 4GB of memory. * 2: Because 0.63GB of memory is used as PCI resources, the available memory size varies depending on the

installed card.

* 1

Installed memory

size

3.0GB or smaller Same as the installed memory size

4.0GB

3.0GB or smaller Same as the installed memory size

4.0 to 8.0GB

Installed memory size - (0.63GB)

Available memory size

● Cautions Applicable When the OS is Windows Server 2003, Enterprise

Edition or Windows 2000 Advanced Server

* 2

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* 2

When installing 4GB or more of memory in a server operating with Windows 2000 Advanced Server or

Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, the /PAE option in the "Boot.ini" file must be described. For

the procedure for editing the "Boot.ini" file, refer to the manual supplied with the OS.

 The "Boot.ini" file is an important file for the system. If the file is edited improperly, the system may not

start up. Edit it carefully.

"Boot.ini" file description example

[operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)?WINNT="Microsoft

Windows 2000 Advanced Server" /PAE /fastdetect

■ LAN Cable

Be sure to connect the LAN cable when the server is not connected to the Internet. If the OS is installed

or applications are automatically installed without connecting the LAN cable to the LAN card, an error

may be recorded in the event viewer after setup completes.

 Connecting to the Internet during setup can cause security problems. Do not connect to the Internet

until the setup completes.

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2.1.2 Hardware Settings

Before starting installation, set necessary hardware, such as the BIOS Setup Utility.

■ BIOS Setup Utility

The BIOS Setup Utility must be set in the following cases. For details on how to set the BIOS Setup

Utility, refer to " Hardware Configuration/Utilities" (pg.205).

● Changing the Boot Drive

To change the boot drive, start up the BIOS Setup Utility, select [Boot Option], and set the boot drive.

"8.2.4 Boot Options Submenu" (pg.213)

● Performing Remote Installation

Before performing remote installation of ServerStart, use the following procedures to enable network

startup (PXE). In addition, check the MAC address.

1 Take the following steps in the BIOS Setup Utility.

1. Start the BIOS Setup Utility.

"8.2.1 Starting and Exiting the BIOS Setup Utility" (pg.208)

2. Select [Boot Options] and press the [Enter] key.

The Boot Options menu window appears.

3. Change [MultiBoot for HDs] to [Enabled].

4. Press the [Esc] key and select the [Advanced] menu.

5. From the [PCI Configuration] submenu, select [Ethernet on Board]. Set the [Option ROM Scan] item of [PCI Device, Embedded Ethernet 1(LANCN2)] to [Enabled].

■ Ethernet on Board Submenu" (pg.218)

6. From the [Exit] menu, select [Save Changes & Exit] to exit the BIOS Setup Utility.

7. Start the BIOS Setup Utility again.

8. Select the [Boot Option] submenu from the [Main] menu. Press the [Enter] key.

The Boot Option submenu window appears.

9. Change the [Boot Sequence] setting as shown below.

1 IBA GE Slot 0330 v**** 2 CD-ROM 3 Removable Device

4 Hard Drive

10. Exit the BIOS Setup Utility and turn the server off.

2 Check the MAC address.

After BIOS setup, start up the server from the network.

The MAC address is displayed as shown below.

CLIENT MAC ADDR: XX XX XX XX XX XX

The MAC address is required for remote installation. Write it down.

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3 Exit the BIOS Setup Utility and turn off the server.

 You can turn the power on/off from a client (via a LAN) by utilizing the Wakeup on LAN (WOL) function.

This function is enabled at the time of purchase. For more details, refer to "5.5.5 Turning the Power On/Off via a LAN" (pg.150).

 Be sure to install ServerView to control the power supply via a LAN.

When ServerView is not installed, the server is not turned off automatically after OS shutdown.

■ SCSI Setup Utility

The SCSI Setup Utility is used for setting the onboard SCSI array controller of this server.

Check or change settings as necessary before installation. Refer to "8.3 SCSI Setup Utility" (pg.233).

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2.2 Selecting the Installation Method

When installing the OS for the first time, there are multiple installation methods. Refer to the following to decide on the method.

 To set up multiple servers with the same model and configuration, refer to "3.5 Installation on Multiple

(the Second and Subsequent) Servers" (pg.104).

What OS will you use?

Windows Server 2003 /Windows 2000 Server

Will you use ServerStart?

Yes

Refer to "3.1 Guided mode" and perform installation. * If you follow the wizard, setup will be performed correctly.

Linux

For the use of Linux, refer to the Fujitsu PRIMERGY website (http://primergy.fujitsu.com).

Installation is performed manually. Refer to "4.2 Starting Manual Installation" and perform installation.

When setting setup information in advance on the client computer, refer to "3.2 Preconfiguration Mode" and perform installation.

■ Installation Using ServerStart

When an OS is installed using ServerStart, the driver for the expansion card that is automatically

recognized will be installed automatically. In addition, high reliability tools and array controller

administrative tools are installed automatically. Installation using ServerStart is recommended.For

features of ServerStart, refer to "1.2.1 Setup Support Tool - ServerStart" (

pg.16).

■ Installation While Maintaining the Established RAID Environment

In guided mode or preconfiguration mode, select [Use existing array] for [Configuration mode] at

[RAID Wizard] (in the [RAID Configuration] window) and install the OS.

■ Installation Using ServerStart While Maintaining the Existing Partitions

In expert mode, start up Disk Manager, format the installation partition, and install the OS.

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2.3 Precautions on Installation

Read the following notes before starting OS installation.

2.3.1 Installation Partition Size

For installation using ServerStart, the installation partition size can be set as follows, depending on the

OS to be installed and format.

table: Installation Partition Size

Available size Windows Server 2003 Windows 2000 Server

Minimum 2200MB 2048MB

Maximum 2TB 2TB

● Notes

• When you want to set the OS and BOOT partitions in different partitions, specify the partition size

directly.

(The BOOT partition is the partition for startup. Minimum information required for startup, such as "ntldr", is stored.

The OS partition is the partition for installing the OS.

• In either of the following cases, specify a partition size less than 2TB.

• When the same partition is specified as the OS and BOOT partitions

• When different partitions are specified as the OS and BOOT partitions

• The OS cannot be installed in a partition larger than 2TB.

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2.3.2 Notes on Configuring RAID

Take the following notes when you configure a RAID system.

■ Hardware Configuration

• Only internal hard disk units can be used.

• Be sure to use hard disk units of the same model and with the same capacity.

• Two hard disk units can be configured for installation. An array configuration cannot be established

with only one unit.

• The only RAID level configurable with this server is RAID1.

 When the OS is installed using ServerStart, only one RAID card can be installed. If you need more

cards, install them after OS installation.

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• When a RAID-configured disk is used

Used hard disk units can contain unnecessary partition or array configuration information that can

cause unforeseeable problems.

Before connecting a used hard disk unit to this server, connect it to a different system and perform

low-level formatting on the hard disk unit.For the low-level formatting procedure, refer to the manual

supplied with the system used for formatting.When performing low-level formatting on a hard disk

unit used on this server, refer to "8.3.8 Formatting hard disks physically" (

• Number of disk units

If only one hard disk unit is set, installation with ServerStart causes an error and will be aborted.Be

sure to configure two units.

pg.244).

2.3.3 Notes on a Multiple LAN Adapter Configuration

Using the OS installation wizard of ServerStart, you can configure multiple LAN adapters (network

adapters) on the system. However, there are the following limitations.

● Adapter Numbers

To configure multiple LAN cards, select the adapter numbers in order of Adapter 1 and Adapter 2, and

enter settings for each adapter. Note that the order of adapter numbers is not necessarily the same as the

order of slots for the installed LAN adapters. This means that the setting for Adapter 1 is not always

applied to the onboard LAN. After installing the OS, check the LAN adapters to make sure that they are

configured as intended.

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2.3.4 Cautions for Using ServerStart

■ Operating ServerStart

Most ServerStart operations are performed with the mouse. Items may not be moved with the [Tab] key

or cursor keys. Be sure to use the mouse when operating ServerStart.

■ Ejecting the CD-ROM

Do not eject the ServerStart CD-ROM while ServerStart is running. If the ServerStart CD-ROM is

ejected and inserted again, ServerStart starts up in multiple windows, and settings you have made can be

lost.

■ Exiting ServerStart

After operation in guided mode or expert mode, exiting ServerStart restarts the system. Ejecting disks

from the floppy disk and CD-ROM drives and click [OK]. When the display on the screen disappears,

turn off the system.

■ License for Use of System for ServerStart

"License for Use of System for ServerStart" linked from the ServerStart startup window is a license for

use of Windows PE contained in the ServerStart CD-ROM. Windows PE for starting up ServerStart can

be only used for installing Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 Server provided under a separate

legal license.

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■ Setting Up the Printer

ServerStart does not support setup of printers. Perform installation after setup is completed.

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2.3.5 Expansion Cards Supported by ServerStart

ServerStart supports automatic driver installation for the following expansion cards.

table: Automatic Expansion Card Driver Installation

Name Model Bus

Onboard FDD/IDE - -

Onboard SCSI - PCI

Onboard LAN - PCI

Onboard VGA - PCI

RAID Ctrl 2-Channel 128 MB w/ BBU PG-142E3 PCI

Fibre Channel Controller PG-FC106 PCI

LAN cards PG-1852 PCI

PG-1862 PCI

PG-1882L PCI

PG-1892L PCI

SCSI Ctrl U160 lp PG-130L PCI

2.3.6 Cautions for Manual Installation

■ Cautions for Configuring a Disk Array with an Onboard SCSI Array Controller

Disk array configuration on the onboard SCSI array controller must be completed before the OS is

installed. To check the onboard SCSI array controller configuration, start up the SCSI Setup Utility. For

more details, refer to "8.3 SCSI Setup Utility" (

If a disk array is not configured on the onboard SCSI array controller, the normal SCSI configuration is

established.

■ Free Space Required for Installation

The partition where the OS is installed must have enough free space for obtaining memory dump. For

more details, refer to "5.1 Memory Dump/Paging File Setting" (

■ Cautions on Restarting

In the course of installation, a message appears to indicate that the setup program restarts. Wait until it restarts.

For more details on background operations, refer to "PRIMERGY RX200 S2 Onboard SCSI RAID

User's Guide".

pg.233).

pg.128).

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2.4 Preparation for Using ServerStart on a Client Computer

When using the preconfiguration mode for setting installation information in advance or when creating a driver disk using the FloppyBuilder function, install ServerStart on the client computer.

● System Requirements for Client Computers

Client computers must satisfy the following requirements.

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Hardware Personal computers operated with Windows NT, Windows XP Professional, or Windows

Software Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.5 or later

2000 Professional (A CD-ROM drive and 10MB or more of free space are required.)

2.4.1 Installing ServerStart

 If a different version of ServerStart has been installed, uninstall it. The FloppyBuilder function or

installation wizard may not operate properly on a different version. For details on how to uninstall ServerStart, refer to "2.4.2 Uninstalling ServerStart" (pg.51).

1 Insert the ServerStart CD-ROM into the client computer.

The [ServerStart Launcher] window appears.

When the [ServerStart Launcher] window does not appear, execute "Launcher.exe" in the CD-

ROM.

2 Click [OK].

The Windows installer starts and the Setup window appears.

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3 Click [Next].

The [License Agreement] window appears.

4 Select [I accept the license agreement] and click [Next].

The [User Information] window appears.

 The setting for this item cannot be changed.

5 Enter the user information of the software and click [Next].

The [Installation Folder] window appears.

6 Specify the installation folder and click [Next]. To change the installation folder,

click [Browse] and select the folder.

The [Select Features] window appears.

7 Set [ServerStart - remote installation] to "Disable this function" and click [Next].

The [Ready to Install the Application] window appears.

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8 Specify whether or not to copy the contents of the CD.

When you select [Yes] for "enable the use of ServerStart without CD.", you can start the preconfiguration mode on the client computer without using the CD-ROM.

If you select [Yes], specify the target folder. The target folder must have enough free space to

copy the contents of the CD-ROM.

 On WindowsNT, the CD-ROM is not copied. You must click [No]. The ServerStart CD-ROM is

required to start ServerStart.

9 Click [Next].

Installation is executed.

 If a message prompting you to restart the system appears before or after installation, eject the

CD-ROM and restart the system according to the message. When the system restarts, insert the ServerStart CD-ROM and start installation again. If the "This program does not respond." message appears during restart operation, click [Exit] to continue the restart operation.

When the installation is completed, the completion window appears.

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10 Click [Exit].

ServerStart has been installed to the client computer.

2.4.2 Uninstalling ServerStart

Perform the following procedure to uninstall ServerStart from the client computer.

1 Click [Start] → [Settings] → [Control Panel].

2 Double-click [Add or Remove Applications] ([Add or Remove Programs] on

some operating systems).

3 Select [Fujitsu ServerStart] and click [Remove] (or [Modify]).

When the uninstallation is executed successfully, Fujitsu ServerStart is deleted.

If [ServerStart - remote installation] has been installed using ServerStart, "FjPXEServer" seems

undeleted. Leave it and complete the operation.

 On Windows 2000 Professional clients, "Add or Remove Applications" may become unable to respond

during uninstallation. If this occurs, log off from the system.

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Chapter 3

OS Installation Using

ServerStart

This chapter explains how to install the OS in the server using ServerStart.

3.1 Guided Mode

3.2 Preconfiguration Mode

3.3 Expert Mode

3.4 Remote Installation

3.5 Installation on Multiple (the Second and Subsequent) Servers

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3.1 Guided Mode

In guided mode, follow the wizard to specify hardware configuration and the OS to be installed, save the information necessary for installation in a configuration file, and install the OS.

3.1.1 Starting Up the Guided Mode

Start up the guided mode.

 When you do not configure an array but will perform installation to an array-configured server, remove

the array before starting up ServerStart.For the procedure for deleting an array, refer to "8.3.7 RAID Properties Submenu" (pg.242).

1 Turn on the server and insert the ServerStart CD-ROM immediately.

ServerStart starts up and a message appears prompting you to insert the ServerStart floppy disk.

2 Insert the ServerStart floppy disk supplied with the server. Make sure that

"Removable media" and "A:" are selected and click [Create].

 Set the ServerStart floppy disk in the write-enabled state.

The network setting window for remote installation appears.

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3 Click [OK].

The [Initialization of ServerStart core running] window appears and unattended installation will

be started. Depending on the hardware configurations, this process may take a few minutes.

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When the process is completed, the [Create a ServerStart Floppy Disk] window appears.

4 Click [Build a ServerStart Floppy Disk].

Creation of a ServerStart floppy disk starts.When the creation is completed, the "Floppy disk has

been created." message appears.

5 Click [OK].

"Please Select your keyboard" window appears.

6 Select your keyboard language from the dropdown list and click [OK].

The subsequent start procedure may take several minutes.

The [Welcome to ServerStart] window appears.

7 Click [Click here to prepare and/or initiate an operating system installation].

The [Select the operating system to be installed] window appears.

Click [Special Hints on Operating System Installation] and read the contents. Important

information such as limitations on disk configuration is described.

8 Click [MS Windows Operating Systems].

The [Microsoft Windows Operating System Installation] window appears.

9 Click the OS to install.

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10 Click [Prepare & initiate an unattended installation of (OS)].

The guided mode for the selected OS starts up.

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Start up the wizards to set items in the following procedures.

Exiting the wizard returns the display to the guided mode window.

Open/create configuration file

RAID wizard

(connected disks are displayed)

Close/save configuration file

Disk wizard

OS installation wizard

Application wizard

Starting OS installation

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3.1.2 Open/create a Configuration File

Open a configuration file. Or create a new file.

1 Click [Start have to create a complete configuration file].

The [Open ServerStart Configuration File] window appears.

 Once a configuration file is opened, another file cannot be opened until you click [Close and

save Configuration File].

2 Select the configuration file and click [Create].

The [Create] button is changed to the [Continue] button.

3 Click [Continue].

The [RAID Wizard] starts up automatically ("3.1.3 RAID wizard" (pg.59)).

3.1.3 RAID wizard

Configure RAID.

1 Click [RAID Wizard: Setting for the RAID system].

The [RAID Configuration] window appears.

Only array controllers already installed are displayed.

The number of hard disk units connected to the array controller is displayed.

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 If you open a configuration file that has been created before, displayed settings may differ from

the previously set values. Be sure to check the settings.

 When you do not configure RAID, set the configuration mode to "Use existing array" before

exiting the wizard.

2 Set items and click [leave wizard].

The RAID wizard closes.

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3.1.4 Disk wizard

Create and format hard disk partitions.

 The disk wizard starts up with the default settings. Be sure to click [MODIFY] to check the settings.

Change them as necessary.

1 Click [Disk Wizard: Hard disk partitioning and formatting].

The [Disk Overview] window appears.

 When the installation disk has partitions, check [Erase all existing partitions on all displayed

disks].

 When other disks than the installation disk have an active partition, create a partition on the

disks with an active partition and check [Erase all existing partitions on all displayed disks].

2 Add, remove, or modify partitions as necessary.

 Partition size of the FAT file system

When "FAT" is selected in [File system] and a value equal to or more than 4095MB or "Auto- matic setting" is specified in [Partition size], the size of created partitions will be 4095MB.

 The following limits apply to the volume label length. A volume label longer than the limit may

be used. However, it can cause installation failure. Enter a volume label within the limit.

•FAT: Up to 11 byte characters

•NTFS: Up to 32 byte characters

Add a partition

1. Click [ADD].

The [Disk Configuration] window appears.

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2. Set items and click [continue].

The new partition is added to the partition list.

Remove a partition

1. Select the partition to remove and click [REMOVE].

The partition is removed.

Modify the partition configuration

1. Select the partition to modify and click [MODIFY].

The [Disk Configuration] window appears.

2. Change items and click [continue].

The partition is modified.

3 Click [leave wizard] after settings are completed.

The disk wizard closes.

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 If you are in guided mode and want to start up the disk wizard again after exiting the wizard, save the

configuration file. ServerStart may restart when the disk wizard restarts. If this occurs, open the configuration file you have saved and start setting from the item where you have discontinued. If the configuration file is not saved, the settings are lost. Start setting again from the beginning.

3.1.5 OS Installation Wizard

Set computer information, user information, and the network protocol.

ServerStart can configure multiple network patterns. When configuring a domain controller, refer to

"Using ServerStart to configure the Network".

 The setup window differs depending on the OS to be installed. The following describes operations on

Windows Server 2003.

1 Click [Operating System Wizard: Operating system parameters].

The [Windows Installation] window appears.

2 Enter the password in [Password for Administrator account] and click [Next].

 If the password differs between [Password for Administrator account] and [Please repeat Pass-

word], an error dialog window appears. Enter the correct password.

The [Computer Identification] window appears.

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3 Set items and click [Next].

The [Installation Directory and Time Zone] window appears.

Set items and click [Next].

The [User Information] window appears.

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4 Set items and click [Next].

The [Display Settings] window appears.

5 Set items and click [Next].

The [Network Protocol] window appears.

6 Set items and click [Next].

The [Software Components] window appears.

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7 Set items and click [Next].

The [Services] window appears.

8 Set items and click [leave wizard].

The OS installation wizard closes.

3.1.6 Application Wizard

Specify installation of supplied applications such as high reliability tools.

1 Click [Application Wizard: Select additional software components].

The application wizard appears.

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2 From the [Installable applications] list, select applications to be installed and

click [>>].

Set all applications to be installed on the [Selected applications] list.

3 Click [leave wizard].

The application wizard closes.

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3.1.7 Close/save the Configuration File

When settings in all wizards are completed, save the configuration file.

1 Click [Close and save Configuration File].

The [Save ServerStart Configuration File] window appears.

2 Click [Save As].

The configuration file is saved.

 You can specify any name for the configuration file. However, OS installation is possible only

when it is saved as "SerStartBatch.ini". When installing the OS, make sure to save it as "Ser- StartBatch.ini" on the ServerStart floppy disk.

3.1.8 Starting OS Installation

Install the OS to the server.

During installation, do not use the mouse or keyboard unless it is necessary for installation operations.

Otherwise, installation may fail.

1 Click [Click here, to Start the Installation of (OS)].

The [ServerStart Unattended Mode] window appears.

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2 Click [Start now].

 Clicking [Start now] deletes all disk contents and starts installation. Click [Stop] when you do

not perform installation.

After 10 seconds, installation starts automatically.

• When RAID has been configured, the system restarts.

• If a message prompting you to insert the Service Pack CD-ROM appears, insert the CD-ROM

and click [OK].

This message does not appear when Service Pack is not selected.

• If a message prompting you to insert the ServerView CD-ROM appears, insert the

PRIMERGY Document & Tool CD (Disc 1) and click [OK].

This message does not appear when ServerView will not be installed or the PRIMERGY

Document & Tool CD (Disc 1) has been inserted already.

• If a message prompting you to insert the ServerStart CD-ROM appears, insert the CD-ROM

and click [OK].

3 When a message prompting you to insert the OS CD-ROM appears, insert the

CD-ROM and click [OK].

After files are copied, a message prompting you to insert the ServerStart CD-ROM appears.

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4 Insert the ServerStart CD-ROM and click [OK].

The License Agreement window appears.

5 Click [I agree].

After files are copied, a message prompting you to eject the CD-ROM and floppy disk appears.

6 Eject the CD-ROM and floppy disk and click [OK].

Then the system is restarted. The system continues the installation operation after restart.

OS GUI setup, LAN utility installation, Service Pack installation, and Active Directory

installation are performed automatically.

7 When a confirmation message to restart appears, click [Restart].

The system restarts and installs high reliability tools.

Installation is performed automatically.

8 When a message on installation completion appears, press any key.

9 Restart the system.

Click [Start] → [Shutdown]. Select [Restart] and click [OK].

The system restarts.

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10 When the system restarts, log on to the server using the Administrator account

for the local computer.

The server setup and OS installation have been completed.

Refer to "Chapter 5 Operations after OS Installation" (pg.127) and perform necessary procedures

before starting server operations.

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3.2 Preconfiguration Mode

In preconfiguration mode, set and save the information necessary for installation in a configuration file on a client computer (with a CD-ROM drive and 10MB or more of free space). Set the saved configuration file on the server for installation.

 If ServerStart is not installed in the client computer where the preconfiguration mode is executed, refer

to "2.4 Preparation for Using ServerStart on a Client Computer" (pg.49) to install ServerStart. If a different version of ServerStart has been installed, uninstall it and install the proper version. For details on how to uninstall ServerStart, refer to "2.4.2 Uninstalling ServerStart" (pg.51).

 If ServerStart is started up on a computer where a different version of ServerStart is installed, the

installation wizard may not operate properly. Make sure to uninstall a different version of ServerStart.

3.2.1 Starting Up the Preconfiguration Mode

Start up the preconfiguration mode.

1 Start up ServerStart.

If ServerStart has already been started, it is not necessary to restart it. If it has not, start it up

according to the following procedures.

When the CD has been copied on Windows 2000 Professional/Windows XP Professional

1. Click [Start] → [Programs] → [Fujitsu ServerStart] → [ServerStart].

ServerStart starts up and the [Welcome to ServerStart] window appears.

When Windows NT is used, or if the CD has not been copied

1. Insert the ServerStart CD-ROM into the client computer's CD-ROM drive.

ServerStart starts up and the [Welcome to ServerStart] window appears.

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2 Click [FloppyBuilder].

The [ServerStart FloppyBuilder] window appears.

3 Click [ServerStart Status Diskette].

A message prompting you to insert the floppy disk appears.

4 Insert the ServerStart floppy disk supplied with the server and click [OK].

 Set the ServerStart floppy disk in the write-enabled state.

Creation of a ServerStart floppy disk starts. When the creation is completed, the "Floppy disk has

been created." message appears.

5 Click [OK].

6 Click [ (HOME)] on the tool bar.

The display returns to the [Welcome to ServerStart] window.

7 Click [Click here to prepare an operating system installation for a PRIMERGY

Server].

The [Prepare the installation of an operating system for PRIMERGY Servers] window appears.

 Before starting installation, click [Cautions for Installation] and read the contents. Important

information such as limitations on disk configuration is described.

8 Click [Creation of a ServerStart Configuration file for the installation of an

Microsoft Windows Operating System].

The [Microsoft Windows Operating System Installation] window appears.

9 Select the OS to install.

The [Preparing the Installation] window appears.

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3.2.2 Configure Settings in Wizards

Click the wizards to set items in the following procedures. For setting procedures, refer to description on

guided mode wizards ("3.1.2 Open/create a Configuration File" (

pg.67)).

(

Exiting a wizard returns the display to the preconfiguration mode window.

Open/create configuration file

RAID wizard

Disk wizard

OS installation wizard

Application wizard

pg.58) to "3.1.6 Application Wizard"

Close/save configuration file

Activate ServerStart in the server

Starting OS installation

3.2.3 Close/save the Configuration File

When settings in all wizards are completed, save the configuration file.

1 Click [Close and save Configuration File].

The [Save ServerStart Configuration File] window appears.

2 Click [Save As].

The [ServerStart Remote Installation IP Settings] window appears.

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3 Set items when performing remote installation.

4 Click [Set].

The configuration file is saved.

 You can specify any name for the configuration file. However, OS installation is possible only when it is

saved as "SerStartBatch.ini". When installing the OS, make sure to save it as "SerStartBatch.ini" on the ServerStart floppy disk.

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3.2.4 Starting OS Installation

Install the OS to the server using the created configuration file.

During installation, do not use the mouse or keyboard unless it is necessary for installation operations.

Otherwise, installation may fail.

 When you do not configure an array but will perform installation to an array-configured server, remove

the array before starting up ServerStart. For the procedure for deleting an array, refer to "8.3.7 RAID Properties Submenu" (pg.242).

1 Turn on the server and insert the ServerStart CD-ROM immediately.

A message prompting you to insert the ServerStart floppy disk appears.

2 Insert the ServerStart floppy disk containing the created configuration file and

click [OK].

 Set the ServerStart floppy disk in the write-enabled state. If it is write protected, installation will

fail.

The [Initializing of ServerStart] window appears and unattended installation will be started.

Depending on the hardware configuration, this process may take a few minutes. When the

process is completed, the [ServerStart Unattended Mode] window appears.

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3 Click [Start].

Installation starts.

• When RAID has been configured, the system restarts.

• If a message prompting you to insert the Service Pack CD-ROM appears, insert the CD-ROM

and click [OK].

This message does not appear when Service Pack is not selected.

• If a message prompting you to insert the ServerView CD-ROM appears, insert the

PRIMERGY Document & Tool CD (Disc 1) and click [OK]. This message does not appear

when ServerView will not be installed or the PRIMERGY Document & Tool CD (Disc 1) has

been inserted already.

• If a message prompting you to insert the ServerStart CD-ROM appears, insert the CD-ROM

and click [OK].

4 When a message prompting you to insert the OS CD-ROM appears, insert the

CD-ROM and click [OK].

After files are copied, a message prompting you to insert the ServerStart CD-ROM appears.

5 Insert the ServerStart CD-ROM and click [OK].

The License Agreement window appears.

6 Click [I agree].

After files are copied, a message prompting you to eject the CD-ROM and floppy disk appears.

7 Eject the CD-ROM and floppy disk and click [OK].

The system restarts. The system continues the installation operation after restart. OS GUI setup,

LAN utility installation, Service Pack installation, and Active Directory installation are

performed automatically.

8 When a confirmation message to restart appears, click [Restart].

The system restarts and installs high reliability tools. Installation is performed automatically.

9 When a message on installation completion appears, press any key.

10 Restart the system.

Click [Start] → [Shutdown]. Select [Restart] and click [OK]. The system restarts.

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11 When the system restarts, log on to the server using the Administrator account

for the local computer.

The server setup and OS installation have been completed. Refer to "Chapter 5 Operations after OS

Installation" (

pg.127) and perform necessary procedures before starting server operations.

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3.3 Expert Mode

In expert mode, start up Disk Manager, format the installation partition, and install the OS. Use the expert mode only when you want to perform installation while maintaining the existing partitions. Use the guided mode for normal installation.

3.3.1 Starting Up the Expert Mode

Start up the expert mode.

1 Turn on the server and insert the ServerStart CD-ROM immediately.

ServerStart starts up and a message appears prompting you to insert the ServerStart floppy disk.

2 Insert the ServerStart floppy disk supplied with the server. Make sure that

"Removable media" and "A:" are selected and click [Create].

The network setting window for remote installation appears.

 Set the ServerStart floppy disk in the write-enabled state.

3 Click [OK].

The [Initialization of ServerStart core running] window appears and unattended installation will be started. Depending on the hardware configurations, this process may take a few minutes.

When the process is completed, the [Create a ServerStart Floppy Disk] window appears.

4 Click [Build a ServerStart Floppy Disk].

Creation of a ServerStart floppy disk starts.When the creation is completed, the "Floppy disk has

been created." message appears.

5 Click [OK].

"Please Select your keyboard" window appears.

6 Select your keyboard language from the dropdown list and click [OK].

The subsequent start procedure may take several minutes.

The [Welcome to ServerStart] window appears.

7 Click [Click here to prepare and/or initiate an operating system installation].

The [Select the operating system to be installed] window appears.

Click [Special Hints on Operating System Installation] and read the contents. Important

information such as limitations on disk configuration is described.

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8 Click [MS Windows Operating Systems].

The [Microsoft Windows Operating System Installation] window appears.

9 Select the OS to install.

10 Click [Install MS Window Server 2003 interactively (expertise required)].

The expert mode starts.

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Start up the configuration tools to set items in the following procedures. Exiting a tool returns to

the display to the expert mode window.

Disk manager

OS installation wizard

Application wizard

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3.3.2 Disk Manager

Start up Disk Manager and format the installation partition.

1 Click [Use Disk Manager to partition and format your disk drives].

Disk Manager starts up.

2 Format the OS installation partition. Select the OS installation partition and click

the [Partition] menu

The [Format Partition] window appears.

→ [Format].

 Be sure to specify the active partition on drive C.  Partitions equal to or larger than 4096MB cannot be FAT formatted.

3 Set items and click [Format].

The partition is formatted.

4 When the formatting is completed, click the [File] menu → [Exit].

Disk Manager closes and the display returns to the expert mode window.

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3.3.3 OS Installation Wizard

Set computer information, user information, and the network protocol.

ServerStart can configure multiple network patterns. When configuring a domain controller, refer to

"Using ServerStart to configure the Network".

 The setting window differs depending on the OS to be installed. The following describes operations on

Windows Server 2003.

1 Click [Installation Wizard for MS Windows Server 2003].

A message prompting you to specify the configuration file appears.

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2 Click [No].

The [Windows Installation] window appears.

3 Enter the password in [Password for Administrator account] and click [Next].

 If the password differs between [Password for Administrator account] and [Please repeat Pass-

word], an error dialog window appears. Enter the correct password.

The [Computer Identification] window appears.

4 Set items and click [Next].

The [Installation Directory and Time Zone] window appears.

5 Set items and click [Next].

The [User Information] window appears.

6 Set items and click [Next].

The [Display Settings] window appears.

7 Set items and click [Next].

The [Network Protocol] window appears.

8 Set items and click [Next].

The [Software Components] window appears.

9 Set items and click [Next].

The [Services] window appears.

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10 Set items and click [leave wizard].

The display returns to the expert mode window.

3.3.4 Application Wizard

Specify installation of supplied applications such as high reliability tools.

For details on the application wizard, refer to "3.1.6 Application Wizard" (

3.3.5 Starting OS Installation

Install the OS to the server.

 When the installation partition is not empty, a confirmation message appears. If it does not matter, click

[OK] to continue the installation procedure.

 If an incorrect setting (such as the CD key) is found during installation, an error window will appear.

Enter the correct value in the window to continue the installation procedure. However, corrections made here are not reflected to the configuration file.

pg.67).

1 Click [Click here, to Start the Installation of (OS)].

A confirmation window asking whether you want to save the current settings appears.

2 Click [Yes].

The following window appears.

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3 Enter the file name and click [Save As].

Installation starts automatically.

• If a message prompting you to insert the Service Pack CD-ROM appears, insert the CD-ROM

and click [OK].

This message does not appear when Service Pack is not selected.

• If a message prompting you to insert the ServerView CD-ROM appears, insert the

PRIMERGY Document & Tool CD (Disc 1) and click [OK]. This message does not appear

when ServerView will not be installed or the PRIMERGY Document & Tool CD (Disc 1) has

been inserted already.

• If a message prompting you to insert the ServerStart CD-ROM appears, insert the CD-ROM

and click [OK].

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4 When a message prompting you to insert the OS CD-ROM appears, insert the

CD-ROM and click [OK].

After files are copied, a message prompting you to insert the ServerStart CD-ROM appears.

5 Insert the ServerStart CD-ROM and click [OK].

The License Agreement window appears.

6 Click [I agree].

After files are copied, a message prompting you to eject the CD-ROM and floppy disk appears.

7 Eject the CD-ROM and floppy disk and click [OK].

Then the system is restarted. The system continues the installation operation after restart.

OS GUI setup, LAN utility installation, Service Pack installation, and Active Directory

installation are performed automatically.

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8 When a confirmation message to restart appears, click [Restart].

The system restarts and installs high reliability tools.

Installation is performed automatically.

9 When a message on installation completion appears, press any key.

10 Restart the system.

Click [Start] → [Shutdown]. Select [Restart] and click [OK].

The system restarts.

11 When the system restarts, log on to the server using the Administrator account

for the local computer.

The server setup and OS installation have been completed.

Refer to "Chapter 5 Operations after OS Installation" (

before starting server operations.

pg.127) and perform necessary procedures

3.4 Remote Installation

ServerStart supports remote installation.

 Before performing remote installation, be sure to read "Cautions for Remote Installation" in the online

help.

3.4.1 Overview of Remote Installation

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Remote installation is a method to save resources necessary for installation, such as the OS and Service Pack, in a different server on the network and install them via the network.

If a remote resource server is configured, you can install the same resources to multiple servers. This

method is useful in configuring multiple servers.

● Target Server and Remote Resource Server/PXE Server

A server to which resources are installed is called a "target server". A server that stores resources

necessary for remote installation is called a "remote resource server". A server that can start up a target

server through network startup (PXE) is called a "PXE server".

■ Installation Method

Remote installation uses a PXE or a remote resource server.

● Remote Installation Using a PXE Server

In remote installation using a PXE server, the network startup (PXE) function of the PXE server starts

up the target server and performs installation in preconfiguration mode. This method is used when the

target server does not have a CD-ROM or floppy disk drive.

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Activated by IP address/

1) boot image

Request resources2)

- OS

- Service Pack

- Application etc.

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Target server

3) Supply resources

PXE server

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In addition to the PXE server, a "remote resource server" that stores remote resources and a "DHCP

server" that performs the DHCP service are required for remote installation using a PXE server. When

you have only one server, store remote resources on the PXE server to install the DHCP service. When

you have multiple servers, select one for performing the DHCP service and another for storing remote

resources.

● Remote Installation Using a Remote Resource Server

In remote installation using a remote resource server, ServerStart starts up on the target server.

Procedures for starting installation are the same as those in normal installation (preconfiguration mode,

guided mode, and expert mode). Once installation started, resources necessary for installation are

provided from the remote resource server. Thus, procedures such as inserting a CR-ROM are not

necessary.

ctivate ServerStart

and start installation

1) Request resources

- OS

- Service Pack

- Application etc.

Target server

2) Supply resources

Remote resource server

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3.4.2 System Requirements for Remote Resource/PXE Servers

Because remote installation is performed via a network, the environment must have at least one Windows server and a local area network.

In addition, the following environment is required.

■ Remote Resource/PXE Server Requirements

table: System Requirements for Remote Resource/PXE Servers

PXE server Remote resource server

OS Windows 2000 Server SP2 - SP4 Windows Server 2003

Windows 2000 Server Windows NT Server 4.0

Memory

Operating environment

256MB or more

• DHCP server function (required on the same network)

• File sharing function (required)

256MB or more

• File sharing function (required)

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Notes on the PXE server

 Check that no other PXE server exists on the same LAN.

 Servers installed with software with the PXE function such as SystemcastWizard/SystemcastWizard

Professional, Quick Recovery Manager, or the Microsoft RIS function cannot be used as a PXE server.

■ Checking Server Free Space

Decide a server to use as a remote resource server / PXE server and check it for enough free space for

storing resources.

● Checking the Number of Servers

• When you have only one server, use it as the remote resource server, PXE server, and DHCP service

server. Check it for the required amount of free space.

• When you have multiple servers

• Check if a server performing the DHCP service exists. If not, decide a server for the DHCP

service.

• When there are multiple resources, they can be divided and stored in multiple remote resource

servers.

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● Checking Server Free Space

The following table shows the amount of free space required for each installation resource.

table: Free Space Required for Resources

Resource Required free space

ServerStart

Windows Server 2003

Windows 2000 Server

Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

Calculate the total resource size. Check that the remote resource server / PXE server has enough free

space (free space greater than the space required for the resources). When the amount of free space is

insufficient, you must use more remote resource servers.

About 650MB

644MB

472MB

433MB

3.4.3 Preparation of the PXE Server (When the PXE Server is Used)

When performing remote installation using a PXE server, preparatory procedures, such as installing ServerStart, are required.

Perform the following procedures to prepare the PXE server.

Starting the DHCP Service

Installing ServerStart

Checking Services

Setting TFTP

Preparation of Resources

■ Starting the DHCP Service

Check that the DHCP service is running on the same network.

If the DHCP service function is not installed, perform the following procedures (for Windows Server

2003) to install the DHCP service.

1 Click [Start] → [Control Panel] → [Add or Remove Applications].

2 Click [Add or Remove Windows Components]. Click the [Dynamic Host

Configuration Protocol (DHCP)] service from [Network Services].

The DHCP service is installed.

3 Create and configure a DHCP scope so that the IP address can be distributed.

■ Installing ServerStart

1 Insert the ServerStart CD-ROM into the PXE server.

The [ServerStart Launcher] window appears.

When the [ServerStart Launcher] window does not appear, execute "Launcher.exe" in the CD-

ROM.

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2 Click [OK].

The Windows installer starts and the Setup window appears.

3 Click [Next].

The [License Agreement] window appears.

4 Select [I accept the license agreement] and click [Next].

The [User Information] window appears.

5 Enter the user information of the software and click [Next].

The [Installation Folder] window appears.

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6 Select the installation folder and click [Next].

To change the installation folder, click [Browse] and select the folder.

The [Select Features] window appears.

Configure [ServerStart - remote installation] so that it will be installed.

Clicking [Disk Cost] displays the following widow where you can check the amount of free

space.

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7 Click [Next].

The [contents tree] window appears.

8 Configure the ServerStart image necessary for network startup (PXE) and click

[Next].

The [User account for access to the content tree] window appears.

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9 Specify the user account for the content tree and click [Next].

The [PXE Server] window appears.

10 Select [yes] when the PXE server performs the DHCP service or select [no]

when the DHCP and PXE servers are configured separately. Then click [Next].

The [PXE Server] window appears.

11 When there are multiple LAN ports, click [Select], select the LAN controller on

the LAN controller selection screen, and click [Next].

The [Important hint] window appears.

12 Click [Next].

The [Ready to Install the Application] window appears.

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13 Click [Show Readme file].

The [Readme] window appears. Read the text. When you finish, click [ ] in the upper-right

corner of the window to close the [Readme] window.

14 Click [Next].

The image file is copied.

The image file copying process takes about 10 to 20 minutes.

The installation completes when the installation completion window appears.

15 Click [Start] → [Shutdown]. Select [Restart] and click [OK].

The system restarts.

■ Checking Services

● Checking [PXE Services] and [TFTP Service]

1 Right-click the [My Computer] icon and click [Manage].

2 Select [Services] from [Services and Applications].

On the Services list, check that PXE Services and TFTP Service have been installed and started.

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● Checking the DHCP Service

Perform the following check only when the PXE server performs the DHCP service.

1 On the PXE server, click [Start] → [Programs] → [Administrative Tools] →

[DHCP] to start up the DHCP administrative tool.

2 Click [Server Options] and check that the "060 ClassID" server option is added.

■ Setting TFTP

TFTP is an FTP service function that requires no authentication. In remote installation, the TFTP service is used to distribute the boot image required for startup.

For the TFTP path, set the appropriate access rights for the Guest account to obtain the image via

network startup (PXE).

1 Click [Start] → [Programs] → [Accessories] → [Windows Explorer] and move to

the TFTP path (the default is C:\Program Files\FujitsuSiemens\DeploymentService\tftp).

2 Right-click the TFTP folder and click [Properties].

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3 Click the [Security] tab, add the Guest account, and set the "Read & Execute",

"List Folder Contents", and "Read" access permissions.

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The preparation of the PXE server has been completed.

Then, perform "3.4.4 Preparation of Remote Resources" (

pg.95).

3.4.4 Preparation of Remote Resources

Store resources to be installed on the remote resource server (PXE server) before starting installation.

 For sharing resources, log on to the remote resource/PXE server with the Administrator account.

1 Prepare resources required for installation.

• CD-ROM for the OS to be installed

• Service Pack CD-ROM for the OS to be installed

• ServerStart floppy disk

• PRIMERGY Document & Tool CD (Disc 1) (for installing ServerView)

•Others

2 Create a shared folder for storing resources.

Create a shared folder for each CD prepared in Step 1.

E.g.: E:\W2K3Sv for Windows Server 2003

3 Extract the resources.

Using Windows Explorer, copy the CD-ROM for the resource to the shared folder.

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3.4.5 Starting Remote Installation Using a PXE Server

Perform remote installation using a PXE server in the following procedures.

Checking the Network Startup (PXE) Setting

Checking the MAC Address

Creating a Configuration File (Setting of remote installation)

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■ Checking the Network Startup (PXE) Setting

Remote installation using a PXE server is performed via the onboard LAN. Enable the network startup (PXE) of the target server.

For more details on network startup, refer to "2.1.2 Hardware Settings" (

pg.42).

■ Checking the MAC Address of the Onboard LAN

In remote installation, target servers are identified according to the MAC address. MAC addresses are

unique information to LAN cards. Check the MAC address on each target server. Write down the MAC

address of the onboard LAN. For details on how to check the MAC address of an onboard LAN, refer to

"2.1.2 Hardware Settings" (

pg.42).

■ Creating a Configuration File

You can create a configuration file on a client computer before starting installation. For the procedure,

refer to "3.2.1 Starting Up the Preconfiguration Mode" ( Wizards" (pg.74).

When creating a configuration file on the PXE server, start installation.

 Specify the shared name prepared instead of the local CD-ROM as installation information.

pg.71) and "3.2.2 Configure Settings in

■ Starting Installation

1 On the PXE server, start up ServerStart.

If ServerStart has already been started, it is not necessary to restart it. If it is not started, click [Start] → [Programs] → [Fujitsu ServerStart] → [ServerStart].

The [Welcome to ServerStart] window appears.

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2 Click [Click here to prepare an operating system installation for a PRIMERGY

Server].

The [Prepare the installation of an operating system for PRIMERGY Servers] window appears.

3 Click [Creation of a ServerStart Configuration file for the installation of an

Microsoft Windows Operating System].

The [Microsoft Windows Operating System Installation] window appears.

4 Click the OS to install.

The [Preparing the Installation] window appears.

If a configuration file has already been created, go to Step 6.

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5 Set items in wizards to create a configuration file.

Refer to "3.2.2 Configure Settings in Wizards" (pg.74). Set items in wizards and save the configuration file.

Exiting a wizard returns to the preconfiguration mode window.

6 Click [Click have to initiate the Remote Installation Process].

The [Configure Remote Installation Target Server] window appears.

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7 Configure remote installation.

1. Enter the "MAC address of the target system".

2. Select the "PRIMERGY model type".

3. Specify the "Configuration file" containing the installation settings.

8 Click [Start Installation].

Installation starts. All disk contents on the target server are deleted. The [ServerStart Boot Manager] window appears.

Check that the status is "Waiting for client".

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9 Turn on the target server.

It is started up via the network (PXE) and installation starts.

When the resources have been copied, the "Preparation for automatic OS installation has

completed." message appears.

Subsequent installation is performed automatically.

When the installation is completed, an installation completion message appears on the target

server.

10 Press any key on the target server.

11 Restart the system on the target server.

The server setup and OS installation have been completed.

Refer to "Chapter 5 Operations after OS Installation" (pg.127) and perform necessary procedures

before starting server operations.

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3.4.6 Starting Remote Installation Using a Remote Resource Server

In remote installation using a remote resource server, installation is performed using shared resources on the remote resource server.

Perform "3.4.4 Preparation of Remote Resources" (

■ Configuring a Remote Floppy

A remote floppy is a shared folder for storing and using a configuration file on the network, instead of

loading it from the ServerStart floppy disk. When the server does not have a floppy disk drive and

installation is performed in guided mode / expert mode, use a remote floppy.

1 Create a new folder in the shared folder on the remote resource server.

E.g.: C:\export\ServerStart\Floppy

2 Create a "ServerStart Floppy Disk" tag file for the ServerStart floppy disk. Start

up Command Prompt and enter the following command.

C:\>copy nul C:\export\ServerStart\Floppy\"ServerStart Floppy Disk"

pg.95) before starting installation.

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Contents

1.1 RX200 S2

1.2 Supplied Software

1.2.1 Setup Support Tool - ServerStart

1.2.2 High Reliability Tools

1.2.3 Installing High Reliability Tools

1.3 Component Names and Functions

1.3.1 Server (Front View)

1.3.2 Server (Rear View)

1.3.3 Server (Internal)

1.3.4 Baseboard

1.4 Standard Operations

1.4.1 Opening the Rack Door

1.4.2 Turning On the Server

1.4.3 Turning Off the Server

1.4.4 Inserting and Ejecting a Floppy Disk

1.4.5 Inserting and Ejecting a CD-ROM

1.5 Workflow

2.1 Preparation on the Server

2.1.1 Installing Internal Options

2.1.2 Hardware Settings

2.2 Selecting the Installation Method

2.3 Precautions on Installation

2.3.1 Installation Partition Size

2.3.2 Notes on Configuring RAID

2.3.3 Notes on a Multiple LAN Adapter Configuration

2.3.4 Cautions for Using ServerStart

2.3.5 Expansion Cards Supported by ServerStart

2.3.6 Cautions for Manual Installation

2.4 Preparation for Using ServerStart on a Client Computer

2.4.1 Installing ServerStart

2.4.2 Uninstalling ServerStart

3.1 Guided Mode

3.1.1 Starting Up the Guided Mode

3.1.2 Open/create a Configuration File

3.1.3 RAID wizard

3.1.4 Disk wizard

3.1.5 OS Installation Wizard

3.1.6 Application Wizard

3.1.7 Close/save the Configuration File

3.1.8 Starting OS Installation

3.2 Preconfiguration Mode

3.2.1 Starting Up the Preconfiguration Mode

3.2.2 Configure Settings in Wizards

3.2.3 Close/save the Configuration File

3.2.4 Starting OS Installation

3.3 Expert Mode

3.3.1 Starting Up the Expert Mode

3.3.2 Disk Manager

3.3.3 OS Installation Wizard

3.3.4 Application Wizard

3.3.5 Starting OS Installation

3.4 Remote Installation

3.4.1 Overview of Remote Installation

3.4.2 System Requirements for Remote Resource/PXE Servers

3.4.3 Preparation of the PXE Server (When the PXE Server is Used)

3.4.4 Preparation of Remote Resources

3.4.5 Starting Remote Installation Using a PXE Server

3.4.6 Starting Remote Installation Using a Remote Resource Server