Intel SMALL BUSINESS SERVER User Manual

Solution Deployment Guide: Mid-Level Small Business Server

with Advanced Reliability

 10 to 40 users  Premium set of services  For Unsophisticated and Sophisticated small businesses

that require more advanced server-based services with higher level of reliability

Revision 2.03

2 Oct 2006

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Contents

Introduction to Intel Small Business Server Solution ................................ - 5 -

Objective and Target Audience .............................................................................. - 5 -

Scope.....................................................................................................................- 5 -

Company introductions........................................................................................... - 5 -

User Requirements......................................................................................... - 6 -

Suggested Integrated Configuration............................................................ - 7 -

Overview ................................................................................................................ - 7 -

Main Components .................................................................................................. - 7 -

Software Capabilities.............................................................................................. - 8 -

Hardware Capabilities ............................................................................................ - 9 -

Technical Specification of the Integrated Configuration..........................- 10 -

Server Hardware Specification............................................................................. - 10 -

Required Software................................................................................................ - 13 -

Recommended Additional Software ..................................................................... - 13 -

Additional Requirements ...................................................................................... - 14 -

Server Hardware Integration ....................................................................... - 15 -

Preparing Slimline Drive Assembly....................................................................... - 15 -

Preparing Chassis................................................................................................- 15 -

Installing Mainboard ............................................................................................. - 15 -

Making Cable Connections to Mainboard............................................................. - 15 -

Installing Hot Swap Drive Cage............................................................................ - 16 -

Attaching Chassis Fans........................................................................................ - 16 -

Installing RAID Controller ..................................................................................... - 16 -

Making Hot Swap Backplane Connections...........................................................- 18 -

Installing Hard Drives ........................................................................................... - 18 -

Completing Hardware Integration......................................................................... - 18 -

Preparation for the Operating System Installation................................... - 19 -

Required Materials ............................................................................................... - 19 -

Checking Firmware Versions................................................................................ - 20 -

Updating Firmware...............................................................................................- 20 -

Updating Sensor Data Records............................................................................- 21 -

Configuring BIOS Settings.................................................................................... - 21 -

Preparing RAID Array........................................................................................... - 22 -

Setting Boot Device Order.................................................................................... - 25 -

Creating Floppy with RAID Driver......................................................................... - 26 -

Operating System Installation..................................................................... - 27 -

Device Drivers and Utilities Installation..................................................... - 30 -

Video Driver Update.............................................................................................- 30 -

Chipset Drivers Installation...................................................................................- 30 -

Network Drivers Installation..................................................................................- 30 -

RAID Web Console Installation ............................................................................ - 30 -

Configure Data Drive............................................................................................ - 31 -

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Small Business Server Services Configuration........................................ - 33 -

Initial Setup........................................................................................................... - 33 -

Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 R2 Premium Edition Base Component

Installation ............................................................................................................ - 35 -

Connect to the Internet and configure email services........................................... - 36 -

Configure Strong Passwords Policy ..................................................................... - 39 -

Add premium components, service packs, and upgrade standard

components.................................................................................................. - 40 -

Exchange Service Pack 2 Install .......................................................................... - 40 -

SharePoint Service Pack 2 Install......................................................................... - 40 -

Fix the Windows SharePoint Service error........................................................... - 41 -

Install Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2................................................. - 42 -

SQL Server 2005.................................................................................................. - 43 -

Migrate SharePoint to SQL Server 2005..............................................................- 48 -

ISA 2004 Install .................................................................................................... - 54 -

Install Microsoft ISA Server 2004 Service Pack 2................................................. - 55 -

Configure Client Remote Access.......................................................................... - 55 -

Configure Server Monitoring ................................................................................. - 56 -

Configure Exchange Email Filters ........................................................................ - 57 -

Configure User Email Policy.................................................................................- 57 -

Add a User and Computer to the Domain............................................................. - 60 -

Turn On Full Text Search In SharePoint Company Web...................................... - 61 -

Create emergency recovery media....................................................................... - 61 -

Installing Intel® Active System Console.................................................... - 64 -

Installing Intel® Active System Console............................................................... - 64 -

Configuring Internet Explorer Security Settings.................................................... - 64 -

Configuring Hardware Alerts................................................................................. - 67 -

Acceptance Testing...................................................................................... - 69 -

Checking Hardware for Errors.............................................................................. - 69 -

Functional Testing................................................................................................- 69 -

Checking OS and Applications for Errors.............................................................- 70 -

Running Hardware Burn-In Test...........................................................................- 70 -

Troubleshooting........................................................................................... - 75 -

Documentation ............................................................................................. - 77 -

Intel® Server Board S5000VSA ........................................................................... - 77 -

Intel® Server Chassis SC5299-E ......................................................................... - 77 -

Intel® RAID Controller SRCSU41L....................................................................... - 77 -

Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003.................................................. - 77 -

PassMark BurnInTest 5.1..................................................................................... - 77 -

Getting Technical Support .......................................................................... - 78 -

Intel....................................................................................................................... - 78 -

Microsoft............................................................................................................... - 78 -

Is This Guide Useful To You? ..................................................................... - 79 -

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Introduction to Intel Small Business Server Solution

Objective and Target Audience

The objective of this guide is to simplify the task of building small business server solution. The guide is targeted at Intel® Channel Partner companies providing IT solutions to small businesses.

By providing a single source of validated software and hardware configuration and step-by-step instructions for their integration, this guide will help to:

 Save time on integration and troubleshooting  Reduce risk of running into incompatibility issues  Save time on training new engineers

Scope

The guide contains all information required for successfully building and configuring Small Business Server hardware, operating system, and main services.

Additional customization of operating system services and software settings may be required to meet specific client requirements.

The guide does not include details on how to install and configure additional applications, which are not part of Microsoft Window Small Business Server 2003, such as anti-virus and backup software. The guide does not include details on how to configure client PCs and network devices.

Company introductions

The guide has been jointly developed by Intel Small Business Solutions Team and the Small Business Technology Institute.

Intel Corporation

Intel, the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live. For decades, the technology developed by Intel Corporation has enabled the computer and Internet revolution that is changing the world.

Founded in 1968 to build semiconductor memory products, Intel introduced the world's first microprocessor in 1971. Today, Intel—the world's largest chip maker—is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking, and communications products.

SBTI

The Small Business Technology Institute (SBTI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, public benefit corporation created to foster the adoption of information technologies among small businesses by:

 Providing information technology awareness, education, counseling and support services to

businesses with 1 to 300 employees, with a focus on disadvantaged categories

 Providing technology developers and vendors with market intelligence and knowledge to

ensure the development of products more closely meeting the needs of small businesses

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User Requirements

This platform is a mid-level server platform for an unsophisticated or sophisticated small business making its first server investment or updating its server due to growth of network or functional requirements. The target network size is between 10 and 40 PCs.

The recipe is designed to meet the following client requirements:

 Centralize and improve file and printer sharing  Improve backup practices  Strengthen network / data security  Enhance email use / management  Provide a group collaboration platform  Provide a database management platform for business specific applications  Provide a platform for infrastructure growth and for future functionality

In addition, the following typical concerns have been addressed:

 Selecting the right combination of server hardware and software  Quick deployment  Quick return of investment

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Suggested Integrated Configuration

Overview

The Small Business Server Platform Solution specified in this recipe is based on Microsoft* Windows* Small Business Server 2003 R2 Premium Edition operating system (SBS 2003).

The solution incorporates full messaging and groupware functionality via Microsoft Exchange 2003, which is provided as a component of the SBS 2003 platform. The solution also incorporates an Intranet component, Microsoft SharePoint* Services, configured out of the box for Web based collaboration. Additional components provided as part of the Premium version are an enterprise class database, Microsoft SQL Server* 2000, and software firewall and Web caching components through Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration* (ISA) Server 2004.

Network configuration is two internal subnets with all client traffic routed externally through the server which acts as the LAN gateway. This in turn forwards traffic to and from a gateway firewall/router which is connected directly to the Internet. External access to network resources is provided both via http and https for Web, Remote Desktop and HTML e-mail access, and PPTP client VPN connectivity.

Additional anti-virus software is recommended for protecting data and ensuring system health. Additional data backup and recovery software is recommended for ensuring data protection

against system failures and disasters.

Main Components

Suggested configuration is based on the following major components:

 Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Premium Edition  Intel® Server Board S5000VSA  Two Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® Processors  Intel® Server Chassis SC5299BRP  Intel® RAID Controller SRCSU41L  Three SCSI hard-drives in a RAID-5 redundant configuration

NOTE: It is strongly recommended that you use the components listed in this recipe, follow all steps exactly as described, and use the versions of BIOS, drivers and utilities provided on Small Business Server Hardware Deployment CD. Otherwise the system behavior may be different, and you may need extra time to set it up correctly. You may need to use newer versions of BIOS, drivers, and utilities, only if you are facing a specific issue that needs to be fixed.

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Software Capabilities

Features

The main architectural features of the server platform environment are:

 A unitary Microsoft Windows Domain environment utilizing a single domain controller  Use of integrated messaging components  Easily configurable, template-driven Web based collaboration  Full remote connectivity utilizing both VPN and Web access  Application and platform OS security via configurable security policies, with anti-virus and

intrusion protection technology

 Mobile and handheld synchronization via the Web  Remote management capabilities for ease of support  Monitoring, data backup and restore capabilities  Easy installation, management and operation

The solution specified is designed to be relatively powerful, well featured, and secure. The Return on Investment for a sub 40 employee small business will be quick, and the platform affords plenty of opportunity to add users without becoming overloaded. It provides enterprise class functionality, reliability, security and availability, is a solid base for business expansion, and will continue to provide acceptable performance for beyond 40 users.

Value

SBS 2003 R2 bundles enterprise class components that cost many times the bundled price when bought separately and installed on separate servers. SBS 2003 R2 includes an enterprise class email and messaging system, in addition to remote access capabilities not even featured in Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard.

Ease of configuration and use

The ease of setup and maintenance dramatically lowers the initial investment and ongoing support costs for a small business. Wizard based configuration, automatic updates and maintenance, and remote management capabilities make this an inherently low-cost environment to maintain and support.

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Hardware Capabilities

Performance

Performance is a critical characteristic of the server as productivity of all employees depends on how fast the server fulfills the required operations.

Using two Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processors, which are capable of running 8 independent application threads in parallel, ensures that users get quick responses to their requests even when the server is already loaded with many other tasks.

Gigabit Ethernet network link provides enough network bandwidth for large file sharing and backup operations.

SCSI hard-drives have higher spindle rotation speeds and lower seek times compared to SATA drives, which translates into higher sustained write/read speeds and more operations per second.

Hardware RAID controller provides storage processing power independent of main processors and 64 Mbytes of battery backed cache for maximum performance without risk of losing data.

Reliability, Availability, and Data Integrity

Designed for server usage SCSI hard drives are generally more reliable than regular SATA drives. SCSI drives are designed to have better resistance to impacts and vibrations. Also SCSI data exchange protocol incorporates additional reliability features.

RAID-5 provides protection against data loss in case of a single hard-drive failure. If one harddrive fails the system will continue its operation. Once the failed drive is replaced with a new one, the redundant configuration is automatically rebuilt.

Using memory with Error Correction Code (ECC) ensures that random single bit memory errors do not result in unexpected system ‘blue screen of death’ or data being corrupted and stored undetected.

Power supplies are considered to be one of the most frequent reasons for hardware failures. Using two redundant power supplies protects the system against single power supply failures. Moreover, when both power supplies are alive, power draw is balanced between them. This helps to increase the life span of each power supply.

Serviceability

Toolless design of the chassis allows easy and quick replacement or addition of the hardware components.

Hot-swap drive cage allows replacing or adding hard-drives while system is working – with zero downtime.

Upgradeability

The mainboard has eight DIMM slots. Thus, when more users or new applications are added to the server, the memory capacity can be expanded by populating empty DIMM slots in addition to four (or two) DIMMs in the original configuration. Note that expanding memory capacity beyond 4GB may be needed if upgrade to 64-bit version of the operating system will be performed in future.

The server chassis supports up to 6 hard-drives. Thus, the storage capacity can be expanded by installing three hard-drives in addition to the three hard-drives in the original configuration.

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Technical Specification of the Integrated Configuration

Server Hardware Specification

Chassis

Intel® Entry Server Chassis SC5299 (Base Redundant Power) Intel order codes:

 SC5299BRPNA (chassis with North American power cord)  APP4650WPSU (  AXX6SCSIDB (SCSI hot-swap hard drive cage)  APP3HSDBKIT (hot-swap hard drive mounting kit)

Features:

 Black color  Pedestal mid-tower ATX form factor

(Can be converted to rack-mountable using APP3RACKIT conversion kit)

 1+1 redundant 650W PFC power supplies  Up to 6 hot-swap 3.5” SCSI hard-drives (when using

AXX6SCSIDB)

 Two 5.25” expansion bays  Floppy drive bay  North American power cord

More technical information:

http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/chassis/sc5299-e/

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Mainboard

Intel® Server Board S5000VSA (SATA version) Intel order code: S5000VSASATA Features:

 Supports two Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® Processors 5000/5100

Series

 Dual-independent front side bus up to 1333 MHz  Four-channel FB-DIMM DDR2 533/667 memory support  8 x FB-DIMM slots  6 x SATA ports  1 x IDE port  2 x onboard Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-T controllers  2 x PCI Express x4 slot (with x8 connector)  1 x PCI-X 64/133 slot  1 x PCI-X 64/100 slot  Onboard ATI* ES1000 graphics controller

Processor

Memory

More technical information:

http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/s5000vsa/

2 x Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5030 with active cooling solution

2.66 GHz, FSB 667 MHz, 2 x 2 MB L2 cache Intel order code: BX805555030A

4 x 512 MB or 2 x 1 GB modules FB-DIMM DDR2-533/667 Memory modules from the validated list are strongly recommended:

http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/s5000vsa/

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RAD Controller

Hard-drives

Intel® RAID Controller SRCSU41L with battery backup unit Intel order codes:

 SRCSU41L  AXXRBBU2 (battery backup unit)

Features:

 1 x SCSI port with internal and external connectors  Support for RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, 50  64 MB cache memory  Battery backup unit protects data cached on RAID controller

against power failures and enables operation in faster WriteBack mode.

3 x Ultra320 SCSI, 3.5”, hot-swap with 80-pin SCA-2 connector Using identical hard-drives of equal size is strongly recommended. The total capacity of the RAID-5 volume with 3 hard-drives will be 2 x

size of a single hard-drive.

Optical and floppy drives

Backup Storage

List of hard-drives validated with SRCSU41L RAID controller can be found in Tested Hardware and Operating Systems List at:

http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/srcu41l/index.htm

ATA (IDE) CD or DVD drive USB floppy drive Intel order codes:

 AXXCDUSBFDBRK (mounting kit for slim-line CD & USB

floppy drives)

 AXXUSBFLOPPY (slim-line USB floppy drive)  AXXDVDCDR (slim-line DVD/CDR drive)

or AXXSCD (slim-line CD drive).

Using Intel supplied slim-line floppy and DVD/CDR drive is recommended.

Note that S5000VSA board does not have regular floppy connector and USB floppy is required for Windows installation. Also note that some USB floppy drives are not compatible with Windows setup program.

Additional storage media is required for system backup purpose. External storage, such as USB hard-drive or tape-drive, is recommended.

Required Software

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Operating System:

Server Management:

Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Premium Edition

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/default.mspx

Intel ® System Management Software 1.5

License included with every Intel ® Server Board.

Recommended Additional Software

It is highly recommended to use additional software for security and data protection. Software products listed below have been tested by Intel or its partners and are recommended for use as part of the Small Business Server Solution.

McAfee Total Protection

http://www.mcafee.com/us/smb/products/security_suite_solutions/total _protection_solutions/index.html

90 days trial version available on Protected from Day One CD, which is

Internet Security/ Anti-virus:

included with every Intel® Server Board. OR

Symantec Client Security 3.1 Business Pack

http://www.symantec.com/small_business/products/overview.jsp?pcid= is&pvid=scs31

Backup & Recovery:

File system defragmentation

Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery (old name: LiveState Recovery)

http://symantec.com/small_business/products/overview.jsp?pcid=br&pv id=besr_sbse

90 days trial version available on Protected from Day One CD, which is included with every Intel® Server Board.

Symantec Backup Exec 10d for Windows Small Business Server Standard Edition

http://www.symantec.com/small_business/products/overview.jsp?pcid= br&pvid=bewin_sb_svr

Diskeeper

http://www.diskeeper.com

90 days trial version available on Protected from Day One CD, which is included with every Intel® Server Board.

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Additional Requirements

 Using uninterruptible power supply (UPS) as a mains power source for the server is strongly

recommended.

 Using a LAN switch with at least one Gigabit Ethernet port for connecting server is strongly

recommended.

 It is required to use PS/2 keyboard until the system has been completely set up. If using USB

keyboard, it may malfunction at certain setup stages.

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Server Hardware Integration

Instructions on how to integrate hardware are provided in Quick Start User’s Guides and in Kit Install Guides included in the boxes with mainboard, chassis, and kits. However, this guide helps

you to save time during hardware integration by providing integration guidance customized for the hardware configuration specified in this guide.

Additional information on hardware integration can be found on the following pages:

 Intel® Server Board S5000VSA

http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/S5000VSA/howto.htm

 Intel® Server Chassis SC5299-E

http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/chassis/SC5299-E/howto.htm

 Intel® RAID Controller SRCSU41L

http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/srcu41l/index.htm

Preparing Slimline Drive Assembly

1. Unpack mounting kit for slim-line CD & USB floppy drives AXXCDUSBFDBRK

2. Unpack slim-line USB floppy drive AXXUSBFLOPPY

3. Unpack slim-line optical drive AXXDVDCDR ( or AXXSCD)

4. Follow instructions provided in Slimline USB Floppy/CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Drive Kit

Install Guide on pages 1-9.

5. Make sure that jumper on the optical drive backplane is in the Master position.

Preparing Chassis

1. Unpack and install second redundant power supply unit (APP4650WPSU) into an empty

slot at the rear of the chassis.

2. Follow steps 1 thru 7 described in Quick Start User’s Guide included in the box with the

chassis. On step 4 you should use Slimline Drive Assembly instead of CD-ROM/DVD-ROM. Use

DRIVE_0 connector on IDE cable for attaching to optical drive.

Installing Mainboard

1. If the mainboard was used previously, check that jumpers are set to correct positions: J1J1

– pins 1-2; J1J2 – pins 1-2; J3H1 – pins 2-3.

2. Follow steps 2 thru 8 described in Quick Start User’s Guide included in the box with the

mainboard.

3. Re-install processor air duct as described in Step 9 of Quick Start User’s Guide included in

the box with the chassis. Make sure that processor fans are attached to the mainboard before re-installing the air duct.

Making Cable Connections to Mainboard

See mainboard Quick Start User’s Guide for connector locations on the mainboard.

1. Connect IDE cable from optical drive to the mainboard IDE connector (J).

2. Connect slimline USB floppy drive to USB 6 (R) connector on the mainboard.

3. Attach cables from Front Panel cable to Front Panel header (Q) on the mainboard.

4. Attach front side USB port cable to the USB 4-5 connector (O) on the mainboard.

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Installing Hot Swap Drive Cage

1. Unpack hot swap drive cage AXX6SCSIDB

2. Unpack hot swap drive cage installation kit AP3HSDBKIT

3. Follow steps 7 thru 13 (pages 4-8) described in Hot Swap Drive Conversion Kit Install

Guide, which is included in the box with APP3HSDBKIT

4. Slide the drive cage into the drive bay slot on the chassis. You should hear a click when the

blue plastic retention mechanism locks into place. Be sure to feed the fan cable through the slot first so that it exits through the back of the drive cage. Be sure to place IDE cable (from optical drive to the mainboard) between the hot swap drive cage and processor air duct, so that it does not interfere with fans.

Attaching Chassis Fans

See mainboard Quick Start User’s Guide for connector locations on the mainboard.

1. Attach rear chassis fan to System Fan 6 connector (C) on the mainboard before re-installing

rear system fan assembly.

2. Re-install rear system fan assembly (see Step 12 in chassis Quick Start User’s Guide)

3. Attach drive cage fan to System Fan 1 connector (N) on the mainboard

Installing RAID Controller

1. Unpack the RAID controller SRCSU41L

2. Unpack the Battery Backup Unit AXXRBBU2

3. Connect the wire from the battery to the connector on the battery circuit board. See letter A

in the figure below.

4. Position the battery backup unit over the RAID card, lining up the connectors. See letter B

in the figure below.

5. Press the battery backup unit onto the RAID card.

6. Turn over the RAID card / battery backup unit assembly.

7. Use the three screws included with the battery backup unit to secure the battery backup unit

to the RAID card.

8. Install RAID Controller into PCI-X slot 4 (3rd from FB_DIMM slots) on the mainboard.

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Making Hot Swap Backplane Connections

1. Attach SCSI cable to the RAID controller and to the hot swap backplane.

2. Connect P7 and P9 power connectors to the two power cable connectors on the backplane.

3. Connect IPMB connector on hot swap backplane to HSBP A connector (A) on the

mainboard using 4-wire cable with I2C (or IPMB) sticker provided within hot swap drive cage box.

Installing Hard Drives

Hard drives within hot swap cage are numbered 0 thru 5 from top to bottom. You need to populate the top three hard drive slots from 0 thru 2.

To install each hard drive follow steps 1 thru 5 on pages 33-34 of Drive Cage Upgrade Kit Installation Guide included with the hot swap drive cage.

NOTE: Leave drive carriers with filler plates installed in unused slots 3-5. Leaving the slots empty may result in hard drive cooling problems.

Completing Hardware Integration

Follow steps 14, 16, 17, 19, 20 as described in chassis Quick Start User’s Guide.

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Preparation for the Operating System Installation

Required Materials

Before preceding you should verify that you have the following materials ready:

 Small Business Server Hardware Deployment CD – you need to download ISO image

and burn it onto a CD-R. It is recommended that you use the versions of BIOS, drivers, and utilities provided on this

CD even if newer versions are available. You may need to use newer versions of BIOS, drivers, and utilities only if you are facing a specific issue that needs to be fixed.

Intel® Channel Partners can download the ISO image file from here:

http://www.intel.com/cd/channel/reseller/asmo-na/eng/319773.htm

You will need your Intel® Reseller Center user id and password to download the ISO file.

 Intel® System Management Software 1.5 (build 1.09T) CD

You can download the ISO image from here:

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/scripts-df-external/download.aspx?url=/11688/eng/ISM-870-0-109TCD2.zip&agr=N&ProductID=2363&DwnldId=11688&strOSs=84&OSFullName=Window s%20Server*%202003&lang=eng

 Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 R2 Premium Edition Install CDs  Service Pack 1 for Microsoft SQL Server 2005

You can download it at:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=cb6c71ea-d649-47ff-9176e7cac58fd4bc&DisplayLang=en

You should download x86 package.

 Service Pack 2 for Microsoft ISA Server 2004

You can download it at:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=88350ABA-D09E-44B58002-96590ABFA148

 Two blank 3.5” floppy diskettes – You will need one diskette to provide Embedded

RAID driver at the beginning of OS installation. The second diskette is needed for creating a system recovery disk.

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Checking Firmware Versions

You need to check which versions of firmware are already flashed on your system. This will help you to determine whether you need to update them or not.

1. Apply AC power to both power supplies

2. Wait 10 seconds for Status LED to stop blinking

3. Press Power button

4. When “Press F2 to enter Setup” is displayed at the bottom of the screen, press and hold

<F2> until “Entering Setup…” is displayed. Wait while system is initializing and entering Setup. If Setup does not start within 20 seconds, press <F2> once again.

NOTE: If you have problems entering BIOS Setup, replace the keyboard with another model.

5. On the Main tab you can see BIOS version. You need to take a note of the last number. For

example, S5000.86B.02.00.0059 corresponds to version 59.

6. Navigate to Server Management tab. Scroll down System Information and press

<Enter>.

7. Take a note of BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) and HSC (Hot-Swap Backplane

Controller) versions.

8. Press <Esc> to get back from System Information.

Updating Firmware

1. Insert Small Business Server Hardware Deployment CD into optical drive

2. While in BIOS Setup navigate to Boot Manager tab, select Primary Master CD-ROM

and press <Enter>

3. In Small Business Server Hardware Deployment CD menu Select ‘Update Firmware’ and

press <Enter>

4. Compare the version of BIOS, BMC, and Hot-Swap Backplane Controller (HSC) listed in

the menu to the versions that are already flashed in your system. You will need to flash the versions from the CD only if they are different.

5. Select ‘Update SRCU41L SCSI RAID FW to ver NNNN’ from the submenu and press

<Enter>. Press <Enter> again to start update process. The update process takes 70 seconds.

WARNING! Do not power off or reset the system when updating any firmware. Interrupting update process will cause firmware corruption.

6. If BIOS update is needed, select ‘Update S5000VSA board BIOS to ver NN’ from the

menu and press <Enter>. Press <Enter> again to start update process. The update process takes approximately 2 minutes.

7. If BMC update is needed, select ‘Update S5000VSA board BMC to ver NN’ from the

menu and press <Enter>. The update process takes approximately 9 minutes.

WARNING! Do not update Hot-Swap Backplane Controller if your backplane was shipped with firmware version 1.14 flashed. Trying to re-flash firmware from version 1.14 may render your backplane inoperable.

8. If Hot-Swap Backplane Controller update is needed, select ‘Update AXX6SCSIDB

backplane controller to ver N.NN’ from the menu and press <Enter>. The update process

takes approximately 20 minutes.

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Updating Sensor Data Records

Updating Sensor Data Records is required even if the same version is already flashed on the board. Updating SDR provides Baseboard Management Controller with information about sensors available in your system.

1. While in Small Business Server Hardware Deployment CD menu Select ‘Update

Firmware’ and press <Enter>

2. Select ‘Update SDR to ver NN’ from the menu and press <Enter>

3. Press <2> key to update SDRs only

NOTE: Updating FRU in addition to SDRs allows writing information such as Asset Tag or system Serial Number to the flash memory of the board. But generally it is not required.

4. Press <2> key to select SC5299-E 650W chassis

5. After the process of updating SDRs is complete press Power button to power off the system

6. Remove both AC power cords from the power supplies and wait for 60 seconds

Configuring BIOS Settings

Loading default BIOS settings is required after every BIOS update you make. If default settings are not loaded, old settings may conflict with newer BIOS version resulting in unexpected behavior.

1. Re-apply AC power to both power supplies

2. Wait 10 seconds for Status LED to stop blinking

3. Press Power button

4. When “Press F2 to enter Setup” is displayed at the bottom of the screen, press and hold

<F2> until “Entering Setup…” is displayed. Wait while system is initializing and entering Setup. If Setup does not start within 20 seconds, press <F2> once again.

5. Press <F9> and then <Enter> to load default BIOS settings.

6. On the Main tab set Quiet Boot option to Disabled

7. Set System Date and System Time

8. Navigate to Advanced tab

9. Select ATA Controller and press <Enter>

10. Set Onboard SATA Controller to Disabled

11. On Advanced tab select System Acoustic and Performance Configuration

12. Change Set Fan Profile to Acoustics. This setting ensures minimum noise from fans.

Memory performance may be somewhat degraded due to throttling if system is placed in high temperature environment.

13. Set Altitude to the value corresponding to supposed system location above sea level. This

setting ensures optimal system fan speeds.

14. Press <F10> and then <Enter> to save settings and reset the system

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Preparing RAID Array

Now you should create a RAID-5 array for the server.

1. During system boot up press <Ctrl>+<G> at the same time when “Press <Ctrl>+<G> to

enter RAID BIOS Console” is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

2. Wait until RAID BIOS Console is launched

3. Click Start

4. Now you should see three hard-drives listed in Ready state

5. Click Configuration Wizard on the left pane

6. Select New Configuration and click Next

7. Select Custom Configuration and click Next

8. Holding Ctrl key select all four hard-drives in the left pane and click Accept Array

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9. Now you should see all four three drives listed on the right pane as a part of Array 0, click

10. Select RAID 5 for RAID Level

11. Select Adaptive for Read Policy

12. Select Write Back for Write Policy

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NOTE: You will be allowed to select Write Back mode only if Battery Backup Unit is properly installed and charged.

NOTE: With RAID Controller firmware version 314p, next time you enter BIOS RAID Console and open logical disk properties the Write Policy may be incorrectly shown as Write Thru, even though it is set to Write Back.

13. Select Cached for Cache Policy

14. Leave default value for stripe size

15. In Select Size field enter number shown as a size of RAID 5 volume. It should be equal 2x