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Contents
Using This Guide
Text Conventions..................................................................................................................vi
Related Documents..............................................................................................................vii
Safety Notices.....................................................................................................................viii
Safety Notices for Users Outside of the U.S.A. and Canada...........................................ix
Care and Handling.................................................................................................................x
1 Introduction
Overview.............................................................................................................................1-2
EXPRESSBUILDER CD ...................................................................................................1-2
2 Windows 2000 Advanced Server Installation
What You Need..................................................................................................................2-2
Initial Setup.........................................................................................................................2-2
Install Windows 2000.........................................................................................................2-3
Configuring for Dual LAN.................................................................................................2-8
Configuring for Dual Disk..................................................................................................2-9
Entering your VERITAS Volume Manager License........................................................2-11
Setting-up Your Monitoring Facility................................................................................2-11
Enable Boot Monitoring..............................................................................................2-11
Installing ESMPRO Manager......................................................................................2-12
Changing the TCP/IP Timeout Value..........................................................................2-12
Selecting Your Reporting Message.............................................................................2-12
Configuring your SNMP Trap Destination and Community Rights ...........................2-13
3 EXPRESSBUILDER Tools
Tools Menu.........................................................................................................................3-2
Utilities ...............................................................................................................................3-2
Off-line Maintenance Utility.........................................................................................3-2
System Diagnostics.......................................................................................................3-2
Create Support Disk ......................................................................................................3-3
BIOS/FW Update..........................................................................................................3-3
System Management Function......................................................................................3-3
4 EXPRESSBUILDER with Windows
EXPRESSBUILDER for Windows....................................................................................4-2
Online Document................................................................................................................4-2
Setup...................................................................................................................................4-3
Make OEM-Disk...........................................................................................................4-3
Update EXPRESS5800 System.....................................................................................4-3
ESMPRO.......................................................................................................................4-3
ESMPRO Agent ............................................................................................................4-3
Additional Applications.................................................................................................4-4
MWA.............................................................................................................................4-4
VERITAS Volume Manager.........................................................................................4-4
ESMPRO Report Service for VERITAS Volume Manager..........................................4-4
Adobe Acrobat Reader..................................................................................................4-4
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A Set TCP/IP Protocols
TCP/IP Protocol Settings.................................................................................................. A-2
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Introduction
! Overview
! EXPRESSBUILDER CD
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Overview
This document outlines the procedures for installing the following operating
system and utilities on the EXPRESS5800/ft Series servers:
! Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server Operating System
! ESMPRO
! Management Workstation Application (MWA)
! VERITAS Volume Manager.
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EXPRESSBUILDER is support software for the EXPRESS5800/ft Series
servers. The EXPRESSBUILDER software simplifies the installation and
configuration of the server.
EXPRESSBUILDER CD
The EXPRESSBUILDER CD contains:
! Bootable EXPRESSBUILDER. Use this to install Windows 2000
Advanced Server in case of corruption or it can be used to run
EXPRESS5800 utilities independently of an installed operating system.
! EXPRESSBUILDER for Windows. Use this to read/print documentation
and to install Adobe Acrobat Reader, ESMPRO, Management
Workstation Application (MWA) or VERITAS Volume Manager. It can
also be used to create an OEM diskette.
Included on the EXPRESSBUILDER CD are the following utilities, drivers, and
documentation:
! EXPRESS5800 software utilities
! EXPRESS5800 software drivers
! ESMPRO
! MWA Setup and Configuration Guide
! EXPRESSBUILDER User’s Guide (this document)
! Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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There are several ways to use the EXPRESSBUILDER CD. You can use it to:
! Boot the server from the EXPRESSBUILDER CD to install the Windows
2000 Advanced Server operating system and run several utilities (see
Chapter 2).
! Run the EXPRESSBUILDER for Windows to access documentation or to
set up several applications (see Chapter 3).
Note: The EXPRESS5800/ft Series server supports only
the Windows 2000 Advanced Server Operating System. The
server does not support the Windows 2000 Server or
Windows NT operating systems.
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Windows 2000 Advanced Server Installation
! What You Need
! Initial Setup
! Install Windows 2000
! Configuring for Dual LAN
! Configuring for Dual Disk.
! Entering your VERITAS Volume Manager License.
! Setting-up Your Monitoring Facility
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What You Need
You can use EXPRESSBUILDER to reinstall the Windows 2000 Advanced
Server operating system if it becomes corrupted or unusable. To reinstall
Windows 2000 Advanced Server, you need the following:
! EXPRESSBUILDER CD
! Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server CD
! Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 CD and above.
Initial Setup
Perform the following initial setup before doing the Windows 2000 Advanced
Server installation.
1. Connect the mouse, keyboard, monitor, and any other peripherals.
OS installation must be performed with only PCI module #1
installed and with only one hard disk drive installed in slot #1
of PCI module #1. Otherwise, the keyboard, mouse and
additional hard disk drives may not be recognized..
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CAUTION
2. Remove PCI module #2 from the server. Refer to Chapter 4 of your user’s
guide for information on removing PCI modules.
3. Remove hard disk drives installed in slots #2 and #3 of PCI module #1.
Refer to Chapter 4 of your user’s guide for information on removing hard
disk drives from PCI modules.
4. Remove any optional PCI boards installed in PCI module #1. Refer to
Chapter 4 of your user’s guide for information on removing PCI option
boards.
5. Remove any LAN cables connected to the server.
6. Power up the server and its peripherals.
7. At the startup screen, when prompted, press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup and
disable Boot Monitoring.
! Select Advanced on the BIOS Setup Main Menu.
! Select Monitoring Configuration on the Advanced window and press
Enter.
! Select Boot Monitoring and change the setting to Disabled to disable
Boot Monitoring.
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! Press Esc, select Exit, and select Save Changes & Exit. Press Yes at
the Setup Configuration Screen. The BIOS changes are saved and the
system reboots.
Install Windows 2000
The system is now ready for EXPRESSBUILDER to start the Windows 2000
install procedure.
1. Insert the EXPRESSBUILDER CD in the CD-ROM drive.
2. Restart the system by either pressing Ctrl-Alt-Delete or turn system power
off and back on.
3. The EXPRESSBUILDER Main menu screen displays (see the following
figure). Descriptions of the icons on the screen follow the figure.
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Tools
Setup — Click this icon to perform set-up of server internal
parameters, hardware states, Windows 2000 installation, and several
utilities. Also use Setup if the hard drive being used for installation is
not the factory installed drive.
Tools — Click this icon to individually select and set up the
utilities stored on the EXPRESSBUILDER CD. Tools sets up the
utility without being influenced by the operating system. (See
Chapter 3, “EXPRESSBUILDER Tools “ for further information on
the utilities.)
Help — Click this icon for a description of EXPRESSBUILDER. It
is suggested you read this before starting Setup.
Exit — Click this icon to terminate the
EXPRESSBUILDER.
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Note: If using computers that communicate with the
EXPRESS5800/ft Series server using TCP/IP protocols, you
must make several settings to the server to minimize
interruptions. See Appen dix A, “S etting T CP/I P Pr otocols ”
for information on making the settings.
Installing the Windows 2000 Advanced Server operating
system overwrites the contents of the server’s hard drive. If
you have data you want to keep, copy and store the data on
a network drive, tape drive, or other storage device.
Note: If you are reinstalling Windows 2000 Advanced
Server on a system disk which has been mirrored, if possible
you should first use Disk Management under Computer
Management to break the mirror and revert the disk
mirroring the system disk to a basic disk.
4. Click the Setup icon on the EXPRESSBUILDER Main menu. A Note
displays. Click Confirm.
5. A Notice screen appears asking if you want to overwrite any data currently
on the system drive. Press Enter to continue.
Note: Be sure to leave the EXPRESSBUILDER CD in
the drive until prompted to remove.
The system reboots and starts formatting the installation partition on a hard
drive.
When formatting is completed, the system starts copying server system
software to the system. This takes about ten minutes.
6. After server system software has been copied, you are requested to remove
the EXPRESSBUILDER CD from the CDROM drive AFTER pressing
Enter as the reboot begins. Press Enter and as the system reboot begins,
remove the CD from the CDROM drive.
7. After the system reboots, you are asked whether you wish to use an Ft
update CD. Press No, if you do not have an Ft update CD.
8. You are requested to identify the language version of the Windows 2000
Advanced Server you are installing. Press E for English, F for French, G for
German, I for Italian or press S for Spanish.
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9. At the Product ID prompt, enter the product ID using capital letters and
specifying any hyphens.
! Press Enter to continue.
! At the Are you sure? prompt, enter Y.
10. At the partition size block, enter the size of the partition (a minimum of
2000 MB or All (to make the partition the size of the disc). Size must be
entered in MB. If you enter a size greater than the capacity of the disk, then
it uses the entire disk. Press Enter when done.
11. At the Are you sure? prompt, enter Y to continue.
12. At the prompt, remove the ExpressBuilder CD from the CD-ROM drive and
insert the Windows 2000 CD in the drive.
! Wait for the CD-ROM drive to cycle up before pressing Enter.
! The system starts copying Windows 2000 to the system drive. This
takes about 15 minutes to complete.
13. If you are using a Windows 2000 CD which does not include Service Pack 3
integrated, at the prompt, remove the Windows 2000 CD from the drive and
insert the Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 CD into the drive; if you are using
a Windows 2000 CD which does include Service Pack 3 integrated,
Windows 2000 setup will begin immediately.
! Wait for the CD-ROM drive to cycle up.
! Press any key to continue. Leave the Service Pack CD in the drive until
the installation process is completed.
Note: When the system reboots during the installation,
you are presented the option to boot Windows 2000
Advanced Server or a “previous operating system on C:”
Accept the default of Windows 2000 Advanced Server and
do not select the “previous operating system on C:”
14. Windows 2000 setup begins the process by copying files to the hard disk.
! After completing file copying, the system automatically reboots.
! Windows 2000 server setup continues, then reboots again.
! Windows 2000 server setup automatically converts the file system to
NTFS and reboots.
! Windows 2000 setup continues with detecting and installing devices and
components. After installing the devices and components and
performing final tasks, the system reboots.
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! After restarting, the system displays the message “Please wait while
system setup is in process.” This takes about 2 minutes. System displays
“System Settings Change” dialog box asking if you want to start now.
Ignore the message and wait for the system to automatically reboot. The
system reboots and starts Windows 2000 Setup.
! On completion, the system displays the message “Windows 2000 has
been installed successfully and will reboot again.”
15. On completion of reboot, the following message displays: “Installing
EXPRESSBUILDER5800/ft series software. Please wait.”
This will take a while. You will see various messages flash on the screen as
the installation continues.
16. The message “Installing ESMPRO Agent. Please wait.” displays and the
Agent installs.
17. The “Alert Manager” is installed.
18. The Windows 2000 Service Pack Setup screen displays if installed from a
separate CD. A number of hot fixes are installed.
19. The system automatically reboots, returns to Windows 2000, and displays
the message “Welcome to the Windows 2000 Setup Wizard.”
20. At the “Welcome to the Windows 2000 Setup Wizard,” press Next to
continue.
21. The “License Agreement for Windows 2000” displays. Read the license and
click “I accept this agreement.” If you don’t accept the agreement, the
installation terminates. Click Next to continue.
22. The “Regional Settings” screen displays. Regional settings can be
customized if appropriate. Click Next to continue.
23. The “Personalizing Your Software” screen displays. Enter your name and
organization. Click Next to continue.
24. The “Licensing Modes” screen displays. Select either Per Server and enter
the number of concurrent connections or select
Per Seat. Click Next to
continue.
25. The “Computer Name and Administrator Password” screen displays.
! Enter the computer name to be used for this server.
! Enter a password for the Administrator account. Enter the password
again to confirm. Click Next to continue.
26. The “Date and Time Settings” screen displays. Confirm or correct the
displayed data and time values and select the time zone to be used. Click
Next to continue.
27. The “Networking Settings” screen displays. Click
default of “typical settings” selected for now.
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28. The “Workgroup or Computer Domain” screen displays. Click Next to
continue with the default of “this computer is not on a network or is on a
network without a domain,” selected for now.
29. The “Windows 2000 has been installed successfully” screen displays and the
system reboots.
30. At the “Windows 2000” screen, press
Ctrl Alt Del and then enter the
Administrator password. Press OK to continue.
The Windows 2000 desktop displays, and the Windows 2000 Advanced Server
installation is complete.
The setup of your system is almost complete. The following four procedures
must be performed to complete the installation of your system:
Note: Using Control Panel – Display – Settings, change
the screen area resolution to at least 800 x 600 pixe ls.
! Configure for Dual LAN (Network Adapter Teaming).
! Configure for Dual Disk (Mirror System Disk).
! Enter your VERITAS Volume Manager license.
! Set-up your monitoring facility to be properly alerted if a module fails
and needs to be replaced.
!
CAUTION
When re-installing PCI module #2, this module should NOT
have any hard disk drives insta lled.
1. Insert PCI module #2 into the system. Refer to Chapter 4 of your user’s
guide for information on installing PCI modules. No hard disk drives should
be installed into PCI module #2
2. After restarting Windows 2000, confirm that the PCI modules are in duplex
mode (both PCI Status LEDs are green) before proceeding to “Configuring
for Dual LAN” in the next section.
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Configuring for Dual LAN
The server builds two dual LAN configurations using the "Stratus emp-82559
10/100 Enet Adapter" and the "Stratus emb-82544GC Copper Gigabit Adapter"
installed in the PCI modules. If you have installed additional adapters, you will
also need to team them also.
Build the dual LAN configuration as follows.
1. At the Windows 2000 desktop, click Start, point to Settings, and click
Control Panel. The Control Panel screen displays.
2. Double click the Intel(r) PROSet II icon. The Intel PRO Set II screen
displays.
3. Right click Network Components at the Network Component Tree. At the
popup menu, select Create Team and Fault Tolerance. "Team #1:
Adaptive Fault Tolerance Mode" is added to the NetWork Tree.
4. Right click Stratus emb- 82559 10/100 Enet Adapter at the Network
Component Tree. At the popup menu, select Add to Team and Team #1: to
add the adapter. A Warning screen displays. Click OK.
5. Right click Stratus emb- 82559 10/100 Enet Adapter #2: at the Network
Component Tree. At the popup menu, select Add to Team and Team #1: to
add the adapter. Note that "Preferred Primary" or "Preferred Secondary"
should not be set for either adapter.
6. Right click Network Components at the Network Component Tree. At the
popup menu, select Create Team and either Fault Tolerance or Load
Balancing. "Team #2: Adaptive Fault Tolerance Mode" or "Team #2:
Adaptive Load Balancing Mode" is added to the NetWork Tree.
7. Right click Stratus emb- 82544GC Copper Gigabit Adapter at the
Network Component Tree. At the popup menu, select Add to Team and
Team #2: to add the adapter. A Warning screen displays. Click OK.
8. Right click Stratus emb- 82544GC Copper Gigabit Adapter #2 at the
Network Component Tree. At the popup menu, select Add to Team and
Team #2: to add the adapter.
9. Click OK. The Intel PRO Set II screen closes after some period of time.
The Dual LAN settings are now in effect.
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Configuring for Dual Disk.
To achieve fault tolerance, the system disk and up to two additional disks must
be mirrored in specific mirror pairs. The hard disk drive storage bays can house
up to six hard disk drives, which when mirrored, results in three logical drives
(see "Storage Bays" in Chapter 1 of the Express5800/320Lb/320Lb-RUser's
Guide). The physical disk drive slots are numbered 1 to 3 (bottom to top) on
each PCI module. Each hard disk on PCI module #1 is mirrored with the hard
disk in the same slot on PCI module #2.
Perform the following procedure to configure your server for mirrored disk:
1. At the Windows 2000 desktop, click
Start/Programs/VERITAS/VERITAS Enterprise Administrator. On the
tree window (left side panel) under local host (or the server's name) expand
Disk Groups and select Basic Group. The disks are shown on the right
panel of the VERITAS Enterprise Administrator screen.
2. Right click the system disk and select New Dynamic Disk Group. When
the initial screen of the "Dynamic Disk Group Wizard" appears, click Next
to continue. Enter DynamicGroup in the Group Name box and check the
Create Windows 2000 Disk Management compatible group check box.
Confirm that the system disk is selected as a member of the dynamic group
and click Next. A message box is displayed stating that upgrading these
disks may force a reboot - click Yes to continue.
A confirmation window is displayed detailing the contents of the disks to be
upgraded - click Next to continue. A message box is displayed that any file
systems on the disks to be upgraded will be dismounted, and that once
upgraded, prior versions of Windows can not be booted - click Yes to
continue. A final confirmation window will appear. Confirm that the
specification of the disk group is correct and click Finish. You are warned
that a system reboot is required to complete the upgrade - click OK to reboot
the system.
3. After the reboot, press Ctrl-Alt-Del to logon and enter the Administrator
password. When the "System Settings Changed" message box is displayed,
click Yes to restart the computer again.
4. After the reboot, press Ctrl-Alt-Del to logon and enter the Administrator
password. Press OK to continue. The system returns to the Windows
desktop.
5. At the Windows 2000 desktop, click
Start/Programs/VERITAS/VERITAS Enterprise Administrator. On the
tree window (left side panel) under local host (or the server's name) expand
Disk Groups and select Basic Group. Select the Disk View tab on the right
side of the VERITAS Enterprise Administrator screen.
6. Insert the PCI module #2 slot 1 disk.
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7. If the PCI module #2 slot 1 disk is identified as having "No Disk Signature",
then you should right click the disk and select Write Signature. Click Yes
when asked to confirm that you wish to write a Signature for that disk.
8. If PCI module #2 slot 1 disk is displayed as a member of an unknown disk
group, right click the disk and select Remove Disk from Dynamic Disk
Group. When "Remove Disk" screen is displayed, ensure that the PCI
module #2 slot 1 disk is selected to be removed and click OK.
9. Select the Basic Group and the PCI module #2 slot 1 disk will be displayed
in the "Disk View" panel. Right click the disk and select Add Disk to
Dynamic Disk Group. The "Add Disk to Disk Group Wizard" will start.
Confirm that the newly inserted disk is selected as a member of the dynamic
disk group created in step 2 above and click Next to continue. A
confirmation screen is displayed, click Finish to complete adding the disk.
10. From the VERITAS Enterprise administrator tree window click Dynamic
Group under Disk Groups. Select the Disk View tab on the right panel to
display the volumes included in the Dynamic Disk Group. Right click the
volume named OEM and select Mirror/Add.
11. When the “Add Mirror" screen displays, click the Manually Select Disk
radio button, select the new disk and click the Add button. A Volume
Manager warning screen displays. Click OK. It is not necessary to modify
the "boot.ini" file in order to boot from the mirror of the system disk in the
Fault Tolerant environment.
12. The "VERITAS Enterprise Administrator" screen will indicate if disk
mirroring is still in progress. The progress of the mirror synchronization can
be monitored by clicking the Task tag at the bottom of the VERITAS
Enterprise Administrator screen. The mirroring will continue even if this
screen is closed. However, the system should not be rebooted until mirroring
has been completed.
The dual disk configuration is effective when mirroring has completed.
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Entering your VERITAS Volume Manager License.
Your system has been configured with a temporary license for VERITAS
Volume Manager. You’ll need to enter your permanent license.
1. Launch the Volume Manager by clicking on Start/ Programs/VERITAS/
VERITAS Enterprise Administrator.
2. Select the menu Tools / System License in “VERITAS Enterprise
Administrator.” The license screen displays.
Note: Your license key certificate is located in the accessory box
shipped with your Fault-Tolerant system.
3. Enter your license number and click the Replace button.
4. Click OK. You license is entered.
5. Close “VERITAS Enterprise Administrator.”
Your permanent license is now in effect.
Setting-up Your Monitoring Facility
Your system includes the ESMPRO Agent installed at the factory. You’ll need
to setup a monitoring station to receive alerts reported by the ESMPRO Agent.
Refer to the ESMPRO User’s Guide located on your EXPRESSBUILDER CD
for detailed information.
Perform the following procedures to install and configure ESMPRO Manager on
your monitoring station.
Enable Boot Monitoring
1. At the startup screen, when prompted, press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup and
enable Boot Monitoring.
! Select Advanced on the BIOS Setup Main Menu.
! Select Monitoring Configuration on the Advanced window and press
Enter.
! Select Boot Monitoring and change the setting to Enabled to enable
Boot Monitoring.
! Press Esc, select Exit, and select Save Changes & Exit. Press Yes at
the Setup Configuration Screen. The BIOS changes are saved and the
system reboots.
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Installing ESMPRO Manager
Note: You need a system running Windows to install ESMPRO
Manager. It must be a system separate from the Fault-Tolerant system.
1. Insert the EXPRESSBUILDER CD into your monitoring station. The
“Master Control” application screen displays.
2. Click Setup, then click ESMPRO. The ESMPRO Setup screen displays.
3. Click Manager. The setup of ESMPRO Manager displays.
4. Follow instructions on the screen to finish the ESMPRO Manager
installation.
Changing the TCP/IP Timeout Value
Change your TCP/IP timeout value to adapt to your fault-tolerant server
characteristics. This is necessary to ensure that the management system is
properly communicating with the fault-tolerant system and not timing out when
a CPU module is brought online on your system.
1. Launch Windows Explorer.
2. Explore the CD folder. Go to WINNT\W2K.
3. Double click FTREG.EXE. A message box displays.
4. Click OK. Another message box displays.
5. Click OK. Your TCP/IP settings have been changed.
Selecting Your Reporting Message
Select your reporting method for the ESMPRO Agent installed on your faulttolerant server. At a minimum you should use the SNMP method of reporting.
(See below for SNMP configuration information.)
To configure additional reporting methods:
1. At the Windows 2000 desktop, click Start, point to Settings, and click
Control Panel. The Control Panel screen displays.
2. Double click the ESMPRO Agent icon. The ESMPRO agent screen
displays.
3. Click Report Setting. The Alert Manager screen displays.
Note: By using the Menus Setting/Base Setting. and
Settings/Destination Settings. you can configure additional services to
report alerts via email, pagers, scripts, etc. Refer to the ESMPRO User’s
Guide on your EXPRESSBUILDER CD for more information.
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Configuring your SNMP Trap Destination and Community Ri ghts
The SNMP Service has been installed on your system. You need to set the trap
destination to your monitoring station(s).
1. At the Windows 2000 desktop, click Start, point to Programs,
Administrative Tools, and click Services. The Services Management
Console screen displays.
2. Right click SNMP Service. Click Properties. The Properties panel displays.
3. Click the Agent tab. Setup your contact and location.
4. Click the Trap Tab. Enter Trap Destinations associated with the public
community.
5. Click the Security Tab. Add a “READ WRITE community right” by
clicking on the Add button.
Note: The ESMPRO Manager will be able to monitor your system
but will not be able to change threshold if you do not set a community
name with the READ WRITE right. Also, it is possible but not
recommended to change the rights of the public community to add the
READ WRITE right, as it represents a security hole.
Your Fault-Tolerant system is now monitored and ready to report events.
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EXPRESSBUILDER Tools
! Tools Menu
! Utilities
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Tools Menu
You can use the Tools menu in EXPRESSBUILDER to start each of several
utilities.
Use the Tools menu to make settings that the setup program could not do
automatically or to make detailed settings. You can also use the Tools menu
when system diagnosis is to be performed or a support disk is to be created.
Utilities
The utilities in the Tools menu include the following.
Off-line Maintenance Utility
The Off-line Maintenance Utility analyzes the cause of a fault if it occurs. The
Utility features the following.
! IPMI Information Viewer
Provides a way to view and back up the system event log (SEL), sensor
data record (SDR), and field replaceable unit (FRU) information obtained
through the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI).
You can use this feature to obtain detailed information about system
errors and events.
! BIOS Setup Viewer
Displays and saves system BIOS setup values.
! System Information Viewer
Displays and saves processor, chassis, BIOS, etc. information.
! System Information Management
Saves and restores system NVRAM/ROM information.
System Diagnostics
Executes several tests on the server to examine system features and the
connections between the system and extension boards. The diagnostics require
about three minutes to execute. After reviewing the results, the system must be
rebooted.
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Create Support Disk
The Create Support Disk menu allows you to create a Windows 2000 OEM disk
or bootable floppy disk to run EXPRESSBUILDER utilities from a floppy disk.
For easy reference later, you should label each floppy disk with the displayed
title.
You should prepare and label the floppy disks before creating them.
! Windows 2000 OEM disk for EXPRESSBUILDER
A floppy disk to support the manual installation of Windows 2000 is
created.
! Startup FD
A bootable floppy disk is created.
! Off-line Maintenance Utility Bootable FD
A bootable Off-line Maintenance Utility floppy disk is created.
! System Diagnostics Utility FD
A bootable system diagnostic floppy disk is created.
BIOS/FW Update
The software necessary to update the BIOS/FW is copied to a floppy disk that
must already contain a BIOS/FW update module. When the system is rebooted
from this floppy disk, an update program is automatically started and the
BIOS/FW update will be applied.
During the execution of the update program, do not turn off
server power. If the update is interrupted halfway, the server
cannot be started.
System Management Function
The System Management Function consists of the following.
! Update BMC firmware
The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware of the server
can be updated.
During the BMC firmware update, do not turn off server
power. If the update is interrupted halfway, the server cannot
be started.
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! Set System Management Parameters
The report and remote control features provided by BMC/RomPilot can
be configured.
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EXPRESSBUILDER with Windows
! EXPRESSBUILDER With Windows
! Online Document
! Setup
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EXPRESSBUILDER for Windows
If the server has Windows installed, use this procedure to run
EXPRESSBUILDER.
1. Connect the server and all peripherals.
2. Power up the server and its peripherals.
3. Log on to the system with an administrator-authorized account (e.g.
administrator).
4. Insert the EXPRESSBUILDER CD in the CD-ROM drive.
5. The CD autoruns and displays the Master Control Menu. Descriptions of the
menu follow the illustration.
Online Document
Click Online Document and the Online Document screen displays. From this
screen, you can display the contents of the CD (click
listing of documentation on the CD (click Library).
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Summary) or display a
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Setup
Click Setup and a popup screen appears.
Make OEM-Disk
Use Make OEM-Disk to create a ”Windows 2000 OEM-Disk for
EXPRESSBUILDER” floppy disk. The OEM-Disk contains the fault tolerant
drivers and HAL required for the manual installation of Windows 2000
Advanced Server.
Update EXPRESS5800 System
The Update Express5800 System process is provided to support the manual
installation of Windows 2000. It adds required fault tolerant drivers and services
to the Windows 2000 installation.
ESMPRO
If you need to load ESMPRO:
1. At the EXPRESSBUILDER Master Control Menu, click Setup and click
ESMPRO at the popup.
2. The Welcome to ESMPRO Manager Setup screen displays. Click Manager
and follow the prompts to complete the installation.
3. When installation is complete, close all applications, remove the CD, and
reboot the system.
ESMPRO Agent
If you need to load ESMPRO Agent (including the FT utility and BMC
Configuration Tool):
1. At the EXPRESSBUILDER Master Control Menu, click Setup and click
ESMPRO at the popup. The Welcome to ESMPRO Manager Setup screen
displays.
2. Click ESMPRO Agent and follow the prompts to complete the installation.
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Additional Applications
For additional applications listed on the ESMPRO Manager Setup screen, refer
to the ESMPRO User’s Guide for installation procedures. The ESMPRO User’s
Guide is included on the EXPRESSBUILDER CD.
MWA
Click MWA and follow the prompts if you need to load MWA on your system.
VERITAS Volume Manager
Click this item to install VERITAS Volume Manager on your system.
! When the “Select Installation Type” screen displays, select “server” and
click Next.
! When the “User Information” screen displays, enter your name,
organization, and license key.
Note: Your software license key certificate is
located in the accessory box shipped with your faulttolerant system.
! When the “Select Features” screen displays, click the features “Volume
Manager MSCS Support” and Volume Manager DMP Support” and
select “entire feature will be unavailable” from the popup menu.
! Follow the remaining prompts to complete the installation of VERITAS
Volume Manager.
! Remove the “EXPRESSBUILDER” CD prior to rebooting.
ESMPRO Report Service for VERITAS Volume Manager
Click on this item to install the ESMPRO Report Service for VERITAS Volume
Manager on your system.
Adobe Acrobat Reader
If you need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the pdf document files on the
ExpressBuilder disk, click
system.
Adobe Acrobat Reader to load the Reader on the
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Set TCP/IP Protocols
! TCP/IP Protocol Settings
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If you have any computers that communicate with the EXPRESS5800/320Lb
Series server using TCP/IP protocols, you must make several settings to the
server to allow communications without interruptions. This must be done for all
servers connected to the EXPRESS5800/ft server via the network.
TCP/IP Protocol Settings
Make the settings as follows.
1. Power up the server and its peripherals.
2. Insert the EXPRESSBUILDER CD disk in the CD-ROM drive. Immediately
press and hold down the Shift key to prevent auto start.
3. In Windows Explorer or My Computer, locate the CD-ROM drive (labeled
2001 ag) containing the ExpressBuilder CD disk.
! Locate the WinNT folder and double click on it.
! Double click W2K.
! In the W2K folder, find and copy Ftreg.exe into an arbitrary directory
on your hard drive.
4. Activate the command prompt, enter the directory containing the above file
copy, and then the following command:
FTREG.EXE
This setting avoids a timeout during initial communications between the
EXPRESS5800/ft Series server and computers using TCP/IP protocols.
Non-communication time starts immediately after the EXPRESS5800/ft
Series server starts or a CPU module is reinstalled. The non-communication
time is proportional to the size of installed memory.
Memory size Non-communication time
256MB About 3.1 seconds
512MB About 6.2 seconds
1GB About 12.3 seconds
2GB About 24.7 seconds
5. The setup program automatically sets the Windows 2000 registry as follows:
Registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
Values
TcpMaxConnectRetransmissions
Type: REG_DWORD
Set value: 4
Values
TcpMaxDataRetransmissions
Type: REG_DWORD
Set value: 7
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Index
A
Acrobat Reader
installation, 4-4
B
BIOS/FW update, 3-3
C
Create support disk, 3-3
E
ESMPRO
installation, 4-3
ESMPRO Agent
installation, 4-3
EXPRESSBUILDER
bootable, 1-2
for Windows, 1-2
Tools menu, 3-2
utilities, drivers, documentation, 1-2
EXPRESSBUILDER with Windows
installation, 4-2
online documentation, 4-2
T
TCP/IP protocol
settings, A-2
Tools menu
EXPRESSBUILDER, 3-2
W
Windows 2000
initial setup, 2-2
installation, 2-3
installation requirements, 2-2
Windows setup
disable boot monitoring, 2-2, 2-11
I
Initial setup
Windows 2000, 2-2
Installation
Windows 2000, 2-3
M
Make OEM Disk, 4-3
O
Off-line Maintenance Utility, 3-2
BIOS Setup Viewer, 3-2
IPMI Information Viewer, 3-2
System Information Management, 3-2
System Information Viewer, 3-2
Online documentation
EXPRESSBUILDER with Windows, 4-2
Overview
EXPRESSBUILDER, 1-2
S
System diagnostics, 3-2
System Management Function, 3-3
Set Management Parameters, 3-4
Update BMC firmware, 3-3
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