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User’s Guide
NEC Express Server
Express5800 Series
Express5800/B120f
EXP436A
Chapter 1 General Description
Chapter 2 Preparations
Chapter 3 Setup
Chapter 4 Appendix
40.103.01-101.01
October 2014
© NEC Corporation 2014
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Safety Precautions and
Getting Started
Describes how to use this server, from unpacking to operations.
ESMPRO and
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EXPRESSBUILDER
Documents for This Product
Documents for this product are provided as booklets ( ) or electronic manuals ( )
in the EXPRESSBUILDER DVD ( ).
Regulatory Notices
Describes points of caution to ensure the safe use of this server.
Read these cautions before using this server.
Documents for This Product
User’s Guid e
Chapter 1: General Description Overviews, names, and functions of the server’s parts
Installation Guide (Windows)
Chapter 1: Installing Windows Installation of Windows and drivers, and precautions for
Chapter 2: Preparations Installation of additional options, connection of peripheral devices,
Chapter 3: Setup System BIOS configurations and summary of EXPRESSBUILDER
Chapter 4: Appendix Specifications and other information
See this guide first and read the outline of this product.
and suitable location for this server
installation
Maintenance Guide
Other documents
Chapter 2: Installing Bundled
Software
Chapter 1: Maintenance Server maintenance and troubleshooting
Chapter 2: Useful Features The detail of system BIOS settings, RAID Conf iguration Utility, and
Chapter 3: Appendix Error messages and Windows Event Logs
The detail of NEC ESMPRO, Universal RAID Utility, and other features.
Installation of bundled software, such as NEC
Universal RAID Utility
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Contents
Documents for This Product .................................................................................................................................. 2
Contents ................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Notations Used in This Document ......................................................................................................................... 6
Notations used in the text ................................................................................................................... 6
Optical disk drive ................................................................................................................................. 6
Hard disk drive .................................................................................................................................... 6
Removable media ............................................................................................................................... 6
Abbreviations of Operating Systems (Windows) ................................................................................. 7
Trademarks ........................................................................................................................................................... 8
Warnings and Additions to This Document .......................................................................................................... 12
Latest editions ................................................................................................................................... 12
Contents
Precautions for Use (Be Sure to Read) ............................................................................................................... 13
Safety precautions ............................................................................................................................ 13
Symbols used in this document and on warning labels ..................................................................... 14
Safety notes ...................................................................................................................................... 15
Handling precautions (for proper operations) .................................................................................... 15
Handling precautions (for Anti-static Measures)................................................................................ 17
Handling precautions (Power -saving feature) ................................................................................... 18
Chapter 1 General Description ......................................................................................................................... 20
1.
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 21
2.
Accessories .................................................................................................................................................... 22
3.
Features ......................................................................................................................................................... 23
3.1
Overview of Blade Server .......................................................................................................... 25
3.2
About the Monitoring of Chassis Sensors .................................................................................. 26
3.3
Firmware and Software Version Management ........................................................................... 26
4.
Names and Functions of Parts ....................................................................................................................... 27
4.1
CPU Blade ................................................................................................................................. 27
4.2
Hard Disk Drive (HDD)............................................................................................................... 30
4.3
LED Indications .......................................................................................................................... 31
4.3.1 POWER LED .......................................................................................................... 31
4.3.2 STATUS LED .......................................................................................................... 31
4.3.3 ID LED .................................................................................................................... 32
4.3.4 Hard disk drive access LED ................................................................................... 32
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Chapter 2 Preparations .................................................................................................................................... 33
1.
Installing Internal Optional Devices ................................................................................................................ 34
1.1
Safety Precautions ..................................................................................................................... 34
1.2
Overview of Installation and Removal ........................................................................................ 35
1.3
Installation and Removal Procedure (Common section) ............................................................ 36
1.3.1 Removal of top cover .............................................................................................. 36
1.3.2 Removal of air duct................................................................................................. 37
1.3.3 Removal of hard disk drive cage ............................................................................ 38
1.3.4 Installation of top cover , air duct, and hard disk drive cage .................................... 39
1.4
Processor (CPU) ........................................................................................................................ 40
1.4.1 Installation .............................................................................................................. 41
1.4.2 Removal ................................................................................................................. 45
1.5
DIMM ......................................................................................................................................... 46
1.5.1 Adding Order and Precautions ............................................................................... 47
1.5.2 Installation .............................................................................................................. 47
1.5.3 Removal ................................................................................................................. 49
1.5.4 Using Memory RAS Feature ................................................................................... 49
1.6
Mezzanine Card ......................................................................................................................... 57
1.6.1 Notes ...................................................................................................................... 58
1.6.2 Installation .............................................................................................................. 58
1.6.3 Removal ................................................................................................................. 59
1.7
Hard Disk Drive (HDD) / Solid State Drive (SSD) ...................................................................... 60
1.7.1 Installation .............................................................................................................. 61
1.7.2 Removal ................................................................................................................. 62
1.7.3 Replacement .......................................................................................................... 63
1.8
Use of Internal Hard Disk Drives in the RAID System ............................................................... 66
1.8.1 Enabling a RAID System ........................................................................................ 66
1.8.2 Notes on setting up a RAID System ....................................................................... 67
1.9
LAN Riser Card .......................................................................................................................... 68
1.9.1 Installation .............................................................................................................. 69
1.9.2 Removal ................................................................................................................. 69
1.10
TPM (Trusted Platform Module) Kit ......................................................................................... 70
1.10.1 Installation ............................................................................................................ 71
1.10.2 Removal ............................................................................................................... 71
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2.
Installation and Connection ............................................................................................................................ 72
2.1
Installation .................................................................................................................................. 72
2.1.1 Checking MAC Address .......................................................................................... 73
2.2
Connecting Peripheral Devices .................................................................................................. 75
2.2.1 USB Connection by K410-150(00) SUV Cable ....................................................... 77
2.2.2 Connecting with Network ........................................................................................ 77
2.2.3 Connecting with UPS .............................................................................................. 78
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Chapter 3 Setup ............................................................................................................................................... 79
1.
Power-on of Blade Server .............................................................................................................................. 80
1.1
Power ON from CPU Blade ....................................................................................................... 81
1.2
Power ON from Network Serial Port .......................................................................................... 82
1.3
Power ON from Remote Console .............................................................................................. 82
1.4
Operation after Power ON ......................................................................................................... 82
1.5
POST ......................................................................................................................................... 83
1.5.1 POST Execution Flow ............................................................................................ 83
1.5.2 POST Error Messages ........................................................................................... 84
2.
BIOS Setup Utility (SETUP) ........................................................................................................................... 85
2.1
Overview .................................................................................................................................... 85
2.2
Starting and Exiting SETUP Utility ............................................................................................. 85
2.3
Description on On-Screen Items and Key Usage ...................................................................... 86
2.4
Cases that Require Configuration .............................................................................................. 88
3.
EXPRESSSCOPE ENGINE 3 ........................................................................................................................ 89
3.1
Overview .................................................................................................................................... 89
3.2
EXPRESSSCOPE ENGINE 3 Network Configuration ............................................................... 89
4.
EXPRESSBUILDER ....................................................................................................................................... 91
4.1
Features of EXPRESSBUILDER ............................................................................................... 91
4.2
Usage of EXPRESSBUILDER ................................................................................................... 91
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5.
Installing Software Components ..................................................................................................................... 92
6.
Device Identification ....................................................................................................................................... 93
7.
Power-off of Blade Server .............................................................................................................................. 94
Chapter 4 Appendix .......................................................................................................................................... 95
1.
Specifications ................................................................................................................................................. 96
2.
Interrupt Lines ................................................................................................................................................ 98
3.
Glossary ......................................................................................................................................................... 99
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Important
Indicates critical items that must be followed when handling hardware or operating software. If
failure, data loss, and other serious
malfunctions could occur
Note
Indicates items that must be confirmed when handling hardware or opera ting software.
Tips
Indicates information that is helpful to keep in mind when using this server.
Notations Used in This Document
Notations used in the text
In addition to safety-related symbols urging caution, three other types of notations are used in this document.
These notations have the following meanings.
the procedures described are not followed, hardware
.
Optical disk drive
This server is equipped with one of the following drives. These drives are referred to as optical disk drive in this
document.
● DVD-ROM drive
● DVD Super MULTI drive
Hard disk drive
Unless otherwise stated, hard disk drive described in this document refers to both of the following.
● Hard disk drive (HDD)
● Solid state drive (SSD)
Removable media
Unless otherwise stated, removable media described in this document refer to both of the following.
● USB flash drive
● Flash FDD
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Abbreviations of Operating Systems (Windows)
Windows Operating Systems are referred to as follows.
See Chapter 1 (1.2 Supported Windows OS) in Installation Guide (Windows) for detailed information.
Notations in this document Official names of Windows
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter
Windows Server 2012 Standard
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 Datacenter
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
Windows Server 2008 Standard
Windows Server 2008 *
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
* Window s Server 2008 is 32-bit(x86) only in this manual.
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Trademarks
EXPRESSSCOPE and ExpressUpdate are registered trademarks of NEC Corporation.
Microsoft, Windows, W i ndows Server, and MS-DOS are regis tered trademarks or trademarks of Mic rosoft Corporation in the United
States and other countries. Intel, Pentium, and Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation of the United States.
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Avago, LSI, and the LSI & Design logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Avago Technologies in t he United States and/or
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DLT and DLTtape are trademarks of Quantum Corporation of the United States.
PCI Express is a trademark of Peripheral Component Interconnect Special Interest Group.
Linux is a trademark or registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in Japan and other countries.
Red Hat® and Red Hat Enterprise Linux are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. in the United States and other
countries.
All other product, brand, or trade names used in this publication are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
trademark owners.
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License Notification
Open source software of following license is included in the part of this product (system BIOS).
• EDK from Tianocore.org
• UEFI Network Stack 2
• Crypto package using WPA Supplicant
Open source software of following license is included in the part of this product (Off-line Tools).
• EDK from Tianocore.org
EDK FROM TIANOCORE.ORG
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