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CONTENTS

Using This Guide ............................................................................................................... vii

Text Conventions ..........................................................................................................................viii

Safety Indications and Symbols ...............................................................................................viii

Related Documents.....................................................................................................................ix

Safety Notices..............................................................................................................................x

Care and Handling.....................................................................................................................xii

System Overview .............................................................................................................. 1-1

Overview.......................................................................................................................................1-2

Front View with Front Bezel Closed ........................................................................................1-3

Front View with Front Bezel Removed....................................................................................1-4

Rear View .................................................................................................................................1-5

Internal View ............................................................................................................................1-7

System Board ...........................................................................................................................1-8

Status Indicators............................................................................................................................1-9

POWER Lamp..........................................................................................................................1-9

STATUS Lamp .........................................................................................................................1-9

DISK ACCESS Lamp ............................................................................................................1-11

ACT Lamp..............................................................................................................................1-11

Disk Access Lamp..................................................................................................................1-11

Hard Disk Lamp .....................................................................................................................1-12

LAN Connector Lamps ..........................................................................................................1-13

Standard Features........................................................................................................................1-14

Power Supply .........................................................................................................................1-15

Peripheral Bays.......................................................................................................................1-15

System Cooling ......................................................................................................................1-15

SAF-TE Logic ............................................................................................................................1-16

System Board Features ...............................................................................................................1-16

Processor ................................................................................................................................1-16

Memory ..................................................................................................................................1-16

PCI Riser Slots .......................................................................................................................1-17

Video ......................................................................................................................................1-17

SCSI Controller ......................................................................................................................1-17

Network Controller.................................................................................................................1-18

Network Teaming Features.....................................................................................................1-19

Keyboard and Mouse..............................................................................................................1-21

RJ-45 Serial Port ....................................................................................................................1-21

ACPI.......................................................................................................................................1-21

System Board Management Controller (BMC)......................................................................1-22

Degradation Feature....................................................................................................................1-23

Remote Power-On Feature (Wake On LAN) ..............................................................................1-23

AC-LINK Feature.......................................................................................................................1-23

System Security ..........................................................................................................................1-24

Security with Mechanical Locks and Monitoring...................................................................1-24

Software Locks via the BIOS Setup Utility............................................................................1-24

EXPRESSBUILDER..................................................................................................................1-28

ESMPRO ....................................................................................................................................1-29

Off-line Maintenance Utility.......................................................................................................1-29

System Diagnostic Utility...........................................................................................................1-29

Management Workstation Application (MWA).........................................................................1-29

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Using Your Server...................................................................................................................... 1-30

Front Bezel ............................................................................................................................ 1-30

POWER Switch..................................................................................................................... 1-32

Identification of Servers ~ UID Switch ~.............................................................................. 1-37

Floppy Disk Drive ................................................................................................................. 1-38

CD-ROM Drive ..................................................................................................................... 1-40

Chapter 2 Setting Up Your System ................................................................................2-1

Setup Flow ................................................................................................................................... 2-2

Selecting a Site............................................................................................................................. 2-3

Installation ............................................................................................................................... 2-3

Rack Installation...................................................................................................................... 2-3

Unpacking the System ................................................................................................................. 2-5

Assembling the Rack-mount System ........................................................................................... 2-6

Restricted Access Location......................................................................................................2-7

ESD Precaution ....................................................................................................................... 2-7

Checking Components.............................................................................................................2-7

Required Tools......................................................................................................................... 2-7

Installation Procedure for NEC Rack or Vendor’s Rack.......................................................... 2-8

Removing the Server from the Rack Assembly..................................................................... 2-14

Connecting Peripheral Devices.................................................................................................. 2-16

Connection to Serial Ports ..................................................................................................... 2-18

Connecting the Power Cord.......................................................................................................2-21

Turning On the Server................................................................................................................ 2-23

Installing the Operating System.................................................................................................2-25

Installing Utilities....................................................................................................................... 2-25

Making Backup Copies of System Information......................................................................... 2-26

Chapter 3 Configuring Your System.............................................................................. 3-1

System BIOS ~ SETUP ~ ............................................................................................................ 3-1

Starting SETUP Utility............................................................................................................ 3-2

Description on On-Screen Items and Key Usage .................................................................... 3-3

Configuration Examples..........................................................................................................3-4

Menu and Parameter Descriptions........................................................................................... 3-9

SCSI BIOS ~ SCSISelect ~........................................................................................................ 3-31

Using SCSISelect Utility ....................................................................................................... 3-31

Configuring SCSI Controller on System Board .................................................................... 3-31

Configuring SCSI Controller on Optional Board .................................................................. 3-40

Configuring system Board Jumpers ........................................................................................... 3-41

Chapter 4 Installing the Operating System ................................................................... 4-1

About Express Setup.................................................................................................................... 4-2

Microsoft Windows 2000............................................................................................................. 4-4

Installation Notice.................................................................................................................... 4-4

Setup Flow............................................................................................................................... 4-8

Installing and Configuring Device Drivers............................................................................ 4-13

Setup for Problem Resolution................................................................................................ 4-16

Installing Maintenance Utilities............................................................................................. 4-19

Updating the System - Applying Service Pack - ................................................................... 4-20

Making Backup Copies of System Information..................................................................... 4-20

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 ....................................................................................................... 4-21

Installation Notice.................................................................................................................. 4-21

Setup Flow............................................................................................................................. 4-24

Installing Windows NT 4.0.................................................................................................... 4-25

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Installing and Setting Device Drivers.....................................................................................4-29

Setup for Problem Resolution.................................................................................................4-31

Installing Maintenance Utilities..............................................................................................4-36

Updating the System - Applying Service Pack - ....................................................................4-36

Making Backup Copies of System Information .....................................................................4-37

Novell NetWare 5.0 ....................................................................................................................4-38

Required Diskettes..................................................................................................................4-38

Installation Assumption..........................................................................................................4-38

Preparation .............................................................................................................................4-39

Installing the Novell NetWare v5.0 Network Operating System............................................4-43

Restarting the Server ..............................................................................................................4-45

Backing Up the Server............................................................................................................4-45

SCO OpenServer 5.0.6................................................................................................................4-46

Required Diskettes..................................................................................................................4-46

Preparation .............................................................................................................................4-47

Installing Optional Hardware .................................................................................................4-48

Installing and Configuring System Software..........................................................................4-49

Chapter 5 Maintenance ................................................................................................... 5-1

Making Backup Copies.................................................................................................................5-1

Cleaning........................................................................................................................................5-2

Cleaning the Server ..................................................................................................................5-3

Cleaning the Interior.................................................................................................................5-4

Cleaning the Keyboard/Mouse.................................................................................................5-5

Cleaning CD-ROM...................................................................................................................5-6

System Diagnostics.......................................................................................................................5-7

Test Items .................................................................................................................................5-7

Starting and Ending the System Diagnostics............................................................................5-8

Relocating/Storing the Server.....................................................................................................5-10

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting............................................................................................. 6-1

System Viewers.............................................................................................................................6-2

Lamps ...........................................................................................................................................6-3

Error Messages .............................................................................................................................6-4

Error Messages after Power-on ................................................................................................6-4

POST Error Messages ..............................................................................................................6-5

Beep Codes.............................................................................................................................6-10

Solving Problems........................................................................................................................ 6-11

Problems with the Server........................................................................................................6-11

Problems with EXPRESSBUILDER......................................................................................6-20

Problems with Express Setup .................................................................................................6-21

Error Message during Disk Array Configuration ...................................................................6-26

Problems with Master Control Menu .....................................................................................6-26

Problems with Configuration Diskette Creator ......................................................................6-27

Collecting Event Log..................................................................................................................6-28

Windows 2000........................................................................................................................6-28

Windows NT 4.0 ....................................................................................................................6-29

Collect Configuration Information..............................................................................................6-30

Windows 2000........................................................................................................................6-30

Windows NT 4.0 ....................................................................................................................6-30

Collecting Dr. Watson Diagnostic Information...........................................................................6-31

Memory Dump............................................................................................................................6-31

Preparing for Memory Dumping.................................................................................................6-31

Saving the Dump File.............................................................................................................6-32

Backup IPMI Information ......................................................................................................6-33

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Recovery for Windows 2000/Windows NT System .................................................................. 6-34

Off-Line Maintenance Utility ....................................................................................................6-39

Starting the Off-line Maintenance Utility.............................................................................. 6-40

Features of Off-line Maintenance Utility............................................................................... 6-41

Resetting the Server ................................................................................................................... 6-42

Forced Shutdown ....................................................................................................................... 6-42

Chapter 7 Upgrading Your Server .................................................................................. 7-1

Safety Notes................................................................................................................................. 7-2

Anti-static Measures .................................................................................................................... 7-3

Preparing Your System for Upgrade ............................................................................................ 7-4

Device Installation or Removal Procedure .................................................................................. 7-5

Hard Disk Drive....................................................................................................................... 7-5

Server ~ Pull-out from the Rack ~......................................................................................... 7-13

Top Cover .............................................................................................................................. 7-15

DIMM.................................................................................................................................... 7-17

Processor (CPU) .................................................................................................................... 7-22

PCI Board.............................................................................................................................. 7-31

Disk Array Controller Board................................................................................................. 7-37

Appendix A Specifications .............................................................................................A-1

Appendix B Interrupt Requests (IRQs) ......................................................................... B-1

Appendix C Installing and Configuring Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0 .......... C-1

Windows 2000 .............................................................................................................................C-1

Device Drivers......................................................................................................................... C-1

Installation Assumption........................................................................................................... C-2

Preparation...............................................................................................................................C-3

Installing Microsoft Windows

2000 Operating System......................................................... C-4

Installing LAN Adapters.........................................................................................................C-5

Driver Installation for the ATI RAGE XL Display Adapter....................................................C-5

Windows NT 4.0..........................................................................................................................C-6

Device Drivers......................................................................................................................... C-6

Configuring RAID...................................................................................................................C-7

Installing Microsoft Windows

NT 4.0 Operating System......................................................C-7

Installing LAN Adapter Drivers .............................................................................................C-8

Driver Installation for the ATI RAGE XL Display Adapter....................................................C-9

Appendix D Equipment Log........................................................................................... D-1

Hardware .................................................................................................................................D-1

Software...................................................................................................................................D-3

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Using This Guide

Welcome to the NEC Express5800/120Rb-1 server User’s Guide. This User's Guide provides a quick reference to information about your server system. Its goal is to familiarize you with your system and the tasks necessary for system configuring and upgrading.

This guide contains the following information:

Chapter 1, “System Overview” provides all the information necessary to use the server,

including a description your system’s major system components. See this chapter to familiarize yourself with your system and how to use it.

Chapter 2, “Setting Up Your System” tells you how to select a site, unpack the system,

assemble the rack-mount subsystem, make cable connections, and power on your system.

Chapter 3, “Configuring Your System” tells you how to configure the system and

provides instructions for running the BIOS Setup Utility and the Adaptec Configuration Utility, which is used to configure SCSI devices in your system. This chapter also provides information on system board jumper settings.

Chapter 4, "Installing the Operating System" describes how to install the operating

system.

Chapter 5. "Maintenance" provides you with all the information necessary to maintain

successful operation of the server. This chapter also includes a description on relocating and storing the server.

Chapter 6, “Troubleshooting” contains helpful information for solving problems that

might occur with your system.

Chapter 7, “Upgrading Your System” provides you with instructions for upgrading your

system with an additional processor, optional memory, options cards, and peripheral devices.

Appendix A, “Technical Specifications” provides specifications for your server system.

Appendix B, “Interrupt Request/PCI IRQ Device/I/O Port Address Assignments"

provides the Interrupt Requests (IRQs), PCI IRQ device, and I/O port addresses that are assigned by the factory for this system. These values can be used for reference when installing an optional device.

Appendix C, “Installing Windows 2000/Windows NT 4.0" describes how to install

Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 without using Express Setup.

Appendix D, “Equipment Log" provides a table for documenting your system configuration

and future updates you may make to your system.

“Glossary” defines the standard acronyms and technical terms used in this manual.

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Text Conventions

This guide uses the following text conventions.

IMPORTANT:

NOTE:

Items that are mandatory or require attention when using the server

Notes give important information about the material being described.

Safety Indications and Symbols

Safety

Follow the instructions in this User’s Guide to use your server safely.

In this User’s Guide a "WARNING" or "CAUTION" is used to indicate a degree of danger. These terms are defined as follows:

WARNING

CAUTION

Symbols

Precautions and notices against hazards are represented with one of the following three symbols:

This symbol indicates the presence of a hazard if the instruction is ignored. An image in the symbol illustrates the hazard type. (Attention)

Warnings alert you to situations that could result in serious

personal injury or loss of life.

Indicates the presence of a hazard that may cause minor

personal injury, including burns, or property damage if the

instruction is ignored.

Attentions

This symbol indicates prohibited actions. An image in the symbol illustrates a particular prohibited action. (Prohibited Action)

This symbol indicates mandatory actions. An image in the symbol illustrates a mandatory action to avoid a particular hazard. (Mandatory Action)

Indicates that improper use may cause an electric shock.

Indicates that improper use may cause personal injury.

Indicates that improper use may cause fingers to be caught.

Indicates that improper use may cause fumes or fire.

Indicates a general notice or warning that cannot be specifically identified.

Indicates that improper use may cause loss of eyesight due to laser beam.

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Prohibited Actions

Indicates a general prohibited action that cannot be specifically identified.

Do not disassemble, repair, or modify the server. Otherwise, an electric shock or fire may be caused.

Mandatory Action

Unplug the power cord of the server. Otherwise, an electric shock or fire may be caused.

Indicates a mandatory action that cannot be specifically identified. Make sure to follow the instruction.

Related Documents

In addition to this guide, the following system documentation is included with your server either as electronic files on E

XPRESSBUILDER

or as paper copy shipped with your server.

System Release Notes

Release Notes provide you with the latest information about your system. This information was not available to be included in your user's guide at the time it was developed and released.

Getting Started Sheet

The Getting Started Sheet provides several easy-to-follow steps to become familiar with your server documentation and to complete your installation successfully.

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Safety Notices

Caution: To reduce the risk of electric shock which could cause personal injury, follow

all safety notices. The symbols shown are used in your documentation and on your equipment to indicate safety hazards.

Warning: Lithium batteries can be dangerous. Improper handling of lithium batteries

may result in an explosion. Dispose of lithium batteries as required by local ordinance or as normal waste if no local ordinance exists.

Warning: The detachable power supply cord is intended to serve as the disconnect

device.

Warning: This equipment has a 3-wire, grounded power cord. To prevent electrical

hazards, do not remove or defeat the ground prong on the power cord. Replace the power cord if it gets damaged. Contact your dealer for an exact replacement.

Warning: The DC push-button on/off switch on the front panel does not turn off the

system AC power. Also, +5vdc is present on the system board whenever the AC power cord is connected between the system and an AC outlet. Before doing the procedures in this manual, make sure that your system is powered off and unplug the AC power cord from the back of the chassis. Failure to disconnect power before opening your system can result in personal injury and equipment damage.

In the U.S.A. and Canada, the power cord must be a UL-listed detachable power cord (in Canada, CSA-certified), type ST or SJT, 16 AWG, 3-conductor, provided with a molded-on NEMA type 5-15 P plug cap at one end and a molded-on cord connector body at the other end. The cord length must not exceed 9 feet (2.7 meters).

Outside the U.S.A. and Canada, the plug must be rated for 250 VAC, 10 amp minimum, and must display an international agency approval marking. The cord must be suitable for use in the end-user country. Consult your dealer or the local electrical authorities if you are unsure of the type of power cord to use in your country. The voltage change occurs via a switch in the power supply.

Warning: Under no circumstances should the user attempt to disassemble the power

supply. The power supply has no user-replaceable parts. Inside the power supply are hazardous voltages that can cause serious personal injury. A defective power supply must be returned to your dealer.

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Safety Notices for Users Outside of the U.S.A. and Canada

PELV (Protected Extra-Low Voltage) Integrity: To ensure the extra-low voltage

integrity of the equipment, connect only equipment with mains-protected electricallycompatible circuits to the external ports.

Remote Earths: To prevent electrical shock, connect all local (individual office)

computers and computer support equipment to the same electrical circuit of the building wiring. If you are unsure, check the building wiring to avoid remote earth conditions.

Earth Bonding: For safe operation, only connect the equipment to a building supply

that is in accordance with current wiring regulations in your country. In the U.K., those regulations are the IEE.

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Care and Handling

Use the following guidelines to properly handle and care for your system.

Protect the system from extremely low or high temperatures. Let

the system warm (or cool) to room temperature before using it.

Keep the system away from magnetic forces.

Keep the system dry. Do not wash the system with a wet cloth or

pour fluid into it.

Protect the system from being bumped or dropped.

Check the system for condensation. If condensation exists, allow it

to evaporate before powering on the system.

Keep the system away from dust, sand, and dirt.

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Chapter 1

System Overview

This chapter provides information that you should familiarize yourself with before using the server. It includes names and functions of the components and features of the server.

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OVERVIEW

Your server is a modular multiprocessing server based on the Intel Pentium® III

microprocessors. It is a solid performer and offers the latest technology. The combination of compute performance, memory capacity, and integrated I/O provides a high performance environment for many server market applications. These range from large corporations supporting remote offices to small companies looking to obtain basic connectivity capability such as file and print services, e-mail, web access, web site server, etc.

Your server is a rack-mount system that conveniently installs into a standard EIA 19-inch rack assembly.

Your server includes a 3.5-inch diskette drive, a CD-ROM drive and three hot-swap SCSI hard disk drive bays. The hot-swap SCSI hard disk drive bays support up to three 1.0-inch SCSI hard disk drives that can be swapped in or out of the system without powering it down, if RAID functionality is configured in the system.

As application requirements increase, you can expand your server with an additional processor, additional memory, add-in boards, and hard disk drives.

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Front View with Front Bezel Closed

The following figure shows the location of the front system features.

System Overview 1-3

1 2

1 Front bezel

The front bezel is a cover protecting and providing security for the front controls and devices in the server. A security key is provided to lock the cover.

2Keylock

Insert the security key into the key slot of the keylock when unlocking the front bezel.

3 POWER/SLEEP lamp (green)

This lamp turns green when the power is turned on.

4 STATUS lamp (green/amber)

This lamp indicates the server status. The lamp is green during normal operation. The lamp turns amber color or flashes when the server enters an abnormal state.

5 DISK ACCESS lamp (green/amber)

This lamp is green during access to the internal hard disks. The lamp turns amber color when one of the internal hard disks fails.

6 ACT lamp (green)

This lamp is on while the system is connected to the network. Icon number "1" indicates LAN port 1, and Icon number "2" indicates LAN port 2.

7 UID lamp (blue)

This lamp goes on when the UID switch is pressed or when software issues a command.

6-1 6-2 7

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Front View with Front Bezel Removed

-1

4-1

3-2

-3

See 3 through 7 on

the previous page.

-2

1 Thumbscrews (one on each side of the front panel)

The thumbscrews secure the server to the rack.

2 Handles (one on each side of the front panel)

The handles are used to grasp the server unit when sliding it in and out of the rack.

3 CD-ROM drive

3-1 Disk access lamp 3-2 CD tray eject button 3-3 Emergency hole

4 Hard disk bays

Each number following the bold-faced number indicates the SCSI ID. Dummy trays are mounted in the bays, except 4-1 in the standard system configuration.

5 DISK lamp (green/amber)

Each hard disk lamp is green when the drive is being accessed. The lamp turns amber color when the hard disk fails. The lamp flashes between green and amber during the build process (in disk array configuration only).

6 3.5-inch floppy disk drive

6-1 Disk access lamp

-2 Disk slot

-3 Eject button

7 Front serial port 2 connector

Connect a serial interface device to this connector. The server jumper setting needs to be changed depending on the device to be connected. This connector is capped to prevent accidentally connecting a RJ-45 network cable connector to this serial port connector.

8 USB connectors (2 ports)

Connect only USB compliant devices to these connectors. (Windows NT 4.0 requires a compliant driver.)

9 POWER switch

Press this switch to turn the power on/off. Pressing the switch once turns the power on, and the POWER/SLEEP lamp goes on. Pressing it again turns the power off. Pressing the switch for 4 seconds or more turns the power off automatically.

10 UID (unit ID) switch

Press this switch to turn the UID lamps on/off. There is a UID lamp located on the front and rear panels of the server.

11 DUMP switch

Press this switch to dump memory.

6-1

6-3

6-2

4-3

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Rear View

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134 89 11113

1 USB connector

Connect a device compliant USB interface to this connector. (Windows NT 4.0 requires a compliant driver.)

2 Low-profile PCI board extension slot

Mount a low-profile PCI board into this slot. The slot number is 1C.

3 Monitor connector

Connect a monitor display unit to this connector.

4 SCSI connector

Connect an external SCSI device to this connector.

5 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T connectors

Connect LAN network systems to these connectors. The number "1" following bold-faced number 5 indicates LAN port 1, and the number "2" indicates LAN port 2.

To remove a connector in LAN port 1 use a flat-tip screwdriver to push the locking tab on the connector. Use care not to damage the LAN port or any other ports with screwdriver.

6 LINK/ACT lamp (green)

This lamp indicates access status of the LAN.

7 Speed lamp (amber)

This lamp indicates the transmission speed of the LAN.

8 Mouse/keyboard connector

Connect the mouse and keyboard to the connector using the PS2 "Y" cable.

9 Rear serial port 2 connector

Connect a serial interface device to this connector. The server setting needs to be changed depending on the device to be connected. This connector is capped to prevent accidentally connecting a RJ-45 network cable connector to this serial port connector.

10 Full-height PCI board extension slots

Mount a full-height PCI board in this slot. The slot number is 1B.

5-2

5-1

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11 STATUS lamp (green/amber) (on the real panel)

This lamp indicates the server status. The lamp is green color during normal operation. The lamp turns amber color or flashes when the server enters an abnormal state.

12 POST lamps

The POST lamps are when POST is running and checking the system.

13 UID lamp (blue)

This lamp goes on when the UID switch is pressed or when a software command is issued.

14 AC inlet

Connect the power cord to this socket.

IMPORTANT:

The "100BASE-TX/10BASE-T connector" (Feature 5

above) and the "serial port 2 connector" (Feature 9 above) are the same size and shape. Be careful when connecting a cable to either one of these connectors in order to prevent accidentally connecting a RJ-45 network cable connector to a serial port connector or vice versa.

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Internal View

2-1

System Overview 1-7

8-1 to 8-5 (right to left)

2-2

2-3

910

11 12

1 CD-ROM drive

2 Disk bays

(Each number following the bold-faced number indicates the placement order of the disk drives.)

3 Floppy disk drive

4 Front LED board

5 SCSI backplane

6 Power jumper board

7 Power supply unit

8 Cooling fans

(Each number following the bold-faced number indicates the corresponding fan name.) 8-1 System FAN 3

-2 CPU 2 FAN

8 8-3 System FAN 2 8-4 CPU 1 FAN

-5 System FAN 1

9 Processor (mounted under the CPU and heat sink)

10 Riser card (full-height boards)

11 DIMM (Two standard DIMMs are mounted in slots #1A and #1B.)

12 System board

13 Riser card (low-profile boards only)

14 Cover open sensor

15 Front panel board

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System Board

12 345 6

7-1 7-2

-3

-4

-5

101112131415

1 ICMB connector 2 PCI riser card connector

(Low-profile boards only. 66 MHz/64-bit)

3 DIMM sockets (for interleave memory)

(Starting from the top of the sockets that are shown above, the sockets are sequentially numbered #3B, #2B, #1B, #3A, #2A, and #1A.)

4 USB connector(front panel) 5 Processor #1 (CPU#1) socket 6 Processor #2 (CPU#2) socket 7 Cooling fan connectors

7-1 System FAN 3 7-2 CPU 2 FAN

-3 System FAN 2

-4 CPU 1 FAN

7 7-5 System FAN 1

8 Peripheral interface connector

9 Main power connector 10 Power signal connector 11 SCSI IPMB connector 12 Configuration jumper switch 13 Internal SCSI connector (for internal hard disk drives) 14 SCSI/disk array controller access lamp connector

(For optional SCSI/disk array controller.)

15 Speaker 16 Lithium battery 17 PCI riser card connector

(Full-height boards. 66 MHz/64-bit)

18 Jumper pin for selecting a serial port DCD/DSR pin-out (J6A2 jumper block) 19 Connectors for external device

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STATUS INDICATORS

This section describes the server status indicators.

POWER Lamp ( )

The POWER lamp is lit (green) while the server power is on. It is off when no power is being supplied to the server.

NOTE:

This server does not support power saving mode.

STATUS Lamp ( )

The STATUS lamp is lit (green) while the server is operating normally. (There is a STATUS lamp located on both the front and rear panels of the server.) If the STATUS lamp is off or turns amber color and flashes, it indicates that the server is in an abnormal state.

The table below lists and describes the STATUS lamp indications and any actions to be taken.

NOTES:

If ESMPRO or the offline maintenance utility is installed, you can determine the cause of a failure by referring to the error log.

The system can be restarted automatically. However, if the automatic restart cannot be performed for any reason, then the system must be shutdown manually by turning the power off and back on.

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STATUS lamp indication

Description Action

On (green) The server is operating normally. – Flashing

(green)

The server is operating with the

•

memory or CPU in degraded state.

A 1-bit memory error occurs

•

frequently.

Off

Power is off. – POST is in progress. Wait while POST is checking the

CPU error occurred. CPU temperature alarm was

detected. (Thermal-Trip) A timeout occurred when the time

set for the watchdog timer was reached.

An uncorrectable memory error was detected.

PCI system error occurred. PCI parity error occurred. CPU bus error occurred. A memory dump request was

issued.

On (amber)

A temperature alarm was detected. Check if the internal fans are clean

A voltage alarm was detected. All the power supply units failed.

Flashing

A fan alarm was detected. Check if the fan units are firmly

(amber)

A temperature warning was detected.

Identify the device in degraded state by using the BIOS setup utility "SETUP," and replace it as soon as possible.

system. The STATUS lamp turns green when POST is completed.

Turn the power off and on. If the POST screen displays an error message, record the message, and contact your service representative.

Wait until the memory dump is completed.

and if the fan units are firmly connected. If the STATUS lamp indication does not change when the fans are operating correctly, contact your service representative.

Contact your service representative.

connected. If the STATUS lamp indication does

not change when the fans are operating correctly, contact your service representative.

Check if the internal fans are clean and if the fan units are firmly connected. If the STATUS lamp indication does not change when the fans are operating correctly, contact your service representative.

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DISK ACCESS Lamp ( )

The DISK ACCESS lamp indicates the status of the hard disk mounted in the 3.5-inch device bay.

The lamp turns green each time access is made to the hard disk.

When the DISK ACCESS lamp turns amber color, it indicates that a hard disk failure has occurred. Check the hard disk lamp for the status of the failing hard disk.

When the DISK ACCESS lamp flashes between green and amber or if the lamp turns amber and flashes, it indicates that rebuild (reconstruction) processing is being performed for a hard disk connected to the internal disk array controller.

IMPORTANT:

If a hard disk in the server is connected to the internal disk array controller, the access lamp signal cable (provided with the server) must be connected from the disk array controller to the system board.

ACT Lamp ( )

The ACT lamp is a green color while the server is connected to the LAN. The lamp flashes while the server is accessed via the LAN (during transmission/reception of packets). The number next to the icon indicates the network port number on the rear panel of the server.

Disk Access Lamp

The disk access lamp on the floppy disk drive or CD-ROM drive is lit while the drive is accessed.

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Hard Disk Lamp

The disk lamp mounted in the 3.5-inch device bay indicates the following status:

Lamp

Flashing (green)

Lamp indicates that the hard disk is being accessed.

Lit (amber)

Lamp indicates a failure of a hard disk mounted in a disk array configuration.

NOTE:

Even if one of the hard disks fails in disk array configuration (RAID1, RAID5, or RAID0+1), the server can continue operation. However, the disk must be replaced as soon as possible, and reconstruction (rebuild) processing must be performed. (The failing disk can be replaced in hot swap mode.)

Flashing between green and amber

The lamp indicates that reconstruction (rebuild) processing is being performed for the hard disk. (This flashing does not indicate a failure.) When a failing hard disk is replaced in disk array configuration, the system automatically rebuilds the data. (Autorebuild function) The lamp switches back and forth between green and amber during rebuild processing.

The lamp goes off when the rebuild processing has terminated. It turns amber color when the rebuild processing fails.

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IMPORTANT:

If the server is turned off during rebuild processing, the processing is stopped. Restart the server, mount the new hard disk in hot swap mode, and then perform rebuild processing again. When using the auto-rebuild function observe the following:

Do not turn the power off. (Once the power is turned off, the autobuild function does not start.)

Let 90 seconds or more pass between when dismounting a failing hard disk and when mounting the new one.

Do not replace a failing hard disk while rebuild processing is being performed for another hard disk.

LAN Connector Lamps

There are two lamps for each of the two LAN ports (connectors) on the rear panel.

Speed lampsLINK/ACT lamps

LINK/ACT lamps

Each LINK/ACT lamp indicates the status of its network port. While power is supplied to the server and HUB and the connection is correct (LINK), the lamp is lit (green). The lamp turns green and flashes while the network port is transmitting/receiving data (ACT).

If the lamp does not light in the LINK state, check if the network cable is connected correctly. If the lamp still does not light when everything looks normal, the network (LAN) controller may be faulty. In this case, contact your service representative.

Speed lamps

Each Speed lamp indicates that the communication mode of the standard network port of the server is activated with the network interface of 100BASE-TX or 10BASE-T. When the lamp is lit (amber), it indicates that the communication mode is activated with 100BASE-TX. When it is off, it indicates that the communication mode is activated with 10BASE-T.

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STANDARD FEATURES

High performance Expandability

! Intel Pentium III Processor

(1GHz/1.26GHz-S)

! High-speed 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T

interface (100Mbps/10Mbps supported)

! High-speed disk access

(Ultra160 SCSI x 2)

! High-speed memory access (133MHz,

ECC, registered, PC/133 compliant, 72bit, 68-pin, 3.3V)

High-reliability Many Available Features

! Memory monitoring feature (1-bit error

correction/ 2-bit error detection)

! CPU/memory degradation feature (logical

isolation of a failed device)

! Bus parity error detection ! Temperature detection ! Error notification ! Internal fan monitoring feature ! Internal voltage monitoring feature ! Auto-rebuild feature (optional, hot-

swappable)

! BIOS password feature ! Mechanical security lock

! Two PCI add-in card slots (full-length,

full-height 64-bit/66-MHz and low-profile 64-bit/66-MHz)

! Up to 6 GB of memory ! Three hot-swap SCSI hard disk drive

bays

! Up to two multi-processors are available

for upgrade.

! USB interface (USB-support driver is

required.)

! Two network ports

! Graphic accelerator "RAGE XL" support ! El Torito Bootable CD-ROM (no

emulation mode) format support

! POWER switch mask ! Software power-off ! Remote power-on feature ! AC-LINK feature ! Baseboard Management Controller

(BMC)

! Consoleless feature

Self-diagnosis

! Power On Self-Test (POST) ! Test and Diagnosis (T&D)

Management Utilities Easy and Fine Setup

! ESMPRO ! Management Workstation Application

(MWA)

Maintenance Features

! Off-line Maintenance Utility ! Memory dump feature using the DUMP

switch

! EXPRESSBUILDER (system setup

utility)

! Configuration Parameter Diskette Creator ! SETUP (BIOS setup utility) ! SCSISelect (SCSI device utility)

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Power Supply

The power supply is rated for 250 watts of power.

The power subsystem supports the remote management features, including remote enable that permits power to be activated from a variety of sources.

Peripheral Bays

Your server supports a variety of standard PC AT-compatible peripheral devices. The chassis includes the following peripheral bays:

A 3.5-inch front panel bay for mounting the standard 3.5-inch diskette drive (supports 720 KB and 1.44 MB diskette media)

A standard CD-ROM drive bay

Three hot-swap SCSI hard disk drive bays for mounting hard disk drives installed in easily removable drive carriers.

NOTE: The hot-swap SCSI hard disk drive bays contain a hot-swap back plane that require an 80-pin single connector attachment (SCA) connector on the drives that you install.

System Cooling

The chassis includes a non-hot-swappable fan module with five fans for cooling the processor(s), hard drives, and PCI cards. The fan system is located in the middle of the chassis to pull cooling air through the chassis. The power supply contains two built-in fans for cooling.

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SAF-TE LOGIC

NOTE: SAF-TE Logic is in systems that include the hot-swap SCSI disk

drive cage. SAF-TE Logic is not available in systems that include the standard SCSI disk drive cage.

The SCSI backplane includes SAF-TE (SCSI Accessed Fault Tolerant Enclosure) logic that provides an interface to the disk subsystem that supports status signals, hot swapping drives, and enclosure monitoring.

The transport mechanism for the standardized alert detection and status reporting is the SCSI bus. Disk drives, power supplies, cooling fans, and temperature are continually monitored and the conditions then reported over the SCSI bus to the system. When used with RAID management software the user can be alerted of impending or imminent disk conditions requiring attention. This allows the user to react to conditions that could normally go unnoticed until data loss.

SYSTEM BOARD FEATURES

The following subsections describe the major components of the system board. See "System Board" earlier in this chapter.

Processor

The system board accommodates one or two Intel Pentium III processors with 512k cache in the FC-PGA2 package. This processor uses the .13 micron technology and offers advanced performance. The processor external interface operates at a maximum of 133 MHz.

Memory

The system board contains six 168-pin DIMM sockets each supporting 72-bit ECC (64-bit main memory plus ECC) registered SDRAM DIMMs (PC-133 compatible). Memory is two-way interleaved and partitioned in three banks. You may install a minimum of 256 MB (128MB × 2) and as much as 6 GB.

The controller automatically detects, sizes, and initializes the memory array, depending on the type, size, and speed of the installed DIMMs and reports memory size and allocation to the server via configuration registers.

NOTE:

Use DIMMs that have been tested for compatibility with the server board. Contact your service representative or dealer for a current list of approved memory modules.

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PCI Riser Slots

The server board has two PCI riser slots, each capable of supporting 64-bit/66-MHz PCI riser cards.

PCI features:

Bus speed up to 66 MHz

32 bit memory addressing

5 V/3.3 V signaling environment

Burst transfers of up to 512 Mbps

8, 16, 32, or 64-bit data transfers

Plug and Play ready

Parity enabled

Video

The system board uses an ATI RAGE XL PCI graphics accelerator with 8 MB of video SDRAM that supports all standard IBM VGA modes. The embedded SVGA video subsystem supports:

Pixel resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 under 2D and 1024 x 768 under 3D

CRT and LCD monitors up to 100 Hz vertical refresh rate

The server board supports disabling of the onboard video through the BIOS setup menu or when a plug in video card is installed in any of the PCI slots.

SCSI Controller

The SCSI version of the server board includes an embedded Adaptec AIC-7899W controller providing dual Ultra160 Low Voltage Differential (LVD) SCSI channels.

The SCSI bus is terminated on the server board with active terminators that cannot be disabled. The onboard device must always be at one end of the bus. The device at the other end of the cable must also be terminated. LVD devices generally do not have termination built-in and need to have a termination source provided. Non-LVDs devices generally are terminated through a jumper or resistor pack on the device itself.

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Network Controller

NOTE:

To ensure EMC product regulation compliance, the system must be used with a shielded LAN cable.

The server board uses two Intel ® 82550PM Fast Ethernet Controllers and supports two 10BaseT/100Base-TX network subsystems.

The 82550 PM controller supports the following features:

32-bit PCI, CardBus master interface

Integrated IEEE 802.3 10Base-T and 100Base-TX compatible PHY

IEEE 820.3u auto-negotiation support

Chained memory structure similar to the 82559, 82558, 82557 and 82596

Full duplex support at both 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps operation

Low power +3.3 V device

IP checksum off-loading

On the system board, NIC 1 can be used as both a network interface and server management interface.

NIC Connector and Status LEDs

The 82550 controller drives LEDs on the network interface connector that indicate link/activity on the LAN and 10- or 100-Mbps operation. The green LED indicates network connection when lit and TX/RX activity when blinking. The yellow LED indicates 100-Mbps operation when lit.

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NOTE:

Using both on-board NICs in a team does not allow the use of NIC 1 for server management access. To support both network teaming features and server management features, a third NIC must be added and teamed to NIC 2.

The network controller provides several options for increasing throughput and fault tolerance when running Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 , NetWare 4.2 or newer:

Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) - provides automatic redundancy for your adapter. If the primary adapter fails, the secondary takes over. AFT works with any hub or switch.

Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) - creates a team of two to eight adapters to increase transmission throughput. Also, includes AFT. Works with any 10Base-TX or 100BaseTX switch.

Fast EtherChannel (FEC) or Intel ® Link Aggregation - creates a team of up to 8 adapters to increase transmission and reception throughput. Also includes AFT. Requires an FECenabled switch.

To set up an option, read the instructions in the Windows NT 4.0 or NetWare readme files.

General Configuration Notes

Windows NT versions prior to 4.0 do not support Adapter Teaming options.

Adapter Teaming options require NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4.0 or higher.

In Windows NT, teaming options cannot be implemented on adapters that have been

configured for VLANs. NetWare can support teaming options and VLANs on the same adapters.

Adapter Fault Tolerance

Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) is a simple, effective, and fail-safe approach to increase the reliability of server connections. AFT gives you the ability to set up link recovery to the server adapter in case of a cable, port, or network interface card failure. By assigning two server adapters as a team, AFT enables you to maintain uninterrupted network performance.

AFT is implemented with two server adapters: a primary adapter and a backup, or secondary, adapter. During normal operation, the backup will have transmit disabled. If the link to the primary adapter fails, the link to the backup adapter automatically takes over.

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Preferred Primary Adapter

With multiple adapters installed, you can specify one as the Preferred Primary adapter. For example if you have a server with a PRO/1000 server adapter as the primary adapter and a PRO/100+ adapter as the secondary, you could configure the PRO/1000 server adapter to be the preferred primary. In this scenario, if the PRO/1000 server adapter fails, the PRO/100+ will take over. Then when the PRO/1000 server adapter is replaced, it will automatically revert to being the primary adapter in the team.

If a Preferred Primary is not selected, PROSet will attempt to select the best adapter, based on adapter model and speed.

Mixed Adapter Teaming

AFT supports up to eight server adapters per team, in any mix.

Adaptive Load Balancing

Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) is a simple and efficient way to increase your server’s transmit throughput. With ALB you group server adapters in teams to provide an increased transmit rate (up to 8 Gbps) using a maximum of eight adapters. The ALB software continuously analyzes transmit loading on each adapter and balances the rate across the adapters as needed. Adapter teams configured for ALB also provide the benefits of AFT. Receive rates remain at 100 Mbps or 1 Gbps depending on the primary adapter’s capability.

To use ALB, you must have two to eight server adapters installed in your server or workstation and linked to the same network switch.

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Keyboard and Mouse

The keyboard and mouse controller is PS/2-compatible. The server may be locked automatically if there is no keyboard or mouse activity for a predefined length of time. Once the inactivity (lockout) timer has expired, the keyboard and mouse do not respond until the previously stored password is entered. The Y-cable (shipped with your system) can be used if both a PS/2 mouse and keyboard are required at the same time. The keyboard and mouse are ordered separately.

RJ-45 Serial Port

The rear RJ-45 serial port is a fully functional COM port that supports any standard serial device and provides support for serial concentrators, which typically support RJ45 serial connectors. For server applications that use a serial concentrator to access the server management features of the baseboard, a standard 8-pin CAT-5 cable from the serial concentrator is plugged directly into the rear RJ45 serial port. The 8 pins of the RJ45 connector can be configured to match either of two pin-out standards used by serial port concentrators. To accommodate either standard, the J6A2 jumper block located directly behind the rear RJ45 serial port must be jumpered appropriately according to which standard is desired.

See Chapter 3 for detail explanation.

ACPI

The system board supports the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) as defined by the ACPI 1.0 and PC97 specifications. An ACPI aware operating system can put the system into a state where the hard drives spin down, the system fans stop, and all processing is halted. However, the power supply will still be on and the processors will still be dissipating some power, so the power supply fans will still run.

The system board supports sleep states s0, s1, s4, and s5:

s0: Normal running state.

s1: Processor sleep state. No context will be lost in this state and the processor caches will maintain coherency.

s4: Hibernate or Save to Disk: The memory and machine state are saved to disk. Pressing the power button or other wakeup event will restore the system state from the disk and resume normal operation. This assumes that no hardware changes have been made to the system while it was off.

s5: Soft off: Only the RTC section of the CSB and the BMC are running in this state. No context is saved by the OS or hardware.

IMPORTANT:

The system is off only when the AC power cord is

disconnected.

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System Board Management Controller (BMC)

Server management is concentrated in the System Board Management Controller (BMC). The BMC and associated circuitry are powered from a 5Vdc standby voltage, which remains active when system power is switched off, but the ac power source is still on and connected.

The BMC supports the Management Workstation Application (MWA), which allows remote server management via a LAN, a modem, or direct connection to a manager system. Events monitored by the manager system include over-temperature and over-voltage conditions, fan failure, or chassis intrusion.

Information on the MWA may be found in the ESMPRO User's guide on the ESMPRO CD-ROM included with your server.

One major function of the BMC is to autonomously monitor system management events, and log their occurrence in the nonvolatile System Event Log (SEL). The events being monitored include overtemperature and overvoltage conditions, fan failure, or chassis intrusion. To enable accurate monitoring, the BMC maintains the nonvolatile Sensor Data Record (SDR), from which sensor information can be retrieved. The BMC provides an ISA host interface to SDR sensor information, so that software running on the server can poll and retrieve the server's current status.

The BMC performs the following:

Monitors server board temperature and voltage

Monitors processor presence and controls Fault Resilient Boot (FRB)

Detects and indicates baseboard fan failure

Manages the SEL interface

Manages the SDR Repository interface

Monitors the SDR/SEL timestamp clock

Monitors the system management watchdog timer

Monitors the periodic SMI timer

Monitors the event receiver

Controls secure mode, including video blanking, diskette write-protect monitoring, and front panel lock/unlock initiation

Controls Wake On LAN via Magic Packet support.

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DEGRADATION FEATURE

The degradation feature automatically isolates a failed DIMM or processor to assure continuous operation of the server when the POST (Power On Self-Test, self-diagnosis program after power on) detects such a DIMM or processor.

NOTE:

The degradation feature is only available when at least two

DIMMs or processors are installed.

Failed DIMMs and processors may be identified on the screen that the POST displays, or with the BIOS setup utility of the server, "SETUP." They may also be identified on the system that has the ESMPRO installed.

REMOTE POWER-ON FEATURE (WAKE ON LAN)

The remote power-on function turns on the server through a network. It sends a special packet from the management computer to a remote server to turn it on if the server is off-powered.

To enable this feature, you must select "Enabled" for "Wake On LAN" in the Wake On Event of the System Hardware menu of the BIOS setup utility, "SETUP." (See Chapter 3.)

The remote power-on feature is not available in the following cases. Press the POWER switch once to start the OS, and turn off the server in an appropriate procedure.

Abnormal previous system shut-down

No power supply to the server (due to turned-off breaker, disconnected power cord, power blackout, etc.)

AC-LINK FEATURE

When the power cord of the server is connected to an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) unit, the server supports the power linkage feature that enables control over the power supply from the UPS to the server. The AC-LINK feature can be enabled or disabled with the System Hardware menu of the BIOS setup utility, "SETUP." (See Chapter 3.)

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SYSTEM SECURITY

To help prevent unauthorized entry or use of the system, the system includes a full lockable front bezel and Server Management software that monitors the front bezel intrusion switch.

Security with Mechanical Locks and Monitoring

To unlock the bezel, insert the key in the lock and turn the lock counterclockwise until it stops (about a quarter turn). The bezel is now unlocked and can be opened again.

To lock the bezel, insert the key in the lock. Turn the lock clockwise until it stops (about a quarter turn). The bezel is now locked and cannot be opened.

Software Locks via the BIOS Setup Utility

The BIOS Setup Utility provides a number of security features to prevent unauthorized or accidental access to the system. Once the security measures are enabled, you can access the system only after you enter the correct password(s). For example:

Enable the keyboard lockout timer so that the server requires a password to reactivate the keyboard and mouse after a specified time out period – 1 to 120 minutes.

Set and enable a supervisor password.

Set and enable a user password.

Set secure mode to prevent keyboard or mouse input and to prevent use of the front panel reset and power switches.

Activate a hot key combination to enter secure mode quickly.

Disable writing to the diskette drive when secure mode is set.

Disable access to the boot sector of the operating system hard disk drive.

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Using Passwords

You can set either the user password, the supervisor password, or both passwords. If only the user password is set, you:

Must enter the user password to enter BIOS Setup.

Must enter the user password to boot the server if Password on Boot is enabled in either the BIOS Setup.

Must enter the user password to exit secure mode.

If only the supervisor password is set, you:

Must enter the supervisor password to enter BIOS Setup.

Must enter the supervisor password to boot the server if Password on Boot is enabled in either the BIOS Setup.

Must enter the supervisor password to exit secure mode.

If both passwords are set, you:

May enter the user password to enter BIOS Setup. However, you will not be able to change many of the options.

Must enter the supervisor password if you want to enter BIOS Setup and have access to all of the options.

May enter either password to boot the server if Password on Boot is enabled in either the BIOS Setup.

May enter either password to exit secure mode.

Secure Mode

Configure and enable the secure boot mode by using the BIOS Setup. When secure mode is in effect:

You can boot the server and the operating system will run, but you must enter the user password to use the keyboard or mouse.

You cannot turn off system power or reset the server from the front panel switches.

Secure mode has no effect on functions enabled via remote server management or power control via the watchdog timer.

Taking the server out of secure mode does not change the state of system power. That is, if you press and release the power switch while secure mode is in effect, the system will not be powered off when secure mode is later removed. However, if the front panel power switch remains depressed when secure mode is removed, the server will be powered off.

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Summary of Software Security Features

The table below lists the software security features and describes what protection each offers. In general, to enable or set the features listed here, you must run the BIOS Setup and go to the Security Subsystem Group, menu. The table also refers to the Setup utility.

Software Security Features

Feature Description

Secure mode How to enter secure mode:

Setting and enabling passwords automatically places the system in

•

secure mode.

If you set a hot-key combination (through Setup), you can secure the

•

system simply by pressing the key combination. This means you do not have to wait for the inactivity time-out period.

When the system is in secure mode:

The server can boot and run the operating system, but mouse and keyboard input is not accepted until the user password is entered.

At boot time, if a CD is detected in the CD-ROM drive or a diskette in drive A, the system prompts for a password. When the password is entered, the server boots from CD or diskette and disables the secure mode.

If there is no CD in the CD-ROM drive or diskette in drive A, the server boots from drive C and automatically goes into secure mode. All enabled secure mode features go into effect at boot time.

To leave secure mode: Enter the correct password(s).

Disable writing to diskette

Set a time out period so that keyboard and mouse input are not accepted.

Also, screen can be blanked, and writes to diskette can be inhibited

Control access to using the BIOS Setup: set supervisor password

In secure mode, the server will not boot from or write to a diskette unless a password is entered.

To write protect access to diskette whether the server is in secure mode or not, use the Setup main menu, Floppy Options, and specify Floppy Access as read only.

Specify and enable an inactivity time out period of from 1 to 120 minutes.

If no keyboard or mouse action occurs for the specified period, attempted keyboard and mouse input will not be accepted.

The monitor display will go blank, and the diskette drive will be write protected (if these security features are enabled through Setup).

To resume activity: Enter the correct password(s).

To control access to setting or changing the system configuration, set a supervisor password and enable it through Setup.

If both the supervisor and user passwords are enabled, either can be used to boot the server or enable the keyboard and/or mouse, but only the supervisor password will allow Setup to be changed.

To disable a password, change it to a blank entry or press CTRL-D in the Change Password menu of the Supervisor Password Option menu found in the Security Subsystem Group.

To clear the password if you cannot access Setup, change the Clear Password jumper (see Chapter 3).

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Feature Description

Control access to the system other than BIOS Setup: set user password

Boot without keyboard

Specify the boot sequence

To control access to using the system, set a user password and enable it through Setup.

To disable a password, change it to a blank entry or press CTRL-D in the Change Password menu of the User Password Option menu found in the Security Subsystem Group.

To clear the password if you cannot access Setup, change the Clear Password jumper (see Chapter 3).

The system can boot with or without a keyboard. During POST, before the system completes the boot sequence, the BIOS automatically detects and tests the keyboard if it is present and displays a message.

The sequence that you specify in setup will determine the boot order. If secure mode is enabled (a user password is set), then you will be prompted for a password before the server fully boots. If secure mode is enabled and the “Secure Boot Mode” option is also enabled, the server will fully boot but will require a password before accepting any keyboard or mouse input.

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EXPRESSBUILDER

The CD-ROM that comes with the server contains a setup utility called "EXPRESSBUILDER." When you first install the server or append features to the server, use the EXPRESSBUILDER to set up your server.

Refer to the EXPRESSBUILDER User's Guide on the EXPRESSBUILDER CD for details.

IMPORTANT:

The EXPRESSBUILDER is server specific and can only be used on the server that it is provided with, otherwise it may cause failures.

The major features of the EXPRESSBUILDER are:

Install the OS. It installs an operating system.

Diagnose the system. It diagnoses the server.

Create a support disk. It copies utilities in the EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM onto a floppy disk to launch them from the floppy disk.

Update the Windows System* It updates several resources of Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows NT.

Install utilities It installs the management utilities of ESMPRO and MWA.

Read online documents* It opens the online document files (".pdf" files).

* These functions are available under Windows system.

NOTE:

Some of the features listed above can be used from the remote

computer via cross cable, modem, or LAN (non-console feature).

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ESMPRO

ESMPRO is server management software that runs on the OS. ESMPRO includes the ESMPRO Manager for the server monitoring terminal and the ESMPRO Agent for the server.

NOTE:

configuration and setups) see the ESMPRO User's Guide on the ESMPRO CD. Available functions of ESMPRO depend on the OS you install. Ask your service representative for details.

For details of the ESMPRO major functions (i.e., system

OFF-LINE MAINTENANCE UTILITY

The Off-line Maintenance Utility is used for proactive maintenance and fault analysis of the server.

Refer to the EXPRESSBUILDER User's Guide on the EXPRESSBUILDER CD for details.

SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC UTILITY

The system diagnostic utility contained in the EXPRESSBUILDER is useful to prevent hardware failures.

MANAGEMENT WORKSTATION APPLICATION (MWA)

The Management Workstation Application (MWA) is an application program for remote management of the server from a system management computer (a computer with the ESMPRO Manager running) through a network.

Information on MWA may be found in the ESMPRO User's Guide on the ESMPRO CD.

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USING YOUR SERVER

This section describes basic operations of the server, including how to use devices such as the floppy disk drive and the CD-ROM drive.

Front Bezel

Remove the front bezel to power on/off the server, to access the floppy disk drive and CD-ROM drive, and to install/remove hard disks to the 3.5-inch device bays.

IMPORTANT:

To open the front door, you must unlock the door with the

security key shipped with your system.

Installing or Removing the Front Bezel

When turning the power of the server on/off, accessing to the floppy disk drive or CD-ROM drive, or installing or removing a hard disk on or from the 3.5-inch device bay, first remove the front bezel.

IMPORTANT:

Use the security key provided with your server to unlock

the front bezel.

Insert the security key provided with your server into the key slot and while pressing in

on the key turn it counterclockwise to release the lock.

Unlock Lock

Grasp the right end of the front bezel and pull it towards you to open it.

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Slide the front bezel a little to the left to remove the tab from the frame and then remove

the front bezel from the server.

To install the front bezel, latch the tab at the left side of the front bezel on the server frame. After the installation, lock the front bezel by using the security key.

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POWER Switch

Use the POWER switch to turn the server on and off.

Power On

Press the POWER switch on the front of the computer chassis.

The POWER/SLEEP lamp lights green in color.

POWER/SLEEP lamp

POWER switch

IMPORTANT:

If the power cord is connected to a power control device such as a UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supply), make sure that the power control device is powered.

If the power cord is connected to the server, an initial diagnosis of the hardware starts. The POWER switch does not work while in diagnosis mode. Wait for about 10 seconds, then press the POWER switch.

Do not turn off the server until characters following the "NEC" logo appear on the screen.

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POST

POST (Power On Self-Test) is the server's self-diagnostic program stored in the system memory.

When you power on the server, the system automatically runs POST to check the system board, ECC memory module, CPU module, keyboard, and mouse. POST also displays messages of the BIOS setup utility, such as the start-up message, while in progress.

With the factory setup of the server, the NEC logo appears on the display unit while POST is in progress. (To display the POST check results, press Esc.)

NOTE:

You can set the POST check results to appear on the display unit

without pressing Esc. To do so, select "Enabled" for "Boot-time Diagnostic Screen" under the Advanced menu of the BIOS setup utility.

You don't always need to check the POST check results. Check messages that POST displays when:

You use the server for the first time.

The server appears to fail.

The server beeps for many times between power-on and OS start-up.

An error message appears on the display unit.

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POST Execution Flow

The following describes the progress of POST in the chronological order.

IMPORTANT:

Do not make key entries or perform mouse operations while POST is in progress.

Some system configurations may display the message "Press Any Key" to prompt a key entry. This message is driven by BIOS of an installed optional board. Make sure to read the manual that comes with the optional board before any key entry.

Powering on the server, after you installed or removed an optional PCI board or moved it to another slot, may display the massage that indicates incorrect board configuration and suspend POST. In such a case, press F1 to continue POST. Board configuration can be made using the utility described later.

A few seconds after power-on, POST starts checking the memory. The count message of

the basic and expansion memory appears at top left on the display unit screen. The memory check may takes a few minutes to complete depending on the memory size of the express server. Also, it may take approximately one minute for the screen display to appear after rebooting the server.

Some messages appear upon completion of the memory check. These messages appear

to indicate that the system has detected the CPU, keyboard, and mouse.

After a few seconds, POST displays the following message prompting you to launch the

BIOS setup utility, SETUP, stored in the system memory of the server. This message appears at bottom left on the screen.

Press <F2> to enter SETUP, Press <F12> to Network

Launch the BIOS setup utility when you need to change the settings to meet the requirements for the server. As long as the above message is not displayed with an error message, you don't have to launch the utility. (Ignore the message. POST will automatically proceed.)

To launch the SETUP utility, press F2 while the above message is displayed. See Chapter 3 for setup and parameters.

The server automatically restarts POST all over again when you exit the SETUP utility.

Press F12 to start the operating system from the network drive.

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POST then detects the internal SCSI controller and display the massage prompting you to

launch the SCSI device utility. (Ignore the message. POST will automatically continue a few seconds later.)

Press <Ctrl> <A> for SCSISelect(TM) Utility!

To launch the SCSI device utility, press Ctrl and A. See Chapter 3 for setup and parameters.

You need to use the SCSI device utility when:

– you installed an SCSI device in a 5.25-inch device bay.

– you connected an external SCSI device.

– you changed internal SCSI device connections of the server.

The server automatically restarts POST all over again when you exit the SCSI device utility.

If more than one SCSI controller board is installed on the PCI bus of the server, the system detects the boot devices in order of the PCI riser card slot 1C (for low-profile boards), and then the PCI riser card slot 1B (for full-height boards), and displays the message indicating activation of the SCSI BIOS SETUP utility.

POST displays SCSI ID numbers used by the connected SCSI devices on the screen.

If an optional disk array controller is installed, the system displays the message

prompting you to activate the disk array BIOS SETUP utility. (The start message and operation may vary depending on the mounted board.)

For details, see the manual provided with the board or the online document in the EXPRESSBUILDER CD provided with the server.

If you set a password using the BIOS setup utility, SETUP, the password entry screen

appears upon successful completion of POST.

Up to three password entries will be accepted. Three incorrect password entries disable the server to boot. In such a case, turn off the power and wait about ten seconds before turning on to boot the server.

IMPORTANT:

The OS starts when POST completes.

Do not set a password before installing an OS.

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POST Error Messages

When POST detects an error, it displays an error message on the display unit screen. See Chapter 6 for POST error codes.

IMPORTANT:

Note the messages displayed before consulting with your service representative. Alarm messages are useful information for maintenance.

Power Off

Follow the procedure below to power off the server. If the power cord of the server is connected to a UPS, refer to the manual that comes with the UPS or the manual for the application that controls the UPS.

IMPORTANT:

Always allow POST to complete before turning off the

server.

Shut down the OS.

Press the POWER switch on the front of the server.

The POWER/SLEEP lamp goes off.

Power off peripheral devices.

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Identification of Servers ~ UID Switch ~

An "UID (unit ID) lamp" is provided on the front panel and rear panel. If more than one server is mounted in a single rack, the lamp identifies the server you are going to maintain.

The UID lamp goes on when the UID (unit ID) switch on the front panel is pressed. It goes off when the switch is pressed again.

Maintenance from the rear of the rack has to be carried out in a narrow space. Thus, the interface cable of a server or power supply unit may be disconnected by accident. To prevent this problem, you should start maintenance after confirming the target server by using the UID switch.

UID lamp

UID switch

UID lamp (Visible through the clearance between the frame and the lamp on the system board)

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Floppy Disk Drive

The server is provided with the 3.5-inch floppy disk drive.

The server supports the following 3.5-inch floppy disks:

2HD floppy disk (double-sided high-density track type) Stores data of 1.44MB.

2DD floppy disk (double-sided double-density track type) Store data of 720KB.

Make sure that the server is powered on (the POWER/SLEEP lamp is lit) before inserting a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.

When you insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive completely, the drive clicks and the eject button on the floppy disk is slightly pushed out.

NOTES:

When an unformatted floppy disk is inserted, the message notifying that date read is not available and the message prompting formatting are displayed. Refer to the manual that comes with the OS to format the floppy disk.

If the floppy disk contains a system, powering on or restarting the server with the floppy disk inserted boots the system from the floppy disk.

To eject the floppy disk from the floppy disk drive, press the eject button.

NOTE:

Make sure that the floppy disk access lamp is not lit before ejecting the floppy disk. Ejecting the disk when the access lamp is lit may destroy the disk data.

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NOTE: Use of the floppy disk

The floppy disk is an important data storage media with delicate structure and requires care. Keep the following information in mind when using it:

Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive carefully as far as it goes.

Attach the label to the correct position.

Do not write anything directly onto the disk surface with a pencil or ball-point pen.

Do not open the shutter.

Do not use the floppy disk in a dusty place.

Do not place anything on the floppy disk.

Do not leave the floppy disk in a high-temperature place (e.g., place exposed to direct sunlight or close to a heater).

Keep the floppy disk away from cigarette smoke.

Keep the floppy disk away from any liquid (e.g., water) and chemicals.

Keep the floppy disk away from any magnetic objects (e.g., magnet).

Do not pinch the floppy disk with a paper clip or drop it.

Keep the floppy disk in a floppy disk case that protects it from magnetism and dust.

A floppy disk has a write-protect switch that prevents the stored data from accidental erasure. You can read data from a write-protected floppy disk, but you cannot save data into the floppy disk or format it. It is recommended that you should write-protect any floppy disk containing valuable data unless you are about to save data. To writeprotect a 3.5-inch floppy disk, use the write-protect switch provided on its back.

Write-protect switch

The floppy disk is a very delicate storage media. Dust or thermal

Write

disable

Write

enable

changes, as well as operator's misconduct or sever failures, may cause loss of data. To avoid loss of data, it is recommended that you should make a back-up copy of your valuable data on a regular basis. (Make sure to make a back-up copy of every floppy disk provided with the server.)

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CD-ROM Drive

The server has a CD-ROM drive that allows it to read data from a CD (read-only compact disk). The CD-ROM holds more data and operates faster a floppy disk.

CAUTION

Observe the following instructions to use the server safely. Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire, personal injury, or property damage.

Do not leave the tray ejected from the CD-ROM drive.

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Place a CD on the CD-ROM drive in the following procedure.

Confirm that the power of the server is on (with the POWER/SLEEP lamp being lit in

green) before placing the CD on the CD-ROM drive.

Press the Eject button on the front of the CD-ROM drive.

The tray slides out a little.

Hold the tray lightly and pull it out toward you until the tray stops.

Place the CD on the tray carefully and securely with the character printed surface facing

upward.

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As shown in the figure below, hold the tray with one hand and press the CD with fingers

of the hand to make the hole of the CD fit directly over the rotor in the center of the tray.

Rotor

Press this part of CD-ROM.

Push the front of the tray carefully to retract it into the drive.

IMPORTANT: If a loud sound in the CD-ROM drive occurs while the

tray is retracting into the drive try loading the CD again correctly.

To remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive, press the Eject button.

If the access lamp is lit in orange, the CD is being accessed. Confirm that the access lamp is not lit before pressing the Eject button.

As shown in the figure below, hold the tray with one hand and grasp the end of the CD carefully by the fingers of the other hand with suppression of the rotor at the center of the tray to remove the CD from the tray.

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After removing the CD, retract the tray into the drive.

When you fail to eject the CD-ROM tray with the Eject button, follow the procedure below.

Emergency hole

Press the server POWER switch to power off the server. (The POWER/SLEEP lamp

goes off.)

Insert a metal pin of approximately 1.2 mm in diameter and 100 mm in length (a

straightened large paper clip will make a substitute) into the emergency hole on the right front of the CD-ROM drive and gently push it in until the tray is ejected.

IMPORTANT:

Do not use a toothpick or plastic stick that is easy to break.

If the above procedure does not allow you take out the CD-ROM, contact your service representative.

Hold the tray and pull it out.

Take out the CD.

Push the tray back into position.

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NOTE: WHEN Using the CD

Do not drop the CD.

Do not place anything on the CD or bend the CD.

Do not attach any label onto the CD.

Do not touch the signal side (nothing is printed on this side) with your hand.

Place the CD with its printed side upward and gently put it on the tray.

Do not scratch the CD or write anything directly on it with a pencil or ball-point pen.

Keep the CD away from cigarette smoke.

Do not leave the CD in a high-temperature place (e.g., place exposed to direct sunlight or close to a heater).

When dust or fingerprints are attached on the CD, wipe the CD from its center to edge with a dry soft cloth slowly and gently.

Use the CD cleaner to clean the CD. Do not use record spray/cleaner, benzene, or thinner.

Keep the CD in a CD case when not in use.

If the CD- emits loud noise in the CD drive, remove the CD and insert it back again.

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Chapter 2

Setting Up Your System

This chapter describes how to set up your server system.

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SETUP FLOW

Follow the flowchart below to set up the server.

Selecting the server site

Select a suitable site for the server.

Unpacking the system

Unpack the server and accessories from the shipping container.

Assembling the rack-mount system

Assemble the 19-inch rack assembly and install the server.

Connecting peripheral devices

Connect peripheral devices to the server.

Connecting the power cord

Connect the power cord to the server.

Turning on the server

Power on the server to start software setups. Setups depend on the optional internal devices installed and the peripheral devices connected.

Installing the operating system

Install an operating system. See Chapter 4.

Installing the utilities

Install the utilities from EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM.

Creatin backup copies of system

After all the system setup procedures are completed, make backup copies of the system. System backup information is required for recovering the server if problems occur or after replacing the system board.

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Setting Up Your System 2-3

SELECTING A SITE

Installation

Your server unit should be mounted in a standard EIA 19-inch rack cabinet.

Rack Installation

Refer to the documentation attached to the rack or contact your service representative for rack installation of the server unit.

WARNING

Observe the following instructions to safely use the server. Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury.

Do not use the server in any unauthorized place.

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Do not connect the ground line to a gas pipe.

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CAUTION

Observe the following instructions to safely use the server. Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire, personal injury, or property damage.

Do not carry or install the server by a single person only.

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Do not install the server where the load may be concentrated on a specific

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point.

Do not install any component on the server by a single person only.

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Do not pull a device out of the rack if the rack is unstable.

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Do not leave more than one device pulled out from the rack.

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Do not exceed the power rate of the wiring.

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Before you begin the rack installation review the following guidelines.

Do Not:

Locate a rack in a narrow space that would inhibit devices from being pulled out from the rack completely.

Locate the rack on a floor that cannot bear the total weight of the rack and devices mounted in the rack.

Locate the rack in a place where stabilizers cannot be installed or where the rack can be installed only after proper earthquake-resistant is constructed.

Locate the rack on an uneven or slanting floor

Locate the rack in an area that has drastic temperature change (near a heater, air conditioner, or refrigerator).

Locate the rack where intense vibration may be generated.

Locate the rack where corrosive gas is generated, chemicals are nearby, or chemicals may be sprayed accidentally.

Place the rack on a carpet not subject to the anti-static process.

Locate the rack where some objects may fall on the rack.

Locate the rack near a device that is generating intense magnetic fields (such as a TV, radio, broadcast/communication antenna, power transmission wire, and electromagnetic crane.) If unavoidable, contact your service representative to request proper shielding.)

Locate the rack where the power cord of the server must be connected to an AC outlet that shares other devices with large power consumption.

Locate the rack next to equipment that generates power noise (e.g., contact spark at power-on/power-off of commercial power supply through a relay). If you must install the server close to such equipment, request your service representative for separate power cabling or noise filter installation.

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Setting Up Your System 2-5

UNPACKING THE SYSTEM

When you receive your system, inspect the shipping containers prior to unpacking. If the shipping boxes are damaged, note the damage, and if possible, photograph it for reference. After removing the contents of the containers, keep the cartons and the packing materials. If the contents appear damaged when you unpack the boxes, file a damage claim with the carrier immediately.

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ASSEMBLING THE RACK-MOUNT SYSTEM

This subsection provides the instructions for mounting the rack-mount server unit into a standard EIA 19-inch rack cabinet.

This subsection also describes the removal procedures for the rack mount server unit from the 19inch rack cabinet.

WARNING

Observe the following instructions to safely use the server. Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury.

Do not use the server in any unauthorized place.

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Do not connect the ground line to a gas pipe.

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CAUTION

Observe the following instructions to safely use the server. Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire, personal injury, or property damage.

Do not carry or install the server by a single person only.

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Do not install the server where the load may be concentrated on a specific

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point.

Do not install any component on the server by a single person only.

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Do not pull a device out of the rack if the rack is unstable.

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Do not leave more than one device pulled out from the rack.

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Do not exceed the power rate of the wiring.

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Setting Up Your System 2-7

Restricted Access Location

The server can be installed in a Restricted Access Location and mounted above non-combustible material.

ESD Precaution

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage disk drives, option boards, and other components. You can provide ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis ground when handling system components.

Electronic devices can be easily damaged by static electricity. To prevent damage, keep them in their protective packaging when they are not installed in your system.

Checking Components

Check to make sure that six screws (M5 screw, length 10 mm) and eight caged nuts are provided with your server.

NOTE:

A screw and a caged nut are shipped with the optional cable arm.

Required Tools

A #2 Phillips screwdriver is recommended for assembling the rack-mount system.

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Installation Procedure for NEC Rack or Vendor’s Rack

Installation

This server can be installed in either the NEC rack or a vendor's rack. The following procedure describes hoe to install the server in the rack:

IMPORTANT:

When installing the cable arm, see the instruction manual

provide with the cable arm assembly.

Removing the Rail Assemblies

Remove the sliding rails from the server.

Hold the rails and slowly slide them toward the rear of the server until a "click" is heard.

The click indicates that the rails are locked.

Push the release levers on the right and left sides of the server, and remove the rail

assemblies from the server while unlocking.

Release lever

Only the inner rails remain screwed to the server when the rail assemblies have been removed.

IMPORTANT:

The removed rail assemblies will be installed on the inner rails later. To install each rail assembly on the correct inner rail, make a mark on the assemblies. Similarly, when installing more than one server, distinguish between the pairs of inner rails and rail assemblies of the servers by making marks.

Inner rail

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Installing the Caged Nuts

Install two caged nuts on the front of the rack for each of the right and left sides and also

two caged nuts on the rear of the rack for each of the right and left sides. Accordingly, eight screws are installed in total.

Install two caged nuts in 1U (the minimum unit of rack height). Three slots (angle holes)

are opened per 1U of a rack. Install the caged nuts at the upper two slots among the three slots. (For any NEC rack, round marks are put in the unit of 1U.) For two caged nuts installed on the front of the rack, the upper nut is used to fix the front of the rail assembly, and the lower is used to support the set screw of the server. The caged nuts installed on the rear of the rack are used to fix the rear of the rail assemblies.

Setting Up Your System 2-9

Marking

Caged nutsCaged nuts

FRONT REAR

Hang either clip of a caged nut on a square hole on the rack and insert another clip into

the hole by using a tool such as a flat tip screwdriver.

NOTE:

Confirm that all the caged nuts are installed at the level.

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If using the cable arm shipped with your system, install three caged nuts on the right

frame at the rear of the rack. An additional caged nut is provided with the cable arm shipped with your system.

Installing the Rail Assemblies

Position the front and rear frames of the rail assembly so that their mounting holes align

up with the caged nuts are installed.

Install three caged nuts in the frame slots for 1U

Locate the rail assembly so that the frame of the rack is located between caged nuts and frames of rail assembly.

NOTE:

Confirm that the portion of the frame to fix the rail assembly is

located in front of the rack frame.

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Setting Up Your System 2-11

Hold the rail assembly and secure the front of the rail assembly with one screw and the

rear of the rail assembly with two screws, while holding the rail assembly.

Screw

Used to support the set

screw of the server

NOTE:

Confirm that the rail assemblies are located at the level.

FRONT REAR

Secure the rear of the assembly after adjusting the depth of the rack and length of the rail assembly.

Install another rail assembly on the rack in the same way as described in steps 1 and 2

above.

NOTE: Confirm that the rail assembly is installed at the same level as that of the rail assembly already installed.

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Installing the Server

Pull out the sliding rails of the right and left rail assemblies until they are locked.

At least two persons are required to install the server. Securely the server with its front

side facing toward you.

Firmly fit the inner rails on the sides of the server into the rail assemblies, and then

slowly push the server into the rack.

The server is locked on its way into the rack.

Inner rail Slide rail

Release lever

Push the server in while pressing the release levers on the right and left sides of the

server.

NOTE:

When the server is installed for the first time, the mechanical parts are rather hard to slide. You may feel strong friction when pushing in the server. In this case, strongly push it in.

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Securing the Server

Push the server into the rack as far as it will go.

Tighten the right and left set screws on the front panel to secure the server to the rack.

Install the front bezel.

This completes the installing of the server.

Setting Up Your System 2-13

Set screws

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Removing the Server from the Rack Assembly

Use the following procedure to take out the server from the rack:

WARNING

Observe the following instructions to use the server safely. Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury.

Do not lift the server only by a single person.

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Do not pinch your finger with mechanical components.

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Do not apply any load on the server pulled out from the rack.

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Do not pull out a device from the rack if the rack is unstable.

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Do not leave more than one device being pulled out from the rack.

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Do not pull out the server from the rack while it is operating.

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Confirm that the power of the server is OFF, and disconnect the power cable and all the

interface cables connected to the server.

Remove the front bezel.

Loosen two front screws.

Set screws

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Pull out the server from the rack slowly and carefully.

The server clicks to be latched.

Setting Up Your System 2-15

IMPORTANT:

Do not apply any load on the server pulled out from the

rack. Doing so may cause personal injury if the server drops.

Pull out the server from the rack with the right and left release lever pressed to release the

latch.

Hold the server and pull it out from the rack.

To remove some mechanical parts of the rack, see the installation procedure.

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CONNECTING PERIPHERAL DEVICES

Connect peripheral devices to the server. The server is provided with connectors for wide variety of peripheral devices on its front and rear. The figure on the next page illustrates available peripheral devices for the server in the standard configuration and locations of the connectors for the devices.

CAUTION

Observe the following instructions to use the server safely. Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire, personal injury, or property damage. See pages 1-3 to 1-8 for details.

Do not connect any interface cable with the power cord of the Express

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Server plugged to a power source.

Do not use any unauthorized interface cable.

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IMPORTANT:

Power off the server and a peripheral device before connection. Connecting a powered peripheral device to the powered server will cause malfunctions and failures.

To connect a third-party peripheral device or interface cable to the server, consult with your service representative for availability of such a device or cable. Some third-party devices may not be used for the server.

The "100BASE-TX/10BASE-T connector" and the "serial port 2 connector" of this server have the same shape. Be careful not to connect a cable to a wrong connector. To prevent wrong connection, write "LAN port" on a tag and put the tag to the connector of the LAN cable that is to be connected to this server.

The total length of a cable (including the connection cable in SCSI device) is limited by the SCSI standard. Ask your sales representative for details. (The internal cable of the server is 0.5 m long.)

A leased line cannot be connected directly to the serial port connectors.

Secure the power cord(s) and interface cables with a tie wrap.

Form the cables in such a way that they will not come into contact with the door or the guide rails on the sides of the server.

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Setting Up Your System 2-17

FRONT

USB device

REAR

Device with the

SCSI interface

Keyboard

USB device

Mouse

Device with the

serial interface

Finally connect the provided power cord to the receptacle. If connecting the server to UPS, see the explanation below.

Device with the serial interface (e.g., Management

PC)

Display unit

*1 Windows NT 4.0 needs the compliant driver. Any USB keyboard and mouse are not supported. *2 A leased line cannot be connected directly to this connector.

The console of a management PC can be connected to only serial port 2. (BIOS setting required)

This connector is capped for preventing incorrect connection in the standard status. *3 Use the provided branch cable. *4 Connect the power cord to a circuit breaker of 15 A or less.

NOTE:

Make sure of the cable you are going to connect. The "100BASETX/10BASE-T connector" and the "serial port 2 connector" of this server have the same shape. Be careful not to connect a cable to a wrong connector. To prevent wrong connection, write "LAN port" on a tag and put the tag to the connector of the LAN cable that is to be connected to this server.

Hub

(multiport repeater)

USB device

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Connection to Serial Ports

Various types of serial devices can be connected to the RJ-45 serial ports on the front and rear panels of the server. Some devices require the setting of the jumper pin (J6A2) on the system board to be changed according to the DCD/DSR signal specification, or they need to be connected via an optional serial port conversion cable.

A set of two optional serial port conversion cables is provided with the server. The F (Front) label is attached to one cable, and the R (Rear) label is attached to the other cable.

IMPORTANT:

Inter-equipment potential difference may cause a server failure. Be sure to turn off the server and the connection-destination equipment and disconnect the power cord before connecting/disconnecting the cable to/from the serial port.

The figure in the next page shows the location of the jumper pin (J6A2). For instructions on how to remove the cover and other internal components, see Chapter 7.

Strapped

DCD

DSR DCD+

DSR*

J6A2

* Factory-set

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Connection between the Front Serial Port and a Management PC (DB9)

To connect equipment such as a management PC having a DB9-type serial connector to the system via the serial port on the front panel, use the optional "serial port conversion cable" with the "F" label attached. Be careful not to use the other one with the "R" label attached.

NOTE:

You do not have to change the setting of the jumper pin when

connecting to the serial port on the front panel of the server.

Connection between the Rear Serial Port and a Modem

To connect a modem to the serial port on the rear panel, use the optional "serial port conversion cable" with the "R" label attached. Be careful not to use the other one with the "F" label attached. Set the jumper pin to "DCD+DSR" (factory-set).

IMPORTANT:

Make sure of the icon on the rear panel of the server, and be sure to connect the cable to serial port 2. Be careful not to connect to a LAN port by mistake. To prevent wrong connection, write "LAN port" on a tag and put the tag to the connector of the LAN cable that is to be connected to this server.

Connection between the Rear Serial Port and a UPS

To connect a UPS to the serial port on the rear panel, use the optional "serial port conversion cable" with the "R" label attached. Be careful not to use the other one with the "F" label attached. Set the jumper pin to "DCD+DSR" (factory-set).

IMPORTANT:

Connection between the Rear Serial Port and a Management PC (DB9), etc.

To connect equipment such as a management PC having a DB9-type serial connector to the serial port on the rear panel, use the optional "serial port conversion cable" with the "R" label attached. Be careful not to use the other one with the "F" label attached. Set the jumper pin to "DCD+DSR" (factory-set).

IMPORTANT:

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Connection between the Rear Serial Port and a DCD/DSR Signal Device

If a "terminal concentrator" or similar device is to be connected to the serial port on the rear panel, thoroughly read its instruction manuals before making the cable connections. Refer to subsection "Connection to Serial Ports" earlier in this chapter in order to set the jumper pin of this server to "DCD" or "DSR". They must be set in accordance with the signal that the connectiondestination equipment requires.

IMPORTANT:

Make sure of the icon on the rear panel of the server, and be sure to connect the cable to serial port 2. Be careful not to connect to a LAN port by mistake.

To prevent wrong connection, write "LAN port" on a tag and put the tag to the connector of the LAN cable that is to be connected to this server.

Be sure to observe the following items to prevent damage to this server and the peripheral device:

– When using a shielded cable (STP cable), confirm that the

connector of the connection-destination equipment is compatible with the STP cable. Connect the equipment to the server through an STP cable of up to 15 m.

– When using an unshielded cable (UTP cable), confirm that the

connection-destination equipment is mounted in the rack of the server or a rack linked with the server rack. Connect the equipment to the server through a UTP cable of up to 15 m.

– To prevent wrong connection, write "Serial port" on a tag and put

the tag to the connector of the serial cable that is to be connected to this server.

It is hard to press the catch of the connector with your finger that is connected to the serial port. Disconnect the connector pressing the catch with a standard screwdriver. At this time, be very careful for the screwdriver not to damage the LAN port or other ports.

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CONNECTING THE POWER CORD

Connect the power cord to the server.

WARNING

Observe the following instructions to use the server safely. Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury.

Do not hold the power plug with a wet hand.

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Do not connect the ground wire to a gas pipe.

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CAUTION

Observe the following instructions to use the server safely. Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire, personal injury, or property damage.

Do not plug the power cord in to an improper power source.

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Do not connect the power cord to an outlet that has an illegal number of

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connections. Insert the power plug into the outlet as far as it goes.

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Use the authorized power cord only.

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Setting Up Your System 2-21

Plug the provided power cord into the power receptacle on the rear of the server.

Plug the other end of the power cord into the wall outlet.

IMPORTANT:

Secure the power cord with a tie wrap.

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)

To connect the power cord from the server to an interruptive power supply (UPS), use service outlets on the rear of the UPS.

The UPS service outlets are categorized into two groups: SWITCH OUT and UN-SWITCH OUT. (They may be called "OUTPUT1" and "OUTPUT2".)

To control power supply with an application (ESMPRO/UPSController) that controls the UPS, connect the power cord to an SWITCH OUT outlet.

For constant power supply, connect the power cord to a UN-SWITCH OUT outlet. (Connect the modem that is in service for 24 hours to this outlet.)

SWITCH OUT

OUTPUT 1

UN-SWITCH OUT

OUTPUT 2

OUT

(UNSWITC

AC 100V

OUTPUT(SW IT

When the power cord from the server to a UPS, change the BIOS setup of the server to link with power supply from the UPS.

Change a parameter for "After Power Failure" under the System Hardware menu of the BIOS setup utility. See Chapter 3 for details.

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TURNING ON THE SERVER

Turn on the server and follow the on-screen instructions for setup.

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IMPORTANT:

Some optional boards require setups with the SETUP utility before

Before turning on the server:

installation. If the server has a PCI board with the PCI-to-PCI bridge installed, the SETUP utility is enabled to launch. Check on the board specifications to find out whether it requires pre-installation setups before actually installing the board.

Some installed optional devices or connected peripheral devices require setups before proceeding to the next step.

To use the server with no optional devices installed besides the graphic board, install a desired OS to the server.

Make sure all external devices, such as a video display, keyboard, and mouse (optional)

have been connected, and the power cords are connected.

Power on the video display and any other external devices.

Make sure that the floppy disk drive contains no floppy disk and the CD-ROM drive

contains no bootable CD-ROM.

Open the front bezel.

Press the POWER switch.

NOTES:

If the power cord is connected to the power control unit such as the UPS, turn on the power control unit.

Connect the power cord and wait a few seconds before pressing the POWER switch. The POWER switch does not work in a few seconds after connecting the power cord due to BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) firmware start-up.

POWER/SLEEP lamp

POWER switch

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The POWER lamp on the front of the server comes on.

In a few seconds, the NEC logo appears on the screen and the Power On Self-Test (POST) begins.

The POST runs automatically when you power on the server or reset it with a keyboard operation (Ctrl + Alt + Delete). The POST runs diagnostics, initializes the server, sets interrupt vectors, detects installed peripheral devices, and boots the operating system (if installed). See Chapter 1 for detailed description on POST.

If the server halts before completing the POST, the POST emits a beep code indicating a fatal system error requiring immediate attention. (See Chapter 6, "Troubleshooting," for troubleshooting information.)

During memory test, the POST displays the amount of memory it was able to access and test. Depending on the amount of installed memory, it may take several minutes to complete the memory test.

NOTE:

The factory-set is defined to hide the POST screen with the NEC

logo screen. You can always change the NEC logo screen to the POST screen by pressing Esc. To change the start-up screen, use the BIOS setup utility, "SETUP." (See Chapter 3 for details.)

During the POST, you will see the banner message to prompt you to launch the BIOS SETUP utility stored in ROM on system board or on an installed option board.

Start the BIOS SETUP utility appropriate to your system environment to change the BIOS setup. For the BIOS SETUP for the server, see Chapter3. For the BIOS SETUP for the option board, refer to the manual that comes with the option board.

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INSTALLING THE OPERATING SYSTEM

See Chapter 4 for installing the following operating systems.

Microsoft Windows 2000

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

Novell NetWare

SCO OpenServer™ 5.0.X

To install operating systems not listed above, contact your service representative.

IMPORTANT:

Use EXPRESSBUILDER for initial setup of your server. EXPRESSBUILDER is a support software for the NEC Express5800 server. It simplifies the process of installing and configuring your server. See the electronic "EXPRESSBUILDER User's Guide" on the EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM for details on EXPRESSBUILDER.

Before installing the operating system, adjust the system date and time by using the BIOS setup utility “SETUP.” See the next chapter for detail.

INSTALLING UTILITIES

Install the utilities that come with the server. See "Installing and Using Utilities" on the EXPRESSBUILDER for details.

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MAKING BACKUP COPIES OF SYSTEM INFORMATION

The system information includes the current BIOS settings and any specific information for the server.

Save the information after completing the system setup.

Without the backup data, you will not be able to recover the information.

You can save the information by the following process.

Set the CD-ROM "NEC EXPRESSBUILDER" in the CD-ROM drive and reboot the

system.

Select [Tools].

Select [Off-line Maintenance Utility].

Select [System Information Management].

Set a floppy disk in the floppy disk drive.

Select [Save].

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Chapter 3

Configuring Your System

This chapter describes the Basic Input Output System (BIOS) configuration.

When you install the server for the first time or install/remove optional devices, thoroughly read this chapter for better understanding and correct setups.

SYSTEM BIOS ~ SETUP ~

The SETUP utility is provided to make basic hardware configuration for the server. This utility is pre-installed in the flash memory of the server and ready to run.

The server is configured with the correct parameters using the SETUP utility and shipped in the best conditions. Thus, you don't need to use the SETUP utility in most cases. However, you might wish to use the SETUP utility in the cases described below.

IMPORTANT:

The SETUP utility is intended for system administrator use only.

The SETUP utility allows you to set a password. The server is provided with two levels of password: Administrator and User. With the Administrator password, you can view and change all system parameters of the SETUP utility. With the User password, system parameters available for viewing and changing are limited.

Do not set any password before installing the OS.

The server contains the latest version of the SETUP utility. Dialog boxes appear on your SETUP utility, thus, may differ from descriptions in this User’s Guide. If you find anything unclear, see the online help or ask your sales representative.

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Starting SETUP Utility

Powering on the server starts POST (Power On Self-Test) and displays its check results. If the NEC logo is displayed, press Esc.

After a few seconds, the following message appears at bottom left on the screen.

Press <F2> to enter SETUP

Press F2 to start the SETUP utility and display its Main menu.

If you have previously set a password with the SETUP utility, the password entry screen appears. Enter the password.

Enter password:[ ]

Up to three password entries will be accepted. If you fail to enter the password correctly for three consecutive times, the server halts. (You can no longer proceed.) Power off the server.

NOTE:

The server is provided with two levels of password: Administrator and User. With the Administrator password, you can view and change all system parameters. With the User password, system parameters available for viewing and changing are limited.

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Description on On-Screen Items and Key Usage

Use the following keyboard keys to work with the SETUP utility. (Key functions are also listed at the bottom of the screen.)

Indicates the current menu.

BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Server Boot Exit

Additional se tup menus

to configure PCI

devices.

← →

Select Menu

↑ ↓

Select Item

Setup Defaults

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

Indicates there are submenus.

Setup item menu

Setup Warning

Setting items on this screen to incorrect values

may cause your system to malfunction!

PCI Configuration

Peripheral Configuration

Memory Configuration

Advanced Chipset Control

Reset Config Data:

Numlock:

[No]

[Off]

Parameter (high-lights upon selection) menu

Cursor (↑, ↓)

Selects an item on the screen. The highlighted item is currently selected.

Cursor (←, →):

– and +:

Selects the Main, Advanced, Security, Server, Boot, or Exit menu. Changes the value (parameter) of the selected item. When a

") is selected, these

submenu option (an option preceded by "



keys are disabled.

Enter Press Enter to select (determine) parameters. Esc

Displays the previous screen.

F1: Press F1 when you need help on SETUP operations. The help

screen for SETUP operations appears. Press Esc to return to the previous screen.

Sets the parameter of the currently displayed item back to the factory set parameter.

F10:

Sets the parameter back to the one stored by the server before the SETUP utility was started.

Online help window

Explanation of key functions menu

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Configuration Examples

The following describes examples of configuration required to use software-link features or for system operations.

Date and Time

To display system date or time

Select [Main] - [System Time], [System Date].

Link with Management Software

To link with temperature monitoring feature of ESMPRO

Select [Server] - [Temperature Sensor] - [Enabled].

To control power supply of the server with ESMPRO Manager via the network

Select [Advanced] - [Advanced Chipset Control] - [Wake On Lan] - [Enabled].

UPS

To link power supply with the UPS

To power on the server when power is supply from the UPS

Select [Server] - [After Power Failure] - [Power On].

To keep the server off-powered even when power is supplied from the UPS if the POWER switch was used to power off

Select [Server] - [After Power Failure] - [Last State].

To keep the server off-powered even when power is supplied from the UPS

Select [Server] - [After Power Failure] - [StayOff].

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Boot

To change the boot order of devices connected to the server

Select [Boot] and specify the boot order.

To display POST check results

Select [Boot] - [Quiet Boot] - [Disabled].

You can also press Esc while the NEC log is on the screen to display POST check results.

To use remote wake-up feature

Via Modem:

Select [Advanced] - [Advanced Chipset Control] - [Wake on Ring] - [Enabled].

Via LAN:

Select [Advanced] - [Advanced Chipset Control] - [Wake on LAN] - [Enabled].

Via PCI device:

Configuring Your System 3-5

Select [Advanced] - [Advanced Chipset Control] - [Wake on PME] - [Enabled].

Via RTC alarm:

Select [Advanced] - [Advanced Chipset Control] - [Wake on RTC Alarm] - [Enabled].

To control from the HW console

Select [Boot] - [Quiet Boot] - [Disabled].

Select [Server] - [Console Redirection] and set each item.

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Memory

To enable the memory degradation feature

Select [Advanced] - [Memory Configuration] - [Extended Memory Test] - [EveryLocation].

To check the installed memory (DIMM) status

Select [Advanced] - [Memory Reconfiguration] - [Bank #n] and check the status indications. (n: 1 - 3)

The on-screen DIMM numbers and socket locations on the system board are associated as shown in the figure below.

Bank #3 (DIMM 3B)

Bank #2 (DIMM 2B)

Bank #1 (DIMM 1B)

Bank #3 (DIMM 3A)

Bank #2 (DIMM 2A)

Bank #1 (DIMM 1A)

Processor 2

Processor 1

REAR FRONT

System board

To clear the memory (DIMM) error information

Select [Advanced] - [Memory Configuration] - [Memory Retest] - [Enabled] and reboot the server.

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CPU

To check the installed CPU status

Select [Main] - [Processor Settings] and check the status indications.

The on-screen CPU numbers and socket locations on the system board are associated as shown in the figure on the previous page.

To clear the CPU error information

Select [Main] - [Processor Settings] - [Processor Retest] - [Yes] and reboot the server.

Keyboard

To set Numlock

Select [Advanced] - [Numlock].

Configuring Your System 3-7

Security

To set passwords on the BIOS level

Select [Security] - [Set Administrator Password] and enter a password.

Set Administrator password first, then User password.

To enable/disable the POWER switch

Select [Security] - [Power Switch Inhibit] - [Enabled].

Select [Security] - [Power Switch Inhibit] - [Disabled].

IMPORTANT:

Masking the POWER switch disables forced shutdown (see

Chapter 7) as well as power on/off using the POWER switch.

To set the secure mode

Select [Security] - [Set User Password] and enter the password.

Select [Security] - [Secure Mode] and set each item.

External Devices

To set up external devices

Select [Advanced] - [Peripheral Configuration] and set up each device.

Internal Devices

To set up internal PCI devices of the server

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Select [Advanced] - [PCI Configuration] and set up each device.

To install the disk array controller

Select [Advanced] - [PCI Configuration] - [PCI Slot 1x ROM] - [Enabled].

x=C: Riser card of low-profile type

x=B: Riser card of full-length/full-height type

To clear the hardware configuration data (after installing/removing internal devices)

Select [Advanced] - [Reset Configuration Data] - [Yes].

Saving the Configuration Data

To save the BIOS configuration data

Select [Exit] - [Exit Saving Changes].

To discard changes to the BIOS configuration data

Select [Exit] - [Exit Discarding Changes] or [Discard Changes].

To resume the factory-set BIOS configuration data

Select [Exit] - [Load Setup Defaults].

To save the current settings as user-defined configuration

Select [Exit] - [Save Custom Defaults].

To load the user-defined configuration data

Select [Exit] - [Load Custom Defaults].

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Configuring Your System 3-9

Menu and Parameter Descriptions

The SETUP utility has the following six major menus:

Main

Advanced

Security

Server

Boot

Exit

To set minute functions, select a submenu from the above menus. The following describes available functions and parameters, as well as the factory-set, for each menu.

Main

Start the SETUP utility to display the Main menu. The menu item preceded by "" mark has its submenus. Select an option with the "" mark and press Enter to display its submenu.

Available options in the Main and descriptions are listed below.

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Option Parameter Description Your Setting

System Time HH:MM:SS Sets the system time. System Date MM/DD/YYYY Sets the system date. Floppy A: Not Installed

[1.44/1.25 MB/1.2 MB 3.5"]

2.88 MB 3.5"

Hard Disk Pre-delay [Disabled]

3 seconds 6 seconds 9 seconds 12 seconds 15 seconds 21 seconds

30 seconds Primary IDE Master/ Primary IDE Slave

Processor Settings – Displays information on

Language [English (US)]

– Displays information on the

Français

Deutsch

Italiano

Español

Sets the floppy disk drive A (standard configuration).

Causes the BIOS to insert a delay before attempting to detect IDE drives in the system during POST.

device connected to the channel. Some items may be modified, however, use the factory-set values.

processor (CPU) and menu window to setup.

Selects which language SETUP displays.

[ ]: Factory-set

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Processor Settings

Select "Processor Settings" on Main menu to display the following menu.

See the table below for setup options on the screen.

Option Parameter Description Your Setting

Processor Type – Reports type of processor(s) installed in

system. (View only)

Processor POST Speed

Processor Retest [Disabled]

Processor 1 CPUIDNumeric

Processor 1 L2 Cache

Processor 2CPUIDNumeric

Processor 2 L2 Cache

– Reports the speed of the processor

measured at POST. (View only) Clears CPU error information and retests

Enabled

(06xx)

– Reports L2 Cache Size for Processor 1.

(06xx)

–

all processors on the next boot. Numeric indicates CPU 1 ID.

Blank indicates that no processor is installed, or if installed, the processor failed. (View only)

(View only) Numeric indicates CPU 2 ID. Blank indicates that no processor is

installed, or if installed, the processor failed. (View only)

Reports L2 Cache Size for Processor 2. (View only)

[ ]: Factory-set

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Advanced

Move the cursor onto "Advanced" to display the Advanced menu. The menu item preceded by "" mark has its submenus. Select an option with the "" mark and press Enter to display its submenu.

See the table below for setup options on the screen.

Option Parameter Description Your Setting

Reset Config Data [No]

Ye s

Numlock [Off]

IMPORTANT:

Boot Monitoring feature is not supported in this server.

If Reset Config Data is set to "Yes", boot device priority is also

Select "Yes" to clear the configuration data (system information stored by POST). The parameter "No" will be resumed when the server restarts.

Enable or disable the Numlock function at system start-up. If "Auto" is selected, the Numlock function will be enabled when an entry with the keypad is detected.

[ ]: Factory-set

cleared. Take a note of boot device priority before changing the parameter. Restart the server with Exit Saving Changes option, start BIOS SETUP utility, and restore the boot device priority.

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PCI Configuration

Select "PCI Configuration" on the Advanced menu to display the following screen. Select an option with the "" mark and press Enter to display its submenu.

Option Parameter Description Your Setting

PCI Slot 1B ROM* [Enabled]

Disabled

PCI Slot 1C ROM* [Enabled]

Disabled

Used to enable or disable an option ROM that may be present on a PCI add-in card connected to the fullheight riser card.

Used to enable or disable an option ROM that may be present on a PCI add-in card connected to the lowprofile riser card.

[ ]: Factory-set

NOTES:

When the LAN controller does not provide network booting, set the option ROM for the LAN board to "Disabled".

When connecting a hard disk containing OS to the disk array controller, set the slot of the disk array controller to "Enabled".

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USB Function Submenu

Option Parameter Description Your Setting

USB Function [Enabled]

Disabled

Enables or disables the onboard USB controller BIOS.

[ ]: Factory-set

Onboard NIC 1 / Onboard NIC 2 Submenu

Option Parameter Description Your Setting

Onboard NIC [Enabled]

Disabled

Embedded NIC ROM

[Enabled] Disabled

Enables or disables onboard LAN controller.

Enables or disables onboard LAN controller expansion ROM.

[ ]: Factory-set

Onboard SCSI Submenu

Option Parameter Description Your Setting

Onboard SCSI [Enabled]

Disabled

Onboard SCSI ROM

[Enabled] Disabled

Enables or disables onboard SCSI controller.

Enables or disables onboard SCSI controller expansion ROM.

[ ]: Factory-set

Onboard Video Submenu

Option Parameter Description Your Setting

Onboard Video [Enabled]

Disabled

Enables or disables onboard video controller.

[ ]: Factory-set

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Peripheral Configuration

Select "Peripheral Configuration" on the Advanced menu to display the following screen.

Displayed only when the user password is set.

See the table below for setup options on the screen.

IMPORTANT:

Make sure to avoid any conflict in the interrupt requests or the base I/O addresses. If an assigned value is already used by another resource, it appears in yellow. Any yellow value must be re-assigned.

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Option Parameter Description Your Setting

Serial Port 1 Address

Serial Port 1 IRQ [4]

Serial Port 1 Address

Serial Port 1 IRQ 4

Diskette Write Protect

Diskette Controller Enabled

Disabled [3F8] 2F8 3E8 2E8

3 Disabled 3F8 [2F8] 3E8 2E8

[3] [Disabled] Enabled

[Disabled]

Used to configure the base I/O address for serial port 1.

Used to configure the interrupt for serial port 1.

Used to configure the base I/O address for serial port 2.

Used to configure the interrupt for serial port 2.

Displayed only when the user password is set.

Used to allow or inhibit writing into floppy disk.

Enables or disables onboard floppy disk controller BIOS.

Legacy USB Support

Front Panel USB Disabled

[Disabled] Keyboard Only Auto Keyboard and Mouse

[Enabled]

Disables or enables support for USB keyboards and mice. Always set to "Disabled" with this server.

Enables or disables the USB port on the front panel.

[ ]: Factory-set