NEC Express5800-GT110e-S User's Guide
10.020.04-101.01
July 2012, First Edition
EXP281A
User’s Guide
Chapter 1 General Description
Chapter 2 Preparations
NEC Express Server
Express5800 Series
Express5800/GT110e-S
Model Number: N8100-1891F/1892F/1894F
Chapter 3 Setup
Chapter 4 Appendix
© NEC Corporation 2012
Documents Provided with This Product
2
PDF
Precautions for Use
Getting Started
Describes how to use this server, from unpacking to operations.
PDF
options, connection of peripheral devices,
PDF
and important information for
ESMPRO and
PDF
settings, RAID
PDF
Provides the detail of NEC ESMPRO, Universal RAID Utility, and the other features.
Documents Provided with This Product
Documents for this product are provided as accompanying booklets( ) and as electronic manuals(
within EXPRESSBUILDER DVD(
EXPRESSBUILDER
User’s Guid e
Chapter 1: General Description Overviews, names, and functions of the server’s parts
Chapter 2: Preparations Installation of additional
Chapter 3: Setting Up Your Server System BIOS configurations and summary of EXPRESSBUILDER
Chapter 4: Appendix Specifications and other information
).
Describes points of caution to ensure the safe use of this server.
Read these cautions before using this server.
Refer to this guide as you begin for an overview of this server.
and ideal location for this server
) stored
Installation Guide (Windows)
Chapter 1: Installing Windows Installation of Windows and drivers,
installation
Chapter 2: Installing the Bundled
Software
Maintenance Guide
Chapter 1: Maintenance Server maintenance and troubleshooting
Chapter 2: Convenient Features Useful features and the detail of system BIOS
Chapter 3: Appendix Error messages and Windows Event Logs
Other documents
Installation of bundled software, such as NEC
Universal RAID Utility
Configuration Utility, and EXPRESSBUILDER
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Contents
Documents Provided with This Product ................................................................................................................. 2
Contents ................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Notations Used in This Document ......................................................................................................................... 7
Notations used in the text .............................................................................................................................. 7
Optical disk drives ......................................................................................................................................... 7
Hard disk drives ............................................................................................................................................ 7
Removable media ......................................................................................................................................... 7
Abbreviations of Operating Systems ............................................................................................................. 8
Trademarks ........................................................................................................................................................... 9
Regulatory Notices .............................................................................................................................................. 10
Warnings and Additions to This Document .......................................................................................................... 12
Latest editions ............................................................................................................................................. 12
Precautions for Use (Be Sure to Read) ............................................................................................................... 13
Safety precautions ...................................................................................................................................... 13
Symbols used in this document and on warning labels ............................................................................... 14
Safety notes ................................................................................................................................................ 15
General 15
Power supply and power cord use ................................................................................................... 16
Installation, relocation, storage, and connec tio n .............................................................................. 18
Cleaning and working with internal devices ..................................................................................... 19
During operation .............................................................................................................................. 20
Warning labels ............................................................................................................................................ 21
Handling precautions (for proper operations) .............................................................................................. 22
Chapter 1 General Description ............................................................................................................................ 25
1.
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 26
2.
Accessories ................................................................................................................................................. 27
3.
Standar d Feat ur es ....................................................................................................................................... 28
3.1
Management Features ..................................................................................................................... 30
3.2
Firmware and Software Version Management ................................................................................. 31
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4.
Names and Functions of Parts .................................................................................................................... 32
4.1
Front of the server ........................................................................................................................... 32
4.2
Rear view ......................................................................................................................................... 34
4.3
Internal view ..................................................................................................................................... 35
4.4
Motherboard .................................................................................................................................... 39
4.5
Status Indicators .............................................................................................................................. 40
4.5.1 POWER LED ( ) .......................................................................................................... 41
4.5.2 STATUS LED ( ) ............................................................................................................. 41
4.5.3 Disk Access LED ( ) ..................................................................................................... 42
4.5.4 Optical Disk Access LED ................................................................................................... 42
4.5.5 Disk LED ............................................................................................................................ 42
4.5.6 LINK/ACT LED ( 1, 2, M) .................................................................................... 42
4.5.7 SPEED LED ( 1, 2, M) ........................................................................................ 43
Chapter 2 Preparations ....................................................................................................................................... 44
1.
Installing Internal Optional Devices ............................................................................................................. 45
1.1
Safety Precautions ........................................................................................................................... 45
1.2
Anti-static Measures ........................................................................................................................ 46
1.3
Overview of Installation and Removal .............................................................................................. 47
1.4
Removing the Side Cover ................................................................................................................ 48
1.5
Removing the Front Bezel ............................................................................................................... 49
1.6
Internal Flash Memory ..................................................................................................................... 50
1.6.1 Installation.......................................................................................................................... 50
1.6.2 Removal ............................................................................................................................ 50
1.7
DIMM ............................................................................................................................................... 51
1.7.1 Maximum supported memory size ..................................................................................... 52
1.7.2 Installation order ................................................................................................................ 52
1.7.3 Installation.......................................................................................................................... 53
1.7.4 Removal ............................................................................................................................ 54
1.8
Use of Internal Hard Disk Drives in the RAID System ..................................................................... 55
1.8.1 Notes on setting up a RAID System .................................................................................. 58
1.9
Extra Battery for RAID Controller ..................................................................................................... 61
1.9.1 Handling precautions ......................................................................................................... 61
1.9.2 Installing N8103-141 extra battery ..................................................................................... 61
1.9.3 Installing N8103-153 extra battery ..................................................................................... 69
1.9.4 Removal ............................................................................................................................ 77
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