Document Outline

• COVER
• SAFETY INDICATIONS
• SYMBOLS USED IN THIS MANUAL AND WARNING LABELS
• PREFACE
• ABOUT THIS USER'S GUIDE
• IN THE PACKAGE
• CONTENTS
• 1. Notes on Using Your Server
  • WARNING LABELS
  • SAFETY NOTES
    • General
    • Power Supply and Power Cord Use
    • Installation, Relocation, Storage, and Connection
    • Cleaning and Working with Internal Devices
    • During Operation
  • FOR PROPER OPERATION
  • TRANSFER TO THIRD PARTY
  • DISPOSAL AND CONSUMABLES
  • USER SUPPORT
• 2. General Description
  • OVERVIEW
  • SYSTEM CHASSIS
    • Front View
    • Rear View
    • Internal View
  • MOTHER BOARD
  • STANDARD FEATURES
    • Power Supply
    • Peripheral Bays
    • Remote Power-On Feature (Wake On LAN)
    • AC LINK Feature
    • Security
    • NEC EXPRESSBUILDER
    • NEC ESMPRO
    • Off-line Maintenance Utility
    • System Diagnostic Utility
    • Remote Management
  • USING YOUR SERVER
    • POWER Switch
    • Power Off
    • SLEEP Switch
    • DVD-ROM Drive
• 3. Setting Up Your Server
  • SETUP FLOW
  • UNPACKING THE SYSTEM
  • INSTALLING OPTIONAL DEVICES
  • SELECTING SERVER SITE
  • CONNECTING PERIPHERAL DEVICES
  • CONNECTING POWER CORD
  • TURNING ON THE SERVER
  • INSTALLING OPERATING SYSTEM
  • INSTALLING UTILITIES
  • MAKING BACKUP COPIES OF SYSTEM INFORMATION
• 4. Configuring Your Server
  • SYSTEM BIOS (BIOS SETUP UTILITY)
    • Starting SETUP Utility
    • Description on On-Screen Items and Key Usage
    • Configuration Examples
    • Menu and Parameter Descriptions
  • SETUP UTILITY
    • Running Setup Utility
    • Menu Tree
    • Operating Procedures for Setup Utility
  • ADD-IN CARD'S BIOS
  • CONFIGURING MOTHER BOARD JUMPERS
• 5. Installing the Operating System with Express Setup
  • About Express Setup
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003
    • Installation Notice
    • The Flow of Setup
    • Installing and Setting Device Drivers
    • Setting for Solving Problems
    • Installing Maintenance Utilities
    • Updating the System ? Installing Service Pack ?
    • Making Backup Copies of System Information
    • Installing with the OEM-FD for Mass Storage Device
• 6. Installing and Using Utilities
  • NEC EXPRESSBUILDER
    • NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for DOS-Based with Local Console
    • NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for DOS-based with Remote Console
    • Starting
    • NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for Windows-Based (Master Control Menu)
  • CONFIGURATION DISKETTE CREATOR
  • NEC ESMPRO
    • Functions and Features
  • Web-based Promise Array Manager
  • MegaRAID Storage Manager (Server)
    • Setup with Express Setup
    • Manual Setup
  • MegaRAID Storage Manager (Management PC)
  • Power Console Plus
    • Major Functions
    • Components
    • Server Setup
    • Management PC Setup
  • NEC DianaScope
• 7. Maintenance
  • MAKING BACKUP COPIES
  • CLEANING
    • Cleaning the Server
    • Cleaning the Interior
    • Cleaning the Keyboard/Mouse
    • Cleaning Disc
  • SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS
    • Test Items
    • Startup and Exit of System Diagnostics
  • RELOCATING/STORING THE SERVER
• 8. Troubleshooting
  • SYSTEM VIEWERS
  • LAMPS
    • POWER/SLEEP Lamp
    • Access Lamps
    • DISK Access Lamp
    • LINK/ACT Lamp
    • 1000/100/10 Lamp
    • 100/10 Lamp
    • Hard Disk Drive Lamp
  • ERROR MESSAGES
    • Error Messages after Power-on
    • POST Error Messages
    • Beep Codes
  • SOLVING PROBLEMS
    • Problems with NEC Express Server
    • Problems with Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions
    • Problems with Windows Server 2003 R2
    • Problems with Windows Server 2003
    • Problems with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER
    • Problems with Express Setup
    • Problems with Disk Array Configuration
    • Problems with Master Control Menu
    • Collecting Event Log
    • Collect Configuration Information
    • Collecting Dr. Watson Diagnostic Information
    • Memory Dump
  • OFF-LINE MAINTENANCE UTILITY
    • Starting the Off-line Maintenance Utility
    • Features of Off-line Maintenance Utility
  • RESETTING THE SERVER
  • FORCED SHUTDOWN
• 9. Upgrading Your Server
  • SAFETY NOTES
  • STATIC PRECAUTIONS
  • PREPARING FOR INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL
  • INSTALLATION OR REMOVAL PROCEDURE
    • Left Side Cover
    • Front Mask
    • 3.5-inch Hard Disk Drive (SAS Model)
    • 3.5-inch Hard Disk Drive (SATA Model)
    • PCI Board
    • DIMM
    • Processor (CPU)
    • File Device
    • Additional HDD Cage
• 10. Internal Cabling Diagrams
  • INTERFACE CABLES
    • Addition of Hard Disk Drive
    • Connection of Disk Array Controller N8103-91 (SAS)
    • Connection of Disk Array Controller N8103-101 (SATA2)
    • Connection of 5.25-inch Device
  • POWER CABLES
• A. Specifications
• B. Other Precautions
  • Transfer Rate of the On-board LAN Controller
  • Server Management Software
  • Floppy Disk
  • DVD/CD-ROM
  • Tape Media
  • Keyboard
  • Mouse
• C. IRQ and I/O Port Address
• D. Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions
  • BEFORE INSTALLING Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions
    • Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER
    • Installing Service Pack
    • Updating System
    • Re-installing to the Hard Disk which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk
    • Manual Installation when N8103-80F Keeps Connection
    • Mounting MO Device
    • About Removable Media
    • Creating Partition Size
  • INSTALLING WINDOWS SERVER 2003 X64 EDITIONS
    • Creating "Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM-DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER"
    • Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Clean Installation
    • Reinstallation to Multiple Logical Drives
    • Updating the System
  • DRIVER INSTALLATION AND ADVANCED SETTINGS
    • PROSet
    • Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT)/Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB)
    • Network Driver
    • Re-install the Network Driver
    • Re-install the Optional Network Board Driver
    • Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver
    • Graphics Accelerator Driver
    • Optional Network Board Driver
    • Installing SCSI Controller Driver (N8103-75)
    • Installing SCSI Controller Driver (N8103-95)
    • Installing Disk Array Controller Driver (N8103-80F)
    • About Windows Activation
  • SETTING FOR COLLECTING MEMORY DUMP (DEBUG INFORMATION)
• E. Installing Windows Server 2003
  • BEFORE INSTALLING WINDOWS SERVER 2003
    • Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER
    • Installing Service Pack
    • Updating System
    • Re-installing to the Hard Disk which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk
    • Manual Installation when N8103-80F Keeps Connection
    • Mounting MO Device
    • About Removable Media
    • Application of Service Pack
    • Creating Partition Size
  • INSTALLING WINDOWS SERVER 2003
    • Creating "Windows Server 2003 OEM-DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER"
    • Windows Server 2003 Clean Installation
    • Reinstallation to Multiple Logical Drives
    • Re-installing the Operation System if Multiple Logical Drives Exist
    • Updating the System
  • DRIVER INSTALLATION AND ADVANCED SETTINGS
    • PROSet
    • Network Driver
    • Re-install the Network Driver
    • Graphics Accelerator Driver
    • Installing SCSI Controller Driver (N8103-75/95)
    • Installing Disk Array Controller Driver (N8103-80F)
    • Notes of N8103-75
    • About Windows Activation
    • Available Switch Options for Windows Server 2003 Boot.ini File
  • SETTING FOR COLLECTING MEMORY DUMP (DEBUG INFORMATION)
• F. Product Configuration Record Table
  • Hardware
  • Software