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NEC Express5800/R320f-E4 Installation Manual

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Installation Guide (VMware)
NEC Express Server
Express5800 Series
Express5800/R320e-E4
Express5800/R320e-M4
Express5800/R320f-E4
Express5800/R320f-M4
EXP320R, EXP320S
Chapter 1 Installing OS
Chapter 2 Installing Bundled Software
Chapter 3 Configuring the Separate Log Server
30.103.01-138.01
December 2017
© NEC Corporation 2017

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  • Page 1 Installation Guide (VMware) NEC Express Server Express5800 Series Express5800/R320e-E4 Express5800/R320e-M4 Express5800/R320f-E4 Express5800/R320f-M4 EXP320R, EXP320S Chapter 1 Installing OS Chapter 2 Installing Bundled Software Chapter 3 Configuring the Separate Log Server 30.103.01-138.01 December 2017 © NEC Corporation 2017...

  • Page 2: Manuals

    Upgrading the System setting up management tools Chapter 3: Useful Features The detail of system BIOS settings, SAS Configuration Utility, and EXPRESSBUILDER Other manuals The detail of NEC ESMPRO, BMC Configuration, and other features. Express5800/R320e-E4, R320e-M4, R320f-E4, R320f-M4 Installation Guide (VMware)

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1. Setup Procedure ............................. 10 1.1 Requirements for Setup ........................11 1.2 Preparations for Setup ......................... 12 1.2.1 Prepare NEC Express5800/ft series ..................12 1.2.2 Prepare external storage device ..................... 14 1.3 Enabling Internal Hard Disk Drive ......................15 1.4 Enabling Fibre Channel card ....................... 19 1.5 Disabling Legacy memory copy Function ....................
  • Page 4 1. Bundled Software for the Server ........................76 1.1 NEC ESMPRO Agent ........................... 76 1.1.1 Preinclination ........................... 77 1.1.2 Install NEC ESMPRO Agent ....................78 2. Bundled Software for Management PC ......................80 2.1 NEC ESMPRO Manager ........................80 Chapter 3 Configuring the Separate Log Server ....................81 1.

  • Page 5: Conventions Used In This Document

    Conventions Used in This Document Conventions Used in This Document Notations used in the text In addition to safety-related symbols urging caution, three other types of notations are used in this document. These notations have the following meanings. Important Indicates critical items that must be followed when handling hardware or operating software. If the procedures described are not followed, hardware failure, data loss, and other serious malfunctions could occur.

  • Page 6: Post

    Conventions Used in This Document POST POST described in this document refers to the following.  Power On Self-Test BMC described in this document refers to the following.  Baseboard Management Controller Express5800/R320e-E4, R320e-M4, R320f-E4, R320f-M4 Installation Guide (VMware)

  • Page 7: Trademarks

    Trademarks Trademarks EXPRESSSCOPE is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Server are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. Intel, and Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation of the United States.

  • Page 8: Warnings And Additions To This Document

    This document is subject to change at any time without notice. Do not make copies or alter the document content without permission from NEC Corporation. If you have any concerns, or discover errors or omissions in this document, contact your sales representative.

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Installing Os

    NEC Express5800 Series Express5800/R320e-E4, R320e-M4, R320f-E4, R320f-M4 Installing OS This chapter describes how to install OS. Read through this chapter to set up the system correctly. 1. Setup Procedure Describes how to set up VMware ESXi. 2. Procedures after Completion of Installation Describes how to confirm kernel version and ft control software version, and precautions when changing configuration after setup.

  • Page 10: Setup Procedure

    Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure Setup Procedure The flow-chart below illustrates the flow of the setup procedures for the server. 1.1 Requirements for Setup 1.2 Preparations for Setup Use Internal Hard Use External Storage Use Internal Hard Disk Drive Disk Drive or Use External Storage 1.4 Enabling Fibre Channel card...

  • Page 11: Requirements For Setup

    Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure Requirements for Setup The followings are required. Components provided with the device:  ft control software Install DVD  User’s Guide  Installation Guide (this manual)  Maintenance Guide VMware ESXi Install DVD: From the VMware Web site, download the VMware ESXi installation image (original of VMware) corresponding to the ft control software version.

  • Page 12: Preparations For Setup

    Preparations for Setup Before SETUP, be sure to do the following. If you do not prepare, setup cannot be performed properly. 1.2.1 Prepare NEC Express5800/ft series The components shown below are required for setup. To install VMware ESXi on internal hard disk drive, only...
  • Page 13 With the power of the server off, follow the steps below: Note Make sure that the System POWER LED on the front panel is unlit. Prepare NEC Express5800/ft series. Follow the instructions below to prepare. <When installing or reinstalling VMware ESXi to the internal hard disk drive>...

  • Page 14: Prepare External Storage Device

    Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure 1.2.2 Prepare external storage device Note the following when installing VMware ESXi on the external storage device. Disk size required for installation Secure at least 25 GB area in boot LUN to install the ESXi host and the ft control system. Express5800/R320e-E4, R320e-M4, R320f-E4, R320f-M4 Installation Guide (VMware)

  • Page 15: Enabling Internal Hard Disk Drive

    After a while, the "NEC" logo will appear on the screen. Tips While the "NEC" logo is displayed on the screen, the server performs a power-on self test (POST) to check itself. For details, refer to Chapter 3 (1.1 POST) in User’s Guide.
  • Page 16 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure Run POST. After a while, the following message appears at lower left of the screen. Press <F2> SETUP, <F4> ROM Utility, <F12> Network If you press F2, SETUP will start after POST, and the Main menu appears. (You can also start SETUP by pressing F2 while expanding option ROM.) Tips For [System Time], use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
  • Page 17 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure When you move the cursor onto "Advanced", the Advanced menu appears. Choose "PCI Configuration" and press Enter. Move the cursor onto "PCI Device Controller and Option ROM Settings", and press Enter. Move the cursor onto "SAS Option ROM Scan" and press Enter. Parameters will be displayed.
  • Page 18 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure Among the parameters, choose "Enabled" and press Enter. The current display of the configuration for SAS Option ROM Scan will be changed to “Enabled”. Select an item other than SAS Option ROM Scan, and press Enter. Select Disabled from the parameters displayed, and press Enter.

  • Page 19: Enabling Fibre Channel Card

    After a while, the "NEC" logo will appear on the screen. Tips While the "NEC" logo is displayed on the screen, the server performs a power-on self test (POST) to check itself. For details, refer to Chapter 3 (1.1 POST) in User’s Guide.
  • Page 20 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure Run POST. After a while, the following message appears at lower left of the screen. Press <F2> SETUP, <F4> ROM Utility, <F12> Network If you press F2, SETUP will start after POST, and the Main menu appears. (You can also start SETUP by pressing F2 while expanding option ROM.) Tips For [System Time], use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
  • Page 21 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure When you move the cursor onto "Advanced", the Advanced menu appears. Choose "PCI Configuration" and press Enter. Move the cursor onto "PCI Device Controller and Option ROM Settings", and press Enter. Move the cursor onto “PCI Slot x Option ROM” (x: the slot where Fibre Channel card is installed) and press Enter.
  • Page 22 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure Among the parameters, choose "Enabled" and press Enter. The current display of the configuration for PCI Slotx Option ROM will be changed to “Enabled” Select an item other than PCI Slot x Option ROM for the PCI slot in which Fibre Channel card is installed, and press Enter.

  • Page 23: Disabling Legacy Memory Copy Function

    Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure Disabling Legacy memory copy Function Legacy memory copy function needs to be disabled. Important If the Legacy memory copy function is "Enabled", be sure to set it to "Disabled" before setup. If the Legacy memory copy function is enabled, the system may be affected unexpectedly.
  • Page 24 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure Among the parameters, choose "Disabled" and press Enter. The current display of the configuration for .Legacy memory copy will be changed to "Disabled" 3. Disable OS boot monitoring feature. Go to "1.6 Disabling OS Boot Monitoring Function" and continue setup.

  • Page 25: Disabling Os Boot Monitoring Function

    Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure Disabling OS Boot Monitoring Function Before starting system start up, the OS boot monitoring function needs to be disabled. Important Be sure to disable boot monitoring function before setting up the system. This server has a function to monitor the server at startup. (Enabled in the configuration at shipment) If this function is enabled, the system will be forcibly restarted while OS setup screen is shown and the setup will be unsuccessful.
  • Page 26 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure Move the cursor onto Save & Exit, the Save & Exit menu appears. Select Save Changes and Exit and press Enter. On the confirmation window shown below. Select [Yes] to save parameters and press Enter and exit SETUP Now OS Boot Monitoring function is disabled.

  • Page 27: Setting Hba Configuration By Using Qlogic

    Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure Setting HBA configuration by using QLogic Important Before setting the HBA configuration by using QLogic BIOS, it is required to complete the storage settings such as creating a logical disk. Connect power cords in the following order to start the system from CPU/IO module 0. (1) Connect a power cord to AC inlet A.
  • Page 28 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure Select "Configuration Settings", and then press Enter. Select "Adapter Settings", and then press Enter. Select "Host Adapter BIOS", and then press Enter to change the setting to "Enabled". (The default is "Disabled".) Express5800/R320e-E4, R320e-M4, R320f-E4, R320f-M4 Installation Guide (VMware)
  • Page 29 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure Press ESC once to return to the Configuration Settings screen. Select "Selectable Boot Settings", and then press Enter. Select "Selectable Boot", and then press Enter to change the setting to "Enabled". (The default is "Disabled".) Express5800/R320e-E4, R320e-M4, R320f-E4, R320f-M4 Installation Guide (VMware)
  • Page 30 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure Select "(Primary) Boot Port Name, Lun:", and then press Enter. The storage devices that are recognized by the Fibre Channel card are displayed in the "Select Fibre Channel Device" window. Select the storage device to boot, and then press Enter. In the "Select LUN"...
  • Page 31 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure The port name and LUN specified in steps 2-9 and 2-10 respectively are applied to "(Primary) 2-11 Boot Port Name, Lun:" Note The images shown in steps 2-9 through 2-11 are examples. The information displayed varies depending on the product name of external storage and settings such as logical disk settings.
  • Page 32 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure Select "Exit Fast!UTIL", and then press Enter. 2-13 Select "Reboot System", and then press Enter to reboot the system. 2-14 Configure CPU/IO module 1. Press the POWER switch on front panel to turn off the server. Then, disconnect all the power cords from the server.
  • Page 33 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure Press the POWER switch on front panel to start the system from the CPU/IO module 1, and perform Steps 2-1 to 2-14 in similar way. Note Make sure that Module POWER LEDs on both CPU/IO modules 0 and 1 are blinking, then press the POWER switch..

  • Page 34: Installing Vmware Esxi

    Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure Installing VMware ESXi 1.8.1 Installing VMware ESXi Press the POWER switch on the front side of the server to start the system from CPU/IO module 0 and then perform the following procedures. Note Make sure that Module POWER LEDs on both CPU/IO modules 0 and 1 are blinking, then press the POWER switch.
  • Page 35 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure In the command prompt line at the bottom of the screen, input "preferVmklinux=TRUE", and press the <ENTER> key. Tips In the command prompt line at the bottom of the screen, input one-byte "Space" after the character string displayed by default, and input "preferVmklinux=TRUE".
  • Page 36 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure The disk selection screen [Select a Disk to Install or Upgrade] appears. Select the installation destination and take a note of its extent (the underlined part in the image shown below), and then, press Enter. Note The storage device name you have written is to be used when selecting an installation destination for ftSys Management Appliance (see Chapter 1 (1.9 Installing ftSys...
  • Page 37 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure When reinstalling VMware ESXi, an overwrite confirmation message appears. Move the cursor onto [Install], press the space bar to determine it, and then press Enter. When the keyboard layout selection screen appears, select your desired keyboard layout and press Enter.
  • Page 38 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure When the ESXi host reboots, press <SHIFT+O> in the [Loading ESXi installer] screen. Press the key while [Automatic boot in x seconds] (x indicates the number of seconds) appears at the lower left of the screen.

  • Page 39: Configuring Vmware Esxi

    Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure 1.8.2 Configuring VMware ESXi When LAN cables of the CPU/IO module 0 and 1 are removed, connect both of them. Connect LAN cables to Port #1 connectors (1Gigabit) on CPU/IO modules 0 and 1. (At installation, the standard switch (vSwitch0) is created on this connector.) <R320e-E4 Model, R320f-E4 Model >...
  • Page 40 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure – Set the IP address. Note Set a static IP address instead of using DHCP. Important The ESXi host and ftSys Management Appliance must exist on the same network. Select [Configure Management Network] and press Enter. Select [IPv4 Configuration] and press Enter.
  • Page 41 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure Press ESC to log out. Important Do not change the network configuration that is created at installation of the ESXi host before the setup procedure described in this guide completes. If you need to add standard switch, perform it after setup process completes. Note Set [Configuration Management Network] and [Troubleshooting Options] according to your environment.

  • Page 42: Using Host Client

    Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure 1.8.3 Using Host Client To enable Host Client to manage the ESXi host, input the following URL in the Web browser, and connect to the ESXi host. https://<ESXi host name or IP address>/ui If connection to the ESXi host is made successfully, the Host Client screen appears as shown below.

  • Page 43: Firewall Setting For The Esxi Host

    Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure 1.8.4 Firewall setting for the ESXi host Connect to the ESXi host from Host Client to configure. 1. Connect to the ESXi host from the Web browser, select [Networking] of Navigator, and select the “syslog” item shown in the table from the [Firewall rules] tab.

  • Page 44: Installing Ftsys Management Appliance

    Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure Installing ftSys Management Appliance Connect to the ESXi host from Host Client to install. Important Do not add the ESXi host to vCenter Server until the installation has been completed. 1.9.1 Checking the Installation Destination Disk Note ftSys Management Appliance must be installed on the disk where the ESXi host exists.
  • Page 45 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure Check that the data store name is the same as that of the disk that was selected when installing the ESXi host by referring to the extent information in "Details of VMFS". <Example when installed to internal hard disk drive> <Example when installed to external storage>...

  • Page 46: Installing Ftsys Management Appliance

    Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure 1.9.2 Installing ftSys Management Appliance 1. Insert the ft control software installation DVD into the DVD drive of the machine to be connected to the ESXi host from the Web browser. 2. Connect from the Web browser to the ESXi host, select [Virtual Machines] of Navigator, and select the [Create / Register VM] tab.
  • Page 47 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure Specify the virtual machine name in [Select OVF and VMDK files], select the .ova file (\appliance\~.ova) of the installation DVD in the display area of [Click to Select files or drag/drop], and select [Next]. Note For naming ftSys Management Appliance, it is recommended to create a consistent naming convention in the light of the system operations management.
  • Page 48 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure 5. Select the storage that was selected when installing the ESXi host from [Select Storage], and select [Next]. Important ftSys Management Appliance must be installed on the disk where the ESXi host exists. Accordingly, you need to select a datastore name you have selected at installation of ESXi.
  • Page 49 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure 7. Select [Finish] in [Ready to complete]. Express5800/R320e-E4, R320e-M4, R320f-E4, R320f-M4 Installation Guide (VMware)
  • Page 50 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure 8. After the deployment has been completed, check that the ft management appliance is added in the ESXi host that the power is ON ( ), and that the status is Normal. The deployment of the ft management appliance has been completed. The remote console screen (VMRC) of the ft management appliance is used for the subsequent settings.
  • Page 51 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure 10. The remote console screen of the ft management appliance starts up. Note VMRC (VMware Remote Console) is used on the console screen of the virtual machine from vSphere 6.5. To use the remote console, select [Virtual Machines] of the Host Client navigator, [Console] tab, and [Download VMRC] to obtain the installation file in an environment where the Internet can be connected in advance, and install VMRC to the client machine in which the Host Client (Web browser) is used.
  • Page 52 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure When VMRC starts up, the following message may appear. If this message appears, select “Allow”, “OK”, etc. Tips If the message “Failed to connect to ESXi...” appears in Connect to Server, check that the DNS server is specified in the OS network setting of the terminal in which Host Client is used.
  • Page 53 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure (ex.) America/Phoenix # timedatectl set-timezone America/Phoenix Check the setting details as shown below. # timedatectl (ex.) Time zone: America/Phoenix (MST, -0700) If the appropriate time zone is not the one shown above, please check the time zone using the following command.

  • Page 54: Installing Ft Control Software

    Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure 1.10 Installing ft control software Connect to the ESXi host from Host Client to configure. Important Do not add the ESXi host to vCenter Server until the installation has been completed. To install ft control software on the internal hard disk drive, insert a hard disk drive in slot 0 of the CPU/IO module 1.
  • Page 55 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure Select the [VMRC] menu on the remote console screen, select [Removable Devices], [CD/DVD drive x], and [x.Connect to x], and connect to the DVD drive in which the ft control software installation DVD is inserted.
  • Page 56 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure Input the set values of the ft management appliance, and input “Y”.  Important The ESXi host and ftSys Management Appliance must exist on the same network.  Specify the DNS server from which you can obtain a correct hostname and IP address.
  • Page 57 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure  Note The time required for completing the duplication varies depending on the disk space.  The system will reboot twice if ft control software is installed in internal hard disk drive.  The disk duplication is not performed if FT control software is installed in an external storage.
  • Page 58 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure Note With the ftSys Management Appliance, clock synchronization cannot be done using NTP. The ftSys Management Appliance performs clock synchronization with the ESXi host at intervals of 1 min by using VMware Tools. Select the ftSys Management Appliance on Host Client.
  • Page 59 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure Express5800/R320e-E4, R320e-M4, R320f-E4, R320f-M4 Installation Guide (VMware)

  • Page 60: Setup After Installing Ft Control Software

    VMware ESXi 5.0 or later version does not include a service console. Therefore, this model achieves the syslog reporting by forwarding the logs generated by ESXi to the log server on which NEC ESMPRO Agent is installed. To use ftSys Management Appliance as the log server, no additional steps are required after following the steps in Chapter 1 (1.11.2 Installing Additional Packages...
  • Page 61 Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure Tips In some cases, the following error message may be displayed as the result of the esxcli command. # esxcli -s ftESXi storage mpm list Enter username: root Connect to ftESXi failed. Server SHA-1 thumbprint: 48:01:F6:82:E1:92:F7:35:BE:C4:37:E3:9C:89:58:E6:03:9B:FE:95 (not trusted).

  • Page 62: Installing Additional Packages

    Select the keyboard layout of the machine in which the Host Client is installed. Select a language (English or Japanese) for NEC ESMPRO report table and enter "E" or "J". Please choose a language for ESMPRO alert messages: [E(nglish) | J(apanese)] Note If using a separate Linux server as the log server, this message will not appear.

  • Page 63: Checking Status Of Ft Server

    Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure Note The message does not appear when ftSys Management Appliance is configured as the log server. When the message below appears, enter "yes" to restart the system. The ESXi host restarts. A host reboot is required to place these updates into service. Enter 'yes' to reboot now or 'no' to allow a manual reboot later: [yes] After making sure that the ESXi host is shutdown, take the ft control software Install DVD out from the drive.

  • Page 64: Connecting And Configuring Options

    1.12 Connecting and Configuring Options If there is any optional PCI board or peripheral equipment to connect to NEC Express5800/ft series, turn off the power to NEC Express5800/ft series, and connect it according to Chapter 2 (5.7 Installing, Removing and Replacing PCI Card) in Maintenance Guide and the device’s instruction.

  • Page 65: Enabling Os Boot Monitoring Function

    Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure 1.13 Enabling OS Boot Monitoring Function Enables OS Boot Monitoring feature. Set OS Boot Monitoring feature to Enabled on BIOS SETUP according to Chapter 1 (1.6 Disabling OS Boot Monitoring Function). Then, specify the timeout time for OS Boot Monitoring Timeout parameter appropriately. Tips Specify the timeout time in seconds.

  • Page 66: Backing Up System Information

    Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure 1.14 Backing up System Information We recommend you to back up the system information after setting up the system. With backup for system information, the information and settings that are specific to your server can be restored after the server is repaired.

  • Page 67: System Information

    Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure 1.14.2 System information Run POST. While the following message appears, press F4. Press <F2> SETUP, <F4> ROM Utility, <F12> Network When POST completes, the keyboard selection menu appears. If you select your keyboard layout, the following menu will appear. Off-line TOOL MENU Maintenance Utility BMC Configuration...

  • Page 68: Setting Up The Virtual Machine

    Chapter 1 Installing OS 1. Setup Procedure 1.15 Setting Up the Virtual Machine Refer to the VMware vSphere documents for how to set up a virtual machine. Refer to User's Guide and the VMware vSphere documents for setting the network configuration. Important When "E1000"...

  • Page 69: Procedures After Completion Of Installation

    Chapter 1 Installing OS 2. Procedures after Completion of Installation Procedures after Completion of Installation Confirmation of the Kernel Version Explain how to check the kernel version of ftSys Management Appliance and a version of VMware ESXi. Check the version following the steps below. VMware ESXi Run the following command on the ftSys Management Appliance.

  • Page 70: Confirmation Of The Ft Control Software Version

    Chapter 1 Installing OS 2. Procedures after Completion of Installation Confirmation of the ft control software Version The following describes how to check the version of ft control software. Confirm the version following the steps below: Note Running the following command may fail if the necessary process does not run immediately after the system startup.

  • Page 71: Precautions For Changing The Configuration After Setup

    Chapter 1 Installing OS 2. Procedures after Completion of Installation Precautions for Changing the Configuration after Setup If the network configuration has been changed after completing the setup, run the following command. Important Configuration should be changed after setup is complete. If the configuration is changed during setup, it can cause an unexpected behavior.

  • Page 72: If The Ip Address Of Log Server Or Host Name Has Been Changed

    Chapter 1 Installing OS 2. Procedures after Completion of Installation 2.3.2 If the IP address of Log Server or Host Name has been Changed If the IP address of log server or host name has been changed, perform the following steps. Note See Chapter 1 (1.11.1.

  • Page 73: Changing The Firewall Rules On Ftsys Management Appliance

    Chapter 1 Installing OS 2. Procedures after Completion of Installation 2.3.3 Changing the Firewall Rules on ftSys Management Appliance The list of the ports used by ESMPRO/ServerAgent (described as ESMPRO/SA in the table) is shown below. Allow access to these ports to set Firewall in your environment. "Auto"...
  • Page 74 Chapter 1 Installing OS 2. Procedures after Completion of Installation If successful, [PASS] appears in the output. Output example: ftSys Management Appliance hosted by xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx [PASS] Host is configured with enough memory [PASS] ftSys installed on host [PASS] Host software version matches appliance (x.x.x-xxx) [PASS] ftSys Management Appliance firewall settings [PASS]...

  • Page 75: Chapter 2 Installing Bundled Software

    NEC Express5800 Series Express5800/R320e-E4, R320e-M4, R320f-E4, R320f-M4 Installing Bundled Software This chapter provides brief explanation of bundled software and how to install them. 1. Bundled Software for the Server Describes the bundled software to be installed in the server system.

  • Page 76: Bundled Software For The Server

    NEC ESMPRO Agent is required to be installed on the log server by users. In order for NEC ESMPRO Agent to operate, it is necessary to configure the settings according to your environment. See the User's Guide (NEC/esmpro-sa/doc/lnx_esm_users_e.pdf) included in ft control software Install DVD.

  • Page 77: Preinclination

    Chapter 2 Installing Bundled Software 1. Bundled Software for the Server 1.1.1 Preinclination SNMP is used for reporting to NEC ESMPRO Manager. Provide settings for SNMP as shown below. Log in to ftSys Management Appliance as a root user. Edit the /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf.

  • Page 78: Install Nec Esmpro Agent

    # mkdir /mnt/cdrom # mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom Run the following command to change the directory that contains NEC ESMPRO Agent. # cd /mnt/cdrom/NEC/esmpro-sa/ Run the following command to install NEC ESMPRO Agent. # rpm -ivh Esmpro-* Run the following command to change setting of ESMstrg.
  • Page 79 2. Set a trap notification destination IP, see "Chapter 3 Report Features" – "2.1.1. Base Setting of Manager (SNMP)" of NEC ESMPRO Agent User's Guide. 14. You register BMC of this server and ftSys Management Appliance with NEC ESMPRO Manager. Refer to "Chapter1 Setup for Managed Component in which EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 is integrated"...

  • Page 80: Bundled Software For Management Pc

    To use these features, install the bundled software such as NEC ESMPRO Agent on the server. For details about the system requirements of NEC ESMPRO Manager and how to install it, refer to "NEC ESMPRO Manager Installation Guide" (xxx\doc\jp\pdf\sg_es_sm_j.pdf, where xxx represents 3-digit numeric) in EXPRESSBUILDER.

  • Page 81: Chapter 3 Configuring The Separate Log Server

    NEC Express5800 Series Express5800/R320e-E4, R320e-M4, R320f-E4, R320f-M4 Configuring the Separate Log Server This chapter provides how to configure the log server other than ftSys Management Appliance. 1. Steps for Configuring the Separate Log Server Describes how to configure the log server other than ftSys Management Appliance.

  • Page 82: Steps For Configuring The Separate Log Server

    To use a log server separately, prepare a Linux server other than ftSys Management Appliance. To configure the server to be used for log server, install NEC ESMPRO Agent on it, and provide various settings (e.g., editing snmpd.conf, opening of port, and others). Refer to NEC ESMPRO Agent Installation Guide for detailed information.

  • Page 83: Setting Syslog For Log Server

    Chapter 3 Configuring the Separate Log Server 1. Steps for Configuring the Separate Log Server Setting Syslog for Log Server Set the 514/udp port in waiting state on the log server side. Additionally, the configuration to output transferred logs to /var/log/messages needs to be set as well. Examples of setting an environment to use syslog To set the 514/udp port in waiting state, edit /etc/sysconfig/syslog.

  • Page 84: Installing Reporting Function Onto Log Server

    1. Steps for Configuring the Separate Log Server Installing Reporting Function onto Log Server Install the report table of NEC ESMPRO onto the log server so that NEC ESMPRO Agent can send the ft server-specific messages transferred to the log server to NEC ESMPRO Manager.

  • Page 85: Glossary

    Standard software for the server management. This consists of several applications for managing or monitoring. NEC ESMPRO Agent Software for monitoring the server. This works with NEC ESMPRO Manager and resides as the OS service. NEC ESMPRO Agent Extension Software for performing the scheduled operations. This works with NEC ESMPRO Manager.

  • Page 86: Revision Record

    Revision Record Revision Record Revision (Document Number) Date Issued Description 30.102.01-138.01 June 2016 Newly created 30.103.01-138.01 December 2017 Added the description about Express5800/R320f-E4, R320f-M4, and VMware ESXi 6.5 Express5800/R320e-E4, R320e-M4, R320f-E4, R320f-M4 Installation Guide (VMware)
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  • Page 88 Express5800/R320e-E4, R320e-M4, R320f-E4, R320f-M4 Installation Guide (VMware) December 2017 NEC Corporation 7-1 Shiba 5-Chome, Minato-Ku Tokyo 108-8001, Japan © NEC Corporation 2017 The contents of this manual may not be copied or altered without the prior written permission of NEC Corporation.

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