Initial Configuration; Documentation; Express5800/320Ma Help System - NEC Express5800/320Ma Administrator's Manual

Initial Configuration

disk is briefly removed from service. For optimal performance, use RDR to mirror disks
in internal storage.
Initial Configuration
Configure the following items before you use your system:
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System Software. See the Express5800/320Ma: Software Installation and
Configuration Guide for software installation and configuration details.
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Disk storage. Create a backup system disk and mirror the disks in your system. If
you are implementing RDR disk mirroring, see the Express5800/320Ma: Software
Installation and Configuration Guide for details. If you are implementing volume
mirroring, see your disk-management tool documentation.
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Network connections. Configure Ethernet adapters in teams to achieve
increased throughput and fault tolerance. In a team, one adapter is primary and the
other adapters in the team are secondary. See the Express5800/320Ma: Software
Installation and Configuration Guide and the Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter
Guide for details about configuring Ethernet adapter teams.
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Uninterruptible power supply. See your system's hardware installation guide for
information about connecting a UPS to a system. See the Express5800/320Ma:
Software Installation and Configuration Guide for information about how to
configure a UPS for use with your system.

Documentation

The Express5800/320Ma: Site Planning Guide provides lists of Express5800/320Ma
system documentation. You can find additional information in the online Help system.

Express5800/320Ma Help System

The Express5800/320Ma Help system consists of the following:
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General Help. You can access this help from the Help button on an application's
menu bar, or by pressing F1.
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Context-Sensitive Help. This help is available for certain items within
help-enabled applications (such as the ftSMC snap-in). To access this help, select
an icon in the ftSMC system inventory tree and press F1. Alternatively, right-click
an ftSMC system inventory tree icon, and in the shortcut menu, click Help.
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What's This? Help for ftSMC. This help is available for items in the details pane
of the ftSMC snap-in. To access this help, right-click the question mark (?) icon in
front of the item, and in the shortcut menu, click What's this?. See
an example. This help is also available from certain dialog boxes having the
What's this? help icon (?) in their upper-right corner. For example, in a Properties
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