NEC N8100-1410F User Manual page 11

NEC ESMPRO ...........................................................................................................................2-21
Maintenance Tools......................................................................................................................2-21
System Diagnostic Utility...........................................................................................................2-21
NEC DianaScope........................................................................................................................2-21
Using Your Server.......................................................................................................................2-22
Front Bezel .............................................................................................................................2-22
POWER Switch......................................................................................................................2-24
Identification of Servers (UID Switch) ..................................................................................2-28
Optical Disk Drive .................................................................................................................2-29
Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Server ................................................................................ 3-1
Setup Flow....................................................................................................................................3-2
Selecting Server Site.....................................................................................................................3-3
Installing the Server......................................................................................................................3-5
Connecting Peripheral Devices...................................................................................................3-17
Connecting Power Cord..............................................................................................................3-19
Turning On the Server ................................................................................................................3-21
Installing Operating System .......................................................................................................3-23
Installing Utilities .......................................................................................................................3-23
Making Backup Copies of System Information..........................................................................3-23
Chapter 4 Configuring Your Server.............................................................................. 4-1
System BIOS (SETUP) ................................................................................................................4-1
Starting SETUP Utility.............................................................................................................4-2
Description on On-Screen Items and Key Usage .....................................................................4-3
Menu and Parameter Descriptions ...........................................................................................4-4
RAID Configuration ...................................................................................................................4-22
RAID......................................................................................................................................4-22
Configuration by Internal RAID Controller ...........................................................................4-28
Before Using WebBIOS .........................................................................................................4-33
Using WebBIOS .....................................................................................................................4-35
Configuring Virtual Disk........................................................................................................4-48
Operation of Various Features ................................................................................................4-66
WebBIOS and Universal RAID Utility ..................................................................................4-76
Configuring Mother Board Jumpers ...........................................................................................4-79
Chapter 5 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup............................... 5-1
About Express Setup ....................................................................................................................5-2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 ..................................................................................................5-3
Notes on Windows Installation.................................................................................................5-3
Flow of Setup ...............................................................................................................................5-8
Installing the Windows Server 2003.............................................................................................5-9
Installing and Setting Device Drivers.........................................................................................5-18
PROSet...................................................................................................................................5-18
Network Driver ......................................................................................................................5-20
Optional Network Board Driver.............................................................................................5-22
Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT)/Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB).........................................5-23
Graphics Accelerator Driver...................................................................................................5-25
Installing SCSI Controller Driver (N8103-75/95/107)...........................................................5-25
Installing SAS Controller Driver (N8103-104) ......................................................................5-25
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