NEC Express5800 120Rj-2 User Manual page 5

User Guide
Installing the Server into a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Before Installation.......................................................................................................... 38
Installing the Server ....................................................................................................... 39
Removal ......................................................................................................................... 45
Making Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Connecting Peripheral Devices...................................................................................... 47
Connecting the Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Turning On the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Installing Operating System........................................................................................... 53
Installing Utilities .......................................................................................................... 53
Making Backup Copies of System Information ............................................................ 53
Powering On Your System ............................................................................................ 54
POST Execution Flow ................................................................................................... 55
Identification of Servers (UID Switch).......................................................................... 56
Powering Off the Server System ................................................................................... 57
Forcing a Power Shutdown............................................................................................ 58
Configuring Your Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Configuring Motherboard Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Clearing CMOS or Password......................................................................................... 63
BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Using the BIOS Setup Utility ........................................................................................ 64
BIOS Setup Configuration Settings............................................................................... 65
Main Menu..................................................................................................................... 66
Advanced Menu............................................................................................................. 69
Security Menu................................................................................................................ 73
Server Menu................................................................................................................... 75
Boot Menu ..................................................................................................................... 81
Exit Menu ...................................................................................................................... 82
RAID Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
RAID.............................................................................................................................. 83
Configuration by Internal RAID Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Rebuild........................................................................................................................... 89
Manual Rebuild.............................................................................................................. 89
Auto Rebuild.................................................................................................................. 89
Patrol Read..................................................................................................................... 90
Consistency Check......................................................................................................... 90
Background Initialize..................................................................................................... 90
Reconstruction ............................................................................................................... 92
Before Using WebBIOS ................................................................................................ 93
Using WebBIOS ............................................................................................................ 95
Configuring a Virtual Disk .......................................................................................... 107
Operation of Various Features..................................................................................... 123
WebBIOS and Universal RAID Utility ....................................................................... 131
Upgrading Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
General Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Static Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Equipment Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
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