NEC Express5800/HV8600 Release Notes
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1. 5 second Server HV8600 System Release Notes 3 Setting UP the Software Software setup for the most part is automatic approximately 15 minutes and requires only that you enter name and organization registration information internet address and server parameters The setup procedures are designed to get your server up and running as quickly as possible The software is autoloading requiring minimal intervention on your part The following sections include the procedures for setting up your server with Windows NT Enterprise Edition Setting Up Windows NT Enterprise Edition The Windows NT software is preloaded on your server and is ready for setup The Windows NT setup procedures are as follows Before beginning these procedures there is certain requested information that you will need in order to successfully complete setup This requested information can be recorded in advance on the following Getting Started Worksheet for use during setup Item Information Required Enter Your Information Here Name of NT Server Administrator Organization Name the server will be licensed to OEM License number for MS NT Server Software Found on the Certificate of License in the documentation pack included with your server Name that you assign to the server IP address assigned to the server s Ethernet Interface Card Subnet Mask for the server s Ethernet Interface Card Default Gateway IP a2. NT Networking Windows NT Server Setup 9 You ll receive two error messages from Unattended Setup m Click OK at the Error Unattended Setup dialog box You ll enter the IP address information in step 10 Error Unattended Setup m Click OK at the Error Unattended Setup dialog box You ll enter the Subnet information in step 10 Error Unattended Setup Server HV8600 System Release Notes 7 10 At the Microsoft TCP IP Properties dialog box enter the IP address and the Subnet Mask value of the Server s Ethernet interface card Microsoft TCP IP Properties IP Address DNS WINS Address DHCP Relay Routing An IP address can be automatically assigned to this network card by a DHCP server If your network does not have a DHCP server ask your network administrator for an address and then type it in the space below Adapter 1 Intel EtherExpress PRO Adapter Optain an IP address from a DHCP server Specify an IP address IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway OK Cancel Apply m Enter the static IP address of your Ethernet adapter in the IP Address field m Enter your mask value in the Subnet Mask field m Enter the default gateway value m If you have a DNS server s define the local DNS address now by selecting the DNS tab and entering the IP address es of your DNS domain s in the appropriate field s m
3. Select the WINS Address tab Disable DNS for WINS resolution and LM Hosts Lookup m Ifyou use WINS in your wide area or local area network you should specify the IP address es of your WINS server s m When done click Apply and click OK 8 Server HV8600 System Release Notes 11 At the Date Time Properties screen select the proper time zone and confirm correct the proper date and time Click Close when done Date Time Properties Date amp Time Time Zone GMT 01 00 Paris Madrid Amsterdam IV Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving changes Close Cancel m This portion of the installation installs files performs some processing and takes several minutes Note Please read the Thank you for purchasing a NEC server preinstalled with Windows NT screen Note any recommendations that may apply to your specific installation for additional configuration considerations m At the Thank you for purchasing a NEC server pre installed with Windows NT screen click Next to continue Thank you for purchasing a NEC Server pre installed with Windows NT m NT Setup sets security on system files and continues to process the installation Server HV8600 System Release Notes 9 12 At the Windows NT Server Setup dialog box click YES to view the log file This screen is for information only and always appears even if no errors occur so that the log file c
4. des 14 Documentation Errata Errata to Express5800 HV8600 User s Guide 2202002202s0ssnennennensensensennenneneneneneensnnennennnnn 15 General Notes These Release Notes about the server system cover the following topics m General Comments m Advisories m Documentation Errata General Comments The following general comments apply to this server system m Version of the Network Operating System tested and recommended is Windows NT 4 0 Server Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 4 Advisories This section contains advisories on System Start Up Setting Up the Software System Hardware and EXPRESSBUILDER System Start UP When turning on your system for the first time you must prepare the system for use When the system is turned on or restarted a short program in ROM starts the process of loading programs into memory and then executing these programs These start up programs perform diagnostic tests that check major hardware components such as memory and interface circuits It compares the hardware it finds with parameters last saved by the Setup utility This process is the Power On Self Test POST Memory Test Acceleration To accelerate the memory test during POST press Ctrl Alt T Power Button Override The system power button does not respond immediately during certain phases in POST However the power button will respond if it is held down for at least 4 seconds The system should power down on the
5. server system Windows NT Service Pack 4 Microsoft IE 4 01 15 Press Ctrl Alt Del to log on to Windows NT Server m Atthe Log On Window press Enter to log on as the Administrator The Windows NT desktop opens Note At this point there is no Administrator password set on your system Following completion of the installation process refer to the Microsoft Windows NT Servers Books Online for information on adding changing passwords Books Online are on your Windows NT Server CD m At the Welcome to the Microsoft Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition Installer dialog box select Continue or Exit as follows Click Continue to allow optional Windows NT Enterprise Edition components to be selected Click Exit to return to the Windows NT desktop screen Server HV8600 System Release Notes 11 Microsoft Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition Installer Welcome to the Microsoft Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition Installer Please choose Continue to proceed 7 Show this installer next time you start Windows NT E Exit m At the Select the Components To Install dialog box select the optional Windows NT Enterprise Edition components you want to be installed then select Start Installation Otherwise Exit Click on Start Installation to install the optional Windows NT Enterprise Edition components selected Click on Exit to return to the Windows NT desktop
6. Normal Setting or Display Only for Numlock change the word Auto to On Page 3 10 Table 3 1 BIOS Setup Configurations System Hardware Menu and Boot Menu Under column heading Normal Setting or Display Only for Upper Limit change the number 53 to 45 Page 3 10 Table 3 1 BIOS Setup Configurations System Hardware Menu and Boot Menu Under column heading Normal Setting or Display Only for Lower Limit change the number 5 to 4 Server HV8600 System Release Notes 15
7. System Release Notes Server HV8600 System Release Notes NEC PN 455 01524 001 Proprietary Notice and Liability Disclaimer The information disclosed in this document including all designs and related materials is the valuable property of NEC Computer Systems Division Packard Bell NEC Inc hereinafter NECCSD and or its licensors NECCSD and or its licensors as appropriate reserve all patent copyright and other proprietary rights to this document including all design manufacturing reproduction use and sales rights thereto except to the extent said rights are expressly granted to others The NECCSD product s discussed in this document are warranted in accordance with the terms of the Warranty Statement accompanying each product However actual performance of each such product is dependent upon factors such as system configuration customer data and operator control Since implementation by customers of each product may vary the suitability of specific product configurations and applications must be determined by the customer and is not warranted by NECCSD To allow for design and specification improvements the information in this document is subject to change at any time without notice Reproduction of this document or portions thereof without prior written approval of NECCSD is prohibited Trademarks All other product brand or trade names used in this publication are the trademarks or registered trademarks of
8. an be viewed The log file shows the current size of the Pagefile Windows NT Server Setup Q 13 The System Setup Log C WINNT Setuplog txt dialog box opens The amount of information in this dialog box will vary depending on your system In this dialog box you can view the current size of the Pagefile The size of the Pagefile which is a virtual memory file varies according to the amount of physical memory configured in your system The C WINNT setuplog txt file is where the Windows NT software failures are stored Note After the initial software setup it is recommended that you change the size of the Pagefile specifically for your system System Setup Log C WINNT setuplog txt Setup configured the system to place a 139 MB pagefile on drive C Information Crashdump was enabled 10 Server HV8600 System Release Notes 14 At the Windows NT Setup dialog box showing that Windows NT 4 00 has been installed successfully click Restart Computer Windows NT Setup Windows NT 4 00 has been installed successfully Remove disks from floppy drives and compact discs from CD ROM drives and choose Restart Computer Restart Computer m After about 30 seconds the system automatically loads Windows NT Server m You now have the following applications installed on your server Windows NT Server 4 0 with any updated storage network and video drivers required for this
9. ddress for server s Ethernet Interface Card ol N O al A IP address of DNS system to be used with the server If you have a DNS system within your local area or wide area network you may want to use that system If you use WINS in your current network you need the Primary and Secondary WINS IP addresses Note If you make a mistake during these setup procedures and you can t return to a previous selection you must reboot the server immediately 1 Power up your server see your Server s Getting Started sheet for procedures 2 The Windows NT 4 0 Server screen with Packard Bell NEC in the upper left hand side of the screen is displayed A Windows NT Setup setup is initializing message momentarily appears on the screen 4 Server HV8600 System Release Notes 3 At the Microsoft Software License Agreement dialog box read and accept the Microsoft license agreement by clicking I Agree Software License Agreement E2 Please read the following license agreement Press the PAGE DOWN Vz keyto see the rest ofthe agreement MICROSOFT Windows NT Server Version 4 0 Maximum Number of Processors Refer to Printed EULA Number of Client Access Licenses Refer to Printed EULA Do you accept all of the terms of the preceding Microsoft License Agreement If you choose Disagree Setup will close To install Windows NT you must accept this agreement Disa
10. erlaid by the maintenance partition 14 Server HV8600 System Release Notes Documentation Errata Please note the following changes to the Express5800 HV8600 User s Guide Errata to Express5800 HV8600 User s Guide The following changes apply to the Express5800 HV8600 User s Guide 456 01505 000 Page 3 7 Table 3 1 BIOS Setup Configurations Advanced Menu Under column heading Normal Setting or Display Only for DIMM Error Pause change the word Enabled to Disabled Page 3 8 Table 3 1 BIOS Setup Configurations Advanced Menu Under column heading Menu Parameter Name delete L3 Cache Error Pause and under column heading Normal Setting or Display Only delete Enabled Page 3 8 Table 3 1 BIOS Setup Configurations Advanced Menu Under column heading Normal Setting or Display Only for Parallel Mode change the word ECP to Bi Directional Page 3 8 Table 3 1 BIOS Setup Configurations Advanced Menu Under column heading Menu Parameter Name delete DMA Channel and under column heading Normal Setting or Display Only delete DMA 3 Page 3 9 Table 3 1 BIOS Setup Configurations Advanced Security and System Hardware Menus Under column heading Normal Setting or Display Only for PCI Bus 1 Parity Error PCI Bus 2 Parity Error and PCI Bus 3 Parity Error change the words Disabled to Enabled Page 3 9 Table 3 1 BIOS Setup Configurations Advanced Security and System Hardware Menus Under column heading
11. gree 4 Atthe Name and Organization dialog box enter your name and organization Click Next when done Windows NT Server Setup Name and Organization Please type your full name in the box below You may also specify the name of your company or organization if you wish The Information you enter will be used to personalize your installation of Windows NT Name Organization lt Back Next gt 5 At the Registration dialog box enter the MS Windows NT License Number The number is found on the Certificate of Authenticity Click Next when done Windows NT Server Setup Registration Please locate your 20 digit Product ID and enter it in the space below You will find this number on your Certificate of Authenticity m ProductID Server HV8600 System Release Notes 5 6 At the Computer Name dialog box enter the server name that is to be used with this server Click Next when done Windows NT Server Setup Note Once you select the server type and click Next in step 7 you cannot change the server type 7 At the Server Type dialog box select one of the following Primary Domain Controller Backup Domain Controller or Stand Alone Server Click Next after selecting the server type Windows NT Server Setup 6 Server HV8600 System Release Notes 8 At the Windows NT Setup dialog box click Next to start installation of Windows
12. screen Microsoft Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition Installer Select the Components To Install i Microsoft Clust Microsoft Message Queue Server Microsoft Transaction Server Microsoft FrontPage 97 Internet Information Server 3 0 upgrade Internet Explorer 3 02 r Description Install Microsoft Cluster Server Details Start Installation 12 Server HV8600 System Release Notes HAL Installation When installing Windows NT on the HV8600 system it is necessary to use the HAL software included with your system Please refer to the NOS Guide included in you EXPRESSBUILDER CD for installation instructions Registry Update When installing Windows NT on the HV8600 system it is necessary to update the Windows NT registry using the Registry Update diskette included with the EXPRESSBUILDER CD provided with your system Please refer to the NOS Configuration Guide included in your EXPRESSBUILDER CD for installation instructions System Hardware Interlocks The top and side panels of your system have interlocks Removal of these panels while the system is running results in DC power being cut off to the system It is strongly recommended that the system be fully shutdown and AC cables removed prior to servicing the system Processor Serial Number The Intel Pentium III Xeon processor has a new feature called the Processor Serial Number This feature is disabled by defaul
13. t in your system BIOS In order to turn on this feature enter the BIOS Setup Utility by pressing F2 during POST the Main Menu is displayed At the top of the Main Menu select Advanced Menu Under BIOS Setup Configuration Advanced Security and System Hardware find item Processor Serial Number and change the default from Disable to Enable Please refer to Configuring Your System in your User s Guide included in your EXPRESSBUILDER CD for detailed procedures on how to enable the Processor Serial Number Server HV8600 System Release Notes 13 Hot Plug PCI The Hot Plug PCI feature of the HV8600 is active only when an operating system that includes Hot Plug PCI support is available When the Hot Plug PCI feature is not active m Do not attempt to replace PCI option cards while the system is running m The Hot Plug PCI access door is secured preventing access to the Hot Plug PCI option board area m The system must be powered off in order to replace PCI option cards In order to access the Hot Plug PCI option board area the entire top panel must be removed ExpressBuilder The following advisory applies when using EXPRESSBUILDER Version 2 5 m If you already have an operating system installed when creating a maintenance partition EXPRESSBUILDER will warn you of the existing partition If you want to preserve the installed operating system do not create the maintenance partition or the existing operating system will be ov
14. their respective trademark owners Second Issue July 1999 NEC Copyright 1999 NEC Computer Systems Division Packard Bell NEC Inc 1 Packard Bell Way Sacramento CA 95828 0903 All Rights Reserved Introduction These System Release Notes provide you with the latest up to date information about your system These notes also provide additional valuable information about your server that was not included in the printed documentation The System Release Notes are written for knowledgeable users trained customer engineers system analysts service center personnel and dealers Please read these System Release Notes in their entirety before starting CONTENTS General Notes General Comments Advisories System Start Up euere colasagedtsdabesdeadagectabieeig cda cateo cis 3 Memory Test Acceleration cccccccescessessceeseceseeesecenecseeeseensecnseceecseessecesecaeceeeeeeeeeaesnsesereeseeeaeenas 3 Power Button Override ct il iio ale 3 Setting Up the Software estic leen llas liada de 4 Setting Up Windows NT Enterprise Edition ccccceccesseesseeseeeceeseeeseeeseeeseeseeeseeeseeeseceeeeneeseeeseesees 4 HAL Installation coi dad 13 Registry Update cui added 13 System Hardware iii a a Ee EE e Eare p EEEE EES TS Ens iSt 13 lied loe een E A ERE E EEE E E AARE i 13 Processor Serial Number aaisen eer AE ari E E EAEN EE ep oe anne 13 Hot Plug POD eae er er ee Rei are RR een ie ar OEGE 14 ExpressB ilder 22 nee
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