NEC EXP351E warranty Checking the Accessory Box, Installing Your Server

GETTING STARTED! Follow these steps to become familiar with your server documentation and to complete your installation successfully.

1 Checking the Accessory Box

The accessory box contains:

!Keys for the LOCKED front door**

!EXPRESSBUILDER bootable CD-ROMcontaining setup utilities, maintenance tools and system documentation.

!Customer Notices,* Alerts,* Software Notes,** and System Release Notes

!Network Operating System (NOS) software**

!Application Software**

!Power cord(s), keyboard, and mouse

!Service and Warranty information.

*If required for your server. **On certain models.

3 Installing Your Server

❏Follow the Server Setting Up information in your User’s Guide to unpack and install your server.

❏If your server includes Operating System software preloaded at the factory, it will boot-up to the operating system license agreement screen. Follow the screen prompts and Software Notes to complete loading of your operating system.

❏Options ordered with your server are already installed. If you have additional adapter boards and devices for your server, install them before putting the server in the location you have selected. Follow the procedures in the Upgrades and Options chapter of the system User’s Guide, plus installation inserts and vendor documents that came with the option.

USB floppy disk drive

4 Running the EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM

Note: EXPRESSBUILDER does not support FT Linux installation.

❏Boot the EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM to:

!Prepare your server for operating system installation.

!Re-install Windows 2000 Advanced Server.

!Run EXPRESS5800 utilities independently of the operating system.

!Run utilities to ensure correct hardware setup if you installed additional adapter boards or devices in Step 3.

"Autorun the EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM under Windows to:

!Read/print documentation and install Adobe Acrobat Reader.

!Install ESMPRO, or Management Workstation Application (MWA) or make an OEM diskette.

Note: If you received system diskettes with your server, these diskettes provide the latest available system utilities information. Use these diskettes instead of running the system utilities from the

EPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM.

2 Your System Documentation

❏ You may view and print user’s guides for your Server, ESMPRO, MWA

and EXPRESSBUILDER from the EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM. To

do this, insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM device on a system

running a Microsoft® Windows® Operating System (Do not boot from

the EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM.) At the main menu, Select Online

Document – Library. Use the Adobe® Acrobat® PDF viewer to view

and print the user’s guides. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat PDF

viewer, select Setup – Adobe Acrobat on the CD-ROM to install the

reader.

❏ Read the System Release Notes. The System Release Notes provide

the latest available system information.

❏ Read the Software Notes. The Software Notes provide information on

configuring and running software preloaded on your system.

SCSI backup device

1000Mbps

network 2

100Mbps

network 1

Display

2

Reserved for

1 maintenance

Reserved for

2 maintenance

1

Mouse Keyboard

5 Installing Application Software

❏Locate application software media and accompanying installation procedures. Install application software following procedures in the applicable installation guide.

❏If your Network Administrator advises, install your server management software using the EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM.

Your server installation is complete.

Need More Help?

Typical Server Connections

Please call the Technical Support number included with the Service and Warranty information.