Installing and Using Utilities 6-5

Express Setup

"Express Setup" is intended for initial setup of the server. Its automatic installation mode guides the user easily through the process by detailing specific hardware features and providing screen prompts for software selection and configuration. The program loads the utilities and drivers, applies RAID settings, partitions the disk, and installs the desired operating system.

If you install Windows Server 2003, after a few tasks are completed, all that remains to be done is to remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM and install the Windows CD-ROM, input a product ID number, and acknowledge the license agreement.

IMPORTANT:

„The Express Setup is intended for the initial setup of the server system and, therefore, the Express Setup clears the contents of the hard disk drive.

„Once Express setup is started, do not remove "Configuration Diskette" from the floppy disk drive without any directions.

„Express Setup does not support the installation of Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions.

Tools

"Tools" is also intended for initial setup of the server. It provides more installation options than Express Setup and permits the user to quickly create utility support disks, run the Off-line Maintenance Utility and system diagnostic utility, set up a maintenance partition, and update the various BIOS programs.

Tools Menu

 

RAID Board: None

 

 

 

Server Management Board:

Save/Restore RAID Configuration Data

 

 

 

 

None

Off-line Maintenance Utility

 

 

System Configuration: None

System Diagnostics

 

 

 

Create Support Disk

 

 

Setup Maintenance Partition

 

 

BIOS/FW/etc. Update

 

 

System Management

 

 

Help

 

 

Return to the Top Menu

 

 

„Save/Restore RAID Configuration Data

The item allows the configuration information on the disk array system to be saved or restored from the floppy disk.

–Save Disk Array Configuration Data

The configuration information on the disk mirroring controller is saved into the floppy disk. If you set or change RAID, always use this function to save the configuration information into the floppy disk.

IMPORTANT: Some Disk Array Controllers do not support this function. In that case, this menu will not be shown.