Installing and Using Utilities 5-5

Setup

This NEC Express5800/ft series setup method is used to perform automatic setup operations from the settings of internal parameters and states of hardware to the installation of Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition and various utilities.

Use the setup program if hard disks are used with a partition different from that at purchase, or if OS is reinstalled. This feature carries out the complicated setup.

IMPORTANT:

„To install LINUX on your server, do not use “Express Setup.” Any other methods cannot properly install Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition in the server.

„The Express Setup is assumed to be used when the server has not been set up. Its execution erases the data in the hard disk.

Tools Menu

The Tools Menu is used to start each of the several utilities stored in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM individually for manual setup by operator. Use the Tools Menu to provide settings that the setup program cannot do automatically or detailed settings. Also use the Tools Menu when system diagnosis is performed or a support disk is created. The items in the Tools Menu are described below.

Tools Menu

Off-line Maintenance Utility

System Diagnostics

Create Support Disk

BIOS/FW/etc. Update

Initialize Remote Management Card System Management

Help

Return to the Top Menu

RAID Board: None

Maint Part: None

„Off-line Maintenance Utility

Off-line Maintenance Utility is an OS-dependent maintenance program that performs preventive maintenance and error analysis for your server. See Chapter 6 or the online help for details.

„System Diagnostics

Executes several tests on the main system to examine the features of the system and the connections between the system and extension boards. If the system diagnosis is executed, the system check program is started depending on the system status. See the description in Chapter 6 to manipulate the system check program

„Create Support Disk

In the support disk creation procedure, the starting support disk for starting a utility within the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER from a floppy disk and the support disk required in the installation of the operating system can be created. If you write down the titles appearing on the screen on the floppy disk labels, they can be easily managed later.

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NEC EXP320B, EXP320A, N8800-091F, N8800-090F manual Setup, Tools Menu

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