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 or Windows 2000, 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:

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

„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.

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: Present

 

 

 

Total Drives: 1

Save/Restore RAID Configuration Data

 

 

 

 

Drives in Group: 1

Off-line Maintenance Utility

 

 

Hot Spares: 1

System Diagnostics

 

 

RAID Level: 7

Create Support Disk

 

 

Write Mode: WRITE_THRU

Setup Maintenance Partition

 

 

Maint Part: Present

BIOS/FW/etc. Update

 

 

 

Initialize Remote Management Card

 

 

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.

If the HostRAID and LSI-Logic disk array controllers are used together, the configuration information of HostRAID is saved or restored. If the Adaptec Zero channel raid controller (ZCR) and LSI-Logic disk array controller are used together, the configuration information of ZCR is saved or restored.

IMPORTANT: In these cases, If you want to save or restore the configuration information of LSI-Logic disk array controller, refer to the "Power Console Plus User's Guide".