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2-1: Initialize Hard Disks.............................................................................................................

4-6

2-2: Prepare NEC Express5800/ft series......................................................................................

4-8

Step 3: Disable Boot Monitoring Function ................................................................................

4-11

Step 4: Start the ft series Setup...................................................................................................

4-16

Step 5: Set Dual LAN Configuration..........................................................................................

4-31

Step 6: Set Dual Disk Configuration ..........................................................................................

4-34

Setting Dual Disk Configuration by Disk Management ............................................................

4-34

Setting Dual Disk Configuration by the RDR (Rapid Disk Resync) function...........................

4-38

Step 7: Update Software ..............................................................................................................

4-43

Step 8: Connect and Configure Options ....................................................................................

4-43

Step 9: Create Volume.................................................................................................................

4-44

Step 10: Set Network for NEC ESMPRO Agent .......................................................................

4-45

Step 11: Enable Boot Monitoring Function ...............................................................................

4-47

Step 12: Set up Failure Management .........................................................................................

4-48

Set Memory Dump (Debug Information) ..................................................................................

4-48

Set Dr. Watson...........................................................................................................................

4-52

Install a Network Monitor .........................................................................................................

4-54

Set MTBF Type .........................................................................................................................

4-55

Step 13: Back up System Information........................................................................................

4-57

CHAPTER 5 PROCEDURES AFTER COMPLETION OF INSTALLATION...................

5-1

Installing Management Utilities....................................................................................................

5-2

NEC ESMPRO Agent..................................................................................................................

5-2

NEC ESMPRO Manager ...........................................................................................................

5-12

NEC MWA................................................................................................................................

5-12

Setting up PCs on a Network ......................................................................................................

5-14

Confirmation of the ft Control Software Version .....................................................................

5-16

Notes to apply the Windows Service Pack .................................................................................

5-17

About Windows Update (Applying Security Patches) ..............................................................

5-17

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING...............................................................................

6-1