4-6 Windows Setup
Step 2: Prepare for ft series Setup
Before starting ft series setup, be sure to do the following. If these preparations are not done, setup cannot be performed properly.
•Initialize hard disks
•Prepare NEC Express5800/ft series main unit
2-1: Initialize Hard Disks
To use used hard disks for ft server setup, initialize the following hard disks:
•Hard disk to be inserted into the Slot1 of the PCI module (for Group1)
•Hard disk to be inserted into the Slot1 of the PCI module (for Group2)
<Procedure for initializing hard disks>
Initializing hard disk drives which had been mirrored by the RDR function:
Physically format hard disk drives.
Refer to sections from “System Configuration” to “SCSI BIOS~Fast!UTIL~” in the separate volume of User’s Guide, and perform
IMPORTANT: Physical formatting takes about 10 minutes for an
Initializing hard disk drives which had been mirrored by Disk Management:
Use the fdisk command to format hard disk drives.
1.Create a
For creating a
2.Insert only the hard disks to initialize into the slots.
IMPORTANT: When initializing a hard disk, insert it into the Slot1 of the PCI module for Group1.
3.Insert the
4.When
5.When the message “Do you wish to enable large disk support? [Y]:” appears, press Y.
6.Press A and delete all partitions. (A: Delete all partitions)
7.When the message “Warning! All data on fixed hard disk 1 will be lost! Are you sure you want to delete? [N]:” appears, press Y.
8.When the message “Press Esc to return to menu:” appears, press ESC.
9.Press S to save changes. (S: Save changes (and reboot))
10.When the message “Changes saved. Press any key to reboot” is displayed, press any key.