NEC Express5800/320Ma Manuel de service
NEC Solutions (America), Inc.
NR014W
Express5800/320Ma:
System Administrator’s Guide
Manual Name: Express5800/320Ma: System Administrator’s Guide
Part Number: NR014W
Express5800/320Ma Software Release Number: 4.1.0
Publication Date: January 2006
NEC Solutions (America), Inc.
10850 Gold Center Drive, Suite 200
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
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Contents iii
Contents
Preface xi
1. Introduction to System Administration 1-1
System Administration Tools 1-1
Active Upgrade 1-1
ftServer Management Console 1-2
Software Availability Manager 1-2
ActiveService Network 1-2
Virtual Technician Module 1-3
VTM Console 1-3
Disk-Management Tools 1-4
System Software Features 1-4
Fail-Safe Software 1-4
Services 1-4
Open Driver Architecture 1-4
Rapid Disk Resync Disk Mirroring 1-5
Initial Configuration 1-6
Documentation 1-6
Express5800/320Ma Help System 1-6
Windows Documentation 1-7
2. Operating and Monitoring Your System 2-1
System Startup and Shutdown 2-1
Enabling the System Power Button 2-2
Managing CPU Element Resynchronization 2-3
Managing CPU Element Bringup 2-3
Connecting Serial Port 1 to the Modem 2-4
Controlling the Modem 2-5
Remote Access to Your System Desktop 2-5
Remote Desktop 2-5
Running ftSMC Remotely 2-6
Using VTM Console 2-6
Using the VTM 2-6
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Setting Up a VTM Administrator Account 2-6
Configuring VTM Administrator Email Paging 2-7
Configuring the SMTP and SNMP Settings 2-7
Setting Paging-Severity Levels 2-8
Windows System Event Logs 2-8
Setting the Size of Event Log Files 2-9
Archiving Event Log Files 2-9
Monitoring Stratus Services 2-9
BIOS Settings 2-10
Determining the BIOS Version 2-10
Enabling IMAPI for Writing to CDs 2-10
Floppy Disk Drive Volume Letter 2-11
Serial Ports 2-11
Uninterruptible Power Supplies 2-12
System Shutdown with UPS Battery Rundown 2-12
Changing the IP Address of Systems with a UPS 2-12
SNMP Traps 2-13
Installing Hotfixes and Security Updates 2-13
Important Things to Avoid 2-14
3. ftServer Management Console 3-1
CPU and I/O Enclosures and Elements 3-1
ftSMC Overview 3-2
Running ftSMC 3-2
Running ftSMC Directly on Your Express5800/320Ma
System 3-2
Running ftSMC on a Remote Computer 3-3
Adding the ftServer Management Console Snap-in to
MMC 3-3
Virtual Modems 3-4
Using VTMs to Troubleshoot Systems 3-5
Determining the Value of the Send Alarms
By Property 3-6
Opening a Previously Saved MMC Console 3-6
Running ftSMC by Remote Access 3-6
Performing ftSMC Tasks 3-6
ftSMC Interface 3-6
Details Pane 3-8
Icons Used in ftSMC 3-9
Refreshing the ftSMC Display 3-11
Viewing and Changing Properties 3-12
Required Operational States for Commands 3-13
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4. Disk Storage Management 4-1
Data Fault Tolerance 4-1
Guidelines for System Disks 4-2
Using RDR for Fault Tolerance 4-2
Automatic Virtual Disk Expansion 4-3
Managing RDR Disks 4-4
Notes on Using RDR to Mirror Disks in Internal Storage 4-5
Disk Failures during Resynchronization 4-5
Write Caching 4-6
Read-load Balancing 4-6
Mirroring Dynamic Disks with RDR 4-10
Setting the Active RDR Disk (Plex) 4-10
Deleting the RDR Configuration on a Physical Disk 4-11
Removing a Physical Disk from an RDR Virtual Disk 4-12
Deporting a Physical Disk from an RDR Virtual Disk 4-13
Creating a Spare Bootable RDR Disk 4-14
Breaking a Physical Disk from an RDR Virtual Disk 4-14
Setting or Clearing the MTBF for Disks 4-15
Setting the MTBF Faultcount Limit for Disks 4-15
Booting a System with a Backup RDR Boot Disk 4-16
Reusing Data Disks 4-16
Reusing a Stored-Data Disk 4-16
Removing the RDR Configuration from a
Stored-Data Disk 4-16
Resynchronizing RDR Disks 4-17
Resynchronizing a Backup Boot RDR Disk 4-18
Recovering and Replacing RDR Disks 4-18
Verifying RDR Disks 4-19
Configuring the Priority of RDR Virtual Disk
Resynchronization 4-20
Using Volume Mirroring for Fault Tolerance 4-20
Mirrored Volume Resynchronization 4-21
Volume Resynchronization After Rebooting 4-21
Inserting or Removing More Than One Disk at a Time 4-22
ftSMC Interface for Storage Enclosures and Subsystems 4-22
Storage Enclosure Node 4-23
Slot Node 4-23
Disk Node 4-23
Sensor Nodes 4-23
EMC Attached Storage 4-24
Mirroring Disks in Your Express5800/320Ma System 4-24
Mirroring Disks in Internal Storage 4-25
Configuring and Creating RDR Disks 4-25
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Finding a Physical Disk 4-25
Finding an Internal Physical Disk 4-25
Finding an External Physical Disk 4-27
5. Troubleshooting 5-1
MTBF Statistics 5-1
Clearing the MTBF 5-2
Changing the MTBF Threshold 5-2
Taking Components Offline and Bringing Them Online 5-2
Hard Disks 5-2
Recovering a Disk 5-2
Replacing a Failed Disk in Windows Disk Management 5-3
Replacing a Failed Disk with an Uninitialized Disk 5-4
Replacing a Failed Disk with an Initialized Disk 5-4
Hardware Installation Wizard 5-5
Determining That a Component Has Failed 5-5
Using LEDs to Troubleshoot Hardware 5-5
Using ftSMC to Troubleshoot Hardware 5-5
Locating Components 5-6
Device IDs and Device Paths 5-6
Diagrams of Component Locations 5-8
System Elements and Internal Storage Disk Locations 5-8
When Windows Does Not Respond 5-9
Delayed System Restart 5-9
Unresponsive Mouse and Keyboard 5-10
Remote Event Notification and Service 5-10
Remote Reporting of Events 5-10
Autonomous Call Home 5-10
System Inventory Reports 5-10
SNMP Traps 5-10
Event-Log Entries 5-11
Remote Service 5-11
Making Dump Files 5-11
Using the Dump Button 5-12
System Memory Dumps 5-12
Dump and Go 5-13
Online Diagnostic Codes 5-13
Disaster Recovery 5-14
Safe Mode 5-14
Booting From a Spare System Disk 5-14
WinPE 5-15
Windows Hotfixes Distributed by
NEC Solutions (America), Inc. 5-15
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Appendix A. Advanced Topics A-1
Disabling Hyperthreading A-1
Using Windows Headless Mode and Console Redirection A-2
Security Configuration Wizard A-2
Appendix B. Online Diagnostic Codes B-1
Online Diagnostic Test Codes B-1
CPU Diagnostic Test Codes B-1
I2C Bus Diagnostic Test Codes B-3
Primary I/O Element Diagnostic Test Codes B-4
Secondary I/O Element Diagnostic Test Codes B-10
Index Index-1
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Figures
Figure 3-1. ftSMC Tree 3-4
Figure 3-2. Virtual Modems 3-5
Figure 3-3. ftSMC User Interface 3-7
Figure 3-4. Details Pane 3-8
Figure 3-5. System Inventory Icons 3-9
Figure 3-6. Simplexed Icon for Invalid Configuration 3-10
Figure 3-7. Warning and Error Icons 3-10
Figure 3-8. Warning and Inventory Error Icons 3-11
Figure 3-9. Threshold Warning Icon 3-11
Figure 3-10. ftSMC Details Pane Refresh Options 3-12
Figure 3-11. Properties Command in Shortcut Menu 3-12
Figure 4-1. Mirroring RDR Virtual Disks 4-8
Figure 5-1. Warning and Error Icons 5-6
Figure 5-2. Component Levels 5-7
Figure 5-3. CPU-I/O Enclosure, and Disk Slot Labeling 5-9
Tables ix
Tables
Table 3-1. ftSMC User Interface Key Elements 3-7
Table 3-2. ftSMC Warning and Error Icons 3-10
Table 3-3. Operational State for Associated Commands 3-13
Table 4-1. RDR Disk Numbering 4-7
Table 4-2. FC Host Bus Adapter State and Reason Property Values 4-24
Table 5-1. System Devices and Device IDs 5-7
Tables
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