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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Contents vii

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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