NEC NEC Express5800 Series Manuel utilisateur

N8800-057F/058F

NEC Express5800/320Lb/320Lb-R

User's Guide (Setup)

1st Edition

Updated 03-2005

856-124164-901-A

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Keep this User's Guide handy for quick reference when necessary.

Safety Indications

To use NEC Express5800 Series safely, follow the instructions in this User's Guide.

This guide explains components that pose a danger, types of dangers caused by failing to follow the

instructions, and actions taken to prevent them; such components are labeled warning.

This guide and warning labels use “WARNING” and “CAUTION” to indicate a danger depending on

the degree. These terms are defined as follows:

WARNING Indicates a danger that could lead to a death or serious injury.

CAUTION Indicates a danger that could lead to a burn, other injuries or damage to

physical assets.

This guide uses the following three types of symbols to give indications and precautions against a

danger. They are defined as follows:

Indicates that a failure to follow the instructions could cause a danger. Each image

symbolizes a particular type of danger. (Attention)

Indicates what you must not do. Each image symbolizes a particular type of

prohibition. (Prohibited actions)

Indicates what you must do. Each image symbolizes a particular type of action

necessary to avoid a danger. (Mandatory actions)

(Example) Symbol to draw attention

Term indicating a degree of danger

CAUTION

High temperature.

Immediately after the power-off, system components such as hard disk are

very hot. Wait the server to cool down completely before adding/removing

some component.

Symbol indicating a prohibited

action (may not always be

indicated)

Description of a danger

Symbols and its descriptions used in this User’s Guide and warning labels are as follows:

Attention

Indicates a risk of an electric shock.

Indicates a risk of an injury due to heat.

Indicates a risk of catching your fingers.

Indicates a risk of a fire or smoke.

Indicates a general precaution or warning that is not defined herein.

Indicates a risk of losing eyesight due to laser beam.

Indicates a risk of an injury or damage to physical assets due to a hazardous material.

Prohibited actions

Indicates a general prohibition that is not defined herein.

Do not disassemble, repair, or modify the equipment. Otherwise, there is a risk of an

electric shock or fire.

Mandatory actions

Unplug the server. Otherwise, there is a risk of an electric shock or fire.

Indicates a general action to take that is not defined herein. Make sure to follow the

instructions.

For detailed notes to set up the machine safely, refer to “Notes for Safe Handling” on page 1-2.

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable

protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial

environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and may cause

harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is

likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the

interference at his own expense.

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This class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing

Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numériqeu de la classeArespecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel

brouilleur du Canada.

CE Statement

Warning: This is a Class A product. In residential environment, this product may cause radio

interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures (EN55022).

NOTE: This product provides resistance against hardware faults with its redundant hardware

modules. However, this does not mean complete fault-tolerance is assured. For example,

there is a risk of system down when:

– A fatal fault occurs in software.

– Both modules within a redundant hardware pair break down.

– A fatal fault occurs in a non-redundant component, such as the clock generator circuitry

or the interconnect backplane.

– The entire system is cut off from AC power.

Trademarks

NEC ESMPRO, NEC EXPRESSBUILDER, and NEC Express5800/ft series are trademarks of NEC

Corporation. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server, Windows NT, and MS-DOS are registered

trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Xeon is a trademark of Intel

Corporation in the United States. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, and the Acrobat logo are

trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

AT is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States

and other countries.

Stratus is a registered trademark of Stratus Technologies Bermuda Ltd. Datalight is a registered

trademark of Datalight, Inc. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Red Hat and RPM

are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

All other product, brand, or trade names used in this publication are the trademarks or registered

trademarks of their respective trademark owners.

Names used with sample applications are all fictitious. They are unrelated to any existing product

names, names of organizations, or individual names.

DLT and DLTtape are trademarks of Quantum Corporation in the United States. QLogic and its logo

are trademarks of QLogic Corporation in the United States. Fast!UTIL is a trademark of QLogic

Corporation in the United States. ROM-DOS is a trademark of Datalight, Inc.

Most of the software used for this server can be redistributed freely under the terms of the BSD

redistribution as the owners have ownership. For details, see “Introduction” in the attachment.

Notes:

(1) No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form without prior written permission of

NEC Corporation.

(2) The contents of this manual are subject to change without prior notice.

(3) The contents of this manual shall not be copied or altered without prior written permission of

NEC Corporation.

(4) All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of all information in this manual. If you find

any part unclear, incorrect, or omitted in this manual, contact the sales agent where you

purchased this product.

(5) NEC assumes no liability arising from the use of this product, nor any liability for incidental or

consequential damage arising from the use of this manual regardless of (4) above.

Preface

Welcome to the NEC Express5800/ft series.

NEC Express5800/ft series is a “fault-tolerant (ft)” server focusing on “high reliability” in terms of

fault-tolerance, in addition to “high performance,” “scalability,” and “general versatility” provided

by NEC Express5800 series. In the event of trouble, its dual configuration will allow the system to

instantaneously isolate the failed parts to assure non-stop running; operation will be moved

smoothly from one module to the other, minimizing damage to it. You can use NEC Express5800/ft

series in a mission-critical system where high availability is required. By the use of Linux operating

system, it also provides outstanding openness for general-purpose applications, etc.

To make the best use of these features, read this User's Guide thoroughly to understand how to

operate NEC Express5800/ft series.

About This User’s Guide

This User's Guide helps a user to properly setup and use the product. Consult this guide when you

set up the product.

Keep this manual and the separate volume of User’s Guide handy.

This User's Guide is intended for users who have a good knowledge on the basic use of Linux

operating systems and general I/O devices such as a keyboard and mouse.

How to Use This User's Guide

This guide explains the procedures you should perform before you begin system operation after you

purchased the product. Read the guide in order from Chapter 1. If you perform procedures

according to this guide, you will set up the product properly.

Chapter 4 describes how to install the operating system. Chapter 5 describes post-installation

procedures. Chapter 6 explains how to troubleshoot if you cannot set up the product properly. Refer

to “System Repair” on page 6-2 for details about system configurations and repairs of this product.

Refer to “Troubleshooting” on page 6-3 if you feel you failed to set up the product.

See this User’s Guide for details of this product’s operation, and functions and operations of the

hardware and the system.

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