NEC Express5800/320Lb Linux Guía de usuario

N8800-057F/058F NEC Express5800/320Lb/320Lb-R User's Guide (Setup) 1st Edition Updated 03-2005 856-124164-901-A

ii 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.

iii Additional symbols The following symbols are used throughout this User's Guide in addition to the caution symbols described at the beginning.

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v Contents Safety Indications...

vi Setup Procedure When Powering on the NEC Express5800/ft series for the First Time ...4-3 Step A-1: Starting Setup Procedure When Powering on t

Chapter 1 Before Setup This chapter includes information necessary for proper and safe operation of the server, the main unit and its accessories. Go

1-2 Before Setup Notes for Safe Handling The following section describes necessary information to use the product properly and safely. Warning Label

1-3 Before Setup Label A Label B Label D Label C Label E

1-4 Before Setup Rack-mount Model Label B Label C Label E Label D Label A

1-5 Before Setup Label A Label D Label C Label B Label E

1-6 Before Setup PCI/CPU Modules PCI Module Label ALabel B CPU Module Label A

1-7 Before Setup Label ALabel B Label B Label A

1-8 Before Setup Precautions for Safety This section provides precautions for using the server safely. Read this section carefully to ensure proper a

1-9 Before Setup CAUTION Prevent water or foreign objects from getting into the equipment. Do not let water or foreign objects (e.g., pins or p

1-10 Before Setup Use of Power Supply and Power Cord WARNING Do not handle a power plug with a wet hand. Do not plug/unplug a power cord with a w

1-11 Before Setup Installation, Relocation, Storage and Connection WARNING Disconnect the power cord(s) before installing or removing the equipmen

1-12 Before Setup CAUTION Do not connect any interface cable with the power cord of the server plugged to power source. a Make sure to power of

1-13 Before Setup Cleaning and Handling of Internal Devices WARNING Do not disassemble, repair, or alter the server. Unless described herein, n

1-14 Before Setup During Operation CAUTION Do not pull out a device during operation. Do not pull out or remove a device while it works. There is

1-15 Before Setup Rack-mount Model CAUTION Do not attempt to install the server yourself. To avoid a risk of injuries, users should not attempt t

PROPRIETARY NOTICE AND LIABILITY DISCLAIMER The information disclosed in this document, including all designs and related materials, is the valuable

1-16 Before Setup Unpackaging The following section describes necessary information to use the product properly and safely. Accessories This product

Chapter 2 About Operating System This chapter gives essential information on the Linux system supported by the server and how to install it.

2-2 About Operating System Installing Linux for NEC Express5800/ft series For installing an operating system on NEC Express5800/ft series, use Backu

Chapter 3 Installing Server This chapter describes requirements for using the product properly and safely, the setup procedures to make NEC Express58

3-2 Installing Server Installation This section describes installation of NEC Express5800/ft series. Tower Model IMPORTANT: NEC Express5800/ft serie

3-3 Installing Server Do not install NEC Express5800/ft series in such places as listed below. Otherwise, the server may malfunction.  Place where

3-4 Installing Server After fastening the main cabinet, open its front bezel to mount the CPU and PCI modules. For details, see the following section

3-5 Installing Server Installation of Rack-mount Model You can mount NEC Express5800/ft series on a rack that conforms to the EIA standards. IMPO

3-6 Installing Server WARNING Observe the following precautions to use the server safely. There are risks of a death or serious injury. For details

3-7 Installing Server  Place that is close to some equipment that causes power noises (e.g., sparks caused by power-on/off using a relay). If you m

Keep this User's Guide handy for quick reference when necessary. Safety Indications To use NEC Express5800 Series safely, follow the instructio

3-8 Installing Server Connection Connect peripheral devices to NEC Express5800/ft series. The server is provided with connectors for wide variety

3-9 Installing Server A rack-mount model is shown here. As for a tower model, locations of the connectors are same though the orientation of the equi

3-10 Installing Server After connecting cables to PCI modules, secure them with the cable ties. When completing connection to peripheral equipment, c

3-11 Installing Server The UPS service outlets are categorized into two groups: SWITCH OUT and UN-SWITCH OUT. (They may be called "OUTPUT1"

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Chapter 4 Linux Setup This chapter describes procedures for setup to power on the NEC Express5800/ft series for the first time, installation of Linux,

4-2 Linux Setup Setup Flow The following flow-chart illustrates the flow of the setup procedures for the server. Step B-

Linux Setup 4-3 Setup Procedure When Powering on the NEC Express5800/ft series for the First Time Follow the procedure below to set up the server for

4-4 Linux Setup 4. Change the root password. Change the password using passwd command. 5. Set LAN configuration. See “Step C-1: Set Dual LAN Card

Linux Setup 4-5 Setup Procedure When Reinstalling the OS You can set up the NEC Express5800/ft series again using a backup CD-ROM. IMPORTANT:  The

Symbols and its descriptions used in this User’s Guide and warning labels are as follows: Attention Indicates a risk of an electric shock. Indicate

4-6 Linux Setup Step B-2: Prepare for Installation Before starting Linux for NEC Express5800/ft series installation, be sure to do the following. I

Linux Setup 4-7 AC inlet A (for Group2) AC inlet B (for Group1) Rack-mount model (Rear) <When the AC power is off (The power cords are not plugg

4-8 Linux Setup (2) Make sure that the two BMC Status LEDs of the PCI modules (for Group1/for Group2) are turned off. IMPORTANT: While the BMC

Linux Setup 4-9 Step B-3: Start the Installation of Linux for NEC Express5800/ft series Follow the steps below to install Linux for NEC Express5800/f

4-10 Linux Setup Step C-1: Set Dual LAN Card Configuration LAN configuration is not set to Linux for NEC Express5800/ft series preinstalled to the

Linux Setup 4-11 4. Use the following command to check the status of LAN card. >vndctl status 7 You can check the status of the slot 7 using vn

4-12 Linux Setup 7. Check the status. >vndctl status Dual LAN card configuration has completed when the screen displays the status is “UP”,

Linux Setup 4-13 Step C-2: Set Dual Disk Configuration If you are performing “Setup Procedure When Powering on the NEC Express5800/ft series for the

4-14 Linux Setup Disk management tool (ftdiskadm) You can check the status of the integrated SCSI disk and set the RAID configuration safely by usi

Linux Setup 4-15 Check the status of the SCSI disk Check the status of the SCSI disk using ftdiskadm command. The following is an example of the disp

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

4-16 Linux Setup The RAID menu will be displayed. 4. Enter “1” and then press Enter. “Status (Raid)” (the disks’ current status of RAID) will be d

Linux Setup 4-17 Start the SCSI disk To start the SCSI disk manually, use ftdiskadm. The following is an example of procedure to start SCSI disk usin

4-18 Linux Setup Stop the SCSI disk To stop the SCSI disk manually, use ftdiskadm. The following is an example of procedure to stop the SCSI disk u

Linux Setup 4-19 Step C-3: Connect and Configure Options When there are option PCI boards or peripheral devices to connect to the main unit, power of

4-20 Linux Setup Step C-6: Back up System Information After setting up the system, back up the system information using the Off-line Maintenance Ut

Chapter 5 Procedures after Completion of Installation This chapter describes what you do after installation including setup for failure management,

5-2 Procedures after Completion of Installation Installing Management Utilities The “NEC EXPRESSBUILDER” CD-ROM, “Linux for NEC Express5800/ft s

Procedures after Completion of Installation 5-3 • slang • slang-devel Preparation before Setup Be sure to read the following before system inst

5-4 Procedures after Completion of Installation # # # # # Third, create a view for us to let the group have rights to: # name incl/excl subtree

Procedures after Completion of Installation 5-5 4. Move to the directory where the package of the NEC ESMPRO Agent is stored. # cd /mnt/cdrom/n

Trademarks NEC ESMPRO, NEC EXPRESSBUILDER, and NEC Express5800/ft series are trademarks of NEC Corporation. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server, Windo

5-6 Procedures after Completion of Installation 4. Start the control panel. ./ESMagntconf The screen of the control panel will appear. TIPS:

Procedures after Completion of Installation 5-7 6. Select [Manager (SNMP)]. The [SNMP Trap Setting] screen will appear. 7. Enable [Enable th

5-8 Procedures after Completion of Installation NEC MWA NEC MWA is an application that enables remote management of the server (this product) th

Procedures after Completion of Installation 5-9 3. Click [Setup], then [MWA]. TIPS: You can also display the popup menu by right-clicking the scr

5-10 Procedures after Completion of Installation Confirmation of the Kernel Version The following explains how to check the version of the kerne

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting This chapter describes what to do when files needed to operate the OS are damaged and any trouble occur on the product.

6-2 Troubleshooting System Repair For procedure of repairing RAID when disk failures occur, refer to Chapter 4 “Linux Setup” (page 4-1). IMPORTANT:

Troubleshooting 6-3 Troubleshooting This section describes what you should do when a trouble occurs in the product. Problems with NEC EXPRESSBUIL

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Appendix A About Services Information on NEC Express5800 ft series is provided the web at NEC Express5800 Web ASIA PACIFIC http://www.nec.co.jp/expre

N8800-057F/058F NEC Express5800/320Lb/320Lb-R User's Guide (Setup) 1st Edition 10-2004 856-124164-901-A

i Preface Welcome to the NEC Express5800/ft series. NEC Express5800/ft series is a “fault-tolerant (ft)” server focusing on “high reliability” in term