Configure hardware and setup management tool associated with Upgrading the System hardware Chapter 3: Useful Features Useful features and the detail of system BIOS settings, SAS Configuration Utility, and EXPRESSBUILDER Other documents Provides the detail of NEC ESMPRO and the other features. Express5800/R320c-E4, R320c-M4 Installation Guide (Linux)
2.2.6 Installing ft Server Control Software ..................43 2.2.7 Before installing NEC ESMPRO Agent..................44 2.2.8 Installing NEC ESMPRO Agent ....................46 2.2.9 Setting required after installing NEC ESMPRO Agent ............. 47 2.3 Duplex LAN Configuration ........................48 2.3.1 Network Configuration ......................48 2.3.2 Setting Duplex LAN Configuration ...................
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2.12.1 Processing detail of initial configuration script ............... 68 Chapter 2 Installing Bundled Software ......................69 1. Bundled Software for the Server ........................70 1.1 NEC ESMPRO Agent (Linux) ....................... 70 2. Bundled Software for "PC for Management" ....................71 2.1 NEC ESMPRO Manager ........................71...
Notations Used in This Document Notations Used in This Document Notations used in the text In addition to safety-related symbols urging caution, three other types of notations are used in this document. These notations have the following meanings. Important Indicates critical items that must be followed when handling the hardware or operating software.
Notations Used in This Document Abbreviations of Operating Systems (Linux) Linux Operating Systems are referred to as follows. See Chapter 1 (1.1 Supported Linux OS) for detailed information. Notations in this document Official names of Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server (x86_64) POST POST described in this document refers to the following.
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Regulatory Notices the Ukraine Declaration of Conformity English with the requirements of Technical Regulation on the Restriction Of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (adopted by Order №1057 of Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine) The Product is in conformity with the requirements of Technical Regulation on the Restriction Of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (TR on RoHS).
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NEC Express5800 Series Express5800/R320c-E4, R320c-M4 Installing Operating System This chapter describes how to install an operating system. Read through this chapter to set up the system correctly. 1. Before Starting Setup Describes overview of setup and precautions on installing an OS.
Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 1. Before Starting Setup Before Starting Setup This section describes overview of setup and precautions on installing an OS. Supported Linux OS The server supports the following Linux OS. Name of Linux OS Supported − Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 *1 ...
Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server This section describes how to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server. Before starting setup with OS standard installer 2.1.1 Preparation for hardware The following steps are required to prepare for re-installing an OS (setup with OS standard installer): If the POWER LED on CPU/IO module is on, shutdown the OS.
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Prepare for setup on CPU/IO modules 0 and 1. The location of components that are required for setup or confirmation is as shown in the figure below. Install one hard disk drive in CPU/IO module 0 and another one in CPU/IO module 1.
POWER switch After a while, the "NEC" logo will appear on the screen. While the "NEC" logo is displayed on the screen, the server performs a power-on self test Tips (POST) to check itself. OS starts upon completion of POST.
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server When POST proceeds, the following message appears at lower left of the screen. Press <F2> SETUP, ... (The on-screen message depends on your system environment.) If you press <F2>, SETUP will start after POST, and the Main menu appears. (You can also start SETUP by pressing <F2>...
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Move the cursor onto Save & Exit, the Save & Exit menu appears. Select Save changes and Exit. On the confirmation window shown below, select Yes to save parameters and exit SETUP. System reboots when SETUP completes.
Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server 2.1.3 Preparation for software Prepare the following items before starting setup with OS standard installer. Requirements for Setup • To be obtained from Red Hat, Inc. –...
2.2.6 Installing ft Server Control Software 2.2.7 Before installing NEC ESMPRO Agent 2.2.8 Installing NEC ESMPRO Agent 2.2.9 Setting required after installing NEC ESMPRO Agent 2.3 Duplex LAN Configuration 2.4 Dual Disk Configuration 2.5 Connecting Optional Device (LAN, SAS, FC Card) 2.6 Creating Volume...
Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server 2.2.2 Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 In this server, all the internal hard disk drives must be configured as RAID1 by software. RAID1 is composed of pairs of hard disk drives installed in the same slot number of CPU/IO modules 0 and 1.
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server The Disc Found screen appears. Click [OK] if you need to check the install media, or [Skip] if not. It is recommended to let the media checked to ensure that the install media is health. It Tips takes several minutes to several tens of minutes to check the media.
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server 10. Keyboard selection screen appears. Select the appropriate keyboard and click [Next]. 11. The screen to select a storage device for installing an OS. Select [Basic Storage Devices], and click [Next].
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server 13. Enter the desired host name, and click [Next]. 14. The screen to select time zone appears. Select the appropriate time zone and click [Next]. Note Ensure to keep [System clock uses UTC] checked.
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server 16. The screen to select partition layout type. Select [Create Custom Layout], and click [Next]. 17. The screen to configure partition is displayed. If any partition information remains, delete all the information.
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Deleting the partition information Select the device to delete and click [Delete]. The message appears and prompts to confirm the deletion of the selected device. Click [Delete] to delete.
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Note Device names changes depending on the number of hard disk drives to be mounted. Check the device name of each hard disk drive. Device name Number of hard disk drives Slot number CPU module 0 Slot 0...
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server *1 The partition size actually reserved slightly differs from that shown in the table. *2 We recommend you to save 300 to 500 MB size partition as described above because the latest kernel security and bug fixed should be additionally installed on the /boot partition when using the system continuously.
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Select [RAID Partition] and click [Create]. Select one drive available and enter the size of it. Click [OK] to add a partition. Express5800/R320c-E4, R320c-M4 Installation Guide (Linux)
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Add a partition for the other drive by following the same steps. Specify the same size as that of the previously added partition. Verify that two RAID partitions are now created. Click [Create]. Select [RAID Device] and click [Create].
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Verify that RAID device is created. Create the necessary RAID devices with the same steps. Verify that all necessary partitions are created. Click [Next] to proceed if there is no problem. Express5800/R320c-E4, R320c-M4 Installation Guide (Linux)
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Click [Write changes to disk]. 19. The screen to configure boot loader appears. Click [Next]. Express5800/R320c-E4, R320c-M4 Installation Guide (Linux)
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server 20. The screen to select package set appears. Select [Customize now], and click [Next] to proceed. Note The ft Server Control Software does not support the package set "Virtualization Host". The following add-ins are not supported.
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server 21. The detailed package group screen appears. Select a package group marked with in the table below. Base System Backup Client ※1 Base Compatibility libraries ...
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Servers ※4 Backup Server CIFS file server Directory Sever ※5 E-mail server FTP server Identity Management Server NFS file server ※6 Network Infrastructure Server Network Storage Server...
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server System Management Messaging Client Support SNMP Support System Management Web-Based Enterprise Management Virtualization Virtualization Virtualization Client Virtualization Platform Virtualization Tools Desktops ※8 Desktop Desktop Debugging and Performance Tools ...
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Applications Emacs Graphics Creation Tools Internet Browser TeX support Technical Writing Development Additional Development Desktop Platform Development Development tools Eclipse Server Platform Development 22.
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server 23. When the following screen appears, remove the install media, and click [Reboot]. The system restarts. 24. If the package group of "X Window System" and "Desktop" is selected and installed, the Setup Agent starts at the first time.
Take the steps below to install packages in ft Server Control Software and NEC ESMPRO Agent. Login the system with root user. If you login with graphical mode, select [Others...] to login.
Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server 2.2.4 Applying Initial Configuration Script In this section, description is based on the assumption that the optical disk drive has been Tips mounted automatically. If the optical disk drive is not mounted automatically depending on your environment, mount it on the desired location manually.
Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server 2.2.5 Updating packages Follow the steps below to update packages. Store the package you have downloaded from Red Hat Network in the desired directory, and go to that directory.
Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server 2.2.6 Installing ft Server Control Software In this section, description is based on the assumption that the optical disk drive has been Tips mounted automatically. If the optical disk drive is not mounted automatically depending on your environment, mount it on the desired location manually.
ESMPRO MIB, and restart snmpd. If these features are not used, the community privilege can be "read". When NEC ESMPRO Agent is installed by using rpm command, it adds the following information to snmpd. conf to cope with SNMP request from ESMPRO MIB and Ethernet Like MIB.
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Confirm the setting of run level 3, 5 in snmpd. # /sbin/chkconfig --list snmpd snmpd 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off on: No need to change setting of snmpd. off: Change setting of snmpd, and restart snmpd.
Insert the ft Server Control Software Install CD into optical disk drive of the server, and mount it by running the following command. # mount -r -t iso9660 /dev/scd0 /media Move to the directory where NEC ESMPRO Agent is stored, and execute install script. # cd /media/esmpro_sa/ # rpm -ivh Esmpro-* Remove the ft Server Control Software Install CD from optical disk drive of the server.
2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server 2.2.9 Setting required after installing NEC ESMPRO Agent NEC ESMPRO Manager uses the following network port when it monitors the server where NEC ESMPRO Agent is installed. When configuring access control on your server, allow these ports as accessible.
Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Duplex LAN Configuration The server builds duplex LAN configuration by using onboard and additional LAN adapters. 2.3.1 Network Configuration This server needs to be run with duplex LAN configuration. For duplicating LAN, the mode for bonding is used.
Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server 2.3.2 Setting Duplex LAN Configuration Use vndctl command to configure duplex LAN. Following is an example when configuring the network as shown in <Configuration detail>. For 1G LAN connector, since the dual network is achieved with eth100600 and eth110600 combined as bond0, and eth100601 and eth110601 as bond1 at this point, perform only network configuration (step 2 and after).
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Run the following command to activate the bonding interface that has been constructed. # vndctl up 5 Run the following command to check if bond2 is configured in slot 5 and the statuses of network interface eth100100 and eth110100 are shown as "DUPLEX".
Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Dual Disk Configuration You can skip this section if hard disk drives in your system have been duplicated. Go to Chapter 1 (2.5 Connecting Optional Device (LAN, SAS, FC Card). •...
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server The actual operation (e.g. mounting a disk) for partition is performed to the RAID device (md) which is configured by software RAID. Use [2 List Internal Disks] of ftdiskadm command to confirm hard disk drive information. # ftdiskadm Command action List RAID Arrays...
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server *1 In ftdiskadm command, slot numbers of the hard disk drive are allocated as shown below. Physical slot number Slot number used in ftdiskadm command Slot 0 (CPU/IO module 0) Slot 1 Slot 1 (CPU/IO module 0) Slot 2...
Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server 2.4.2 Duplicating hard disk drives Use ftdiskadm command to duplicate hard disk drives. The following is a configuration example of duplication of hard disk drives installed in Slot 2 (Slot 1 of CPU/IO module 0) and Slot 10 (Slot 1 of CPU/IO module 1).
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Select [1 List RAID Arrays] on ftdiskadm to verify the disks are duplicated. # ftdiskadm Command action List RAID Arrays List Internal Disks Make Mirroring Arrays (RAID1) Repair Mirroring Arrays (RAID1) Delete Mirroring Arrays (RAID1)
Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server 2.4.3 Notes on configuring hard disk drive If ftdiskadm is used to configure duplication of hard disk drive, Fast Resync feature is enabled by default. This feature shortens the recovery time of partitions in the hard disk drives when the partitions are isolated from redundant configuration.
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Run ftdiskadm command and select "1 List RAID Arrays" to check if statuses of md4 and md6 are "DUPLEX" and there is no description in Partition (not mounted). # ftdiskadm Command action List RAID Arrays...
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Select [1 List RAID Arrays] on ftdiskadm to check if the striping array md8 (RAID device name is automatically assigned) is created, its Status is "ACTIVE", and md4 and md6 are displayed in Member column.
Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Connecting Optional Device (LAN, SAS, FC Card) If LAN card, FC card, and internal hard disk drive are additionally installed, they must be duplicated. For how to configure them, see the section below: LAN card: Chapter 1 (2.3 Duplex LAN Configuration) Internal hard disk drive: Chapter 1 (2.4 Dual Disk Configuration) FC card: Chapter 2 (5.7.5 (2) N8803-038 Fibre Channel Board Set) in Maintenance Guide.
Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Creating Volume If there is free disk space in the hard disk drive that contains an OS, you can add a volume. In the example below, create a partition of 1024MB in free space of hard disk drive to create RAID1 device md4 in the hard disk drives with OS installed in Slot 1 (slot 0 of CPU/IO module 0) and Slot 9 (slot 0 of CPU/IO module 1).
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Run fdisk command to check free space in hard disk drive containing an OS. Then create a partition /dev/sda6. Then create a partition /dev/sdi6 of the same size in the same manner. # fdisk /dev/sda Command (m for help): p ----------------------------------------------------- (*1) Disk /dev/sda: 146.5 GB, 146500042752 bytes...
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Specify the new partition /dev/sda6, /dev/sdi6, and create RAID1 device md4. # mdadm -C /dev/md4 --metadata=1.1 --bitmap=internal --level=1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/sd[ai]6 (Enter 'y' against the message as shown below:) mdadm: /dev/sda6 appears to be part of a raid array: level=raid1 devices=2 ctime=Wed Jul 2 16:47:38 2014...
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Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Update /boot image file. # mv /boot/initramfs-'uname -r'.img /boot/initramfs-'uname -r'.img.bak # dracut /boot/initramfs-'uname -r'.img 'uname -r' Run the following command to reboot the system. After reboot, perform Step 6 to check if RAID1 device md4 is displayed.
Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Installing Bundled Software for the Server NEC ESMPRO Manager are contained in EXPRESSBUILDER. Installing bundled software (see Chapter 2) Install the bundled software and configure it according to Chapter 2.
Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Backing Up System Information It is recommended to write down your system information when you finish system setup. With backup copy of system information, the information and settings that are specific to your server can be restored after the server is repaired.
Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server 2.9.2 Device-specific information Press the <F4> key while the following message is displayed on POST. Press <F2> SETUP, <F4> ROM Utility, <F12> Network Upon completion of POST, keyboard selection menu appears. When you select a keyboard to use, the following menu appears.
Chapter 1 Installing Operating System 2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server 2.10 Checking Kernel Version The following describes how to check the version of kernel, which is the core of the software achieving fault tolerance. Perform the procedure when you need to check the kernel version of the current system before adding devices to the server.
If the file is modified while running initial configuration script, the backup file immediately before applying the script is created in the following directory. /opt/nec/setup/backup/rhel6_5_x86_64_nec_setup_<date *1>_<Boot kernel *2> *1 Date when script is executed *2 Boot kernel used when script is executed Depending on an environment where the initial configuration script is to be applied, it may not need to modify the file.
NEC Express5800 Series Express5800/R320c-E4, R320c-M4 Installing Bundled Software This chapter provides brief explanation of bundled software and how to install them. 1. Bundled Software for the Server Describes the bundled software to be installed in the server system. 2. Bundled Software for "PC for Management"...
NEC ESMPRO Agent (Linux) is an application used to monitor the server. NEC ESMPRO Agent (Linux) is stored in ft Server Constol Software Install CD. For how to install it, see Chapter 1 (2.2.7 Before installing NEC ESMPRO Agent), (2.2.8 Installing NEC ESMPRO Agent), and (2.2.9 Setting required after installing NEC ESMPRO Agent).
NEC ESMPRO Manager remotely controls and monitors the server hardware. To use these features, install the bundled software such as NEC ESMPRO Agent on the server. For details about the system requirements of NEC ESMPRO Manager and how to install it, see "NEC ESMPRO Manager Installation Guide" in EXPRESSBUILDER.