System Release Notes Express5800/320La System Release Notes PN: 455-01623-003
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Express5800/320La System Release Notes The Express5800/320La System Release Notes provide up-to-date information on your system. These notes also provide additional valuable information about your system that was not included in the user’s guide at the time of its release. Please read these notes in their entirety. CONTENTS Introduction ............................................................................................................................................3 Operating System ...........
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Introduction These System Release Notes cover the following topics: ! Operating System ! Advisories ! Documentation Errata Operating System Your server supports Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 3 and above and also Ft Linux. No other operating systems are supported at this time. Advisories This section contains advisories on EXPRESSBUILDER, BIOS, SCSI ID settings, TCP/IP protocol settings, disk failure prediction, SCSI controller errors and system hardware.
TCP/IP Protocol Settings for Windows 2000 If you have computers that communicate with the NEC EXPRESS5800/ft server using TCP/IP protocols, you must make several settings to your ft server to allow communications without interruptions. These setting changes must also be made in all clients connected to the EXPRESS5800/ft server via the network. Note: If Windows 2000 Advanced Server is preloaded on your system, you do not need to perform this procedure on your ft server.
The Event Log may occasionally record an erroneous sraql160 SCSI controller error. The error description is “the driver detected a controller error on \Device\SCSI\sraq1602. If the detailed data includes word “f0030015 or f0030004,” and this error occurs only once or twice a week, ignore this error as it is caused by hard disk drive operating system interaction and is selfcorrecting. If however, your ft Server is experiencing ten or more such errors in a week, a hard disk drive error is suspected.
12. Select both the “Communication: Lost while on battery” and “UPS: On Battery” entries in the list. (For multiple selections, hold down the control key while clicking with the mouse. Additional events may be configured later as required). 13. Click next and ensure “logging” is enabled. 14. Click next and select “user notification” as required. 15. Click next and specify “command line,” if required. 16. Click next and place a check mark in the box for “Yes, I want to shut down the system.” 17.
Documentation Errata Express5800/ft Series EXPRESSBUILDER User’s Guide Please note the following corrections to the Express5800/ft Series EXPRESSBUILDER User’s Guide, 456-01574-001. Chapter 2 – Initial Setup Initial Setup procedures have changed. Use the following procedures for performing "Initial Setup" before performing the Windows 2000 Advanced Server installation. Note: If Windows 2000 Advanced Server is preloaded on your system, you do not need to perform these Initial Setup Procedures.
2 1 Knurled Screws Figure 2-1. Removing the Knurled Screw Securing the Locking Handle ! Pull the locking handle all the way up to its unlocked position. See Figure 2-2. 1 2 Figure 2-2. Releasing the Locking Handle and PCI Module ! Using the locking handle, pull the PCI module out of the chassis just enough to disconnect the module from the system backplane. 4. Power up the server. 5. At the startup screen, when prompted, press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup and disable Boot Monitoring.
! Press Esc, select Exit, and select Save Changes & Exit. Press Yes at the Setup Configuration Screen. The BIOS changes are saved and the system reboots. 6. Enable the greater than 4GB disc geometry in PCI module 2 as follows. ! As the system reboots, watch for the message “Press Alt Q to enter “Qlogic Fast!UTIL.” When you see the message, press Alt Q. The Fast! UTIL Options screen displays. ! Select Select Host Adapter and press ENTER. The Select Host Adapter screen displays.
11. Tighten the knurled screw that fastens the locking handle to the PCI module. 12. Following instructions in Step 3 above, disconnect PCI module 2 from the system backplane. 13. Power up the system. 14. Enable the greater than 4GB disc geometry in PCI module 1 as follows. ! As the system reboots, watch for the message “Press Alt Q to enter “Qlogic Fast!UTIL.” When you see the message, press Alt Q. The Fast! UTIL Options screen displays. ! Select Select Host Adapter and press ENTER.
Chapter 2 – Changing SNMP Service Properties Add the follow procedures to the end of Chapter 2 in the Express5800/ft Series EXPRESSBUILDER User’s Guide, 456-01574-001. 1. At the Windows desktop, select Programs – Administrative Tools – Services. The dual-pane Services window displays. 2. Scroll down the list in the right-hand pane and double-click on SNMP Service. The SNMP Service Properties (Local computer) window displays. 3. Select the Security tab.
4. In the Accepted Community names window, highlight “public” community. . 5. Click on Edit. The SNMP Service Configuration window opens. 6. Click on the scroll down arrow and select Read/Write. Click OK. 7. Click on Apply at the bottom of the SNMP Services Properties window. Click OK. 8. Close the Services window. 9. Reboot your computer.
Express5800/320La/320La-R User’s Guide Please note the following corrections to the Express5800/320La/320-R User’s Guide, 456-01572-000. ! All Chapters Remove all references to “adding additional processors.” Your system is multiple processor capable, however adding additional processors to your system is not currently supported. ! Preface Replace the Lithium Battery Warning located in the “Safety Notices” section with the following text: WARNING Lithium batteries can be dangerous.
Add the following Warning to this section: CIRCUIT OVERLOADING: Consider the current drain of equipment connected to the supply circuit and the effect of overloading of circuits might have on overcurrent protection and supply wiring. Refer to equipment nameplates for power and current ratings.
! Chapter 5, Page 5-3 Change references in the bulleted text from “Chapter 4, Upgrading Your System” to “Chapter 4, CRU Replacement and Upgrades.” Page 5-19, - Change “Table 5-2” to “Table 5-1.” Change the second-last bulleted text on this page to read: “Are all drivers properly installed? For information about installing drivers, refer to your Express5800/Ft Series EXPRESSBUILDER User’s Guide.
Add the following Warning: CIRCUIT OVERLOADING: Consider the current drain of equipment connected to the supply circuit and the effect of overloading of circuits might have on overcurrent protection and supply wiring. Refer to equipment nameplates for power and current ratings.
