Release Notes: Express5800/320Ma Release 4.1.0 NEC Solutions (America), Inc.
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Contents Preface 1.
Contents iv Release Notes: Express5800/320Ma Release 4.1.
Preface Purpose of This Manual The Release Notes: Express5800/320Ma Release 4.1.0 describe release contents and significant known problems. They also document new information that does not yet appear in other Express5800/320Ma online documentation. Audience This document is intended for system administrators who will install this Express5800/320Ma software release and for others who need an overview of the release.
Preface Typographical Conventions The following typographical conventions are used in Express5800/320Ma documents: • The bold font emphasizes words in text or indicates text that you type, the name of a screen object, or the name of a programming element. For example: Before handling or replacing system components, make sure that you are properly grounded by using a grounded wrist strap. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Hardware tab. Call the RegisterDeviceNotification function.
Chapter 1 Release Notes 1- This document provides information about the following topics: • “Release Contents” • “Installing Express5800/320Ma Software” • “Special Procedures and Restrictions” • “Known Problems” • “Documentation” • “Getting Help” NOTE The notes for this release may have changed since this document was printed. Before proceeding, check for an update at http://support.necsam.com/servers/.
Release Contents New Features Available in This Release Express5800/320Ma System software includes the following new features: • Support for Express5800/320Ma Dual-Core systems. These systems use dual-core Intel® Xeon® processors for increased performance. • Support for Express5800/320Ma Active Upgrade™ technology. Using the optional Active Upgrade product, you can, in many cases, install software upgrades or hot fixes on your system with only a few seconds of interruption to your application processing.
Installing Express5800/320Ma Software For a list of new and updated documents for this release, as well as information not yet included in the documents, see “Documentation” on page 1-5. Installing Express5800/320Ma Software Table 1-1 lists the Express5800/320Ma system installation and configuration documents.
Known Problems Follow these guidelines to avoid data loss during upgrades: • When configuring applications, make sure that you do not write persistent application data to a disk that has a boot partition or a paging file, or is declared to be a system disk in an Active Upgrade configuration file. • When creating Active Upgrade configuration files, do not declare a disk that contains persistent application data to be a system disk.
Documentation This application has failed to start because WINHTTP.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem. The shutdown or restart will not proceed until the message dialog box is closed. Workaround This message can be safely ignored. Click OK to close the dialog box, and the shutdown or restart will proceed normally.
Documentation Table 1-2. Documentation Document Release Notes: Express5800/320Ma Release 4.1.
Getting Help Getting Help If you have a technical question about Express5800/320Ma hardware or software, try these online resources first: • Online support from NEC Technical Support. You can find the latest technical information about an Express5800/320Ma through online product support at the NEC Technical Support Web site: http://support.necsam.com/servers/ • Online product support for Microsoft® products.
Getting Help 1-8 Release Notes: Express5800/320Ma Release 4.1.
