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Fujitsu Primergy RX300 S2 User Manual

Fujitsu Primergy RX300 S2
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PRIMERGY RX300 S2 User’s Guide
Contents
Chapter1 Overview
1.1 RX300 S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.2 Supplied Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1.2.1 Setup Support Tool - ServerStart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
1.2.2 High Reliability Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
1.2.3 Installing High Reliability Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
1.3 Component Names and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
1.3.1 Server (Front View) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
1.3.2 Server (Rear View) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
1.3.3 Server (Internal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
1.3.4 Baseboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
1.4 Standard Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
1.4.1 Opening the Rack Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
1.4.2 Turning On the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
1.4.3 Turning Off the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
1.4.4 Inserting and Ejecting a Floppy Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
1.4.5 Inserting and Ejecting a CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
1.5 Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Chapter 2 Checking before OS Installation
2.1 Preparation on the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
2.1.1 Installing Internal Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
2.1.2 Hardware Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
2.2 Selecting the Installation Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
2.3 Precautions on Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
2.3.1 Installation Partition Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
2.3.2 Notes on Configuring RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
2.3.3 Notes on a Multiple LAN Adapter Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
2.3.4 Cautions for Using ServerStart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
2.3.5 Expansion Cards Supported by ServerStart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
2.3.6 Cautions for Manual Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
2.4 Preparation for Using ServerStart on a Client Computer . . . . . 52
2.4.1 Installing ServerStart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
2.4.2 Uninstalling ServerStart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Chapter 3 OS Installation Using ServerStart
3.1 Guided mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
3.1.1 Starting Up the Guided Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
3.1.2 Open/create a Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

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Fujitsu Primergy RX300 S2 Specifications

General IconGeneral
Processor Sockets2
ChipsetIntel 5000P
Network2 x Gigabit Ethernet
Form Factor2U Rackmount
ProcessorIntel Xeon 5000/5100/5300 series
StorageSAS or SATA HDD 2.5"/3.5"
RAID SupportOptional RAID controller
Operating System SupportWindows Server, Linux
Power SupplyRedundant power supply optional

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