User Guide
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Functions and Features ................................................................................................ 284
NEC DianaScope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Universal RAID Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Setup with Express Setup ............................................................................................ 286
Manual Setup............................................................................................................... 286
Using Universal RAID Utility via Network ................................................................ 287
Easy Configuration ...................................................................................................... 287
Creating Logical Drive of RAID 6 .............................................................................. 287
Appendix 5: Installing the Operating System with Express Setup . . . .288
About Express Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Notes on the Windows Installation.............................................................................. 291
Installing Windows Server 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Installing and Setting the Device Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
PROSet......................................................................................................................... 306
Network Driver............................................................................................................ 307
Optional Network Board Driver .................................................................................. 308
Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver..................................................... 308
Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT)/Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) ............................. 308
Graphics Accelerator Driver........................................................................................ 310
SCSI Controller Driver................................................................................................ 310
Installing SAS Controller Driver (LSI SAS3443E-R)................................................. 310
Installing the RAID controller Driver (LSILogic MegaRAID SAS 8480E)............... 311
Installing the Adaptec 29320 Controller Board........................................................... 311
Available switch options for the Windows Server 2003 Boot.ini file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Solving Problems Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Memory Dump (Debug Information) .......................................................................... 313
Windows Dr. Watson................................................................................................... 315
Network Monitor ......................................................................................................... 316
Installing Maintenance Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Updating the System - Applying Service Pack - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Making Backup Copies of System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Installing with the OEM-FD for Mass Storage Device ............................................... 319
Appendix 6: Installing Microsoft Windows Server 2003
without Using Express Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320
Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Service Packs supported by NEC ExpressBuilder....................................................... 320
Installing Service Pack................................................................................................. 320
Updating System.......................................................................................................... 320
Re-installing to the Hard Disk which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk ............... 320
Magneto-Optical device............................................................................................... 321
Media such as DAT ..................................................................................................... 321
Floppy Disk Drive ....................................................................................................... 321
About the Upgrade to Windows Server 2003 R2 ........................................................ 321
About the System Partition Size.................................................................................. 322
Installing Microsoft Windows Server 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Creating "Windows 2003 OEM-Disk for NEC ExpressBuilder" ............................... 324
Windows Server 2003 Clean Installation .................................................................... 326