NEC NEC Express5800 Series User manual

Chapter 1 Installing Operating System
Chapter 2 Installing Bundled Software
Installation Guide (Linux)
NEC Express Server
Express5800 Series
Express5800/R320e-E4
Express5800/R320e-M4
EXP320R, EXP320S
30.102.01-103.01
August 2016
© NEC Corporation 2016

Manuals
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Manuals
Manuals for this product are provided as booklets ( ) and as electronic manuals ( ) in the
EXPRESSBUILDER DVD ( ).
Safety Precautions and Regulatory Notices
Describes points of caution to ensure the safe use of this server.
Read these cautions before using this server.
User’s Guide
Chapter 1: General Description Overviews, names, and functions of the server components
Chapter 2: Preparations Installation of additional options, connection of peripheral devices,
and suitable location for this server
Chapter 3: Setup System BIOS configurations and summary of EXPRESSBUILDER
Chapter 4: Appendix Specifications
Installation Guide
Chapter 1: Installing Operating
System Installation of OS and drivers, and precautions for installation
Chapter 2: Installing Bundled
Software Installation of bundled software, such as NEC ESMPRO
Maintenance Guide
Chapter 1: Maintenance Server maintenance, error messages, and troubleshooting
Chapter 2: Configuring and
Upgrading the System Changing hardware configuration, installing additional devices and setting up management tools
Chapter 3: Useful Features The detail of system BIOS settings, SAS Configuration Utility, and
EXPRESSBUILDER
Other manuals
The detail of NEC ESMPRO, BMC Configuration, and other features.
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PDF
PDF
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EXPRESSBUILDER

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Manuals.................................................................................................................................................................2
Contents ................................................................................................................................................................3
Conventions Used in This Document ....................................................................................................................5
Notations used in the text..............................................................................................................................5
Optical disk drive...........................................................................................................................................5
Hard disk drive ..............................................................................................................................................5
Abbreviations of Operating Systems (Linux) .................................................................................................5
POST ...........................................................................................................................................................6
BMC ...........................................................................................................................................................6
Trademarks ...........................................................................................................................................................7
Warnings and Additions to This Document ............................................................................................................8
Latest editions...............................................................................................................................................8
Safety notes ..................................................................................................................................................8
Chapter 1 Installing Operating System...............................................................................................................9
1. Before Starting Setup......................................................................................................................................10
1.1 Supported Linux OS ............................................................................................................................. 10
1.2 Overview of Setup ................................................................................................................................10
2. Setting up........................................................................................................................................................ 11
2.1 Setup Flow ........................................................................................................................................... 11
2.2 Before starting setup ............................................................................................................................12
2.2.1 Preparation for hardware .........................................................................................................12
2.2.2 Disabling OS Boot Monitoring Feature ....................................................................................14
2.2.3 Checking Boot Mode Settings .................................................................................................17
2.2.4 Preparation for software ..........................................................................................................18
2.3 OS Setup..............................................................................................................................................20
2.3.1 Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2.................................................................................... 20
2.3.2 Installing the recommended package ...................................................................................... 31
2.3.3 Installing the required package................................................................................................32
2.3.4 Applying Initial Configuration Script .........................................................................................32
2.3.5 Updating packages..................................................................................................................33
2.3.6 Installing ft Server Control Software ........................................................................................34
2.3.7 Before installing NEC ESMPRO Agent ....................................................................................35
2.3.8 Installing NEC ESMPRO Agent ...............................................................................................36
2.3.9 Setting required after installing NEC ESMPRO Agent .............................................................37
2.3.10 Troubleshooting .....................................................................................................................38
2.4 Connecting Optional Device................................................................................................................. 39
2.4.1 PCI board ................................................................................................................................39
2.4.2 Hard disk drive.........................................................................................................................39
2.4.3 Other........................................................................................................................................39
2.5 Network Setting....................................................................................................................................40
2.5.1 Overview of network setting..................................................................................................... 40
2.5.2 Network setting method ...........................................................................................................41
2.6 Installing Bundled Software.................................................................................................................. 42
2.6.1 Installing bundled software (see Chapter 2) ............................................................................ 42
2.6.2 How to check the kernel and ft control software version.......................................................... 42
2.7 Enabling OS Boot Monitoring Feature..................................................................................................42
2.8 Backing Up System Information ...........................................................................................................43
2.8.1 BIOS SETUP ...........................................................................................................................43
2.8.2 System information..................................................................................................................44
2.8.3 BMC Configuration ..................................................................................................................44

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3. Procedure for Changing the System Environment Setting .............................................................................. 45
3.1 Adding the Package Group and Package.............................................................................................45
3.2 Changing the Default Target.................................................................................................................49
3.2.1 Changing to the graphical target (graphical login mode) ......................................................... 49
3.2.2 Changing to the multi-user target (text login mode).................................................................49
3.3 Adding Partitions ..................................................................................................................................50
3.4 Expanding the swap Area..................................................................................................................... 53
3.4.1 Using the swap partition ..........................................................................................................53
3.4.2 Using the swap file ..................................................................................................................54
3.5 Setting SELinux....................................................................................................................................55
4. Appendix .........................................................................................................................................................56
4.1 Processing detail of initial configuration script......................................................................................56
Chapter 2 Installing Bundled Software .............................................................................................................61
1. Bundled Software for the Server .....................................................................................................................62
1.1 NEC ESMPRO Agent (Linux) ...............................................................................................................62
2. Bundled Software for "PC for Management" ...................................................................................................63
2.1 NEC ESMPRO Manager ......................................................................................................................63
Glossary ..............................................................................................................................................................64
Revision Record ..................................................................................................................................................65

Conventions Used in This Document
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Conventions 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 hardware or operating software. If
the procedures described are not followed, hardware failure, data loss, and other serious
malfunctions could occur.
Note Indicates items that must be confirmed when handling hardware or operating software.
Tips Indicates information that is helpful to keep in mind when using this server.
Optical disk drive
This server is equipped with one of the following drives. These drives are referred to as optical disk drive in this
document.
DVD Super MULTI drive


Hard disk drive
Unless otherwise stated, hard disk drive described in this document refers to both of the following.
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Solid state drive (SSD)
Abbreviations of Operating Systems (Linux)
Linux Operating Systems are referred to as follows.
See Chapter 1 (1.1 Supported Linux OS) in Installation Guide (Linux) for detailed information.
Notations in this document Official names of Linux
RHEL 7.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2(x86_64)



Conventions Used in This Document
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POST
POST described in this document refers to the following.
Power On Self-Test
BMC
BMC described in this document refers to the following.
Baseboard Management Controller

Trademarks
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Trademarks
EXPRESSSCOPE is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation
Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Server are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and
other countries.
Intel, and Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation of the United States.
AT is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation of the United States and other countries.
Adobe, the Adobe logo, and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
PCI Express is a trademark of Peripheral Component Interconnect Special Interest Group.
Linux is a trademark or registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in Japan and other countries. Red Hat® and Red Hat Enterprise Linux
are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
All other product, brand, or trade names used in this publication are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
trademark owners.

Warnings and Additions to This Document
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Warnings and Additions to This Document
1. Unauthorized reproduction of the contents of this document, in part or in its entirety, is prohibited.
2. This document is subject to change at any time without notice.
3. Do not make copies or alter the document content without permission from NEC Corporation.
4. If you have any concerns, or discover errors or omissions in this document, contact your sales
representative.
5. Regardless of article 4, NEC Corporation assumes no responsibility for effects resulting from your
operations.
6. The sample values used in this document are not the actual values.
Keep this document for future use.
Latest editions
This document was created based on the information available at the time of its creation. The screen images,
messages and procedures are subject to change without notice. Substitute as appropriate when content has
been modified.
The most recent version of the guide, as well as other related documents, is also available for download from
the following website.
http://www.nec.com/
Safety notes
To use this server safely, read thoroughly Safety Precautions and Regulatory Notices that comes with your
server.

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NEC Express5800 Series
Express5800/R320e-E4, R320e-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.
2.Setting up
Describes how to set up an OS.
3. Procedure for Changing the System Environment Settings
Describes the procedure for changing the system environment settings.
4. Appendix
Describes the processing of the default setting script.

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1. Before Starting Setup
This section describes overview of setup and precautions on installing an OS.
Important OS is not installed to this machine at purchasing. The system must be set up
after purchasing. Refer to this document while the system is set up again.
The target reader of this manual is a customer who has a basic knowledge of
Linux.
1.1 Supported Linux OS
This machine is compatible with the BIOS boot mode and installation due to the minor release.
Minor release (architecture) Boot mode
UEFI Legacy
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2(x86_64) －
: Supported : Not Supported
Note For setting of the BIOS boot mode, see "Chapter 3 (1. System BIOS)" in "Maintenance
Guide".
1.2 Overview of Setup
This document describes how to set up the system by starting up the OS standard installer from the RHEL7.2
install media and installing it. The installation parameter of RHEL7.2 is input on the interactive installation
program provided by Red Hat. After installing RHEL7.2, install application programs including the ft control
software manually. Setup by using"EXPRESSBUILDER" coming with this product is not allowed.
Important This document describes the procedure for establishing the environment
recommended by NEC. If customers customize the system, fully study the system
configuration in advance, and replace the description as required to set up the
system.

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2. Setting up
This section describes how to set up.
2.1
Setup Flow
Set up the system according to the following workflow.
2.3 OS Setup
2.2 Before starting setup
2.4 Connecting Optional Device
2.5 Network Setting
2.6 Installing Bundled Software
2.7 Enabling OS Boot Monitoring Feature
2.8 Backing Up System Information
Start
Completed

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2.2 Before starting setup
The required preparation before the setup is described here.
Important You can set up OS on the internal hard disk drive only. OS setup on the external
storage is not supported.
2.2.1 Preparation for hardware
The location of components that are required for setup or confirmation is as shown in the figure below.
1. If the System POWER LED is on, shutdown the OS.
2. Pull the power cords of both CPU/IO modules out of the outlets while the System POWER LED is
not lit.
Install one hard disk
drive in this slot. CPU/IO module 0 System POWER LED
POWER switch
CPU/IO module 1
DISK ACCESS LED
DUMP (NMI) switch
FRONT
PRIMARY LED
Module POWER LED
A
C inlet A
REAR
A
C inlet B

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3. Perform the preparation process for the server as shown below.
– Disconnect all LAN cables.
– Disconnect the cable from the connector on an SAS board if it is installed.
– Disconnect the cable from the connector on a Fibre Channel board if it is installed.
– Disconnect the USB cable if an USB device for Backup (i.e. external/internal RDX) is connected
to USB port.
– Install one hard disk drive in slot 0 of CPU/IO modules 0 and 1, respectively.
Important Install only one hard disk drive in the slot specified here.
If the hard disk drive is not a new one, physically format it. See Chapter 3 (3. SAS
Configuration Utility) in Maintenance Guide for physical formatting.
4. Make sure that preparations for setup on CPU/IO modules 0 and 1 are ready.
As shown in the previous figure, install one hard disk drive in slot 0 of CPU/IO module 0 and another
one in slot 0 of CPU/IO module 1. Do not install any hard disk drive in any other slots than specified.
5. Connect power cords to the server in the following order.
(1) Connect a power cord to AC inlet A.
(2) Connect a power cord to AC inlet B.
(3) Make sure the PRIMARY LED on CPU/IO module 0 is lit.
Note If you disconnect the power cord, wait at least 30 seconds before connect it again.
After performing step (1), wait for 15 seconds or longer, and then perform step (2).

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2.2.2 Disabling OS Boot Monitoring Feature
Before starting setup process, the OS boot monitoring feature needs to be disabled.
Important Be sure to disable OS boot monitoring feature before setting up the system for
successful setup. This function is enabled by shipping default. If this setting is valid,
setup cannot be performed correctly.
Tips For details of operations for BIOS Setup Utility and parameters for boot monitoring feature,
see Chapter 3 (1. System BIOS) in Maintenance Guide.
1. Turn on the display and the peripheral equipment connected to the server.
Note If the power cords are connected to a power controller like a UPS, make sure that it is
powered on.
2. Remove the front bezel.
3. Press the POWER switch located on the front side of the server.
Note Check that the module POWER lamps of the CPU/IO module 0 and CPU/IO module 1 are
blinking, and then turn the POWER switch of this system on.
Lift the acrylic cover, and press the POWER switch.
Important Do not turn off the power before the "NEC" logo appears.
After a while, the "NEC" logo will appear on the screen.
Tips While the "NEC" logo is displayed on the screen, the server performs a power-on self test
(POST) to check itself. OS starts upon completion of POST.
For details, see Chapter 3 (1.1 POST) in User’s Guide.
Note If the server finds errors during POST, it will interrupt POST and display the error message.
See Chapter 1 (6.2 POST Error Message) in Maintenance Guide.
Acrylic cover
POWER switch

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4. 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> key while expanding option ROM.)
Example:
5. When you move the cursor onto Server, the Server menu appears.
Move the cursor onto OS Boot Monitoring and press Enter.
Parameters are displayed

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6. Among the parameters, choose Disabled and press Enter.
When the <Enter> key is pressed, the current display of the configuration for OS Boot Monitoring will
be changed to "Disabled".
7. Now OS Boot Monitoring setting is completed.
Continue to check Boot Mode Settings in next procedure (2.2.3 Checking Boot Mode Settings).

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2.2.3
Checking Boot Mode Settings
Check Boot Mode settings before setup.
1. When you move the cursor onto Boot, the Boot menu appears.
Check the settings of Boot Mode. If the mode is not [UEFI], change it to [UEFI].
2. Move the cursor onto Save & Exit, and the Save & Exit menu appears.
3. Select Save changes and Exit and press Enter.
The following confirmation window appears.
4. On the confirmation window, select Yes and press Enter.
Parameters are saved and SETUP is closed.
Now setting before setup is completed.
System reboots when SETUP completes.

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2.2.4
Preparation for software
(1) Requirements for Setup
To be obtained from Red Hat, Inc.
Note Download the file from Red Hat Network (https://rhn.redhat.com/). Check that the
SHA256 check sum of the downloaded file matches the SHA256 check sum described
in the download page by using the following command.
# sha256sum <filename>
If the registration number (RHN-ID) is not registered, register it by referring to Chapter 1
(2.2.3 (2) Registration to Red Hat Network) of this manual.
– RHEL7.2 installation media (ISO image file)
Tips Create the installation media from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 (x86_64) ISO image
file.
It is not required to create the installation media in the following cases.
- The installation media has been already created.
－Correction package
kernel-3.10.0-327.18.2.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-3.10.0-327.18.2.el7.x86_64.rpm
kernel-doc-3.10.0-327.18.2.el7.noarch.rpm
Important For the ft server, the combination of the kernel version and ft control software
version has been determined. Apply kernel-3.10.0-327.18.2.el7.
glibc-2.17-106.el7_2.4.x86_64.rpm
glibc-common-2.17-106.el7_2.4.x86_64.rpm
glibc-devel-2.17-106.el7_2.4.x86_64.rpm
glibc-headers-2.17-106.el7_2.4.x86_64.rpm
Important In glibc (GNU C library) included in the RHEL7.2 installation media, the vulnerability
(CVE-2015-7547) that has an extremely serious impact has been found out. If this
vulnerability is misused, the getaddrinfo() function may be used for illegal
processing, and the desired code may be executed in some cases. This problem has
been corrected in glibc-2.17-106.el7_2.4 or later.
openssl-1.0.1e-51.el7_2.4.x86_64.rpm
openssl-libs-1.0.1e-51.el7_2.4.x86_64.rpm
Important In OpenSSL included in the RHEL7.2 installation media, the vulnerability
(CVE-2016-0800, known as DROWN) that has an extremely serious impact has been
found out. If this vulnerability is misused, the TLS session may be decrypted
(decoded), and the information may be leaked. This problem has been corrected in
openssl-1.0.1e-51.el7_2.4 or later.

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dracut-033-360.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
dracut-config-rescue-033-360.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
dracut-network-033-360.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
Important In dracut included in the RHEL7.2 installation media, it turns out that systemd may
output an error message repeatedly at startup of OS, and the operation may stall.
This problem has been corrected in dracut-033-360.el7_2 or later.
nfs-utils-1.3.0-0.8.el7.x86_64.rpm
Important In nfs-utils included in the RHEL7.2 installation media, it turns out that a large
amount of error messages may be output to the system log. The correction package
has not been provided as of April 2016. Downgrade the file to nfs-utils-1.3.0-0.8.el7.
Tips If nfs-utils included in the RHEL7.2 installation media is not installed due to customization
for a customer, it is not required to obtain this file.
libldb-1.1.25-1.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
libsmbclient-4.2.10-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
libtalloc-2.1.5-1.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
libtdb-1.3.8-1.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
libwbclient-4.2.10-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
pytalloc-2.1.5-1.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
samba-4.2.10-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
samba-client-4.2.10-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
samba-client-libs-4.2.10-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
samba-common-4.2.10-6.el7_2.noarch.rpm
samba-common-libs-4.2.10-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
samba-common-tools-4.2.10-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
samba-libs-4.2.10-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
Important In Samba included in the RHEL7.2 installation media, the vulnerability
(CVE-2015-5370, CVE-2016-2118, and other 6 cases, known as BADLOCK) that has
an extremely serious impact has been found out. Installation of the DCE/RPC
protocol of samba is vulnerable, and the samba server may crash, and the desired
code may be executed in case of the illegal use. This problem has been corrected in
samba-4.2.10-6.el7_2 or later.
Tips If Samba included in the RHEL7.2 installation media is not installed due to customization
for a customer, it is not required to obtain this file.
Accessories of the server
– Installation Guide (Linux) (This manual)
– ft Server Control Software 11.0.2 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Install CD
Prepare the following as needed:
– Environment that allows writing to DVD (for creating install media)
– A blank DVD (for creating install media or storing correction package)
(2) Registration to Red Hat Network
To use Red Hat Enterprise Linux, you must have RHN-ID (registration number for Red Hat Network). If you do
not have RHN-ID or it has expired, the software channel corresponding to subscription is not displayed.

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2.3 OS Setup
This section describes how to set up an OS.
Important This document describes the procedure for establishing the environment
recommended by NEC. If customers customize the system, fully study the
system configuration in advance, and replace the description as required to set
up the system.
It is recommended to make a backup copy of user data as needed.
2.3.1
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2
Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 according to the following procedure.
1. Turn the power of this system ON, and then set the RHEL7.2 installation media to the optical disk drive.
2. The boot screen appears. Select [Test this media & install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2] if you check the
installation media. If you do not check the installation media, select [Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2].
Then, press the <Enter> key.
Tips If nothing is input for a certain amount of time, [Test this media & install Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 7.2] is selected automatically, and the next screen appears after
executing the installation media check.
It is recommended to check the installation media for a problem. Checking the media
takes several or several tens of minutes.
3. The screen to select language and keyboard appears. Select [English], and click [Continue].