NEC Express5800/R320g-E4 Installation Manual page 13

Chapter 1 Installing Operating System
With the power of the server off, follow the steps below:
1. Prepare NEC Express5800/ft series.
Follow the instructions below to prepare.
<When installing or reinstalling VMware ESXi to the internal hard disk drive>
– Disconnect all power cords from outlet.
– Remove all the LAN cables. (Connecting the Management LAN connector is optional.)
– Remove all the optional PCI boards.
– Install only one hard disk drive in slot 0 of CPU/IO module 0. Do not install any hard disk drive in
CPU/IO module 1.
<When installing or reinstalling VMware ESXi to the external storage>
– Disconnect all power cords from outlet.
– Remove all the LAN cables. (Connecting the Management LAN connector is optional.)
– Remove all the internal hard disk drives.
– Remove all the optional PCI boards except Fibre Channel card and peripheral equipment except
external storage.
– If the Fibre Channel card is not mounted, insert the Fibre Channel cards into the same slot of each
CPU/IO module.
– Connect each Fibre Channel card and external storage with FC cables.
2. Connect power cords in the following order to start the system from CPU/IO module 0.
(1) Connect a power cord to AC inlet A.
(2) Connect a power cord to AC inlet B.
(3) Make sure that POWER LED on each module is blinking green.
Note Make sure that the System POWER LED on the front panel is unlit.
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Important Installation must be performed on the device that is actually used. Do not use any
hard disk drive of which system is installed on other device.
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Install only one hard disk drive in the slot specified here. If two or more hard disk
drives are installed, the destination disk to install an OS cannot be identified.
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If the hard disk drive is not a new one, physically format it. Refer to Chapter 3 (3.3
Physical Formatting of the Hard Disk Drive) in Maintenance Guide for physical
formatting.
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Note Wait at least 15 seconds after step (1), and then perform step (2).
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If you disconnect a power cord, wait for at least 30 seconds before connecting it again.
Important Make sure that the PRIMARY LED on CPU/IO module 0 is lit.
Express5800/R320g-E4, R320g-M4 Installation Guide (VMware)
1. Setup Procedure
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