Details Of Expressbuilder; Starting Expressbuilder; Menu - NEC Express5800 Series Maintenance Manual

Chapter 2 Useful Features
6.

Details of EXPRESSBUILDER

EXPRESSBUILDER helps you to install an OS or check connection state of the server. Bundled software and
documents (electronic manual) are also provided in EXPRESSBUILDER.
6.1

Starting EXPRESSBUILDER

Use a DVD (labeled as EXPRESSBUILDER) that comes with your server to start EXPRESSBUILDER.
(1) Insert the DVD to the optical disk drive of the server, and then reboot by turning off and on the server or
by pressing <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Delete> keys.
Boot Selection Menu shown in Chapter 2 (6.2 Menu - (1) Boot Menu) appears.
(2) Insert the DVD into a computer on which Windows is running.
Autorun Menu shown in Chapter 2 (6.2 Menu - (3) Autorun Menu) appears.
6.2

Menu

EXPRESSBUILDER is operated by using onscreen menus.
(1)
Boot Selection Menu
When EXPRESSBUILDER starts from DVD, below menu appears.
Use the upper and lower arrow keys to move the cursor, and then press <Enter> key to select it.
OS installation is selected if no key is pressed.
If OS installation is selected, Home Menu shown in (2) Home Menu appears.
If Tool menu (Normal mode) is selected, Tool Menu shown in (3) Tool Menu appears. Select this mode
normally.
If Tool menu (Redirection mode) is selected, you can operate EXPRESSBUILDER remotely by using BIOS
Console Redirection feature. In this mode, the menu items and the tools that can be activated are the same as
those in normal mode.
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Remove other removable media before rebooting the server.
Tips
Boot selection
OS installation *** default ***
Tool menu (Normal mode)
Tool menu (Redirection mode)
Be sure to select Normal Mode when using the remote KVM feature.
Tips
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6. Details of EXPRESSBUILDER