NEC Express5800 140Rd-4 User Manual page 178

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– ROM-DOS Startup FD
Creates a support disk for starting the ROM-DOS system.
– Off-line Maintenance Utility Bootable FD
Creates a support disk for activating the Off-line Maintenance Utility.
– System Management FD
Creates a support disk for activating the System Management.
Setup Maintenance Partition
Maintenance partition is a specific partition for the server and created on your system disk. About 55MB of the
maintenance partition includes the various maintenance utilities and executable commands. In this menu, you can
create the maintenance partition, install the various utilities, and update the utilities. The maintenance utilities
installed in the maintenance partition are system diagnostics, System Management, and Off-line Maintenance Utility.
IMPORTANT:
Do not reset or turn off the server while the running this menu. If the processing is
discontinued, the system becomes unable to start.
The existence of the maintenance partition may be identified from the operating system. In
order to retain the Configuration Data, do not delete the partition.
NOTES:
The maintenance partition, once created, will not be recreated again.
When the maintenance partition does not exist, some menu items do not appear.
– Create Maintenance Partition
EXPRESSBUILDER creates about 55 MB of the maintenance partition on the system disk (or disk array
system) as work area. The various utilities are installed when the maintenance partition is created successfully
or when the maintenance partition is already created.
– Install Maintenance Partition Utilities
Various utilities are installed in the maintenance partition from the CD-ROM.
– Maintenance Partition Update
Various utilities are copied in the Maintenance Partition from the update disk. This menu is only used when the
update disk is supplied from your service representative or attached with your system.
– FDISK
Execute FDISK command of ROM-DOS system. You can create/delete partitions, etc.
BIOS/FW/etc. Update
This menu allows you to update the software module such as BIOS and firmware of the server by using the update
disk (3.5-inch floppy disk) that is distributed from our customer service representative.
After rebooting the system, an update program is started automatically from the floppy disk, and the various BIOS
and firmware programs are updated.
IMPORTANT: Do not turn off the server while the update program is running. If the update
processing is discontinued, the system becomes unable to start.
System Management
The parameters of BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) are set for remote control and alert.
Help
Displays explanations about various functions of EXPRESSBUILDER.
Return to the Top Menu
Choosing this menu returns to the Top Menu.