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8-4 System Upgrade
PREPARING YOUR SYSTEM FOR UPGRADE
Note the following, when installing or replacing devices, to improve the performance of NEC
Express5800/ft series.
With the NEC Express5800/ft series, devices can be replaced during the continuous operation.
Take extreme care for electric shock and damage to the component due to short-circuit.
Optional devices cannot be installed or removed during continuous operation. Normally,
shutdown Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, check that the server is powered off,
disconnect all power cords and interface cables from the server before installing or removing
the optional devices.
To remove the CPU or PCI module during the continuous operation, disable the intended
module (place the module off-line) by using the ft server utility of the NEC ESMPRO Agent
or the NEC ESMPRO Manager from the management PC on the network. After a new module
is installed to the server, enable the module using the ft server utility or the NEC ESMPRO
Manager.
TIPS: The system is defaulted to automatically boot the module, once installed. For more
information, see Chapter 5.
Make sure to provide the same hardware configuration on both groups.
Use the same slots and sockets on both groups.
Do not install those devices having different specifications, performance, or features.
Before removing the setscrews from the CPU and PCI modules, place the desired module
off-line using the ft server utility or the NEC ESMPRO Manager.
When connecting a SCSI device such as a tape drive to the SCSI connector at the back of a
PCI module, the server needs to be powered off.