NEC Express5800/T120f System Configuration Guide Introduction This document contains product and configuration information that will enable you to configure your system. The guide will ensure fast and proper configuration of your NEC Express5800 server. July 16, 2015 Revision 6.0 NEC Corporation SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f Contents TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ........................................................................................ 3 Key Features .......................................................................................................................................... 3 Specification .......................................................................................................................................... 3 EXTERNAL VIEWS ......................................................................................................... 7 Front and Rear Views ........................................................................................................................... 7 Dimensions (mm) .................................................................................................................................. 9 CONFIGURATION DIAGRAM ....................................................................................... 10 EXPANSION SLOTS ..................................................................................................... 10 SERVER CONFIGURATION ......................................................................................... 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Base Models ................................................................................................................................. 11 Processors and Heat Sink .......................................................................................................... 11 Memory ......................................................................................................................................... 12 3.1 Memory Configuration ......................................................................................................... 12 3.2 Other OS than Windows Server 2008 Standard ................................................................. 13 3.3 Windows Server 2008 Standard .......................................................................................... 14 Internal Hard Disk Drives ............................................................................................................ 15 4.1 RAID Configuration .............................................................................................................. 15 4.2 Required Components for RAID Configuration ................................................................... 16 4.3 Supported Drives ................................................................................................................. 20 Optical Drive ................................................................................................................................. 25 Internal Tape / RDX Drives .......................................................................................................... 25 6.1 Tape / RDX Drive Selection ................................................................................................. 25 6.2 Tape / RDX Configuration .................................................................................................... 25 PCI Card ........................................................................................................................................ 26 7.1 Network Interface Controller ................................................................................................ 26 7.2 External Storage Controller ................................................................................................. 28 7.3 Serial Port Adapter .............................................................................................................. 29 Other Add-in Components .......................................................................................................... 30 8.1 Redundant Fan .................................................................................................................... 30 8.2 Trusted Platform Module Kit ................................................................................................ 30 8.3 Internal Flash Memory ......................................................................................................... 30 8.4 Flash FDD............................................................................................................................ 30 8.5 Input Devices ....................................................................................................................... 30 Add-on Components ................................................................................................................... 31 9.1 Server Management License............................................................................................... 31 9.2 Rack Conversion Kit ............................................................................................................ 31 9.3 Dust / Insect Proof Kit .......................................................................................................... 31 9.4 Medium and Cartridge ......................................................................................................... 32 REFERENCES............................................................................................................... 33 Boot Mode Setting .............................................................................................................................. 33 Server Management ............................................................................................................................ 34 OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards and Embedded Controllers ....................................................... 35 Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots ...................................................................................... 36 Copyright Notice and Liability Disclaimer ........................................................................................ 37 REVISION HISTORY ..................................................................................................... 38 NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 2 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f Technical Specification Key Features High performance with the latest Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v3 product family Up to 512 GB of high speed DDR4-2133 memory High energy efficiency with power capping feature and 80 PLUS® Platinum or Gold power supply Full manageability by integrated EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 Specification (1/2) Model Processor T120f Type Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2603 v3 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2609 v3 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2620 v3 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2630 v3 Clock speed 1.60 GHz 1.90 GHz 2.40 GHz 2.40 GHz Number of Processors 1 or 2 Cache 15 MB Cores and Threads 6C - 6T Chipset Memory Internal Storage Expansion Slots NEC Corporation 20 MB 6C - 12T 8C - 16T Intel® C612 Chipset Type DDR4-2133 Registered DIMM DDR4-2133 Load Reduced DIMM Standard Capacity 0 GB Maximum Capacity 512 GB (16 x 32 GB) Memory protection ECC, x4 SDDC, Memory Mirroring, Memory Lockstep, Memory Sparing Standard Capacity 0 GB Maximum Capacity Hot plug 2.5-inch drive configuration: SAS HDD: 43.2 TB (24 x 1.8 TB) SATA HDD: 48 TB (24 x 2 TB) SAS SSD : 9.6 TB ( 24 x 400 GB) SATA SSD : 19.2 TB ( 24 x 800 GB) Hot plug 3.5-inch drive configuration: SATA HDD: 48 TB (8 x 6 TB) Storage Controller SATA : 6 Gb/s (Integrated) SAS: 12 Gb/s (Optional) RAID SATA : RAID 0/1/10 (Standard), RAID 5/6/50/60 (Optional) SAS : RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 (Optional) Hot Plug Supported Optical Disk Drive Optional 5-inch Media Bays 2 Disk Drive Bays Hot plug 2.5-inch drive configuration: 24 Hot plug 3.5-inch drive configuration: 8 1 Total: 4 to 5 slots available 2 PCIe x16 Gen 3 (x16 connector) 2 1 to 2 PCIe x8 Gen 3 (x8 connector) 1 PCIe x4 Gen 2 (x8 connector) Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 3 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f Model Video T120f Controller (VRAM) Integrated in Server Management Controller (32MB) Resolution / Color 1600 x 1200 / 16.7M 3 Interfaces 5 USB3.0 (2 x front, 4 x rear, 1 x internal) 2 USB2.0 (2 x front) 1 VGA (15-pin mini D-sub, 1 x rear) 1 to 2 Serial (9-pin mini D-sub, RS232-C, 1 to 2 x rear) 2 1000BASE-T LAN connector (RJ-45, 2 x rear) 1 Management LAN connector (RJ-45, 1 x rear) Server Management EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 Redundant Fan Optional, hot plug with redundant fan kit Redundant Power Supply Optional, hot plug with redundant power supply Power Supply 2 x 460 / 800 Watt 80 PLUS® Platinum certified hot plug PSU 1 x 700 Watt 80 PLUS® Gold certified non-hot plug PSU 100-240 VAC ± 10% 50 / 60 Hz ± 3 Hz Power Consumption (Max. Config, Idling) 320 VA / 317 Watt 321 VA / 318 Watt 318 VA / 316 Watt 321 VA / 319 Watt (Max. Config, Operating) 613 VA / 609 Watt 622 VA / 617 Watt 671 VA / 667 Watt 720 VA / 715 Watt Acoustical Noise Max. Config, Idling (Sound Pressure Max. Config, Operating 4 Level) Dimensions (W x D x H ) 40.0 dB Weight (Minimum / Maximum) 17 kg / 31.0 kg, 37.47 lbs. / 68.34 lbs. Temperature, Relative Humidity (non-condensing) Operating: 10° to 40° C / 50° to 104° F, 20 to 80% Non-Operating: -10° to 55° C / 14° to 131° F, 20 to 80% Regulatory and Safety FCC, UL, CB, CE, BSMI, RoHS, WEEE Operating Systems and Virtualization Software Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard (x86) SP2 or later Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise (x86) SP2 or later Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Standard Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Enterprise Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 Standard Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 Datacenter Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 R2 Standard Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 R2 Datacenter 5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 or later (x86) 5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 or later (x86_64) 5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 or later VMware ESXi 5.1 Update 2 VMware ESXi 5.5 Update 2 VMware ESXi 6.0 1 2 3 4 5 44.0 dB 200.0 x 599.0 x 438.0 mm / 7.8 x 23.5 x 17.2 in (5U) Embedded SATA RAID controller is supported only on limited operating systems. One PCIe x8 Gen 3 slot is available in single processor system. Maximum resolution available via EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 remote console is 1280 x 1024 / 65K colors. Noise emission was measured at the operator positions in accordance with ISO 7779. The actual value may vary by the operating environment. For Linux support, contact your sales representative or visit the NEC website at: http://www.nec.com/en/global/prod/express/linux/index.html NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 4 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f (2/2) Model Processor T120f Type Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2650 v3 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2680 v3 Clock speed 2.30 GHz 2.50 GHz Number of Processors 1 or 2 Cache 25 MB 30 MB Cores and Threads 10C - 20T 12C - 24T Chipset Memory Internal Storage Intel® C612 Chipset Type DDR4-2133 Registered DIMM DDR4-2133 Load Reduced DIMM Standard Capacity 0 GB Maximum Capacity 512 GB (16 x 32 GB) Memory protection ECC, x4 SDDC, Memory Mirroring, Memory Lockstep, Memory Sparing Standard Capacity 0 GB Maximum Capacity Hot plug 2.5-inch drive configuration: SAS HDD: 43.2 TB (24 x 1.8 TB) SATA HDD: 48 TB (24 x 2 TB) SAS SSD : 9.6 TB ( 24 x 400 GB) SATA SSD : 19.2 TB ( 24 x 800 GB) Hot plug 3.5-inch drive configuration: SATA HDD: 48 TB (8 x 6 TB) Storage Controller SATA : 6 Gb/s (Integrated) SAS: 12 Gb/s (Optional) RAID SATA : RAID 0/1/10 (Standard), RAID 5/6/50/60 (Optional) SAS : RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 (Optional) Hot Plug Supported with hot plug drive bay Optical Disk Drive Optional 5-inch Media Bays 2 Disk Drive Bays Hot plug 2.5-inch drive configuration: 24 Hot plug 3.5-inch drive configuration: 8 1 Expansion Slots Video Total: 4 to 5 slots available 2 PCIe x16 Gen 3 (x16 connector) 2 1 to 2 PCIe x8 Gen 3 (x8 connector) 1 PCIe x4 Gen 2 (x8 connector) Controller (VRAM) 1600 x 1200 / 16.7M Integrated in Server Management Controller (32MB) 3 1280 x 1024 / 16.7M 3 Interfaces 5 USB3.0 (2 x front, 4 x rear, 1 x internal) 2 USB2.0 (2 x front) 1 VGA (15-pin mini D-sub, 1 x rear) 1 to 2 Serial (9-pin mini D-sub, RS232-C, 1 to 2 x rear) 2 1000BASE-T LAN connector (RJ-45, 2 x rear) 1 Management LAN connector (RJ-45, 1 x rear) Server Management EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 Redundant Fan Optional, hot plug with redundant fan kit Redundant Power Supply Optional, hot plug with redundant power supply NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 5 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f Model T120f Power Supply 2 x 460 / 800 Watt 80 PLUS® Platinum certified hot plug PSU 1 x 700 Watt 80 PLUS® Gold certified non-hot plug PSU 100-240 VAC ± 10% 50 / 60 Hz ± 3 Hz Power Consumption (Max. Config, Idling) 322 VA / 320 Watt 322 VA / 320 Watt (Max. Config, Operating) 766 VA / 761 Watt 846 VA / 840 Watt Acoustical Noise Max. Config, Idling (Sound Pressure Max. Config, Operating 4 Level) Dimensions (W x D x H ) 40.0 dB Weight (Minimum / Maximum) 17 kg / 31.0 kg, 37.47 lbs. / 68.34 lbs. Temperature, Relative Humidity (non-condensing) Operating: 10° to 40° C / 50° to 104° F, 20 to 80% Non-Operating: -10° to 55° C / 14° to 131° F, 20 to 80% Regulatory and Safety FCC, UL, CB, CE, BSMI, RoHS, WEEE Operating Systems and Virtualization Software Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Standard Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Enterprise Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 Standard Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 Datacenter Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 R2 Standard Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 R2 Datacenter 5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 or later (x86) 5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 or later (x86_64) 5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 or later VMware ESXi 5.1 Update 2 VMware ESXi 5.5 Update 2 VMware ESXi 6.0 1 2 3 4 5 45.0 dB 44.0 dB 200.0 x 599.0 x 438.0 mm / 7.8 x 23.5 x 17.2 in (5U) Embedded SATA RAID controller is supported only on limited operating systems. One PCIe x8 Gen 3 slot is available in single processor system. Maximum resolution available via EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 remote console is 1280 x 1024 / 65K colors. Noise emission was measured at the operator positions in accordance with ISO 7779. The actual value may vary by the operating environment. For Linux support, contact your sales representative or visit the NEC website at: http://www.nec.com/en/global/prod/express/linux/index.html NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 6 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f External Views Front and Rear Views Front View A I J H B C D E F G I J With Front bezel Legend A. Power Button F. Data LAN 1 Activity LED B. Power LED G. Data LAN 2 Activity LED C. System Status LED 1 H. Front Bezel Key D. System Status LED 2 I. Front Bezel E. Power Capping LED J. Stabilizer NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 7 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f Front View A E F G B C H D Hot Plug 2.5-inch Drive Configuration Hot Plug 3.5-inch Drive Configuration Legend A. 5.25-inch Media Bay B. E. System Reset Button Optical Drive Bay F. Dump (NMI) Button C. USB Connectors G. BMC Reset Button D. 2.5-inch Drive Bay H. 3.5-inch Drive Bay Rear View A A B B D E F G I H C Non-hot Plug Power Supply Configuration Hot Plug Power Supply Configuration Legend A. B. Power Supply Unit F. UID Button/LED Management LAN Connector AC Inlet G. C. PCI Slots H. USB Connectors D. Serial Port Connector I. Data LAN Connectors E. VGA Connector NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 8 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f Dimensions (mm) Non-hot Plug Power Supply Configuration 611 200 438 599 313.4 Hot Plug Power Supply Configuration 625.4 200 438 599 NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 313.4 9 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f Configuration Diagram CHASSIS REAR CHASSIS INSIDE Power Supply CHASSIS FRONT Power Supply Cooling Fan* Cooling Fan 4x DIMM Slots 4x DIMM Slots Cooling Fan 1x DIMM 4x DIMM Slots Optical Drive Bay Drive Cage Bay Drives 4 Flash Back up Unit Slots PCIe Gen3 PCI 4 PCI 5 Optical Drive Bay CPU 1 PCI 1 PCI 3 2x Media Bay CPU 2 4x DIMM Slots PCI 2 2x Media Bay PCIe Gen2 Legend: Standard Components Mandatory Components Expansion Slots Slot #1 Slot #2 Slot #3 Slot #4 Slot #5 Legend #1 PCIe 3.0 x8, x8 connector, Full height, up to 168 mm length #2 PCIe 3.0 x16, x16 connector, Full height, up to 290 mm length #3 PCIe 3.0 x8, x8 connector, Full height, up to 290 mm length #4 PCIe 3.0 x16, x16 connector, Full height, up to 290 mm length #5 PCIe 2.0 x4, x8 connector, Full height, up to 168 mm length NOTE: The slot #1 is available in dual processor configuration. NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 10 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f Server Configuration 1 Base Models Product Name / Description Part Number EXPRESS5800/T120f Server no processor, no RAM, no Drive Cage, no HDD, no DVD, no FAN Including: 700W 80 PLUS® Gold non-hot plug PSU, keyboard, mouse, EXPRESSBUILDER DVD EXPRESS5800/T120f Server no processor, no RAM, no Drive Cage, no HDD, no DVD, no FAN Including: 2 x 460W 80 PLUS® Platinum hot plug PSU, keyboard, mouse, EXPRESSBUILDER DVD EXPRESS5800/T120f Server no processor, no RAM, no Drive Cage, no HDD, no DVD, no FAN Including: 2 x 800W 80 PLUS® Platinum hot plug PSU, keyboard, mouse, EXPRESSBUILDER DVD EXPRESS5800/T120f Server no processor, no RAM, no Drive Cage, no HDD, no DVD, no FAN, no keyboard, no mouse Including: 700W 80 PLUS® Gold non-hot plug PSU, EXPRESSBUILDER DVD EXPRESS5800/T120f Server no processor, no RAM, no Drive Cage, no HDD, no DVD, no FAN, no keyboard, no mouse Including: 2 x 460W 80 PLUS® Platinum hot plug PSU, EXPRESSBUILDER DVD EXPRESS5800/T120f Server no processor, no RAM, no Drive Cage, no HDD, no DVD, no FAN, no keyboard, no mouse Including: 2 x 800W 80 PLUS® Platinum hot plug PSU, , EXPRESSBUILDER DVD N8100-2289F N8100-2290F N8100-2291F N8100-2295F N8100-2296F N8100-2297F NOTE: The base model must be ordered with a processor kit and memory, a drive cage. Use the NEC Power Supply Selector to select appropriate size for power units. For details, please visit the NEC website at: http://www.nec.com/en/global/prod/express/collateral/tools/PowerSelector_G01.xls 2 Processors and Heat Sink Available sockets: 2 Category Product Name / Description Part Number Processors 1 Processor Required Xeon E5-2603 v3 Processor Kit Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2603 v3 (1.60 GHz, 6C/6T, 15 MB) Xeon E5-2609 v3 Processor Kit Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2609 v3 (1.90 GHz, 6C/6T, 15 MB) Xeon E5-2620 v3 Processor Kit Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2620 v3 (2.40 GHz, 6C/12T, 15 MB) Xeon E5-2630 v3 Processor Kit Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2630 v3 (2.40 GHz, 8C/16T, 20 MB) Xeon E5-2650 v3 Processor Kit Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2650 v3 (2.30 GHz, 10C/20T, 25 MB) Xeon E5-2680 v3 Processor Kit Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2680 v3 (2.50 GHz, 12C/24T, 30 MB) N8101-919F NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 N8101-920F N8101-921F N8101-922F N8101-924F N8101-926F 11 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f Heat Sink 1st Processor Heat Sink st For 1 Processor (Standard) 2nd Processor Heat Sink nd For 2 Processor N8101-928F NOTE: Minimum one processor kit from above must be installed. The processors must be the same to configure dual processor system. The 32-bit operating systems, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86), are supported only on Xeon E5-2603 v3, E5-2609 v3, Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Xeon E5-2630 v3 systems. The maximum number of logical processors supported by OS See the table below for the maximum number of logical processors that you can actually use on your system. Number of Logical Processors Supported by Operating Systems 1 Maximum Available Number of Logical Processors Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard (x86) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (x86) 32 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard (x64) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise (x64) 256 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter 640 1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 32 32 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86_64) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 240 48 VMware ESXi 5.1 160 48 VMware ESXi 5.5 320 48 VMware ESXi 6.0 480 48 1 32 48 48 The maximum numbers of logical processors when using Hyper-V are below : - Windows Server 2008 : 24 - Windows Server 2008 R2 : 64 - Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 : 320 3 Memory 3.1 Memory Configuration Refer to the section in accordance with your operating system and memory configuration: Other OS than Windows Server 2008 Standard Independent channel / Memory Sparing Configuration: Refer to 3.2.1 Memory Sparing Configuration: Refer to 3.2.2 Memory Mirroring / Memory Lockstep Configuration: Refer to 3.2.3 Windows Server 2008 Standard Independent Channel: Refer to 3.3.1 NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 12 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f Memory Configuration Feature Comparison See the table below for feature comparisons of memory configurations supported. Independent Channel Memory Sparing Memory Lockstep Memory Mirroring Performance Best Better Better Good Data Protection No Multiple single bit error protection No Multiple single bit and multi bit error protection Redundancy No Partly No Fully Data Correction ECC, x4 SDDC ECC, x4 SDDC ECC, x8 SDDC ECC, x4 SDDC Available Memory Full physical memory 3/4 physical memory (16GB DIMM) Full physical memory Half physical memory Available Memory Channels Notes 4 4 4 4 - All DIMMs in the system must be identical. Paired DIMMs must be identical. Paired DIMMs must be identical. 3.2 Other OS than Windows Server 2008 Standard 3.2.1 Independent Channel Configuration Available slots: 8 per processor Category Product Name / Description Part Number Registered DIMM (RDIMM) 4GB DDR4-2133 REG Memory Kit (1x4GB) 1x 4GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2133(PC4-2133) 8GB DDR4-2133 REG Memory Kit (1x8GB) 1x 8GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2133(PC4-2133) 16GB DDR4-2133 REG Memory Kit (1x16GB) 1x 16GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2133(PC4-2133) 32GB DDR4-2133 LR Memory Kit (1x32GB) 1x 32GB Load Reduced ECC DIMM, DDR4-2133(PC4-2133) N8102-644F Load Reduced DIMM (LRDIMM) N8102-645F N8102-646F N8102-647F NOTE: Minimum one memory kit per processor must be installed. It is recommended to install memory kits in multiples of four identical DIMMs for quad-channel symmetric memory configurations to increase memory transfer speed. When two processors are installed, balance the DIMMs across the two processors. Mix configurations of RDIMM and LRDIMM are not supported. At least 5 GB of memory is required for VMware ESXi™ 5.5 and ESXi™ 6.0 3.2.2 Memory Sparing Configuration Available slots: 8 per processor Product Name / Description Part Number 32GB DDR4-2133 REG Memory Kit (2x16GB) 2x 16GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2133(PC4-2133) N8102-655 NOTE: Minimum one memory kit per processor must be installed. The memory kits must be identical. The logical memory capacity at the time of memory sparing becomes three-fourths of physical NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 13 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f capacity. 3.2.3 Memory Mirroring / Memory Lockstep Configuration Available slots: 8 per processor Product Name / Description Part Number 16GB DDR4-2133 REG Memory Kit (2x 8GB) 2x 8GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2133(PC4-2133) 32GB DDR4-2133 REG Memory Kit (2x 16GB) 2x 16GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2133(PC4-2133) N8102-650 N8102-651 NOTE: Minimum one memory kit per processor must be installed. The logical memory capacity at the time of memory mirroring becomes a half of physical capacity. 3.3 Windows Server 2008 Standard 3.3.1 Independent Channel Configuration Available slots: 1 Product Name / Description Part Number 4GB DDR4-2133 REG Memory Kit (1x4GB) 1x 4GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2133(PC4-2133) N8102-644F NOTE: Only one Memory Kit can be installed regardless of the number of processors. Maximum Memory Speed See the table below for the actual maximum memory transfer speed in Independent Channel / Memory Sparing Configuration. DDR4 memory speed depends on the type of DIMMs, the native memory bus speed of the memory controller and memory configuration. All memory buses operate at the clock frequency of the DIMM with the lowest frequency. Processor Type Populated DIMMs Memory Power Setting DIMM Speed E5-2603 v3 E5-2609 v3 4 GB, 8 GB,16 GB, 32GB - 1600 MHz E5-2620 v3 E5-2630 v3 4 GB, 8 GB,16 GB, 32GB - 1866 MHz E5-2650 v3 E5-2680 v3 4 GB, 8 GB,16 GB, 32GB - 2133 MHz Maximum Available Memory See the table below for the maximum memory size that you can actually use on your system. The maximum available memory is less than the maximum physical memory supported by your system because some chipsets require PCI resource space of about 750MB. PCI resource requirements vary depending on the type and the number of PCI cards you are using. Maximum Memory Size Supported by Operating Systems Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard (x86) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard NEC Corporation 1 1 4 GB 32 GB Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 Maximum Available Memory 4 GB (HW-DEP enabled) App. 2 GB(HW-DEP disabled) 32 GB 14 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f 1 64 GB 64 GB 2 TB 512 GB 4 TB 512 GB Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 16 GB 16 GB Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86_64) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 6 TB 512 GB VMware ESXi 5.1 2 2 TB 512 GB VMware ESXi 5.5 2 4 TB 512 GB VMware ESXi 6.0 3 6 TB 512 GB Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (x86) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise 1 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter 1 2 3 1 The maximum available memory size of Hyper-V systems are below: - Windows Server 2008 Standard (x64) and Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard : 32 GB - Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (x64) and Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise : 1TB - Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 : 4 TB Up to 1 TB of the main memory is available to each virtual machine. Up to 4 TB of the main memory is available to each virtual machine. 4 Internal Hard Disk Drives 4.1 RAID Configuration Refer to the section in accordance with your disk form factor. 4.1.1 Hot Plug 2.5-inch Drive Configuration Refer to the section in accordance with your OS and RAID configuration. For example, when you would like to configure RAID 0/1/10 1GB cache with Windows Server 2012 R2, refer to the section 4.2.3 for the required components and then refer to the section 4.3.2 for the hard drives. Operating System Supported RAID configuration RAID and Cache Section Supported Drives Windows Server 2008 Standard Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 KVM in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86_64) Non-RAID (Embedded SATA) 4.2.1 4.3.1 RAID 0/1 (Embedded SATA RAID) 4.2.2 4.3.2 RAID 0/1/10 1GB Cache 4.2.3 4.3.3 RAID 5/6/50/60 1GB Cache 4.2.4 RAID 5/6/50/60 2GB Cache 4.2.5 Windows Server 2012 Standard Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86_64) without KVM feature Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Non-RAID (Embedded SATA) 4.2.1 4.3.1 RAID 0/1 (Embedded SATA RAID) 4.2.2 4.3.2 RAID 0/1/10 1GB Cache 4.2.3 4.3.4 RAID 5/6/50/60 1GB Cache 4.2.4 RAID 5/6/50/60 2GB Cache 4.2.5 VMware ESXi 5.1 VMware ESXi 5.5 VMware ESXi 6.0 Non-RAID (Embedded SATA) 4.2.1 4.3.1 RAID 0/1/10 1GB Cache 4.2.3 4.3.3 RAID 5/6/50/60 1GB Cache 4.2.4 RAID 5/6/50/60 2GB Cache 4.2.5 NOTE: Up to four hard drives can be installed in the Embedded SATA configuration. NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 15 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f Hot plug insertion/removal is not supported with the Embedded SATA non-RAID controller. Embedded SATA RAID controller is supported only on limited OS. For more details, please see OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards and Embedded Controllers. It is recommended to set RAID array configuration drives less than eight per disk group in order to minimize the risk of becoming multiple hard drives failure. To configure a large-capacity RAID array, it is recommended to configure in RAID 6 or RAID 60 in order to minimize the risk of becoming multiple hard drives failure during the RAID rebuilding process. 4.1.2 Hot Plug 3.5-inch Drive Configuration Refer to the section in accordance with your OS and RAID configuration. Operating System Supported RAID configuration RAID and Cache Supported Drives Section Windows Server 2008 Standard Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 KVM in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86_64) Non-RAID (Embedded SATA) 4.2.6 4.3.5 RAID 0/1 (Embedded SATA RAID) 4.2.7 4.3.7 RAID 0/1/10 1GB Cache 4.2.8 4.3.8 RAID 5/6/50/60 1GB Cache 4.2.9 RAID 5/6/50/60 2GB Cache 4.2.10 Windows Server 2012 Standard Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86_64) without KVM feature Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Non-RAID (Embedded SATA) 4.2.6 4.3.6 RAID 0/1 (Embedded SATA RAID) 4.2.7 4.3.7 RAID 0/1/10 1GB Cache 4.2.8 4.3.9 RAID 5/6/50/60 1GB Cache 4.2.9 RAID 5/6/50/60 2GB Cache 4.2.10 VMware ESXi 5.1 VMware ESXi 5.5 VMware ESXi 6.0 Non-RAID (Embedded SATA) 4.2.6 4.3.5 RAID 0/1/10 1GB Cache 4.2.8 4.3.8 RAID 5/6/50/60 1GB Cache 4.2.9 RAID 5/6/50/60 2GB Cache 4.2.10 NOTE: Up to four hard drives can be installed in the Embedded SATA configuration. Hot plug insertion/removal is not supported with the Embedded SATA non-RAID controller. Embedded SATA RAID controller is supported only on limited OS. For more details, please see OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards and Embedded Controllers. All drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity. It is recommended to set RAID array configuration drives less than eight per disk group in order to minimize the risk of becoming multiple hard drives failure. To configure a large-capacity RAID array, it is recommended to configure in RAID 6 or RAID 60 in order to minimize the risk of becoming multiple hard drives failure during the RAID rebuilding process. 4.2 Required Components for RAID Configuration 4.2.1 2.5-inch Drive Cage with Embedded SATA non-RAID Controller Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller Embedded SATA Controller 4 x 6Gb/s SATA 2.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage Kit 8 x 2.5-inch hot plug hard drive bays Including 2 sets of 1 x Mini SAS HD to 1 x Mini SAS HD cable (Standard) Drive Cage/ Cable Required NOTE: NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 N8154-77F 16 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f Up to 4 SATA drives are supported. For supported HDD/SSD, refer to 4.3.1 Hot plug insertion/removal are not supported in the configuration. 4.2.2 2.5-inch Drive Cage with Embedded SATA RAID Controller Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller Embedded SATA Controller 4 x 6Gb/s SATA 2.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage Kit 8 x 2.5-inch hot plug hard drive bays Including 2 sets of 1 x Mini SAS HD to 1 x Mini SAS HD cable (Standard) Drive Cage/ Cable Required N8154-77F NOTE: Embedded SATA RAID controller is supported only on limited OS. For more details, please see OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards and Embedded Controllers. For supported HDD/SSD, refer to 4.3.2 4.2.3 2.5-inch Drive Cage with RAID 0/1 Controller with 1 GB Cache Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller Required RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1) LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362-8i RAID 0/1/10, 1GB, Int. 8, PCIe 3.0 x8, 12Gb/s SAS Expander Card SAS Expander Card Including 2 sets of 1 x Mini SAS HD to 1 x Mini SAS HD cable NOTE: - Required when more than 1 drive cage N8103-176 Flash Backup Unit for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362-8i 650mm Cable for Flash Backup Unit included 2.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage Kit 8 x 2.5-inch hot plug hard drive bays Including 2 sets of 1 x Mini SAS HD to 1 x Mini SAS HD cable N8103-181 SAS Expander Card Flash Backup Recommended Drive Cage/ Cable 1 to 3 Required N8103-186 N8154-77F NOTE: For supported HDD/SSD, refer to 4.3.3 for Windows Server 2008/2008R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Etnerprise Linux 6(x86_64) with KVM feature, or VMware. Refet to 4.3.4 for Windows Server 2012/2012R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6(x86_64) without KVM feature, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. All drives within a RAID array should be of the same type, capacity and rotation speed. Up to two kinds of drives selected from SAS 10K HDDs, SAS 15K HDDs, SATA HDDs, SATA SSD and SAS SSDs can be mixed. 4.2.4 2.5-inch Drive Cage with RAID 5/6 Controller with 1 GB Cache Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller Required N8103-177 SAS Expander Card RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362-8i RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 1GB, Int. 8, PCIe 3.0 x8, SAS 12Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s SAS Expander Card SAS Expander Card Including 2 sets of 1 x Mini SAS HD to 1 x Mini SAS HD cable NOTE: - Required when more than 1 drive cage Flash Backup Flash Backup Unit N8103-181 NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 N8103-186 17 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f Recommended Drive Cage/ Cable 1 to 3 Required for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362-8i 650mm Cable for Flash Backup Unit included 2.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage Kit 8 x 2.5-inch hot plug hard drive bays Including 2 sets of 1 x Mini SAS HD to 1 x Mini SAS HD cable N8154-77F NOTE: For supported HDD/SSD, refer to 4.3.3 for Windows Server 2008/2008R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Etnerprise Linux 6(x86_64) with KVM feature, or VMware. Refet to 4.3.4 for Windows Server 2012/2012R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6(x86_64) without KVM feature, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. All drives within a RAID array should be of the same type, capacity and rotation speed. Up to two kinds of drives selected from SAS 10K HDDs, SAS 15K HDDs, SATA HDDs, SATA SSD and SAS SSDs can be mixed. To configure a large-capacity RAID array, it is recommended to configure in RAID 6 or RAID 60 in order to minimize the risk of becoming multiple hard drives failure during the RAID rebuilding process. 4.2.5 2.5-inch Drive Cage with RAID 5/6 Controller with 2 GB Cache Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller Required RAID Controller (2GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362-8i RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 2GB, Int. 8, PCIe 3.0 x8, 12Gb/s SAS Expander Card SAS Expander Card Including 2 sets of 1 x Mini SAS HD to 1 x Mini SAS HD cable NOTE: - Required when more than 1 drive cage N8103-178 Flash Backup Unit for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362-8i 650mm Cable for Flash Backup Unit included 2.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage Kit 8 x 2.5-inch hot plug hard drive bays Including 2 sets of 1 x Mini SAS HD to 1 x Mini SAS HD cable N8103-181 SAS Expander Card Flash Backup Recommended Drive Cage/ Cable 1 to 3 Required N8103-186 N8154-77F NOTE: For supported HDD/SSD, refer to 4.3.3 for Windows Server 2008/2008R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Etnerprise Linux 6(x86_64) with KVM feature, or VMware. Refet to 4.3.4 for Windows Server 2012/2012R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6(x86_64) without KVM feature, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. All drives within a RAID array should be of the same type, capacity and rotation speed. Up to two kinds of drives selected from SAS 10K HDDs, SAS 15K HDDs, SATA HDDs, SATA SSD and SAS SSDs can be mixed. To configure a large-capacity RAID array, it is recommended to configure in RAID 6 or RAID 60 in order to minimize the risk of becoming multiple hard drives failure during the RAID rebuilding process 4.2.6 3.5-inch Drive Cage with Embedded SATA non-RAID Controller Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller Embedded SATA Controller 4 x 6Gb/s SATA 3.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage Kit 4 x 3.5-inch hot plug hard drive bays Including 1 sets of 1 x Mini SAS HD to 1 x Mini SAS HD cable (Standard) Drive Cage/ Cable Required N8154-78F NOTE: Up to 4 SATA drives are supported For supported HDD/SSD, refer to 4.3.5 for Windows Server 2008/2008R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 or Red Hat Etnerprise Linux 6(x86_64) with KVM feature. Refet to 4.3.6 for Windows Server 2012/2012R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6(x86_64) without KVM feature. Refer to 4.3.5 for VMware. NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 18 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f Hot plug insertion/removal is not supported with the Embedded SATA non-RAID controller. 4.2.7 3.5-inch Drive Cage with Embedded SATA RAID Controller Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller Embedded SATA Controller 4 x 6Gb/s SATA 3.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage Kit 4 x 3.5-inch hot plug hard drive bays Including 1 sets of 1 x Mini SAS HD to 1 x Mini SAS HD cable (Standard) Drive Cage/ Cable N8154-78F Required NOTE: Up to 4 SATA drives are supported For supported HDD/SSD, refer to 4.3.7 4.2.8 3.5-inch Drive Cage with RAID 0/1 Controller with 1 GB Cache Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller Required RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1) LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362-8i RAID 0/1/10, 1GB, Int. 8, PCIe 3.0 x8, 12Gb/s Flash Backup Unit for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362-8i 650mm Cable for Flash Backup Unit included 3.5-inch Drive Cage 4 x 3.5-inch hot plug hard drive bays Including 1 sets of 1 x Mini SAS HD to 1 x Mini SAS HD cable N8103-176 Flash Backup Recommended Drive Cage/ Cable 1 to 2 Required N8103-181 N8154-78F NOTE: For supported HDD/SSD, refer to 4.3.8 for Windows Server 2008/2008R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6(x86_64) with KVM feature. Refer to 4.3.9 for Windows Server 2012/2012R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6(x86_64) without KVM feature. Refer to 4.3.8 for VMware. All drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity. 4.2.9 3.5-inch Drive Cage with RAID 5/6 Controller with 1 GB Cache Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller Required RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362-8i RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 1GB, Int. 8, PCIe 3.0 x8, SAS 12Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s Flash Backup Unit for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362-8i 650mm Cable for Flash Backup Unit included 3.5-inch Drive Cage 4 x 3.5-inch hot plug hard drive bays Including 1 sets of 1 x Mini SAS HD to 1 x Mini SAS HD cable N8103-177 Flash Backup Recommended Drive Cage/ Cable 1 to 2 Required N8103-181 N8154-78F NOTE: For supported HDD/SSD, refer to 4.3.8 for Windows Server 2008/2008R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6(x86_64) with KVM feature. Refer to 4.3.9 for Windows Server 2012/2012R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6(x86_64) without KVM feature. Refer to 4.3.8 for VMware. All drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity. To configure a large-capacity RAID array, it is recommended to configure in RAID 6 or RAID 60 in order to minimize the risk of becoming multiple hard drives failure during the RAID rebuilding process. NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 19 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f 4.2.10 3.5-inch Drive Cages with RAID 5/6 Controller with 2 GB Cache Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller Required RAID Controller (2GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362-8i RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 2GB, Int. 8, PCIe 3.0 x8, 12Gb/s Flash Backup Unit for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362-8i 650mm Cable for Flash Backup Unit included 3.5-inch Drive Cage 4 x 3.5-inch hot plug hard drive bays Including 1 sets of 1 x Mini SAS HD to 1 x Mini SAS HD cable N8103-178 Flash Backup Recommended Drive Cage/ Cable 1 to 2 Required N8103-181 N8154-78F NOTE: For supported HDD/SSD, refer to 4.3.8 for Windows Server 2008/2008R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 or Red Hat Etnerprise Linux 6(x86_64) with KVM feature. Refet to 4.3.9 for Windows Server 2012/2012R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6(x86_64) without KVM feature. Refer to 4.3.8 for VMware. All drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity. To configure a large-capacity RAID array, it is recommended to configure in RAID 6 or RAID 60 in order to minimize the risk of becoming multiple hard drives failure during the RAID rebuilding process. 4.3 Supported Drives 4.3.1 2.5-inch Drives for Embedded SATA Controller Category Drive 4 slots available 2.5-inch SATA HDD Product Name / Description Part Number 250GB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 250 GB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B sector 500GB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 500 GB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B sector 1TB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 1 TB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B sector N8150-487 N8150-488 N8150-489 NOTE: Hot plug insertion/removal is not supported with the configuration. 4.3.2 2.5-inch Drives for Embedded SATA RAID Controller Category Drive 4 slots available 2.5-inch SATA HDD Product Name / Description Part Number 250GB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 250 GB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B sector 500GB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 500 GB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B sector 1TB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 1 TB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B sector N8150-487 N8150-488 N8150-489 NOTE: All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity. NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 20 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f 4.3.3 2.5-inch Drives for RAID Controller Configuration (1) For Windows Server 2008/2008R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, KVM in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6(x86_64), or VMware Category Drive Standard:8 slots available Max : 24 slots available 2.5-inch SAS HDD 2.5-inch SATA HDD 2.5-inch SAS SSD (eMLC) 2.5-inch SATA SSD (MLC) Product Name / Description Part Number 300GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 300 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512B sector 450GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 450 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512B sector 600GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 600 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512B sector 900GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 900 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512B sector 1.2TB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 1.2TB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512B sector 300GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 300 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 15,000 rpm, 512B sector 450GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 450 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 15,000 rpm, 512B sector 600GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 600 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 15,000 rpm, 512B sector 250GB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 250 GB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B sector 500GB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 500 GB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B sector 1TB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 1 TB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B sector 200GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD 1 x 200 GB SAS SSD, eMLC, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 512B sector 400GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD 1 x 400 GB SAS SSD, eMLC, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 512B sector 200GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD 1 x 200 GB SATA SSD, MLC, 2.5-inch, 6b/s, 512B sector N8150-479 400GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD 1 x 400 GB SATA SSD, MLC, 2.5-inch, 6b/s, 512B sector 800GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD 1 x 800 GB SATA SSD, MLC, 2.5-inch, 6b/s, 512B sector N8150-726 N8150-480 N8150-481 N8150-482 N8150-483 N8150-485 N8150-486 N8150-518 N8150-487 N8150-488 N8150-489 N8150-721 N8150-722 N8150-725 N8150-727 NOTE: All drives within a RAID array should be of the same type, capacity and rotation speed. Up to two kinds of drives selected from SAS 10K HDDs, SAS 15K HDDs, SATA HDDs, SATA SSDs and SAS SSDs can be mixed. To configure a large-capacity RAID array, it is recommended to configure in RAID 6 or RAID 60 in NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 21 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f order to minimize the risk of becoming multiple hard drives failure during the RAID rebuilding process. 4.3.4 2.5-inch Drives for RAID Controller Configuration (2) For Windows Server 2012/2012R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6(x86_64) without KVM, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Category Drive Standard : 8 slots available Max : 24 slots available 2.5-Inch SAS HDD (512B) SAS HDD (4KB) 2.5-Inch SATA HDD (512B) SATA HDD (4KB) 2.5-Inch SAS SSD (eMLC) 2.5-Inch SATA SSD (MLC) NEC Corporation Product Name / Description Part Number 300GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 300 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512B sector 450GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 450 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512B sector 600GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 600 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512B sector 900GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 900 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512B sector 1.2TB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 1.2TB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512B sector 300GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 300 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 15,000 rpm, 512B sector 450GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 450 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 15,000 rpm, 512B sector 600GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 600 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 15,000 rpm, 512B sector 1.8TB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 1.8TB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 4KB sector 250GB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 250 GB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B sector 500GB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 500 GB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B sector 1TB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 1 TB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B sector 2TB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 2 TB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 4KB sector 200GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD 1 x 200 GB SAS SSD, eMLC, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 512B sector 400GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD 1 x 400 GB SAS SSD, eMLC, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 512B sector 200GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD 1 x 200 GB SATA SSD, MLC, 2.5-inch, 6b/s, 512B sector 400GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD 1 x 400 GB SATA SSD, MLC, 2.5-inch, 6b/s, 512B sector N8150-479 Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 N8150-480 N8150-481 N8150-482 N8150-483 N8150-485 N8150-486 N8150-518 N8150-490 N8150-487 N8150-488 N8150-489 N8150-521 N8150-721 N8150-722 N8150-725 N8150-726 22 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f 800GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD 1 x 800 GB SATA SSD, MLC, 2.5-inch, 6b/s, 512B sector N8150-727 NOTE: All drives within a RAID array should be of the same type, capacity and rotation speed. Up to two kinds of drives selected from SAS 10K HDDs, SAS 15K HDDs, SATA HDDs, SATA SSDs and SAS SSDs can be mixed. To configure a large-capacity RAID array, it is recommended to configure in RAID 6 or RAID 60 in order to minimize the risk of becoming multiple hard drives failure during the RAID rebuilding process. The 4KB sector drives are make-to-order products. Please consult your sales representative in regard to production lead time. When you select 4KB sector HDD, confirm whether your applications support hard drives with 4 KB sector size. For more information, visit the NEC website at: http://www.nec.com/en/global/prod/express/svropt/hdd/collateral/4KHDD_Precautions_EN.pdf Mix configurations of 4KB sector HDDs and 512B sector HDDs are not supported. 4.3.5 3.5-inch Drives for Embedded SATA Controller For Windows Server 2008/2008R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, or VMware Category Drive 4slots available 3.5-Inch SATA HDD Product Name / Description Part Number 500GB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 500 GB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B Sector 1TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 1 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B Sector 2TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 2 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B Sector N8150-524 N8150-504 N8150-505 NOTE: Hot plug insertion/removal are not supported in the configuration. 4.3.6 3.5-inch Drives for Embedded SATA Controller For Windows Server 2012/2012R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86_64), or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Category Drive 4slots available 3.5-inch SATA HDD Product Name / Description Part Number 500GB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 500 GB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B Sector 1TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 1 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B Sector 2TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 2 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B Sector 3TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 3 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B Sector 4TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 4 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B Sector N8150-524 N8150-504 N8150-505 N8150-506 N8150-507 NOTE: Hot plug insertion/removal are not supported in the configuration. 4.3.7 3.5-inch Drives for Embedded SATA RAID Controller Category Drive 4 slots available NEC Corporation 3.5-inch SATA HDD Product Name / Description Part Number 500GB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 500 GB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B Sector N8150-524 1TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 1 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B Sector N8150-504 Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 23 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f 2TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 2 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B Sector 3TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 3 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B Sector 4TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 4 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B Sector N8150-505 N8150-506 N8150-507 NOTE: All drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity. Embedded SATA RAID Controller does not support RAID 10 configured with 2 TB, 3 TB, and 4 TB HDDs. 4.3.8 3.5-inch Drives for RAID Controller Configuration (1) For Windows Server 2008/2008R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, KVM in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6(x86_64), or VMware Category Drive Standard:4 slots available Max : 8 slots available 3.5-inch SATA HDD Product Name / Description Part Number 500GB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 500 GB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B Sector 1TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 1 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B Sector 2TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 2 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B Sector 3TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 3 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B Sector 4TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 4 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B Sector N8150-524 N8150-504 N8150-505 N8150-506 N8150-507 NOTE: All drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity. To configure a large-capacity RAID array, it is recommended to configure in RAID 6 or RAID 60 in order to minimize the risk of becoming multiple hard drives failure during the RAID rebuilding process. 4.3.9 3.5-inch Drives for RAID Controller Configuration (2) Category Drive Standard : 4 slots available Max : 8 slots available 3.5-inch SATA HDD (4KB) 3.5-inch SATA HDD (512B) Product Name / Description Part Number 2TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 2 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 4K Sector 4TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 4 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 4K Sector 6TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 6 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 4K Sector 500GB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 500 GB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512 Sector 1TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 1 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512 Sector 2TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 2 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512 Sector 3TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 3 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512 Sector 4TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 4 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512 Sector N8150-499 N8150-501 N8150-503 N8150-524 N8150-504 N8150-505 N8150-506 N8150-507 NOTE: All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity. When you select 4KB sector HDD, confirm whether your applications support hard drives with 4 KB sector size. For more information, visit the NEC website at: http://www.nec.com/en/global/prod/express/svropt/hdd/collateral/4KHDD_Precautions_EN_Rev01.pdf Mix configurations of 4KB sector HDDs and 512B sector HDDs are not supported. NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 24 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f 5 Optical Drive Available bay: 1 Product Name / Description Part Number Internal Slim DVD-ROM drive Slim DVD-ROM drive Internal DVD Super Multi Drive Slim DVD Super Multi drive, not including writing software N8151-123 N8151-124F 6 Internal Tape / RDX Drives 6.1 Tape / RDX Drive Selection Refer to the section in accordance with your type of tape drives: RDX: Refer to 6.2.1 LTO: Refer to 6.2.2 NOTE: Tape devices cannot be directly connected to VMware ESXi servers. For an ESXi environment, it is recommended to connect and configure an additional backup server via network. 6.2 Tape / RDX Configuration 6.2.1 RDX Drive Category Product Name / Description Part Number Controller Internal USB Controller 1 x USB port Internal USB cable 1 x Internal USB to 1 x USB device, USB 3.0 (Standard) Internal RDX (USB) N8151-125 Cable Drive 1 drive available K410-275(00) NOTE: The USB bus operates in USB 2.0 mode if the system is running with Windows Server 2008 operating system. 6.2.2 LTO Drive Category Product Name / Description Part Number Controller Required SAS Controller LSI SAS9212-4i4e Host Bus Adapter 6Gbps SAS, Int. 4, Ext. 4, 7-pin SATA / SFF-8088, PCIe 2.0 x8 NOTE: - For using this product in Windows Server 2012 R2 environment, download the driver from the NEC website. N8103-142 Cable Required Internal SAS Cable K410-217(00) Drive 1 drive available Internal LTO (SAS) LTO3, Half height, Native capacity 400 GB Internal LTO (SAS) LTO4, Half height, Native capacity 800 GB NEC Corporation 1x 7-pin Single SATA to 1x SFF-8482 SAS Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 N8151-126 N8151-127 25 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f Internal LTO (SAS) N8151-128 LTO5, Half height, Native capacity 1.5 TB Internal LTO (SAS) N8151-129 LTO6, Half height, Native capacity 2.5 TB 7 PCI Card Please refer to Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots with regard to the position of PCI slot which can mount PCI card supported. 7.1 Network Interface Controller Category Adapter GbE 10GbE SFP+ Module Product Name / Description Part Number 1000BASE-T Adapter Broadcom ® BCM5718 Gigabit Ethernet Controller PCIe 2.0 x1 Dual Port 1000BASE-T Adapter Broadcom ® BCM5718 Gigabit Ethernet Controller PCIe 2.0 x1 Dual Port 1000BASE-T Adapter Intel® 82580 Gigabit Ethernet Controller PCIe 2.0 x4 NOTE: - PXE boot is not supported on UEFI environment. Quad Port 1000BASE-T Adapter Broadcom ® BCM5719 Gigabit Ethernet Controller PCIe 2.0 x4 NOTE: - Network cables with RJ-45 plug covers cannot be used. N8104-150 10GBASE SFP+ Adapter (SFP+/2ch) Qlogic NetXtreme II BCM57810S PCIe 2.0 x8, Low Profile / Full Height NOTE: - N8104-129 SFP+ Module is required to connect with an optical cable. - The latest driver is required for Window Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Dual Port 10GBASE-T Adapter Intel® Ethernet Controller X540 PCIe 2.0(x8) , Low Profile / Full Height SFP+ Module (10G-SR) 1 x SFP+ Module for N8104-149 N8104-149 N8104-151 N8104-145 N8104-152 N8104-153 N8104-129 NOTE: Supports up to three 10GbE network adapters in a single-processor configuration, and up to five in a dual-processor configuration. However, up to two when WS2008(x86) is installed, and up to one when RHEL 6(x86) is installed. Network performance may be reduced depending on the applications and memory performance when three or more 10Gb Network Adapters are installed. NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 26 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f Types and Number of Available NICs and FC HBAs when Running with VMware ESXi See the table below for the types and number of available NICs and FC HBAs when running with VMware ESXi. The condition depends on interrupt processes managed by the operating system and insufficient interrupt resources may lead to system failure. NICs and FC HBAs Type Number of Available Adapters N8104-152 Quad Port 1000BASE-T Adapter Up to two adapter N8104-145 Dual Port 1000BASE-T Adapter N8104-151 Dual Port 1000BASE-T Adapter N8104-150 1000BASE-T Adapter Up to four adapters N8104-153 Dual Port 10GBASE-T Adapter N8104-149 10GBASE SFP+ Adapter (SFP+/2ch) Up to four adapters N8104-158A Fibre Channel Controller (2ch) N8104-160 Fibre Channel Controller Up to four adapters Total Number of Available Adapters Up to three adapters NOTE: There are following limitations when using ESXi 6.0; (1) N8104-152 cannot be installed when using N8104-149/153. (2) Up to one adapter can be selected from N8104-150/151/145 NIC Teaming feature – NIC Teaming and bonding features See the table below for supported network interfaces and OS combinations. Windows Server 2008 support BASP (Broadcom Advanced Server Program) teaming while Windows Server 2012 or later and Linux support teaming with bonding function supported by OS. Network Interface Team Operating Systems 1GbE NIC Embedded 1GbE NIC and N8104-150/-151/-152 Up to four ports per one team Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 1GbE NIC N8104-145 10GbE NIC N8104-149 Up to four ports per one team Windows Server 2008 R2 Up to four ports per one team Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 or later (x86_64) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 or later 10GbE NIC N8104-153 Up to four ports per one team Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 or later (x86_64) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 or later NOTE: NIC Teaming feature is not supported on iSCSI interfaces. The network interfaces for each teaming must be the same. When 10GbE and 1GbE NIC teaming are mixed, the maximum number of team must be as follows: - Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 : up to four per one system - Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2 : up to five per one system NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 27 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f - Red Hat Enterprise Linux : up to five per one system Using iSCSI See the table below for supported network interfaces and OS combinations. Category Network Interface Operating Systems 1GbE Embedded 1GbE NIC/ N8104-150/-151/-152 Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, VMware N8104-145 Windows Server 2008 R2, VMware N8104-149 Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, VMware N8104-153 Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 (x86_64) or later, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 or later, VMware 10GbE NOTE: Teaming feature is not supported on iSCSI interfaces. 7.2 External Storage Controller 7.2.1 External RAID Controller Category Product Name / Description Part Number Controller RAID Controller (2GB, RAID0/1/5/6) LSI MegaRAID SAS 9380-8e RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 2GB, Ext. 8, PCIe 3.0 x8, SAS 12Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s Flash Backup Unit included N8103-179 NOTE: To configure a large-capacity RAID array, it is recommended to configure in RAID 6 or RAID 60 in order to minimize the risk of becoming multiple hard drives failure during the RAID rebuilding process. It is recommended to set RAID array configuration drives less than eight in order to minimize the risk of becoming multiple hard drives failure. Types and Number of Available RAID Controllers when Running with VMware ESXi See the table below for the types and number of available RAID Controllers and SAS Controller when running with VMware ESXi. The condition depends on interrupt processes managed by the operating system and insufficient interrupt resources may lead to system failure Processor Type Number of available controllers Controller Type E5-2603 v3 E5-2609 v3 E5-2620 v3 E5-2630 v3 E5-2650 v3 N8103-176 RAID Controller (1 GB, RAID 0/1) N8103-177 RAID Controller (1 GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) N8103-178 RAID Controller (2 GB,RAID 0/1/5/6) Up to one controller N8103-179 RAID Controller (2 GB,RAID 0/1/5/6) Up to two controllers E5-2680 v3 N8103-176 RAID Controller (1 GB, RAID 0/1) N8103-177 RAID Controller (1 GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) N8103-178 RAID Controller (2 GB,RAID 0/1/5/6) Up to one controller N8103-179 RAID Controller (2 GB,RAID 0/1/5/6) Up to two controllers N8103-184 SAS Controller NEC Corporation 1 Up to two controllers Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 Total Number of available controllers Up to three controllers Up to two controllers 1 28 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f 1 When ESXi 5.1/5.5 is installed. 7.2.2 Fibre Channel / SAS Controller Category Product Name / Description Part Number Fibre Channel Fibre Channel Controller (1ch) Emulex LightPulse LPe1250-F8 Host Bus Adapter 8Gb/s, Optical, PCIe 2.0 x8 Fibre Channel Controller (2ch) Emulex LightPulse LPe12002-M8 Host Bus Adapter 8Gb/s, Optical, PCIe 2.0 x8 Fibre Channel Controller (1ch) Emulex LightPulse LPe16000B-M6 Host Bus Adapter 16Gb/s, Optical, PCIe 3.0 x8 Fibre Channel Controller (2ch) Emulex LightPulse LPe16002B-M6 Host Bus Adapter 16Gb/s, Optical, PCIe 3.0 x8 SAS Controller LSI SAS9212-4i4e Host Bus Adapter 6Gb/s SAS, Int. 4 / Ext. 4, 7-pin SATA / SFF-8088, PCIe 2.0 x8 SAS Controller LSI SAS9300-8e Host Bus Adapter 12Gb/s SAS, ext. 8(SFF-8644 x2), PCIe 3.0 x8 NOTE: - There is a PCI slot limitation when configured with Xeon E5-2680 v3 and VMware ESXi 5.1/5.5. Refer to Types and Number of Available RAID Controllers when Running with VMware ESXi in the previous section for details. N8190-159 SAS N8190-160 N8190-157A N8190-158A N8103-142 N8103-184 NOTE: With regard to 16Gb/s Fiber Channel Controllers, up to two ports in a single processor configuration with Xeon E5-2603 v3 and Xeon E5-2609 v3, and up to six ports in a dual processor configuration with Xeon E5-2603 v3 and Xeon E5-2609 v3 are allowed in the system. Refer to Types and Number of Available NICs and FC HBAs when Running with VMware ESXi with regard to the number of available FC HBAs on VMware ESXi systems. Up to three SAS Controllers can be installed. 7.3 Serial Port Adapter Product Name / Description Part Number Serial Port Adapter N8117-01A Serial port fixed to PCI bracket NOTE: Up to one Serial Port Adapter can be installed. NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 29 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f 8 Other Add-in Components 8.1 Redundant Fan Product Name / Description Part Number Redundant Fan Kit Hot plug Cooling Fan for T120f NOTE: - The Cooling fan for 700W non-hot plug PSU does not support hot-plug feature. Non-redundant Fan Kit Non-hot plug Cooling Fan for T120f N8181-130F N8181-131F NOTE: One of the fan kits must be installed. 8.2 Trusted Platform Module Kit Product Name / Description Part Number Trusted Platform Module Kit TPM 1.2 module N8115-21 NOTE: The kit is not available in China. The kit is not removable after attachment. "TPM Support" in BIOS setup menu must be activated prior to use of this kit. To use Windows BitLocker drive encryption, be sure to keep the "recovery password" of BitLocker function. The recovery password is required to restore data for hardware replacement during a system error. 8.3 Internal Flash Memory Product Name / Description Part Number VMware ESXi support kit Internal USB flash memory to install VMware ESXi system N8106-009 NOTE: The kit does not include VMware ESXi installation media and license. 8.4 Flash FDD Choose the Flash FDD if you need to prepare an alternative for a floppy drive. Product Name / Description Part Number Flash FDD USB flash emulating USB floppy disk, Native capacity 1.44 MB N8160-96 NOTE: Up to one drive can be connected. 8.5 Input Devices Product Name / Description Part Number Keyboard and Mouse Pack (US) 1 x 104-keys White USB keyboard, 1 x USB White Optical Wheel Mouse (Standard with some base model) NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 30 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f 9 Add-on Components 9.1 Server Management License for the standard management features. For more extensive remote KVM and remote media features, choose the following kit. Product Name / Description Part Number Remote KVM and Media License Kit N8115-04 License for one server. Remote KVM and remote media are enabled regardless of OS status. Remote KVM: Displays a graphics console on the web browser of the remote terminal (PC/server). Controls keyboard and mouse via the remote terminals' web browser Remote media: Enables the user to use the CD / DVD / FD / Flash memory of the remote terminals (PC/server) as if accessing the local drives. NOTE: Remote KVM and remote media features are not available for virtual machines. 9.2 Rack Conversion Kit The following rack conversion kit is required to install the server into a 19-inch rack system: Product Name / Description Part Number Rack Conversion Kit Convert to 5U form factor N8143-119 9.3 Dust / Insect Proof Kit The server supports the dust resistant feature. Choose the following kit to install the system in dusty places. Category Product Name / Description Part Number Front Bezel Dust Proof Bezel with Sensor Including 1 set of filter replacement sensors, 1 set of dust proof filters Dust Proof Bezel 1 set of dust proof filters Dust proof filter (5 pcs.) For N8146-68 and N8146-69 Dust Proof Bezel Removal capacity of particles : Up to 1 μm-sized Filter Replacement Sensor For N8146-68 Dust Proof Bezel, Including 1 set of filter replacement sensors N8146-69 Filter Sensor N8146-68 N8147-28 N8146-70 NOTE: Dust Proof Bezel is supported on the tower configuration only. NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 31 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f 9.4 Medium and Cartridge Category Product Name Drive supported Part Number RDX RDX Cartridge (320GB) N8151-125 N8153-01 RDX Cartridge (500GB) N8151-125 N8153-02 RDX Cartridge (1TB) N8151-125 N8153-03 RDX Cartridge (2TB) RDX Cartridge (SSD/128GB) N8151-125 N8153-08 N8151-125 N8153-06 RDX Cartridge (SSD/256GB) N8151-125 N8153-07 NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 32 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f References Boot Mode Setting The server supports Legacy mode and UEFI mode (default) as an OS Boot Mode. See the table below for the Boot Mode and X2APIC setting for each Operating System. As the default settings at the factory, UEFI mode is set as OS Boot mode and X2APIC is enabled. Refer to the User’s Guide and change the settings before installing an Operating System requiring Legacy Mode. Operating System Supported Boot Mode Supported X2APIC Setting Windows Server 2008(x86) Legacy Disabled Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64) Legacy Disabled Windows Server 2012 UEFI Enabled Windows Server 2012 R2 UEFI Enabled Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Legacy Disabled Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6(x86_64) UEFI Enabled Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 UEFI Enabled VMware ESXi 5.1 Update2 Legacy Disabled VMware ESXi 5.5 Update2 Legacy Disabled VMware ESXi 6.0 Legacy Disabled NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 33 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f Server Management The EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3, integrated into the server, provides superior remote control and system management features listed in the table below. Standard Hardware monitoring With Remote KVM and Media License kit Temperature/voltage/power/RAID/ standard LANfan /degeneration (memory/hard drive) Hardware configuration information collection Hardware event log collection 1 1 Boot monitoring BIOS/POST stall, Booting, OS stall, shutdown Alerting HW error, Boot error , and OS panic (by SNMP, E-Mail) Remote KVM (via LAN) POST/BIOS setup, ROM utility Remote control (via LAN) 2 2, 3, 4 CUI-based screen (OS console) 2, 4 GUI-based screen (OS console) - Remote console recording function - Video recording - Remote reset/power on-off/ dump Remote power capping BIOS/BMC FW update Remote BIOS setup(partial configuration only) Panic screen, Boot screen 1 1 OS shutdown Remote media (CD/DVD/FD/USB) - CLP (Command Line Protocol) (DMTF compliant) Remote control via Web browser (multi user login at the same time) Scheduling (without UPS) Maintenance EXPRESSSCOPE® Profile key (Backup/restore BIOS/BMC setup information) Others Set automatic IP address via DNS/DHCP LDAP/Active Directory verification/user control Clock synchronization of main unit and the RTC Access log collection IPMI 2.0 2.0 IPv6(Web console/CLP only) 1 2 3 4 1 1 The feature is not supported on VMware ESXi systems. The optional serial port is not available for the feature. Monitoring boot screens is not supported on VMware systems. In VMware systems, only the direct console user interface is supported. NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 34 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards and Embedded Controllers ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 6.0 RHEL 6 x64 RHEL 6 RHEL 7 WS 2008 (x86) WS 2008 R2 WS 2012 WS 2012 R2 Part number Product Name - Embedded SATA non-RAID Controller - Embedded SATA RAID Controller - - Embedded 1GbE NIC N8103-176 RAID Controller (1 GB, RAID 0/1) N8103-177 RAID Controller (1 GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) N8103-178 RAID Controller (2 GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) N8103-186 SAS Expander Card N8103-179 RAID Controller (2 GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) N8190-158A Fibre Channel Controller (2ch) - - N8190-157A Fibre Channel Controller - - N8103-184 SAS Controller - - N8190-160 Fibre Channel Controller (2ch) N8190-159 Fibre Channel Controller N8104-153 Dual Port 10GBASE-T Adapter - N8104-149 10GBASE adapter (SFP+/2ch) N8103-142 SAS Controller N8104-152 Quad Port 1000BASE-T Adapter N8104-145 Dual Port 1000BASE-T Adapter - N8104-151 Dual Port 1000BASE-T Adapter N8104-150 1000BASE-T adapter NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 - - - - - - - - - - - 35 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots Slots Priority Part Number Product Name #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 (1) N8103-176 RAID Controller (1 GB, RAID 0/1) (4) (2) (1) (3) - (2) N8103-177 RAID Controller (1 GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) (4) (2) (1) (3) - (3) N8103-178 RAID Controller (2 GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) (4) (2) (1) (3) - (4) N8103-186 SAS Expander Card - - - - (2) (5) N8103-179 RAID Controller (2 GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) (4) (2) (1) (3) - (6) N8190-158A Fibre Channel Controller (2ch) (4) (2) (1) (3) - (7) N8190-157A Fibre Channel Controller (4) (2) (1) (3) - (8) N8103-184 SAS Controller (4) (2) (1) (3) - (9) N8190-160 Fibre Channel Controller (2ch) (4) (2) (1) (3) - (10) N8190-159 Fibre Channel Controller (4) (2) (1) (3) - (11) N8104-153 Dual Port 10GBASE-T Adapter (4) (2) (1) (3) (5) (12) N8104-149 10GBASE adapter (SFP+/2ch) (4) (2) (1) (3) (5) (13) N8103-142 SAS Controller (4) (2) (1) (3) (5) (14) N8104-152 Quad Port 1000BASE-T Adapter (4) (2) (1) (3) (5) (15) N8104-145 Dual Port 1000BASE-T Adapter (4) (2) (1) (3) (5) (16) N8104-151 Dual Port 1000BASE-T Adapter (4) (2) (1) (3) (5) (17) N8104-150 1000BASE-T adapter (4) (2) (1) (3) (5) (18) N8117-01A Serial Port Adapter - - (1) (2) (3) NOTE: The slot #1 is available in a dual-processor system. The number between parentheses shows the population priority (recommendation). For example, install N8103-176 (1) in the slot #3, N8190-160 (9) in the slot #2 and N8104-153 (11) in the slot #4 when you have those cards. For the configuration limitation for VMware ESXi, refer to the following documents. VMware ESXi5.1 https://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r51/vsphere-51-configuration-maximums.pdf VMware ESXi5.5 https://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r55/vsphere-55-configuration-maximums.pdf VMware ESXi6.0 https://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere6/r60/vsphere-60-configuration-maximums.pdf NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 36 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f Copyright Notice and Liability Disclaimer The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Microsoft and Windows Server are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries Intel and Xeon are registered trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. Red Hat is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc. in the U.S. All other products, brands, or trade names used in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. NEC shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. For hard drive capacity measurements, 1 GB = 1 billion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less. NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 37 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/T120f Revision History Revision Date Description 6.0 July 16, 2015 Discontinued product deleted: 100GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD N8150-724 Others: Added RHEL 7 to the list of operating system supported Changed the number of logical processors and maximum memory size supported by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86_64) 2.5-inch SATA SSD(MLC) is supported on VMware ESXi Added URL links to VMware documents for the configuration limitation 5.0 June 25, 2015 Discontinued product deleted: 4KB sector drives other than N8150-490 and N8150-521 Others: Added a note for 4KB sector drives 4.0 May 29, 2015 Others: SAS Controller N8103-184 supports ESXi 5.5 Added PCI slot limitation for VMware ESXi 5.1/5.5 Corrected description of N8104-149 Added note for N8104-145 Dual Port 1000BASE-T Adapter 3.0 April 17, 2015 New products added: 1TB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD / N8150-520 2TB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD / N8150-521 Dust Proof Bezel with Sensor / N8146-69 Filter Replacement Sensor / N8146-70 Others: Added ESXi 6 to the list of operating system supported 2.0 February 18, 2015 New products added: VMware ESXi support kit / N8106-009 Others: Added note to configure with VMware Systems 1.0 January 16, 2015 Initial release NEC Corporation Revision 6.0 – July 16, 2015 38