NEC Express5800/B120f 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. December 8, 2015 Revision 2.2 NEC Corporation SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/B120f Contents TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ........................................................................................ 3 Key Features .......................................................................................................................................... 3 Specification .......................................................................................................................................... 3 EXTERNAL VIEWS ......................................................................................................... 6 Front Views ............................................................................................................................................ 6 CONFIGURATION DIAGRAM ......................................................................................... 6 EXPANSION SLOT .......................................................................................................... 7 SERVER CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................... 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 Base Models ................................................................................................................................... 8 2nd Processor ................................................................................................................................ 8 Memory ........................................................................................................................................... 9 3.1 Memory Configuration.......................................................................................................... 9 Internal Drives .............................................................................................................................. 11 4.1 Drive and RAID Configuration ........................................................................................... 11 4.2 Internal Drive Configuration ............................................................................................... 11 I/O Expansion Card ...................................................................................................................... 12 5.1 Network Interface Controller .............................................................................................. 12 5.2 External Storage Controller ............................................................................................... 14 Other Add-in Components .......................................................................................................... 14 6.1 Trusted Platform Module Kit .............................................................................................. 14 REFERENCES............................................................................................................... 15 Boot Mode Setting .............................................................................................................................. 15 Server Management ............................................................................................................................ 16 OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards and Embedded Controllers ....................................................... 17 Support Matrix for Adapters and Network Interconnect Devices .................................................. 18 Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots ...................................................................................... 19 Copyright Notice and Liability Disclaimer ........................................................................................ 20 REVISION HISTORY ..................................................................................................... 21 NEC Corporation Revision 2.2 – December 8, 2015 2 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/B120f Technical Specification Key Features High performance with the latest Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v3 product family Up to 384 GB of high speed DDR4-2133 memory Full manageability by integrated EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 Specification (1/2) Model B120f Part Number N8400-230F N8400-231F N8400-232F Type Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2609 v3 Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2630L v3 Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2640 v3 Clock speed 1.90 GHz 1.80 GHz 2.60 GHz Number of Processors 1 to 2 Cache 15 MB 20 MB Cores and Threads 6C-12T 8C-16T Processor Chipset Memory Internal Storage Intel® C612 Chipset Type DDR4-2133 ECC Registered DIMM DDR4-2133 ECC Load Reduced DIMM Standard Capacity 0 GB Maximum Capacity 384 GB (Twelve 32 GB) Memory protection ECC, x4 SDDC, Memory Lockstep , Memory Mirror Standard Capacity 0 GB Maximum Capacity SAS HDD: 3.6 TB (Two 1.8 TB) SAS SSD: 800 GB ( Two 400GB) Disk Controller SAS: 12Gb/s (Integrated) RAID RAID 0/1 (Integrated) Hot Plug Supported 1 Disk Drive Bays 2 Expansion Slots Standard Total: 3 slots available 1 Type 1 mezzanine 1 Type 2 mezzanine 1 PCIe for a flexible integrated NIC Video Controller (VRAM) Integrated in Server Management Controller (32MB) Resolution / Color 640 x 480 – 1280 x 1024 / 16.7M 1 2 Interfaces 1 SUV (1 front) Server Management EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 Maximum Power Consumption (VDC) 340 Watt Dimensions (W x D x H ) 51.6 x 515.4 x 180.7 mm / 2.0 x 20.3 x 7.1 in Weight (Minimum / Maximum) 2kg / 5 kg, 4.41 / 13.23 lbs. Enclosures Blade Enclosure M, Blade Enclosure-H v2 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, CE, BSMI, CCC, UL, CB, RoHS, WEEE Operating Systems and Virtualization Software Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard (x86) Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise (x86) NEC Corporation Revision 2.2 – December 8, 2015 376 Watt 446 Watt 3 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/B120f Model B120f Operating Systems and Virtualization Software (contd.) 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 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 or later (x86) 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 or later (x86_64) 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 or later VMware ESXi 5.1 u2 or later VMware ESXi 5.5 u2 or later VMware ESXi 6 1 To configure memory mirror and memory lockstep configuration, contact your sales representative. 2 Maximum resolution and color available via EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 remote console is 1280 x 1024 / 65K colors. 3 For Linux support, contact our sales representative or go to the NEC website at: http://www.nec.com/global/prod/express/linux/index.html (2/2) Model B120f Part Number N8400-233F N8400-234F N8400-236F Type Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2660 v3 Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2690 v3 Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2698 v3 Clock speed 2.60 GHz Number of Processors 1 to 2 Cache 25 MB 30 MB 40 MB Cores and Threads 10C-20T 12C-24T 16C-32T Processor Chipset Memory Internal Storage 2.30 GHz Intel® C612 Chipset Type DDR4-2133 ECC Registered DIMM DDR4-2133 ECC Load Reduced DIMM Standard Capacity 0 GB Maximum Capacity 384 GB (Twelve 32 GB) Memory protection ECC, x4 SDDC, Memory Lockstep , Memory Mirror Standard Capacity 0 GB Maximum Capacity SAS HDD: 3.6 TB (Two 1.8 TB) SAS SSD: 800 GB ( Two 400GB) Disk Controller SAS: 12Gb/s (Integrated) RAID RAID 0/1 (Integrated) Hot Plug Supported 1 Disk Drive Bays 2 Expansion Slots Standard Total: 3 slots available 1 Type 1 mezzanine 1 Type 2 mezzanine 1 PCIe for a flexible integrated NIC Video Controller (VRAM) Integrated in Server Management Controller (32MB) Resolution / Color 640 x 480 – 1280 x 1024 / 16.7M Interfaces 1 SUV (1 front) Server Management EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 Maximum Power Consumption (VDC) 470 Watt NEC Corporation 532 Watt Revision 2.2 – December 8, 2015 1 2 534 Watt 4 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/B120f Model B120f Dimensions (W x D x H ) 51.6 x 515.4 x 180.7 mm / 2.0 x 20.3 x 7.1 in Weight (Minimum / Maximum) 2kg / 5 kg, 4.41 / 13.23 lbs. Enclosures Blade Enclosure M, Blade Enclosure-H v2 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, CE, BSMI, CCC, UL, CB, 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 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 or later (x86_64) 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 or later VMware ESXi 5.1 u2 or later VMware ESXi 5.5 u2 or later VMware ESXi 6 1 To configure memory mirror and memory lockstep configuration, contact your sales representative. 2 Maximum resolution and color available via EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 remote console is 1280 x 1024 / 65K colors. 3 For Linux support, contact your sales representative or go to the NEC website at: http://www.nec.com/global/prod/express/linux/index.html NEC Corporation Revision 2.2 – December 8, 2015 5 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/B120f External Views Front Views I A B C D E F G H Legend A. Dump (NMI) Switch F. UID LED B. System Reset Switch G. UID LED Button C. System Status LED H. SUV Connector D. Power LED I. 2.5-inch Drive Bays E. Power Button Configuration Diagram CHASSIS FRONT CHASSIS TOP 2 DIMM Slots Legend: NEC Corporation Mandatory Components 2 DIMM Slots Processor #1 Processor #2 2.5-inch Drive Cage Two 2.5-inch Drives 4 DIMM Slots Type II Type I 1 DIMM Slot 4 DIMM Slots LAN Slot Standard Components Revision 2.2 – December 8, 2015 6 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/B120f Expansion Slot #2 #1 #3 Legend #1 Type-I mezzanine card slot #2 Type-II mezzanine card slot #3 Flexible integrated NIC card slot NEC Corporation Revision 2.2 – December 8, 2015 7 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/B120f Server Configuration 1 Base Models Product Name / Description Part Number NEC Express5800 B120f (6C/E5-2609v3) no RAM, no HDD, no Network Controller Including: One Intel Xeon processor E5-2609 v3, EXPRESSBUILDER NEC Express5800 B120f (8C/E5-2630Lv3) no RAM, no HDD, no Network Controller Including: One Intel Xeon processor E5-2630L v3, EXPRESSBUILDER NEC Express5800 B120f (8C/E5-2640v3) no RAM, no HDD, no Network Controller Including: One Intel Xeon processor E5-2640 v3, EXPRESSBUILDER NEC Express5800 B120f (10C/E5-2660v3) no RAM, no HDD, no Network Controller Including: One Intel Xeon processor E5-2660 v3, EXPRESSBUILDER NEC Express5800 B120f (12C/E5-2690v3) no RAM, no HDD, no Network Controller Including: One Intel Xeon processor E5-2690 v3, EXPRESSBUILDER NEC Express5800 B120f (16C/E5-2698 v3) no RAM, no HDD, no Network Controller Including: One Intel Xeon processor E5-2698 v3, EXPRESSBUILDER N8400-230F N8400-231F N8400-232F N8400-233F N8400-234F N8400-236F NOTE: The base model must be ordered with a memory kit, a drive cage kit and a network riser card kit. The 32-bit operating systems, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86), are supported only on Xeon E5-2609 v3, E5-2630L v3 and Xeon E5-2640 v3 systems. 2 2nd Processor Available sockets: 1 Product Name / Description Part Number Xeon E5-2609 v3 Processor Kit Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2609 v3 (1.90 GHz, 6C/6T, 15 MB) Xeon E5-2630L v3 Processor Kit Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2630L v3 (1.80 GHz, 8C/16T, 20 MB) Xeon E5-2640 v3 Processor Kit Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2640 v3 (2.60 GHz, 8C/16T, 20 MB) Xeon E5-2660 v3 Processor Kit Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2660 v3 (2.60 GHz, 10C/20T, 25 MB) Xeon E5-2690 v3 Processor Kit Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2690 v3 (2.60 GHz, 12C/24T, 30 MB) Xeon E5-2698 v3 Processor Kit Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2698 v3 (2.30 GHz, 16C/32T, 40 MB) N8401-084F N8401-085F N8401-086F N8401-087F N8401-088F N8401-090F NOTE: The 2nd processor must be the same as what is used in the base model NEC Corporation Revision 2.2 – December 8, 2015 8 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/B120f 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 72 VMware ESXi 5.1 160 72 VMware ESXi 5.5 320 72 VMware ESXi 6.0 480 72 1 32 72 72 The maximum numbers of logical processors when using Hyper-V are below - Windows Server 2008 : 24 - Windows Server 2008 R2 : 64 - Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2 : 320 3 Memory 3.1 Memory Configuration Available slots: 6 per processor Category Product Name / Description Part Number Registered DIMM (RDIMM) 4GB DDR4-2133 REG Memory Kit (1x4GB) 1 x 4GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2133(PC4-17000) 8GB DDR4-2133 REG Memory Kit (1x8GB) 1 x 8GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2133(PC4-17000) 16GB DDR4-2133 REG Memory Kit (1x16GB) 1 x 16GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2133(PC4-17000) 32GB DDR4-2133 LR Memory Kit (1x32GB) 1 x 32GB Load Reduced ECC DIMM, DDR4-2133(PC4-17000) N8402-159F Load Reduced DIMM (LRDIMM) N8402-160F N8402-161F N8402-162F NOTE: Mix configurations of RDIMM and LRDIMM are not supported. Minimum one memory kit per processor must be installed into the system running with OS other than Windows Server 2008 Standard operating system. One 4GB memory kit can be installed into the system running with Windows Server 2008 Standard operating system regardless of number of processors installed. It is recommended to install four identical memory kits for quad-channel symmetric memory configurations to increase memory transfer speed. At least 5 GB of memory is required for VMware ESXi 5.5 / 6.0. NEC Corporation Revision 2.2 – December 8, 2015 9 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/B120f Maximum Memory Speed See the table below for the actual maximum memory transfer speed. The memory speed depends on the native memory bus speed of the memory controller. Processor Type Populated DIMMs # of DIMMs per processor RDIMM (4, 8, 16GB) - 1600 MHz LRDIMM (32GB) - 1600 MHz E5-2630L v3 E5-2640 v3 RDIMM (4, 8, 16GB) - 1866 MHz LRDIMM (32GB) - 1866 MHz E5-2660 v3 E5-2690 v3 E5-2698 v3 RDIMM (4, 8, 16GB) Up to 3 DIMMs 2133 MHz 4 or more DIMMs 1866 MHz - 2133 MHz E5-2609 v3 LRDIMM (32GB) DIMM Speed Maximum Available Memory See the table below for the maximum memory size that you can actually use on your system. Maximum Memory Size Supported by Operating Systems 4 GB 4 GB 32 GB 32 GB 64 GB 64 GB 2 TB 384 GB Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter 4 TB 384 GB Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 16 GB 16 GB Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86_64) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 6 TB 384 GB Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise 1 2 3 2 1 2 TB 384 GB VMware ESXi 5.5 2 4 TB 384 GB VMware ESXi 6.0 3 6 TB 384 GB VMware ESXi 5 1 Maximum Available Memory 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 : 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. NEC Corporation Revision 2.2 – December 8, 2015 10 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/B120f 4 Internal Drives 4.1 Drive and RAID Configuration See the table below for the drive configuration based on the operating system to be installed. Operating Systems 1 Drive Configuration Windows Server 2008 Standard Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 VMware ESXi 5.1 update2 VMware ESXi 5.5 update2 VMware ESXi 6.0 Refer to 4.2.1 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) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Refer to 4.2.2 1 If you use Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86_64) KVM, refer to the section 4.2.1. 4.2 Internal Drive Configuration 4.2.1 For RAID Controller Configuration (1) For Windows Server 2008/2008R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, KVM in Red Hat Enterprise Linux or VMware Category Product Name / Description Part Number Controller RAID Controller (512MB, RAID 0/1) LSI MegaRAID SAS 3008, RAID 0/1, 512 MB 300GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 300 GB SAS HDD, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512B sector 600GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 600 GB SAS HDD, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512B sector 900GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1x 900 GB SAS HDD, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512B sector 1.2TB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 1.2TB SAS HDD, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512B sector 300GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1x 300 GB SAS HDD, 12Gb/s, 15,000 rpm, 512B sector 600GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1x 600 GB SAS HDD, 12Gb/s, 15,000 rpm, 512B sector 200GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD 1 x 200 GB SAS SSD, eMLC, 12Gb/s, 512B sector 400GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD 1 x 400 GB SAS SSD, eMLC, 12Gb/s, 512B sector (Standard) Drive 2 slots available SAS HDD SAS SSD N8450-051 N8450-052 N8450-053 N8450-054 N8450-046 N8450-047 N8450-709 N8450-710 NOTE: Mix configuration of SAS 10K HDDs, SAS 15K HDDs, and SAS SSDs are not supported. All drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity and rotation speed. The drives are configured in RAID 1 when you order two identical drives. Contact your sales representative to configure drives in RAID 0. NEC Corporation Revision 2.2 – December 8, 2015 11 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/B120f 4.2.2 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 Product Name / Description Part Number Controller RAID Controller (512MB, RAID 0/1) LSI MegaRAID SAS 3008, RAID 0/1, 512 MB 300GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 300 GB SAS HDD, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512B sector 600GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 600 GB SAS HDD, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512B sector 900GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1x 900 GB SAS HDD, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512B sector 1.2TB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 1.2TB SAS HDD, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512B sector 300GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1x 300 GB SAS HDD, 12Gb/s, 15,000 rpm, 512B sector 600GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1x 600 GB SAS HDD, 12Gb/s, 15,000 rpm, 512B sector 1.8TB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 1.8TB SAS HDD, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 4KB sector (Standard) 1TB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1x 1 TB SATA HDD, 6Gb/s, 7,200rpm, 4KB sector N8450-078 200GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD 1 x 200 GB SAS SSD, eMLC, 12Gb/s, 512B sector 400GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD 1 x 400 GB SAS SSD, eMLC, 12Gb/s, 512B sector N8450-709 Drive 2 slots available SAS HDD (512B) SAS HDD (4KB) SATA HDD (4KB) SAS SSD N8450-051 N8450-052 N8450-053 N8450-054 N8450-046 N8450-047 N8450-059 N8450-710 NOTE: Mix configuration of SAS 10K HDDs, SAS 15K HDDs and SAS SSDs are not supported. Mix configuration of SAS 4KB sector HDDs and SAS 512 byte sector HDDs are not supported. All drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity and rotation speed. The drives are configured in RAID 1 when you order two identical drives. Contact your sales representative to configure drives in RAID 0. The 4KB sector drives are make-to-order products. Please consult your sales representative in regard to production lead time. 5 I/O Expansion Card 5.1 Network Interface Controller Category Riser Required GbE 10GbE Adapter Type I GbE 10GbE NEC Corporation Product Name / Description Part Number Dual Port 1GbE Riser Card Kit QLogic BCM57810 Dual Port 10GbE Riser Card Kit QLogic BCM57810 Dual Port 10GbE Riser Card Kit QLogic BCM57810, iSCSI boot supported Dual Port 1000BASE Adapter Intel® Ethernet Controller I350-AM2 Dual Port 10GbE Adapter QLogic BCM57810 Dual Port 10GbE Adapter QLogic BCM57810, iSCSI boot supported N8403-081F Revision 2.2 – December 8, 2015 N8403-082F N8403-083F N8403-076F N8403-084F N8403-085F 12 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/B120f Adapter Type II GbE Quad Port 10GbE Adapter QLogic BCM57840 N8403-049F Quad Port 10GbE Adapter QLogic BCM57840, iSCSI boot supported Quad Port 1000BASE Adapter Intel® Ethernet Controller I350-AM4 N8403-051F N8403-077F NOTE: 8 GB of memory per number of 10GbE network controller is recommended to avoid network performance issues. Only one 10GbE NIC can be installed when using with 32-bit operating systems. Up to two 10GbE NICs can be installed when using with 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems. The jumbo frame feature does not supported with the Riser Cards Kits on 32-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems. NIC Teaming feature The Server blade supports NIC teaming which is the ability to configure multiple NICs to a single network interface for fault torelance and load balancing Windows Server 2008 support BASP (Broadcom Advanced Server Program) or Intel PROSet teaming while Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2 and Linux support teaming with bonding function supported by OS. When using NIC teaming, please note the following: Any of the network teaming must be processed in a single LAN controller. Teaming feature is not supported on iSCSI interfaces. Bonding feature of Red Hat Enterprise Linux is supported on the following conditions: RHEL 6.5(x86_64), RHEL7.1 or later mode 1 （active-backup）, mode 4 （802.3ad） For other modes, contact your sales representative. As for VMware teaming features, load balancing and failover are supported. A teaming in the same controller and a teaming between the standard network and a mezzanin card are possible. Configuring a teaming between different network controllers may cause performance down. NIC Partitioning feature The 10GbE Controllers support NIC partitioning which is the ability to configure a single 10GbE port into two or four virtual NICs. To use NIC Partitioning, please note the following: NIC Partitioning should be enabled to install Windows Server operating systems, 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems. NIC Partitioning should be disabled to install 32-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems. NIC Partitioning should be configured under the maximum configuration limits for networking when running with VMware systems. For more detail, see the Networking Maximum in the Configuration Maximums document for VMware. VMware system counts each divided network port as nx_nic 10Gb Ethernet port. For connections between virtual machines on the same server, configure the virtual machines on the same virtual switch or disable NIC Partitioning. An external switch may not loopback depending on its function or setting. For connections between controllers, confirm your network specifications in advance. iSCSI Offload Feature See the table below for the support matrix of NIC cards supporting iSCSI, available operating systems, and iSCSI offload feature. NEC Corporation Revision 2.2 – December 8, 2015 13 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/B120f Type Part Number Operating Systems iSCSI Offload GbE N8403-081F Windows Server 2008 / Windows Server 2008 R2 / Windows Server 2012 / Windows Server 2012 R2 / Red Hat Enterprise Linux / VMware Not available N8403-076F N8403-077F Windows Server 2008 / Windows Server 2008 R2 / Windows Server 2012 / Windows Server 2012 R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux / VMware Not available N8403-082F Windows Server 2008 / Windows Server 2008 R2 / Windows Server 2012 / Windows Server 2012 R2 / Red Hat Enterprise Linux / VMware Not available N8403-084F Windows Server 2008 / Windows Server 2008 R2 / Windows Server 2012 / Windows Server 2012 R2 / Red Hat Enterprise Linux / VMware Not available N8403-083F N8403-085F Windows Server 2008 / Windows Server 2008 R2 / Windows Server 2012 / Windows Server 2012 R2 / Red Hat Enterprise Linux Available N8403-049F Windows Server 2008 R2 / Windows Server 2012 / Windows Server 2012 R2 / Red Hat Enterprise Linux / VMware Not available N8403-051F Windows Server 2008 R2 / Windows Server 2012 / Windows Server 2012 R2 / Red Hat Enterprise Linux Available 10GbE Using iSCSI Boot To configure iSCSI boot system, please contact your sales representatives. 5.2 External Storage Controller 5.2.1 Fibre Channel Controller Category Product Name / Description Part Number Adapter Type I Fibre Channel Controller(8Gbps/2ch) Emulex LightPulse LPe1205-N Host Bus Adapter N8403-034F NOTE: Link speed of two ports in one cards should be identical. One controller can be installed to configure a system booting from SAN with Windows Server 2008. 6 Other Add-in Components 6.1 Trusted Platform Module Kit Product Name / Description Part Number Trusted Platform Module Kit TPM 1.2 module N8415-008F 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 product. 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. NEC Corporation Revision 2.2 – December 8, 2015 14 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/B120f 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 2.2 – December 8, 2015 15 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/B120f Server Management The EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3, integrated into the server, provides superior remote control and system management features listed in the table below. Standard Temperature, voltage, power, drives, degeneration (memory, hard drive) Hardware event log collection Boot monitoring Booting, BIOS/POST stall, OS stall, shutdown Alerting HW error, Boot error and OS panic (by SNMP, E-Mail) Remote KVM POST/BIOS setup, DOS utility (via LAN) Panic screen, Boot screen Text-based screen (OS console) Hardware monitoring GUI-based screen (OS console) Remote control Remote reset/power on-off/ dump (via LAN) Power control BIOS and BMC Firmware update BIOS setting Others Industry standard 1 2 1 2 1 OS shutdown Remote media (CD/DVD, FD, USB Key) CLP (Command Line Protocol) (DMTF compliant) Remote control via Web browser (multi user login at the same time) Scheduling (without UPS) 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 1 The feature is not supported on VMware ESXi systems. Some setting items can only be changed. NEC Corporation Revision 2.2 – December 8, 2015 16 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/B120f OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards and Embedded Controllers ESXi 6.0 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.5 RHEL 7 RHEL 6 x64 RHEL 6 WS 2008 x86 WS 2008 R2 WS 2012 WS 2012 R2 Part number Product Name (Standard) RAID controller (RAID 0/1, 512MB) N8403-081F Dual Port 1GbE Riser Card Kit N8403-082F Dual Port 10GbE Riser Card Kit N8403-083F Dual Port 10GbE Riser Card Kit - - - - N8403-084F Dual Port 10GbE Adapter - - N8403-085F Dual Port 10GbE Adapter - - - - - - N8403-049F Quad Port 10GbE Adapter - - N8403-051F Dual Port 10GbE Adapter - - - - N8403-076F Dual Port 1000BASE Adapter N8403-077F Quad Port 1000BASE Adapter N8403-034F Fibre Channel Controller (8Gbps/2ch) NEC Corporation Revision 2.2 – December 8, 2015 - - 17 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/B120f Support Matrix for Adapters and Network Interconnect Devices Network Adapter 10Gb Intelligent L3 Switch 10Gb Pass-Through Card N8406-052F 1Gb Pass-Through Card 10Gb Intelligent L3 Switch 1/10Gb Intelligent L3 Switch N8406-051F N8406-044 1Gb Intelligent L3 Switch N8406-035 N8406-036 N8406-011 N8406-029 N8460-023 N8460-023A N8403-081F Dual Port 1GbE Riser Card Kit N8403-082F Dual Port 10GbE Riser Card Kit N8403-083F Dual Port 10GbE Riser Card Kit N8403-084F Dual Port 10GbE Adapter N8403-085F Dual Port 10GbE Adapter N8403-049F Quad Port 10GbE Adapter - - - - - N8403-051F Quad Port 10GbE Adapter - - - - - N8403-077F 2 Product Name N8403-076F 1 Part Number Dual Port 1000BASE Adapter Quad Port 1000BASE Adapter 1 2 2 2 Existing 1Gb Intelligent L3 Switch installed for embedded NIC can be shared with embedded NIC and the optional NIC if N8406-013 1Gb Inter-link Expansion Card is installed in Blade Enclosure M system N8406-037 10GBASE-SR SFP+ module is not supported Fibre Channel Controller 8G FC switch 1 (24 ports) Fibre Channel Controller (8Gbps/2ch) N8406-042 N8403-034F 8G FC switch (12 ports) 2 Product Name N8406-040 1 Part Number Supported for Blade Enclosure M only Supported for Blade Enclosure H v2 only NEC Corporation Revision 2.2 – December 8, 2015 18 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/B120f Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots Part Number Product Name Slots Slot # : #1 #2 #3 Slot type: Type I Type II NIC N8403-081F Dual Port 1GbE Riser Card Kit - - N8403-082F Dual Port 10GbE Riser Card Kit - - N8403-083F Dual Port 10GbE Riser Card Kit - - N8403-084F Dual Port 10GbE Adapter - N8403-085F Dual Port 10GbE Adapter - N8403-049F Quad Port 10GbE Adapter - N8403-051F Quad Port 10GbE Adapter - N8403-076F Dual Port 1000BASE Adapter - N8403-077F Quad Port 1000BASE Adapter - - N8403-034F Fibre Channel Controller (8Gbps/2ch) - NEC Corporation Revision 2.2 – December 8, 2015 19 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/B120f 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 2.2 – December 8, 2015 20 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/B120f Revision History Revision Date Description 2.2 December 8, 2015 Others: Supported ESXi versions updated Added notes for NIC Teaming feature and NIC Partitioning feature 2.1 August 17, 2015 Others: Added RHEL 7 to the list of operating system supported 2.0 June 19, 2015 New products added: 1TB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD / N8450-078 Dual Port 10GbE Riser Card Kit / N8403-083F Dual Port 10GbE Adapter / N8403-085F Quad Port 10GbE Adapter / N8403-051F Others: Added ESXi 6 to the list of operating system supported Changed the 4KB sector drives to make-to-order products 1.1 November 28, 2014 Others: Supports 512 byte sector hard drives on Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012R2, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6(x86_64) without KVM Added note of boot mode setting 1.0 October 16, 2014 Initial release NEC Corporation Revision 2.2 – December 8, 2015 21