NEC EXPRESS5800/R320b-M4 Configuration Guide VMware model 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. June 2013 Revision 5.0 NEC Corporation CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320b-M4 VMware model Contents TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ........................................................................................ 3 Key Features .......................................................................................................................................... 3 Specification .......................................................................................................................................... 3 EXTERNAL VIEWS ......................................................................................................... 5 Front and Rear Views ........................................................................................................................... 5 Dimensions (mm) .................................................................................................................................. 7 CONFIGURATION DIAGRAM ......................................................................................... 8 SERVER CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................... 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Base Models ................................................................................................................................... 9 2nd Processor ................................................................................................................................ 9 Memory ........................................................................................................................................... 9 Internal Hard Disk Drives ............................................................................................................ 10 Optical Drive ................................................................................................................................. 10 PCI Card ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Other Add-in Components .......................................................................................................... 11 7.1 Input Devices ....................................................................................................................... 11 Add-on Components ................................................................................................................... 12 8.1 17-inch LCD Console Drawer .............................................................................................. 12 8.2 KVM Switch ......................................................................................................................... 12 8.3 Flash FDD............................................................................................................................ 12 8.4 Operating System ................................................................................................................ 13 8.5 ft Server Control Software Support Service ........................................................................ 13 8.6 Tower Conversion Kit ........................................................................................................... 14 REFERENCES............................................................................................................... 15 Server Management ............................................................................................................................ 15 Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots ...................................................................................... 16 Notes for using VMware vSphere 5 on Express5800/R320b-M4 .................................................... 16 Copyright Notice and Liability Disclaimer ........................................................................................ 17 REVISION HISTORY ..................................................................................................... 18 NEC Corporation Revision 5.0, June 2013 2 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320b-M4 VMware model Technical Specification Key Features TM Fault tolerant technology based on GeminiArchitecture Full manageability by integrated EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2 High performance with the latest Intel® Xeon® processor 5600 series Up to 96GB of high speed DDR3-1333 memory Specification Model R320b-M4 Part Number Processor NP8800-165FP1 Type Intel® Xeon® processor X5670 Clock speed 2.93 GHz Logical Number of Processors Cache 1 or 2 Cores and Threads 6C / 12T Chipset Memory Internal Storage Expansion Slots [free] Video 12 MB Intel® 5500 Chipset with GeminiEngine Type DDR3-1333 ECC Registered DIMM Logical Standard Capacity Logical Maximum Capacity Memory protection 0GB Standard Capacity 0GB Maximum Capacity 4.8 TB (8 x 600GB) Disk Controller SAS: 3Gb/s (Standard) RAID SAS : RAID 1 (Standard) Hot Plug Supported Optical Disk Drive DVD Super Multi drive Optical Drive Bays [free] Logical Disk Drive Bays [free] Standard 1 [0] TM 96GB (12 x 8GB) ECC, x4 SDDC 1 8 [8] Total: 4 slots available 2[2] x PCIe 2.0 x4 (x8 connector) 2[2] x PCIe 1.0 x4 (x8 connector) Controller (VRAM) Integrated in Server Management Controller (32MB) Resolution / Color Supported 800 x 600 / 16.7M, 1024 x 768 / 16.7M, 1280 x 1024 / 65K Interfaces 1 x VGA (15-pin mini D-sub, 1 x rear per system) 4 x USB (1 x front, 3 x rear per system) 4 x 1000BASE-T LAN connector (1000BASE-T / 100BASE-TX / 10BASE-T, RJ-45, 2 x rear per CPU/IO module) 2 x Management LAN connector (100BASE-TX / 10BASE-T, RJ-45, 1 x rear per CPU/IO module) Server Management EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2 Power Supply Power Consumption NEC Corporation 100-240 VAC ± 10% 50 / 60 Hz ± 3 Hz (Max. Config, Operating) 1,400 VA / 1,390 Watt Revision 5.0, June 2013 3 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320b-M4 VMware model 1 Model R320b-M4 Dimensions (W x D x H ) 483.0 x 736.0 x 178 mm / 19.0 x 29.0 x 7.0 in (4U) Weight (Minimum / Maximum) 46 kg / 52 kg, 101.41 lbs. / 114.64 lbs. Temperature, Relative Humidity (non-condensing) Operating: 10° to 35° C / 50° to 95° 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 Operating Systems VMware vSphere 5 VMware vSphere 5 Update 1 Writing software is not provided for this DVD drive. NEC Corporation Revision 5.0, June 2013 4 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320b-M4 VMware model External Views Front and Rear Views Front View B A C D E F G H I J A N B K L M P Q R O S T U Legend A. Drive Bays L. CPU Fault LED B. UID Button M. Memory Fault LED C. DVD Super Multi Drive N. Module Power LED D. System Power LED O. SAFE TO PULL LED E. System Status LED P. PRIMARY LED F. System FT LED Q. IO Module Fault LED Fan Fault LED G. UID LED R. H. USB Connectors S. PSU Fault LED I. Pull-out Tab T. DC Power Fault LED J. Power Button U. Temperature Fault LED K. Module ID LED NEC Corporation Revision 5.0, June 2013 5 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320b-M4 VMware model Rear View B C D E A F F I G E H Legend 1 A. USB Connectors F. AC Inlet B. Management LAN Connector G. Serial Port Connector C. Module ID LED H. VGA Connector D. Data LAN Connectors I. PCI Slots (Full-Height) E. PCI Slots (Low-Profile) 1 For service personnel only. NEC Corporation Revision 5.0, June 2013 6 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320b-M4 VMware model Dimensions (mm) Rack mount 736 178 450 483 689 Tower Conversion (Optional) 220 804 592 327 NEC Corporation Revision 5.0, June 2013 7 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320b-M4 VMware model Configuration Diagram Server CHASSIS REAR CHASSIS FRONT HDD Bay HDD Bay HDD Bay HDD Bay HDD Bay HDD Bay HDD Bay HDD Bay HDD Bay HDD Bay HDD Bay HDD Bay HDD Bay HDD Bay HDD Bay Backplane CPU/IO Module HDD Bay Optical Drive Bay CPU/IO Module HDD Bay HDD Bay CHASSIS FRONT Drive Cage DIMM #7 DIMM #8 DIMM #9 DIMM #10 DIMM #11 DIMM #12 HDD Bay PCIe 1.0 x4 (x8 socket) LP PCIe 1.0 x4 (x8 socket) LP HDD Bay Processor HDD Bay PCIe 2.0 x4 (x8 socket) FH Cooling Fan #1 - #4 Processor PCI Riser HDD Bay DIMM #1 DIMM #2 DIMM #3 DIMM #4 DIMM #5 DIMM #6 HDD Bay CHASSIS REAR HDD Bay CPU/IO module #0 : Power Supply HDD Bay HDD Bay HDD Bay HDD Bay PCIe 1.0 x4 (x8 socket) LP PCIe 1.0 x4 (x8 socket) LP DIMM #7 DIMM #8 DIMM #9 DIMM #10 DIMM #11 DIMM #12 Drive Cage HDD Bay Processor HDD Bay PCIe 2.0 x4 (x8 socket) FH Cooling Fan #1 - #4 Processor PCI Riser HDD Bay DIMM #1 DIMM #2 DIMM #3 DIMM #4 DIMM #5 DIMM #6 HDD Bay CPU/IO module #1 : Power Supply Legend: NEC Corporation Minimum required components Revision 5.0, June 2013 Standard components 8 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320b-M4 VMware model Server Configuration 1 Base Models Product Name / Description Part Number NEC EXPRESS5800/R320b-M4 no RAM, no 2.5-inch HDD Including: Intel Xeon Processor X5670, 1 x DVD Super Multi, EXPRESSBUILDER DVD, ftSys for VMware vSphere5 NP8800-165FP1 2 2nd Processor Available logical sockets: 1 Product Name / Description Part Number Intel® Xeon® Processor X5670 2nd Processor Kit : 2.93 GHz / 6C-12T / 12 MB, 2 processors included N8801-043 3 Memory Available logical slots: 6 per processor Product Name / Description Part Number 2GB DDR3-1333 REG Memory Kit : 2 x 2GB DIMM included N8802-050 12GB DDR3-1333 REG Memory Kit : 2 x 3 x 4GB DIMM included N8802-051 24GB DDR3-1333 REG Memory Kit : 2 x 3 x 8GB DIMM included N8802-046 NOTE: Minimum one memory kit must be installed. Memory Configuration Guideline See the table below for the number of memory kits required in accordance with logical main memory size and number of logical processors. Memory configurations which are not listed below are not supported in the system. Number of Logical Processors 1 Logical Main Memory Size 2GB 12GB 24GB 4GB 2 - - 8GB 4 - - 12GB 6 - - - 1 - - 2 - 24GB NEC Corporation Number of Memory Kits Required - - 1 36GB - 1 1 48GB - - 2 Revision 5.0, June 2013 9 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320b-M4 VMware model Number of Logical Processors 2 Logical Main Memory Size Number of Memory Kits Required 2GB 12GB 24GB 4GB 2 - - 8GB 4 - - 12GB 6 - - 16GB 8 - - 20GB 10 - - 24GB 12 - - - 2 - 36GB 6 2 - 48GB - 4 - - - 2 72GB - 2 2 96GB - - 4 4 Internal Hard Disk Drives Available bays: 8 Product Name / Description Part Number 146.5GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD : 1 x 146.5GB N8850-042 300GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD : 1 x 300GB N8850-043 600GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD : 1 x 600GB N8850-044 73.2GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD : 1 x 73.2GB N8850-045 146.5GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD : 1 x 146.5GB N8850-046 NOTE: Hard drives must be installed in identical pairs to configure RAID 1. The 73.2GB HDD is recommended to install as the system drive in order to reduce the time to resynchronize. 5 Optical Drive Available bays: 1 Product Name / Description Part Number Internal DVD Super Multi Drive : 1 x DVD Super Multi drive, not including writing software (Standard) NEC Corporation Revision 5.0, June 2013 10 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320b-M4 VMware model 6 PCI Card Category Product Name / Description Part Number LAN Controller 1000BASE-T 2ch board kit : 2 x GbE NIC Intel Gigabit ET Dual Port Server Adapter Fibre Channel board kit (8Gbps) : 2 x FC Controller QLogic QLE2560-SP 8Gbps Fibre Channel Adapters N8804-009 Fibre Channel Controller N8803-038 NOTE: For supported NEC Storage products to connect with N8803-038, contact your sales representative or refer to the NEC Storage WEB site. (http://www.nec.com/global/prod/storage/) 7 Other Add-in Components 7.1 Input Devices Category Product Name / Description Part Number Keyboard USB Keyboard N8870-002AF Mouse USB Optical Wheel Mouse N8870-012 Cable USB cable : 1.5m USB extension cable K410-177(1A) NEC Corporation Revision 5.0, June 2013 11 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320b-M4 VMware model 8 Add-on Components 8.1 17-inch LCD Console Drawer Category Drawer Drawer w/ KVM Switch Cable Drawer Drawer w/o KVM Switch Product Name / Description Part Number 17inch LCD Console Unit (1U/8port) 17-inch LCD, US 83-keys Keyboard, Optical mouse, 8 port KVM switch, 1U height Switch Unit Connection Cable Set (USB, 1.8m) 1.8 m, 1 x 15-pin mini D-SUB to 1 x 15-pin mini D-SUB / 1 x 4-pin USB A Switch Unit Connection Cable Set (USB, 3m) 3 m, 1 x 15-pin mini D-SUB to 1 x 15-pin mini D-SUB / 1 x 4-pin USB A Switch Unit Connection Cable Set (USB, 5m) 5 m, 1 x 15-pin mini D-SUB to 1 x 15-pin mini D-SUB / 1 x 4-pin USB A 17inch LCD Console Unit 1U 17-inch LCD, US 83-keys Keyboard, Optical mouse, 1U height, 4-pin USB B to 4-pin USB A cable 2m, PS/2 Y-splitter cable 2m, 15-pin mini D-sub VGA cable 2m N8143-77F K410-118(1A) K410-118(03) K410-118(05) N8143-76F 8.2 KVM Switch Category Product Name / Description Part Number KVM Switch Server Switch Unit (8 server) 1U USB 8 port KVM switch N8191-12F Switch Unit Connection Cable Set (USB,1.8m) 1.8 m, 1 x 15-pin mini D-sub to 1 x 15-pin mini D-sub / 1 x 4-pin USB A Switch Unit Connection Cable Set (USB,3m) 3 m, 1 x 15-pin mini D-sub to 1 x 15-pin mini D-sub / 1 x 4-pin USB A Switch Unit Connection Cable Set (USB,3m) 5 m, 1 x 15-pin mini D-sub to 1 x 15-pin mini D-sub / 1 x 4-pin USB A Switch Unit Connection Cable 1.8 m 1.8 m, 1 x 15-pin mini D-sub - 1x 15-pin mini D-Sub / 2x PS/2 K410-118(1A) Cable KVM Cascading K410-118(03) K410-118(05) K410-119(1A) 8.3 Flash FDD Order 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 N8160-86 NEC Corporation Revision 5.0, June 2013 12 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320b-M4 VMware model 8.4 Operating System The R320a/R320b VMware models support VMware vSphere 5. For installation, please download the vSphere 5 from VMware website. Product Name / Description Part Number VMware vSphere 5 license for Small Business: VMware vSphere 5 Essentials for 3 hosts UL1610-203E ESX license for up to 3 Physical servers (Max 2 CPUs each) and VMware vCenter Server license for 3 ESX servers. PPSupportPack(VMware vSphere 5 Essentials for 3 hosts)(1year) ULH1S-1610-063F VMware vSphere 5 Essentials Plus for 3 hosts UL1610-204E ESX license for up to 3 Physical servers (Max 2 CPUs each) and VMware vCenter Server license for 3 ESX servers. Also, Data Recovery and HA license for 6 CPUs included. PPSupportPack(VMware vSphere 5 Essentials Plus for 3 hosts)(1year) ULH1S-1610-064F VMware vSphere 5 license for Medium and Large-sized Business VMware vSphere 5 Standard for 1processor UL1610-205E Note: VMware vCenter Server license is not included. PPSupportPack(VMware vSphere 5 Standard for 1processor)(1year) ULH1S-1610-065F VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise for 1processor UL1610-207E Note: VMware vCenter Server license is not included. PPSupportPack(VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise for 1processor)(1year) ULH1S-1610-066F VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise Plus for 1processor UL1610-208E Note: VMware vCenter Server license is not included. PPSupportPack(VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise Plus for 1processor)(1year) ULH1S-1610-067F VMware vSphere 5 vCenter Server VMware vCenter Server 5 Foundation UL1610-209E PPSupportPack(VMware vCenter Server 5 Foundation)(1year) ULH1S-1610-068F VMware vCenter Server 5 Standard UL1610-20AE PPSupportPack(VMware vCenter Server 5 Standard)(1year) ULH1S-1610-069F NOTE: To use vSphere 5 Update 1, please confirm the ft control software version. If the version is 4.0.0, contact your sales representative to get the latest version. Version 4.0.1 or later is required for vSpher 5 Update 1. vSphere 5 Update 2 is not supported on NEC Express5800/ft series at the moment. Please do not install vSphere 5 Update 2. There is a limitation on vRAM capacity on VMware vSphere 5 licensing. Refer to the VMware web site for the VMware vSphere Licensing. 8.5 ft Server Control Software Support Service For R320a/R320b VMware model, please also order below support product for ft Server Control Software support. Product Name / Description Part Number PPSupportPack (1year support of ftSys for VMware vSphere5) ULH1S-1377-001F Software support service for ft Server Control Software for vSphere 5 NEC Corporation Revision 5.0, June 2013 13 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320b-M4 VMware model 8.6 Tower Conversion Kit Product Name / Description Part Number Tower Conversion Kit 23 inch height pedestal with front bezel N8843-003 NEC Corporation Revision 5.0, June 2013 14 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320b-M4 VMware model References Server Management The EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2, integrated into the server, provides superior remote control and system management features listed in the table below. Temperature/voltage/power/ fan /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 console POST/BIOS setup, DOS utility (via LAN) Panic screen, Boot screen Text-based screen (OS console) - GUI-based screen (OS console) Remote control Remote reset - (via LAN) power on-off/ dump OS shutdown Remote media (CD/DVD/FD) Server Management Command Line Protocol (DMTF compliant) Remote control via Web browser (without dedicated app) Remote batch 1 Scheduling (without UPS) 1 Others Set automatic IP address via DNS/DHCP Remote wakeup Wake On LAN Centralized management Monitoring of multiple servers Control of multiple servers Industry standard IPMI 2.0 Hardware monitoring 1 1 DianaScope is required. NEC Corporation Revision 5.0, June 2013 15 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320b-M4 VMware model Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots Part Number Product Name Slots Slot # : #1 #2 #3 #4 PCI Slot: x4 x4 x4 x4 Card height: LP LP FH FH Slot type: x8 x8 x8 x8 N8804-009 1000BASE-T 2ch board kit N8803-038 Fibre Channel board kit - - Notes for using VMware vSphere 5 on Express5800/R320b-M4 Supported Guest OS Guest Operating Systems supported on NEC Express5800/ft series are the same as other general purpose servers. Refer to the VMware web site for the Supported Guest Operating Systems on VMware vSphere ESXi 5 and ESXi 5 U1. VMware vSphere Client For maintenance of VMware ESX on the NEC Express5800/ft series, a dedicated terminal (e.g. a Windows PC) is required Backup A dedicated server for data backup is recommended. NEC Corporation Revision 5.0, June 2013 16 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320b-M4 VMware model 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 5.0, June 2013 17 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320b-M4 VMware model Revision History Revision Date Description 5.0 2013.6.20 vSphere 5 Update1 supported 4.1 2012.10.3 K410-119(1A) (cable for KVM switch cascading) added 4.0 2012.5.23 17-inch LCD Console Drawer and KVM Switch Part Numbers changed. vSphere 5 supported 3.1 2012.4.23 Keyboard Part Number corrected Mouse Part Number changed from N8170-22 to N8870-012 3.0 2011.11.25 Document form changed Memory P/N changed VMware vSphere P/N in 8.4 Operating System changed 2.0 2011.9.13 Mouse P/N corrected 1.0 2011.7.20 Initial release NEC Corporation Revision 5.0, June 2013 18