NEC Express5800/E120g-M 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. April 25, 2016 Revision 1.0 NEC Corporation SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M Contents TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ........................................................................................ 3 Key Features .......................................................................................................................................... 3 Specification .......................................................................................................................................... 3 EXTERNAL VIEWS ......................................................................................................... 7 Front and Rear Views for Server Module Enclosure ......................................................................... 7 Front and Rear Views for Server Module............................................................................................ 8 Dimensions (mm) .................................................................................................................................. 9 CONFIGURATION DIAGRAM ....................................................................................... 11 EXPANSION SLOT ........................................................................................................ 12 SERVER CONFIGURATION ......................................................................................... 13 1 Maximum Server Module Configuration with 1600 W PSU ..................................................... 13 1.1 Configuration (Up to 35° C ambient temp.) ....................................................................... 13 2 Maximum Server Module Configuration with 1000 W PSU ..................................................... 13 2.1 Configuration (Up to 40° C ambient temp.) ....................................................................... 13 2.2 Configuration (Up to 35° C ambient temp.) ....................................................................... 14 3 Server Module Enclosure ............................................................................................................ 15 3.1 Server Module Enclosure .................................................................................................. 15 3.2 Options for Server Module Enclosure ................................................................................ 15 4 Server Module .............................................................................................................................. 15 5 Processors and Heat Sink .......................................................................................................... 16 6 Memory ......................................................................................................................................... 17 7 Internal Hard Disk Drives ............................................................................................................ 19 7.1 RAID Configuration ............................................................................................................ 19 7.2 Internal Drive Configuration ............................................................................................... 19 7.3 Supported HDD/SDD ......................................................................................................... 22 8 2.5-inch PCIe SSD ........................................................................................................................ 24 8.1 2.5-inch PCIeSSD Installation Kit ...................................................................................... 24 8.2 PCIe SSD ........................................................................................................................... 25 9 Optical Drive ................................................................................................................................. 25 10 PCI Riser Card / PCI Card .......................................................................................................... 25 10.1 PCI Riser Card ................................................................................................................... 25 10.2 PCI Rear Bracket ............................................................................................................... 25 10.3 Network Interface Controller .............................................................................................. 25 10.4 InfiniBand ........................................................................................................................... 27 10.5 External Storage Controller ............................................................................................... 28 11 Other Add-in Components......................................................................................................... 29 11.1 Internal Flash Memory ....................................................................................................... 29 11.2 Flash FDD .......................................................................................................................... 29 11.3 Boot Mode Setup Option ................................................................................................... 29 12 Add-on Components .................................................................................................................. 30 12.1 17-inch LCD Console Drawer ............................................................................................ 30 12.2 KVM Switch ........................................................................................................................ 30 12.3 Server Management License ............................................................................................. 31 REFERENCES............................................................................................................... 32 Server Management ............................................................................................................................ 32 Endurance of SSD ............................................................................................................................... 33 NEC Corporation Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 2 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards and Embedded Controller ......................................................... 34 Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots ...................................................................................... 35 Secure Boot Mode............................................................................................................................... 35 Tested Linux Operating Systems ...................................................................................................... 36 Copyright Notice and Liability Disclaimer ........................................................................................ 37 REVISION HISTORY ..................................................................................................... 38 Technical Specification Key Features High performance with the latest Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v4 product family Up to 1 TB of high speed DDR4 memory Highly reliable with redundant fan Specification Server Module (1/2) Model E120g-M Part Number Processor N8100-2385F, N8100-2386F Intel® Xeon® Intel® Xeon® Intel® Xeon® Intel® Xeon® Processor Processor Processor Processor E5-2609 v4 E5-2620 v4 E5-2630 v4 E5-2640 v4 1.70 GHz 2.10 GHz 2.20 GHz 2.40 GHz 1 to 2 20 MB 25 MB 8C / 8T 8C / 16T 10C / 20T Intel® C612 Chipset DDR4-2400 Registered DIMM (8/16/32GB) DDR4-2400 TSV Registered DIMM (64GB) 0 GB 1 TB (16 x 64 GB) ECC, x4/x8 SDDC 0 GB SAS HDD : 7.2 TB (4 x 1.8 TB) SATA HDD : 8 TB (4 x 2 TB) SAS SSD : 1.6 TB (4 x 400 GB) SATA SSD : 6.4 TB (4 x 1.6 TB) SATA : 6Gb/s (Integrated) SAS: 12 Gb/s (Optional) RAID 0/1/5/6/10 (Optional) Supported 4 Total: 2 slots available 1 PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 connector) 1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) for a dedicated PCI card Integrated in Server Management Controller (32MB) 1 1600 x 1200 / 16.7M 1 VGA (15-pin mini D-sub, 1 front) 2 x USB3.0 (2 x front) 1 x USB2.0 (1 x internal) 1 Serial (9-pin mini D-sub, RS232-C, 1 rear) 4 1000BASE-T LAN connector (RJ-45, 4 rear) 1 1000BASE-T LAN connector for Management (RJ-45, 1 rear) Type Clock speed Number of Processors Cache Cores and Threads Chipset Memory Internal Storage Type Standard Capacity Maximum Capacity Memory protection Standard Capacity Maximum Capacity Disk Controller RAID Hot Plug Disk Drive Bays Expansion Slots Video Interfaces NEC Corporation Controller (VRAM) Resolution / Color Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 3 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M Model E120g-M Server Management Redundant Fan Power (Max. Config, Idling) Consumption (Max. Config, Operating) Acoustic Noise Max. Config, Idling (Sound Pressure Max. Config, Operating 2 Level) Dimensions (W x D x H ) Weight (Minimum / Maximum) Temperature, Relative Humidity (non-condensing) EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 Standard, non-hot plug 123 Watt 124 Watt 121 Watt 121 Watt 426 Watt 450 Watt 470 Watt Regulatory and Safety Operating Systems 1 2 3 4 5 450 Watt 52.0dB 68.0dB 52.0dB 69.0dB 220.0 × 780.0 × 40.4 mm / 8.66 x 30.7 x 1.59 in 5 kg / 7 kg, 11.02 lbs. / 15.43 lbs. 3 3 Operating: 5° to 40° C / 41° to 104° F , 20 to 80% Non-Operating: -10° to 55° C / 14° to 131° F, 20 to 80% FCC, CE, UL, CB, BSMI, KC, RoHS, WEEE 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 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 or later (x86_64) 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 or later VMware ESXi™ 5.5 Update 3 5 VMware ESXi™ 6.0 Update 1 Maximum resolution available via EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 remote console is 1280 x 1024 / 65K colors. Noise emission was measured at the bystander positions in accordance with ISO 7779. The actual value may vary by the operating environment. Maximum temperature depends on the server configuration. Refer to the Server Configuration for detail. For Linux support, contact your sales representative or go to the NEC website at: http://www.nec.com/global/prod/express/linux/index.html At least 5 GB of logical memory is required. Server Module (2/2) Model Part Number Processor E120g-M Type Clock speed Number of Processors Cache Cores and Threads Chipset Memory Internal Storage Type Standard Capacity Maximum Capacity Memory protection Standard Capacity Maximum Capacity Disk Controller NEC Corporation N8100-2385F, N8100-2386F Intel® Xeon® Intel® Xeon® Processor Processor E5-2650 v4 E5-2650L v4 2.20 GHz 1.70 GHz 1 to 2 30 MB 35 MB 12C / 24T 14C / 28T Intel® C612 Chipset DDR4-2400 Registered DIMM (8/16/32GB) DDR4-2400 TSV Registered DIMM (64GB) 0 GB 1 TB (16 x 64 GB) ECC, x4/x8 SDDC 0 GB SAS HDD : 7.2 TB (4 x 1.8 TB) SATA HDD : 8 TB (4 x 2 TB) SAS SSD : 1.6 TB (4 x 400 GB) SATA SSD : 6.4 TB (4 x 1.6 TB) SATA : 6Gb/s (Integrated) SAS: 12 Gb/s (Optional) Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2660 v4 2.00 GHz 4 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M Model Internal Storage (Cont’d) E120g-M RAID Hot Plug Disk Drive Bays Expansion Slots Video Controller (VRAM) Resolution / Color Interfaces Server Management Redundant Fan Power Consumption (Max. Config, Idling) (Max. Config, Operating) Max. Config, Idling Max. Config, Operating Acoustic Noise (Sound Pressure 2 Level) Dimensions (W x D x H ) Weight (Minimum / Maximum) Temperature, Relative Humidity (non-condensing) Regulatory and Safety Operating Systems 1 2 3 4 5 RAID 0/1/5/6/10 (Optional) Supported 4 Total: 2 slots available 1 PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 connector) 1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) for a dedicated PCI card Integrated in Server Management Controller (32MB) 1 1600 x 1200 / 16.7M 1 VGA (15-pin mini D-sub, 1 front) 2 x USB3.0 (2 x front) 1 x USB2.0 (1 x internal) 1 Serial (9-pin mini D-sub, RS232-C, 1 rear) 4 1000BASE-T LAN connector (RJ-45, 4 rear) 1 1000BASE-T LAN connector for Management (RJ-45, 1 rear) EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 Standard, non-hot plug 128 Watt 130 Watt 124 Watt 481 Watt 417 Watt 492 Watt 52.0dB 68.0dB 52.0dB 69.0dB 52.0dB 68.0dB 220.0 × 780.0 × 40.4 mm / 8.66 x 30.7 x 1.59 in 5 kg / 7 kg, 11.02 lbs. / 15.43 lbs. 3 3 Operating: 5° to 40° C / 41° to 104° F , 20 to 80% Non-Operating: -10° to 55° C / 14° to 131° F, 20 to 80% FCC, CE, UL, CB, BSMI, KC, RoHS, WEEE 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 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 or later (x86_64) 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 or later VMware ESXi™ 5.5 Update 3 5 VMware ESXi™ 6.0 Update 1 Maximum resolution available via EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 remote console is 1280 x 1024 / 65K colors. Noise emission was measured at the bystander positions in accordance with ISO 7779. The actual value may vary by the operating environment. Maximum temperature depends on the server configuration. Refer to the Server Configuration for detail. For Linux support, contact your sales representative or go to the NEC website at: http://www.nec.com/global/prod/express/linux/index.html At least 5 GB of logical memory is required. NEC Corporation Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 5 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M Server Module Enclosure Model Server Module Enclosure Part Number Server Module Bays Power Supply Bays Redundant Fan Redundant Power Supply Power Supply N8141-77F N8141-78F 4 2 Standard, hot plug 2 x 1,000 Watt 80 PLUS® Platinum 2 x 1,600 Watt 80 PLUS® Platinum certified hot plug PSU certified hot plug PSU 100-240 VAC ± 10% 50 / 60 Hz ± 3 Hz 200-240 VAC ± 10% 50 / 60 Hz ± 3 Hz 100 VAC : 1,247 VA / 1,185 Watt 1,896 VA / 1,801 Watt 200 VAC : 1,416 VA / 1,345 Watt 100 VAC : 4,266 kJ/h 6,484 kJ/h 200 VAC : 4,842 kJ/h 447.0 x 781.2 x 86.8 mm / 17.6 x 30.76 x 3.42 in (2U) 13 kg / 43 kg, 28.66 lbs. / 94.80 lbs. 2 Operating: 5° to 40° C Operating: 5° to 35° C / 41° to 104° F, 20 to 80% / 41° to 95° F, 20 to 80% Non-Operating: -10° to 55° C Non-Operating: -10° to 55° C / 14° to 131° F, 20 to 80% / 14° to 131° F, 20 to 80% RoHS Maximum Power Consumption Heat Dissipation Dimensions (W x D x H ) 1 Weight (Minimum / Maximum) Temperature, Relative Humidity (non-condensing) Regulatory and Safety 1 2 The weight was measured with the following system configurations: Minimum: Server Module Enclosure with two power supplies Maximum : Server Module Enclosure with two power supplies and four server modules with maximum configuration Up to 35° C when configured with 64GB DIMM, or when a dual processor configuration with E5-2650L v4. NEC Corporation Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 6 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M External Views Front and Rear Views for Server Module Enclosure Front View A B A B C D Legend A. B. C. D. Module Slot #1 Module Slot #2 Module Slot #3 Module Slot #4 Rear View B E A D F C Legend A. B. C. Module Slot #1 Module Slot #2 Module Slot #3 NEC Corporation D. E. F. Module Slot #4 Power Supply Slot #1 Power Supply Slot #2 Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 7 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M Front and Rear Views for Server Module Front View A B C D F EG H I J Legend A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H I. J. 2.5-inch Drive Bays Pull-out Tab USB Connector Power Button / Power LED UID LED Button Display Connector Dump (NMI) Button BMC Reset Button System Status LED 1 System Status LED 2 Rear View A C B D F E G H I J Legend A. B. C. D. E. PCI Slot2 (Low Profile) PCI Slot1 (Dedicated Slot) Serial Port Connector Management LAN Connector Data LAN Connector1 NEC Corporation F. G. H. I. J. UID Button / LED Data LAN Connector2 Data LAN Connector3 Data LAN Connector4 Power LED Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 8 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M Dimensions (mm) Server Module Enclosure Server Module (Left) NEC Corporation Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 9 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M Server Module (Right) NEC Corporation Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 10 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M Configuration Diagram Server Module Enclosure Legend: Standard components Server Module (Left) Legend: NEC Corporation Standard Components Minimum required components Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 11 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M Server Module (Right) Front Rear Top Legend: Standard Components Minimum required components Expansion Slot Slot#1 Slot#2 Legend #1 PCIe 3.0 x8, x8 connector, for a dedicated PCI card #2 PCIe 3.0 x16, x16 connector, Low-profile, up to 167.6 mm length NOTE: N8116-36 PCIe x16 Riser Card Kit is required for the slot #2. NEC Corporation Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 12 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M Server Configuration 1 Maximum Server Module Configuration with 1600 W PSU See the table below for the maximum server configuration based on processor configuration, input voltage, and maximum ambient temperature for N8141-78F Module Enclosure with 1600 Watt power supply. The condition for the maximum server configuration is defined when four servers with the same configuration are installed. For other server configurations, please consult your sales representative. 1.1 Configuration (Up to 35° C ambient temp.) 200VAC Input (with RAID controller, PCI riser [N8116-36] and PCI card) Processor Type E5-2609 v4 E5-2620 v4 E5-2650L v4 E5-2630 v4 E5-2640 v4 E5-2650 v4 E5-2660 v4 # of Processors # of 64 GB DIMMs # of HDD (SAS 600GB, 15000rpm) No limitation 2 2 2 2 Up to 8 DIMMs 4 HDDs 16 DIMMs Up to 2 HDDs Up to 6 DIMMs 4 HDDs 16 DIMMs Up to 2 HDDs Up to 5 DIMMs 3 HDDs 16 DIMMs Up to 8 DIMMs Up to 1 HDD Up to 1 HDD 2 Maximum Server Module Configuration with 1000 W PSU See the table below for the maximum server configuration based on processor configuration, input voltage, and maximum ambient temperature for N8141-77F Module Enclosure with 1000 Watt power supply. The condition for the maximum server configuration is defined when four servers with the same configuration are installed. For other server configurations, please consult your sales representative. 2.1 Configuration (Up to 40° C ambient temp.) 100VAC Input (with RAID controller, PCI riser [N8116-36] and PCI card) Processor Type E5-2609 v4 E5-2620 v4 E5-2630 v4 E5-2640 v4 E5-2650 v4 E5-2650L v4 E5-2660 v4 NEC Corporation # of Processors 1 1 1 1 1 # of 32 GB DIMMs # of HDD (SAS 600GB, 15000rpm) Up to 7 DIMMs Up to 8 DIMMs Up to 5 DIMMs Up to 3 HDDs Up to 2 HDDs Up to 2 HDDs 8 DIMMs Up to 1 HDD Up to 3 DIMMs Up to 1 HDD Up to 1 DIMM Up to 1 HDD Up to 3 DIMMs Up to 3 HDDs 8 DIMMs Up to 2 HDD Not supported Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 13 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M 200VAC Input (with RAID controller, PCI riser [N8116-36] and PCI card) Processor Type E5-2609 v4 E5-2620 v4 E5-2630 v4 E5-2640 v4 E5-2650 v4 E5-2650L v4 E5-2660 v4 # of Processors # of 32 GB DIMMs No limitation 1 1 # of HDD (SAS 600GB, 15000rpm) Up to 1 DIMM 8 DIMMs Up to 4 HDDs Up to 1 HDD NOTE: Up to 35° C ambient temperature when configured with 64GB DIMM 2.2 Configuration (Up to 35° C ambient temp.) 100VAC Input (with RAID controller, PCI riser [N8116-36] and PCI card) Processor Type E5-2609 v4 E5-2620 v4 E5-2630 v4 E5-2640 v4 E5-2650 v4 E5-2650L v4 # of Processors # of 64 GB DIMMs # of HDD (SAS 600GB, 15000rpm) 1 1 8 DIMMs 8 DIMMs Up to 3 HDDs Up to 1 HDD 1 Up to 4 DIMMs Up to 1 HDD 1 Up to 1 DIMM Up to 3 DIMMs 8 DIMMs Up to 1 HDD Up to 3 HDD Up to 2 HDD 1 E5-2660 v4 Not supported 200VAC Input (with RAID controller, PCI riser [N8116-36] and PCI card) Processor Type E5-2609 v4 E5-2620 v4 E5-2630 v4 E5-2640 v4 E5-2650 v4 E5-2650L v4 E5-2660 v4 NEC Corporation # of Processors # of 64 GB DIMMs 1 Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 # of HDD (SAS 600GB, 15000rpm) No limitation 14 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M 3 Server Module Enclosure 3.1 Server Module Enclosure Product Name / Description Part Number Module Enclosure No server module, no PSU cable Including: 1000 Watt power supply For E120g-M Module Enclosure No server module, no PSU cable Including: 1600 Watt power supply (200V only) For E120g-M N8141-77F N8141-78F NOTE: Up to four server modules can be installed. 3.2 Options for Server Module Enclosure 3.2.1 Blank Panel Product Name / Description Part Number Blank Panel 1pc of filler panel for server module slots N8141-61F NOTE: The blank panels must be installed into the vacant server module slots. 4 Server Module Product Name / Description Part Number NEC Express5800/E120g-M Server Module(Left) No processor, no RAM, no HDD, no ODD NEC Express5800/E120g-M Server Module(Right) No processor, no RAM, no HDD, no ODD N8100-2385F N8100-2386F NOTE: The base model must be ordered with a processor kit and a memory kit. The server module for left must be installed into slot #1 and #3, and that for right must be installed into slot #2 and #4. The server modules must be installed in an order from server module slot #1. E120g-M server modules cannot be installed in N8141-62F/-65F/-66F module enclosure. NEC Corporation Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 15 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M 5 Processors and Heat Sink Available sockets: 2 Category Product Name / Description Part Number Processors 1 Processor Required Xeon E5-2609 v4 Processor Kit Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2609 v4 (1.70 GHz, 8C/8T, 20 MB) Xeon E5-2620 v4 Processor Kit Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2620 v4 (2.10 GHz, 8C/16T, 20 MB) Xeon E5-2630 v4 Processor Kit Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2630 v4 (2.20 GHz, 10C/20T, 25 MB) Xeon E5-2640 v4 Processor Kit Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2640 v4 (2.40 GHz, 10C/20T, 25 MB) Xeon E5-2650 v4 Processor Kit Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2650 v4 (2.20 GHz, 12C/24T, 30 MB) Xeon E5-2650L v4 Processor Kit Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2650L v4(1.70 GHz,14C/28T, 35 MB) Xeon E5-2660 v4 Processor Kit Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2660 v4 (2.00 GHz, 14C/28T, 35 MB) Processor Heat Sink For 1st Processor N8101-974F Processor Heat Sink For 2nd Processor N8101-1049F Heat Sink 1st 2nd N8101-975F N8101-976F N8101-977F N8101-978F N8101-979F N8101-980F (Standard) NOTE: One processor kit from above must be installed. The processors must be the same to configure dual processor system. Up to 35° C ambient temperature when a dual processor configuration with E5-2650L v4. 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 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard (x64) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise (x64) Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86_64) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 VMware ESXi 5.5 VMware ESXi 6.0 1 Maximum Available Number of logical Processors 256 1 56 640 1 56 160 56 320 480 56 56 The maximum numbers of logical processors when using Hyper-V are below - Windows Server 2008 R2 : 64 - Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2 : 320 NEC Corporation Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 16 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M 6 Memory Available slots: 8 per processor Category Product Name / Description Part Number Registered DIMM (RDIMM) 8GB DDR4-2400 REG Memory Kit (1x8GB) 1 x 8GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2400(PC4-2400) 16GB DDR4-2400 REG Memory Kit (1x16GB) 1 x 16GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2400(PC4-2400) N8102-659F 32GB DDR4-2400 REG Memory Kit (1x32GB) 1 x 32GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2400(PC4-2400) 64GB DDR4-2400 TSV REG Memory Kit (1x64GB) 1 x 64GB TSV Registered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2400(PC4-2400) N8102-661F TSV Registered DIMM (TSV RDIMM) N8102-660F N8102-662F NOTE: Minimum one memory kit per processor must be installed. It is recommended to install memory kits in multiples of two (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 TSV RDIMM are not supported Up to 35° C ambient temperature when configured with N8102-662F 64GB DIMM At least 5 GB of memory is required for VMware ESXi5.5 and VMware ESXi6.0. 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. The maximum memory transfer rate is 1866 MHz with Memory Sparing Configuration. Processor Type Populated DIMMs DIMM Speed E5-2609v4 RDIMM( 8, 16, 32GB) TSV RDIMM(64GB) RDIMM( 8, 16, 32GB) TSV RDIMM(64GB) 1866 MHz RDIMM( 8, 16, 32GB) TSV RDIMM(64GB) 2400 MHz E5-2620v4 E5-2630v4 E5-2640v4 E5-2650v4 E5-2650Lv4 E5-2660v4 NEC Corporation Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 2133 MHz 17 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M 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 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise 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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86_64) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 2 VMware ESXi 5.5 3 VMware ESXi 6.0 1 2 3 Maximum Available Memory 32 GB 2 TB 4 TB 32 GB 1TB 1TB 3 TB 1TB 4 TB 6 TB 1TB 1TB 1 The maximum available memory size of Hyper-V systems are below: - Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard : 32 GB - Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise : 1 TB - Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2: 4 TB Up to 1TB of main memory is available to each virtual machine. Up to 4TB of main memory is available to each virtual machine. NEC Corporation Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 18 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M 7 Internal Hard Disk Drives 7.1 RAID 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 7.2.4 for the required components and then refer to the section 7.3.3 for the hard drives. Operating System Supported RAID configuration RAID and Cache Windows Server 2008 R2 VMware ESXi 5.5u3 VMware ESXi 6.0u1 KVM in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86_64) Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86_64) without KVM feature Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Section Supported HDD/SSD Non-RAID (Embedded SATA) RAID 0/1/10 0GB Cache 7.2.1 7.3.1 7.2.3 7.3.2 RAID 0/1/10 1GB Cache RAID 5/6 1GB Cache RAID 5/6 2GB Cache Non-RAID (Embedde SATA) RAID 0/1 (Embedded SATA) RAID 0/1/10 0GB Cache RAID 0/1/10 1GB Cache RAID 5/6 1GB Cache RAID 5/6 2GB Cache Non-RAID (Embedde SATA) RAID 0/1/10 0GB Cache RAID 0/1/10 1GB Cache RAID 5/6 1GB Cache RAID 5/6 2GB Cache 7.2.4 7.2.5 7.2.6 7.2.1 7.3.1 7.2.2 7.2.3 7.3.3 7.2.4 7.2.5 7.2.6 7.2.1 7.3.1 7.2.3 7.3.3 7.2.4 7.2.5 7.2.6 NOTE: Up to four hard drives can be installed. 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, SAS SSDs, SATA SSDs (ME) and SATA SSDs (VE) can be mixed in the drive cage. To configure a large-capacity RAID array, it is recommended to configure in RAID 6 in order to minimize the risk of becoming multiple hard drives failure during the RAID rebuilding process. 7.2 Internal Drive Configuration 7.2.1 Embedded SATA Controller Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller Embedded SATA Controller 4 x 6Gb/s SATA Internal SATA Cable 1x Mini SAS - 1x Mini SAS HD 2.5-inch Drive Cage 4 x 2.5-inch Hot-plug hard drive bays (Standard) Cable Required Drive Cage K410-325(00) (Standard) NOTE: For supported HDD/SSD, refer to 7.3.1 Hot plug insertion/removal are not supported because the drives are not redundant in this configuration. NEC Corporation Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 19 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M 7.2.2 Embedded SATA RAID 0/1 Controller Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller Embedded SATA Controller 4 x 6Gb/s SATA Internal SATA Cable 1x Mini SAS - 1x Mini SAS HD 2.5-inch Drive Cage 4 x 2.5-inch Hot-plug hard drive bays (Standard) Cable Required Drive Cage K410-325(00) (Standard) NOTE: For supported HDD/SSD, refer to 7.3.1 Embedded SATA RAID 0/1 controller is suported on Windows Server 2012 R2 only. 7.2.3 RAID 0/1 Controller with 0 GB Cache Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller Required RAID Controller (0GB, RAID 0/1) Avago MegaRAID SAS 9341-8i RAID 0/1/10, 1GB, Int. 8, PCIe 3.0 x8, SAS 12Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s Internal SAS/SATA Cable 1x Mini SAS HD - 1x Mini SAS HD 2.5-inch Drive Cage 4 x 2.5-inch hot plug drive bays N8103-188 Cable Required Drive Cage K410-350(00) (Standard) NOTE: For Supported HDD/SSD, refer to 7.3.2 for Windows Server 2008R2, Red Hat Etnerprise Linux 6(x86_64) with KVM feature, or VMware ESXi. Refer to 7.3.3 for Windows Server 2012/2012R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6(x86_64) without KVM feature. 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, SAS SSDs, SATA SSDs (ME) and SATA SSDs (VE) can be mixed in the drive cage. 7.2.4 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, SAS 12Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s Flash Backup Unit for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362-8i 650mm Cable for Flash Backup Unit included Internal SAS/SATA Cable 1x Mini SAS HD - 1x Mini SAS HD 2.5-inch Drive Cage 4 x 2.5-inch hot plug drive bays N8103-176 Flash Backup Recommended Cable Required Drive Cage N8103-181 K410-350(00) (Standard) NOTE: For Supported HDD/SSD, refer to 7.3.2 for Windows Server 2008R2, Red Hat Etnerprise Linux 6(x86_64) with KVM feature, or VMware ESXi. Refer to 7.3.3 for Windows Server 2012/2012R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6(x86_64) without KVM feature. 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, SAS SSDs, SATA SSDs (ME) and SATA SSDs (VE) can be mixed in the drive cage. NEC Corporation Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 20 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M 7.2.5 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 Internal SAS/SATA Cable 1x Mini SAS HD - 1x Mini SAS HD 2.5-inch Drive Cage 4 x 2.5-inch hot plug drive bays N8103-177 Flash Backup Recommended Cable Required Drive Cage N8103-181 K410-350(00) (Standard) NOTE: For Supported HDD/SSD, refer to 7.3.2 for Windows Server 2008R2, Red Hat Etnerprise Linux 6(x86_64) with KVM feature, or VMware ESXi. Refer to 7.3.3 for Windows Server 2012/2012R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6(x86_64) without KVM feature. 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, SAS SSDs, SATA SSDs (ME) and SATA SSDs (VE) can be mixed in the drive cage. 7.2.6 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, SAS 12Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s Flash Backup Unit for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362-8i 650mm Cable for Flash Backup Unit included Internal SAS/SATA Cable 1x Mini SAS HD - 1x Mini SAS HD 2.5-inch Drive Cage 4 x 2.5-inch hot plug drive bays N8103-178 Flash Backup Recommended Cable Required Drive Cage N8103-181 K410-350(00) (Standard) NOTE: For Supported HDD/SSD, refer to 7.3.2 for Windows Server 2008R2, Red Hat Etnerprise Linux 6(x86_64) with KVM feature, or VMware ESXi. Refer to 7.3.3 for Windows Server 2012/2012R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6(x86_64) without KVM feature. 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, SAS SSDs, SATA SSDs (ME) and SATA SSDs (VE) can be mixed in the drive cage. NEC Corporation Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 21 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M 7.3 Supported HDD/SDD 7.3.1 For Embedded SATA Controller Category Drive 4 slots available 7.3.2 SATA HDD (512n) Product Name / Description Part Number 500GB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 500 GB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512n 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, 512n 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, 512n sector N8150-488 N8150-489 N8150-527 For RAID Controller Configuration (1) For Windows Server 2008R2, VMware ESXi, or KVM in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6(x86_64) Category Drive 4 slots available SAS HDD (512n) SATA HDD (512n) SAS SSD (ME) SATA SSD (ME) 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, 512n sector 450GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 450 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512n sector 600GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 600 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512n sector 900GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1x 900 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512n 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, 512n sector 300GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1x 300 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 15,000 rpm, 512n sector 450GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1x 450 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 15,000 rpm, 512n sector 600GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1x 600 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 15,000 rpm, 512n 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, 512n 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, 512n 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, 512n sector 200GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD 1 x 200 GB SAS SSD, eMLC, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 512n sector 400GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD 1 x 400 GB SAS SSD, eMLC, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 512n sector 200GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD 1 x 200 GB SATA SSD, MLC, 2.5-inch, 6b/s, 512n sector, ME 400GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD 1 x 400 GB SATA SSD, MLC, 2.5-inch, 6b/s, 512n sector, ME 800GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD 1 x 800 GB SATA SSD, MLC, 2.5-inch, 6b/s, 512n sector, ME N8150-479 Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 N8150-480 N8150-481 N8150-482 N8150-483 N8150-485 N8150-486 N8150-518 N8150-488 N8150-489 N8150-527 N8150-721 N8150-722 N8150-725 N8150-726 N8150-727 22 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M SATA SSD (VE) 200GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD 1 x 200 GB SATA SSD, MLC, 2.5-inch, 6b/s, 512n sector, VE 400GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD 1 x 400 GB SATA SSD, MLC, 2.5-inch, 6b/s, 512n sector VE 800GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD 1 x 800 GB SATA SSD, MLC, 2.5-inch, 6b/s, 512n sector, VE 1.6TB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD 1 x 1.6 TB SATA SSD, MLC, 2.5-inch, 6b/s, 512n sector, VE N8150-732 N8150-733 N8150-734 N8150-735 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, SAS SSDs, SATA SSDs (ME) and SATA SSDs (VE) can be mixed in the drive cage. For monitoring SATA SSD life on VMware, NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.6.05 or later is required. Please download the latest version on the NEC web site. The 2.5-inch SAS/SATA SSDs have limited lifetime. Refer to Endurance of SSD for details. 7.3.3 For RAID Controller Configuration (2) For Windows Server 2012/2012R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6(x86_64) without KVM Category Drive 4 slots available SAS HDD (512n) SAS HDD (4Kn) SATA HDD (512n) 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, 512n sector 450GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 450 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512n sector 600GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 600 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512n sector 900GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1x 900 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512n 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, 512n sector 300GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1x 300 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 15,000 rpm, 512n sector 450GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1x 450 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 15,000 rpm, 512n sector 600GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1x 600 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 15,000 rpm, 512n 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, 4Kn 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, 512n 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, 512n 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, 512n sector N8150-479 Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 N8150-480 N8150-481 N8150-482 N8150-483 N8150-485 N8150-486 N8150-518 N8150-490 N8150-488 N8150-489 N8150-527 23 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M SAS SSD (ME) SATA SSD (ME) SATA SSD (VE) 200GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD 1 x 200 GB SAS SSD, eMLC, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 512n sector 400GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD 1 x 400 GB SAS SSD, eMLC, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 512n sector 200GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD 1 x 200 GB SATA SSD, MLC, 2.5-inch, 6b/s, 512n sector, ME 400GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD 1 x 400 GB SATA SSD, MLC, 2.5-inch, 6b/s, 512n sector, ME 800GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD 1 x 800 GB SATA SSD, MLC, 2.5-inch, 6b/s, 512n sector, ME 200GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD 1 x 200 GB SATA SSD, MLC, 2.5-inch, 6b/s, 512n sector, VE 400GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD 1 x 400 GB SATA SSD, MLC, 2.5-inch, 6b/s, 512n sector VE 800GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD 1 x 800 GB SATA SSD, MLC, 2.5-inch, 6b/s, 512n sector, VE 1.6TB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD 1 x 1.6 TB SATA SSD, MLC, 2.5-inch, 6b/s, 512n sector, VE N8150-721 N8150-722 N8150-725 N8150-726 N8150-727 N8150-732 N8150-733 N8150-734 N8150-735 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, SAS SSDs, SATA SSDs (ME) and SATA SSDs (VE) can be mixed in the drive cage. 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 4KB sector HDD and 512B sector HDD cannot be mixed. The 2.5-inch SAS/SATA SSDs have limited lifetime. Refer to Endurance of SSD for details. 8 2.5-inch PCIe SSD 8.1 2.5-inch PCIeSSD Installation Kit Product Name / Description Part Number 2.5-inch PCIeSSD Installation Kit Backplane board, PCIe SSD switch card, and PCIe cable N8118-305 NOTE: One PCIe slot is required to install the PCIe SSD switch card. One 2.5-inch drive bay is used to install a 2.5-inch PCIeSSD. Slot#0 Slot#2 Slot#1 PCIe SSDSlot#3 Slot# The PCIe SSD slot does not support hot-plug. Operating system cannot be installed on the PCIe SSD. NEC Corporation Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 24 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M 8.2 PCIe SSD Category Product Name / Description Part Number PCIe SSD 800GB Non-Hot Plug 2.5-inch PCIe SSD - 1x 800 GB PCIe SSD, 2.5-inch N8118-500 1 slot available NOTE: 2.5-inch PCIeSSD Installation Kit is required to install this product. Warranty period is 3 years (36 months) or until the total bytes of written value (TBW) exceeds the limit value, whichever occurs first. It is recommended to check the TBW periodically. Operating system cannot be installed on the PCIe SSD. 9 Optical Drive Category Product Name / Description Part Number External External DVD Super MULTI Drive USB, Slim DVD Super Multi drive, not including writing software N8160-97F 10 PCI Riser Card / 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. 10.1 PCI Riser Card Product Name / Description Part Number PCIe Riser Card Kit PCI Slot#1 : 1 x PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe x16 Riser Card Kit PCI Slot#2 : 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 NOTE: - Required for installing a PCI card in the PCI slot #2 (Standard) 10.2 N8116-36 PCI Rear Bracket Product Name / Description Part Number Rear Bracket for N8104-146 Rear bracket for mounting N8104-146 on PCI Slot #1 Rear Bracket for N8104-147 Rear bracket for mounting N8104-147 on PCI Slot #1 Rear Bracket for N8104-149 Rear bracket for mounting N8104-149 on PCI Slot #1 Rear Bracket for N8104-153 Rear bracket for mounting N8104-153 or N8104-157 on PCI Slot #1 N8116-41 10.3 NEC Corporation N8116-43 N8116-44 Network Interface Controller Category Adapter N8116-42 1GbE Product Name / Description Part Number 1000BASE-T Adapter Broadcom ® BCM5718 Gigabit Ethernet Controller PCIe 2.0 x1 N8104-150 Dual Port 1000BASE-T Adapter N8104-151 Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 25 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M 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. 10GbE SFP+ Module N8104-145 N8104-152 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. Dual Port 10GBASE-T Adapter Intel Ethernet Controller X540-BT2 PCIe 2.1 x8, Low Profile / Full Height Dual Port 10GBASE-T Adapter Intel X550 PCIe 3.0 x4, Low Profile / Full Height SFP+ Module (10G-SR) 1 x SFP+ Module for N8104-149 N8104-149 N8104-153 N8104-157 N8104-129 NOTE: When using ESXi 6.0, mix configuration of N8104-149 and N8104-150/151/152/145 is not supported. NIC Teaming feature – NIC Teaming and bonding features See the table below for supported network interfaces and OS combinations. Windows Server 2008 R2 supports BASP (Broadcom Advanced Server Program) or Intel PROSet teaming while Windows Server 2012 and Linux support teaming with bonding function supported by OS. Network Interface Team Operating Systems 1GbE NIC Embedded 1GbE NIC and N8104-145 Up to four ports per one team 1GbE NIC N8104-150/-151/-152 Up to four ports per one team 10GbE NIC N8104-149 Up to four ports per one team 10GbE NIC N8104-153/-157 Up to four ports per one team Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 (If N8104-145 is included, Windows Server 2008 R2 only) Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 NOTE: NIC Teaming feature is not supported on iSCSI interfaces. The network interfaces for each NIC teaming must be the same. When 10GbE and 1GbE NIC teams are mixed, the maximum number of teams is: - 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 1.0 – April, 2016 26 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M Using iSCSI See the table below for supported network interfaces and OS combinations. Category Network Interface Operating Systems 1GbE Embedded 1GbE NIC and N8104-150/-151/-152 N8104-145 N8104-149 Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, VMware Windows Server 2008 R2, VMware Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, VMware Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, VMware Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2 10GbE N8104-153 N8104-157 NOTE: NIC Teaming feature is not supported on iSCSI interfaces. 10.4 InfiniBand Category Product Name / Description Part Number Controller Single Port InfiniBand Adapter Mellanox ConnectX-3 VPI, MCX353A-FCBT, FDR, PCIe 3.0(x8) Dual Port InfiniBand Adapter Mellanox ConnectX-3 VPI, MCX354A-FCBT, FDR, PCIe 3.0(x8) InfiniBand Cable 2m/FRD Copper InfiniBand Cable 3m/FDR Copper InfiniBand Switch 36 ports/FDR Mellanox MSX6036F-1SFR 36 ports, FDR, One power supply module included, no power cord Redundant Power Supply Unit Power supply module for 36 ports InfiniBand switch, no power cord N8104-146 Cable Switch Unit Power Supply N8104-147 K410-304(02) K410-304(03) NE3707-061 NE3707-063 NOTE: Up to two InfiniBand adapters can be installed into the system and two adapters should be of the same type. The InfiniBand adapters and other options are make-to-order products. Please consult your sales representative in regards to production lead time. NEC Corporation Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 27 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M 10.5 External Storage Controller 10.5.1 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. 10.5.2 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 N8190-159 SAS NEC Corporation Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 N8190-160 N8190-157A N8190-158A N8103-142 N8103-184 28 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M 11 Other Add-in Components 11.1 Internal Flash Memory Product Name / Description Part Number VMware ESXi support kit Internal USB flash memory to install VMware ESXi system N8106-010 NOTE: The kit does not include VMware ESXi installation media and license. 11.2 Flash FDD Choose the Flash FDD if you need to prepare an alternative device 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. 11.3 Boot Mode Setup Option Product Name / Description Part Number Boot Mode Setup Option (Legacy Mode) Setup option to change the OS Boot Mode to Legacy mode NESV16-001 NOTE: The server supports Legacy mode and UEFI mode (default) as an OS Boot Mode. See the table below for the Boot Mode setting for each Operating System. As the default settings at the factory, UEFI mode is set as OS Boot mode. Order NESV16-001 Boot Mode Setup Option (Legacy Mode) for the Operating Systems requiring Legacy Mode. Operating System Supported Boot Mode Supported X2APIC Setting Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64) Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6(x86_64) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 VMware ESXi 5.5 Update3 VMware ESXi 6.0 Update1 Legacy UEFI UEFI UEFI UEFI Legacy Legacy Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Disabled NEC Corporation Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 29 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M 12 Add-on Components 12.1 17-inch LCD Console Drawer Category Drawer Drawer w/ KVM Cable Drawer Drawer w/o KVM Keypad 12.2 Product Name / Description Part Number 17-inch LCD Console Drawer (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 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 2 m, PS/2 Y-splitter cable 2m, 15-pin mini D-sub VGA cable 2 m 17inch LCD Console Drawer (1port) 17-inch LCD, US 103-keys Keyboard with 10-key, Touch pad with 3-button, 1U height, 4-pin USB B to 4-pin USB A cable 1.8 m, Two PS/2 cable 1.8 m, 15-pin mini D-sub VGA cable 1.8 m Keyboard Unit (JP) JP 108-keys Keyboard with 10-key for N8143-108F 17inch LCD Console Drawer (1port) Keyboard Unit (UK) UK 104-keys Keyboard with 10-key, for N8143-108F 17inch LCD Console Drawer (1port) N8143-106F K410-118(1A) K410-118(03) N8143-105F N8143-108F N8143-109 N8143-111 KVM Switch Category Product Name / Description Part Number KVM Switch Server Switch Unit (8 server) 1U USB 8 port KVM switch 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 1.8 m 1.8 m, 1 x 15-pin mini D-sub - 1x 15-pin mini D-Sub / 2x PS/2 N8191-14F Cable KVM Cascading NEC Corporation Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 K410-118(1A) K410-118(03) K410-119(1A) 30 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M 12.3 Server Management License The server integrates the EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 as standard. Refer to Server Management 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. NEC Corporation Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 31 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M References 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 Boot monitoring Alerting Remote KVM (via LAN) Remote control (via LAN) Maintenance Others 1 2 3 4 Temperature/voltage/power/RAID/ standard LANfan /degeneration (memory/hard drive) Hardware configuration information collection Hardware event log collection BIOS/POST stall, Booting, OS stall, shutdown HW error, Boot error , and OS panic (by SNMP, E-Mail) POST/BIOS setup, ROM utility Panic screen, Boot screen CUI-based screen (OS console) 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) 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, require NEC ESMPRO Manager) BIOS setting by using XML file EXPRESSSCOPE® Profile key (Backup/restore BIOS/BMC setup information) 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 IPv6(Web console/CLP only) 4 With Remote KVM and Media License kit 4 1 1 2, 3 3 1 1 1 2.0 2.0 1 The feature is not supported on VMware ESXi systems. Monitoring boot screens is not supported on VMware systems. In VMware systems, only the direct console user interface is supported. For management／monitoring／alerting features of VMware CIM Module(Avago SMI-S Provider), refer to the following website: http://jpn.nec.com/soft/vmware/vs6/ver.html NEC Corporation Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 32 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M Endurance of SSD The 2.5-inch SAS/SATA SSDs have limited lifetime, which can only be written a limited number of times before it fails. The warranty period of SSD is the stated period of warranty or until the total bytes of written value (PBW) exceeds the limit value, whichever occurs first. It is recommended to check the total bytes of written value periodically. Refer to the table below for the write endurance (PBW and DWPD), warranty period and monitoring tool. SSD Lifetime Part Number Product Name PBW DWPD Period Monitoring Tool N8150-721 200GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD 3.6PBW 10 Times 3 Years N8150-722 400GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD 7.3PBW 10 Times 3 Years Universal RAID Utility, EXPRESSBUILDER (System Test and Diagnostics) SAS SSD SATA SSD (Middle Endurance) N8150-725 200GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD 3.6PBW 10 Times 3 Years N8150-726 400GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD 7.3PBW 10 Times 3 Years N8150-727 800GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD 14.6PBW 10 Times 3 Years SATA SSD (Value Endurance) N8150-732 200GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD 1.1PBW 3 Times 3 Years N8150-733 400GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD 3.0PBW 3 Times 3 Years N8150-734 800GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD 5.3PBW 3 Times 3 Years N8150-735 1.6TB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD 10.7PBW 3 Times 3 Years PBW(Peta-Bytes Write): Total amount of data that can be written into the SSD. 1PB=1,000TB. DWPD(Drive Writes per Day): Rewrite capacity of the SSD per day. Check the lifetime of SSD by monitoring tool regularly. It is recommended to replace the SSD before it reaches its end of life. For repurchase, please contact your sales representative. For detailed operating methods of monitoring tool, refer to the User’s Guide. NEC Corporation Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 33 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards and Embedded Controller ESXi 5.5 ESXi 6.0 RHEL 6 x64 RHEL 7 WS 2008R2 WS 2012 WS 2012 R2 Part number Product Name - Embedded SATA non-RAID Controller - Embedded SATA RAID 0/1 Controller - Embedded 1GbE NIC N8103-188 RAID Controller (0GB, RAID 0/1) N8103-176 RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1) N8103-177 RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) N8103-178 RAID Controller (2GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) N8103-179 RAID Controller (2GB, RAID0/1/5/6) N8118-305 2.5-inch PCIeSSD Installation Kit N8103-142 SAS Controller N8103-184 N8190-159 SAS Controller Fibre Channel Controller (1ch) N8190-160 Fibre Channel Controller (2ch) N8190-157A Fibre Channel Controller (1ch) N8190-158A Fibre Channel Controller (2ch) N8104-150 1000BASE-T Adapter N8104-151 Dual Port 1000BASE-T Adapter N8104-145 Dual Port 1000BASE-T Adapter N8104-152 Quad Port 1000BASE-T Adapter N8104-146 Single Port InfiniBand Adapter N8104-147 Dual Port InfiniBand Adapter N8104-149 10GBASE SFP+ Adapter (SFP+/2ch) N8104-153 Dual Port 10GBASE-T Adapter N8104-157 Dual Port 10GBASE-T Adapter NEC Corporation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 34 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots Slots Part Number Product Name #1 #2 - RAID Controller (2GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) N8103-179 RAID Controller (2GB, RAID0/1/5/6) - N8118-305 2.5-inch PCIeSSD Installation Kit - N8103-142 SAS Controller - N8103-184 SAS Controller - N8190-159 Fibre Channel Controller (1ch) - N8190-160 Fibre Channel Controller (2ch) - N8190-157A Fibre Channel Controller (1ch) - N8190-158A Fibre Channel Controller (2ch) - N8104-150 1000BASE-T Adapter - N8104-151 Dual Port 1000BASE-T Adapter - N8104-145 Dual Port 1000BASE-T Adapter - N8104-152 Quad Port 1000BASE-T Adapter - N8104-146 Single Port InfiniBand Adapter N8104-147 Dual Port InfiniBand Adapter N8104-149 10GBASE SFP+ Adapter (SFP+/2ch) N8104-153 Dual Port 10GBASE-T Adapter N8104-157 Dual Port 10GBASE-T Adapter 1 1 1 1 1 N8103-188 RAID Controller (0GB, RAID 0/1) N8103-176 RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1) N8103-177 RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) N8103-178 1 - PCI Rear Bracket is required to be installed on PCI Slot #1. NOTE: For the configuration limitation for VMware ESXi, refer to the following documents. 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 Secure Boot Mode This server supports Secure Boot. It is supported with UEFI Boot mode and protects the security by only allowing software programs with digital signature to run. The supported operating systems, software, and boot devices are below. The default setting of Secure Boot is disabled. Keep the setting disabled to use other operating systems and/or software. Supported OS and Software for Secure Boot Mode Operating System Supported Boot Mode Secure Boot Mode Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 UEFI UEFI Software Related to Boot Supported Boot Mode Secure Boot Mode System Diagnostics Utility EXPRESSBUILDER UEFI UEFI NEC Corporation Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 35 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M Supported Boot Device for Secure Boot Mode Supported Boot Device Part Number RAID controller (RAID0/1) RAID controller (1GB, RAID0/1) RAID controller (1GB, RAID0/1/5/6) RAID controller (2GB, RAID0/1/5/6) N8103-188 N8103-176 N8103-177 N8103-178 Tested Linux Operating Systems Operating Systems Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 (x86_64) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 CentOS 6.7 (x86_64) CentOS 7.2 NOTE: For the latest information, go to the NEC website at: http://www.nec.com/global/prod/express/linux/index.html NEC Corporation Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 36 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M 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 1.0 – April, 2016 37 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/E120g-M Revision History Revision Date Description 1.0 April 25, 2016 Initial release NEC Corporation Revision 1.0 – April, 2016 38