NEC EXPRESS5800/R320e-E4 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 2016 Revision 1.0 NEC Corporation CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320e-E4 / 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 ............................................................................................................ 11 Optical Drive ................................................................................................................................. 11 PCI Card ........................................................................................................................................ 11 6.1 LAN Controller ..................................................................................................................... 11 6.2 Fibre Channel / SAS Controller ........................................................................................... 11 Other Add-in Components .......................................................................................................... 12 7.1 Input Devices ....................................................................................................................... 12 Add-on Components ................................................................................................................... 12 8.1 17-inch LCD Console Drawer .............................................................................................. 12 8.2 KVM Switch ......................................................................................................................... 12 8.3 Flash FDD............................................................................................................................ 13 8.4 Operating System ................................................................................................................ 13 8.5 ft Server Control Software ................................................................................................... 13 8.6 ft Server Control Software Support Service ........................................................................ 14 8.7 Tower Conversion Kit ........................................................................................................... 14 8.8 Dust Proof Filter ................................................................................................................... 14 8.9 Boot Mode Setup Option ..................................................................................................... 14 REFERENCES............................................................................................................... 15 Server Management ............................................................................................................................ 15 Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots ...................................................................................... 16 Notes for using VMware vSphere 6.0 on Express5800/R320e ........................................................ 16 Copyright Notice and Liability Disclaimer ........................................................................................ 17 REVISION HISTORY ..................................................................................................... 18 NEC Corporation Revision 1.0, June 2016 2 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320e-E4 / VMware model Technical Specification Key Features TM Fault tolerant technology based on GeminiArchitecture Full manageability by integrated EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 High performance with the latest Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v3 product family Up to 512GB of high speed DDR4-1866 memory Specification Model R320e-E4 Part Number Processor N8800-201F Type Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2630 v3 Clock speed 2.40 GHz Logical Number of Processors Cache 1 or 2 Cores and Threads 8C / 16T Chipset Memory Internal Storage Expansion Slots [free] Video 20MB Intel® C612 Chipset with GeminiEngine TM Type DDR4-1866 Registered DIMM (8/16GB DIMM), DDR4-1866 Load Reduced DIMM (32GB DIMM) Memory Clock 1866MHz Logical Standard Capacity Logical Maximum Capacity Memory protection 0GB Standard Capacity 0GB Maximum Logical Capacity HDD : SAS 9.6 TB (8×1.2TB) Disk Controller SAS: 12Gb/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] Controller (VRAM) Integrated in Server Management Controller (32MB) Resolution / Color Supported 600 x 480, 800 x 600,1024 x 768 / 16.7M, 1280 x 1024 / 65K 512GB (16 x 32 GB) ECC, x4 SDDC SSD : SAS 1.6 TB (8×200GB) 1 8 [8] Total: 2 slots available 2 Low-profile PCIe x4 Gen 3 (x8 connector) Interfaces 1 VGA (15-pin mini D-sub, 1 rear per system) 4 USB2.0 (1 front, 3 rear per system) 4 1000BASE-T LAN connector (RJ-45, 2 rear per module) 2 Management LAN connector (RJ-45, 1 rear per module) Server Management EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 Power Supply 2 x 800 Watt (1 per module, 80 PLUS® Platinum certified) 100-240 VAC ± 10% 50 / 60 Hz ± 3 Hz NEC Corporation Revision 1.0, June 2016 3 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320e-E4 / VMware model Model Power (Max. Config, Consumption Operating) Dimensions (W x D x H ) 1 R320e-E4 1,300 VA / 1,290 Watt 483.0 x 734.0 x 176 mm / 19.0 x 29.0 x 7.0 in (4U) Weight (Minimum / Maximum) 45 kg / 51 kg, 99.21 lbs. / 112.44 lbs. Temperature, Relative Humidity (non-condensing) Operating: 10° to 40° C / 50° to 104° F, 20 to 80% Non-Operating: -10° to 55° C / 14° to 131° F, 20 to 80% Regulatory and Safety FCC, CE, BSMI, CCC, UL, CB, RoHS Operating Systems VMware® ESXi TM 6.0 Update1b Writing software is not provided for this DVD drive. NEC Corporation Revision 1.0, June 2016 4 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320e-E4 / VMware model External Views Front and Rear Views Front View Legend A. Drive Bays M. Memory Fault LED B. UID Button N. UID Button C. DVD Super Multi Drive O. Module Power LED D. System Power LED P. SAFE TO PULL LED E. System Status LED Q. PRIMARY LED F. System FT LED R. IO Module Fault LED G. UID LED S. Fan Fault LED H. USB Connector T. PSU Fault LED DC Power Fault LED I. Pull-out Tab U. J. Power Button V Temperature Fault K. Module ID LED Ｗ NMI Button L. CPU Fault LED NEC Corporation Revision 1.0, June 2016 5 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320e-E4 / VMware model Rear View Legend 1 A. USB Connectors F. Module ID LED B. USB Connectors (option, for backup use) G. Management LAN Connector C. PCI Slots (Low-Profile) H. VGA Connector D. Power supply unit I.J. Serial Port Connector E. Data LAN Connector 1 For service personnel only. NEC Corporation Revision 1.0, June 2016 6 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320e-E4 / VMware model Dimensions (mm) Rack mount Tower Conversion (Optional) 220 804 592 327 NEC Corporation Revision 1.0, June 2016 7 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320e-E4 / 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 CHASSIS FRONT Drive Cage HDD Bay DIMM #8 DIMM #7 DIMM #6 DIMM #5 DIMM #9 DIMM #10 DIMM #11 DIMM #12 Cooling Fan #1 - #4 Processor HDD Bay #1 #2 #3 #4 HDD Bay DIMM DIMM DIMM DIMM HDD Bay CHASSIS REAR HDD Bay CPU/IO module #0 : Power Supply #16 #15 #14 #13 DIMM DIMM DIMM DIMM #1 #2 #3 #4 HDD Bay DIMM DIMM DIMM DIMM HDD Bay Processor PCIe 2.0 x4 (x8 socket) LP PCIe 2.0 x4 (x8 socket) LP HDD Bay HDD Bay HDD Bay HDD Bay HDD Bay HDD Bay Drive Cage HDD Bay DIMM #8 DIMM #7 DIMM #6 DIMM #5 DIMM #9 DIMM #10 DIMM #11 DIMM #12 Cooling Fan #1 - #4 Processor HDD Bay CPU/IO module #1 : Processor PCIe 2.0 x4 (x8 socket) LP PCIe 2.0 x4 (x8 socket) LP Power Supply Legend: NEC Corporation DIMM DIMM DIMM DIMM #16 #15 #14 #13 Minimum required components Revision 1.0, June 2016 Standard components 8 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320e-E4 / VMware model Server Configuration 1 Base Models Product Name / Description Part Number EXPRESS5800/R320e-E4 no RAM, no 2.5-inch HDD Including: Intel Xeon Processor E5-2630 v3, 1 x DVD Super Multi, EXPRESSBUILDER DVD NOTE: - The base model is common for Windows and VMware. For VMware installation, ft Server Control Software for VMware is required separately. N8800-201F 2 2nd Processor Available logical sockets: 1 Product Name / Description Part Number Xeon E5-2630v3 Processor Kit : 2.40 GHz / 8C-16T / 20 MB, 2 processors included N8801-048 3 Memory Available logical slots: 8 per processor Product Name / Description Part Number 8GB DDR4-1866 REG Memory Kit : 2 x 1 x 8GB DIMM included N8802-063 64GB DDR4-1866 REG Memory Kit : 2 x 4 x 16GB DIMM included N8802-064 128GB DDR4-1866 LR Memory Kit : 2 x 4 x 32GB DIMM included N8802-065 NOTE: Minimum one memory kit must be installed. NEC Corporation Revision 1.0, June 2016 9 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320e-E4 / VMware model 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 8GB 1 64GB 128GB 1 - - 2 - - 24GB 3 - - 32GB 4 - - 48GB 6 - - 64GB 8 - - - 1 - 96GB 4 1 - 128GB - 2 - - - 1 - - 2 1 - - 2 - - 8GB 1 16GB 1 24GB 1 3 - - 32GB 4 - - 48GB 6 - - 64GB 8 - - 96GB 12 - - 128GB 16 - - - 2 - - 4 - - - 2 - - 4 256GB 512GB 1 8GB 16GB 256GB 2 Number of Memory Kits Required Interleave is not supported. NEC Corporation Revision 1.0, June 2016 10 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320e-E4 / VMware model 4 Internal Hard Disk Drives Available bays: 8 Category Product Name / Description Part Number SAS HDD 300GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD : 1 x 300GB N8850-063 600GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD : 1 x 600GB N8850-064 900GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD : 1 x 900GB N8850-065 1.2TB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD : 1 x 1.2TB N8850-066 200GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SSD: 1 x 200GB N8850-067 SAS SSD NOTE: Hard drives must be installed in identical pairs to configure RAID 1. The 300GB 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) 6 PCI Card 6.1 LAN Controller Category Product Name / Description Part Number LAN Controller 1000BASE-T 2ch board kit : 2 x GbE NIC Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T2V2 10GBASE-T 1ch Adapter Kit : 2 x 10GbE NIC Intel® X540-T1 NOTE: - Up to one controller per module - FCoE functionality is not supported N8804-012 N8804-011 NOTE: For iSCSI (data) connection, NEC Storage M110, M310 are supported. For NEC Storage, contact your sales representative or refer to the NEC Storage WEB site. (http://www.nec.com/global/prod/storage/) 6.2 Fibre Channel / SAS Controller Category Product Name / Description Part Number Fibre Channel Controller Fibre Channel 1ch Adapter Kit : 2 x FC Controller QLogic QLE2670 16Gbps Fibre Channel Adapters N8803-040F NOTE: For supported NEC Storage products to connect with N8803-040F, contact your sales representative or refer to the NEC Storage WEB site. (http://www.nec.com/global/prod/storage/) NEC Corporation Revision 1.0, June 2016 11 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320e-E4 / VMware model 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) 8 Add-on Components 8.1 17-inch LCD Console Drawer Category Drawer w/ KVM Switch Product Name / Description Part Number Drawer 17-inch LCD Console Drawer (8port) 17-inch LCD, US 83-keys Keyboard, Optical mouse, 8 port KVM switch, 1U height, black N8143-106F Cable 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 2 m, PS/2 Y-splitter cable 2m, 15-pin mini D-sub VGA cable 2 m, black 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, black 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) K410-118(1A) Drawer Drawer w/o KVM Switch Keypad K410-118(03) K410-118(05) N8143-105F N8143-108F N8143-109 N8143-111 8.2 KVM Switch Category Product Name / Description Part Number KVM Switch Server Switch Unit (8 server) 1U USB 8 port KVM switch, black 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 N8191-14F Cable KVM Cascading NEC Corporation Revision 1.0, June 2016 K410-118(1A) K410-118(03) K410-118(05) K410-119(1A) 12 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320e-E4 / VMware model 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 N8160-96 8.4 Operating System The R320e VMware models support VMware ESXi 6.0 Update 1b. For installation, please download the image data from VMware website. Please note that the Part Number differs by the end user’s country. Part Number For APAC&LATAM Part Number For EMEA & Russia Part Number For Australia Part Number For China UL1560-2A1E-I *1 UL1560-2K1E-I UL1560-2G1E-I ULH1S1560109E-I *1 ULH1S1560133E-I ULH1S1560117E-I UL1560-2A2E-I *1 UL1560-2K2E-I UL1560-2G2E-I ULH1S1560110E-I *1 ULH1S1560134E-I ULH1S1560118E-I UL1560-2A3E-I *1 UL1560-2K3E-I UL1560-2G3E-I ULH1S1560111E-I *1 ULH1S1560135E-I ULH1S1560119E-I UL1560-2A5E-I *1 UL1560-2K5E-I UL1560-2G5E-I ULH1S1560113E-I *1 ULH1S1560137E-I ULH1S1560121E-I VMware vCenter Server 6 Foundation UL1560-2A7E-I *1 UL1560-2K7E-I UL1560-2G7E-I PPSupportPack(VMware vCenter Server 6 Foundation)(1year) ULH1S1560115E-I *1 ULH1S1560139E-I ULH1S1560123E-I VMware vCenter Server 6 Standard UL1560-2A8E-I *1 UL1560-2K8E-I UL1560-2G8E-I PPSupportPack(VMware vCenter Server 6 Standard)(1year) ULH1S1560116E-I *1 ULH1S1560140E-I ULH1S1560124E-I Product Name / Description VMware vSphere 6 license for Small Business: VMware vSphere 6 Essentials for 3 hosts ESX license for up to 3 Physical servers (Max 2 CPUs each) and VMware vCenter Server license for 3 ESX servers. PPSupportPack(VMware vSphere 6 Essentials for 3 hosts)(1year) VMware vSphere 6 Essentials Plus for 3 hosts 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 6 Essentials Plus for 3 hosts)(1year) VMware vSphere 6 license for Medium and Large-sized Business VMware vSphere 6 Standard for 1processor Note: VMware vCenter Server license is not included. PPSupportPack(VMware vSphere 6 Standard for 1processor)(1year) VMware vSphere 6 Enterprise Plus for 1processor Note: VMware vCenter Server license is not included. PPSupportPack(VMware vSphere 6 Enterprise Plus for 1processor)(1year) VMware vSphere 6 vCenter Server *1: Contact your sales representative for the part number. 8.5 ft Server Control Software Product Name / Description Part Number ftSys for VMware vSphere6.0 for R320e UL1377-007E NOTE: ft Server Control Software for VMware is not included in the base model N8800-201F. Be sure to order UL1377-007E to install VMware ESXi 6.0 Update 1b on R320e series. NEC Corporation Revision 1.0, June 2016 13 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320e-E4 / VMware model 8.6 ft Server Control Software Support Service For R320e 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 vSphere6.0) ULH1S-1377-004F Software support service for ft Server Control Software for vSphere 6.0 8.7 Tower Conversion Kit Product Name / Description Part Number Tower Conversion Kit 23 inch height pedestal with front bezel N8843-005 8.8 Dust Proof Filter The server supports the dust resistant feature. Choose the following kit to install the system in dusty places. Category Product Name / Description Part Number Filter 4U-FT Dust Filter For R320e Dust Proof filter 10 pcs, attachment brackets for the front bezel included N8847-002 8.9 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 NESV16-003 NOTE: As the default settings at the factory, UEFI mode is set as OS Boot mode. Order NESV16-003 Boot Mode Setup Option (Legacy Mode) for VMware vSphere 6.0 that requires Legacy Mode. Before installing VMware ESXi on R320e, please be sure to set [XHCI mode] to [Auto] by referring to the installation guide (VMware) for R320e. NEC Corporation Revision 1.0, June 2016 14 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320e-E4 / VMware model References Server Management The EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3, 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 KVM 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/power on-off/ dump (via LAN) OS shutdown - Remote media (CD/DVD/FD) Server Management Command Line Protocol (DMTF compliant) Remote control via Web browser (without dedicated app) Remote batch Scheduling (without UPS) - Maintenance EXPRESSSCOPE® Profile key (Backup/restore BIOS/BMC setup information) - Others Set automatic IP address via DNS/DHCP Remote wakeup Wake On LAN, Wake On Ring Centralized management Industry standard Monitoring and control of multiple servers IPMI 2.0 Hardware monitoring NEC Corporation Revision 1.0, June 2016 15 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320e-E4 / VMware model Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots Part Number Slots Slot # : #1 #2 PCI Slot: x4 x4 Card height: LP LP Slot type: x8 x8 N8804-012 1000BASE-T 2ch board kit N8804-011 10GBASE-T 1ch board set N8803-040F 1 Product Name Fibre Channel board kit Notes 1 Max. 1 1 Not installable when using Tower Conversion Kit. Notes for using VMware vSphere 6.0 on Express5800/R320e Functional Limitations The following features of VMware ESXi are not supported. - VMware Fault Tolerance（FT） - VMware Distributed Power Management (DPM) - Fibre Channel N-Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) - Modifying the DVSwitch Configuration - RAW Device Mapping (RDM) (Internal HDDs only) - VMDirectPath - Single-Root I/O Virtualization - VMware vSphere Flash Read Cache - vCenter Server lockdown mode - LACP - vSphere Client performance chart (power) 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 6.0 U1b VMware vSphere Client For maintenance of VMware ESXi 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. Network Adapter Types Do not choose E1000 or E1000E for the virtual machines on the NEC Express5800/ft series. If you choose E1000 or E1000E, the CPU modules may not synchronize. NEC Corporation Revision 1.0, June 2016 16 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320e-E4 / 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 1.0, June 2016 17 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R320e-E4 / VMware model Revision History Revision Date Description 1.0 2016.6.20 Initial release NEC Corporation Revision 1.0, June 2016 18