NEC Express5800/GT110e 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 16, 2013 Revision 4.0 NEC Corporation CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/GT110e Contents TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ........................................................................................ 3 Key Features .......................................................................................................................................... 3 Specification .......................................................................................................................................... 3 EXTERNAL VIEWS ......................................................................................................... 5 Front View .............................................................................................................................................. 5 Rear View ............................................................................................................................................... 5 Dimensions (mm) .................................................................................................................................. 6 CONFIGURATION DIAGRAM ......................................................................................... 7 Expansion Slots .................................................................................................................................... 7 SERVER CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................... 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Base Models ................................................................................................................................... 8 Processor ....................................................................................................................................... 8 Memory ........................................................................................................................................... 8 Internal Hard Disk Drives ............................................................................................................ 10 4.1 RAID Configuration ............................................................................................................. 10 4.2 3.5-inch Drive Configuration ............................................................................................... 11 4.3 2.5-inch Drive Configuration ............................................................................................... 14 Internal Optical Drive ................................................................................................................... 19 Internal Tape / RDX Drives .......................................................................................................... 19 6.1 Tape / RDX Drive Selection ................................................................................................ 19 6.2 Tape / RDX Configuration ................................................................................................... 20 PCI Card ........................................................................................................................................ 22 7.1 Network Interface Controller ............................................................................................... 22 7.2 Serial Port Adapter .............................................................................................................. 22 Other Add-in Components .......................................................................................................... 22 8.1 Internal Flash Memory ........................................................................................................ 23 8.2 Flash FDD ........................................................................................................................... 23 8.3 Input Devices ...................................................................................................................... 23 Add-on Components ................................................................................................................... 24 9.1 Server Management License .............................................................................................. 24 9.2 Rack Conversion Kit ........................................................................................................... 24 9.3 Medium and Cartridge ........................................................................................................ 24 REFERENCES............................................................................................................... 26 Server Management ............................................................................................................................ 26 OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards and Embedded Controllers ....................................................... 27 Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots ...................................................................................... 27 Copyright Notice and Liability Disclaimer ........................................................................................ 28 REVISION HISTORY ..................................................................................................... 29 NEC Corporation Revision 4.0 – April 16, 2012 2 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/GT110e Technical Specification Key Features 26 liter compact chassis High performance with the latest Intel® Xeon® processor E3-1200 v2 series Up to 32 GB of high speed DDR3-1600 memory Full manageability by integrated EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 Whisper quiet 36.8 dB operation at maximum configuration Specification Model GT110e Part Number Processor N8100-1890F Type Intel® Celeron® Processor G1610 Intel® Pentium® Processor G2020 Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1220v2 Clock Speed 2.60 GHz 2.90 GHz 3.10 GHz Number of Processors 1 Cache 2 MB 3 MB 8 MB Cores and Threads 2C / 2T Chipset Memory Internal Storage Type DDR3-1600 ECC Unbuffered DIMM Standard Capacity 0 MB Maximum Capacity 32 MB (4 x 8 GB) Standard Capacity 0 GB Maximum Capacity 3.5-inch SATA HDD : 16 TB (4 x 4 TB) 1 2.5-inch SAS :HDD : 1.8 TB (4 x 450 GB) 1 2.5-inch SATA HDD : 4 TB (4 x 1 TB) 1 2.5-inch SATA SSD : 400 GB (4 x 100 GB) Disk Controller SATA : 6Gb/s and/or 3Gb/s (Integrated) SAS: 6Gb/s (Optional) RAID SATA : RAID 0/1/10 (Standard), RAID 5/6 (Optional) SAS : RAID 0/1/5/6/10 (Optional) Hot Plug - Optical Disk Drive DVD-ROM 5-inch Media Bays 2 Disk Drive Bays 4 2 Expansion Slots Video Interfaces NEC Corporation 4C / 4T Intel® C204 Chipset 1 Total: 4 slots available 3 1 PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 connector) 2 PCIe 2.0 x4 (x8 connector) 1 32-bit/33 MHz PCI Controller (VRAM) Integrated in Server Management Controller (32MB) Resolution / Color 1280 x 1024 / 16.7M 4 1 VGA (15-pin mini D-sub,1 rear) 1 to 2 Serial (9-pin mini D-sub, RS232-C, 1 to 2 rear) 8 USB2.0 (2 front, 4 rear, 2 internal) 2 1000BASE-T LAN connector (RJ-45, 2 rear) 1 100BASE-TX LAN connector for Management (RJ-45, 1 rear) Revision 4.0 – April 16, 2012 3 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/GT110e Model GT110e Server Management EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 System fan Standard Power Supply 1 x 400 Watt 80 PLUS® Gold certified non-Hot plug PSU 100-240 VAC ± 10% 50 / 60 Hz ± 3 Hz Power Consumption (Max. Config, Idling) (Max. Config, Operating) Minimum Config. 100 VA / 99 Watt 102 VA / 99 Watt 85 VA / 83 Watt 136 VA / 133 Watt 145 VA / 142Watt 186 VA / 185 Watt Acoustic Noise (Sound Pressure Maximum Config. 5 Level) Dimensions (W x D x H ) 27.9 dB 27.2 dB 36.8 dB 36.7 dB Weight (Minimum / Maximum) 14 kg / 18 kg, 30.84 lbs. / 39.68 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, UL, CB, RoHS, BSMI, CCC, WEEE Operating Systems and virtualization software Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Standard Edition SP2 or later Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition SP2 or later Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard (x64) Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise (x64) Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Standard Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Enterprise 6 Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 Standard 6 Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 Datacenter 175.0 x 418.0 x 364.0 mm / 6.9 x 16.5 x 14.3 in (4U) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 or later 7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 or later (EM64T) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 or later Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 or later (EM64T) VMware ESXi™ 5.0 update 1 VMware ESXi™ 5.1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 7 7 8 8 To install a 2.5-inch hard drive and a SSD, an optional 2.5-inch drive cage is required. Embedded SATA RAID controller is supported only on Windows operating systems. The PCIe x16 slot works at PCIe 2.0 speeds on Celeron and Pentium processor systems. Maximum resolution available via EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 remote console is 1280 x 1024 / 65K colors. Noise emission was measured at the operator positions in accordance with ISO 7779. The actual value may vary by the operating environment. For Windows Server 2012 installation, download the driver kit from the following website and install it after OS installation http://www.nec.com/en/global/prod/express/download/ For Linux support, contact our sales representative or go to the NEC website at: http://www.nec.com/global/prod/express/linux/index.html VMware ESXi is supported only on Xeon processor systems. NEC Corporation Revision 4.0 – April 16, 2012 4 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/GT110e External Views Front View G H A B C D E F Legend A. Power Button E. Front Bezel B. Hard Drive Activity LED F. USB Connectors C. Power LED G. 5.25-inch Media Bay D. System Status LED H. Optical Disk Drive Rear View A B H C D E F G I Legend A. Serial Port Connector F. Management LAN Connector B. VGA Connector G. Data LAN Connectors C. BMC Reset Switch H. AC Inlet D. Dump (NMI) Switch I. PCI Slots (Full Height) E. USB Connectors NEC Corporation Revision 4.0 – April 16, 2012 5 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/GT110e Dimensions (mm) 432.1 418.0 364.0 367.0 175.0 NEC Corporation Revision 4.0 – April 16, 2012 6 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/GT110e Configuration Diagram CHASSIS REAR CHASSIS INSIDE Power Supply Power Supply Cooling FAN 1 DIMM 4 DIMM CHASSIS FRONT 2 Media Bays 2 Media Bays Optical Drive Optical Drive Drive Cage Drive Cage Processor PCI 1 PCIe 2.0 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCIe 3.0 or 2.0 PCI 4 PCI Legend: BBU slot Minimum requirement components Standard components Expansion Slots #1 #2 #3 #4 Legend #1 PCIe 2.0 x4, x8 connector, Full height, up to 175 mm length #2 PCIe 2.0 x4, x8 connector, Full height, up to 175 mm length #3 PCIe 3.0 or 2.0 x16, x16 connector, Full height, up to 200 mm length #4 32-bit / 33 MHz / 5 V PCI, Full height, up to 312 mm length NOTE: The slot #3 works at PCIe 3.0 speeds on Xeon processor systems. NEC Corporation Revision 4.0 – April 16, 2012 7 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/GT110e Server Configuration 1 Base Models Product Name / Description Part Number NEC Express5800/GT110e no CPU, no RAM, no hard drives Including: Slim DVD-ROM drive, 3.5-inch Drive Cage, 400 Watt non-hot plug power supply, EXPRESSBUILDER DVD N8100-1890F NOTE: 2 The base model must be ordered with a processor kit. Processor Available sockets: 1 Product Name / Description Part Number Processor Kit (2C/G1610) Intel® Celeron ® Processor G1610 (2.60 GHz, 2C/2T, 2 MB) Processor Kit (2C/G2020) Intel® Pentium ® Processor G2020 (2.90 GHz, 2C/2T, 3 MB) Processor Kit (4C/E3-1220v2) Intel® Xeon ® Processor E3-1220v2 (3.10 GHz, 4C/4T, 8 MB) N8101-635F N8101-636F N8101-585F NOTE: 3 The processor kit must be ordered with the base model. VMware ESXi is supported only on Xeon processor systems. Memory Available slots: 4 Product Name / Description Part Number 2GB DDR3-1600 UNB Memory Kit 2GB Unbuffered ECC DIMM, DDR3-1600(PC3-12800) 4GB DDR3-1600 UNB Memory Kit 4GB Unbuffered ECC DIMM, DDR3-1600(PC3-12800) 8GB DDR3-1600 UNB Memory Kit 8GB Unbuffered ECC DIMM, DDR3-1600(PC3-12800) N8102-501F N8102-502F N8102-503F NOTE: Minimum one memory kit must be installed. To install by double of memory kit is recommended in order to increase memory transfer speed by the dual-channel symmetric configuration. Actual memory speed drops to 1066 MHz when you choose Pentium or Celeron Processor. NEC Corporation Revision 4.0 – April 16, 2012 8 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/GT110e Maximum Available Memory See the table below for the maximum memory size that you can actually use on your system. The maximum available memory is less than the maximum physical memory supported by your system because some chipsets require PCI resource space of about 750MB. PCI resource requirements vary depending on the type and the number of PCI cards you are using. Maximum memory size supported by Operating Systems Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard 4 GB 4 GB( HW-DEP enabled) App. 3.5 GB (HW-DEP disabled) Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard (x64) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard 32 GB 32 GB Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 64 GB 32 GB Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition 1 TB 32 GB Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (x64) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise 2 TB 32 GB Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter 4 TB 32 GB Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 16 GB 32 GB Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (EM64T) 1 TB 32 GB Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86_64) 2 TB 32 GB 1 2 TB 32 GB 1 VMware ESXi 5.0 , 5.1 1 Maximum available memory Up to 1 TB of the main memory is available to each virtual machine. NEC Corporation Revision 4.0 – April 16, 2012 9 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/GT110e 4 Internal Hard Disk Drives 4.1 RAID Configuration Refer to the section in accordance with your disk form factor and RAID configuration. 4.1.1 3.5-inch Drive Available Interface Refer to 4.2.1 SATA Refer to 4.2.2 SATA 128MB Cache Refer to 4.2.3 SATA 512MB Cache Refer to 4.2.4 SATA 512MB Cache Refer to 4.2.5 SATA 1GB Cache Refer to 4.2.6 SATA Non-RAID Embedded SATA RAID Controller RAID 0/1/10 Optional RAID Controller RAID 5/6 NOTE: Embedded SATA RAID controller is supported only on Windows operating systems. An optional RAID controller is required to configure RAID array for other operating systems. Embedded SATA RAID Controller does not support RAID 10 configured with 2TB and 3TB HDDs. All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity. 4.1.2 2.5-inch Drive Available Interface Refer to 4.3.1 SATA Refer to 4.3.2 SATA 128MB Cache Refer to 4.3.3 SAS, SATA 512MB Cache Refer to 4.3.4 SAS, SATA 512MB Cache Refer to 4.3.5 SAS, SATA 1GB Cache Refer to 4.3.6 SAS, SATA Non-RAID Embedded SATA RAID Controller RAID 0/1/10 Optional RAID Controller RAID 5/6 NOTE: Embedded SATA RAID controller is supported only on Windows operating systems. An optional RAID controller is required to configure RAID array for other operating systems. Mixing SAS and SATA hard drives in the same system is not supported. All hard drives within a drive cage should be of the same rotational speed. NEC Corporation Revision 4.0 – April 16, 2012 10 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/GT110e 4.2 3.5-inch Drive Configuration 4.2.1 Embedded SATA non-RAID Controller Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller Embedded SATA Controller 2x 6Gb/s SATA, 2x 3Gb/s SATA Internal SATA Cable Single-SATA to Single-SATA , 4 sets 3.5-inch Drive Cage 4 x 3.5-inch non hot plug (fixed) hard drive bays 500GB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 500 GB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 1TB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 1 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6G/bs, 7,200 rpm 2TB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 2 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm (Standard) Cable Drive Cage Drive 4 slots available 4.2.2 (Standard) (Standard) N8150-359 N8150-360 N8150-361 Embedded SATA RAID Controller Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller Embedded SATA Controller 2x 6Gb/s SATA, 2x 3Gb/s SATA, RAID 0/1/10 capable Internal SATA Cable Single-SATA to Single-SATA , 4 sets 3.5-inch Drive Cage 4 x 3.5-inch non hot plug (fixed) hard drive bays 500GB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 500 GB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 1TB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 1 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6G/bs, 7,200 rpm 2TB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 2 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 3TB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 3 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 4TB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 4 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm (Standard) Cable HDD Cage Drive 4 slots available (Standard) (Standard) N8150-359 N8150-360 N8150-361 N8150-362 N8150-396 NOTE: Embedded SATA RAID controller is supported only on Windows operating systems. An optional RAID controller is required to configure RAID array for other operating systems. All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity. NEC Corporation Revision 4.0 – April 16, 2012 11 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/GT110e 4.2.3 RAID 0/1 Controller with 128 MB Cache Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller Required RAID Controller (128MB, RAID 0/1) Promise SuperTrak TX8760T-128 RAID 0/1/10, 128MB, Int. 8, PCIe 2.0(x8), SAS 6Gb/s, SATA 3Gb/s RAID Battery Backup Unit for Promise SuperTrak EX8760T Internal SAS/SATA Cable mini-SAS - 4x Fixed SAS 3.5-inch HDD Cage 2 x 3.5-inch non hot plug (fixed) hard drive bays 500GB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 500 GB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 1TB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 1 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6G/bs, 7,200 rpm 2TB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 2 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 3TB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 3 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm N8103-128 RAID BBU Recommended Cable Required HDD Cage Drive 4 slots available N8103-141 K410-252(00) (Standard) N8150-359 N8150-360 N8150-361 N8150-362 NOTE: All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity. 4.2.4 RAID 0/1 Controller with 512 MB Cache Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller Required RAID Controller (512MB, RAID 0/1) LSI MegaRAID SAS 9267-8i RAID 0/1/10, 512MB, Int. 8, PCIe 2.0(x8), SAS 6Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s RAID Battery Backup Unit for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9267-8i Internal SAS/SATA Cable mini-SAS - 4x Fixed SAS 3.5-inch HDD Cage 4 x 3.5-inch non hot plug (fixed) hard drive bays 500GB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 500 GB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 1TB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 1 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6G/bs, 7,200 rpm 2TB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 2 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 3TB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 3 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 4TB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 4 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm N8103-149 RAID BBU Recommended Cable Required HDD Cage Drive 4 slots available N8103-155 K410-252(00) (Standard) N8150-359 N8150-360 N8150-361 N8150-362 N8150-396 NOTE: All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity. NEC Corporation Revision 4.0 – April 16, 2012 12 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/GT110e 4.2.5 RAID 5/6 Controller with 512 GB Cache Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller Required RAID Controller (512MB, RAID 0/1/5/6) LSI MegaRAID SAS 9267-8i RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 512MB, Int. 8, PCIe 2.0(x8), SAS 6Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s RAID Battery Backup Unit for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9267-8i Internal SAS/SATA Cable mini-SAS - 4x Fixed SAS 3.5-inch HDD Cage 4 x 3.5-inch non hot plug (fixed) hard drive bays 500GB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 500 GB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 1TB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 1 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6G/bs, 7,200 rpm 2TB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 2 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 3TB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 3 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 4TB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 4 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm N8103-150 RAID BBU Recommended Cable Required HDD Cage Drive 4 slots available N8103-155 K410-252(00) (Standard) N8150-359 N8150-360 N8150-361 N8150-362 N8150-396 NOTE: All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity. 4.2.6 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 9267-8i RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 1GB, Int. 8, PCIe 2.0(x8), SAS 6Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s RAID Battery Backup Unit for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9267-8i Internal SAS/SATA Cable mini-SAS - 4x Fixed SAS 3.5-inch HDD Cage 4 x 3.5-inch non hot plug (fixed) hard drive bays 500GB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 500 GB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 1TB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 1 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6G/bs, 7,200 rpm 2TB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 2 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 3TB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 3 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 4TB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 4 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm N8103-151 RAID BBU Recommended Cable Required HDD Cage Drive 4 slots available N8103-155 K410-252(00) (Standard) N8150-359 N8150-360 N8150-361 N8150-362 N8150-396 NOTE: All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity. NEC Corporation Revision 4.0 – April 16, 2012 13 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/GT110e 4.3 2.5-inch Drive Configuration 4.3.1 Embedded SATA non-RAID Controller Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller Embedded SATA Controller 2x 6Gb/s SATA, 2x 3Gb/s SATA Internal SATA Cable Single-SATA to Single-SATA , 4 sets 2.5-inch Drive Cage 4 x 2.5-inch non hot plug hard drive bays 250GB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 250 GB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 500GB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 500 GB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 1TB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 1 TB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm (Standard) Cable Drive Cage Required Drive 4 slots available 4.3.2 SATA HDD (Standard) N8154-38 N8150-392 N8150-393 N8150-394 Embedded SATA RAID Controller Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller Embedded SATA Controller 2x 6Gb/s SATA, 2x 3Gb/s SATA, RAID 0/1 capable Internal SATA Cable Single-SATA to Single-SATA , 4 sets 2.5-inch Drive Cage 4 x 2.5-inch non hot plug hard drive bays 250GB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 250 GB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 500GB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 500 GB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 1TB 7.2K non-Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 1 TB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm (Standard) Cable Drive Cage Required Drive 4 slots available SATA HDD (Standard) N8154-38 N8150-392 N8150-393 N8150-394 NOTE Embedded SATA RAID controller is supported only on Windows operating systems. An optional RAID controller is required to configure RAID array for other operating systems. All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity and rotation speed. NEC Corporation Revision 4.0 – April 16, 2012 14 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/GT110e 4.3.3 RAID 0/1 Controller with 128 MB Cache Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller Required RAID Controller (128MB, RAID 0/1) Promise SuperTrak TX8760T-128 RAID 0/1/10, 128MB, Int. 8, PCIe 2.0(x8), SAS 6Gb/s, SATA 3Gb/s RAID Battery Backup Unit for Promise SuperTrak EX8760T Internal SAS/SATA Cable mini-SAS - 4x Fixed SAS 2.5-inch Drive Cage 4 x 2.5-inch non hot plug hard drive bays 300GB HDD 1x 300 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm 450GB HDD 1x 450 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm 250GB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1x 250 GB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 500GB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1x 500 GB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 1TB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1x 1 TB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 200GB non-Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD 1x 200 GB SAS SSD, eMLC, 2.5 inch, 6Gb/s N8103-128 RAID BBU Recommended Cable Required Drive Cage Required Drive SAS HDD 4 slots available SATA HDD SAS SSD N8103-141 K410-251(00) N8154-38 N8150-312 N8150-385 N8150-392 N8150-393 N8150-394 N8150-713 NOTE: All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity and rotation speed. Mixing SAS and SATA hard drives in the same system is not supported. NEC Corporation Revision 4.0 – April 16, 2012 15 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/GT110e 4.3.4 RAID 0/1 Controller with 512 MB Cache Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller Required RAID Controller (512MB, RAID 0/1) LSI MegaRAID SAS 9267-8i RAID 0/1/10, 512MB, Int. 8, PCIe 2.0(x8), SAS 6Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s RAID Battery Backup Unit for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9267-8i Internal SAS/SATA Cable mini-SAS - 4x Fixed SAS 2.5-inch Drive Cage 4 x 2.5-inch non hot plug hard drive bays 300GB HDD 1x 300 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm 450GB HDD 1x 450 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm 250GB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1x 250 GB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 500GB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1x 500 GB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 1TB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1x 1 TB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 200GB non-Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD 1x 200 GB SAS SSD, eMLC, 2.5 inch, 6Gb/s N8103-149 RAID BBU Recommended Cable Required Drive Cage Required Drive SAS HDD 4 slots available SATA HDD SAS SSD N8103-155 K410-251(00) N8154-38 N8150-312 N8150-385 N8150-392 N8150-393 N8150-394 N8150-713 NOTE: All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity and rotation speed. Mixing SAS and SATA hard drives in the same system is not supported. NEC Corporation Revision 4.0 – April 16, 2012 16 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/GT110e 4.3.5 RAID 5/6 Controller with 512 MB Cache Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller Required RAID Controller (512MB, RAID 0/1/5/6) LSI MegaRAID SAS 9267-8i RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 512MB, Int. 8, PCIe 2.0(x8), SAS 6Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s RAID Battery Backup Unit for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9267-8i Internal SAS/SATA Cable mini-SAS - 4x Fixed SAS 2.5-inch Drive Cage 4 x 2.5-inch non hot plug hard drive bays 300GB HDD 1x 300 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm 450GB HDD 1x 450 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm 250GB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1x 250 GB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 500GB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1x 500 GB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 1TB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1x 1 TB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 200GB non-Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD 1x 200 GB SAS SSD, eMLC, 2.5 inch, 6Gb/s N8103-150 RAID BBU Recommended Cable Required Drive Cage Required Drive SAS HDD 4 slots available SATA HDD SAS SSD N8103-155 K410-251(00) N8154-38 N8150-312 N8150-385 N8150-392 N8150-393 N8150-394 N8150-713 NOTE: All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity and rotation speed. Mixing SAS and SATA hard drives in the same system is not supported. NEC Corporation Revision 4.0 – April 16, 2012 17 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/GT110e 4.3.6 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 9267-8i RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 1GB, Int. 8, PCIe 2.0(x8), SAS 6Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s RAID Battery Backup Unit for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9267-8i Internal SAS/SATA Cable mini-SAS - 4x Fixed SAS 2.5-inch Drive Cage 4 x 2.5-inch non hot plug hard drive bays MegaRAID CacheCade for LSI MegaRAID SAS NOTE: - SSD used for cache is required - The SSD capacity which can be used as read cache is up to 512 GB. N8103-151 300GB HDD 1x 300 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm 450GB HDD 1x 450 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm 250GB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1x 250 GB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 500GB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1x 500 GB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 1TB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1x 1 TB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 200GB non-Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD 1x 200 GB SAS SSD, eMLC, 2.5 inch, 6Gb/s N8150-312 RAID BBU Recommended Cable Required Drive Cage Required SSD Caching Recommended Drive 4 slots available SAS HDD SATA HDD SAS SSD N8103-155 K410-251(00) N8154-38 N8103-156 N8150-385 N8150-392 N8150-393 N8150-394 N8150-713 NOTE: All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity and rotation speed. Mixing SAS and SATA hard drives in the same system is not supported. NEC Corporation Revision 4.0 – April 16, 2012 18 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/GT110e 5 Internal Optical Drive Available Bays: 1 Product Name / Description Part Number Slim DVD-ROM drive (Standard) Internal DVD Super Multi Drive Slim DVD Super Multi drive, not including writing software N8151-107F NOTE: 6 To install internal DVD Super Multi drive, the standard DVD-ROM drive needs to be removed. Internal Tape / RDX Drives 6.1 Tape / RDX Drive Selection Refer to the section in accordance with your type of tape drives. DAT DAT72 USB Refer to 6.2.1 DAT160 USB Refer to 6.2.1 USB Refer to 6.2.2 LTO2 SAS Refer to 6.2.3 LTO3 SAS Refer to 6.2.3 LTO4 SAS Refer to 6.2.3 LTO5 SAS Refer to 6.2.3 RDX LTO NOTE: The same combination of a drive and host interface cannot be installed multiple times NEC Corporation Revision 4.0 – April 16, 2012 19 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/GT110e 6.2 Tape / RDX Configuration 6.2.1 DAT / USB Category Product Name / Description Part Number Controller Internal USB Controller 1 x USB port or 1 x pin-header for front panel USB Internal USB cable 1x Internal USB to 1x USB device NOTE: The cable is required to install USB tape drive only. Internal USB cable 1x pin-header for front panel USB to 1x USB device and 1x front panel USB port NOTE: The cable is required to install internal flash memory and USB tape drive. A USB tape drive occupies one front USB port. (Standard) Internal DAT (USB) DDS4 / DAT72 / DAT 160, Native capacity 72 GB NOTE: DDS1 / DDS2 /DDS3 format are not supported N8151-78A Category Product Name / Description Part Number Controller Internal USB Controller 1 x USB port or 1 x pin-header for front panel USB Internal USB cable 1x Internal USB to 1x USB device NOTE: The cable is required to install USB tape drive only. Internal USB cable 1x pin-header for front panel USB to 1x USB device and 1x front panel USB port NOTE: The cable is required to install internal flash memory and USB tape drive. A USB tape drive occupies one front USB port. (Standard) Internal RDX (USB) N8151-105 Cable Required Drive 1 bays available 6.2.2 K410-245(00) RDX Cable Required Drive 1 bays available NEC Corporation K410-254(00) Revision 4.0 – April 16, 2012 K410-254(00) K410-245(00) 20 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/GT110e 6.2.3 LTO / SAS Category Product Name / Description Part Number Controller Required SAS Controller LSI SAS9212-4i4e Host Bus Adapter 6Gbps SAS, Int.4, Ext. 4, 7-pin SATA / SFF-8088, PCIe 2.0 x8, LP/FH Internal SAS Cable 1x SFF-8484 SAS to 2x SFF-8482 SAS Internal LTO(SAS) LTO2 / LTO3, half height, Native capacity 400GB Internal LTO(SAS) LTO2 / LTO3 / LTO4, half height, Native capacity 800GB NOTE: Writing to a LTO2 data catridge is not supported. Internal LTO(SAS) LTO3 / LTO4 / LTO5, Half height, Native capacity 1.5TB NOTE: Writing to a LTO3 data catridge is not supported. N8103-142 Cable Required Drive 1 bays available NEC Corporation Revision 4.0 – April 16, 2012 K410-217(00) N8151-102 N8151-90 N8151-103 21 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/GT110e 7 PCI Card Please refer to Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots with regard to the position of PCI slot which can mount PCI card supported. 7.1 Network Interface Controller Category Product Name / Description Part Number 1GbE 1000BASE-T Adapter Broadcom ® BCM5718 Gigabit Ethernet Controller PCIe 2.0 x1 Dual Port 1000BASE-T Adapter Broadcom ® BCM5718 Gigabit Ethernet Controller PCIe 2.0 x1 N8104-138 N8104-132 NIC Teaming feature – NIC Teaming and bonding features See the table below for supported network interfaces and OS combinations. Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Server 2008 support BASP (Broadcom Advanced Server Program) teaming while Windows Server 2012 and Linux support teaming with bonding function supported by OS. Network Interface Team OS GbE LAN controller Embedded 1GbE NIC and N8104-138/-132 Up to four teams per one system Up to four ports per one team Windows Server 2003 R2 Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012 Red Hat Linux Using iSCSI See the table below for supported network interfaces and OS combinations. Category Network Interface Operating Systems 1GbE Embedded 1GbE NIC Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Serer 2012 N8104-138 Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Serer 2012 N8104-132 Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Serer 2012 NOTE: NIC Teaming feature is not supported on iSCSI interfaces. 7.2 Serial Port Adapter Product Name / Description Part Number Serial port adapter Serial port fixed to PCI bracket N8117-01A NOTE: Up to one Serial Port Adapter can be installed. NEC Corporation Revision 4.0 – April 16, 2012 22 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/GT110e 8 Other Add-in Components 8.1 Internal Flash Memory Product Name / Description Part Number Internal Flash Memory Internal flash memory to enable software and tools in the EXPRESSBUILDER DVD without DVD media NOTE: Before use, software and tools must be copied from the EXPRESSBUILDER DVD to the flash memory. The following operations can be performed with the flash memory: - Installation of Windows server with express setup - Installation of Starter Pack—the package of NEC qualified drivers and system setting tools - Installation of NEC ESMPRO Agent and Universal RAID Utility - Performance of the Test and Diagnosis Tool N8115-05 8.2 Flash FDD Choose the Flash FDD if you need to prepare an alternative for a floppy drive. Product Name / Description Part Number Flash FDD USB flash emulating USB floppy disk, Native capacity 1.44 MB N8160-86 NOTE: Up to one derive can be connected 8.3 Input Devices Product Name / Description Part Number Keyboard and Mouse Pack (US) 1 x 104-keys White USB keyboard, 1 x USB White Optical Wheel Mouse (Standard) NEC Corporation Revision 4.0 – April 16, 2012 23 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/GT110e 9 Add-on Components 9.1 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. 9.2 Dust Filter Category Product Name / Description Part Number Filter Dust proof filter (10 pcs.) For N8146-35 Dust Proof filter Removal capacity of particles : Up to 1 μm-sized N8147-21 NOTE: A dust proof filter needs to exchange about every three months. However, an exchange cycle needs to be fixed according to installation environment. 9.3 Rack Conversion Kit The following rack conversion kit is required to install the server into a 19-inch rack system: Product Name / Description Part Number Rack Conversion Kit Convert to 4U form factor N8143-75 NEC Corporation Revision 4.0 – April 16, 2012 24 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/GT110e 9.4 Medium and Cartridge Category Product Name Drive supported Part Number DAT DAT160(80GB) Medium 5 pack N8151-78A N8152-14 DAT160 WORM (80GB) Medium N8151-78A N8152-21 RDX Cartridge (320GB) N8151-105 N8153-01 RDX Cartridge (500GB) N8151-105 N8153-02 RDX Cartridge (1TB) N8151-105 N8153-03 RDX Cartridge (1.5TB) N8151-105 N8153-04 LTO3(400GB) Medium 5 pack N8151-102 N8151-90 1 N8151-103 N8152-06 LTO4(800GB) Medium 5 pack N8151-90 N8151-103 N8152-12 LTO5(1.5TB) Medium 5 pack N8151-103 N8152-31 RDX LTO 1 Only supported read-only NEC Corporation Revision 4.0 – April 16, 2012 25 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/GT110e 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 With Remote KVM and Media License kit Temperature/fan/voltage/power consumption/degeneration(memory) Hardware configuration information collection Hardware event log collection 2 2 Boot monitoring BIOS/POST stall, Booting, OS stall, shutdown Alerting HW error, Boot error and OS panic (by SNMP, E-Mail) Remote KVM (via LAN) POST/BIOS setup, ROM utility 1 Panic screen, Boot screen 1,3 CUI-based screen (OS console) 1,4 GUI-based screen (OS console) - Remote reset/power on-off/ dump Remote Power Capping BIOS/BMC FW update Remote BIOS setup(partial configuration only) Remote control (via LAN) 2 Remote media (CD/DVD/FD/USB) - CLP (Command Line Protocol) (DMTF compliant) Remote control via Web browser (multi user login at the same time) Scheduling (without UPS) Maintenance EXPRESSSCOPE® Profile key (Backup/restore BIOS/BMC setup information) Others Set automatic IP address via DNS/DHCP LDAP/Active Directory verification/user control Clock synchronization of main unit and the RTC Access log collection IPMI support 2.0 2.0 Industry Standard 1 2 3 4 2 2 OS shutdown 2 The standard serial port is not available for the feature The feature is not supported on VMware systems Monitoring boot screens is not supported on VMware systems. In VMware systems, only the direct console user interface is supported. NEC Corporation Revision 4.0 – April 16, 2012 26 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/GT110e OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards and Embedded Controllers VMware ESXi 5.0 VMware ESXi 5.1 RHEL 5 x64 RHEL 5 RHEL 6 x64 RHEL 6 WS 2003R2 x64 WS 2003R2 WS 2008 x64 WS 2008 WS 2008R2 WS 2012 Part Number Product Name - Embedded SATA non-RAID Controller - Embedded SATA RAID Controller - - Embedded 1GbE NIC N8103-142 SAS controller - - N8103-128 RAID controller (128MB, RAID 0/1) - - - N8103-149 RAID controller (512MB, RAID 0/1) N8103-150 RAID controller (512MB, RAID 0/1/5/6) N8103-151 RAID controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) N8104-138 1000BASE-T adapter (1ch) N8104-132 1000BASE-T adapter (2ch) - - - - - - Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots Slots Part Number Product Name #1 #2 #3 #4 N8103-142 SAS controller - - N8103-128 RAID controller (128MB, RAID 0/1) - - - N8103-149 RAID controller (512MB, RAID 0/1) - - - N8103-150 RAID controller (512MB, RAID 0/1/5/6) - - - N8103-151 RAID controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) - - - N8104-138 1000BASE-T adapter (1ch) - N8104-132 1000BASE-T adapter (2ch) - N8117-01A Serial Port Adapter NEC Corporation Revision 4.0 – April 16, 2012 27 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/GT110e 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 4.0 – April 16, 2012 28 CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/GT110e Revision History Revision Date Description 4.0 April 16, 2013 New products added: Processor Kit (2C/G1610) / N8101-635F Processor Kit (2C/G2020) / N8101-636F 4TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD / N8150-395 RDX Cartridge (1.5TB) / N8153-04 Part number changed: Internal DVD Super Multi Drive / N8151-107F RDX Cartridge (320GB) / N8153-01 RDX Cartridge (500GB) / N8153-02 RDX Cartridge (1TB) / N8153-03 Discontinued products removed: Processor Kit (2C/G540) / N8101-583F Processor Kit (2C/G640) / N8101-584F Others: Remove N8151-69A Internal DAT (USB) Support NIC teaming on Windows Server 2012 systems. Support N8103-142 SAS Controller on Windows Server 2012 systems 3.0 December 21, 2012 Part number changed: Internal DAT (USB) / N8151-69A Internal DAT (USB) / N8151-78A Others: Add Windows Server 2012 to the list of operating system supported Update OS support matrix 2.0 November 7, 2012 New products added: 200GB SSD / N8150-713 Discontinued products removed: SAS Controller / N8103-104A 100GB SSD / N8150-708 1.0 July 26, 2012 Initial release NEC Corporation Revision 4.0 – April 16, 2012 29