Configuration Guide

NEC EXPRESS5800/T120b-E
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.
February 2012
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Contents
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ........................................................................................ 3
Key Features .......................................................................................................................................... 3
Specification .......................................................................................................................................... 3
EXTERNAL VIEWS ......................................................................................................... 5
Front and Rear Views ........................................................................................................................... 5
Dimensions (mm) .................................................................................................................................. 6
CONFIGURATION DIAGRAM ......................................................................................... 7
SERVER CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................... 8
1
2
3
Base Models ................................................................................................................................... 8
2nd Processor ................................................................................................................................ 8
Memory ........................................................................................................................................... 9
3.1 Memory Configuration ........................................................................................................... 9
4 Internal Hard Disk Drives ............................................................................................................ 12
4.1 RAID Configuration .............................................................................................................. 12
4.2 Internal Drive Configuration ................................................................................................. 13
5 Optical Drive ................................................................................................................................. 24
6 Internal Tape / RDX Drives .......................................................................................................... 25
6.1 Tape / RDX Drive Selection ................................................................................................. 25
6.2 Tape / RDX Configuration .................................................................................................... 26
7 PCI Card ........................................................................................................................................ 28
7.1 LAN Controller ..................................................................................................................... 28
7.2 External RAID Controller ..................................................................................................... 29
7.3 SAS Controller ..................................................................................................................... 29
7.4 Serial Port Adapter .............................................................................................................. 29
8 Other Add-in Components .......................................................................................................... 30
8.1 Power Supply ...................................................................................................................... 30
8.2 Redundant Fan .................................................................................................................... 30
8.3 VMware ESXi Pre-install Kit ................................................................................................ 30
8.4 Input Devices ....................................................................................................................... 30
9 Add-on Components ................................................................................................................... 30
9.1 Rack Conversion Kit ............................................................................................................ 30
9.2 Flash FDD............................................................................................................................ 30
9.3 Server Management License............................................................................................... 31
9.4 Medium and Cartridge ......................................................................................................... 31
10 Support Service .......................................................................................................................... 31
10.1 Software ............................................................................................................................ 31
REFERENCES............................................................................................................... 32
Server Management ............................................................................................................................ 32
OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards ...................................................................................................... 33
Supporting PCI Cards and Installable Slots ..................................................................................... 34
Copyright Notice and Liability Disclaimer ........................................................................................ 35
REVISION HISTORY ..................................................................................................... 36
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Technical Specification
Key Features
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High performance with the latest Intel® Xeon® processor 5600 series
Up to 192 GB of high speed DDR3-1333 memory
High energy efficiency with power capping feature and 80 PLUS® Silver power supply
Full manageability by integrated EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2
Specification
Model
T120b-E
Part Number
Processor
N8100-1731F
N8100-1732F
N8100-1733F
N8100-1734F
Type
Intel® Xeon®
processor
E5606
Intel® Xeon®
processor
E5620
Intel® Xeon®
processor
E5645
Intel® Xeon®
processor
X5650
Clock speed
2.13 GHz
2.40 GHz
2.40 GHz
2.66 GHz
Number of Processors
1 or 2
Cache
8 MB
12 MB
12 MB
12 MB
Cores and Threads
4C-4T
4C-8T
6C-12T
6C-12T
Chipset
Memory
Internal Storage
Expansion Slots
[free]
Intel® 5520 Chipset
Type
DDR3-1333 and DDR3-1066 ECC Registered Low Power DIMM
Standard Capacity
0 GB
Maximum Capacity
192 GB (12 x 16 GB)
Memory protection
ECC, x4 SDDC, Memory Mirroring, Memory Lockstep, Memory
Sparing
Standard Capacity
0 GB
Maximum Capacity
2.5-inch drive configuration:
SAS : 7.2 TB (8 x 900 GB)
SATA : 8 TB (8 x 1 TB)
SSD : 800 GB ( 8 x 100 GB)
3.5-inch drive configuration:
SATA : 12 TB (4 x 3 TB)
Disk Controller
SATA : 3Gb/s (Integrated)
SAS: 6Gb/s (Optional)
RAID
SATA : RAID 0/1
(Standard), RAID 5/6/50 (Optional)
SAS : RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50 (Optional)
Hot Plug
Supported
Optical Disk Drive
DVD-ROM
5-inch Media Bays
[free]
Disk Drive Bays [free]
3 [2]
Standard
Total: 6 slots available
4[4] x PCIe 2.0 x8 (x8 connector)
1[1] x PCIe x4 (x8 connector)
1[1] x 32-bit / 33 MHz 5V PCI
Video Controller (VRAM)
Interfaces
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1 2
2.5-inch drive configuration: 8 [8]
3.5-inch drive configuration: 4 [4]
Integrated in Server Management Controller (32MB)
1 x Keyboard (6-pin mini DIN, 1 x rear)
1 x Mouse (6-pin mini DIN, 1 x rear)
1 x VGA (15-pin mini D-sub, 1 x rear)
1 x Serial (9-pin mini D-sub, RS232-C, 1 x rear)
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Model
T120b-E
Interfaces
(Cont.)
8 x USB2.0 (2 x front, 2 x rear, 4 x internal)
2 x 1000BASE-T LAN connector (1000BASE-T / 100BASE-TX /
10BASE-T, RJ-45, 2 x rear)
1 x Management LAN connector (100BASE-TX / 10BASE-T,
RJ-45, 1 x rear)
Server Management
EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2
Redundant Fan
Optional, non-hot plug
Redundant Power Supply
Optional, hot plug
Power Supply
Non-hot plug power supply configuration:
665 Watt 80 PLUS® certified non-hot plug PSU
Hot plug power supply configuration:
1-2 x 600 Watt 80 PLUS® Silver certified hot plug PSU
100-240 VAC ± 10% 50 / 60 Hz ± 3 Hz
Power
Consumption
(Max. Config, Idling)
225 VA /
223 Watt
227 VA /
225 Watt
228 VA /
225 Watt
229 VA /
227 Watt
(Max. Config,
Operating)
398 VA /
394 Watt
432 VA /
427 Watt
457 VA /
452 Watt
500 VA /
495 Watt
Acoustical Noise
Max. Config, Idling
(Sound Pressure
Max. Config, Operating
3
Level)
Dimensions (W x D x H )
44.2 dB
Weight (Minimum / Maximum)
20 kg / 26 kg, 44.09 lbs. / 57.32 lbs.
Temperature, Relative Humidity
(non-condensing)
Operating: 10° to 35° C / 50° to 95° F, 20 to 80%
Non-operating: -10° to 55° C / 14° to 131° F, 20 to 80%
Regulatory and Safety
FCC, CE, BSMI, CCC, UL, CB, RoHS, WEEE
Operating Systems
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003, Standard Edition (SP1 or later)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003, Enterprise Edition (SP1 or later)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Standard Edition
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard (x64)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise (x64)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Standard
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Enterprise
4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES4.8 or later (x86)
4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES4.8 or later (EM64T)
4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS4.8 or later (x86)
4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS4.8 or later (EM64T)
4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 or later (x86)
4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 or later (EM64T)
4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform5.4 or later (x86)
4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform5.4 or later (EM64T)
4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 or later (x86)
4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 or later (x86_64)
VMware ESXi 4.1
1
2
3
4
45.0 dB
205.0 x 599.0 x 450.0 mm / 8.1 x 23.6 x 17.7 in (5U)
On-board SATA RAID controller is supported only on Windows operating systems.
RAID 10 configured with 2 TB HDDs is not supported on the on-board SATA Controller.
Noise emission was measured in accordance with ISO 7779. The actual value may vary by the operating
environment.
For Linux support, contact our sales representative or go to the NEC website at:
http://www.nec.com/global/prod/express/linux/index.html
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External Views
Front and Rear Views
Front View
A
A
F
G
H
I
J
K
B
C
D
F
G
H
I
J
K
B
C
D
E
E
L
L
2.5-inch Drive Configuration
3.5-inch Drive Configuration
Legend
A.
5-inch Media Bay
G.
Data LAN 2 Activity LED
B.
DVD-ROM Drive
H.
Power LED
C.
Dump (NMI) Switch
I.
Power Button
D.
System Reset Switch
J.
Data LAN 1 Activity LED
E.
Drive Cage Bays
K.
Hard Drive Activity LED
F.
System Status LED
L.
USB Connectors
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Rear View
A
B
C
D
E
F
I
G
H
Legend
A.
Mouse Connector
F.
USB Connectors
B.
Keyboard Connector
G.
Data LAN Connectors
C.
Serial Port B Connector
H.
PCI Slots
D.
VGA Connector
I.
Power Supply Bay
E.
Management LAN Connector
Dimensions (mm)
Non-hot Plug Power Supply Configuration
620.0
599.0
205.0
450.0
316.0
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Hot Plug Power Supply Configuration
629.0
599.0
450.0
205.0
316.0
Configuration Diagram
CHASSIS
REAR
Media Bay #1
Power Supply Bays
CHASSIS
FRONT
Media Bay #2
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
Processor
#1
Legend:
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DIMM #7
DIMM #8
DIMM #9
DIMM #10
DIMM #11
DIMM #12
Media Bay #3
(DVD-ROM)
Cooling Fan #1
PCIe 2.0 x8 (x8 socket) FH
PCIe 2.0 x8 (x8 socket) FH/HL
PCIe 2.0 x8 (x8 socket) FH/HL
PCIe 2.0 x8 (x8 socket) FH/HL
PCIe x4 (x8 socket) FH/HL
PCI 32-bit/33MHz FH/FL
Processor
#2
Cooling Fan #2
Cooling Fan #3
Cooling Fan #4
DIMM
DIMM
DIMM
DIMM
DIMM
DIMM
Minimum required components
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Drive Cage
Bays
BBU
slot
#1 / #2
Standard components
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Server Configuration
1 Base Models
Product Name / Description
Part Number
NEC EXPRESS5800/T120b-E Server (4C/E5606)
no RAM, no Drive Cage, no HDD, no PSU
Including:
1 x Intel Xeon processor E5606, DVD-ROM drive, EXPRESSBUILDER DVD
NEC EXPRESS5800/T120b-E Server (4C/E5620)
no RAM, no Drive Cage, no HDD, no PSU
Including:
1 x Intel Xeon processor E5620, DVD-ROM drive, EXPRESSBUILDER DVD
NEC EXPRESS5800/T120b-E Server (6C/E5645)
no RAM, no Drive Cage, no HDD, no PSU
Including:
1 x Intel Xeon processor E5645, DVD-ROM drive, EXPRESSBUILDER DVD
NEC EXPRESS5800/T120b-E Server (6C/X5650)
no RAM, no Drive Cage, no HDD, no PSU
Including:
1 x Intel Xeon processor X5650, DVD-ROM drive, EXPRESSBUILDER DVD
N8100-1731F
N8100-1732F
N8100-1733F
N8100-1734F
2 2nd Processor
Available sockets: 1
Product Name / Description
Part Number
CPU Kit (4C/E5606)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5606 (2.13 GHz / 4C-4T / 8 MB)
CPU Kit (4C/E5620)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5620 (2.40 GHz / 4C-8T / 12 MB)
CPU Kit (6C/E5645)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5645 (2.40 GHz / 6C-12T / 12 MB)
CPU Kit (6C/X5650)
Intel® Xeon® Processor X5650 (2.66 GHz / 6C-12T / 12 MB)
N8101-494
N8101-472
N8101-495
N8101-496
NOTE:
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The 2nd processor must be the same with what is used in the base model
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3 Memory
3.1
Memory Configuration
Refer to the section in accordance with your memory configuration:
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Independent channel / Memory Sparing Configuration: Refer to 3.1.1
Memory Mirroring / Memory Lockstep Configuration: Refer to 3.1.2
3.1.1
Independent Channel / Memory Sparing Configuration
Available slots: 6 per processor
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Additional 2GB Memory Module (1x 2GB)
2 GB (1 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 ECC Registered Low Power DIMM
Additional 4GB Memory Module (1x 4GB)
4 GB (1 x 4 GB) DDR3-1333 ECC Registered Low Power DIMM
Additional 8GB Memory Module (1x 8GB)
8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR3-1333 ECC Registered Low Power DIMM
Additional 16GB Memory Module (1x 16GB)
16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR3-1066 ECC Registered Low Power DIMM
N8102-430
N8102-431
N8102-382
N8102-383
NOTE:
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Minimum one memory kit per processor must be installed.
It is recommended to install two or three identical memory kits for dual-channel or triple-channel
symmetric memory configurations to increase memory transfer speed.
3.1.2
Memory Mirroring / Memory Lockstep Configuration
Available slots: 4 per processor
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Additional 4GB Memory Module (2x 2GB)
4 GB (2 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 ECC Registered Low Power DIMM
Additional 8GB Memory Module (2x 4GB)
8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3-1333 ECC Registered Low Power DIMM
Additional 16GB Memory Module (2x 8GB)
16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR3-1333 ECC Registered Low Power DIMM
Additional 32GB Memory Module (2x 16GB)
32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR3-1066 ECC Registered Low Power DIMM
N8102-393
N8102-394
N8102-395
N8102-396
NOTE:
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Minimum one memory kit per processor must be installed.
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Memory Configuration Feature Comparison
See the table below for feature comparisons of memory configurations supported.
Independent
Channel
Memory
Sparing
Memory
Lockstep
Memory
Mirroring
Performance
Best
Better
Better
Good
Data Protection
No
Multiple single bit
error protection
No
Multiple single bit
and multi bit error
protection
Data Correction
ECC, x4 SDDC
ECC, x4 SDDC
ECC, x8 SDDC
ECC, x4 SDDC
Redundancy
No
Partly
No
Fully
Available Memory
Full physical
memory
Physical memory
excluding spare
memory
Full physical
memory
Half physical
memory
Available Memory
Channels
Notes
3
3
2
2
-
All DIMMs in the
system must be
identical.
Paired DIMMs must
be identical.
Paired DIMMs must
be identical.
Maximum Memory Speed
See the table below for the actual maximum memory speed on your system.
DDR3 memory speed depends on the type of DIMMs and the native memory bus speed of the memory
controller. All memory buses operate at the clock frequency of the DIMM with the lowest frequency.
Processor Type
Memory Power
Setting
Populated DIMMs
DIMMs per
Channel
DIMM Speed
E5606
1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB
-
-
1066 MHz
E5620
16GB
Normal (1.5V)
1
1066 MHz
2
800 MHz
Low (1.35V)
-
800 MHz
Normal (1.5V)
-
1333 MHz
Low (1.35V)
1
1333 MHz
2
1066 MHz
1
1066 MHz
2
800 MHz
-
800 MHz
E5645
X5650
1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB
16GB
Normal (1.5V)
Low (1.35V)
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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.
1
Maximum Memory Size Supported by OS
Maximum Available Memory
4 GB
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition(SP1)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard
4 GB (HW-DEP enabled)
App. 3.6 GB (HW-DEP disabled)
32 GB
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard (x64)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard (x64)
32 GB
64 GB
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition(SP1)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
64 GB
1 TB
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition
192 GB
2 TB
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (x64)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise (x64)
192 GB
16 GB
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES4 (EM64T)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Advanced Platform
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
16 GB
64 GB
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS4
64 GB
256 GB
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS4 (EM64T)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (EM64T)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Advanced Platform (EM64T)
192 GB
2 TB
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 (x86_64)
192 GB
256 GB
1
or 1TB
VMware ESXi 4.1
192 GB
Up to 255 GB of the main memory is available to each virtual machine.
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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
Up to four 2.5-inch Drives
Available Disk
Refer to 4.2.1
SATA, SSD
128MB Cache
Refer to 4.2.2
SAS, SATA, SSD
256MB Cache
Refer to 4.2.3
SAS, SATA, SSD
256MB Cache
Refer to 4.2.4
SAS, SATA, SSD
512MB Cache
Refer to 4.2.5
SAS, SATA, SSD
Non-RAID
On-board SATA
RAID Controller
RAID 0/1/10
Optional RAID
Controller
RAID 5/6
NOTE:

On-board SATA RAID controller is supported only on Windows operating systems. An optional RAID
controller is required to configure RAID array for other operating systems.

Hot plug insertion/removal is not supported with the on-board SATA non-RAID controller.

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.

An optional RAID controller occupies one PCI slot.
4.1.2
Up to eight 2.5-inch Drives
Available Disk
RAID 0/1/10
RAID 5/6
128MB Cache
Refer to 4.2.6
SAS, SATA, SSD
256MB Cache
Refer to 4.2.7
SAS, SATA SSD
256MB Cache
Refer to 4.2.8
SAS, SATA SSD
512MB Cache
Refer to 4.2.9
SAS, SATA SSD
NOTE:
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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.
An optional RAID controller occupies one PCI slot.
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4.1.3
3.5-inch Drives
Available Disk
Refer to 4.2.10
SATA
128MB Cache
Refer to 4.2.11
SATA
256MB Cache
Refer to 4.2.12
SATA
256MB Cache
Refer to 4.2.13
SATA
512MB Cache
Refer to 4.2.14
SATA
Non-RAID
On-board SATA
RAID Controller
RAID 0/1/10
Optional RAID
Controller
RAID 5/6
NOTE:
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On-board SATA RAID controller is supported only on Windows operating systems. An optional RAID
controller is required to configure RAID array for other operating systems.
On-board SATA RAID Controller does not support RAID 10 configured with 2TB and 3TB HDDs.
Hot plug insertion/removal is not supported with the on-board SATA non-RAID controller.
All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity and rotation speed.
An optional RAID controller occupies one PCI slot.
4.2
Internal Drive Configuration
4.2.1
2.5-inch Drive with On-board SATA Controller
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Storage Controller
On-board SATA Controller
4 x SATA ports, RAID 0/1/10 capable
Internal SATA Cable
4 x Single SATA to 1 x mini-SAS
2.5-inch HDD Cage
8 x 2.5-inch hot plug hard drive bays
160GB HDD
1 x 160 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
500GB HDD
1 x 500 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
1TB HDD
1 x 1 TB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
100GB SSD
1 x 100 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2
(Standard)
Cable
Required
HDD Cage
Required
HDD
4 slots
available
SATA
SSD
K410-232(00)
N8154-24
N8150-276
N8150-277
N8150-334
N8150-707
NOTE:
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On-board SATA RAID controller is supported only on Windows operating systems. An optional RAID
controller is required to configure RAID array for other operating systems.

Hot plug insertion/removal is not supported with the on-board SATA non-RAID controller..

All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity and rotation speed.
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4.2.2
Up to four 2.5-inch Drives with 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, LP / FH
RAID Battery Backup Unit
for Promise SuperTrak EX8760T
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
1 x mini-SAS to 1 x mini-SAS
2.5-inch HDD Cage
8 x 2.5-inch hot plug hard drive bays
146.5GB HDD
1 x 146.5 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
300GB HDD
1 x 300 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
450GB HDD
1 x 450 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
600GB HDD
1 x 600 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
900GB HDD
1 x 900 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
73.2GB HDD
1 x 73.2 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
146.5GB HDD
1 x 146.5 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
300GB HDD
1 x 300GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
160GB HDD
1 x 160 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
500GB HDD
1 x 500 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
1TB HDD
1 x 1 TB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
100GB SSD
1 x 100 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2
N8103-128
RAID BBU
Recommended
Cable
Required
HDD Cage
Required
HDD
SAS
4 slots
available
SATA
SSD
N8103-123
K410-174(00)
N8154-24
N8150-374
N8150-375
N8150-376
N8150-377
N8150-332
N8150-378
N8150-379
N8150-331
N8150-276
N8150-277
N8150-334
N8150-707
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.
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4.2.3
Up to four 2.5-inch Drives with RAID 0/1 Controller with 256 MB Cache
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Storage Controller
Required
RAID Controller (256MB, RAID 0/1)
LSI MegaRAID SAS 9264-8i
RAID 0/1, 256MB, Int. 8, PCIe 2.0 x8, SAS 6Gb/s, SATA 3Gb/s,
LP / FH
RAID Battery Backup Unit
for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9264
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
1 x mini-SAS to 1 x mini-SAS
2.5-inch HDD Cage
8 x 2.5-inch hot plug hard drive bays
146.5GB HDD
1 x 146.5 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
300GB HDD
1 x 300 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
450GB HDD
1 x 450 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
600GB HDD
1 x 600 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
900GB HDD
1 x 900 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
73.2GB HDD
1 x 73.2 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
146.5GB HDD
1 x 146.5 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
300GB HDD
1 x 300GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
160GB HDD
1 x 160 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
500GB HDD
1 x 500 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
1TB HDD
1 x 1 TB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
100GB SSD
1 x 100 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2
N8103-129
RAID BBU
Recommended
Cable
Required
HDD Cage
Required
HDD
SAS
4 slots
available
SATA
SSD
N8103-123
K410-174(00)
N8154-24
N8150-374
N8150-375
N8150-376
N8150-377
N8150-332
N8150-378
N8150-379
N8150-331
N8150-276
N8150-277
N8150-334
N8150-707
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.
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4.2.4
Up to four 2.5-inch Drives with RAID 5/6 Controller with 256 MB Cache
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Storage Controller
Required
RAID Controller (256MB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
LSI MegaRAID SAS 9264-8i
RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50, 256MB, Int. 8, PCIe 2.0 x8, SAS 6Gb/s,
SATA 3Gb/s, LP / FH
RAID Battery Backup Unit
for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9264
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
1 x mini-SAS to 1 x mini-SAS
2.5-inch HDD Cage
8 x 2.5-inch hot plug hard drive bays
146.5GB HDD
1 x 146.5 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
300GB HDD
1 x 300 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
450GB HDD
1 x 450 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
600GB HDD
1 x 600 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
900GB HDD
1 x 900 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
73.2GB HDD
1 x 73.2 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
146.5GB HDD
1 x 146.5 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
300GB HDD
1 x 300GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
160GB HDD
1 x 160 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
500GB HDD
1 x 500 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
1TB HDD
1 x 1 TB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
100GB SSD
1 x 100 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2
N8103-130
RAID BBU
Recommended
Cable
Required
HDD Cage
Required
HDD
SAS
4 slots
available
SATA
SSD
N8103-123
K410-174(00)
N8154-24
N8150-374
N8150-375
N8150-376
N8150-377
N8150-332
N8150-378
N8150-379
N8150-331
N8150-276
N8150-277
N8150-334
N8150-707
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.
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4.2.5
Up to four 2.5-inch Drives with RAID 5/6 Controller with 512 MB Cache
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Storage Controller
Required
RAID Controller (512MB, RAID0/1/5/6)
Promise SuperTrak EX8760T-512
RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50, 512MB, Int. 8, PCIe 2.0 x8, SAS 6Gb/s,
SATA 3Gb/s, LP / FH
RAID Battery Backup Unit
for Promise SuperTrak EX8760T and EX8768
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
1 x mini-SAS to 1 x mini-SAS
2.5-inch HDD Cage
8 x 2.5-inch hot plug hard drive bays
146.5GB HDD
1 x 146.5 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
300GB HDD
1 x 300 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
450GB HDD
1 x 450 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
600GB HDD
1 x 600 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
900GB HDD
1 x 900 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
73.2GB HDD
1 x 73.2 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
146.5GB HDD
1 x 146.5 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
300GB HDD
1 x 300GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
160GB HDD
1 x 160 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
500GB HDD
1 x 500 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
1TB HDD
1 x 1 TB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
100GB SSD
1 x 100 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2
N8103-134
RAID BBU
Recommended
Cable
Required
HDD Cage
Required
HDD
SAS
4 slots
available
SATA
SSD
N8103-140
K410-174(00)
N8154-24
N8150-374
N8150-375
N8150-376
N8150-377
N8150-332
N8150-378
N8150-379
N8150-331
N8150-276
N8150-277
N8150-334
N8150-707
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.
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4.2.6
Up to eight 2.5-inch Drives with 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, LP / FH
RAID Battery Backup Unit
for Promise SuperTrak EX8760T
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
1 x mini-SAS to 1 x mini-SAS
2.5-inch HDD Cage
8 x 2.5-inch hot plug hard drive bays
146.5GB HDD
1 x 146.5 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
300GB HDD
1 x 300 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
450GB HDD
1 x 450 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
600GB HDD
1 x 600 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
900GB HDD
1 x 900 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
73.2GB HDD
1 x 73.2 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
146.5GB HDD
1 x 146.5 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
300GB HDD
1 x 300GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
160GB HDD
1 x 160 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
500GB HDD
1 x 500 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
1TB HDD
1 x 1 TB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
100GB SSD
1 x 100 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2
N8103-128
RAID BBU
Recommended
Cable
2 sets required
HDD Cage
Required
HDD
SAS
4 slots
available
SATA
SSD
N8103-123
K410-174(00)
N8154-24
N8150-374
N8150-375
N8150-376
N8150-377
N8150-332
N8150-378
N8150-379
N8150-331
N8150-276
N8150-277
N8150-334
N8150-707
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.
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4.2.7
Up to eight 2.5-inch Drives with RAID 0/1 Controller with 256 MB Cache
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Storage Controller
Required
RAID Controller (256MB, RAID 0/1)
LSI MegaRAID SAS 9264-8i
RAID 0/1, 256MB, Int. 8, PCIe 2.0 x8, SAS 6Gb/s, SATA 3Gb/s,
LP / FH
RAID Battery Backup Unit
for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9264
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
1 x mini-SAS to 1 x mini-SAS
2.5-inch HDD Cage
8 x 2.5-inch hot plug hard drive bays
146.5GB HDD
1 x 146.5 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
300GB HDD
1 x 300 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
450GB HDD
1 x 450 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
600GB HDD
1 x 600 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
900GB HDD
1 x 900 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
73.2GB HDD
1 x 73.2 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
146.5GB HDD
1 x 146.5 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
300GB HDD
1 x 300GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
160GB HDD
1 x 160 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
500GB HDD
1 x 500 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
1TB HDD
1 x 1 TB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
100GB SSD
1 x 100 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2
N8103-129
RAID BBU
Recommended
Cable
2 sets required
HDD Cage
Required
HDD
SAS
8 slots
available
SATA
SSD
N8103-123
K410-174(00)
N8154-24
N8150-374
N8150-375
N8150-376
N8150-377
N8150-332
N8150-378
N8150-379
N8150-331
N8150-276
N8150-277
N8150-334
N8150-707
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.
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4.2.8
Up to eight 2.5-inch Drives with RAID 5/6 Controller with 256 MB Cache
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Storage Controller
Required
RAID Controller (256MB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
LSI MegaRAID SAS 9264-8i
RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50, 256MB, Int. 8, PCIe 2.0 x8, SAS 6Gb/s,
SATA 3Gb/s, LP / FH
RAID Battery Backup Unit
for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9264
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
1 x mini-SAS to 1 x mini-SAS
2.5-inch HDD Cage
8 x 2.5-inch hot plug hard drive bays
146.5GB HDD
1 x 146.5 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
300GB HDD
1 x 300 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
450GB HDD
1 x 450 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
600GB HDD
1 x 600 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
900GB HDD
1 x 900 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
73.2GB HDD
1 x 73.2 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
146.5GB HDD
1 x 146.5 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
300GB HDD
1 x 300GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
160GB HDD
1 x 160 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
500GB HDD
1 x 500 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
1TB HDD
1 x 1 TB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
100GB SSD
1 x 100 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2
N8103-130
RAID BBU
Recommended
Cable
2 sets required
HDD Cage
Required
HDD
SAS
8 slots
available
SATA
SSD
N8103-123
K410-174(00)
N8154-24
N8150-374
N8150-375
N8150-376
N8150-377
N8150-332
N8150-378
N8150-379
N8150-331
N8150-276
N8150-277
N8150-334
N8150-707
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.
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4.2.9
Up to eight 2.5-inch Drives with RAID 5/6 Controller with 512 MB Cache
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Storage Controller
Required
RAID Controller (512MB, RAID0/1/5/6)
Promise SuperTrak EX8760T-512
RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50, 512MB, Int. 8, PCIe 2.0 x8, SAS 6Gb/s,
SATA 3Gb/s, LP / FH
RAID Battery Backup Unit
for Promise SuperTrak EX8760T and EX8768
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
1 x mini-SAS to 1 x mini-SAS
2.5-inch HDD Cage
8 x 2.5-inch hot plug hard drive bays
146.5GB HDD
1 x 146.5 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
300GB HDD
1 x 300 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
450GB HDD
1 x 450 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
600GB HDD
1 x 600 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
900GB HDD
1 x 900 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
73.2GB HDD
1 x 73.2 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
146.5GB HDD
1 x 146.5 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
300GB HDD
1 x 300GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
160GB HDD
1 x 160 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
500GB HDD
1 x 500 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
1TB HDD
1 x 1 TB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
100GB SSD
1 x 100 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2
N8103-134
RAID BBU
Recommended
Cable
2 sets required
HDD Cage
Required
HDD
SAS
8 slots
available
SATA
SSD
N8103-140
K410-174(00)
N8154-24
N8150-374
N8150-375
N8150-376
N8150-377
N8150-332
N8150-378
N8150-379
N8150-331
N8150-276
N8150-277
N8150-334
N8150-707
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.
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4.2.10 3.5-inch Drives with On-board SATA Controller
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Storage Controller
On-board SATA Controller
4 x SATA ports, RAID 0/1/10 capable
Internal SATA Cable
4 x Single SATA to 1 x mini-SAS
3.5-inch HDD Cage
4 x 3.5-inch hot plug hard drive bays
160GB HDD
1 x 250 GB, 3.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
250GB HDD
1 x 250 GB, 3.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
500GB HDD
1 x 500 GB, 3.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
1TB HDD
1 x 1 TB, 3.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
2TB HDD
1 x 2 TB, 3.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
(Standard)
Cable
Required
HDD Cage
Required
HDD
4 slots available
K410-232(00)
N8154-27
N8150-386
N8150-387
N8150-388
N8150-263
N8150-278
NOTE:

On-board SATA RAID controller is supported only on Windows operating systems. An optional RAID
controller is required to configure RAID array for other operating systems.

On-board SATA RAID Controller does not support RAID 10 configured with 2TB HDDs.

Hot plug insertion/removal is not supported with the on-board SATA non-RAID controller.

All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity and rotation speed.
4.2.11 3.5-inch Drives with 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, LP / FH
RAID Battery Backup Unit
for Promise SuperTrak EX8760T
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
1 x mini-SAS to 1 x mini-SAS
3.5-inch HDD Cage
4 x 3.5-inch hot plug hard drive bays
160GB HDD
1 x 250 GB, 3.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
250GB HDD
1 x 250 GB, 3.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
500GB HDD
1 x 500 GB, 3.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
1TB HDD
1 x 1 TB, 3.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
2TB HDD
1 x 2 TB, 3.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
3TB HDD
1 x 3 TB, 3.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
N8103-128
RAID BBU
Recommended
Cable
Required
HDD Cage
Required
HDD
4 slots available
N8103-140
K410-174(00)
N8154-27
N8150-386
N8150-387
N8150-388
N8150-263
N8150-278
N8150-337
NOTE:

All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity and rotation speed.
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4.2.12 3.5-inch Drives with RAID 0/1 Controller with 256 MB Cache
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Storage Controller
Required
RAID Controller (256MB, RAID 0/1)
LSI MegaRAID SAS 9264-8i
RAID 0/1, 256MB, Int. 8, PCIe 2.0 x8, SAS 6Gb/s, SATA 3Gb/s,
LP / FH
RAID Battery Backup Unit
for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9264
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
1 x mini-SAS to 1 x mini-SAS
3.5-inch HDD Cage
4 x 3.5-inch hot plug hard drive bays
160GB HDD
1 x 250 GB, 3.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
250GB HDD
1 x 250 GB, 3.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
500GB HDD
1 x 500 GB, 3.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
1TB HDD
1 x 1 TB, 3.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
2TB HDD
1 x 2 TB, 3.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
N8103-129
RAID BBU
Recommended
Cable
Required
HDD Cage
Required
HDD
4 slots available
N8103-123
K410-174(00)
N8154-27
N8150-386
N8150-387
N8150-388
N8150-263
N8150-278
NOTE:

All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity and rotation speed.
4.2.13 3.5-inch Drives with RAID 5/6 Controller with 256 MB Cache
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Storage Controller
Required
RAID Controller (256MB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
LSI MegaRAID SAS 9264-8i
RAID 0/1, 256MB, Int. 8, PCIe 2.0 x8, SAS 6Gb/s, SATA 3Gb/s,
LP / FH
RAID Battery Backup Unit
for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9264
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
1 x mini-SAS to 1 x mini-SAS
3.5-inch HDD Cage
4 x 3.5-inch hot plug hard drive bays
160GB HDD
1 x 250 GB, 3.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
250GB HDD
1 x 250 GB, 3.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
500GB HDD
1 x 500 GB, 3.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
1TB HDD
1 x 1 TB, 3.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
2TB HDD
1 x 2 TB, 3.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
N8103-130
RAID BBU
Recommended
Cable
Required
HDD Cage
Required
HDD
4 slots available
N8103-123
K410-174(00)
N8154-27
N8150-386
N8150-387
N8150-388
N8150-263
N8150-278
NOTE:

All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity and rotation speed.
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4.2.14 3.5-inch Drives with RAID 5/6 Controller with 512 MB Cache
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Storage Controller
Required
RAID Controller (512MB, RAID0/1/5/6)
Promise SuperTrak EX8760T-512
RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50, 512MB, Int. 8, PCIe 2.0 x8, SAS 6Gb/s,
SATA 3Gb/s, LP / FH
RAID Battery Backup Unit
for Promise SuperTrak EX8760T and EX8768
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
1 x mini-SAS to 1 x mini-SAS
3.5-inch HDD Cage
4 x 3.5-inch hot plug hard drive bays
160GB HDD
1 x 250 GB, 3.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
250GB HDD
1 x 250 GB, 3.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
500GB HDD
1 x 500 GB, 3.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
1TB HDD
1 x 1 TB, 3.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
2TB HDD
1 x 2 TB, 3.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
3TB HDD
1 x 3 TB, 3.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
N8103-134
RAID BBU
Recommended
Cable
Required
HDD Cage
Required
HDD
4 slots available
N8103-140
K410-174(00)
N8154-27
N8150-386
N8150-387
N8150-388
N8150-263
N8150-278
N8150-337
NOTE:

All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity and rotation speed.
5 Optical Drive
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Internal
1 slot available
Internal DVD-ROM drive
DVD-ROM drive
(Standard)
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6 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
DAT320
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 6.2.4
RDX
LTO
NOTE:


The same combination of drive type and host interface cannot be installed multiple times.
Tape devices cannot be directly connected to VMware servers. For VMware systems, it is
recommended to connect and configure an additional backup server via network.
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6.2
Tape / RDX Configuration
6.2.1
DAT / USB
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Controller
Internal USB Controller
1 x USB port
Internal USB cable
1 x Internal USB to 1 x USB device
NOTE: The cable is provided for each tape drive.
(Standard)
Internal DAT (USB)
DDS3 / DDS4 / DAT72, Native capacity 36 GB
NOTE: DDS1 / DDS2 format are not supported.
N8151-69
Internal DAT (USB)
DDS4 / DAT72 / DAT160, Native capacity 80 GB
NOTE: DDS1 / DDS2 / DDS3 format are not supported.
N8151-78
Internal DAT (USB)
DAT160 / DAT 320, Native capacity 160 GB
NOTE: DDS1 / DDS2 / DDS3 / DDS4 / DAT72 /DAT160 for
WORM format are not supported.
N8151-99
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Controller
Internal USB Controller
1 x USB port
Internal USB cable
1 x Internal USB to 1 x USB device
NOTE: The cable is provided for each tape drive.
(Standard)
Internal RDX (USB)
N8151-86
Cable
Drive
2 bays available
6.2.2
RDX
Cable
Drive
2 bays available
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6.2.3
LTO / SAS (1)
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Controller
Required
SAS Controller
LSI SAS3442E-R Host Bus Adapter
3Gbps SAS, Int. 4, Ext. 4, SFF-8484 / SFF8470, PCIe x8, LP/FH
N8103-104A
Cable
Required
Drive
2 bays available
Internal SAS Cable
1x SFF-8484 SAS to 2x SFF-8482 SAS
Internal LTO (SAS)
LTO2, Half height, Native capacity 200 GB
Internal LTO (SAS)
LTO3, Half height, Native capacity 400 GB
Internal LTO (SAS)
LTO4, Half height, Native capacity 800 GB
Internal LTO (SAS)
LTO4, Full height, Native capacity 800 GB
K410-173(00)
6.2.4
N8151-101
N8151-102
N8151-90
N8151-77
LTO / SAS (2)
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Controller
Required
SAS Controller
LSI ISAS9212-4i4 Host Bus Adapter
6Gbps SAS, Int. 4, Ext. 4, 7-pin SATA / SFF-8088, PCIe 2.0 x8,
LP/FH
Internal SAS Cable
N8103-142
Cable
Required
Drive
2 bays available
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1x 7-pin Single SATA to 1x SFF-8482 SAS
Internal LTO (SAS)
N8151-103
LTO5, Half height, Native capacity 1.5 TB
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7 PCI Card
7.1
LAN Controller
Category
GbE
PCIe
PCI-X
10GbE
Ctrlr
Module
Product Name / Description
Part Number
1000BASE-T Adapter
Intel® PRO/1000 PT Server Adapter
PCIe x1, LP / FH
1000BASE-T Adapter (2ch)
Intel® PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter
PCIe x4, FH
1000BASE-T Adapter (4ch)
Intel® PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Server Adapter
PCIe x4, LP / FH
NOTE:
Network cables with RJ-45 plug covers cannot be used.
N8104-126
1000BASE-T Adapter
Intel® PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter
64bit / 133 MHz PCI-X, FH
10GBASE-SR Adapter
Chelsio S310E-SR 10GbE Storage Accelerator
PCIe x8, LP / FH
10GBASE Adapter (SFP+/2ch)
Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM957711 10G SFP+ Dual Port
Network Interface Card
PCIe 2.0 x8, LP / FH
NOTE:
- N8104-129 SFP+ Module is required to connect with an
optical cable.
- Up to 2 SFP+ Modules can be installed.
- On Windows Server 2003R2 /2008 / 2008R2 and Red Hat
Linux 5.x(EM64T) and 6.x(x86_64) operating systems,
teaming and bonding features across one or two identical
adapters are supported. A team can include up to two ports
and up to two teams per system are allowed.
- On Red Hat Linux 5.x(x86) and 6.x(x86) operating systems,
bonding features within one adapter with up to two ports are
supported. One team per system is allowed.
N8104-119
SFP+ Module (10G-SR)
1 x SFP+ Module for N8104-128
N8104-129
N8104-121
N8104-125A
N8104-123A
N8104-128
NOTE:

Teaming and bonding features across the standard LAN and optional PCIe based GbE LAN controller
(excluding N8104-126) are supported on Windows Server 2003R2 /2008 / 2008R2 and Red Hat Linux
5.x operating systems.

When installing a 1000BASE-SX Adapter, no other additional GbE LAN controllers is allowed.

When installing a 10GBASE-SR Adapter, no other additional 10GbE LAN controllers is allowed.

Teaming feature is not supported on iSCSI interfaces.
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7.2
External RAID Controller
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Controller
RAID Controller (512MB, RAID0/1/5/6)
Promise SuperTrak EX8768
RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50, 512MB, Ext. 8, PCIe 2.0 x8, SAS 6Gb/s,
SATA 3Gb/s, LP / FH
RAID Battery Backup Unit
for Promise SuperTrak EX8760T and EX8768
N8103-135
RAID BBU
7.3
N8103-140
SAS Controller
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
SAS
SAS Controller
LSI SAS3442E-R Host Bus Adapter
3Gb/s SAS, Int. 4 / Ext. 4, SFF-8484 / SFF8470, PCIe x8,
LP / FH
SAS Controller
LSI SAS9212-4i4 Host Bus Adapter
6Gb/s SAS, Int. 4 / Ext. 4, 7-pin SATA / SFF-8088, PCIe 2.0 x8,
LP / FH
N8103-104A
7.4
N8103-142
Serial Port Adapter
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Serial port adapter
Serial port fixed to PCI bracket
N8117-01A
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8 Other Add-in Components
8.1
Power Supply
Available slots: 1 slot
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Non-hot Plug
Power Supply Unit
1 x 665 Watt 80 PLUS® certified non-hot plug PSU
Power Supply Unit
1x Power supply cage, 1 x 600 Watt 80 PLUS® Silver certified
hot plug power supply module
Power Supply
1 x 600 Watt 80 PLUS® Silver certified hot plug power supply
module
N8181-78F
Hot Plug
Main
Power
Module
8.2
N8181-71AF
N8181-72AF
Redundant Fan
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Redundant Fan
Cooling Fan for T120b-E
N8181-67
8.3
VMware ESXi Pre-install Kit
Product Name / Description
Part Number
VMware ESXi 4.1 Base Kit
Including USB flash memory, VMware ESXi 4.1 Recovery CD
NOTE:
- The Base Kit may not be available in some regions. Please contact our sales
representative to confirm if it is available in your country.
- The Base Kit must be ordered with the base model.
- Installation of VMware ESXi onto hard drives is not supported.
N8106-004F
8.4
Input Devices
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Keyboard and Mouse Pack (US)
1 x 104-keys White PS/2 keyboard, 1 x PS/2 White Optical Wheel Mouse
(Standard)
9 Add-on Components
9.1
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 5U form factor
N8143-71
9.2
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
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9.3
Server Management License
The server integrates the EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2 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
N8115-03
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.
9.4
Medium and Cartridge
Category
Product Name
Drive supported
Part Number
RDX
RDX Cartridge (320GB)
N8151-86
N8152-26
RDX Cartridge (500GB)
N8151-86
N8152-27
RDX Cartridge (1TB)
N8151-86
N8152-33
DAT72(36GB) Medium 5 pack
N8151-69
N8152-08
DAT
10 Support Service
10.1
Software
Product Name / Description
Part Number
PP Support Pack (VMware ESXi 4.1 for 1 processor)(1year)
Technical Support Service regarding ESXi (for quick solutions to technical issues)
NOTE: It is necessary to purchase a PP support pack for each processor installed in the
system.
ULH1S-SV40-008F
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References
Server Management
The EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2, integrated into the server, provides superior remote control and system
management features listed in the table below.
Standard
Hardware
monitoring
1
Temperature/voltage/power unit /
fan /degeneration (memory/hard drive)

Hardware event log collection

With Remote KVM
and Media License
kit


2
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

3


3

Text-based screen (OS console)

3

(via LAN)
Panic screen, Boot screen

2


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

2

2
Scheduling (without UPS)

2

2
Others
Set automatic IP address via DNS/DHCP

Remote wakeup
Wake On LAN, Wake On Ring

Centralized
management
1
2
3
Monitoring and control of multiple servers


2

2


2

2
The feature is not supported on non-hot plug power supply unit.
The feature is not supported on VMware systems.
The standard serial port is not available for the feature.
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OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards
ESXi 4.1
RHEL 4 x64
RHEL 4
RHEL 5 x64
RHEL 5
RHEL 6 x64
RHEL 6
WS 2003
WS 2003R2 x64
WS 2003R2
WS 2008 x64
WS 2008
WS 2008R2
Part Number
Product Name
N8103-128
RAID Controller
-
N8103-129
RAID Controller

N8103-130
RAID Controller

N8103-134
RAID Controller
-
N8103-135
RAID Controller

N8103-104A
SAS Controller, 3 Gb/s
-
-
-
N8103-142
SAS Controller, 6 Gb/s
-
-
-
N8104-119
1000BASE-T Adapter
-
N8104-126
1000BASE-T Adapter

N8104-121
1000BASE-T Adapter (2ch)
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N8104-125A
1000BASE-T Adapter (4ch)

N8104-123A
10GBASE-SR Adapter
-
N8104-128
10GBASE Adapter (SFP+/2ch)
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Supporting PCI Cards and Installable Slots
Part Number
Product Name
Slots
Remarks
Slot # :
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
PCI Slot:
x8
x8
x8
x8
x4
32-bit
Card height:
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
Slot type:
x8
x8
x8
x8
x8
5V
Installable card length (mm) :
150
173
173
173
173
312
N8103-128
RAID Controller (128MB, RAID 0/1)
[PCIe 2.0 x8]
-

-
-
-
-
N8103-129
RAID Controller (256MB, RAID 0/1)
[PCIe 2.0 x8]
-

-
-
-
-
N8103-130
RAID Controller (256MB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
[PCIe 2.0 x8]
-

-
-
-
-
N8103-134
RAID Controller (512MB,RAID 0/1/5/6)
[PCIe 2.0 x8]
-

-
-
-
-
N8103-135
RAID Controller (512MB,RAID 0/1/5/6)
[PCIe 2.0 x8]
-



-
-
N8103-104A
SAS Controller
[PCIe x8]
-



-
-
N8103-142
SAS Controller
[PCIe 2.0 x8]
-



-
-
N8104-119
1000BASE-T Adapter
[64-bit / 133 MHz PCI-X]
-
-
-
-
-

N8104-126
1000BASE-T adapter
[PCIe x1]





-
Max. 3
N8104-121
1000BASE-T Adapter (2ch)
[PCIe x4]





-
Max. 2
N8104-125A
1000BASE-T Adapter (4ch)
[PCIe x4]
-



-
-
N8104-123A
10GBASE-SR Adapter
[PCIe x8]
-



-
-
Max. 1
N8104-128
10GBASE adapter (SFP+/2ch)
[PCIe 2.0 x8]
-



-
-
Max. 2
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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.
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All other products, brands, or trade names used in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks
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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.
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Revision History
Revision
Date
Description
4.3
February 13, 2012
Discontinued products removed:
160GB RDX Cartridge / N8152-20
640GB RDX Cartridge / N8152-30
Part number changed:
146.5GB 2.5-inch SAS HDD / N8150-374
300GB 2.5-inch SAS HDD / N8150-375
450GB 2.5-inch SAS HDD / N8150-376
600GB 2.5-inch SAS HDD / N8150-377
4.2
January 23, 2012
New products added:
4GB Memory Kit / N8102-431
Discontinued products removed:
4GB Memory Kit / N8102-381
Part number changed:
73.2GB 2.5-inch SAS HDD / N8150-378
146.5GB 2.5-inch SAS HDD / N8150-379
4.1
January 11, 2012
Discontinued products removed:
SCSI Controller / N8103-107
100BASE-SX Adapter / N8104-112
Part number changed:
160GB SATA HDD / N8150-386
250GB SATA HDD / N8150-387
500GB SATA HDD / N8150-388
Others:
Correct incorrect information in internal drive configuration using 3TB 3.5-inch
SATA drive
4.0
December 14, 2011
New products added:
3TB 3.5-inch SATA HDD / N8150-337
2GB Memory Kit / N8102-430
Discontinued products removed:
1GB Memory Kit / N8102-379
2GB Memory Kit / N8102-380
2GB Memory Kit / N8102-392
3.2
October 18, 2011
Other:
Add section for RAID 0/1 Controller with 128 MB Cache drive configuration
Correct incorrect information in Specification, 2 2nd Processor, Maximum
Available Memory, 4.2 Internal Drive Configuration, 8.4 Input Devices, and
References.
3.1
August 24, 2011
Other:
Add the remark in section for server management
Add section for Medium and Cartridge
3.0
July 29, 2011
New products added:
300GB HDD / N8150-331
900GB HDD / N8150-332
Discontinued products removed:
SCSI Controller / N8103-75
100BASE-TX Adapter / N8104-111
2.0
April 8, 2011
New products added:
1TB HDD / N8150-334
1.0
February 14, 2011
Initial release
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