NEC Express5800/R120d-1M 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. July 17, 2013 Revision 7.0 NEC Corporation...
– CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800R120d-1M Technical Specification Key Features High performance with the latest Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 Product Family Up to 768 GB of memory capacity, supporting high speed and energy efficient DDR3L-1600 memory Up to eight 2.5-inch HDD/SDD ...
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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 your sales representative or go to the NEC website at: http://www.nec.com/global/prod/express/linux/index.html Revision 7.0 – July 17, 2013...
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– CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800R120d-1M (2 / 2) Model R120d-1M Part Number N8100-1794F Processor Type Intel® Xeon® Intel® Xeon® Intel® Xeon® processor processor processor E5-2650L E5-2670 E5-2690 Clock speed 1.80GHz 2.60GHz 2.90GHz Number of Processors 1 or 2 Cache 20 MB...
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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 your sales representative or go to the NEC website at: http://www.nec.com/global/prod/express/linux/index.html Revision 7.0 – July 17, 2013...
– CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800R120d-1M External Views Front and Rear Views Front View D F H J K L M E G I Legend Drive Bays BMC RESET Switch Pull-out tab DUMP Switch USB Connectors RESET Switch Data LAN 1 Activity LED...
– CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800R120d-1M Rear View K L M Legend PCI Slot (Full Height) Serial Port Connector PCI Slot (Low Profile) VGA Connector Power Supply Dump (NMI) Switch AC Inlet UID LED Button/LED AC Power LED AC Power LED...
– CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800R120d-1M Server Configuration 1 Base Models Product Name / Description Part Number Express5800/R120d-1M N8100-1794F no processor, no RAM, no HDD, no ODD, no PSU, no front bezel Including: Heat sink for the first CPU, EXPRESSBUILDER DVD NOTE: ...
– CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800R120d-1M 3 Memory Memory Configuration Refer to the section in accordance with your memory configuration: Independent Channel Configuration: Refer to 3.1.1 Memory Sparing Configuration: Refer to 3.1.2 Memory Mirroring / Memory Lockstep Configuration: Refer to 3.1.3...
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– CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800R120d-1M 3.1.2 Memory Sparing Configuration Available slots: 12 per processor Product Name / Description Part Number 6GB DDR3-1600 REG Memory Kit N8102-476 3x 2GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR3L-1600(PC3L-12800) 12GB DDR3-1600 REG Memory Kit N8102-477 3x 4GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR3L-1600(PC3L-12800)
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– CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800R120d-1M Memory Configuration Feature Comparison See the table below for feature comparisons of memory configurations supported. Independent Memory Memory Memory Channel Sparing Lockstep Mirroring Performance Best Better Better Good Data Protection Multiple single bit Multiple single bit...
– CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800R120d-1M 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.
For SAS and SATA hard drive mix configuration, they must be installed in separate drive groups with multiple of two drives. For optional RAID controller driver to install Windows Server 2003 R2, download from the NEC website at: http://www.nec.com/en/global/prod/express/download/index.html Revision 7.0 –...
– CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800R120d-1M Internal Drive Configuration 4.2.1 Up to four Drives with embedded SATA non-RAID Controller Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller On-board SATA Controller (Standard) 2x 6Gb/s SATA, 2x 3Gb/s SATA Cable Internal SATA Cable...
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– CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800R120d-1M 4.2.2 Up to six Drives with RAID 0/1 Controller with 512 MB Cache Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller RAID Controller (512MB, RAID 0/1) N8103-149 Required LSI MegaRAID SAS 9267-8i RAID 0/1/10, 512MB, Int. 8, PCIe 2.0(x8), SAS 6Gb/s, SATA...
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– CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800R120d-1M 4.2.3 Up to six Drives with RAID 5/6 Controller with 512 MB Cache Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller RAID Controller (512MB, RAID 0/1/5/6) N8103-150 Required LSI MegaRAID SAS 9267-8i RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 512MB, Int. 8, PCIe 2.0(x8), SAS...
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– CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800R120d-1M 4.2.4 Up to six Drives with RAID 5/6 Controller with 1 GB Cache/Battery Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) N8103-151 Required LSI MegaRAID SAS 9267-8i RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 1GB, Int. 8, PCIe 2.0(x8), SAS 6Gb/s,...
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For VMware ESXi 5.x installation, to download the CIM provider is required. For VMware ESXi 5.x systems, monitoring the status of a RAID array with NEC ESMPRO is not supported. Revision 7.0 – July 17, 2013 NEC Corporation...
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– CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800R120d-1M 4.2.6 Up to eight Drives with RAID 0/1 Controller with 512 MB Cache Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller RAID Controller (512MB, RAID 0/1) N8103-149 Required LSI MegaRAID SAS 9267-8i RAID 0/1/10, 512MB, Int. 8, PCIe 2.0(x8), SAS 6Gb/s, SATA...
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– CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800R120d-1M 4.2.7 Up to eight Drives with RAID 5/6 Controller with 512 MB Cache Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller RAID Controller (512MB, RAID 0/1/5/6) N8103-150 Required LSI MegaRAID SAS 9267-8i RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 512MB, Int. 8, PCIe 2.0(x8), SAS...
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– CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800R120d-1M 4.2.8 Up to eight Drives with RAID 5/6 Controller with 1 GB Cache/Battery Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) N8103-151 Required LSI MegaRAID SAS 9267-8i RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 1GB, Int. 8, PCIe 2.0(x8), SAS 6Gb/s,...
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For VMware ESXi 5.x installation, to download the CIM provider is required. For VMware ESXi 5.x systems, monitoring the status of a RAID array with NEC ESMPRO is not supported. Revision 7.0 – July 17, 2013 NEC Corporation...
– CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800R120d-1M 5 Optical Drive Category Product Name / Description Part Number Internal Internal Slim DVD-ROM drive N8151-100 1 slot available Slim DVD-ROM drive Internal DVD Super Multi Drive N8151-107F Slim DVD Super Multi drive, not including writing software...
– CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800R120d-1M Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots with regard to the position of PCI slot which can mount PCI card supported. Network Interface Controller Category Product Name / Description Part Number Riser 1GbE Dual Port 1000BASE-T Riser Card N8104-135 Broadcom®...
– CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800R120d-1M 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.
NOTE: The power units must be the same to configure redundancy. Use the NEC Power Supply Selector to select appropriate size for power units. For details, please visit the NEC website at: http://www.nec.com/en/global/prod/express/collateral/tools/PowerSelector_G01.xls Trusted Platform Module Kit Product Name / Description...
– CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800R120d-1M Front Bezel Product Name / Description Part Number Front Bezel N8146-27F Front bezel for R120d-1M Revision 7.0 – July 17, 2013 NEC Corporation...
– CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800R120d-1M 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...
– CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800R120d-1M 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 With Remote KVM and Media License Hardware Temperature/voltage/power/ ...
– CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800R120d-1M OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards and Embedded Controllers Part number Product Name Embedded SATA non-RAID Controller Embedded SATA RAID Controller ...
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.
– CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800R120d-1M Revision History Revision Date Description July 17, 2013 New products added: 1.2TB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD / N8150-408 Dual Port 1000BASE-T Adapter / N8104-145 April 16, 2013 New products added: Fibre Channel Controller (1ch) / N8190-157...
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– CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800R120d-1M Revision Date Description March 30, 2012 Initial release Revision 7.0 – July 17, 2013 NEC Corporation...