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NEC Express5800/R120e-2M System Configuration Guide Introduction This document contains product and configuration information that will enable you to configure your system. The guide will ensure fast and proper configuration of your NEC Express5800 server. January 16, 2014 Revision 3.0 NEC Corporation...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M Copyright Notice and Liability Disclaimer ..................46 REVISION HISTORY ..................... 47 Technical Specification Key Features High performance with the latest Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v2 product family Up to 1.5 TB of high speed DDR3 memory ...
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For Windows Server 2012 R2 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 (2 / 3) Model...
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For Windows Server 2012 R2 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 (3 / 3) Model...
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M Model R120e-2M Standard Expansion Slots Total: 7 slots available 2 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x16 connector) 2 PCIe 3.0 x4 (x8 connector) 1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x16 connector) 1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) dedicated LAN slot 1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) dedicated RAID slot...
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For Windows Server 2012 R2 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 Revision 3.0 – January 16, 2014...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M External Views Front and Rear Views Front View D F H JK L M N EG I Legend 2.5-inch Drive Bays BMC Reset Button 2.5-inch Drive Cage Bay Dump (NMI) Button USB Connectors System Reset Button...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M Rear View K L M Legend PCI Slots (Full-Height) Serial Port Connector PCI Slots (Low-Profile) VGA Connector Power Supply Dump (NMI) Switch AC Inlet UID Button/LED AC Power LED DC Power LED USB Connectors...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M Dimensions (mm) 450 Watt or 800 Watt Power Supply Configuration 869.9 831.9 * 88.0 87.4 87.2 35.0 735.8 1000 Watt Power Supply Configuration 869.9 831.9 * 88.0 35.0 770.0 87.4 87.2 735.8 * Wthout back side parts of slide rails (in that case, cable arm cannot be attached) Revision 3.0 –...
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M Server Configuration 1 Base Models Product Name / Description Part Number NEC Express5800/R120e-2M Server N8100-2072F no processor, no RAM, no HDD, no ODD, no PSU, no front bezel Including: 2.5-inch Drive Cage, EXPRESSBUILDER DVD NOTE: ...
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M The maximum number of logical processors supported by OS See the table below for the maximum number of logical processors that you can actually use on your system. Maximum Available Number of Logical Processors Supported by Operating Systems...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M 3 Memory Memory Configuration Refer to the section in accordance with your operating system and memory configuration: Other OS than Windows Server 2008 Standard Independent Channel: Refer to 3.2.1 Memory Sparing Configuration: Refer to 3.2.2...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M It is recommended to install memory kits in multiples of two (four identical DIMMs) for quad-channel symmetric memory configurations to increase memory transfer speed. When two processors are installed, balance the DIMMs across the two processors.
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M 3.3.2 Memory Mirroring Configuration Available slots: 2 Product Name / Description Part Number 8GB DDR3-1600 REG Memory Kit N8102-548 2 x 4GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR3L-1600(PC3L-12800) NOTE: Only one Memory Kit (two DIMMs) can be installed regardless of the number of processors.
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M Maximum Memory Speed See the table below for the actual maximum memory transfer speed in Independent Channel / Memory Sparing Configuration. DDR3 memory speed depends on the type of DIMMs, the native memory bus speed of the memory controller and memory configuration.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M 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.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M 4 Internal Hard Disk Drives RAID Configuration Refer to the section in accordance with your disk form factor and RAID configuration. Up to eight 2.5-inch Drives Available Interface SATA Non-RAID Refer to 4.2.1 RAID 0/1/10 Refer to 4.2.2...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M Internal Drive Configuration 4.2.1 Up to four Drives with Embedded SATA Controller Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller Embedded SATA Controller (Standard) 4 x SATA ports Cable Internal SATA Cable (Standard)
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M 4.2.2 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) N8103-172 Required LSI MegaRAID SAS 9272-8i RAID 0/1/10, 512 MB, Int. 8, PCIe 3.0 x8, 6Gb/s...
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M 4.2.3 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) N8103-173 Required LSI MegaRAID SAS 9272-8i RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 512 MB, Int. 8, PCIe 3.0 x8, 6Gb/s...
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M 4.2.4 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) N8103-174 Required LSI MegaRAID SAS 9272-8i RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 1 GB, Int. 8, PCIe 3.0 x8, 6Gb/s...
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M 4.2.5 Up to eight Drives with RAID 5/6 Controller with 1 GB Cache/CacheVault Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) N8103-168 Required LSI MegaRAID SAS 9270CV-8i (with CV) RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 1GB Cahce, Int.
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M 4.2.6 Up to sixteen Drives with RAID 0/1 Controller with 512 MB Cache Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller RAID Controller (512MB, RAID 0/1) N8103-172 Required LSI MegaRAID SAS 9272-8i RAID 0/1/10, 512MB, Int. 8, PCIe 3.0 x8, 6Gb/s...
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M 4.2.7 Up to sixteen 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) N8103-173 Required LSI MegaRAID SAS 9272-8i RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 512MB, Int. 8, PCIe 3.0 x8, 6Gb/s...
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M 4.2.8 Up to sixteen 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) N8103-174 Required LSI MegaRAID SAS 9272-8i RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 1 GB, Int. 8, PCIe 3.0 x8, 6Gb/s...
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M 4.2.9 Up to sixteen Drives with RAID 5/6 Controller with 1 GB Cache/CacheVault Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) N8103-168 Required LSI MegaRAID SAS 9270CV-8i (with CV) RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 1GB Cache, Int.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M 7 PCI Riser Card / PCI Card Please refer to Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots with regard to the position of PCI slot which can mount PCI card supported. PCI Riser Card Product Name / Description...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M Category Product Name / Description Part Number SPF+ SFP+ Module (10G-SR) N8104-129 Module 1 x SFP+ Module for N8104-128 and N8104-137 NIC Teaming feature – NIC Teaming and bonding features See the table below for supported network interfaces and OS combinations.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M InfiniBand Category Product Name / Description Part Number Controller Single Port InfiniBand Adapter N8104-146 Mellanox ConnectX-3 VPI, MCX353A-FCBT, FDR, PCIe 3.0(x8) Dual Port InfiniBand Adapter N8104-147 Mellanox ConnectX-3 VPI, MCX354A-FCBT, FDR, PCIe 3.0(x8) Cable...
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 Redundant Fan Kit Product Name / Description...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M Flash FDD Choose the Flash FDD if you need to prepare an alternative device for a floppy drive. Product Name / Description Part Number Flash FDD N8160-86 USB flash emulating USB floppy disk, Native capacity 1.44 MB NOTE: ...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M KVM Switch Category Product Name / Description Part Number KVM Switch Server Switch Unit (8 server) N8191-12F 1U USB 8 port KVM switch Cable Switch Unit Connection Cable Set (USB,1.8m) K410-118(1A) 1.8 m, 1 x 15-pin mini D-sub to 1 x 15-pin mini D-sub / 1 x 4-pin...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M 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/standard ...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards and Embedded Controllers Part number Product Name Embedded SATA non-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.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120e-2M Revision History Revision Date Description January 16, 2014 New products added: 800W Hot Plug Power Supply / N8181-118F RDX Cartridge (SSD/128G) / N8153-06 RDX Cartridge (SSD/256GB) / N8153-07 Part number changed: Internal Slim DVD-ROM Drive / N8151-122 Others: Add Windows Server 2012 R2 and Red Hat Linux 5.9 to the list of operating...