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NEC Express5800/E120f-M 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. July 16, 2015 Revision 8.0 NEC Corporation...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/E120f-M Contents TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ..................3 Key Features ............................3 Specification ............................3 EXTERNAL VIEWS ......................7 Front and Rear Views for Server Module Enclosure ................. 7 Front and Rear Views for Server Module .................... 8 Dimensions (mm) ..........................
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/E120f-M Tested Linux Operating Systems ...................... 34 Copyright Notice and Liability Disclaimer ..................35 REVISION HISTORY ..................... 36 Technical Specification Key Features High performance with the latest Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v3 product family ...
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Maximum temperature depends on the server configuration. Refer to the Server Configuration for detail. For Linux support, contact your sales representative or go to the NEC website at: http://www.nec.com/global/prod/express/linux/index.html At least 5 GB of logical memory is required. Server Module (2/2)
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Server Configuration for detail. E5-2650 v3, E5-2640 v3, E5-2650L v3 are excluded. For Linux support, contact your sales representative or go to the NEC website at: http://www.nec.com/global/prod/express/linux/index.html At least 5 GB of logical memory is required. Revision 8.0 – July 16, 2015...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/E120f-M Server Module Enclosure Model Server Module Enclosure Part Number N8141-71F N8141-72F Server Module Bays Power Supply Bays Redundant Fan Redundant Power Supply Standard, hot plug Power Supply 2 x 1,000 Watt 80 PLUS® Platinum 2 x 1,600 Watt 80 PLUS®...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/E120f-M Front and Rear Views for Server Module Front View Legend 2.5-inch Drive Bays Display Connector Pull-out Tab Dump (NMI) Button USB Connector BMC Reset Button Power Button / Power LED System Status LED 1...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/E120f-M Dimensions (mm) Server Module Enclosure Server Module (Left) Revision 8.0 – July 16, 2015 NEC Corporation...
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/E120f-M Server Module (Right) Revision 8.0 – July 16, 2015 NEC Corporation...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/E120f-M Configuration Diagram Server Module Enclosure Legend: Standard components Server Module (Left) Legend: Standard Components Minimum required components Revision 8.0 – July 16, 2015 NEC Corporation...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/E120f-M Server Module (Right) Rear Front Legend: Standard Components Minimum required components Expansion Slot Slot#2 Slot#1 Legend PCIe 3.0 x8, x8 connector, for a flexible integrated NIC PCIe 3.0 x16, x16 connector, Low-profile, up to 167.6 mm length NOTE: ...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/E120f-M Server Configuration 1 Maximum Server Module Configuration with 1600 W PSU See the table below for the maximum server configuration based on processor configuration, input voltage, and maximum ambient temperature for N8141-72F Module Enclosure with 1600 Watt power supply.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/E120f-M NOTE: Up to 30° C ambient temperature when PCIe SSD Adapter is installed. 200VAC Input (with RAID controller, PCI riser [N8116-36] and PCI card) # of 32 GB # of HDD Processor Type...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/E120f-M 3 Server Module Enclosure Server Module Enclosure Product Name / Description Part Number Module Enclosure N8141-71F no server module, no PSU cable Including: 1000 Watt power supply, EXPRESSBUILDER DVD For E120f-M Module Enclosure N8141-72F...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/E120f-M 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/E120f-M 7 Internal Hard Disk Drives RAID Configuration Refer to the section in accordance with your OS and RAID configuration. For example, when you would like to configure RAID 0/1/10 1GB cache with Windows Server 2012 R2, refer to the section 7.2.2...
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/E120f-M 7.2.2 RAID 0/1 Controller with 1 GB Cache Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1) N8103-176 Required LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362-8i RAID 0/1/10, 1GB, Int. 8, PCIe 3.0 x8, SAS 12Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/E120f-M 7.2.4 RAID 5/6 Controller with 2 GB Cache Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller RAID Controller (2GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) N8103-178 Required LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362-8i RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 2GB, Int. 8, PCIe 3.0 x8, SAS 12Gb/s,...
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Up to two kinds of drives selected from SAS 10K HDDs, SAS 15K HDDs, SATA HDDs, SAS SSDs and SATA SSDs can be mixed. For monitoring SATA SSD life on VMware, NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.6.05 or later is required. Please download the latest version on the NEC web site. 7.3.3...
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When you select 4KB sector HDD, confirm whether your applications support hard drives with 4 KB sector size. For more information, visit the NEC website at: http://www.nec.com/en/global/prod/express/svropt/hdd/collateral/4KHDD_Precautions_EN.pdf 4KB sector HDD and 512B sector HDD cannot be mixed.
2.5-inch PCIeSSD Installation Kit is required to install this product. Download the drivers and ESMPRO/ServerAgentService1.2 or later from NEC web site. Warranty period is 3 years (36 months) or until the total bytes of written value (TBW) exceeds the limit value, whichever occurs first.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/E120f-M 10GbE NIC Windows Server 2008 R2 Up to two teams per one system N8104-149 Windows Server 2012 Up to two ports per one team Windows Server 2012 R2 10GbE NIC Windows Server 2012 Up to two teams per one system...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/E120f-M 11 Other Add-in Components 11.1 Internal Flash Memory Product Name / Description Part Number VMware ESXi support kit N8106-010 Internal USB flash memory to install VMware ESXi system NOTE: The kit does not include VMware ESXi installation media and license.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/E120f-M 12.3 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.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/E120f-M 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...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/E120f-M OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards and Embedded Controller Part number Product Name Embedded SATA non-RAID Controller ...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/E120f-M Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots Slots Part Number Product Name N8103-176 RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1) N8103-177 RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) N8103-178 RAID Controller (2GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) N8103-179 RAID Controller (2GB, RAID0/1/5/6) ...
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CentOS 6.6 (x86_64) CentOS 7.1 Scientific Linux 6.5 (x86_64) Scientific Linux 6.6 (x86_64) Scientific Linux 7.1 Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS (amd64) NOTE: For the latest information, go to the NEC website at: http://www.nec.com/global/prod/express/linux/index.html Revision 8.0 – July 16, 2015 NEC Corporation...
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.
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/E120f-M Revision History Revision Date Description July 16, 2015 New products added: 2.5-inch PCIeSSD Installation Kit N8118-305 800GB Non-Hot Plug 2.5-inch PCIe SSD N8118-500 Discontinued product deleted: PCIe SSD Adapter 365GB N8118-01 Others: Added RHEL 7 to the list of operating system supported...