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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.

The available models depend on sales regions. For details, please contact your region’s sales representative.

April 2015

Rev. 8.0

NEC Corporation

Summary of content (74 pages)

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Express5800/ A2040b/A2020b/A2010b/A1040b 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. The available models depend on sales regions. For details, please contact your region’s sales representative. April 2015 Rev. 8.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b Contents TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ........................................................................................ 4 NEC Express5800/A2040b (including COPT supported model) ...................................................... 4 NEC Express5800/A2020b ................................................................................................................... 5 NEC Express5800/A2010b .........................................
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 8.2 KVM Switch ....................................................................................................................... 47 8.3 Front Bezel ........................................................................................................................ 48 8.4 Cable Arm .......................................................................................................................... 49 8.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b Technical Specification NEC Express5800/A2040b (including COPT supported model) Key Features       4U/up to 4way high performance with the latest Intel® Xeon® processor E7-8800v2, E7-4800v2 product family Up to 4TB of memory capacity, supporting high speed and energy efficient DDR3L01600 memory Redundant resources; service processors, clock and core I/O components Capacity Optimization (COPT) supported model separately available in
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b NEC Express5800/A2020b Key Features       Model Name Product Code 4U/2way server with high performance with the latest Intel® Xeon® processor E7-8800v2, E7-4800v2 product family Up to 4TB of memory capacity, supporting high speed and energy efficient DDR3L01600 memory Superior I/O scalability: up to 16 PCI Express 3.0 slots Redundant resources; service processors, clock and core I/O components Up to 8 2.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b NEC Express5800/A2010b Key Features       Model Name Product Code 4U/1way server with high performance with the latest Intel® Xeon® processor E7-8800v2, E7-4800v2 product family Up to 2TB of memory capacity, supporting high speed and energy efficient DDR3L01600 memory Superior I/O scalability: up to 9 PCI Express 3.0 slots Redundant resources; service processors, clock and core I/O components Up to 8 2.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b NEC Express5800/A1040b Key Features     4U/up to 4way server with high performance with the latest Intel® Xeon® processor E7-8800v2, E7-4800v2 product family Up to 4TB of memory capacity, supporting high speed and energy efficient DDR3L01600 memory Up to 8 2.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b External Views Front and Rear Views Front View A B C DE J K L M N O P Q R S U T B F GH I V W X Legend A. B. Location LED M. BMC OFF Button NMI Button PSU/FAN LED N. C. PCI LED O. RESET Button D. MEM LED P. UID LED E. CPU LED Q. UID Button F. VLT/TMP LED (Voltage/Temperature) R. SYSTEM POWER LED G. CNFG LED (Configuration) S. SYSTEM POWER Button H. MISC LED T. USB Connectors I. NEXT LED U.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b Rear View ABC E F G H I D J K L M N O P Legend A. MGB#1 Status LED B. I. MGB#1 Maintenance LAN Connector UID LED J. MGB#1 Management LAN Connector C. MGB#2 Status LED *1 K. MGB#2 Maintenance LAN Connector *1 D. PCI Slots (Low Profile) L. MGB#2 Management LAN Connector *1 E. UID Button M. SUVCable Connector *2 F. MGB#1 RESET Button N. Power Supply Unit G. MGB#2 RESET Button *1 O.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b Dimensions (mm) A2040b/A2020b/A2010b * A1040b * * NEC Corporation In case of using slide rail attachment (cable arm in use) The above illustrations including inner rail. Revision 8.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b Configuration Diagram A2040b Legend: Standard components Minimum required components Standard components Minimum required components A2020b Legend: NEC Corporation Revision 8.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b A2010b Legend: Standard components Minimum required components Standard components Minimum required components A1040b Legend: NEC Corporation Revision 8.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b Expansion Slot Slot #16 Slot #15 Slot #14 Slot #13 Slot #12 Slot #11 Slot #10 Slot #9 Slot #8 Slot #7 Slot #6 Slot #5 Slot #4 Slot #3 Slot #2 Slot #1 Legend Slot #1 PCI Express 3.0 (x8 lane, x8 socket) Slot #2 PCI Express 3.0 (x8 lane, x8 socket) Slot #3 PCI Express 3.0 (x8 lane, x8 socket) Slot #4 PCI Express 3.0 (x8 lane, x8 socket) Slot #5 PCI Express 3.0 (x8 lane, x8 socket) Slot #6 PCI Express 3.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b Server Configuration 1 Base Models 1.1 A2040b Product Name/Description Part Number NEC Express5800/A2040b no processor, no RAM, no HDD, no ODD, no Power Supply Unit, no OS NE3400-040F NEC Express5800/A2040b (COPT) no processor, no RAM, no HDD, no ODD, no Power Supply Unit, no OS NE3400-041F NOTE:  The base model must be ordered with processor kits, memory riser cards, memory kit, power supply units and power cables.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 1.2 A2020b Product Name/Description Part Number NEC Express5800/A2020b (15C/E7-4890v2) 2x Intel® Xeon® Processor E7-4890v2 (2.80 GHz, 15C/30T, 37.5 MB) no RAM, no HDD, no ODD, no Power Supply Unit, no OS NEC Express5800/A2020b (15C/E7-4870v2) (*CTO*) 2x Intel® Xeon® Processor E7-4870v2 (2.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 1.3 A2010b Product Name/Description Part Number NEC Express5800/A2010b (15C/E7-4890v2) 1x Intel® Xeon® Processor E7-4890v2 (2.80 GHz, 15C/30T, 37.5 MB) no RAM, no HDD, no ODD, no Power Supply Unit, no OS NEC Express5800/A2010b (15C/E7-4870v2) (*CTO*) 1x Intel® Xeon® Processor E7-4870v2 (2.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 1.4 A1040b Product Name/Description Part Number NEC Express5800/A1040b no processor, no RAM, no HDD, no ODD, no Power Supply Unit, no OS NE3300-040F NOTE:  The base model must be ordered with processor kits, memory riser cards, memory kit, power supply units and power cables.  Front Bezel and Cable Arm are not attached; need to be ordered separately if required.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 1.5 COPT Capacity Optimization (COPT) is a function to optimize computing resources by enabling CPU cores as many required per workload without any impact to the number of DIMM and PCI slots which depends on CPU configuration. When necessary, CPU core can be enabled additionally on-site. COPT is available only with A2040b COPT supported model (NEC Express5800/A2040b (COPT)).
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 2 CPU A2040b (min. 2CPU / max. 4CPU)/ A1040b (min. 1CPU / max. 4CPU) Product Name/Description Part Number Xeon E7-4890 v2 Processor Kit 1x Intel® Xeon® Processor E7-4890 v2(2.80 GHz, 15C/30T, 37.5MB) Xeon E7-4870v2 Processor Kit (*CTO*) 1x Intel® Xeon® Processor E7-4870v2 (2.30 GHz, 15C/30T, 30 MB) Xeon E7-4860v2 Processor Kit 1x Intel® Xeon® Processor E7-4860v2 (2.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b CPU Functions Intel® Xeon® Processors for this server supports the following CPU functions Category Function Name/Summary CPU 64 bit Intel® 64 64 bit function Power Saving Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (Intel® Demand Bases Switching Technology) Technology to decrease power consumption by adjusting voltage/clock per CPU workload Xeon E7-4809v2 Xeon E7-4890v2,E7-4870v2 E7-4860v2,E7-4830v2 E7-4820v2 E7-8891v2,E7-8893v2  
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 3 Memory 3.1 Memory Riser Card Memory Riser Card (“MR”) is a module for installing up to 8 DIMM Please refer to “Memory” of “Reference” section for Memory Riser Card installation priority/order. For A2040b (including COPT model), A2020b，A2010b Product Name/Description Part Number Memory Riser Card （16GB/32GB/64GB Memory Kit） Module with 8x DIMM slots.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 3.2 Memory Configuration Refer to the section in accordance with your memory configuration. Memory configuration consists of 2 modes; “Independent Mode” and “Lockstep Mode”. Under each Mode, 2 features are available; “Memory Rank Sparing” and “Memory Mirroring”. Default setting at the server delivery is Lockstep Mode.     Independent Mode (only): Refer to 3.2.1 Lockstep Mode (only): Refer to 3.2.2 Memory Rank Sparing: Refer to 3.2.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b Summary Lockstep Mode (only) Memory Rank Sparing under Lockstep Mode 2 DRAM failure detected/corrected by memory parallel operation In case of correctable errors, switching to spare memory rank Available Memory Available Memory 3 Channel Maximum Memory Capacity 4 3 4 Redundant memory - 1/2(8GB RDIMM), 3/4(16GB RDIMM), 7/8(32GB LRDIMM) or 3/4(64GB LRDIMM) of physical memory 1/2 of physical memory 4 4 4 512GB(8GB RDIMM) 1024G
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 3.2.1 Independent Mode (only) No. of Available Slot: Max.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 3.2.2 Lockstep Mode (only) No. of Available Slot: Max.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 3.2.3 Memory Rank Sparing No. of Available Slot: Max.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 3.2.4 Memory Mirroring No. of Available Slot: Max.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b Memory Clock DDR3 Memory clock depends on CPU, Memory Configuration, System BIOS settings. Please refer below for the maximum clock. Please refer to “Memory” of “Reference” section for the details.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b Maximum Memory Capacity Due to x86 architecture and the specifications of supported OS, the available memory capacity changes, as the following list shows: Maximum Memory Capacity supported by each OS 1 32 GB 32 GB 2 TB 2 TB Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter 4 TB 4 TB Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 4 Internal Disk Drives 4.1 RAID Configuration RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60 is supported. 2 kinds of RAID Controller are supported; with 1GB or 512MB cache. With 1 RAID Controller configuration, max. 8 internal drives can be connected per one RAID Controller. With 2 RAID Controller configuration, max. 4 internal drives can be connected per one RAID Controller. Controller RAID No.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 1x RAID Controller Configuration 1GB Cache/Flash 4.2.1 SAS HDD/SSD 512MB Cache/Battery 4.2.2 SAS HDD/SSD 2x RAID Controller Configuration 5 年目 1GB Cache/Flash 4.2.4 SAS HDD/SSD 512MB Cache/Battery 4.2.5 SAS HDD/SSD NEC Corporation Revision 8.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 4.2 Internal Drive Configuration       For RAID Configuration, same type of internal drives need to be ordered within one RAID group (pack) With 1 RAID Controller configuration, different HDDs, SDDs or HDD and SSD cannot be configured in the BTO. When mixing these drives, please refer to the section “Internal Disk” at “References”. RAID 0/1/5/6/10 can be configured at BTO Configuration.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 4.2.2 1x RAID Controller (512MB Cache) Configuration Category Product Name/Description Part Number Controller (Need to order 1) RAID Controller (512MB, RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60) LSI MegaRAID SAS 9272-8i RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 512MB Cache, Internal 8 port (4x2 connector), PCIe 3.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 4.2.3 2x RAID Controller (1GB Cache/Flash) Configuration Category Product Name/Description Part Number Controller (Need to order 2) RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60) LSI MegaRAID SAS 9270CV-8i (with CV) RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 1GB Cache, Internal 8 port (4x2 connector), PCIe 3.0(x8), SAS 6Gb/s, Flash Back-up Unit included SAS Cable 1 x mini-SAS to 1 x mini-SAS, x2 2.5-inch HDD Cage 8x 2.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 4.2.4 2x RAID Controller (512MB Cache) Configuration Category Product Name/Description Part Number Controller (Need to order 2) RAID Controller (512MB, RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60) LSI MegaRAID SAS 9272-8i RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 512MB Cache, Internal 8 port (4x2 connector), PCIe 3.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 5 Optical Drive Up to 1 Optical Drive internal) can be connected Category Product Name/Description Part Number Internal Internal DVD-ROM Drive Slim DVD-ROM Drive, SATA Internal DVD Super Multi Drive Slim DVD Super Multi drive NE3351-100 NE3351-107 NOTE: - Supported OS: Windows Server® 2008R2 and 2012 NOTE:  Not pre-installed.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 6 PCI Card Please refer to “Available Slots” of “References” section regarding PCI Slots; Available Slots and Installation Limitations PCI Card Customized Configuration Service Product Name/Description Part Number Customized Service: PCI Cards NE3300-SV401 NOTE:  When requiring different PCI cards configuration from the standard BTO Configuration at the server delivery, needs to order this customized service.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b NIC Teaming feature – NIC Teaming and bonding features NIC Teaming and bonding features are available with this server to provide network redundancy and load balancing for higher network reliability and optimized network loads. Under Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 environment, teaming feature is supported with BASP (Broadcom Advanced Server Program).
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b ◆Linux Bonding Network Interface Operation Mode Configuration NE3304-138/-132/-133 (1000BASE-T) Recommend: active-backup (fault-tolerance)   NE3304-128 (10GBASE-SR) Recommend: active-backup (fault-tolerance)   Number of Bonding 2 ports in one card 2 ports among multiple cards  2 ports in one card 2 ports among multiple cards    Up to 2 ports per one bonding Up to 16 teams Up to 2 ports per one bonding Up to 8 teams
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 6.3 External Storage Controller 6.3.1 RAID Controller Category Product Name/Description Controller External RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60) LSI MegaRAID SAS 9286CV-8e RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 1GB Cache, External 8 port (4x2 connector), PCIe 3.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 6.3.2 Fibre Channel / SAS Controller Category Product Name/Description Part Number Fibre Channel Fibre Channel Controller (8G/1 port) Emulex LightPulse LPe1250-F8 Host Bus Adapter 8Gb/s, Optical, PCIe 2.0(x8), Low Profile Fibre Channel Controller(8G/2 port) Emulex LightPulse LPe12002-M8 Host Bus Adapter 8Gb/s, Optical, PCIe 2.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 6.4 PCIe SSD Super high speed SSD board to be installed in PCIe slot Product Name/Description Part Number 1.1TB PCIe SSD (*CTO*) HGST FlashMAX II Performance 1100GB MLC Card PCIe 2.0(x8), Low Profile Supported OS: Windows Server® 2012, Windows Server® 2012 R2 NE3318-H001F NOTE:  (*CTO*) CTO categorized item; lead time for delivery is different from other item. Please contact to our sales representative for the delivery schedule.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 7 Other Add-in Components 7.1 Power Supply Unit 7.1.1 Number of Power Supply Unit See the table below for the required number of Power Supply Unit per voltage/configuration/redundancy.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 7.1.2 Power Supply Unit AC Power Supply Unit Product Name/Description Part Number Power Supply Unit (800W) Hot-plug, 80 PLUS Platinum certified Power Supply Unit (1000W) Hot-plug, 80 PLUS Platinum certified NE3381-87 NE3381-88 NOTE:  Up to 4 units can be installed.  Power Supply Unit includes Cable Tie to prevent dropping AC cable.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 7.4 Internal Flash Memory Product Name/Description Part Number Internal Flash Memory With this kit, EXPRESSBUILDER can be started from POST. NE3315-07 NOTE:  When this flash memory is ordered and shipped with the server, the data in the EXPRESSBUILDER is copied into this kit.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 8 Add-on Components 8.1 17-inch LCD Console Unit Category Drawer w/ KVM Drawer w/o KVM Product Name/Description Part Number Drawer 17-inch LCD Console Drawer (8port) 17-inch LCD, US 83-keys Keyboard, Optical mouse, 8 port KVM switch, 1U height, BLACK N8143-106F Cable Switch Unit Connection Cable Set (USB, 1.8m) 1.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 8.2 KVM Switch Category Product Name/Description Part Number KVM Switch Server Switch Unit (8Server) 1U USB 8 port KVM Switch, BLACK Switch Unit Connection Cable Set (USB,1.8m) 1.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 8.3 Front Bezel A2040b，A2020b, A2010b Product Name/Description Part Number Front Bezel (A2040b/A2020b/A2010b) NE3446-H001 A1040b Product Name/Description Part Number Front Bezel (A1040b) NE3346-H001 NEC Corporation Revision 8.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 8.4 Cable Arm With this component at rear side of the server, various cables are compactly combined.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b NEC Corporation Revision 8.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 8.5 Management Console Specifications Need to prepare a PC for a management console meeting the following requirements: Specifications CPU More than Pentium4 1.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b References ■CPU CPU: BTO Configuration Rule  CPUs are to be installed in the priority order of CPU1 => CPU2 => CPU3 => CPU4. ■Memory 1. Memory Riser Card: Priority/Order of Installation 1-1.A2040b 1 or 2 Memory Riser Cards are able to be installed per CPU.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b (3) COPT Supported Model: With “Customized Service: Distribution Mode for COPT (NE3300-SV101)” is ordered (Decentralized Mode) Depending on the number of the installed CPU and the ordered Memory Riser Card, Memory Riser Cards will be installed in the following priority/order. This priory/order corresponds to the case using “Decentralize” for Core Optimization Mode. (Need to install at least one Memory Riser Card.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 2. Memory on the Memory Riser Card (DIMM): Priority/Order of Installation The priority/order to install DIMM on a Memory Riser Card depends on memory configuration. Memory Configuration Mode consists of 2; “Independent Mode” for high performance and “Lockstep Mode” for high availability Under each mode, there are 2 features to improve availability further; “Memory Mirroring” and “Memory Rank Sparing”. 2-1.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 2-3. Memory Mirroring “Memory Mirroring” provide redundancy by writing the same data into 2x memory among different memory buffers on a Memory Riser Card.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 2.4 Memory Rank Sparing “Memory Rank Sparing” is the feature to keep operation; with having one of two memory ranks in one memory channel as a spare, when detecting errors at memory rank in operation, automatically switching to spare rank.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 3. Memory in the Server: Priority/Order of Installation Basic Rule:  When mixing different capacity of memory, will install larger capacity memory first.  In a Memory Riser Card, memory installed according to the rule shown in the previous section. 3-1. A2040b (1) Standard Model Memory will be installed equally among each Memory Riser Card.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b ■Internal Drive Internal Drive: Priority/Order of Installation At the initial server delivery, internal drives are installed with the following priority/order. If the ordered configuration is not in the scope of the rule, the drive will be delivered as not configured.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b NEC Corporation Revision 8.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b Standard RAID Configuration at the Initial Server Delivery Standard RAID configuration for the same type of internal drives at the initial server delivery is as follows RAID 50 and RAID 60 are not supported for BTO configuration Controller (reference section) # of Drive Standard RAID Configuration NE3303-168 or NE3303-173 4.2.1 4.2.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b ■Server Management The EXPRESSSCOPE Engine SP3, integrated into the server (service processor (BMC)), provides superior remote control and system management features listed in the table below. Standard Temperature/HDD/fan/voltage/power/ Degradation (memory/HDD etc.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b ■PCI Slot: Available Slots and Installation Limitations A2040b (including COPT model)/A2020b/A2010b Available Slots PCIe Slot PCI Slot Specifications #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 PCIe 3.0 x4 lane x8 socket 8Gb/s Low Profile x8 lane Max.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b A1040b Available Slots PCIe Slot PCI Slot Specifications #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 PCIe 3.0 x4 lane x8 socket 8Gb/s Low Profile x8 lane Max. Number of Cards for Installation x8 lane Available Slot 220mm > Part Number (per CPU configuration) Part Name/Description RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60) (Card Perf.: PCI Express 3.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b Installation Limitations for VMware For VMware environment, PCI cards have limitations as for the number of the cards to be installed, depending on the combination of the PCI cards. Please refer below for the details. < VMware ESXi5.5> NEC Corporation Revision 8.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b < VMware ESXi5.1> NEC Corporation Revision 8.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b ■PCI Card: Priority/Order of Installation Standard BTO Configuration: Starting from the PCI cards with higher priority (see the table below), PCI cards are installed to the PCI slots with higher priority among the available slots per CPU configuration (see the table below). The following basic rules are applied to BTO configuration. If any other specific installation requirements, BTO configuration will not be applied.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b Priority of PCI Slots: PCI Slot High Low Number of Available Slots (per CPU configuration) 4 9 13 16 #1 Y Y Y Y #9 N Y Y Y #10 N N Y Y #14 N N N Y #3 Y Y Y Y #2 N Y Y Y #11 N N Y Y #15 N N N Y #4 Y Y Y Y #6 N Y Y Y #12 N N Y Y #16 N N N Y #5 Y Y Y Y #7 N Y Y Y #13 N N Y Y #8 N Y Y Y NOTE:  The 2nd RAID Controller will not be installed (out of BTO Confi
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b With PCI Card Customized Configuration Service (NE3300-SV401) Starting from the PCI cards with higher priority (see the table below), PCI cards are installed to the PCI slots with higher priority among the available slots per CPU configuration (see the table below). The following basic rules are applied to BTO configuration. If any other specific installation requirements, BTO configuration will not be applied.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b Priority of PCI Slots: PCI Slot High Low Number of Available Slots (per CPU configuration) 4 9 13 16 #1 Y Y Y Y #9 N Y Y Y #8 N Y Y Y #16 N N N Y #12 N N Y Y #5 Y Y Y Y #2 N Y Y Y #14 N N N Y #10 N N Y Y #3 Y Y Y Y #11 N N Y Y #15 N N N Y #13 N N Y Y #6 N Y Y Y #7 N Y Y Y #4 Y Y Y Y NOTE:  The 2nd RAID Controller will not be installed (out of BTO Confi
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b ■RAS Feature Matrix (per OS) (2/1) RAS Features A2040b A2020b A2010b A1040b Note EL6.4 x64 or later Y Y Y Y *1 OL6.4x64 Y Y Y Y *1 CPU Core Predictive 2012/R2 Failure Analysis (PFA) 2008R2 Y Y Y Y *2 Y Y Y Y *2 ESXi5.1 N N N N ESXi5.5 N N N N EL6.4 x64 or later Y Y Y N *1 OL6.4x64 Y Y Y N *1 2012/R2 N N N N 2008R2 N N N N ESXi5.1 N N N N ESXi5.5 N N N N EL6.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b (2/2) RAS Features A2040b A2020b A2010b A1040b Note EL6.4 x64 or later Y N N N *7 OL6.4x64 Y N N N *7 WS2012/R2 Y N N N *8 WS 2008R2 Y N N N *8 ESXi5.1 Y N N N ESXi5.5 Y N N N EL6.5x64 Y N N N EL6.4x64 N N N N Dynamic COPT: Core Enabling OL6.4x64 N N N N WS 2012/R2 TBD N N N (COPT Model) WS 2008R2 N=>Y N N N ESXi5.1 N N N N ESXi5.5 N N N N EL6.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b Legend for OS EL6.5x64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5(x86_64) EL6.4x64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4(x86_64) OL6.4x64 Oracle Linux6.4/UEK R2(x86_64) WS 2012/R2 Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012R2 WS 2008R2 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 ESXi5.1 VMware ESXi 5.1 update2, ESXi 5.1 update3 ESXi5.5 VMware ESXi 5.5, ESXi 5.5 update 1, ESXi 5.
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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b 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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CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, A1040b Revision History Revision Date Description 1.0 February 2014 Initial Release 2.0 April 2014 Updates 3.0 June 2014 Updates (RAS Feature Matrix) 4.0 July 2014 Updates (Windows Server 2012 R2 supported) 5.0 September 2014 Updates (4TB support) 6.0 October 2014 Updates (RAS Feature Matrix) 7.0 December 2014 Updates 8.0 April 2015 Updates NEC Corporation Revision 8.