Configuration Guide
Table Of Contents
- Technical Specification
- External Views
- Configuration Diagram
- Server Configuration
- 1 Base Models
- 2 2nd Processor
- 3 Memory
- 4 Internal Hard Disk Drives
- 4.1 RAID Configuration
- 4.2 Internal Drive Configuration
- 4.2.1 2.5-inch Drives with On-board SATA Controller
- 4.2.2 Up to eight 2.5-inch Drives with RAID 0/1 Controller with 256 MB Cache
- 4.2.3 Up to eight 2.5-inch Drives with RAID 5/6 Controller with 256 MB Cache
- 4.2.4 Up to eight 2.5-inch Drives with RAID 5/6 Controller with 512 MB Cache
- 4.2.5 Up to twelve 2.5-inch Drives with RAID 0/1 Controller with 256 MB Cache
- 4.2.6 Up to twelve 2.5-inch Drives with RAID 5/6 Controller with 256 MB Cache
- 4.2.7 Up to twelve 2.5-inch Drives with RAID 5/6 Controller with 512 MB Cache
- 4.2.8 3.5-inch Drives with On-board SATA Controller
- 4.2.9 3.5-inch Drives with RAID 0/1 Controller with 256 MB Cache
- 4.2.10 3.5-inch Drives with RAID 5/6 Controller with 256 MB Cache
- 4.2.11 3.5-inch Drives with RAID 5/6 Controller with 512 MB Cache
- 5 Optical Drive
- 6 Floppy Drive / Flash FDD
- 7 Internal Tape / RDX Drives
- 8 PCI Riser Card / PCI Card
- 9 Other Add-in Components
- 10 Add-on Components
- 11 Support Service
- References
- Revision History

CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R120b-2
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4.2.7 Up to twelve 2.5-inch Drives with RAID 5/6 Controller with 512 MB Cache
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Storage Controller
2 sets 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
N8103-134
RAID BBU
2 sets recommended
RAID Battery Backup Unit
for Promise SuperTrak EX8760T and EX8768
N8103-140
Cable
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
1 x mini-SAS to 1 x mini-SAS, 2 sets
(Standard)
HDD Cage
2.5-inch HDD Cage
6 x 2.5-inch hot plug hard drive bays
(Standard)
Optional HDD Cage
Required
2.5-Inch HDD Cage
4 x 2.5-inch hot plug hard drive bays
Including 1 x mini-SAS to 1 x mini-SAS cable
N8154-35F
HDD
12 slots
available
SAS
146.5GB HDD
1 x 146.5 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
N8150-300
300GB HDD
1 x 300 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
N8150-301
450GB HDD
1 x 450 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
N8150-322
600GB HDD
1 x 600 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
N8150-304
900GB HDD
1 x 900 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
N8150-332
73.2GB HDD
1 x 73.2 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
N8150-302
146.5GB HDD
1 x 146.5 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
N8150-303
300GB HDD
1 x 300GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
N8150-331
SATA
160GB HDD
1 x 160 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
N8150-276
500GB HDD
1 x 500 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
N8150-277
1TB HDD
1 x 1 TB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm
N8150-334
SSD
50GB SSD
1 x 50 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2
N8150-702
100GB SSD
1 x 100 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2
N8150-707
NOTE:
All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity and rotation speed.
SAS and SATA hard drives must be installed in separate HDD Cages.