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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Model
R120b-2
Operating Systems
(Cont.)
Microsoft® Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard (x64)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise (x64)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Standard
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Enterprise
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES4.8 or later (x86)
3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES4.8 or later (EM64T)
3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS4.8 or later (x86)
3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS4.8 or later (EM64T)
3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 or later (x86)
3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 or later (EM64T)
3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform5.4 or later (x86)
3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform5.4 or later (EM64T)
3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 or later (x86)
3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 or later (x86_64)
3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (EM64T)
3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 or later (EM64T)
3
VMware ESXi 4.1
1
An optional HDD Cage is required to install more than 8 hard drives.
2
Noise emission was measured in accordance with ISO 7779. The actual value may vary by the operating
environment.
3
For Linux support, contact our sales representative or go to the NEC website at:
http://www.nec.com/global/prod/express/linux/index.html
3.5-inch Drive Model
Model
R120b-2
Part Number
N8100-1714F
N8100-1715F
N8100-1716F
Processor
Type
Intel® Xeon®
processor E5606
Intel® Xeon®
processor E5620
Intel® Xeon®
processor X5650
Clock speed
2.13 GHz
2.40 GHz
2.66 GHz
Number of Processors
1 or 2
Cache
8 MB
12 MB
12 MB
Cores and Threads
4C-4T
4C-8T
6C-12T
Chipset
Intel® 5520 Chipset
Memory
Type
DDR3-1333 and DDR3-1066 ECC Registered Low Power DIMM
Standard Capacity
0 MB
Maximum Capacity
192 MB (12 x 16 GB)
Memory protection
ECC, x4 SDDC, Memory Mirroring, Memory Lockstep, Memory
Sparing
Internal Storage
Standard Capacity
0 GB
Maximum Capacity
SATA : 12 TB (6 x 2 TB)
Disk Controller
SATA : 3 Gb/s (Integrated)
RAID
SATA : RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50 (Optional)
Hot Plug
Supported
Optical Disk Drive
Optional
Floppy Drive
Optional