Configuration Guide

CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120d-2E Storage-Rich
NEC Corporation Revision 1.0, May 2012 30
7 PCI Card
Please refer to Supporting PCI Cards and Installable Slots with regard to the position of PCI slot which
can mount PCI card supported.
7.1 LAN Controller
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Adapter
GbE
1000BASE-T Adapter
Broadcom ® BCM5718 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
PCIe 2.0 x1, FP / FH
N8104-138
Dual Port 1000BASE-T Adapter
Broadcom ® BCM5718 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
PCIe 2.0 x1, FP / FH
N8104-132
Quad Port 1000BASE-T Adapter
Broadcom ® BCM5719 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
PCIe 2.0 x4, FP / FH
NOTE:
- Network cables with RJ-45 plug covers cannot be used.
- Jumbo frames are not supported.
N8104-133
10GbE
10GBASE Adapter (SFP+/2ch)
Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM957711 10G SFP+ Dual Port
Network Interface Card
PCIe 2.0 x8, LP / FH
NOTE:
- N8104-129 SFP+ Module is required to connect with an optical
cable.
- Up to 2 SFP+ Modules can be installed.
- Up to 1 adapter is supported when RHEL6 is installed.
- Supports up to 2 adapters covering 10Gb Converged Network
Adapter and 10Gb Network Adapter.
N8104-128
Dual Port 10Gb Converged Network Adapter
BROCADE 1020 Dual Port 10Gbps Converged Network Adapter
PCIe 2.0 x8, LP / FH, 2 x SFP modules, Max. one adapter
NOTE:
- Supports up to two adapters of10Gb Converged Network
Adapter and 10Gb Network Adapter.
N8104-131
SPF+
Module
SFP+ Module (10G-SR)
1 x SFP+ Module for N8104-128
N8104-129
Teaming feature - Teaming and bonding features
See the table below for supported network interfaces and OS combinations.
Windows supports BASP (Broadcom Advanced Server Program) teaming while Linux supports teaming
with bonding function supported by OS.
Network Interface
Team
OS
GbE LAN controller
Standard network and
N8104-135/-138/-132/-133
Up to four teams per one system
Up to four ports per one team
Windows Server
Red Hat Linux
10GbE LAN controller
N8104-128
Up to two teams per one system
Up to two ports per one team
Windows Server
2008/2008R2
NOTE:
 Teaming feature is not supported on iSCSI interfaces.
 The network interfaces for teaming must be the same.
 10GbE LAN teaming must be processed in a single LAN controller.
 When 10GbE and 1GbE LAN teams are mixed, the teams must be up to four per one system.