NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Configuration Guide Storage-Rich model 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. April 17, 2015 Revision 3.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich Contents TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ........................................................................................ 3 Key Features .......................................................................................................................................... 3 Specification .......................................................................................................................................... 3 EXTERNAL VIEWS ..
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich Technical Specification Key Features High performance with the latest Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v3 product family Up to 512 GB of memory capacity, supporting high speed and energy efficient DDR4-2 Up to 26 x 2.5-inch hard drives or twelve 3.5-inch hard drives plus two 2.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich Model Video R120e-2E Controller (VRAM) Integrated in Server Management Controller (32MB) Resolution / Color 1600 x 1200 / 16.7M 2 Interfaces 2 x VGA (15-pin mini D-sub, 1 x front, 1 x rear) 5 x USB3.0 (2 x front, 2 x rear, 1 x internal) 2 x USB2.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich 3.5-inch Drive Model Model R120d-2E Part Number N8100-2140F, N8100-2141F Processor Type Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2603 v3 Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2620 v3 Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2640 v3 Clock speed 1.60 GHz 2.40 GHz 2.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich Model R120e-2E Redundant Power Supply Optional, hot plug Power Supply 1 to 2 x 800 Watt 80 PLUS® Platinum certified hot plug PSU 100-240 VAC ± 10% 50 / 60 Hz ± 3 Hz Power Consumption Max. Config, Idling 247 VA / 245 Watt 244 VA / 243 Watt 246 VA / 244 Watt Max. Config, Operating 605 VA / 601 Watt 664 VA / 660 Watt 730 VA / 725 Watt Acoustic Noise Max. Config, Idling (Sound Pressure Max.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich External Views Front and Rear Views Front View for 2.5-inch Drive Model K L M N O P Q E F G H I J D A B C Legend A. 2.5-inch Drive Bays J. BMC RESET Switch B. 2.5-inch Additional HDD Cage Bay K. POWER LED C. Pull-out Tab L. UID LED D. USB Connectors M. Power Capping LED E. POWER Switch N. LINK/ACT LED(LAN1) F. STATUS LED 1 O. LINK/ACT LED(LAN2) G. STATUS LED 2 P. DISK LED 1 H. UID Switch Q. DISK LED 2 I.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich Rear View for 2.5-inch Drive Model E B G C D F A J H I L K Legend A. PCI Slots (Low-Profile) G. Serial Port Connector B. Power Supply H. UID Switch/LED C. AC Inlet I. Management LAN Connector D. AC POWER LED J. LAN Connector E. Additional Power Supply Slot K. USB Connectors F. Display Connector L. 2.5-inch Additional HDD Cage bay NEC Corporation Revision 3.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich Front View for 3.5-inch Drive Model J K L M N O P D E F G H I C B A Legend A. 3.5-inch Drive Bays I. BMC RESET Switch B. Pull-out Tab J. POWER LED C. USB Connectors K. UID LED D. POWER Switch L. Power Capping LED E. STATUS LED 1 M. LINK/ACT LED(LAN1) LINK/ACT LED(LAN2) F. STATUS LED 2 N. G. UIDSwitch O. DISK LED 1 H. Dump (NMI) Switch P. DISK LED 2 NEC Corporation Revision 3.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich Rear View for 3.5-inch Drive Model E B G C D F A J H I L K Legend A. PCI Slots (Low-Profile) G. Serial Port Connector B. Power Supply H. UID Switch/LED C. AC Inlet I. Management LAN Connector D. AC POWER LED J. LAN Connector E. Additional Power Supply Slot K. USB Connectors F. Display Connector L. 2.5-inch Additional HDD Cage bay NEC Corporation Revision 3.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich Dimensions (mm) Without Cable Arm 87.1 32.7 829.0 88.1 683.8 87.2 482.0 448.0 482.6 With Cable Arm 948.4 867.0 NEC Corporation Revision 3.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich Configuration Diagram 2.5-inch Drive Model CHASSIS INSIDE CHASSIS REAR 2.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage Standard Components 4x DIMM Slots CPU 1 1x DIMM 4x DIMM Slots Slot5 Slot4 Slot3 Slot2 Slot1 4x DIMM Slots CPU 2 4x DIMM Slots Hot Plug Power Supply 1/2 PSU 1 8x 2.5-inch Drives 2.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage 4x Flash Backup Unit Slots Cooling Fan Redundant Cooling Fan 16x 2.5-inch Drives Legend: 2.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich Expansion Slot Slot 5 Slot 4 Slot 3 Slot 2 Slot 1 Legend Remarks #1 PCIe 3.0 x8, x8 connector, Low-profile, up to 168 mm length #2 PCIe 3.0 x16, x16 connector, Low-profile, up to 200 mm length #3 PCIe 3.0 x8, x8 connector, Low-profile, up to 200 mm length #4 PCIe 3.0 x16, x16 connector, Low-profile, up to 200 mm length #5 PCIe 2.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich Server Configuration 1 Base Models 2.5-inch Drive Model Product Name / Description Part Number NEC Express5800/R120f-2E no processor, no RAM, no HDD, no ODD Including : 1 x 800 Watt 80 PLUS® Platinum Power Supply Unit, Front Bezel, 16 x 2.5-inch Drive Cage, SAS Expander card, 2 sets of Mini-SAS HD cable, EXPRESSBUILDER DVD N8100-2277F NOTE: The base model must be ordered with a processor kit and a memory kit. 3.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich 2.2 For 3.5-inch Drive Model Available sockets: 2 Category Product Name / Description Part Number Processors 1 Processor Required Xeon E5-2603 v3 Processor Kit Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2603 v3 (1.60 GHz, 6C/6T, 15 MB) Xeon E5-2620 v3 Processor Kit Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2620 v3 (2.40 GHz, 6C/12T, 15 MB) Xeon E5-2640 v3 Processor Kit Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2640 v3 (2.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich 3 Memory 3.1 Memory Configuration Refer to the section in accordance with your memory configuration: Other OS than Windows Server 2008 Standard Independent Channel: Refer to 3.2.1 Memory Sparing Configuration: Refer to 3.2.2 Memory Mirroring / Memory Lockstep Configuration: Refer to 3.2.3 Windows Server 2008 Standard Independent Channel: Refer to 3.3.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich When two processors are installed, balance the DIMMs across the two processors. Mix configurations of UDIMM/RDIMM are not supported. At least 5 GB of memory is required for VMware ESXi 5.5 and VMware ESXi 6.0. 3.2.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich E5-2620 v3 E5-2640 v3 RDIMM: 4, 8, 16 GB LRDIMM: 32GB - 1866 MHz E5-2660 v3 RDIMM: 4, 8, 16 GB LRDIMM: 32GB - 2133 MHz 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.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich 4 Internal Hard Disk Drives 4.1 RAID Configuration Refer to the section in accordance with your disk form factor and RAID configuration. 4.1.1 2.5-inch Drive Model 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 4.2.1 for the required components and then refer to the section 4.3.2 for the hard drives.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich 4.1.2 3.5-inch Drive Model 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 4.2.4 for the required components and then refer to the section 4.3.5 and/or 4.3.2 for the hard drives.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich 4.2 Internal Drive Configuration for 2.5-inch Drive Model 4.2.1 Up to 26 Drives with RAID 0/1 Controller with 1GB Cache Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller Required RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1) LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362-8i RAID 0/1/10, 1GB, Int. 8, PCIe 3.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich and SATA SSDs can be mixed in each drive cage. 4.2.3 Up to 26 Drives with RAID 5/6 Controller with 2 GB Cache Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller Required RAID Controller (2GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362-8i RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 2GB, Int. 8, PCIe 3.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich 4.2.5 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch Drives with RAID 5/6 Controller with 1GB Cache Category Product Name / Description Part Number Storage Controller Required RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362-8i RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 1GB, Int. 8, PCIe 3.0 x8, SAS 12Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s Flash Backup Unit for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362-8i 650mm Cable for Flash Backup Unit included Internal SAS/SATA Cable 1 x Mini SAS HD to 1 x Mini SAS HD, 2 sets 3.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich Category Drive For 2.5-inch drive model: Standard : 16 slots available Max : 26 slots available SAS HDD For 3.5-inch drive model: 2 slots available SATA HDD SAS SSD SATA SSD Product Name / Description Part Number 300GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 300 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512B sector 450GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1 x 450 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512B sector 600GB 10K Hot Plug 2.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich 4.3.2 2.5-inch drives for RAID Controller Configuration (2) For Windows Server 2012/2012R2 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6(x86_64) without KVM Category Drive For 2.5-inch drive model: Standard : 16 slots available Max : 26 slots available SAS HDD (4KB) See NOTE For 3.5-inch drive model: 2 slots available SAS HDD (512B) SATA HDD (4KB) NEC Corporation Product Name / Description Part Number 300GB 10K Hot Plug 2.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich SATA HDD (512B) SAS SSD SATA SSD 2TB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 2 TB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 4KB sector 250GB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 250 GB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B sector 500GB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 500 GB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B sector 1TB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 1 TB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512B sector 200GB Hot Plug 2.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich SATA HDD SAS SSD 300GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1x 300 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 15,000 rpm 512B sector 450GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1x 450 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 15,000 rpm 512B sector 600GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD 1x 600 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 15,000 rpm 512B sector 250GB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 250 GB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm 512B sector 500GB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich 4.3.5 3.5-inch drives for RAID Controller Configuration (2) For Windows Server 2012/2012R2 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6(x86_64) without KVM Category Drive 12 slots available 3.5-inch SATA HDD (4KB) 3.5-inch SATA HDD (512B) Product Name / Description Part Number 2TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 2 TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 4K Sector 4TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD 1 x 4 TB SATA HDD, 3.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich 10GbE SFP+ Module Quad Port 1000BASE-T Adapter Broadcom ® BCM5719 Gigabit Ethernet Controller PCIe 2.0 x4 NOTE: - Network cables with RJ-45 plug covers cannot be used. N8104-152 10GBASE SFP+ Adapter (SFP+/2ch) Broadcom® NetXtreme II BCM57810S PCIe 2.0 x8, Low Profile / Full Height NOTE: - N8104-129 SFP+ Module is required to connect with an optical cable. The latest driver is required for Window Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich NIC Teaming feature – NIC Teaming and bonding features See the table below for supported network interfaces and OS combinations. Windows Server 2008 supports BASP (Broadcom Advanced Server Program) or Intel PROSet teaming while Windows Server 2012 and Linux support teaming with bonding function supported by OS.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich Cable Switch Unit Power Supply InfiniBand Cable 2m/FRD Copper InfiniBand Cable 3m/FDR Copper InfiniBand Switch 36 ports/FDR Mellanox MSX6036F-1SFR 36 ports, FDR, One power supply module included, no power cord Redundant Power Supply Unit Power supply module for 36 ports InfiniBand switch, no power cord K410-304(02) K410-304(03) NE3707-061 NE3707-063 NOTE: Up to two InfiniBand adapters can be installed into the system and two adapters shoul
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich Types and Number of Available RAID Controllers when Running with VMware ESXi See the table below for the types and number of available RAID Controllers when running with VMware ESXi. The condition depends on interrupt processes managed by the operating system and insufficient interrupt resources may lead to system failure.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich 7 Other Add-in Components 7.1 Redundant Power Supply Module Product Name / Description Part Number 800W Hot Plug Power Supply 1 x 800 Watt 80 PLUS® Platinum N8181-122F 7.2 Redundant Fan Kit Product Name / Description Part Number Redundant Fan Kit hot plug redundant cooling fans for R120f-2E N8181-126 7.3 Trusted Platform Module Kit Product Name / Description Part Number Trusted Platform Module Kit TPM 1.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich 8 Add-on Components 8.1 17-inch LCD Console Drawer Category Drawer Drawer w/ KVM Cable Drawer Drawer w/o KVM Keypad Product Name / Description Part Number 17-inch LCD Console Drawer (8port) 17-inch LCD, US 83-keys Keyboard, Optical mouse, 8 port KVM switch, 1U height Switch Unit Connection Cable Set (USB, 1.8m) 1.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich 8.3 Cable Management Arm Product Name / Description Part Number Cable Management Arm 2U Kit for R120f-2E N8143-95 8.4 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.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich References Boot Mode Setting The server supports Legacy mode and UEFI mode (default) as an OS Boot Mode. See the table below for the Boot Mode and X2APIC setting for each Operating System. As the default settings at the factory, UEFI mode is set as OS Boot mode and X2APIC is enabled. Refer to the User’s Guide and change the settings before installing an Operating System requiring Legacy Mode.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich Server Management The EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3, integrated into the server, provides superior remote control and system management features listed in the table below.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards and Embedded Controller ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 6.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots Slots #1 1 Prio rity Part Number (1) N8103-176 RAID Controller (1 GB, RAID 0/1) (4) (2) (1) (3) - (2) N8103-177 RAID Controller (1 GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) (4) (2) (1) (3) - (3) N8103-178 RAID Controller (2 GB,RAID 0/1/5/6) (4) (2) (1) (3) - (4) N8103-179 RAID Controller (2 GB,RAID 0/1/5/6) (4) (2) (1) (3) - (5) N8118-01 PCIe SSD Adapter 365GB (4) (2) (1) (3) - (6)
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich 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.
CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich Revision History Revision Date Description 3.0 April 17, 2015 New products added: 1TB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD / N8150-520 2TB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD / N8150-521 Others: Added ESXi 6 to the list of operating system supported 2.1 March 20, 2015 Error correction: Deleted 80 PLUS® Titanium descriptions 2.
