Configuration Guide

CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120f-2E Storage-Rich
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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
N8103-177
Flash Backup
Recommended
Flash Backup Unit
for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362-8i
650mm Cable for Flash Backup Unit included
N8103-181
Cable
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
1 x Mini SAS HD to 1 x Mini SAS HD, 2 sets
(Standard)
Drive Cage
3.5-inch Drive Cage
12 x 3.5-inch hot plug drive bays
(Standard)
Optional Drive
Cage
(Rear side)
2.5-Inch Drive Cage
2 x 2.5-inch hot plug drive bays
Including 1 set of 1 x Mini SAS HD to 1 x Mini SAS HD cable and
non-hot plug Fan.
N8154-76
NOTE:
 For Supported HDD/SSD, refer to 4.3.4 (3.5-inch) and 4.3.1 (2.5-inch) for Windows Server
2008/2008R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6(x86_64) with KVM feature.
Refet to 4.3.5 (3.5-inch) and 4.3.2 (2.5-inch) for Windows Server 2012/2012R2, Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 6(x86_64) without KVM feature. Refer to 4.3.4 (3.5-inch) and 4.3.3 for VMware.
 All drives within a RAID array should be of the same type, capacity and rotation speed.
4.2.6 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch Drives with RAID 5/6 Controller with 2GB 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 3.0 x8, SAS 12Gb/s,
SATA 6Gb/s
N8103-178
Flash Backup
Recommended
Flash Backup Unit
for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362-8i
650mm Cable for Flash Backup Unit included
N8103-181
Cable
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
1 x Mini SAS HD to 1 x Mini SAS HD, 2 sets
(Standard)
Drive Cage
3.5-inch Drive Cage
12 x 3.5-inch hot plug drive bays
(Standard)
Optional Drive
Cage
(Rear side)
2.5-Inch Drive Cage
2 x 2.5-inch hot plug drive bays
Including 1 set of 1 x Mini SAS HD to 1 x Mini SAS HD cable and
non-hot plug Fan.
N8154-76
NOTE:
 For Supported HDD/SSD, refer to 4.3.4 (3.5-inch) and 4.3.1 (2.5-inch) for Windows Server
2008/2008R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6(x86_64) with KVM feature.
Refet to 4.3.5 (3.5-inch) and 4.3.2 (2.5-inch) for Windows Server 2012/2012R2, Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 6(x86_64) without KVM feature. Refer to 4.3.4 (3.5-inch) and 4.3.3 for VMware.
 All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity and rotation speed.
4.3 Supported HDD/SDD
4.3.1 2.5-inch drives for RAID Controller Configuration (1)
For Windows Server 2008/2008R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, or KVM in Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6(x86_64)