SCG300-10-001 NEC Express5800/ft series System Configuration Guide M o de l R 3 2 0 a - E 4 / M 4 ( V M w a r e ) August 2010 IT Network Global Solutions Division
Table of Contents 1. System Configuration 2. Local Procurement 2.1. Hardware/software components 2.2. Power cord 3.
NEC Express5800/R320a-E4/M4 Express5800/R320a System Configuration Guide Quad-Core Core Intel Xeon Processor supported 4U Rackmount form factor VMware vSphere4 supported Specification Overview Model Product Number *1 CPU CPU Clock Speed No.
System Configuration Guide NEC Express5800/R320a-E4/M4 Outward 450 689 736 483 178 Tower conversion kit 220 804 592 327 1st Edition August ’10 Page 2
System Configuration Guide NEC Express5800/R320a-E4/M4 R320a-E4 E4 Quick configuration sheet: CPU/IO module #0 Onboard LAN Intel® Xeon® Processor E5504 Memory slot x 6 1000BASE-T x1 1000BASE-T x1 CPU 2 CPU slot x 2 Memory slot x 6 Management LAN x 1 Low-profile PCI-Express x4×2 (x8 socket) 2.5 inch HDD bay x 8 #2 #1 PSU CPU/IO module #1 Onboard LAN Intel® Xeon® Processor E5504 Memory slot x 6 CPU slot x 2 2.
System Configuration Guide NEC Express5800/R320a-E4/M4 R320a-M4 Quick configuration sheet: CPU/IO module #0 Onboard LAN Intel® Xeon® Processor X5570 Memory slot x 6 1000BASE-T×1 1000BASE-T×1 CPU 2 CPU slot x 2 Memory slot x 6 Full-height PCI-Express x4 x2 (x8 socket) Management LAN x 1 #4 #3 Low Low-profile PCI-Express x4 x2 (x8 socket) 2.
System Configuration Guide NEC Express5800/R320a-E4/M4 Notes for configuring FT server with VMware The following are needed to configure FT server VMware model. 1. FT server main unit Select main unit and add optional CPU, Memory, HDD, PCI cards, etc. N8800-149F Express5800/R320a-E4 N8800-150F Express5800/R320a-M4 2. VMware license Select VMware license and optional license.
System Configuration Guide NEC Express5800/R320a-E4/M4 FT server (main unit) Low-End rack mount N8800-149F NEC Express5800/R320a-E4 (4C/E5504-VM) Memory less, HDD less Intel ® Xeon® Processor E5504 (2.0GHz) x 1, 4MB 3rd cache, QPI speed 4.
System Configuration Guide NEC Express5800/R320a-E4/M4 Processors [Note] - A pair of Quad-Core Core Xeon Processor is installed as standard. - CPU kit contains a pair of the processors to install both CPU/IO Module #0 and CPU/IO Module #1. Processor Sockets For R320a-E4 Socket #0: Standard Processor Quad-Core Core Intel Xeon Processor E5504, 2 GHz, 4 MB L3 Cache, QPI 4.
System Configuration Guide NEC Express5800/R320a-E4/M4 Hard disk drives [Note] - Up to 16 hard disk drives can be installed in the system. - Be sure to install by double of hard disk drives in order to have the RAID-1 RAID configuration. Also both of the hard disk drives must have same capacity and rotational speed. 2.5 INCH Disk bays 16 hot-swap drive bays Product List 2.5 inch SAS: 146.5GB 10k rpm SAS HDD 300GB 10k rpm SAS HDD 73.2GB 15k rpm SAS HDD 146.
System Configuration Guide NEC Express5800/R320a-E4/M4 LCD Monitor [Note] - A monitor is required for maintenance. D-sub 15 pin Interface Monitor: 15 INCH LCD Local procurement 1 connector Input devices USB Interface 3 connector Keyboard: N8870-002AF 104 keyboard 1.8m cable length N8870-010A Mouse 1.8m cable length Mouse: Extension cable: K410-177(1A) USB cable 1.5m Floppy disk drive [Note] - The floppy drive is mandatory option due to maintenance.
System Configuration Guide NEC Express5800/R320a-E4/M4 Optical disk drive [Note] -Writing function is not supported. Optical disk drive is not accessible after installing ft Server Control Software. -Optical If you need to access the Optical disk drive, use the following command for temporary use. storage # /opt/ft/sbin/enable-usb-storage Using Optical disk drive is not recommended.
System Configuration Guide NEC Express5800/R320a-E4/M4 17 inch LCD console unit USB Interface D-sub 15pin Interface Switch Unit Connection Cable Set (1.8m/3m/5m) [K410-118(1A)] 118(1A)] (1.8m) [K410-118(03)] 118(03)] (3m) [K410-118(05)] 118(05)] (5m) •Up Up to eight servers can be connected directly to the LCD console unit. Use optional Server Switch Units to connect more than eight servers.
System Configuration Guide NEC Express5800/R320a-E4/M4 Tower conversion kit [Note] - No tape device can be connected to R320a with Tower conversion kit without rack. N8843-003 Tower conversion kit 23 inch height pedestal rack with Front bezel for R320a 327(W)x804(D)x592(H)mm, 592(H)mm, 26.
System Configuration Guide NEC Express5800/R320a-E4/M4 Network (LAN) [Note] - Be sure to connect four physical LAN interfaces to the network HUB. Each of two pairs of 1000BASE-T T on the CPU/IO module is redundant configuration. - Be sure to install the network cards on the same PCI slot# of each CPU/IO module.
System Configuration Guide NEC Express5800/R320a-E4/M4 VMware license [Note] - The R320a VMware models support VMware vSphere 4 Update 1.
System Configuration Guide NEC Express5800/R320a-E4/M4 Storage Configuration Direct connection : PCI-Ex Slot Fibre Channel Controller kit [N8803-035] Fibre Channel Cable set [NF9320 [NF9320-SJxx] NEC Storage: -D3-10/D4-30/D8-10/ D8-20/D8-30/E1-10 1 logical slot Connection via Fiber Channel switch: PCI-Ex Slot Fibre Channel Controller kit (4Gb/Optical) [N8803-035] Fibre Channel Cable set [NF9320 [NF9320-SJxx] SFP module [NF9330-SF02] WB210E/WB230E FC switch [NF9330 [NF9330-SSxx] SFP module [NF93
System Configuration Guide NEC Express5800/R320a-E4/M4 Supported PCI cards and installable slots R320a-E4 CPU/IO module Product Code Low-Profile Full-Height Slot#1 Slot #2 Slot #3 Slot #4 Notes N8804-007 1000BASE-T 2ch board kit X X - - *1 N8803-035 Fibre Channel controller X X - - *1 *1: Be sure to install a pair of controller on the same slot# of both of CPU/IO modules R320a-M4 CPU/IO module Product Code Low-Profile Full-Height Slot#1 Slot #2 Slot #3 Slot #4 Notes N8804-007
System Configuration Guide NEC Express5800/R320a-E4/M4 UPS [Note] - Be sure to manage the UPS via network with Network shutdown software. The UPS can not be managed via serial port and USB port with Power Chute Plus software.
System Configuration Guide NEC Express5800/R320a-E4/M4 UPS (When using Tower conversion kit) [Note] - Be sure to manage the UPS via network with Network shutdown software. The UPS can not be managed via serial port and USB port with Power Chute Plus software.
System Configuration Guide NEC Express5800/R320a-E4/M4 Guest OS license [Note] - Guest Operating Systems supported on NEC Express5800/ft series are the same as other general purpose servers. VMware vSphere Client [Note] - For maintenance of VMware ESX on the FT server, a dedicated terminal which satisfies the following requirements is needed.
System Configuration Guide NEC Express5800/R320a-E4/M4 NEC Storage management server [Note] - Required for NEC Storage Manager for NEC storage management. Backup server [Note] - Dedicated server for data backup is recommended NEC ESMPRO Agent [Note] - R320a VMware model does not include the NEC ESMPRO Agent for VMware. Download from ITPF portal site.
2. Local Procurement 2.1 Hardware/software components The following table shows the status whether the local procurements are allowed according to each component. You need to purchase the components provided by NEC, if the status indicates ‘NO’. Components Status CPU No Memory No Hard disk drive No LAN controller No KVM switch(USB,PS/2 port) No Keyboard (USB) No Mouse (USB) Yes Server Rack Yes UPS Yes UPS management software Yes 2.