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NEC Express5800/D120h System Configuration Guide 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. October 12, 2017 Revision 1.0 NEC Corporation...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/D120h Technical Specification Specification Server Module (1/2) Model D120h 1U Server Module 2U Server Module Part Number N8100-2553F N8100-2554F Processor Type Intel® Xeon® Processor Bronze 3104 (1.70 GHz, 6C/6T, 8.25MB) Bronze 3106 (1.70 GHz, 8C/8T, 11MB) Silver 4108 (1.80 GHz, 8C/16T, 11MB)
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 or later VMware ESXi 6.0 Update 3 VMware ESXi 6.5 Update 1 For Linux support, please contact your sales representative or go to the NEC website at: http://www.nec.com/global/prod/express/linux/index.html VMware ESXi 6.5 will be available in November, 2017.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/D120h Configuration Diagram Configuration Diagram is the useful tool for configure D120h. This diagram shows three components. One is the standard components, second is the selectable components, and last is the optional components. For example of 1U Module Enclosure, drive cage, fan, rail and PSU is the standard component which has been already installed into 1U Module Enclosure.
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/D120h Module Enclosure (2U) Rail Node 2 24x 2.5- inch Drive Cage Node 4 PSU 1/2 Rail Legend: Standard Components Minimum required components Optional components 2U Server Module SATA 4x DIMM Slot 4x DIMM Slot...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/D120h Server Configuration 1 Maximum Server Module Configuration See the table below for the maximum server configuration based on processor configuration. The condition for the maximum server configuration is defined when four servers with the same configuration are installed. For other server configurations, please consult your sales representative.
Module Enclosure Category Product Name / Description Part Number Module NEC Module Enclosure (1U, 1300W PSU Model) N8141-83F Enclosure no Server Module, no Drive, no Power Cord Including : 2x 1300W Power Supply Unit, Slide Rail, EXPRESS BUILDER DVD For Embedded...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/D120h Module enclosure P/N depends on internal drive configuration. Module enclosure for embedded SATA controller configuration [N8141-83F/-84F/-91F] supports module enclosure with embedded SATA controller configuration only. Others [N8141-92F/-93F/- 94F] supports with RAID controller configuration or SAS HBA configuration only.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/D120h 3 Server Module Product Name / Description Part Number NEC Express5800/D120h N8100-2553F 1U Server Module No processor, no RAM, no RAID Controller, no LAN mezzanine. Including: 1st processor (CPU 0) heat sink, Internal SATA Cable...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/D120h 4 Processors and Heat Sink Available sockets: 2 Category Product Name / Description Part Number Bronze 3100 Xeon Bronze 3104 Processor Kit N8101-1092F Intel® Xeon® Bronze 3104 (1.70 GHz, 6C/6T, 8.25MB, TDP 85W) Xeon Bronze 3106 Processor Kit N8101-1093F Intel®...
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/D120h Xeon Platinum 8164 Processor Kit N8101-1377F Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8164 (2.00 GHz, 26C/52T, 35.75MB, TDP 150W) NOTE: Not supported with 2200W PSU configuration when the voltage of inlet is 100VAC. Not supported with 1300W PSU configuration.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/D120h 5 Memory Available slots: 8 per processor Category Product Name / Description Part Number Registered DIMM 8GB DDR4-2666 REG Memory Kit (1x8GB) N8102-703F (RDIMM) 1 x 8GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2666(PC4-2666), Single Rank 16GB DDR4-2666 REG Memory Kit (1x16GB)
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/D120h Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 R2 - Maximum memory that apply to each Hyper-V: 4 TB - Maximum memory that apply to each virtual machine: 1 TB Hyper-V in Windows Server 2016: - Maximum memory that apply to each Hyper-V: 24 TB - Maximum memory that apply to each virtual machine: 12 TB Up to 4 TB of the main memory is available to each virtual machine.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/D120h 6 Internal Storage Drive Configuration Refer to below table for RAID configuration. Connection for Available drive cage per Server Available internal Module Enclosure Section internal drive Module drive 1U Module Enclosure Non-RAID 6x 2.5-inch Drive Bays (SATA) 6.2.1...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/D120h Server module which installs SATA HDDs and server module which installs SAS HDDs in a same module enclosure is not supported. Up to two kinds of drives selected from SAS 10K HDDs (512n), SAS 10K HDDs (512e), SAS 15K HDDs, SAS 15K HDDs (512e), SATA HDDs, SAS SSDs, SATA SSDs (ME) and SATA SSDs (VE) can be mixed in the drive cage of server modules except the combination of SATA HDDs and SAS HDDs.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/D120h Module Enclosure has to be for RAID controller/SAS HBA model [N8141-94F] to install module enclosure for RAID or SAS Controller configuration. SAS Controller [N8103-199] doesn’t support booting to disks which connected to SAS Controller. Please use with VMware ESXi support kit (SATA DOM) [N8106-012] for booting.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/D120h NOTE: SAS Controller [N8103-199] will be able to order after end of Oct, 2017. Module Enclosure has to be for RAID controller/SAS HBA model [N8141-94F] to install module enclosure for SAS HBA configuration.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/D120h All drives within a RAID array should be of the same type, capacity and rotation speed. Up to two kinds of drives selected from SAS 10K HDDs, SAS 15K HDDs, SATA HDDs, SATA SSDs can be mixed.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/D120h 8 PCI Card Please refer to Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots with regard to the position of PCI slot which can mount PCI card supported. Network Interface Controller Category Product Name / Description...
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/D120h The NIC cards must be installed under the maximum configuration limits for networking when running with VMware systems. For more detail, see the Networking Maximum in the Configuration Maximums document for VMware. For VMware ESXi 6.0: https://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere6/r60/vsphere-60-configuration-maximums.pdf...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/D120h NIC Teaming feature – NIC Teaming and bonding features See the table below for supported network interfaces and OS combinations. Network Interface Team Operating Systems 10GBASE-T LOM Up to four ports per one team...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/D120h 9 Other Add-in Components Trusted Platform Module Kit Product Name / Description Part Number Trusted Platform Module Kit N8115-31 TPM 2.0 module NOTE: The kit is not available in China. The kit is not removable after attachment.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/D120h 10.3 Server Management License The server integrates the Baseboard Management Controller as standard. Refer to Server Management for the standard management features. For more extensive remote KVM and remote media features, choose the following kit.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/D120h References External Views Front and Rear Views Front View for Module Enclosure Node 1 Node 2 Node 3 Node 4 Legend 2.5-inch Drive Bays CMC(Module Enclosure) Status LED Front Panel (Node 1) System Status LED...
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/D120h Rear View for Module Enclosure Node 3 Node 1 Node 4 Node 2 Legend PCI Slot 1 UID LED PCI Slot 2 2x Data LAN Connectors LAN Mezzanine (PCI Slot 3) Power Supply 1 2x USB 3.0 Connectors...
Requires installation of the NEC ESMPRO ServerAgentService to synchronize clock of the BMC and the RTC. Or enabling the NTP (Network Time Protocol) setting of the BMC to synchronize clock of the BMC and remote server if the NEC ESMPRO ServerAgentService cannot be installed to the server.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/D120h OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards and Embedded Controller Part Number Product Name Embedded SATA Controller Embedded 10GbE NIC ...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/D120h Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots 1U Server Module Slots Part Number Product Name PCI #1 PCI #2 LAN Mezz. N8103-199 SAS Controller N8103-188 RAID Controller (0GB, RAID 0/1) N8103-176 RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1) ...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/D120h Expansion Slots 1U Server Module Slot 1 Slot 2 LAN Mezz. Slot Name Standard Connector Height Length Processor Width Width Slot 1 PCIe 3.0 Low Profile Up to 220 mm CPU1 Slot 2 PCIe 3.0...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/D120h Supported Tape and Removal Disk Backup Drive List See the following table for supported tape and removal disk backup drives. An optional tape drive enclosure is needed to connect the backup drives to the server.
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/D120h Revision History Revision Date Description October 12, 2017 Initial release Revision 1.0 – October, 2017 NEC Corporation...