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NEC Express5800/R120h-2E 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. January 25, 2019 Revision 6.0 NEC Corporation...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E Contents MODEL LINEUP ......................4 8x2.5-inch Drive ........................4 8x3.5-inch Drive Model ......................4 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ..................4 Specification ..........................4 CONFIGURATION DIAGRAM ..................6 Expansion slot map ........................7 SERVER CONFIGURATION ................... 8 Base Models ..........................
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E Memory Supplementary Matters ....................37 Internal Drive Supplementary Matters ..................38 Server Management ........................41 OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards and Embedded Controllers ..........42 Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots ................43 Supported Tape and Removal Disk Backup Drive List ............
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E Model Lineup 8x2.5-inch Drive 8x3.5-inch Drive Model Technical Specification Specification Model R120h-2E 8x 2.5-inch 8x 3.5-inch Drive Model Drive Model Part Number N8100-2604F N8100-2606F Processor Type Intel® Xeon® Processor Bronze 3104(6C/6T, 1.70 GHz, 8.25MB, TDP 85W) Bronze 3106(8C/8T, 1.70 GHz, 11MB, TDP 85W)
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E Model R120h-2E 8x 2.5-inch 8x 3.5-inch Drive Model Drive Model Internal Storage Standard Capacity 0 GB Disk Controller SATA : 6Gb/s, RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 (Optional) SAS: 12 Gb/s, RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 (Optional) Hot Plug Supported Optical Disk Drive...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E Configuration Diagram 8x 2.5-inch Drive Model Legend: Standard Components Mandatory Components 8x 3.5-inch Drive Model Legend: Standard Components Mandatory Components Revision 6.0 – January 2019 NEC Corporation...
1 Base Models Product Name / Description Part Number NEC Express5800/R120h-2E 8x 2.5-inch Drive Model N8100-2604F No processor, no RAM, no HDD, no ODD, no Rail, no Power Supply Unit, no Riser Card Kit. Including : Front Bezel, 1x 2.5-inch Drive Cage, Standard Fan Kit NEC Express5800/R120h-2E 8x 3.5-inch Drive Model...
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E Category Product Name / Description Part Number Xeon Gold 6136 Processor Kit N8101-1486 (1st) Intel® Xeon ® Gold 6136 (3 GHz, 12C/24T, 24.75MB, TDP 150W) N8101-1487 (2nd) NOTE: - The processor kit is make-to-order product.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E 3 Memory Available slots: 8 per processor Category Product Name / Description Part Number N8102-708 Registered DIMM 8GB DDR4-2666 REG Memory Kit (1x8GB/SR) (RDIMM) 1 x 8GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2666(PC4-2666), Single Rank N8102-709...
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E Maximum Available Memory See the table below for the maximum memory size that you can actually use on your system. Maximum Memory Maximum Available Operating Systems Size Supported by Memory Operating Systems 1 TB...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E 4 Internal Storage Drive Bay Configuration Choose appropriate drive model and optional drive cages in accordance with the type and number of the drive you want to install. List of the number that Internal Drives can be mounted...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E Optional Drive Cages Factory Integration Category Product Name / Description Part Number Front Drive Cage 3 2.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage Kit (Standard) 8x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA HDD For 8x 2.5-inch Drive Model Drive Cage 2 2.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage Kit...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E Storage Controllers and Options Selection of RAID configuration Select the configuration according to function and performance. The following is an example of the configuration Configuration Maximum Drive number RAID function Support OS Embedded SATA Controller...
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E 3.5-inch Internal SAS/SATA Cable K410-414(00) Drive Model 4 port SAS/SATA Cable NOTE: Two cables are required. NOTE: The Embedded SATA RAID Controller is available for Windows operating system only. When you use the Embedded SATA RAID controller, choose an external DVD drive. An internal DVD drive requires the embedded SATA controller configuration.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E 3.5-inch Internal SAS/SATA Cable K410-424(00) Drive Model 4 port SAS/SATA Cable NOTE: Two cables are required. NOTE: One battery backup unit must be installed per system. N8103-189 supports RAID5 in addition to RAID 0/1 although the product name does not contain “5”. If higher performance is needed, choose RAID controller with cache memory.
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E All drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity, 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.
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E Value Endurance 400GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD N8150-1752 DWPD ≈ 3 1 x 400GB SAS SSD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 512n sector, Value Endurance 800GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD N8150-1753 1 x 800GB SAS SSD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 512n sector, Value Endurance Read Intensive 960GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E NOTE: N8118-312 M.2 SATA SSD Installation kit and K410-426(00) Internal SAS/ SATA cable are required. M.2 SATA SSD is connected to Embedded SATA controller in Single connection or On-board RAID configuration regardless of whether optional RAID controllers are installed or not.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E 6 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. PCI Riser Card The system supports many kind of the PCI slot configuration. Choose the appropriate configuration in accordance with the type and number of PCI cards you want to install.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E Network Interface Controller Category Product Name / Description Part Number LOM Card 1GbE Dual Port 1000BASE-T LOM Card N8104-193 (LOM) Integrated into Intel C622 chipset 10GbE Dual Port 10GBASE-T LOM Card N8104-195 Integrated into Intel C622 chipset...
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E Category Product Name / Description Part Number PCIe 2.0(x8) NOTE: N8104-189 SFP+ Module is required to connect with an optical cable. Up to 2 SFP+ Modules can be installed. Twinax cable can be installed...
N8190-165 Cavium QLogic, QLE2690 16Gb/s, Optical, PCIe 3.0 x8 NOTE: The controller is qualified with NEC Storage M series, OS support WS2012R2 and WS2016 The controller is qualified with NEC Storage T series, OS support WS2012R2, WS2016 and RHEL7.3 Fibre Channel Controller (2ch)
LSI SAS9300-8e Host Bus Adapter 12Gb/s SAS, ext. 8(SFF-8644 x2), PCIe 3.0(x8) NOTE: Support for connection to NEC Storage T series and M series and LTO. The controller is not qualified with tape drive connection via Device Expansion Unit. Please download the driver kit from Express5800 web site This controller is an factory installation option.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E 7 Other Add-in Components Power Supply Category Product Name / Description Part Number 500W Non-hot Plug Power Supply N8181-168 Redundant Redundant Power Redundant PSU Cage N8181-174 Cage Power 500W Platinum Hot Plug Power Supply...
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E 2CPU Processor with 85 Watt RDIMM Up to 12 800W, 1600W 13 or more 1600W LRDIMM Up to 12 Up to 16 800W, 1600W 17 or more 1600W 13 or more 1600W Processor with 105 Watt...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E Seven or 1600W more Processor with 125 Watt RDIMM Up to 12 800W, 1600W and 130 Watt 13 or more 1600W LRDIMM Up to six 800W, 1600W Seven or 1600W more Processor with 140 Watt...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E USB Memory Kit Product Name / Description Part Number 8GB USB Memory N8106-017 Dual 8GB microSD Kit(USB) N8106-016 Including 2x 8GB microSD, USB dual microSD memory card reader, RAID1 Support NOTE: The USB memory kit is installed in the system when you order it with the base model.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E 8 Factory Server Setting Service Memory RAS Settings If you need to change the BIOS settings for the memory RAS feature at the factory, select the appropriate configuration service. Product Name / Description Part Number...
The starter pack DVD includes the software and driver qualified by NEC. In order to obtain technical support from NEC, please be sure to install the software and drivers provided with the starter pack. The latest DVD image can be downloaded for free from NEC website during the warranty period.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E Flash FDD Choose the Flash FDD if you need to prepare an alternative device for a floppy drive. Category Product Name / Description Part Number External Flash FDD N8160-96 USB flash emulating USB floppy disk, Native capacity 1.44 MB NOTE: ...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E References External Views Front and Rear Views Front View for 8x 2.5-inch Drive Model Legend Optional Drive Cage UID Button/LED 2.5-inch Drive Bays USB 3.0 Connector iLO Service Connector Network Link/Activity LED Health LED...
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E Rear View Legend PCIe slots (Option) VGA connector PCIe slots (Option) NIC Connectors 1-2 (1Gb) Flexible LOM (optional) Serial Port(Option) USB 3.0 Connectors Rear UID LED Management Port Power supply Revision 6.0 – January 2019...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E General Supplementary Matters The Capacity of Hard disk drive is indicated in decimal not binary. 1GB=1000^3B、1TB=1000^4B. PCI expansion slot Transfer speed of PCI Express PCI Express (PCIe): 2.5Gb/s (simplex) per lane ...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E Memory Supplementary Matters Installation rule The number of memory which can be installed varies depending on number of installed CPUs. This installation rule is defined to maximize performance efficiently in multiple cores and tasks operation.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E Internal Drive Supplementary Matters Conditions of Internal Drives in the default factory configuration In the default factory configuration, there are some conditions of drive types and RAID levels that can be installed as below.
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E RAID controller configuration Capacity of Logical drive can be within 2TB with legacy boot mode, capacity of logical drive can be within the total capacity of logical disks with UEFI boot mode. ...
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E Conditions for mixing of Internal Drives after shipment RAID controller is required for mixing of Internal Drives Mixed Internal Drives cannot be installed in the same RAID array. When using hot spare disk for different RAID arrays which consist of various type of drives, assign “Dedicated Hot Spare” to each RAID arrays with the same type of drive, to prevent from mixing different type of drives in a RAID array.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E Server Management The integrated server management controller provides superior remote control and system management features listed in the table below. Standard Remote Remote Remote Management Management Management License License License (Essentials) (Scale-out) (Advanced) ...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards and Embedded Controllers Part number Product Name Embedded SATA non-RAID Controller - Embedded SATA RAID Controller ...
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E 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.
All other products, brands, or trade names used in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. NEC shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. For hard drive capacity measurements, 1 GB = 1 billion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less.
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E Revision History Revision Date Description January 25, 2019 New products added: ● 480GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD / N8150-1737 ● 960GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD / N8150-1738 ● 1.92TB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD / N8150-1739 ●...
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– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/R120h-2E April 27, 2018 New products / service added: ● 1TB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD / N8150-596 ● SAS Controller / N8103-E184 (Factory Installation only) ● RAID Config Option(None) / NESV16-039 Others: ● Enable to mix Internal devices in the default factory configuration ●...