CONFIGURATION GUIDE
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NEC Express5800/A2040d, A2020d, A2010d, A1040d
NEC Corporation
Rev.2.0
– Oct. 2017
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(2) VMware ESXi6.0 (including update)
A. Limitation of VMware ESXi6.0
I.
LAN Boards
1Gb: max. 16 ports
10Gb: max. 8 ports
Combination of 1Gb and 10Gb: max. 8 ports for 10Gb and max. 4 ports for 1Gb
II.
FC Controllers
8Gb/16Gb: Max. 8 cards in total and max. 16 ports in total
Note: Please refer to the following site for details:
https://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere6/r60/vsphere-60-configuration-maximums.pdf
B. Limitation from the combination of CPU and PCI Cards
Product Code
Model
CPU
NE3303-178
NE3303-177
NE3303-H004
NE3304-151M
NE3304-152M
NE3304-149
NE3390-157A
NE3390-158A
NE3390-159
NE3390-160
NE3303-142 *3
NE3303-184 *3
16
13
In addition to the above, please also follow "Available Slots Matrix (general)" and "Installation Limitations due to I/O Space".
*1 Max. number of slots depends on the number of CPU: Max. slot
(
1CPU: 4slots, 2CPU: 9slots, 3CPU:13slots, 4CPU:16slots)
*2 By using PCI card spending less I/O space, the max. number will be increased
*3 NE3304-142 and NE3303-184 SAS Controller (6Gb/s,12Gb/s) not supported for VMware environment.
*4 for Lan card and FC Contoller, please follow "Limitation of VMware ESXi6.0".
Max. # of slots *1 *2
A2040d/A2020d/A2010d/A1040d
All CPUs
SAS Controller
(12Gb/s SAS)
SAS Controller
(6Gb/s SAS)
-
-
Fibre Channel Controller (2port)
(16Gbps/Optical)
Fibre Channel Controller (1port)
(8Gbps/Optical)
Fibre Channel Controller (2port)
(8Gbps/Optical)
External RAID Controller
(2GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
1000BASE-T Adapter (2port)
Max. 6 cards in
total *4
Max. 8 cards in
total *4
1000BASE-T Adapter (4port)
10GBASE Adapter (SFP+/2ch)
Fibre Channel Controller (1port)
(16Gbps/Optical)
Max. 8 cards in
total *4
Max. 4 cards in
total *4
Name/Description
RAID Controller
(2GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
Max. 2 cards in
total
Max. 1 card in total
RAID Controller
(1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)