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CONFIGURATION GUIDE

 

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NEC Express5800/A2040d, A2020d, A2010d, A1040d 

 

NEC Corporation 

Rev.2.0 

– Oct. 2017

 

63 

Server Management 

The EXPRESSSCOPE Engine SP3, integrated into the server (service processor (BMC)), provides superior 
remote control and system management features listed in the table below.

   

 

 

Standard 

Hardware Monitoring 

Temperature/HDD/fan/voltage/power/RAID 
Degradation (memory/HDD etc.) 

 

Hardware configuration information collection 

 

Hardware event log collection 

 

Boot Monitoring 

POST/BIOS stall, Booting, OS panic, Shutdown 

 1

 

Alerting

 

 

HW error, Boot error and OS panic 
(by SNMP, E-mail) 

 

3

 

Remote KVM (via LAN) 

POST/BIOS setup, ROM utility 

 

Boot screen, Panic screen 

 

CUI-based screen (OS console) 

 

GUI-based screen (OS console) 

 

Remote Control (via LAN) 
 

Remote reset/Power on-off/dump 

 

Remote power capping   

 

BIOS/BMC FW update   

 

Remote BIOS setup (partial configuration only) 

 

OS shutdown 

 1

 

Remote media (CD/DVD/FD/USB) 

 

CLP (Command Line Protocol) (DMTF compliant) 

 

Remote control via Web browser (multi user login at the 
same time) 

 

Scheduling (without UPS, ESMPRO/SM required) 

 1

 

Maintenance 

EXPRESSSCOPE® Profile Key (Backup/restore BIOS/BMC 
setup information) 

 

Others 

Set automatic IP address via DNS/DHCP 

 

LDAP/Active Directory verification/user control 

 

Clock synchronization of main unit and the RTC 

 

Access log collection 

 

IPv6 supported (Web console/CLP/e-mail alert) 

 

BMC Failover 

When master BMC fails, switch to stand-by BMC 

 

2

 

Industry standard 

IPMI   

2.0 

1

 

Not supported under VMware environment 

2

 

Features to recovery EXPRESSSCOPE Engine SP3 itself. Supoprted only for A2040d/A2020d/A2010d. 
For A2010d, reboot required to failover to stand-by BMC. Need to connect master and stand-by BMC to 2 
Management LAN interface from 2 Management LAN ports.   

 

 

Summary of Contents for Express5800/A2040d

Page 1: ...ct and configuration information that will enable you to configure your system The guide will ensure fast and proper configuration of your NEC Express5800 server The available models depend on sales r...

Page 2: ...RATION 14 1 Base Models 14 1 1 A2040d 14 1 2 A2020d 15 1 3 A2010d 16 1 4 A1040d 17 1 5 COPT 18 2 CPU 19 3 Memory 21 3 1 Memory Riser Card 21 3 2 Memory Configuration 22 4 Internal Disk Drives 29 4 1 R...

Page 3: ...CES 53 CPU 53 Memory 53 Internal Drive 59 Connection to RDX USB by Device Expansion Unit 62 Server Management 63 PCI Slot Available Slots and Installation Limitations 64 PCI Card Priority Order of Ins...

Page 4: ...3Hz 1298VA 1272W 1298VA 1272W 1298VA 1272W 1298VA 1272W 1298VA 1272W 1298VA 1272W 1298VA 1272W 1298VA 1272W 2319VA 2273W 2258VA 2213W 2319VA 2273W 2217VA 2173W 2115VA 2073W 2115VA 2073W 2319VA 2273W 2...

Page 5: ...10 50 60Hz 3Hz 1298VA 1272W 1298VA 1272W 1298VA 1272W 1298VA 1272W 1298VA 1272W 1298VA 1272W 1298VA 1272W 1298VA 1272W 2185VA 2141W 2136VA 2093W 2185VA 2141W 2103VA 2061W 2021VA 1981W 2021VA 1981W 218...

Page 6: ...nits AC100V 200V 10 50 60Hz 3Hz 929VA 911W 929VA 911W 929VA 911W 929VA 911W 929VA 911W 929VA 911W 929VA 911W 929VA 911W 1381VA 1354W 1357VA 1330W 1381VA 1354W 1340VA 1314W 1300VA 1274W 1300VA 1274W 13...

Page 7: ...291VA 1265W 2311VA 2265W 2250VA 2205W 2311VA 2265W 2209VA 2165W 2107VA 2065W 2107VA 2065W 2311VA 2265W 2209VA 2165W 2362VA 2315W 2301VA 2255W 2362VA 2315W 2260VA 2215W 2158VA 2115W 2158VA 2115W 2362VA...

Page 8: ...LED N NMI Button C PCI LED O RESET Button D MEM LED P UID LED E CPU LED Q UID Button F VLT TMP LED Voltage Temperature R SYSTEM POWER LED G CNFG LED Configuration S SYSTEM POWER Button H MISC LED T U...

Page 9: ...1 K MGB 2 Maintenance LAN Connector 1 D PCI Slots Low Profile L MGB 2 Management LAN Connector 1 E UID Button M SUVCable Connector 2 F MGB 1 RESET Button N Power Supply Unit G MGB 2 RESET Button 1 O...

Page 10: ...EC Express5800 A2040d A2020d A2010d A1040d NEC Corporation Rev 2 0 Oct 2017 10 Dimensions mm A2040d A2020d A2010d A1040d In case of using slide rail attachment with a cable arm The above illustrations...

Page 11: ...Express5800 A2040d A2020d A2010d A1040d NEC Corporation Rev 2 0 Oct 2017 11 Configuration Diagram A2040d Legend Standard components Minimum required components A2020d Legend Standard components Minim...

Page 12: ...N GUIDE NEC Express5800 A2040d A2020d A2010d A1040d NEC Corporation Rev 2 0 Oct 2017 12 A2010d Legend Standard components Minimum required components A1040d Legend Standard components Minimum required...

Page 13: ...Slot 15 PCI Express 3 0 x8 lane x8 socket Slot 16 PCI Express 3 0 x8 lane x8 socket NOTE For all PCI slots Low Profile 167 6mm in length PCI slot performance x4 lane for Slot 8 and 9 x8 lane for the o...

Page 14: ...00 161F NOTE The base model must be ordered with processor kits memory riser cards memory kit power supply units Power cables should be ordered as well for each geo Front Bezel and Cable Arm are not a...

Page 15: ...144F NEC Express5800 A2020d 10C E7 4820v4 2x Intel Xeon Processor E7 4820v4 2 00 GHz 10C 20T 25MB no RAM no HDD no ODD no Power Supply Unit no OS NE3400 145F NEC Express5800 A2020d 8C E7 4809v4 2x In...

Page 16: ...NE3400 154F NEC Express5800 A2010d 10C E7 4820v4 1x Intel Xeon Processor E7 4820v4 2 00 GHz 10C 20T 25MB no RAM no HDD no ODD no Power Supply Unit no OS NE3400 155F NEC Express5800 A2010d 8C E7 4809v...

Page 17: ...er cards memory kit power supply units Power cables should be ordered as well for each geo Front Bezel and Cable Arm are not attached need to be ordered separately if required Number of the available...

Page 18: ...ket license based software please enable CPU core at the CPU socket on which the software is operating Software license is required for the socket with at least one enabled CPU core Depending on the O...

Page 19: ...r items NE3301 H022F Xeon E7 8867v4 Processor Kit 1x Intel Xeon Processor E7 8867v4 2 40 GHz 18C 36T 45MB NE3301 H023F Xeon E7 8855v4 Processor Kit 1x Intel Xeon Processor E7 8855v4 2 10 GHz 14C 28T 3...

Page 20: ...ology to provide hardware CPU support for processor virtualization Security Execute Disable Technology to avoid the execution of malware utilizing buffer over flow error The maximum number of logical...

Page 21: ...ce section for Memory Riser Card installation priority order For A2040d including COPT model A2020d A2010d Product Name Description Part Number Memory Riser Card Module with 8x DIMM slots NE3302 H003...

Page 22: ...g and Memory Mirroring Memory Configuration Feature Comparison See the table below for feature comparisons of memory configurations supported Independent Mode only Memory Rank Sparing under Independen...

Page 23: ...DIMM 512GB 16GB RDIMM 1024GB 32GB RDIMM Data Correction ECC DDDC Notes RDIMM and LRDIMM cannot be mixed Need to order memory for sparing Need to order memory for mirroring 3 4 memory channels per Memo...

Page 24: ...MM DDR4 2133 PC4 2133 ECC NE3302 H042F Load Reduced DIMM LRDIMM 64GB MEM 2x32GB LRDIMM CTO 2x 32GB Load Reduced DIMM DDR4 2133 PC4 2133 ECC Note This is CTO cattegoraized item lead time for delivery i...

Page 25: ...M DDR4 2133 PC4 2133 ECC NE3302 H042F Load Reduced DIMM LRDIMM 64GB MEM 2x32GB LRDIMM CTO 2x 32GB Load Reduced DIMM DDR4 2133 PC4 2133 ECC Note This is CTO cattegoraized item lead time for delivery is...

Page 26: ...at least 1 set 4x DIMM RDIMM and LRDIMM cannot be mixed in a server 1 spare rank available with 8GB 16GB RDIMM 1 or 2 spare ranks available with 32GB RDIMM Logical Memory Capacity at Memory Rnak Spar...

Page 27: ...NE3302 H062F NOTE Not preinstalled Need to order at least 1 set 4x DIMM RDIMM and LRDIMM cannot be mixed in a server Memory Clock DDR4 Memory clock depends on CPU and Memory Configuration Please refer...

Page 28: ...Server 2012 R2 Datacenter 1 4TB 4TB Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter 1 24TB 4TB Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 8 6 9 x86_64 12TB 2TB Red Hat Enterprise Li...

Page 29: ...of Drive 4 Y NOTE Needs to order RAID Controller to configure internal drives For RAID Configuration same type of internal drives need to be ordered within one RAID group pack Multiple RAID group can...

Page 30: ...2010d A1040d NEC Corporation Rev 2 0 Oct 2017 30 1x RAID Controller Configuration 2x RAID Controller Configuration 4 2 1 SAS HDD SSD 2GB Cache Flash 1GB Cache Flash 4 2 2 4 2 3 SAS HDD SSD 2GB Cache F...

Page 31: ...xing these drives please refer to the section Internal Disk at References RAID 0 1 5 6 10 can be configured at BTO Configuration For RAID 50 60 need to configure after the delivery With 2 RAID Control...

Page 32: ...nch 12Gb s 10 000 rpm 512B sector NE3350 479M 600GB HDD 1x600 GB SAS HDD 2 5 inch 12Gb s 10 000 rpm 512B sector NE3350 481M 900GB HDD 1x 900 GB SAS HDD 2 5 inch 12Gb s 10 000 rpm 512B sector NE3350 48...

Page 33: ...inch 12Gb s 10 000 rpm 512B sector NE3350 479M 600GB HDD 1x600 GB SAS HDD 2 5 inch 12Gb s 10 000 rpm 512B sector NE3350 481M 900GB HDD 1x 900 GB SAS HDD 2 5 inch 12Gb s 10 000 rpm 512B sector NE3350 4...

Page 34: ...E3350 482M 1 2TB HDD 1x 1 2 TB SAS HDD 2 5 inch 12Gb s 10 000 rpm 512B sector NE3350 483M 300GB HDD 1x 300 GB SAS HDD 2 5 inch 12Gb s 15 000 rpm 512B sector NE3350 485M 450GB HDD 1x 450 GB SAS HDD 2 5...

Page 35: ...E3350 482M 1 2TB HDD 1x 1 2 TB SAS HDD 2 5 inch 12Gb s 10 000 rpm 512B sector NE3350 483M 300GB HDD 1x 300 GB SAS HDD 2 5 inch 12Gb s 15 000 rpm 512B sector NE3350 485M 450GB HDD 1x 450 GB SAS HDD 2 5...

Page 36: ...ternal Internal DVD ROM Drive Slim DVD ROM Drive SATA NOTE Supported OS Windows Server 2012R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux and VMware NE3351 134M Internal DVD Super Multi Drive Slim DVD Super Multi drive...

Page 37: ...Broadcom BCM5719 PCIe 2 0 x4 Low Profile NOTE Network cables with RJ 45 plug covers cannot be used NE3304 152M 10GbE 10GBASE Adapter SFP 2ch Qlogic NetXtreme II BCM57810S PCIe 2 0 x8 Low Profile NOTE...

Page 38: ...dancy is supported with Taming Bonding functions supported by OS See the table below for supported network interfaces operation mode and number of teams Windows Teaming Network Interface Operation Mod...

Page 39: ...10GBASE T 2 ports in one card 2 ports among multiple cards Up to 2 ports per one bonding Up to 8 teams NOTE Network interface for teaming should be all the same Concatct to our sales representative fo...

Page 40: ...configuration See the table below for supported network interface and OS combinations Network Interface Operating System GbE NE3304 151M 152M Windows Server 2012 R2 VMware 10GbE 10GBASE SR NE3304 149...

Page 41: ...ion Unit 2U N8192 101 N8192 102 N8192 103 N8192 104 SAS Cable 2m for N8192 101 N8192 102 K410 322 02 SAS Cable 2m for N8192 103 N8192 104 K410 333 02 Disk Expansion Unit can be placed just above or ju...

Page 42: ...and OS by iStorage series Please refer to the EXPRESSCLUSTER web site for cluster configuration Depending on the FibreChannel FC link speed the available cable type and or length may differ Please re...

Page 43: ...to connect SAS Controller and LTO rack mount type the following remarks should be noted when using the LTO rack mount type LTO 1U N8160 94 95 100 Cannot be mounted on top of the server with 0U from t...

Page 44: ...4 Not available A2020d 1000W 2 3 4 Not available 800W 2 3 4 Not available A2010d 1000W 1 2 3 4 800W 1 2 3 4 A1040d 1000W 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 3 4 4 3 4 Not available 800W 1 2 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 Not available NOT...

Page 45: ...tandard NOTE 2 units are installed as standard no add on available Hot plug supported 7 3 Trusted Platform Module Kit Product Name Description Part Number Trusted Platform Module Kit TPM 1 2 compliant...

Page 46: ...Flash Memory With this kit EXPRESSBUILDER can be started from POST NE3315 07 NOTE When this flash memory is ordered and shipped with the server the data in the EXPRESSBUILDER is copied into this kit...

Page 47: ...ard Optical mouse 1U height 4 pin USB B to 4 pin USB A cable 2 m PS 2 Y splitter cable 2m 15 pin mini D sub VGA cable 2 m BLACK N8143 105F 17inch LCD Console Drawer 1port 17 inch LCD US 103 keys Keybo...

Page 48: ...D sub 1 x 4 pin USB A K410 118 03 Switch Unit Connection Cable Set USB 5m 5 m 1 x 15 pin mini D sub 1 x 15 pin mini D sub 1 x 4 pin USB A K410 118 05 Cascading Switch Unit Connection Cable 1 8 m 1 8...

Page 49: ...0d A2010d A1040d NEC Corporation Rev 2 0 Oct 2017 49 8 3 Front Bezel A2040d A2020d A2010d Product Name Description Part Number Front Bezel A2040d A2020d A2010d NE3446 H001 A1040d Product Name Descript...

Page 50: ...s For calculation considering LAN UTP without shield is 5mm in diameter at average 1x FC cable corresponds to 1x LAN cable 1x SAS cable corresponds to 2x LAN cables 1x SUV cable corresponds to 4x LAN...

Page 51: ...CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800 A2040d A2020d A2010d A1040d NEC Corporation Rev 2 0 Oct 2017 51...

Page 52: ...va JRE7 8 32bit version J2SE Runtime Environment for Windows terminal Java7u55 and above for Windows 8 1 Client OS Windows Windows Vista SP2 Windows 7 Windows 8 1 Windows 10 Windows Server 2008 Window...

Page 53: ...n the number of the installed CPU and the ordered Memory Riser Card Memory Riser Cards will be installed in the following priority order Need to install at least one Memory Riser Card of CPU Memory Ri...

Page 54: ...d Memory Riser Cards will be installed in the following priority order Need to install at least one Memory Riser Card of CPU Memory Riser Card Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 1 3 2 4 5 7 6 8 1 3 A2010d Up to 4...

Page 55: ...E Cannot mix RDIMM and LRDIMM in a server Lockstep Mode is a standard setting at the server delivery For DIMM installation priority order 1 to install larger DIMM first and 2 to install DIMMs to the s...

Page 56: ...ep Mode Mirroring between memory pair on CH0 and CH1 AND memory pair on CH2 and CH3 NOTE Cannot mix RDIMM and LRDIMM in a server When using Memory Mirroring the available memory capacity becomes half...

Page 57: ...tep Mode one or 2 memory rank out of 2 DIMMs in one memory channel is assigned as a spare per memory pair of lock step NOTE Cannot mix RDIMM and LRDIMM in a server When using Memory Rank Sparing the a...

Page 58: ...PT Supported Model Standard BTO Configuration Centralized Mode Memory will be installed to the first younger 2 Memory Riser Cards Follows the same rule afterwards 3 COPT Supported Model With Customize...

Page 59: ...mixing HDDs with the same rotation speed is supported in the BTO configuration Mixing HDDs with different rotation speed and mixing HDD and SSD is NOT supported in the BTO configuration Cannot mix th...

Page 60: ...CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800 A2040d A2020d A2010d A1040d NEC Corporation Rev 2 0 Oct 2017 60...

Page 61: ...if the number of drive is odd will set one spare drive NE3303 178 or NE3303 177 Q ty 2 4 2 3 4 2 4 Up to 4 drives 1 RAID 0 Q ty 1 2 RAID 1 Q ty 2 3 4 RAID 1 if the number of drive is odd will set one...

Page 62: ...he top or bottom of the server In case of locating directly on top or bottom of the server within 0U all devices device 1 4 are available In case of locating within 1 3U space device 3 4 on the left h...

Page 63: ...n off dump Remote power capping BIOS BMC FW update Remote BIOS setup partial configuration only OS shutdown 1 Remote media CD DVD FD USB CLP Command Line Protocol DMTF compliant Remote control via Web...

Page 64: ...connect to internal disks Up to 2 Controllers same type can be installed Flash Backup Unit NE3303 H003 can be added 4 RAID Controller 1GB RAID 0 1 5 6 Card Perf PCI Express 3 0 x8 External RAID Contr...

Page 65: ...ds the card operates according to the specification of the slot PCI Slot 2 to 9 are hot plug supported 1 For configuring 4 cards please contact to our sales rep for the details Product Code NE3303 178...

Page 66: ...PCI Express 2 0 x4 For LAN connection LAN cables with RJ 45 plug covers cannot be used 16 To connect to internal disks Up to 2 Controllers same type can be installed Flash Backup Unit NE3303 H003 can...

Page 67: ...the details about each card Card Perf Means the maximum operating performance of the card If the PCI slot specification is lower than the operation performance of the cards the card operates according...

Page 68: ...eon E7 8867v4 Xeon E7 8855v4 Xeon E7 8891v4 Xeon E7 4820v4 Xeon E7 4809v4 Xeon E7 8893v4 15 cores or more 11 cores or more 7 cores or more 16 16 16 16 16 2 Max number of slots depends on the number of...

Page 69: ...s Matrix general Fibre Channel Controller 2port 8Gbps Optical SAS Controller 6Gb s SAS SAS Controller 12Gb s SAS 1000BASE T Adapter 2port Same as Available Slots Matrix general Max 8 ports in total pe...

Page 70: ...card spending less I O space the number of Cores needed to beenabled becomes less Max of slots 1 1 Max number of slots depends on the number of CPU Max slot 1CPU 4slots 2CPU 9slots 3CPU 13slots 4CPU...

Page 71: ...nel Controller 2port 8Gbps Optical SAS Controller 6Gb s SAS 1000BASE T Adapter 2port Same as Available Slots Matrix general Max 8 ports in total per CPU Max 4 ports in total per CPU 1000BASE T Adapter...

Page 72: ...ion 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 3CP...

Page 73: ...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 w...

Page 74: ...ty 1 7 can be installed Up to 7 cards for the cards except 1000BASE T Adapter 2ch 4ch and SAS Controller can be installed In case of having 13 slots available Up to 12 cards for the cards with Priorit...

Page 75: ...7 10GBASE T Adapter 2ch Can install to any slot other than Slot 1 8 and 9 8 NE3304 152M 1000BASE T Adapter 4 port Can install to any slot other than Slot 1 9 NE3303 184 SAS Controller 12Gbps Can insta...

Page 76: ...ASE T Adapters in total can be installed In case of having 9 slots available Up to 7 cards for the cards with Priority 1 5 can be installed In case of having 13 slots available Up to 11 cards for the...

Page 77: ...o any slot NE3304 151M 1000BASE T Adapter 2 port Can install to any slot other than Slot 1 NE3304 152M 1000BASE T Adapter 4 port Priority of PCI Slots PCI Slot Number of Available Slots per CPU config...

Page 78: ...PFA RHEL6 x64 RHEL7 Y Y Y Y 1 WS2012R2 WS2016 Y Y Y Y 2 ESXi6 0 ESXi6 5 Y Y Y Y Dynamic CPU Core De allocation RHEL6 x64 RHEL7 Y Y Y N 1 WS2012R2 WS2016 N N N N ESXi6 0 ESXi6 5 N N N N Dynamic Memory...

Page 79: ...boot Required COPT Model RHEL6 x64 RHEL7 2 Y COPT N N N 4 RHEL7 3 N N N N WS2012R2 WS2016 Y COPT N N N 5 ESXi6 0 ESXi6 5 Y COPT N N N Dynamic COPT Core Enabling COPT Model RHEL6 x64 RHEL7 Y COPT N N N...

Page 80: ...5 N N N N Reliable Memory RHEL6 x64 RHEL7 N N N N WS2012R2 WS2016 N N N N ESXi6 0 N N N N ESXi6 5 Y Y Y Y MCA Recovery RHEL6 x64 RHEL7 Y Y Y Y WS2012R2 WS2016 Y Y Y Y ESXi6 0 ESXi6 5 Y Y Y Y Enhanced...

Page 81: ...specific kernel version 2 Please install spport kit UPDATE module in the EXPRESSBUILDER With Windows Seamless Install the necessary modules are automatically installed 3 Please install the necessary m...

Page 82: ...ries Intel and Xeon are registered trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds Red Hat is a regist...

Page 83: ...NEC Express5800 A2040d A2020d A2010d A1040d NEC Corporation Rev 2 0 Oct 2017 83 Revision History Revision Date Description Rev 1 0 September 2016 Initial Release Rev 2 0 October 2017 Updates Rev 3 0...

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