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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE
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NEC Express5800R120f-1E
NEC Corporation Revision 6.0
– July 16, 2015
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10GBASE SFP+ Adapter (SFP+/2ch)
Qlogic NetXtreme II BCM57810S
PCIe 2.0 x8, Low Profile / Full Height
NOTE :
- N8104-129 SFP+ Module is required to connect with an
optical cable.
- The latest driver is required for Window Server 2008 and
Windows Server 2008 R2.
N8104-149
Dual Port 10GBASE-T Adapter
Intel X540-BT2
PCIe 2.1 x8, Low Profile / Full Height
N8104-153
SFP+
Module SFP+ Module (10G-SR)
1 x SFP+ Module for N8104-148 and N8104-149, N8104-156
N8104-129
NOTE:
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There are following limitations when using ESXi 6.0;
(1) When N8104-154F is selected, mix configuration of N8104-194/153 and N8104-150/151/152/145
is not supported.
(2) When N8104-155F is selected, mix configuration of N8104-150/151/145 and N8104-152 is not
supported, up to two adapters can be selected from N8104-150/151/145, and up to one adapter of
N8104-152.
(3) When N8104-156F is selected, up to one adapter can be selected form N8104-150/-151/-145, and
N8104-152 cannot be installed.
NIC Teaming feature
– NIC Teaming and bonding features
See the table below for supported network interfaces and OS combinations.
Windows Server 2008 supports BASP (Broadcom Advanced Server Program) or Intel PROSet teaming
while Windows Server 2012 and Linux support teaming with bonding function supported by OS.
Network Interface Team Operating Systems
1GbE NIC
N8104-150/-151/-152/-154F
Up to four ports per one team Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 R2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1GbE NIC
N8104-145
Up to four ports per one team Windows Server 2008 R2
10GbE NIC
N8104-149/-156F
Up to four ports per one team Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 R2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10GbE NIC
N8104-148
Up to four ports per one team Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 or later
10GbE NIC
N8104-153/-155F
Up to four ports per one team Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 R2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
NOTE:
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NIC Teaming feature is not supported on iSCSI interfaces.
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The network interfaces for each teaming must be the same.
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When 10GbE and 1GbE NIC teaming are mixed, the maximum number of team must be as follows:
- Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 : up to four per one system
- Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2 : up to five per one system
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux : up to five per one system