SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE
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NEC Express5800/R120f-2M
NEC Corporation
Revision 6.0
– April 17, 2015
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Contents
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ........................................................................................ 3
Key Features .......................................................................................................................................... 3
Specification .......................................................................................................................................... 3
EXTERNAL VIEWS ....................................................................................................... 10
Front and Rear Views ......................................................................................................................... 10
Dimensions (mm) ................................................................................................................................ 12
CONFIGURATION DIAGRAM ....................................................................................... 13
Expansion Slots .................................................................................................................................. 13
SERVER CONFIGURATION ......................................................................................... 14
1
Base Models ................................................................................................................................. 14
2
Processors and Heat Sink .......................................................................................................... 14
3
Memory ......................................................................................................................................... 16
3.1
Memory Configuration........................................................................................................ 16
3.2
Other OS than Windows Server 2008 Standard ................................................................ 16
3.3
Windows Server 2008 Standard ........................................................................................ 17
4
Internal Hard Disk Drives ............................................................................................................ 19
4.1
RAID Configuration ............................................................................................................ 19
4.2
Required Components for RAID Configuration ................................................................. 20
4.3
Required Components for RAID Configuration ................................................................. 22
5
Optical Drive ................................................................................................................................. 26
6
Internal RDX Drive ....................................................................................................................... 26
6.1
RDX Configuration ............................................................................................................. 26
7
PCI Riser Card / PCI Card ........................................................................................................... 27
7.1
PCI Riser Card ................................................................................................................... 27
7.2
Full Length PCI Card installation Kit .................................................................................. 27
7.3
Graphics Card Installation Kit ............................................................................................ 27
7.4
Network Interface Controller .............................................................................................. 27
7.5
InfiniBand ........................................................................................................................... 30
7.6
PCIe SSD Adapter ............................................................................................................. 30
7.7
External Storage Controller ............................................................................................... 31
7.8
Serial Port Adapter ............................................................................................................. 32
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Other Add-in Components .......................................................................................................... 32
8.1
Power Supply Module ........................................................................................................ 32
8.2
Redundant Fan Kit ............................................................................................................. 32
8.3
Trusted Platform Module Kit .............................................................................................. 33
8.4
Internal Flash Memory ....................................................................................................... 33
8.5
Flash FDD .......................................................................................................................... 33
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Add-on Components ................................................................................................................... 33
9.1
17-inch LCD Console Drawer ............................................................................................ 33
9.2
KVM Switch ........................................................................................................................ 34
9.3
Cable Management Arm .................................................................................................... 34
9.4
Server Management License ............................................................................................. 34
9.5
Medium and Cartridge ....................................................................................................... 35
REFERENCES............................................................................................................... 36
Boot Mode Setting .............................................................................................................................. 36
Server Management ............................................................................................................................ 37
OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards and Embedded Controllers ....................................................... 38