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CONFIGURATION GUIDE
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NEC EXPRESS5800/R320e-M4 / VMware model
NEC Corporation
Revision 1.2, October 2017
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Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots
Part Number
Product Name
Slots
Notes
Slot # :
#1
#2
#3
#4
PCI Slot:
x4
x4
X8
X8
Card height:
LP
LP
FH
FH
Slot type:
x8
x8
x8
x8
N8804-012
1000BASE-T 2ch board kit
2
2
2
2
N8804-011
10GBASE-T 1ch board set
-
-
Max. 1
N8803-040F
Fibre Channel board kit
-
-
1
1
1
Not installable when using Tower Conversion Kit.
2
Please consult with your sales representative.
Notes for using VMware vSphere 6.0 on Express5800/R320e
Functional Limitations
The following features of VMware ESXi are not supported.
- VMware Fault Tolerance
(
FT
)
- VMware Distributed Power Management (DPM)
- Fibre Channel N-Port ID Virtualization (NPIV)
- Modifying the DVSwitch Configuration
- RAW Device Mapping (RDM) (Internal HDDs only)
- VMDirectPath
- Single-Root I/O Virtualization
- VMware vSphere Flash Read Cache
- vCenter Server lockdown mode
- LACP
- vSphere Client performance chart (power)
Supported Guest OS
Guest Operating Systems supported on NEC Express5800/ft series are the same as other general purpose
servers. Refer to the
VMware web site
for the Supported Guest Operating Systems on VMware vSphere
ESXi 6.0 U1b
LAN Controller
When additional LAN controller is required, it is recommended to use 10GBASE-T adapter kit for
R320e-M4 with VMware. If you would like to choose 1000BASE-T 2ch board kit, please consult with your
sales representative.
VMware vSphere Client
For maintenance of VMware ESXi on the NEC Express5800/ft series, a dedicated terminal (e.g. a Windows
PC) is required
Backup
A dedicated server for data backup is recommended.
Network Adapter Types
Do not choose E1000 or E1000E for the virtual machines on the NEC Express5800/ft series. If you choose
E1000 or E1000E, the CPU modules may not synchronize.