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SYSTEM CONFIGRATION GUIDE – 

NEC Express5800/T110i

 

NEC Corporation 

Revision 7.0 

– June 2018 

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References 

Boot Mode Setting 

The server supports Legacy mode and UEFI mode (default) as an OS Boot Mode. See the table below for the Boot Mode and 
X2APIC setting for each Operating System. As the default settings at the factory, UEFI mode is set as OS Boot mode and X2APIC is 
enabled. Refer to the User’s Guide and change the settings before installing an Operating System requiring Legacy Mode. 

Operating System 

Supported Boot Mode 

Supported X2APIC Setting 

Windows Server 2012 

UEFI 

Enabled 

Windows Server 2012 R2 

UEFI 

Enabled 

Windows Server 2016 

UEFI 

Enabled 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 

UEFI 

Enabled 

VMware ESXi 6.0 Update3 

UEFI 

Enabled 

VMware ESXi 6.5 

UEFI 

Enabled 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Express5800/T110i

Page 1: ...de Introduction This document contains product and configuration information that will enable you to configure your system The guide will ensure fast and proper configuration of your NEC Express5800 server June 25 2018 Revision 7 0 NEC Corporation ...

Page 2: ...X LTO Drive Selection 32 7 2 RDX LTO Configuration 32 8 PCI Card 33 8 1 Network Interface Controller 33 8 2 SAS Controller 34 8 3 Graphics Accelerator 34 8 4 Serial Port Adapter 34 9 Other Add in Components 35 9 1 Fan Kit 35 9 2 Trusted Platform Module Kit 35 9 3 Internal Flash Memory 35 9 4 High Temperature Support Option 35 9 5 Input Devices 35 10 Add on Components 37 10 1 Server Management Lice...

Page 3: ...4 x8 connector 1 PCIe 3 0 x2 x8 connector 1 PCIe 3 0 x1 x8 connector Video Controller VRAM Integrated in Server Management Controller 32MB Resolution Color 1600 x 1200 16 7M 2 Interfaces 1 VGA 15 pin mini D sub 1 rear 1 to 2 Serial 9 pin mini D sub RS232 C 1 to 2 rear 6 USB 3 0 2 front 4 rear plus 1 internal USB 3 0 2 1000BASE T LAN connector RJ 45 2 rear 1 1000BASE T LAN connector for Management ...

Page 4: ...0 GHz 3 50 GHz 3 80GHz Number of Processors 1 Cache 8 MB Cores and Threads 4C 4T 4C 8T Chipset Intel C236 Chipset Memory Type DDR4 2400 ECC Unbuffered DIMM Standard Capacity 0 GB Maximum Capacity 64 GB 4 x 16 GB Internal Storage Standard Capacity 0 GB Maximum Capacity 48 TB 4 x 12 TB Disk Controller SATA 6 Gb s Integrated SATA SAS 6 12 Gb s Optional RAID SATA RAID 0 1 10 Standard 1 SATA SAS RAID 0...

Page 5: ... 85 Regulatory and Safety FCC c UL CE CB RoHS BSMI CCC Operating Systems and Virtualization Software Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 3 or later 4 6 VMware ESXi...

Page 6: ...g 3 5 inch Drive Configuration Legend A Power Button J USB 3 0 Connectors B Dump NMI Button K Drive Bay Cover C BMC Reset Button L Cover Key D Power LED M Stabilizer E Power Capping LED N 5 25 inch Media Bay 1 F System Status LED 1 O 5 25 inch Media Bay 2 G System Status LED 2 P Optical Disk Drive H Global LED 1 Q 2 5 inch Drive Bay I Global LED 2 R 3 5 inch Drive Bay A G E C K J L I B D F H M P O...

Page 7: ...7 0 June 2018 7 Rear Views Hot Plug Power Supply Configuration Non hot Plug Power Supply Configuration Legend A Serial Port Connector E Data LAN Connectors B VGA Connector F PCI Slots C USB Connectors G AC Inlet D Management LAN Connector H Power Supply Unit D C B A G E F H ...

Page 8: ...M CONFIGRATION GUIDE NEC Express5800 T110i NEC Corporation Revision 7 0 June 2018 8 Dimensions mm Standard Bezel Non redundant Power Configuration Redundant Power Configuration 469 3 175 0 249 0 498 4 367 0 ...

Page 9: ...ON GUIDE NEC Express5800 T110i NEC Corporation Revision 7 0 June 2018 9 Dust Proof Bezel Non redundant Power Configuration Redundant Power Configuration 518 2 492 0 367 0 175 0 249 0 492 0 175 0 249 0 506 7 492 0 367 0 ...

Page 10: ...gram Legend Standard components Mandatory components Expansion Slots Legend 1 PCIe 3 0 x2 x8 connector Full Height up to 173mm length 2 PCIe 3 0 x1 x8 connector Full Height up to 173mm length 3 PCIe 3 0 x16 x16 connector Full Height up to 312mm length 4 PCIe 3 0 x4 x8 connector Full Height up to 173mm length ...

Page 11: ... MB N8101 1086F Core i3 7300 Processor Kit Intel Core i3 7300 Processor 4 GHz 2C 4T 4 MB N8101 1087F Xeon E3 1220 v6 Processor Kit Intel Xeon Processor E3 1220 v6 3 0 GHz 4C 4T 8 MB N8101 1091F Xeon E3 1225 v6 Processor Kit Intel Xeon Processor E3 1225 v6 3 3 GHz 4C 4T 8 MB N8101 1090F Xeon E3 1230 v6 Processor Kit Intel Xeon Processor E3 1230 v6 3 5 GHz 4C 8T 8 MB N8101 1089F Xeon E3 1270 v6 Proc...

Page 12: ... Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter 4 TB 1 64 GB Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter 24TB 1 64GB Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 6 TB 64 GB VMware ESXi 6 0 6 TB 2 64 GB VMware ESXi 6 5 12TB 3 64 GB 1 The maximum available memory size of Hyper V systems are below Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 ...

Page 13: ...he 4 2 10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Non RAID Embedded SATA 4 2 1 4 3 1 RAID 0 1 10 No Cache 4 2 4 4 3 4 RAID 0 1 10 1GB Cache 4 2 5 RAID 0 1 10 2GB Cache 4 2 6 RAID 5 6 50 60 1GB Cache 4 2 7 RAID 5 6 50 60 2GB Cache 4 2 9 RAID 5 6 50 60 4GB Cache 4 2 10 VMware ESXi 6 5 Non RAID Embedded SATA 4 2 1 4 3 1 RAID 0 1 10 No Cache 4 2 3 4 3 4 RAID 0 1 10 1GB Cache 4 2 5 RAID 5 6 50 60 1GB Cache 4 2 7 RA...

Page 14: ... 1 10 No Cache 4 2 14 RAID 0 1 10 1GB Cache 4 2 15 RAID 0 1 10 2GB Cache 4 2 16 RAID 5 6 50 60 1GB Cache 4 2 17 RAID 5 6 50 60 2GB Cache 4 2 19 RAID 5 6 50 60 4GB Cache 4 2 20 VMware ESXi 6 5 Non RAID Embedded SATA 4 2 11 4 3 5 RAID 0 1 10 No Cache 4 2 14 4 3 6 RAID 0 1 10 1GB Cache 4 2 15 RAID 5 6 50 60 1GB Cache 4 2 16 RAID 5 6 50 60 2GB Cache 4 2 17 RAID 5 6 50 60 2GB Cache 4 2 19 RAID 5 6 50 6...

Page 15: ...d Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Non RAID Embedded SATA 4 2 21 4 3 7 RAID 0 1 10 No Cache 4 2 23 4 3 8 RAID 0 1 10 1GB Cache 4 2 25 RAID 5 6 50 60 1GB Cache 4 2 27 RAID 5 6 50 60 2GB Cache 4 2 28 NOTE All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity and rotation speed 4 1 4 M 2 SATA SSD The M 2 SATA SSD can be used for boot drive only See the table below for the system configuration of M...

Page 16: ...orporation Revision 7 0 June 2018 16 RAID 0 1 10 2GB Cache 4 2 35 VMware ESXi 6 0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 RAID 0 1 10 No Cache 4 2 33 Not supported RAID 0 1 10 1GB Cache 4 2 34 NOTE A drive cage kit is required when no internal hard drive is installed ...

Page 17: ... 0 1 Controller without Cache for 2 5 inch Drives Category Product Name Description Part Number Storage Controller Required RAID Controller RAID 0 1 Broadcom MegaRAID SAS 9341 8i RAID0 1 10 no memory cache Int 8 PCIe 3 0 x8 SAS 12Gb s SATA 6Gb s N8103 188 Cable Internal SATA Cable 1 x Mini SAS HD to 1 x Mini SAS HD Attached in Cage Internal SAS SATA Cable 1 x Mini SAS HD to 1 x Mini SAS HD for 5th...

Page 18: ... Controller 2GB RAID 0 1 WT Avago LSI MegaRAID SAS 945N 8i RAID 0 1 10 2GB Int 8 PCIe 3 0 x8 SAS 12Gb s SATA 6Gb s N8103 210 Flash Backup Recommended Flash Buckup Unit for Avago LSI MegaRAID SAS 946N 8i 550mm Cable for Flash Backup Unit included NOTE It can not be connected to N8103 210 RAID Controller N8103 209 Cable Internal SAS SATA Cable 1 x Mini SAS HD to 1 x Mini SAS HD Attached in Cage Inte...

Page 19: ...ives Category Product Name Description Part Number Storage Controller Required RAID Controller 2GB RAID 0 1 5 6 WT WB Avago LSI MegaRAID SAS 946N 8i RAID0 1 5 6 10 50 60 2GB Int 8 PCIe 3 0 x8 SAS 12Gb s SATA 6Gb s N8103 207 RAID Controller 2GB RAID 0 1 5 6 WT Avago LSI MegaRAID SAS 945N 8i RAID0 1 5 6 10 50 60 2GB Int 8 PCIe 3 0 x8 SAS 12Gb s SATA 6Gb s N8103 211 Flash Backup Recommended Flash Bac...

Page 20: ...SAS HD Attached in Cage Drive Cage Required 3 5 inch Drive Cage 4 x 3 5 inch hot plug drive bays N8154 79F NOTE All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity Embedded SATA RAID Controller does not support RAID 10 configured with 2TB or more HDDs 4 2 13 RAID 0 1 Controller without Cache for 3 5 inch Drives Category Product Name Description Part Number Storage Controller Require...

Page 21: ...ommended Flash Buckup Unit for Avago LSI MegaRAID SAS 946N 8i 550mm Cable for Flash Backup Unit included NOTE It can not be connected to N8103 210 RAID Controller N8103 209 Cable Internal SAS SATA Cable 1 x Mini SAS HD to 1 x Mini SAS HD Attached in Cage Drive Cage Required 3 5 inch Drive Cage 4 x 3 5 inch hot plug drive bays N8154 79F NOTE All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same...

Page 22: ...roller N8103 209 Cable Internal SAS SATA Cable 1 x Mini SAS HD to 1 x Mini SAS HD Attached in Cage Drive Cage Required 3 5 inch Drive Cage 4 x 3 5 inch hot plug drive bays N8154 79F NOTE All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity 4 2 20 RAID 5 6 Controller with 4 GB Cache for 3 5 inch Drives Category Product Name Description Part Number Storage Controller Required RAID Cont...

Page 23: ...n hot plug drive bays N8154 81F NOTE All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity 4 2 24 RAID 0 1 Controller without Cache for Non hot plug 3 5 inch Drives Category Product Name Description Part Number Storage Controller Required RAID Controller RAID 0 1 Avago LSI MegaRAID SAS 944N 8i RAID0 1 10 no memory cache Int 8 PCIe 3 0 x8 SAS 12Gb s SATA 6Gb s N8103 205 Cable Required ...

Page 24: ...ives Category Product Name Description Part Number Storage Controller Required RAID Controller 1GB RAID 0 1 Broadcom MegaRAID SAS 9362 8i RAID0 1 10 1GB Int 8 PCIe 3 0 x8 SAS 12Gb s SATA 6Gb s N8103 177 Flash Backup Recommended Flash Backup Unit for Broadcom MegaRAID SAS 9362 8i 500mm Cable for Flash Backup Unit included N8103 180 Cable Required RAID LED Cable K410 293 00 Cable Internal SAS SATA C...

Page 25: ...ives Category Product Name Description Part Number Storage Controller Required RAID Controller 4GB RAID 0 1 5 6 Avago LSI MegaRAID SAS 946N 8i RAID0 1 5 6 10 50 60 4GB Int 8 PCIe 3 0 x8 SAS 12Gb s SATA 6Gb s N8103 208 Flash Backup Recommended Flash Buckup Unit for Avago LSI MegaRAID SAS 946N 8i 550mm Cable for Flash Backup Unit included N8103 209 Cable Required RAID LED Cable K410 444 00 Cable Int...

Page 26: ...Ie 3 0 x8 SAS 12Gb s SATA 6Gb s N8103 176 Cable Internal SAS SATA Cable 1 x Mini SAS HD to 2 x Single SATA 1 set K410 365 00 Installation Kit Dual M 2 SATA Mount Kit M 2 PCIe SSD adapter 2 x M 2 socket N8118 307 Drive 2 slots available 120GB M 2 SATA SSD 1 x 120GB M 2 SATA SSD 6Gb s 512n sector N8150 736 4 2 35 RAID 0 1 Controller with 2 GB Cache for M 2 SATA SSD Category Product Name Description ...

Page 27: ...E N8150 785 NOTE Embedded SATA RAID Controller does not support RAID 10 configured with 2TB or more HDDs 4 3 3 2 5 inch Drives 3 Category Product Name Description Part Number Drive 8 slots available SAS HDD 512n 300GB 10K Hot Plug 2 5 inch SAS HDD 1 x 300 GB SAS HDD 2 5 inch 12Gb s 10 000 rpm 512n sector N8150 479 450GB 10K Hot Plug 2 5 inch SAS HDD 1 x 450 GB SAS HDD 2 5 inch 12Gb s 10 000 rpm 51...

Page 28: ... 1 x 900 GB SAS HDD 2 5 inch 12Gb s 10 000 rpm 512n sector N8150 482 1 2TB 10K Hot Plug 2 5 inch SAS HDD 1 x 1 2TB SAS HDD 2 5 inch 12Gb s 10 000 rpm 512n sector N8150 483 300GB 15K Hot Plug 2 5 inch SAS HDD 1 x 300 GB SAS HDD 2 5 inch 12Gb s 15 000 rpm 512n sector N8150 485 450GB 15K Hot Plug 2 5 inch SAS HDD 1 x 450 GB SAS HDD 2 5 inch 12Gb s 15 000 rpm 512n sector N8150 486 600GB 15K Hot Plug 2...

Page 29: ...5 3TB 7 2K Hot Plug 3 5 inch SATA HDD 1 x 3 TB SATA HDD 3 5 inch 6Gb s 7 200 rpm 512n sector N8150 506 4TB 7 2K Hot Plug 3 5 inch SATA HDD 1 x 4 TB SATA HDD 3 5 inch 6Gb s 7 200 rpm 512n sector N8150 507 NOTE Hot plug insertion removal is not supported with the embedded SATA Non RAID controller 4 3 6 Hot Plug 3 5 inch Drives 2 Category Product Name Description Part Number Drive 4 slots available S...

Page 30: ...ch SATA HDD 1 x 500 GB SATA HDD 3 5 inch 6Gb s 7 200 rpm 512n sector N8150 526 1TB 7 2K non Hot Plug 3 5 inch SATA HDD 1 x 1 TB SATA HDD 3 5 inch 6Gb s 7 200 rpm 512n sector N8150 514 2TB 7 2K non Hot Plug 3 5 inch SATA HDD 1 x 2 TB SATA HDD 3 5 inch 6Gb s 7 200 rpm 512n sector N8150 515 3TB 7 2K non Hot Plug 3 5 inch SATA HDD 1 x 3 TB SATA HDD 3 5 inch 6Gb s 7 200 rpm 512n sector N8150 516 4TB 7 ...

Page 31: ... DVD ROM DVD RAM read speed 5x CD read speed 24x CD ROM CD R RW NOTE Not supported for Linux or VMware N8151 135F External External DVD Dual drive DVD Dual drive Bus powered 1 5A required not including writing software N8160 101F NOTE An optical drive is required for maintenance and OS installation Up to 1 optical drive can be connected 6 Flash FDD Choose the Flash FDD if you need to prepare an al...

Page 32: ...port Standard Cable Required Internal USB cable 1x Internal USB3 0 to 1x USB 3 0 device K410 276 00 Drive 1 drive available Internal RDX USB NOTE Not supported for VMware N8151 125 7 2 2 LTO Drive Category Product Name Description Part Number Controller Required SAS Controller Broadcom SAS9212 4i4e Host Bus Adapter 6Gbps SAS Int 4 Ext 4 7 pin SATA SFF 8088 PCIe 2 0 x8 N8103 142 Cable Required Inte...

Page 33: ...e NIC Teaming and bonding features See the table below for supported network interfaces and OS combinations Windows Server 2012 or later and Linux support teaming with bonding function supported by OS Network Interface Team OS 1GbE NIC Embedded 1GbE NIC and N8104 150 151 152 Up to four teams per one system Up to four ports per one team Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2016...

Page 34: ...F 8088 PCIe 2 0 x8 N8103 142 SAS Controller Broadcom SAS9300 8e Host Bus Adapter 12Gb s SAS Int 4 Ext 4 7 pin SATA SFF 8088 PCIe 3 0 x8 N8103 184 8 3 Graphics Accelerator Product Name Description Part Number Graphics Accelerator NVIDIA NVS 315 PCI Express 2 0 x16 1x DVI VGA connector DMS 59 DVI I branch cable included N8105 48 NOTE The standard VGA connector cannot be used when this option is inst...

Page 35: ...ver 2012 or later only N8115 23A NOTE The kit is not available in China The kit is not removable after attachment TPM Support in BIOS setup menu must be activated prior to use of this kit To use Windows BitLocker drive encryption be sure to keep the recovery password of BitLocker function The recovery password is required to restore data for hardware replacement during a system error 9 3 Internal ...

Page 36: ...SYSTEM CONFIGRATION GUIDE NEC Express5800 T110i NEC Corporation Revision 7 0 June 2018 36 Keyboard and mouse are not included in the base models Please order separately if necessary ...

Page 37: ...ccessing the local drives N8115 04 NOTE Remote KVM and remote media features are not available for virtual machines 10 2 Dust Proof Kit The server supports the dust resistant feature Choose the following kit to install the system in dusty places Category Product Name Description Part Number Front Bezel Dust Proof Bezel Including 1 set of dust proof filter N8146 71 Filter Dust proof filter 5 pcs Fo...

Page 38: ...m As the default settings at the factory UEFI mode is set as OS Boot mode and X2APIC is enabled Refer to the User s Guide and change the settings before installing an Operating System requiring Legacy Mode Operating System Supported Boot Mode Supported X2APIC Setting Windows Server 2012 UEFI Enabled Windows Server 2012 R2 UEFI Enabled Windows Server 2016 UEFI Enabled Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 UEF...

Page 39: ...deo Capture 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 3 3 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 require NEC ESMPRO Manager 3 3 BIOS setting by using XML file Maintenance EXP...

Page 40: ...AS Controller N8103 142 SAS Controller N8104 152 Quad Port 1000BASE T Adapter N8104 151 Dual Port 1000BASE T Adapter N8104 150 1000BASE T Adapter Supported PCI cards and Installable Slots Slots Part Number Product Name 1 2 3 4 N8103 188 RAID Controller RAID 0 1 1 N8103 176 RAID Controller 1GB RAID 0 1 1 N8103 177 RAID Controller 1GB RAID 0 1 5 6 1 N8103 178 RAID Controller 2GB RAID 0 1 5 6 1 N8103...

Page 41: ...rentheses shows the population priority recommendation For example install N8103 176 in the slot 4 and N8104 157 in the slot 3 when you have those cards There are PCI slot limitations depending on the processor and operating system Please refer to the following and be careful to choose a processor and PCI cards ...

Page 42: ...FP 2ch N8104 151 Dual Port 1000BASE T Adapter N8104 150 1000BASE T Adapter No limitations when N8103 184 SAS Controller or N8104 152 Quad Port 1000BASE T Adapter is not installed Pentium G4560 Core i3 7300 Xeon E3 1220v6 Xeon E3 1225v6 Yes Up to two cards from the following can be installed N8103 184 SAS Controller N8104 152 Quad Port 1000BASE T Adapter No limitations for other cards No Up to one ...

Page 43: ...d Software for Secure Boot Mode Operating System Supported Boot Mode Secure Boot Mode Windows Server 2012 UEFI Windows Server 2012 R2 UEFI Windows Server 2016 UEFI Software Related to Boot Supported Boot Mode Secure Boot Mode System Diagnostics Utility UEFI EXPRESSBUILDER UEFI Supported Boot Device for Secure Boot Mode Supported Boot Device Part Number RAID controller RAID0 1 N8103 188 N8103 205 R...

Page 44: ...ademarks 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 registered trademark of Red Hat Inc in the U S All other products brands or trade names used in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders NEC shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omis...

Page 45: ... code changed Trusted Platform Module Kit N8115 23A 4 0 December 22 2017 Others Dust Proof Kit and related description added 3 0 August 24 2017 New products added 200GB Hot Plug 2 5 inch SATA SSD N8150 779 400GB Hot Plug 2 5 inch SATA SSD N8150 780 800GB Hot Plug 2 5 inch SATA SSD N8150 781 200GB Hot Plug 2 5 inch SATA SSD N8150 782 400GB Hot Plug 2 5 inch SATA SSD N8150 783 800GB Hot Plug 2 5 inc...

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