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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE

 

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NEC Express5800/B120f 

NEC Corporation 

Revision 2.3 

– February 24, 2017 

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Model 

 

B120f 

Operating Systems and Virtualization 
Software (contd.) 

Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Standard 
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Enterprise 
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 6.5 or later (x86) 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 or later (x86_64) 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 or later 

VMware ESXi 5.1 u2 or later 
VMware ESXi 5.5 u2 or later 
VMware ESXi 6.0 or later 
VMware ESXi 6.5 or later 

1

 

To configure memory mirror and memory lockstep configuration, contact your sales representative. 

2

 

Maximum resolution and color available via EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 remote console is 1280 x 1024 / 65K 
colors. 

3

 

For Linux support, contact our sales representative or go to the NEC website at: 

http://www.nec.com/global/prod/express/linux/index.html

 

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Model 

 

B120f 

Part Number 

 

N8400-233F 

N8400-234F 

N8400-236F 

Processor 

Type 

Intel® Xeon® 
processor E5-2660 
v3 

Intel® Xeon® 
processor E5-2690 
v3 

Intel® Xeon® 
processor E5-2698 
v3 

 

Clock speed 

2.60 GHz 

 

2.30 GHz 

 

Number of Processors 

1 to 2 

 

 

 

Cache 

25 MB 

30 MB 

40 MB 

 

Cores and Threads 

10C-20T 

12C-24T 

16C-32T 

Chipset 

 

Intel® C612 Chipset 

Memory 

Type 

DDR4-2133 ECC Registered DIMM 
DDR4-2133 ECC Load Reduced DIMM 

 

Standard Capacity 

0 GB 

 

 

 

Maximum Capacity 

384 GB (Twelve 32 GB) 

 

Memory protection 

ECC, x4 SDDC, Memory Lockstep 

1

, Memory Mirror 

1

 

Internal Storage 

Standard Capacity 

0 GB 

 

 

 

Maximum Capacity 

SAS HDD: 3.6 TB (Two 1.8 TB) 
SAS SSD: 800 GB ( Two 400GB) 

 

Disk Controller 

SAS: 12Gb/s (Integrated) 

 

RAID 

RAID 0/1 (Integrated) 

 

Hot Plug 

Supported 

 

 

 

Disk Drive Bays 

2

 

 

 

Expansion Slots 

Standard 

Total: 3 slots available 
1 Type 1 mezzanine 
1 Type 2 mezzanine 
1 PCIe for a flexible integrated NIC 

Video 

Controller (VRAM) 

Integrated in Server Management Controller (32MB) 

 

Resolution / Color 

640 x 480 

– 1280 x 1024 / 16.7M 

2

 

Summary of Contents for N8400-230F

Page 1: ...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 serv...

Page 2: ...rnal Drives 11 4 1 Drive and RAID Configuration 11 4 2 Internal Drive Configuration 11 5 I O Expansion Card 12 5 1 Network Interface Controller 12 5 2 External Storage Controller 15 6 Other Add in Com...

Page 3: ...al Storage Standard Capacity 0 GB Maximum Capacity SAS HDD 3 6 TB Two 1 8 TB SAS SSD 800 GB Two 400GB Disk Controller SAS 12Gb s Integrated RAID RAID 0 1 Integrated Hot Plug Supported Disk Drive Bays...

Page 4: ...024 65K colors 3 For Linux support contact our sales representative or go to the NEC website at http www nec com global prod express linux index html 2 2 Model B120f Part Number N8400 233F N8400 234F...

Page 5: ...Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 D...

Page 6: ...D LED Button C System Status LED H SUV Connector D Power LED I 2 5 inch Drive Bays E Power Button Configuration Diagram Legend Mandatory Components Standard Components Expansion Slot E F G A B C D H I...

Page 7: ...SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800 B120f NEC Corporation Revision 2 3 February 24 2017 7 Legend 1 Type I mezzanine card slot 2 Type II mezzanine card slot 3 Flexible integrated NIC card slot...

Page 8: ...E5 2698 v3 no RAM no HDD no Network Controller Including One Intel Xeon processor E5 2698 v3 EXPRESSBUILDER N8400 236F NOTE The base model must be ordered with a memory kit a drive cage kit and a net...

Page 9: ...when using Hyper V are below Windows Server 2008 24 Windows Server 2008 R2 64 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 320 Windows Server 2016 512 3 Memory 3 1 Memory Configuration Available slots...

Page 10: ...Enterprise 64 GB 64 GB Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise 1 2 TB 384 GB Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 S...

Page 11: ...1 512 MB Standard Drive 2 slots available SAS HDD 300GB 10K Hot Plug 2 5 inch SAS HDD 1 x 300 GB SAS HDD 12Gb s 10 000 rpm 512B sector N8450 051 600GB 10K Hot Plug 2 5 inch SAS HDD 1 x 600 GB SAS HDD...

Page 12: ...Hot Plug 2 5 inch SATA HDD 1x 1 TB SATA HDD 6Gb s 7 200rpm 4KB sector N8450 078 SAS SSD 200GB Hot Plug 2 5 inch SAS SSD 1 x 200 GB SAS SSD eMLC 12Gb s 512B sector N8450 709 400GB Hot Plug 2 5 inch SA...

Page 13: ...pter Intel Ethernet Controller I350 AM4 N8403 077F NOTE 8 GB of memory per number of 10GbE network controller is recommended to avoid network performance issues Only one 10GbE NIC can be installed whe...

Page 14: ...install Windows Server operating systems 64 bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems NIC Partitioning should be disabled to install 32 bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems NIC Partitio...

Page 15: ...bre Channel Controller Category Product Name Description Part Number Adapter Type I Fibre Channel Controller 8Gbps 2ch Emulex LightPulse LPe1205 N Host Bus Adapter N8403 034F NOTE Link speed of two po...

Page 16: ...e settings before installing an Operating System requiring Legacy Mode Operating System Supported Boot Mode Supported X2APIC Setting Windows Server 2008 x86 Legacy Disabled Windows Server 2008 R2 x64...

Page 17: ...emote KVM POST BIOS setup DOS utility via LAN Panic screen Boot screen Text based screen OS console GUI based screen OS console Remote control Remote reset power on off dump via LAN Power control BIOS...

Page 18: ...5 5 ESXi 5 1 ESXi 6 0 ESXi 6 5 Standard RAID controller RAID 0 1 512MB N8403 081F Dual Port 1GbE Riser Card Kit N8403 082F Dual Port 10GbE Riser Card Kit N8403 083F Dual Port 10GbE Riser Card Kit N84...

Page 19: ...al Port 10GbE Riser Card Kit N8403 084F Dual Port 10GbE Adapter N8403 085F Dual Port 10GbE Adapter N8403 049F Quad Port 10GbE Adapter N8403 051F Quad Port 10GbE Adapter N8403 076F Dual Port 1000BASE A...

Page 20: ...Type II NIC N8403 081F Dual Port 1GbE Riser Card Kit N8403 082F Dual Port 10GbE Riser Card Kit N8403 083F Dual Port 10GbE Riser Card Kit N8403 084F Dual Port 10GbE Adapter N8403 085F Dual Port 10GbE A...

Page 21: ...ies 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 registe...

Page 22: ...ning feature 2 1 August 17 2015 Others Added RHEL 7 to the list of operating system supported 2 0 June 19 2015 New products added 1TB 7 2K Hot Plug 2 5 inch SATA HDD N8450 078 Dual Port 10GbE Riser Ca...

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