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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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The maximum number of logical processors supported by OS 

See the table below for the maximum number of logical processors that you can actually use on your 
system. 

Number of Logical Processors Supported by Operating Systems 

Maximum Available 
Number  of  logical 
Processors 

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard (x86) 
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (x86) 

32 

1

 

32 

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard (x64) 
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise (x64) 

256 

1

 

72 

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 

640 

1

 

72 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 

32

 

32

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86_64) 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 

240

 

72 

VMware ESXi 5.1 

160

 

72 

VMware ESXi 5.5 

320

 

72 

VMware ESXi 6.0 

480 

72 

VMware ESXi 6.5 

576 

72 

1

 

The maximum numbers of logical processors 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: 6 per processor 

Category

 

Product Name / Description 

Part Number 

Registered DIMM 
(RDIMM) 

4GB DDR4-2133 REG Memory Kit (1x4GB) 

1 x 4GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2133(PC4-17000) 

N8402-159F 

8GB DDR4-2133 REG Memory Kit (1x8GB) 

1 x 8GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2133(PC4-17000) 

N8402-160F 

16GB DDR4-2133 REG Memory Kit (1x16GB) 

1 x 16GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2133(PC4-17000) 

N8402-161F 

Load Reduced DIMM 
(LRDIMM) 

32GB DDR4-2133 LR Memory Kit (1x32GB) 

1 x 32GB Load Reduced ECC DIMM, DDR4-2133(PC4-17000) 

N8402-162F 

NOTE: 

 

Mix configurations of RDIMM and LRDIMM are not supported. 

 

Minimum one memory kit per processor must be installed into the system running with OS other than 
Windows Server 2008 Standard operating system. 

 

One 4GB memory kit can be installed into the system running with Windows Server 2008 Standard 
operating system regardless of number of processors installed. 

 

It is recommended to install four identical memory kits for quad-channel symmetric memory 
configurations to increase memory transfer speed. 

 

At least 5 GB of memory is required for VMware ESXi 5.5 / 6.0 / 6.5. 

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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