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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE

 

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NEC Express5800/B120d 

NEC Corporation 

Revision 4.0 

– July 17, 2013 

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(2/2) 

Model 

 

B120d 

Part Number 

 

N8400-132F 

N8400-131F 

Processor 

Type 

Intel® Xeon® processor 
E5-2450 

Intel® Xeon® processor 
E5-2470 

 

Clock speed 

2.10 GHz 

2.30 GHz 

 

Number of Processors 

1 to 2 

 

 

Cache 

20 MB 

 

 

Cores and Threads 

8C-16T 

 

Chipset 

 

Intel® C602 Chipset 

Memory 

Type 

DDR3-1333 ECC Unbuffered Low Power DIMM 
DDR3-1600 and DDR3-1066 ECC Registered Low Power 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: 1.8 TB (Two 900 GB) 
SATA HDD: 2 TB (Two 1 TB) 
SATA SSD: 200 GB ( Two 100GB) 

 

Disk Controller 

SATA : 6Gb/s (Integrated) 
SAS: 6Gb/s (Optional) 

 

RAID 

SATA : RAID 0/1 (Optional

 2

SAS : RAID 0/1 (Optional) 

 

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 

3

 

Interfaces 

1 SUV (1 front) 

Server Management 

EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 

Maximum Power Consumption (VDC) 

396 Watt 

411 Watt 

Dimensions (W x D x H ) 

51.6 x 515.4 x 180.7 mm / 2.0 x 20.3 x 7.1 in

 

Weight (Minimum / Maximum) 

2kg / 5 kg, 4.41 / 13.23 lbs.

 

Enclosures 

Blade Enclosure M, Blade Enclosure-H v2 

Temperature, Relative Humidity 
(non-condensing) 

Operating: 10° to 35° C / 50° to 95° F, 20 to 80% 
Non-Operating: -10° to 55° C / 14° to 131° F, 20 to 80% 

Regulatory and Safety 

FCC, CE, BSMI, CCC, UL, CB, RoHS, WEEE 

Operating Systems 

Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Standard Edition 
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition   
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition 
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition 
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard 
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise 
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard (x64) 
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise (x64) 
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Standard Edition 
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition   
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition 
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition 
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard 
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise 
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard (x64) 
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise (x64) 

Summary of Contents for NEC Express5800/B120d

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 July 17 2013 Revision 4 0 NEC Corporation ...

Page 2: ...2 4 1 Drive and RAID Configuration 12 4 2 Internal Drive Configuration 12 5 I O Expansion Card 14 5 1 Network Interface Controller 14 5 2 External Storage Controller 15 6 Other Add in Components 15 6 1 Trusted Platform Module Kit 16 6 2 Internal Flash Memory 16 REFERENCES 17 Server Management 17 OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards and Embedded Controllers 18 Support Matrix for Adapters and Network Int...

Page 3: ...Memory Lockstep 1 Memory Mirror 1 Internal Storage Standard Capacity 0 GB Maximum Capacity SAS HDD 2 4 TB Two 1 2 TB SATA HDD 2 TB Two 1 TB SATA SSD 800 GB Two 400GB Disk Controller SATA 6Gb s Integrated SAS 6Gb s Optional RAID SATA RAID 0 1 Optional 2 SAS RAID 0 1 Optional Hot Plug Supported Disk Drive Bays 2 Expansion Slots Standard Total 3 slots available 1 Type 1 mezzanine 1 Type 2 mezzanine 1...

Page 4: ...center 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 8 or later x86 5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 8 or later EM64T 5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 2 or later x86 5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 2 or later x86_64 5 VMware ESX4 1u2 VMware ESXi5 0u1 VMware ESXi5 0u2 VMware ESXi5 1 VMware ESXi5 1u1 1 To configure memory mirror and memory lockstep configuration contact our sales representative 2 Embedded SATA RAID controller ...

Page 5: ... 480 1280 x 1024 16 7M 3 Interfaces 1 SUV 1 front Server Management EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 Maximum Power Consumption VDC 396 Watt 411 Watt Dimensions W x D x H 51 6 x 515 4 x 180 7 mm 2 0 x 20 3 x 7 1 in Weight Minimum Maximum 2kg 5 kg 4 41 13 23 lbs Enclosures Blade Enclosure M Blade Enclosure H v2 Temperature Relative Humidity non condensing Operating 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F 20 to 80 Non Operating ...

Page 6: ...ware ESXi5 0u1 VMware ESXi5 1 1 To configure memory mirror and memory lockstep configuration contact your sales representative 2 Embedded SATA RAID controller is supported only on limited OS For more details please see OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards and Embedded Controllers 3 Maximum resolution and color available via EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 remote console is 1280 x 1024 65K colors 4 For Windows Se...

Page 7: ...ront Views Internal Drive Configuration Drive less Configuration Legend A Power LED G Data LAN 2 Activity LED B Power Button H UID LED Button C System Status LED I UID LED D Dump NMI Switch J SUV Connector E Data LAN 1 Activity LED K Drive Bay F System Reset Switch 1 0 E F G K A B C D H J I E F G A B C D H J I ...

Page 8: ...Slot Legend 1 Type I mezzanine card slot 2 Type II mezzanine card slot 3 Flexible integrated NIC card slot NOTE The type I mezzanine card slot is available in dual processor configuration Type II Type I CHASSIS FRONT LAN Slot CHASSIS TOP Two 2 5 inch Drives or Blank Panel Processor 1 Processor 2 6 DIMM Slots 1 DIMM Slot 6 DIMM Slots 2 5 inch Drive Cage or Blank Panel 2 1 3 ...

Page 9: ...ve Cage no Network Controller Including One Intel Xeon processor E5 2450 EXPRESSBUILDER DVD N8400 132F NEC Express5800 B120d 8C E5 2470 no RAM no Drive Cage no Network Controller Including One Intel Xeon processor E5 2470 EXPRESSBUILDER DVD N8400 131F 2 2nd Processor Available sockets 1 Product Name Description Part Number Xeon E5 2403 2nd Processor Kit Intel Xeon Processor E5 2403 1 80 GHz 4C 4T ...

Page 10: ...t One 32GB Registered ECC DIMM DDR3L 1066 PC3L 8500 N8402 101F NOTE Minimum one memory kit per processor must be installed It is recommended to install three identical memory kits for triple channel symmetric memory configurations to increase memory transfer speed Mix configurations of UDIMM RDIMM are not supported Maximum Memory Speed See the table below for the actual maximum memory transfer spe...

Page 11: ...oft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard x64 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard 32 GB 32 GB Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 64 GB 64 GB Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition 1 TB 384 GB Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Ente...

Page 12: ...e less Blade Kit Blank panel N8403 056F 4 2 2 Embedded SATA non RAID Controller Category Product Name Description Part Number Drive Cage Required SATA Drive Cage Kit Two 2 5 inch hot plug hard drive bays one internal SATA cable N8403 057F Drive 2 slots available SATA HDD 250GB 7 2K Hot Plug 2 5 inch SATA HDD One 250 GB 2 5 inch SATA2 7 200 rpm N8450 040 500GB 7 2K Hot Plug 2 5 inch SATA HDD One 50...

Page 13: ...d RAID Controller kit 512MB RAID 0 1 Two 2 5 inch hot plug hard drive bays LSI MegaRAID SAS 9267 8i RAID 0 1 512 MB N8403 059F Drive 2 slots available SAS HDD 300GB 10K Hot Plug 2 5 inch SAS HDD One 300 GB 2 5 inch SAS 6Gb s 10 000 rpm N8450 032 600GB 10K Hot Plug 2 5 inch SAS HDD One 600 GB 2 5 inch SAS 6Gb s 10 000 rpm N8450 034 900GB 10K Hot Plug 2 5 inch SAS HDD One 900 GB 2 5 inch SAS 6Gb s 1...

Page 14: ...or NOTE For external FCoE Switch connection connect via N8406 035 036 10Gb Pass Through Card N8403 072F Adapter Type II GbE 1000BASE T 4ch adapter Intel 82571EB Gigabit Ethernet Adapter N8403 022 Quad Port 1000BASE Adapter Intel Ethernet Controller I350 AM4 N8403 077F NOTE One riser card kit must be installed The type I mezzanine slot is available in dual processor configuration Wake on LAN featur...

Page 15: ... use NIC Partitioning please note the following NIC Partitioning is supported on Windows Server 2008 2008R2 64bit OS and 64bit Linux OS only Using iSCSI Boot To configure iSCSI boot system please contact your sales representatives 5 2 External Storage Controller 5 2 1 Fibre Channel Controller Category Product Name Description Part Number Adapter Type I Fibre Channel Controller 4Gbps 2ch Emulex Lig...

Page 16: ... recovery password is required to restore data for hardware replacement during a system error 6 2 Internal Flash Memory Available socket 1 Product Name Description Part Number Internal Flash Memory Internal flash memory to enable software and tools in the EXPRESSBUILDR DVD without DVD media NOTE Before use software and tools must be copied from the EXPRESSBUILDER DVD to the flash memory The follow...

Page 17: ...r and OS panic by SNMP E Mail Remote 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 and BMC Firmware update BIOS setting 1 OS shutdown Remote media CD DVD FD USB Key Server Management Command Line Protocol DMTF compliant Remote control via Web browser ...

Page 18: ... Cage Kit Embedded SATA RAID controller N8403 059F RAID Controller kit 512MB RAID 0 1 N8403 061 Dual Port 1GBASE Riser Card Kit N8403 062 Dual Port 10GBASE Riser Card Kit N8403 064 Dual Port 10GBASE Riser Card Kit N8403 021 1000BASE T 2ch adapter N8403 076F Dual Port 1000BASE Adapter N8403 022 1000BASE T 4ch adapter N8403 077F Quad Port 1000BASE Adapter N8403 035 10GBASE KR LAN interface card N840...

Page 19: ...F Dual Port 1000BASE Adapter 1 2 N8403 022 1000BASE T 4ch adapter 2 N8403 077F Quad Port 1000BASE Adapter 2 N8403 035 10GBASE KR LAN interface card N8403 072F 10Gb CNA Card 2Ch 1 Existing 1Gb Intelligent L3 Switch installed for embedded NIC can be shared with embedded NIC and the optional NIC if N8406 013 1Gb Inter link Expansion Card is installed in Blade Enclosure M system 2 N8406 037 10GBASE SR...

Page 20: ...8403 064F Dual Port 10GBASE Riser Card Kit N8403 065F Dual Port 10GBASE Adapter N8403 067F Dual Port 10GBASE Adapter N8403 021 1000BASE T 2ch adapter N8403 076F Dual Port 1000BASE Adapter N8403 022 1000BASE T 4ch adapter N8403 077F Quad Port 1000BASE Adapter N8403 035 10GBASE KR LAN interface card N8403 072F 10Gb CNA Card 2Ch N8403 018 Fibre Channel Controller 4Gbps 2ch N8403 034 Fibre Channel Con...

Page 21: ...es 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 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 te...

Page 22: ...t 1000BASE Adapter N8403 076F Quad Port 1000BASE Adapter N8403 077F Discontinued products removed 100GB Non hot Plug 2 5 inch SATA SSD N8450 703 3 0 January 18 2013 Part number changed Trusted Platform Module Kit N8415 002F Others Add Windows Server 2012 to the list of operating system supported Update OS support matrix 2 0 October 26 2012 Processors E5 2430 and E5 2450 added VMware ESXi5 1 suppor...

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