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NEC Express5800/R120g-2M 
System Configuration Guide

 

 
 

 

 

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.

 

October 12, 2016 

Revision 3.0 

NEC Corporation

 

Summary of Contents for Express5800/R120g-2M

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 October 12 2016 Revision 3 0 NEC Corporation ...

Page 2: ...tallation Kit 25 5 2 PCIe SSD 26 6 Optical Drive 26 7 Internal RDX Drive 26 7 1 RDX Configuration 26 8 PCI Riser Card PCI Card 27 8 1 PCI Riser Card 27 8 2 Full Length PCI Card installation Kit 27 8 3 Graphics Card Installation Kit 27 8 4 Network Interface Controller 28 8 5 InfiniBand 30 8 6 External Storage Controller 31 8 7 Serial Port Adapter 32 9 Other Add in Components 32 9 1 Power Supply Mod...

Page 3: ...cessor E5 2603 V4 Intel Xeon processor E5 2620 V4 Intel Xeon processor E5 2623 v4 Intel Xeon processor E5 2630 v4 Clock speed 1 70 GHz 2 10 GHz 2 60 GHz 2 20 GHz Number of Processors 1 to 2 Cache 15 MB 20 MB 10 MB 25 MB Cores and Threads 6C 12T 8C 16T 4C 8T 10C 20T Chipset Intel C612 Chipset Memory Type DDR4 2400 Registered DIMM 4 8 16 32GB DDR4 2400 TSV Registered DIMM 64GB Standard Capacity 0 GB...

Page 4: ... VA 825 Watt Acoustical Noise Sound Pressure Level 5 Max Config Idling 49 6dB Max Config Operating 54 0dB Dimensions W x D x H 448 0 x 735 8 x 87 2 mm 17 6 x 28 9 x 3 4 in 2U Weight Minimum Maximum 19 7 kg 32 3 kg 43 43 lbs 71 21 lbs Temperature Relative Humidity non condensing Operating 5 to 40 C 41 to 104 F Standard or 5 to 45 C 41 to 113 F Optional 20 to 80 Non Operating 10 to 55 C 14 to 131 F ...

Page 5: ...l Hot Plug Supported Optical Disk Drive Optional Optical Drive Bays 1 3 5 inch Media Bays 1 Disk Drive Bays 16 1 Expansion Slots Standard Total 8 slots available 2 PCIe 3 0 x8 x8 connector 4 PCIe 3 0 x8 x8 connector 2 1 PCIe 3 0 x8 x8 connector flexible LOM slot 1 PCIe 3 0 x8 x8 connector dedicated RAID slot The slot mix changes by installing an optional riser card Video Controller VRAM Integrated...

Page 6: ...e cage is required to install more than 8 hard drives 2 Available only when the second processor is configured 3 Maximum resolution available via EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 remote console is 1280 x 1024 65K colors 4 Redundant at ambient temperatures up to 35 C For redundant fan configuration at 40 C N8181 125 redundant fan kit is required 5 Noise emission was measured in accordance with ISO 7779 The ac...

Page 7: ...tt or 800 Watt or 1000 Watt 80 PLUS Platinum certified hot plug PSU 100 240 VAC 10 50 60 Hz 3 Hz or 800 Watt 80 PLUS Titanium certified hot plug PSU 200 240 VAC 10 50 60 Hz 3 Hz Power Consumption Max Config Idling 362 VA 360 Watt 336 VA 334 Watt 362 VA 360 Watt 368 VA 365 Watt Max Config Operating 984 VA 977 Watt 963 VA 957 Watt 987 VA 980 Watt 994 VA 987 Watt Acoustical Noise Sound Pressure Level...

Page 8: ...x 64 GB Memory protection ECC x4 SDDC Memory Mirroring Memory Lockstep Memory Sparing Internal Storage Standard Capacity 0 GB Maximum Capacity SAS HDD 28 8 TB 16 x 1 8 TB SATA HDD 32 TB 16 x 2 TB SAS SSD 6 4 TB 16 x 400 GB SATA SSD 25 6 TB 16 x 1 6 TB Disk Controller SATA 6Gb s Integrated SAS 12 Gb s Optional RAID SATA RAID 0 1 5 6 10 50 60 Optional SAS RAID 0 1 5 6 10 50 60 Optional Hot Plug Supp...

Page 9: ... 55 C 14 to 131 F 20 to 80 Regulatory and Safety FCC UL CB CE BSMI UL Mexico KC CCC RCM BIS RoHS WEEE Operating Systems 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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 7...

Page 10: ... B 2 5 inch Drive Cage Bay L VGA Connector C Power Button Power LED M Data LAN 1 Activity LED D UID LED Button N Data LAN 2 Activity LED E System Reset Button O Data LAN 3 Activity LED F Dump NMI Button P Data LAN 4 Activity LED G USB Connectors Q Media Bay H BMC Reset Button R Optical Drive Bay I System Status LED 1 S Pull out Tab J System Status LED 2 A B Q R S E G L C D O F H J K M P N I ...

Page 11: ...er 2016 11 Rear View Legend A PCI Slots Full Height G UID Button LED B PCI Slots Low Profile H Serial Port Connector C Power Supply I VGA Connector D AC Inlet J Management LAN Connector E AC Power LED K LOM Card Slot F USB Connectors L Additional Power Supply Slot A B C D F G I J K E L H ...

Page 12: ...STEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800 R120g 2M NEC Corporation Revision 3 0 October 2016 12 Dimensions mm Without Cable Arm With Cable Arm 87 4 482 6 829 0 32 7 735 8 448 0 482 0 88 3 87 2 948 4 867 0 ...

Page 13: ...Bay Media Bay 2 5 inch Hot Plug Drive Cage 2 5 inch Hot Plug Drive Cage Optical Driver Bay Media Bay Redundant Cooling Fan CPU 2 6x DIMM Slots 6x DIMM Slots 6x DIMM Slots 6x DIMM Slots Hot Plug Power Supply 2 RAID Slot PCIe 3 0 PCIe 3 0 4x Flash Backup Unit Slots PCI Riser Cooling Fan 2xDIMM 3C PSU 2 PSU 1 2C 1C 1D 2D 3D LOM 8x 2 5 inch Drives Cooling Fan CPU2 Hot Plug Power Supply 1 LOM Card CPU ...

Page 14: ...CIe 3 0 x8 x8 connector for a dedicated RAID controller 1B PCIe 3 0 x8 x8 connector for a dedicated LOM Card 1C PCIe 3 0 x4 x8 connector Full height up to 220 mm length 2C PCIe 3 0 x4 x8 connector Full height up to 220 312 mm length 3C PCIe 3 0 x16 x16 connector Full height up to 312 mm length 2CPU required 1D PCIe 3 0 x8 x8 connector Low profile up to 220 mm length 2D PCIe 3 0 x8 x8 connector Low...

Page 15: ... prod express collateral tools PowerSelector_G01 xls 2 Processors and Heat Sink Available sockets 2 Product Name Description Part Number Processors 1 Processor Required Xeon E5 2603 v4 Processor Kit Intel Xeon Processor E5 2603v4 1 70 GHz 6C 6T 15 MB N8101 1029F Xeon E5 2620 v4 Processor Kit Intel Xeon Processor E5 2620 v4 2 10 GHz 8C 16T 20 MB N8101 1030F Xeon E5 2623 v4 Processor Kit Intel Xeon ...

Page 16: ...gure dual processor system 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 R2 Standard x64 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise x64 256 1 88 ...

Page 17: ...otes All DIMMs in the system must be identical Paired DIMMs must be identical Paired DIMMs must be identical 3 1 1 Independent Channel Configuration Available slots 12 per processor Category Product Name Description Part Number Registered DIMM RDIMM 8GB DDR4 2400 REG Memory Kit 2x4GB 2 x 4GB Registered ECC DIMM DDR4 2400 PC4 2400 N8102 663F 16GB DDR4 2400 REG Memory Kit 2x8GB 2 x 8GB Registered EC...

Page 18: ...onfigured memories must be identical When two processors are installed balance the DIMMs across the two processors The logical memory capacity at the time of memory sparing becomes five sixthes of physical capacity with configurations less than DIMM The maximum memory speed is 1866 MHz 3 1 3 Memory Mirroring Memory Lockstep Configuration Available slots 12 per processor Product Name Description Pa...

Page 19: ...5 2697A v4 E5 2698 v4 E5 2699 v4 RDIMM 4 8 16 32 64GB Up to 8 DIMMs 2400 MHz 10 or more DIMMs 1866 MHz Memory Sparing 1866 MHz Maximum Available Memory See the table below for the maximum memory size that you can actually use on your system Maximum Memory Size Supported by Operating Systems Maximum Available Memory Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard 1 32 GB 32 GB Microsoft Windows Server 20...

Page 20: ...rver 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Non RAID Embedde SATA 4 2 1 4 3 1 RAID 0 1 10 1GB Cache 4 2 2 4 3 3 RAID 5 6 50 60 1GB Cache 4 2 3 RAID 5 6 50 60 2GB Cache 4 2 4 NOTE Up to four hard drives can be installed in the Embedded SATA configuration All drives within a RAID array should be of the same type capacity and rotation speed Up to two kinds o...

Page 21: ...S 9362 8i RAID 0 1 10 1GB Int 8 PCIe 3 0 x8 SAS 12Gb s SATA 6Gb s N8103 176 Flash Backup Recommended Flash Backup Unit for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362 8i 650mm Cable for Flash Backup Unit included N8103 181 Cable Internal SAS SATA Cable 1 x Mini SAS HD to 1 x Mini SAS HD 2 sets Standard Drive Cage 2 5 inch Drive Cage 8 x 2 5 inch hot plug drive bays Standard Optional Drive Cage Required when more than 8...

Page 22: ...ed Up to two kinds of drives selected from SAS 10K HDDs SAS 15K HDDs SATA HDDs SAS SSDs SATA SSDs ME and SATA SSDs VE can be mixed in each drive cage 4 2 4 RAID 5 6 Controller with 2 GB Cache Category Product Name Description Part Number Storage Controller Required RAID Controller 2GB RAID 0 1 5 6 LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362 8i RAID0 1 5 6 10 50 60 2GB Int 8 PCIe 3 0 x8 SAS 12Gb s SATA 6Gb s N8103 178 F...

Page 23: ... 480 600GB 10K Hot Plug 2 5 inch SAS HDD 1 x 600 GB SAS HDD 2 5 inch 12Gb s 10 000 rpm 512n sector N8150 481 900GB 10K Hot Plug 2 5 inch SAS HDD 1x 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 1x 300 GB SAS HDD 2 5 inch 12Gb s 15 000 rpm 512n...

Page 24: ...inch SAS SATA SSDs have limited lifetime Refer to Endurance of SSD for details 4 3 3 For RAID Controller Configuration 2 For Windows Server 2012 2012R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Category Product Name Description Part Number Drive Standard 8 slots available Max 16 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 00...

Page 25: ...B SATA SSD MLC 2 5 inch 6b s 512n sector VE N8150 734 1 6TB Hot Plug 2 5 inch SATA SSD 1 x 1 6 TB SATA SSD MLC 2 5 inch 6b s 512n sector VE N8150 735 NOTE All drives within a RAID array should be of the same type capacity and rotation speed Up to two kinds of drives selected from SAS 10K HDDs 512n SAS 10K HDDs 512e SAS 15K HDDs SATA HDDs SAS SSDs SATA SSDs ME and SATA SSDs VE can be mixed in each ...

Page 26: ...D R DVD RW CD read speed 24x CD ROM CD R RW N8151 134 Internal DVD Super Multi Drive Slim DVD Super Multi drive not including writing software DVD Read speed 8x DVD R DVD RW DVD R DL DVD R DVD RW DVD R DL 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 Super Multi Drive USB Slim DVD Super Multi drive Bus powered...

Page 27: ...6 49 NOTE PCI Slot 2C 3C 2D 3D are support in dual processor configurations only PCI Slot 3C is not available when N8116 34 34A Riser Card PCIex16 is installed PCI Slot 3C 3D of N8116 49 are support in dual processor configurations only 8 2 Full Length PCI Card installation Kit For a full length PCI card D 312mm 12 28 in installation in PCI Slot 2C Product Name Description Part Number Full Length ...

Page 28: ...E Since this product is make to order manufacturing the support is provided individually Contact your sales representative for details There are following limitations on configuration to use this option The operable ambient temperature is up to 35 C Memory capacity is less than 1024GB No additional HDD cage is supported up to 8 drives Up to two Flash backup units for RAID controller can be install...

Page 29: ...NOTE N8104 129 SFP Module is required to connect with an optical cable N8104 158 10GBASE Adapter QSFP 4ch Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapters XL710 PCIe 3 0 x8 NOTE Only 10Gb connection is supported for higher level network N8104 161 QSFP Module is required to connect with an optical cable Use optical breakout cable for N8104 161 N8104 159 Dual Port 10GBASE T Adapter Intel Ethernet Controlle...

Page 30: ...012 R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux NOTE NIC Teaming feature is not supported on iSCSI interfaces The network interfaces for each teaming must be the same When 10GbE and 1GbE NIC teams are mixed the maximum number of teams must be as follows Windows Server 2008 R2 up to four per one system Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 up to five per one system Red Hat Enterprise Linux up to five per one ...

Page 31: ... 6 10 50 60 2GB Ext 8 PCIe 3 0 x8 SAS 12Gb s SATA 6Gb s Flash cache protection modules included N8103 179 NOTE To configure a large capacity RAID array it is recommended to configure in RAID 6 or RAID 60 in order to minimize the risk of becoming multiple hard drives failure during the RAID rebuilding process It is recommended to set RAID array configuration drives less than eight in order to minim...

Page 32: ...Port Adapter Serial port fixed to PCI bracket N8117 01A NOTE Up to one Serial Port Adapter can be installed 9 Other Add in Components 9 1 Power Supply Module Product Name Description Part Number 460W Hot Plug Power Supply 1 x 460 Watt 80 PLUS Platinum N8181 121F 800W Hot Plug Power Supply 1 x 800 Watt 80 PLUS Platinum N8181 122F 1000W Hot Plug Power Supply 1 x 1000 Watt 80 PLUS Platinum N8181 123F...

Page 33: ...E The kit does not include VMware ESXi installation media and license 9 5 High Temperature Support Option Product Name Description Part Number High temperature resistant Kit Required for high temperature operation over 40 C up to 45 C NOTE This option is not applicable to N8100 2420F 460 Watt power supply model N8181 144F NOTE To apply this option there are some configuration limitations below Req...

Page 34: ...ble 1 8 m Two PS 2 cable 1 8 m 15 pin mini D sub VGA cable 1 8 m N8143 108F Keypad Keyboard Unit JP JP 108 keys Keyboard with 10 key for N8143 108F 17inch LCD Console Drawer 1port N8143 109 Keyboard Unit UK UK 104 keys Keyboard with 10 key for N8143 108F 17inch LCD Console Drawer 1port N8143 111 NOTE There are two VGA connectors on R120g 2M one on the front side and one on the rear side However th...

Page 35: ...License Kit License for one server Remote KVM and remote media are enabled regardless of OS status Remote KVM Displays a graphics console on the web browser of the remote terminal PC server Controls keyboard and mouse via the remote terminals web browser Remote media Enables the user to use the CD DVD FD Flash memory of the remote terminals PC server as if accessing the local drives NOTE Remote KV...

Page 36: ... 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 2008 R2 x64 Legacy Disabled Windows Server 2012 UEFI Enabled Windows Server 2012 R2 UEFI Enabled Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 x86_64 UEFI Enabled Red H...

Page 37: ... console Remote console recording function Video recording 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 1 1 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 1 1 BIOS setting by using XML ...

Page 38: ...0GB Hot Plug 2 5 inch SAS SSD 7 3PBW 10 Times 3 Years SATA SSD Middle Endurance N8150 725 200GB Hot Plug 2 5 inch SATA SSD 3 6PBW 10 Times 3 Years N8150 726 400GB Hot Plug 2 5 inch SATA SSD 7 3PBW 10 Times 3 Years N8150 727 800GB Hot Plug 2 5 inch SATA SSD 14 6PBW 10 Times 3 Years SATA SSD Value Endurance N8150 732 200GB Hot Plug 2 5 inch SATA SSD 1 1PBW 3 Times 3 Years N8150 733 400GB Hot Plug 2 ...

Page 39: ...oller 1ch N8190 160 Fibre Channel Controller 2ch N8190 159 Fibre Channel Controller 1ch N8104 155F Dual Port 10GBASE T LOM Card N8104 160F Dual Port 10GBASE T LOM Card N8104 156F Dual Port 10G SFP Dual Port 1000BASE T LOM Card N8104 154F Quad Port 1000BASE T LOM Card N8104 159 10GBASE Adapter QSFP 4ch N8104 158 10GBASE Adapter SFP 2ch N8104 157 Dual Port 10GBASE T Adapter N8104 153 Dual Port 10GBA...

Page 40: ...ntroller 2ch 1 3 4 2 5 6 22 N8190 159 Fibre Channel Controller 1ch 1 3 4 2 5 6 23 N8103 142 SAS Controller 1 3 4 2 5 6 24 N8104 152 Quad Port 1000BASE T Adapter 1 3 4 2 5 6 25 N8104 145 Dual Port 1000BASE T Adapter 1 3 4 2 5 6 26 N8104 151 Dual Port 1000BASE T Adapter 1 3 4 2 5 6 27 N8104 150 1000BASE T Adapter 1 3 4 2 5 6 28 N8117 01A Serial Port Adapter 1 2 3 4 NOTE The slot 2C 3C 2D and 3D are ...

Page 41: ...lled N8104 152 cannot be installed Up to one card among N8103 176 177 178 179 can be installed When configured with Xeon E5 2697v4 E5 2697Av4 E5 2698v4 E5 2699v4 a Up to one card among N8104 151 149 153 157 can be installed b Up to two cards among N8104 150 N8104 151 N8190 160 N8190 158A N8103 184 can be installed Up to two cards when the above a and b are mixed When configured with Xeon E5 2603v4...

Page 42: ... 1 3 2 4 5 23 N8103 142 SAS Controller 1 3 2 4 5 24 N8104 152 Quad Port 1000BASE T Adapter 1 3 2 4 5 25 N8104 145 Dual Port 1000BASE T Adapter 1 3 2 4 5 26 N8104 151 Dual Port 1000BASE T Adapter 1 3 2 4 5 27 N8104 150 1000BASE T Adapter 1 3 2 4 5 28 N8117 01A Serial Port Adapter 1 2 3 3 NOTE The slot 2C 2D and 3D are available in a dual processor configuration Up to 312 mm 12 28in length card can ...

Page 43: ...ard among N8103 176 177 178 179 can be installed When configured with Xeon E5 2697v4 E5 2697Av4 E5 2698v4 E5 2699v4 a Up to one card among N8104 151 149 153 157 can be installed b Up to two cards among N8104 150 N8104 151 N8190 160 N8190 158A N8103 184 can be installed Up to two cards when the above a and b are mixed When configured with Xeon E5 2603v4 E5 2620Av4 E5 2623v4 E5 2630v4 E5 2637v4 E5 2...

Page 44: ...roller 1ch 1 3 4 2 5 6 23 N8103 142 SAS Controller 1 3 4 2 5 6 24 N8104 152 Quad Port 1000BASE T Adapter 1 3 4 2 5 6 25 N8104 145 Dual Port 1000BASE T Adapter 1 3 4 2 5 6 26 N8104 151 Dual Port 1000BASE T Adapter 1 3 4 2 5 6 27 N8104 150 1000BASE T Adapter 1 3 4 2 5 6 28 N8117 01A Serial Port Adapter 1 2 3 4 NOTE The slot 3C 2D and 3D are available in a dual processor configuration Up to 312 mm 12...

Page 45: ...ard among N8103 176 177 178 179 can be installed When configured with Xeon E5 2697v4 E5 2697Av4 E5 2698v4 E5 2699v4 a Up to one card among N8104 151 149 153 157 can be installed b Up to two cards among N8104 150 N8104 151 N8190 160 N8190 158A N8103 184 can be installed Up to two cards when the above a and b are mixed When configured with Xeon E5 2603v4 E5 2620Av4 E5 2623v4 E5 2630v4 E5 2637v4 E5 2...

Page 46: ... 2 5 6 21 N8190 160 Fibre Channel Controller 2ch 1 3 4 2 5 6 22 N8190 159 Fibre Channel Controller 1ch 1 3 4 2 5 6 23 N8103 142 SAS Controller 1 3 4 2 5 6 24 N8104 152 Quad Port 1000BASE T Adapter 1 3 4 2 5 6 25 N8104 145 Dual Port 1000BASE T Adapter 1 3 4 2 5 6 26 N8104 151 Dual Port 1000BASE T Adapter 1 3 4 2 5 6 27 N8104 150 1000BASE T Adapter 1 3 4 2 5 6 28 N8117 01A Serial Port Adapter 1 2 3 ...

Page 47: ...lled N8104 152 cannot be installed Up to one card among N8103 176 177 178 179 can be installed When configured with Xeon E5 2697v4 E5 2697Av4 E5 2698v4 E5 2699v4 a Up to one card among N8104 151 149 153 157 can be installed b Up to two cards among N8104 150 N8104 151 N8190 160 N8190 158A N8103 184 can be installed Up to two cards when the above a and b are mixed When configured with Xeon E5 2603v4...

Page 48: ...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 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 t...

Page 49: ...continued product deleted 1 8TB 10K Hot Plug 2 5 inch SAS HDD N8150 490 Others Removed 4Kn sector HDD descriptions 2 0 July 20 2016 New products added External DVD Super Multi Drive N8160 98F Discontinued product deleted External DVD Super MULTI Drive N8160 97F Others Removed the note 5 of Server Management Corrected OS Support Matrix for N8104 160F 1 2 June 30 2016 Others Corrected the notes for ...

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