
CONFIGURATION GUIDE
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NEC Express5800/R120f-2E
NEC Corporation
Revision 6.0
– July 16, 2015
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Using iSCSI
See the table below for supported network interfaces and OS combinations.
Category
Network Interface
Operating Systems
1GbE
Embedded 1GbE NIC/
N8104-150/-151/-152
Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012,
Windows Server 2012 R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, VMware
N8104-145
Windows Server 2008 R2, VMware
10GbE
(10GBASE-SR)
N8104-149
Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012,
Windows Server 2012 R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, VMware
10GbE
(10GBASE-T)
N8104-153
Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2,
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 (x86_64) or later, Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 7.1 or later, VMware
NOTE:
NIC Teaming feature is not supported on iSCSI interfaces.
8.2
InfiniBand
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Controller
Single Port InfiniBand Adapter
Mellanox ConnectX-3 VPI, MCX353A-FCBT,
FDR, PCIe 3.0(x8)
N8104-146
Dual Port InfiniBand Adapter
Mellanox ConnectX-3 VPI, MCX354A-FCBT,
FDR, PCIe 3.0(x8)
N8104-147
Cable
InfiniBand Cable 2m/FRD
Copper
K410-304(02)
InfiniBand Cable 3m/FDR
Copper
K410-304(03)
Switch
Unit
InfiniBand Switch 36 ports/FDR
Mellanox MSX6036F-1SFR
36 ports, FDR, One power supply module included, no power
cord
NE3707-061
Power
Supply
Redundant Power Supply Unit
Power supply module for 36 ports InfiniBand switch, no power
cord
NE3707-063
NOTE:
Up to two InfiniBand adapters can be installed into the system and two adapters should be of the
same type.
The InfiniBand adapters and other options are make-to-order products. Please consult our sales
representative in regards to production lead time.
8.3
External Storage Controller
8.3.1
RAID Controller
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Controller
RAID Controller (2GB, RAID0/1/5/6)
LSI MegaRAID SAS 9380-8e
RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 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