SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE
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NEC Express5800/R120h-2E
NEC Corporation
Revision 6.0
– January 2019
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Storage Controllers and Options
Selection of RAID configuration
Select the configuration according to function and performance.
The following is an example of the configuration
Configuration
Maximum Drive number RAID function
Support OS
Embedded SATA Controller
(Single connection)
8
Non
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016
VMware ESXi 6.0 Update3
VMware ESXi 6.5 Update1
VMware ESXi 6.7
Embedded SATA RAID Controller
(On-board RAID)
8
RAID 0/1/10
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016
Internal RAID Controller (8 port)
8
RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016
VMware ESXi 6.0 Update3
VMware ESXi 6.5 Update1
VMware ESXi 6.7
Internal RAID Controller (8 port)
+ SAS Expander Card
*1
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NOTE:
*1 :
SAS Expander Card is only available for 8x2.5-inch Drive Model
If SAS Expander is installed, VMware vSAN is unavailable.
Embedded SATA Controller
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Storage Controller
Embedded SATA Controller
8x 6Gb/s SATA
(Standard)
Cable
2.5-inch
Drive Model
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
For Drive Cage 3
K410-421(00)
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
For Drive Cage 2
K410-410(00)
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
For Drive Cage 1
K410-412(00)
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
For Rear Drive Cage, Cable for RAID Controller
K410-418(00)
3.5-inch
Drive Model
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
4 port SAS/SATA Cable
NOTE:
-
Two cables are required.
K410-414(00)
NOTE:
Hot plug insertion/removal are not supported in the configuration.
Up to eight SATA drives are available.
Embedded SATA RAID Controller (RAID 0/1/10)
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Storage Controller
Embedded SATA Controller
8x 6Gb/s SATA
(Standard)
Cable
2.5-inch
Drive Model
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
For Drive Cage 3
K410-421(00)
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
For Drive Cage 2
K410-410(00)
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
For Drive Cage 1
K410-412(00)
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
For Rear Drive Cage, Cable for RAID Controller
K410-418(00)