NEC EXPRESS5800/R140b-4 Configuration Guide GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R140b-4 NEC Corporation Revision 8.2, October 2011 8 Server Configuration 1 Base Models Product Name / Description

NEC EXPRESS5800/R140b-4

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 2011

Revision 8.2

NEC Corporation

CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC EXPRESS5800/R140b-4

NEC Corporation Revision 8.2, October 2011 2

Contents

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ........................................................................................ 3

Key Features .......................................................................................................................................... 3

Specification .......................................................................................................................................... 3

EXTERNAL VIEWS ......................................................................................................... 5

Front and Rear Views ........................................................................................................................... 5

Dimensions (mm) .................................................................................................................................. 6

CONFIGURATION DIAGRAM ......................................................................................... 7

SERVER CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................... 8

1 Base Models ................................................................................................................................... 8

2 Processor ....................................................................................................................................... 8

3 Memory ........................................................................................................................................... 8

3.1 Memory Board ....................................................................................................................... 8

3.2 Memory Kit............................................................................................................................. 9

4 Internal Hard Disk Drives ............................................................................................................ 10

4.1 RAID Configuration .............................................................................................................. 10

4.2 Internal Drive Configuration ................................................................................................. 11

5 Optical Drive ................................................................................................................................. 14

6 Internal Tape / RDX Drives .......................................................................................................... 14

6.1 Tape / RDX Drive Selection ................................................................................................. 14

6.2 Tape / RDX Configuration .................................................................................................... 15

7 PCI Card ........................................................................................................................................ 16

7.1 LAN Controller ..................................................................................................................... 16

7.2 External RAID Controller ..................................................................................................... 17

7.3 Fibre Channel / SAS / SCSI Controller ................................................................................ 17

7.4 Serial Port Adapter .............................................................................................................. 18

8 Other Add-in Components .......................................................................................................... 18

8.1 Redundant Power Supply .................................................................................................... 18

8.2 VMware ESXi Pre-install Kit ................................................................................................ 18

9 Add-on Components ................................................................................................................... 19

9.1 17-inch LCD Console Drawer .............................................................................................. 19

9.2 KVM Switch ......................................................................................................................... 19

9.3 Server Management License............................................................................................... 19

9.4 Front Bezel .......................................................................................................................... 20

9.5 Flash FDD............................................................................................................................ 20

9.6 Medium and Cartridge ......................................................................................................... 20

10 Support Service .......................................................................................................................... 20

10.1 Software ............................................................................................................................ 20

REFERENCES............................................................................................................... 21

Server Management ............................................................................................................................ 21

OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards ...................................................................................................... 22

Supporting PCI Cards and Installable Slots ..................................................................................... 23

Copyright Notice and Liability Disclaimer ........................................................................................ 24

REVISION HISTORY ..................................................................................................... 25



Technical Specification

Key Features

High performance with the latest Intel® Xeon® processor 7500 series

Up to 512 GB of high speed DDR3-1066 memory

High energy efficiency with power capping feature and 80 PLUS® Gold power supply

Full manageability by integrated EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2

Specification

Model R140b-4

Part Number N8100-1601F

Processor Type Intel® Xeon® processor E7520

Intel® Xeon® processor E7530

Intel® Xeon® processor X7560

Clock speed 1.86 GHz 1.86 GHz 2.26 GHz

Number of Processors 2 or 4

Cache 18 MB 12 MB 24 MB

Cores and Threads 4C-8T 6C-12T 8C-16T

Chipset 2 x Intel® 7500 Chipset

Memory Type DDR3-1066 ECC Registered DIMM

Standard Capacity 0 GB

Maximum Capacity 512 GB (64 x 8 GB)

Memory protection ECC, x4 SDDC, x8 SDDC, Memory Mirroring, Memory Sparing

Internal Storage Standard Capacity 0 GB

Maximum Capacity SAS : 7.2 TB (8 x 900 GB)

SATA : 8 TB (8 x 1 TB)

SSD : 800 GB (8 x 100 GB)

Disk Controller SATA : 3Gb/s (Optional)

SAS: 6Gb/s (Optional)

RAID SATA : RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50 (Optional)

SAS : RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50 (Optional)

Hot Plug Supported

Optical Disk Drive Optional

Optical Drive Bays [free]

1 [1]

5-inch Media Bays [free]

1 [1]

Disk Drive Bays [free] 8 [8]

Expansion Slots

[free]

Standard

Total: 11 slots available

1[1] x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x16 connector) 4[4] x PCIe 2.0 x8 (x8 connector), hot plug 1[1] x PCIe 2.0 x8 (x8 connector)

3[3] x PCIe 2.0 x4 (x8 connector) 2[2] x PCIe x4 (x8 connector)

Video Controller (VRAM) Integrated in Server Management Controller (32MB)

Interfaces 2 x VGA (15-pin mini D-sub, 1 x front, 1 x rear) 1 x Serial (9-pin mini D-sub, RS232-C, Serial A, 1 x rear) 8 x USB2.0 (3 x front, 2 x rear, 3 x internal) 4 x 1000BASE-T LAN connector (1000BASE-T / 100BASE-TX / 10BASE-T, RJ-45, 4 x rear) 1 x Management LAN connector (1000BASE-T / 100BASE-TX / 10BASE-T, RJ-45, 1 x rear)



Model R140b-4

Server Management EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2

Redundant Fan Standard, hot plug

Redundant Power Supply Optional, hot plug

Power Supply 2-4 x 850 Watt 80 PLUS® Gold certified hot plug PSU

100-240 VAC ± 10% 50 / 60 Hz ± 3 Hz

Power Consumption

(Max. Config, Idling) 916 VA / 903 Watt 951 VA / 938 Watt 972 VA / 958 Watt

(Max. Config, Operating)

2,290 VA / 2,240 Watt

2,350 VA / 2,300 Watt

2,430 VA / 2,383 Watt

Acoustical Noise

(Sound Pressure Level)

3

Max. Config, Idling 55.8 dB

Max. Config, Operating 55.8 dB

Dimensions (W x D x H ) 483.0 x 757.0 x 176 mm / 19.0 x29.8 x 6.9 in (4U)

Weight (Minimum / Maximum) 39 kg / 56 kg, 85.98 lbs. / 123.46 lbs.

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, 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® 2008 R2 Standard

Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Enterprise

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform5.5 or later (x86) 4

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform5.5 or later (EM64T) 4

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 or later (x86) 4

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 or later (x86_64) 4

VMware ESXi 4.1

1 Noise emission was measured in accordance with ISO 7779. The actual value may vary by the operating

environment. 2 For Linux support, contact our sales representative or go to the NEC website at:

http://www.nec.com/global/prod/express/linux/index.html

http://www.nec.com/global/prod/express/linux/index.html



External Views

Front and Rear Views

Front View

Legend

A. Data LAN 1 Activity LED J. Power LED B. Data LAN 2 Activity LED K. Power Button C. Data LAN 3 Activity LED L. System Reset Switch

D. Data LAN 4 Activity LED M. Dump (NMI) Switch

E. UID LED Button N. 5-inch Media Bay F. UID LED O. Optical Drive Bay

G. Hard Drive Activity LED P. Drive Bays H. System Status LED Q. VGA Connector I. Fan Status LED R. USB Connectors

1 2 3 4

ID

ID

A B C D E F G H I J K L M

N O P Q R



Rear View

Legend

A. Management LAN Connector F. VGA Connector

B. Data LAN Connectors G. Serial Port Connector

C. PCI Slots H. Power Supply D. Additional PS Slots I. AC Inlet E. USB Connectors

Dimensions (mm)

A B C

D E F G H I I

818.0

705.050.0

48

5.0

177.0

44

5.0

43

0.0

783.035.0

63.0



Configuration Diagram

Legend: Minimum required components Standard components

CHASSIS

REARProcessor

#1

PCIe 2.0 RAID

IO Riser

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1

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1

HD

D

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BBU slot #1 / #2

CHASSIS

FRONT

Processor

#2

Processor

#3

Processor

#4

Memory Board #1

Memory Board #2

Memory Board #5

Memory Board #3

Memory Board #4

Memory Board #6

Memory Board #7

Memory Board #8

PCIe 2.0 x8

PCIe 2.0 x8

PCIe 2.0 x4

PCIe 2.0 x4

PCIe 2.0 (x16)

PCIe 2.0 x8

PCIe 2.0 x8

PCIe 2.0 x4

PCIe 1.1 x4

PCIe 1.1 x4

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3

Po

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Su

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4

Po

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Po

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Fan

Fan

Fan

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Fan

Fan

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HD

D

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Server Configuration

1 Base Models

Product Name / Description Part Number

NEC EXPRESS5800/R140b-4 Server

no Processor, no RAM, no 2.5-inch HDD, no ODD

Including:

2 x Memory Boards, 2x Power Units, 2.5-inch HDD Cage, EXPRESSBUILDER DVD, Slide Rail

N8100-1601F

2 Processor

Available sockets: 4


CPU Kit (4C/E7520)

2 x Intel® Xeon ® Processor E7520 (1.86 GHz / 4C-8T / 18 MB) N8101-449F

CPU Kit (6C/E7530)

2 x Intel® Xeon® Processor E7530 (1.86 GHz / 6C-12T / 12 MB) N8101-450F

CPU Kit (8C/X7560)

2 x Intel® Xeon® Processor X7560 (2.26 GHz / 8C-16T / 24 MB) N8101-451F

NOTE:

Minimum one CPU kit must be installed.

All processors must be identical.

Xeon E7530 and Xeon X7560 are not available in Red Hat Linux 5 operating systems.

3 Memory

3.1 Memory Board

Available boards: 8


Memory Board

2 x Memory Board, for 1st and 2nd processor (Standard)

Additional Memory Board

2 x Memory Board N8102-345F

NOTE:

Minimum one memory board per processor must be installed and up to two memory boards can be installed per processor.

An optional power unit may need to be installed according to the number of memory boards and power supply configuration. Refer to Required Optional Power Units for Redundant Configuration.



Available DIMM Slots

See the table below for the number of DIMM slots available according to the number of processors and memory boards.

Number of Processors

Number of Memory Boards

DIMM Slots Available

Ref. Maximum Memory Capacity

2 2 16 128 GB (16 x 8 GB)

4 32 256 GB (32 x 8 GB)

4 4 32 256 GB (32 x 8 GB)

8 64 512 GB (64 x 8 GB)

3.2 Memory Kit

Available slots: 8 per memory board


Additional 2GB Memory Module (2x 1GB)

2 GB (2 x 1 GB) DDR3-1066 ECC Registered DIMM N8102-346F







NOTE:

Minimum one memory kit per memory board must be installed.

Memory Configuration Feature Comparison

See the table below for feature comparisons of memory configurations supported.

Independent Channel Memory Sparing Memory Mirroring

Performance Best Better Good

Data Protection No Multiple single bit error protection

Multiple single bit and multi bit error protection

Data Correction ECC, x4 SDDC, x8 SDDC ECC, x4 SDDC, x8 SDDC ECC, x4 SDDC, x8 SDDC

Redundancy No Partly Fully

Available Memory Full physical memory Physical memory excluding spare memory

Half physical memory

Notes - All DIMMs in the system must be identical.

Paired DIMMs must be identical.



Maximum Available Memory

See the table below for the maximum memory size that you can actually use on your system.

The maximum available memory is less than the maximum physical memory supported by your system because some chipsets require PCI resource space of about 750MB. PCI resource requirements vary depending on the type and the number of PCI cards you are using.

Maximum Memory Size Supported by OS Maximum Available Memory

4 GB Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard

4 GB (HW-DEP enabled)

App. 3.3 GB (HW-DEP disabled)

32 GB Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard (x64)

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard (x64)

32 GB

64 GB Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise

64 GB

1 TB Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition 512 GB

2 TB Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (x64)

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise (x64)

512 GB

16 GB Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Advanced Platform 16 GB

256 GB Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Advanced Platform (EM64T) 256 GB

256 GB or 1TB

1

VMware ESXi 4.1 256 GB or 512 GB

1 Up to 255 GB of main memory is available to each virtual machine.

4 Internal Hard Disk Drives

4.1 RAID Configuration

Refer to the section in accordance with your RAID configuration.

NOTE:

An optional RAID controller occupies one PCI slot.

All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity and rotation speed.

SAS and SATA hard drives must be installed in separate groups of HDD Cages.

Group #2Group #3

Group #1

RAID 5/6/50 256MB Cache

512MB Cache

256MB Cache Refer to 4.2.1

Refer to 4.2.2

Refer to 4.2.3

RAID 0/1/10

SAS, SATA, SSD

SAS, SATA, SSD

SAS, SATA, SSD

Available Disk



4.2 Internal Drive Configuration

4.2.1 2.5-inch Drives with RAID 0/1 Controller with 256 MB Cache

Category Product Name / Description Part Number

Storage Controller

Required

RAID Controller (256MB, RAID 0/1)

LSI MegaRAID SAS 9264-8i

RAID 0/1, 256MB, Int. 8, PCIe 2.0 x8, SAS 6Gb/s, SATA 3Gb/s, LP / FH

N8103-129

RAID BBU

Recommended

RAID Battery Backup Unit

for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9264 N8103-124

Cable Internal SAS/SATA Cable

1 x mini-SAS to 1 x mini-SAS, 2 sets

(Standard)

HDD Cage 2.5-inch HDD Cage

8 x 2.5-inch hot plug hard drive bays

(Standard)

HDD

8 slots available

SAS 146.5GB HDD

1 x 146.5 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm N8150-306

300GB HDD

1 x 300 GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm N8150-307

450GB HDD


600GB HDD


900GB HDD


73.2GB HDD


146.5GB HDD


300GB HDD

1 x 300GB, 2.5-inch, SAS 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm N8150-329

SATA 160GB HDD

1 x 160 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm N8150-319

500GB HDD


1TB HDD

1 x 1 TB, 2.5-inch, SATA2, 7,200 rpm N8150-333

SSD 100GB SSD

1 x 100 GB, 2.5-inch, SATA2

N8150-706

NOTE:







Storage Controller

Required

RAID Controller (256MB, RAID 0/1/5/6)

LSI MegaRAID SAS 9264-8i

RAID 0/1/5/6, 256MB, Int. 8, PCIe 2.0 x8, SAS 6Gb/s,

SATA 3Gb/s, LP / FH

N8103-130

RAID BBU

Recommended


for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9264 N8103-124



(Standard)



(Standard)

HDD

8 slots available

SAS 146.5GB HDD


300GB HDD


450GB HDD


600GB HDD


900GB HDD


73.2GB HDD


146.5GB HDD


300GB HDD


SATA 160GB HDD


500GB HDD


1TB HDD


SSD 100GB SSD


N8150-706

NOTE:







Storage Controller

Required

RAID Controller (512MB, RAID0/1/5/6)

Promise SuperTrak EX8760T-512

RAID 0/1/5/6, 512MB, Int. 8, PCIe 2.0 x8, SAS 6Gb/s,

SATA 3Gb/s, LP / FH

N8103-134

RAID BBU

Recommended


for Promise SuperTrak EX8760T and EX8768 N8103-136



(Standard)



(Standard)

HDD

8 slots available

SAS 146.5GB HDD


300GB HDD


450GB HDD


600GB HDD


900GB HDD


73.2GB HDD


146.5GB HDD


300GB HDD


SATA 160GB HDD


500GB HDD


1TB HDD


SSD 100GB SSD


N8150-706

NOTE:





5 Optical Drive


Internal

1 slot available

Internal Slim DVD-ROM drive

Slim DVD-ROM drive N8151-100

Internal DVD Super Multi Drive

Slim DVD Super Multi drive, not including writing software N8151-104F

External External DVD-ROM drive

Slim DVD-ROM drive, Bus powered, 0.8 A required N8160-85

NOTE:

Up to 1 optical drive can be connected.

6 Internal Tape / RDX Drives

6.1 Tape / RDX Drive Selection

Refer to the section in accordance with your type of tape drives.

NOTE:

Tape devices cannot be directly connected to VMware ESXi servers. For an ESXi environment, it is recommended to connect and configure an additional backup server via network.

DAT

LTO

DAT160

LTO2

Refer to 6.2.1

Refer to 6.2.1

Refer to 6.2.1

RDX

DAT72 USB

DAT320

Refer to 6.2.2

SAS Refer to 6.2.3

LTO3 SAS Refer to 6.2.3

LTO4 Refer to 6.2.3

LTO5 Refer to 6.2.4

SAS

SAS

USB

USB

USB



6.2 Tape / RDX Configuration

6.2.1 DAT / USB


Controller Internal USB Controller

1 x USB port

(Standard)

Cable

Internal USB cable

1 x Internal USB to 1 x USB device

K410-161(00)

Drive

1 bay available

Internal DAT (USB)

DDS3 / DDS4 / DAT72, Native capacity 36 GB

NOTE: DDS1 / DDS2 format are not supported.

N8151-69

Internal DAT (USB)

DDS4 / DAT72 / DAT160, Native capacity 80 GB

NOTE: DDS1 / DDS2 / DDS3 format are not supported.

N8151-78

Internal DAT (USB)

DAT72 / DAT160 / DAT 320, Native capacity 160 GB

NOTE: DDS1 / DDS2 / DDS3 / DDS4 / DAT7 2 /DAT160 for WORM format are not supported.

N8151-99

6.2.2 RDX


Controller Internal USB Controller

1 x USB port

(Standard)

Cable

Internal USB cable

1 x Internal USB to 1 x USB device

K410-161(00)

Drive

1 bay available

Internal RDX (USB)

N8151-86

6.2.3 LTO / SAS (1)


Controller

Required

SAS Controller

LSI SAS3442E-R Host Bus Adapter

3Gbps SAS, Int. 4, Ext. 4, SFF-8484 / SFF8470, PCIe x8, LP/FH

N8103-104A

Cable

Required

Internal SAS Cable

1x SFF-8484 SAS to 2x SFF-8482 SAS K410-173(00)

Drive

1 bay available

Internal LTO (SAS)

LTO2, Half height, Native capacity 200 GB

N8151-101

Internal LTO (SAS)


N8151-102

Internal LTO (SAS)


N8151-90

NOTE:

SAS Controller needs to be installed in PCI slots from #8 to #10 to connect with the LTO4 drive.



6.2.4 LTO / SAS (2)


Controller

Required

SAS Controller

LSI ISAS9212-4i4 Host Bus Adapter

6Gbps SAS, Int. 4, Ext. 4, 7-pin SATA / SFF-8088, PCIe 2.0 x8, LP/FH

N8103-142

Cable

Required

Internal SAS Cable

1x 7-pin Single SATA to 1x SFF-8482 SAS

K410-217(00)

Drive

1 bay available

Internal LTO (SAS)

LTO5, Half height, Native capacity 1.5 TB

N8151-103

NOTE:

SAS Controller needs to be installed in PCI slots from #8 to #10 to connect with the LTO5 drive.

7 PCI Card

7.1 LAN Controller


GbE PCIe 1000BASE-T Adapter

Intel® PRO/1000 PT Server Adapter

PCIe x1, LP / FH

N8104-126

1000BASE-T Adapter (2ch)

Intel® PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter

PCIe x4, FH

N8104-121

1000BASE-T Adapter (4ch)

Intel® PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Server Adapter

PCIe x8, LP / FH, maximum 5 per system

NOTE:

- Network cables with RJ-45 plug covers cannot be used.

- Installable PCI slots depends on number of N8104-125A installed. Refer to Available PCI Slots with N8104-125A 1000BASE-TX.

N8104-125A

10GbE Ctrlr 10GBASE-SR Adapter

Chelsio S310E-SR 10GbE Storage Accelerator

PCIe x8, LP / FH, maximum 2 per system

N8104-123A

10GBASE Adapter (SFP+/2ch)

Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM957711 10G SFP+ Dual Port Network Interface Card

PCIe 2.0 x8, LP / FH

NOTE:

- N8104-129 SFP+ Module is required to connect with an optical cable.

- Up to 2 SFP+ Modules can be installed.

- On Windows Server 2003R2 /2008 / 2008R2 and Red Hat Linux 5.x(EM64T) and 6.x(x86_64) operating systems, teaming and bonding features across one or two identical adapters are supported. A team can include up to two ports and up to two teams per system are allowed.

- On Red Hat Linux 5.x(x86) and 6.x(x86) operating systems, bonding features within one adapter with up to two ports are supported. One team per system is allowed.

N8104-128

Module SFP+ Module (10G-SR)

1 x SFP+ Module for N8104-128 N8104-129

NOTE:

Teaming and bonding features across the standard LAN and optional PCIe based GbE LAN controller (excluding N8104-126) are supported on Windows Server 2003R2 /2008 / 2008R2 and Red Hat Linux



5.x operating systems.

Teaming feature is not supported on iSCSI interfaces.

Available PCI Slots with N8104-125A 1000BASE-TX

See the table below for the number of PCI slots available according to the number of N8104-125A 4ch 1000BASE-T Adapters installed.

Number of Adapters

Available PCI Slots excluding RAID Slot

0 10

1 8

2 6

3 4

4 2

5 0

7.2 External RAID Controller


Controller

RAID Controller (512MB, RAID0/1/5/6)

Promise SuperTrak EX8768

RAID 0/1/5/6, 512MB, Ext. 8, PCIe 2.0 x8, SAS 6Gb/s, SATA 3Gb/s, LP / FH, maximum 3 per system

N8103-135

RAID BBU RAID Battery Backup Unit

for Promise SuperTrak EX8760T and EX8768 N8103-136

7.3 Fibre Channel / SAS / SCSI Controller


Fibre Channel Fibre Channel Controller (1ch)

Emulex LightPulse LPe1250-F8 Host Bus Adapter

8Gb/s, Optical, PCIe 2.0 x8, LP / FH

N8190-153

Fibre Channel Controller (2ch)

Emulex LightPulse LPe12002-M8 Host Bus Adapter


N8190-154


Emulex LightPulse LPe1150-F4 Host Bus Adapter

4Gb/s, Optical, PCIe x4, LP / FH

N8190-127


Emulex LightPulse LPe11002-M4 Host Bus Adapter


N8190-131

SCSI SCSI Controller

Adaptec SCSI Card 29320LPE 1-channel

U320, 68-pin D-sub / 68-pin VHDC, PCIe x1, LP/FH, maximum 3 per system

N8103-107

SAS SAS Controller

LSI SAS3442E-R Host Bus Adapter

3Gb/s SAS, Int. 4 / Ext. 4, SFF-8484 / SFF8470, PCIe x8, LP/FH

N8103-104A

SAS Controller

LSI SAS9212-4i4 Host Bus Adapter

6Gb/s SAS, Int. 4 / Ext. 4, 7-pin SATA / SFF-8088, PCIe 2.0 x8, LP/FH

N8103-142



7.4 Serial Port Adapter


Serial Port Adapter

Serial port fixed to PCI bracket N8117-01A

8 Other Add-in Components

8.1 Redundant Power Supply

Available Slots: 2


Power Unit

1 x 850 Watt 80 PLUS® Gold certified Hot plug Power Supply N8181-68F

Required Optional Power Units for Redundant Configuration

See the table below for the number of optional power units required according to the number of memory boards and power supply configuration.

Number of Memory Boards

Power Supply Configuration

Number of Optional Power Units

2 Non-redundant 0

2 + 1 redundancy 1

2 + 2 redundancy 2

4 Non-redundant 0

2 + 1 redundancy 1

2 + 2 redundancy 2

8 Non-redundant 1

3 + 1 redundancy 2

8.2 VMware ESXi Pre-install Kit


VMware ESXi 4.1 Base Kit

Including USB flash memory, VMware ESXi 4.1 Recovery CD

NOTE:

The Base Kit may not be available in some regions. Please contact our sales representative to confirm if it is available in your country.

The Base Kit must be ordered with the base model.

Installation of VMware ESXi onto hard drives is not supported.

N8106-006F



9 Add-on Components

9.1 17-inch LCD Console Drawer


Drawer

w/ KVM

Drawer

17inch LCD Console Unit (1U/8port)

17-inch LCD, US 83-keys Keyboard, Optical mouse, 8 port KVM switch, 1U height

N8143-69F

Cable Switch Unit Connection Cable Set (USB, 1.8m)

1.8 m, 1 x 15-pin mini D-Sub to 1 x 15-pin mini D-Sub / 1 x 4-pin USB A

K410-118(1A)

Switch Unit Connection Cable Set (USB, 3m)

3 m, 1 x 15-pin mini D-Sub to 1 x 15-pin mini D-Sub / 1 x 4-pin USB A

K410-118(03)

Switch Unit Connection Cable Set (USB, 5m)


K410-118(05)

Drawer

w/o KVM

Drawer 17inch LCD Console Unit 1U

17-inch LCD, US 83-keys Keyboard, Optical mouse, 1U height, 4-pin USB B to 4-pin USB A cable 2m, PS/2 Y-splitter cable 2m, 15-pin mini D-sub VGA cable 2m

N8143-76F

9.2 KVM Switch


KVM Switch

Server Switch Unit (8 server)

1U USB 8 port KVM switch N8191-10F

Cable Switch Unit Connection Cable Set (USB,1.8m)

1.8 m, 1 x 15-pin mini D-Sub to 1 x 15-pin mini D-Sub / 1 x 4-pin USB A

K410-118(1A)

Switch Unit Connection Cable Set (USB,3m)


K410-118(03)

Switch Unit Connection Cable Set (USB,5m)


K410-118(05)

9.3 Server Management License

The server integrates the EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2 as standard. Refer to Server Management (References) for the standard management features. For more extensive remote KVM and remote media features, choose the following kit.


Remote KVM and Media 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 KVM and remote media features are not available for virtual machines.

N8115-03



9.4 Front Bezel


Front Bezel

Front bezel for R140b-4 N8146-15F

9.5 Flash FDD

Choose the Flash FDD if you need to prepare an alternative for a floppy drive.


Flash FDD

USB flash emulating USB floppy disk, Native capacity 1.44 MB N8160-86

9.6 Medium and Cartridge

Category Product Name Drive supported Part Number

RDX RDX Cartridge (160GB) N8151-86 N8152-20

RDX Cartridge (320GB) N8151-86 N8152-26



RDX Cartridge (1TB) N8151-86 N8152-33

10 Support Service

10.1 Software


PP Support Pack (VMware ESXi 4.1 for 1 processor)(1year)

Technical Support Service regarding ESXi (for quick solutions to technical issues)

NOTE: It is necessary to purchase a PP support pack for each processor installed in the system.

ULH1S-SV40-008F



References

Server Management

The EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2, integrated into the server, provides superior remote control and system management features listed in the table below.

Standard With Remote KVM and Media License

Kit

Hardware monitoring

Temperature/voltage/power/

fan /degeneration (memory/hard drive)

Hardware event log collection

Boot monitoring Booting, BIOS/POST stall, OS stall, shutdown

1

1

Alerting HW error, Boot error and OS panic (by SNMP, E-Mail)

Remote KVM POST/BIOS setup, DOS utility 2

(via LAN) Panic screen, Boot screen 2

Text-based screen (OS console) 2

GUI-based screen (OS console) -

Remote control Remote reset/power on-off/ dump

(via LAN) OS shutdown 1

1

Remote media (CD/DVD/FD) -

Server Management Command Line Protocol (DMTF compliant)

Remote control via Web browser

(without dedicated app)

Remote batch 1

1

Scheduling (without UPS)

Others Set automatic IP address via DNS/DHCP

Remote wakeup Wake On LAN, Wake On Ring

Centralized management

Monitoring and control of multiple servers 1

1

Industry standard IPMI 2.0 2.0

1 The feature is not supported on VMware ESXi systems.

2 The standard serial port is not available for the feature.



OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards

Part Number Product Name

WS

200

8R

2

WS

200

8

WS

200

8 x

64

WS

200

3R

2

WS

200

3R

2 x

64

RH

EL

6

RH

EL

5

ES

Xi 4

.1

N8104-126 1000BASE-T Adapter

N8104-121 1000BASE-T Adapter (2ch)

N8104-125A 1000BASE-T Adapter (4ch)

N8104-123A 10GBASE-SR Adapter - - - - - -

N8104-128 10GBASE Adapter (SFP+/2ch) - -

N8103-129 RAID Controller




N8103-107 SCSI Controller - -

N8103-104A SAS Controller, 3 Gb/s - -

N8103-142 SAS Controller, 6 Gb/s - -

N8190-153 Fibre Channel Controller -

N8190-154 Fibre Channel Controller (2ch) -

N8190-127 Fibre Channel Controller -

N8190-131 Fibre Channel Controller (2ch) -



Supporting PCI Cards and Installable Slots

Part Number Product Name Slots

Slot # : #0 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10

PCI Slot: x8 x8 x8 x4 x4 x16 x8 x8 x4 x4 x4

Card height: FH

Slot type: x8 x8 x8 x8 x8 x16 x8 x8 x8 x8 x8

Installable card length (mm) : - 234 234 167 167 234 234 234 234 167 167

N8103-129 RAID Controller (256MB, RAID 0/1) [PCIe 2.0 x8]

- - - - - - - - - -

N8103-130 RAID Controller (256MB, RAID 0/1/5/6) [PCIe 2.0 x8]

- - - - - - - - - -

N8103-134 RAID Controller (512MB,RAID 0/1/5/6) [PCIe 2.0 x8]

- - - - - - - - - -

N8103-135 RAID Controller (512MB,RAID 0/1/5/6) [PCIe 2.0 x8]

- - -

N8103-107 SCSI Controller [PCIe x1]

- - - - - -

N8103-104A SAS Controller [PCIe x8]

- - - - - -

N8103-142 SAS Controller [PCIe 2.0 x8]

- - - - - -

N8190-127 Fibre Channel Controller [PCIe x4]

- - -

N8190-131 Fibre Channel Controller (2ch) [PCIe x4]

- - -

N8190-153 Fibre Channel Controller [PCIe 2.0 x8]

- - -

N8190-154 Fibre Channel Controller (2ch) [PCIe 2.0 x8]

- - -

N8104-126 1000BASE-T adapter [PCIe x1]

- - - - - -

N8104-121 1000BASE-T Adapter (2ch) [PCIe x4]

- - - -

N8104-125A 1000BASE-T Adapter (4ch) [PCIe x4]

- - -

N8104-123A 10GBASE-SR Adapter [PCIe x8]

- - - - - -

N8104-128 10GBASE adapter (SFP+/2ch) [PCIe 2.0 x8]

- - - - - -

N8117-01A Serial Port Adapter - - - - - - - - - -



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Microsoft and Windows Server are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries

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Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds.

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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 technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

For hard drive capacity measurements, 1 GB = 1 billion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less.



Revision History

Revision Date Description

8.2 October 18, 2011 Others:

Correct incorrect information in Specification, 2 Processor, 9.1 17-inch LCD Console Drawer and 9.2 KVM Switch.

8.1 September 1st, 2011 Others:

Correct memory speed description in Key Features section

8.0 July 29th, 2011 New products added:

300GB 15K 2.5-inch SAS HDD / N8150-331 900GB 10K 2.5-inch SAS HDD / N8150-332

Discontinued products removed:

SCSI Controller / N8103-75 100BASE-TX Adapter / N8104-111

Others:

Change part number for CPU kit and memory options

7.0 June 6th, 2011 New product added:

Internal DVD Super Multi Drive / N8151-104F

6.0 April 8th, 2011 New products added:

1TB 7.2K 2.5-inch SATA HDD / N8150-334

5.0 February 16th, 2011 New products added:

SAS Controller / N8103-142 100GB 2.5-inch SSD / N8150-706 1TB RDX Cartridge / N8152-33

Discontinued products removed:

50GB 2.5-inch SSD / N8150-331

4.0 November 30th, 2010 Discontinued products removed:

External FDD / N8160-81

3.0 October 25th, 2010 New products added:

17 inch LCD console unit / N8143-76F 640GB RDX Cartridge / N8152-30

2.0 September 1st, 2010 New products added:

VMware ESXi 4.1 Support Kit / N8106-006F

1.0 April 26th, 2010 Initial release

Documents

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