SYSTEM CONFIGRATION GUIDE
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NEC Express5800/R110i-1
NEC Corporation
Revision 2.0
– June, 2017
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All drives within a RAID array should be of the same type, capacity and rotation speed.
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.
4.2.7
Embedded SATA non-RAID Controller for 3.5-inch Drives
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Storage Controller
Embedded SATA Controller
4 x 6Gb/s SATA
(Standard)
Cable
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
1 x Mini SAS HD to 4 x Single SATA, 1 set
(Standard)
Drive Cage
3.5-inch Drive Cage
4 x 3.5-inch Hot-plug hard drive bays
(Standard)
NOTE
Hot plug insertion/removal is not supported with the embedded SATA non-RAID controller.
4.2.8
Embedded SATA RAID Controller for 3.5-inch Drives
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Storage Controller
Embedded SATA Controller
4x 6Gb/s SATA, RAID 0/1/10 capable
(Standard)
Cable
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
1 x Mini SAS HD to 4 x Single SATA, 1 set
(Standard)
Drive Cage
3.5-inch Drive Cage
4 x 3.5-inch Hot-plug hard drive bays
(Standard)
NOTE:
Embedded SATA RAID controller is supported only on limited OS. For more details, please see
OS Support Matrix for PCI
Cards and Embedded Controllers
.
All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity.
4.2.9
RAID 0/1 Controller with 0 MB Cache for 3.5-inch Drives
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Storage Controller
Required
RAID Controller (RAID 0/1)
Broadcom MegaRAID SAS 9341-8i
RAID 0/1/10, Non-cache, Int. 8, PCIe 3.0 x8, SAS 12Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s
N8103-188
Cable
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
1 x Mini SAS HD to 4 x Single SATA, 1 set
(Standard)
Drive Cage
3.5-inch Drive Cage
4 x 3.5-inch hot plug drive bays
(Standard)
NOTE:
All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity.
4.2.10 RAID 0/1 Controller with 1 GB Cache for 3.5-inch Drives
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Storage Controller
Required
RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1)
Broadcom MegaRAID SAS 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 Broadcom MegaRAID SAS 9362-8i
650mm Cable for Flash Backup Unit included
N8103-181
Cable
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
1 x Mini SAS HD to 4 x Single SATA, 1 set
(Standard)
Drive Cage
3.5-inch Drive Cage
4 x 3.5-inch hot plug drive bays
(Standard)
NOTE:
All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity.
