CONFIGURATION GUIDE
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NEC Express5800R120d-1M
NEC Corporation
Revision 7.0
– July 17, 2013
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NIC Teaming feature
– NIC Teaming and bonding features
See the table below for supported network interfaces and OS combinations.
Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Server 2008 support BASP (Broadcom Advanced Server
Program) teaming while Windows Server 2012 and Linux support teaming with bonding function supported
by OS.
Network Interface
Team
Operating Systems
1GbE LAN controller
Embedded 1GbE NIC and
N8104-135/-138/-132/-133
Up to four teams per one system
Up to four ports per one team
Windows Server 2003 R2
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2012
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10GbE LAN controller
N8104-128/137
Up to two teams per one system
Up to two ports per one team
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2012
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
NOTE:
NIC Teaming feature is not supported on iSCSI interfaces.
The network interfaces for teaming must be the same.
When 10GbE and 1GbE NIC teamings are mixed, the teams must be up to four per one system.
Using iSCSI
See the table below for supported network interfaces and operating system combinations.
Category
Network Interface
Operating Systems
1GbE
Embedded 1GbE NIC
Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Red Hat Linux, VMware
N8104-138
Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Red Hat Linux, VMware
N8104-132
Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Red Hat Linux, VMware
N8104-133
Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Red Hat Linux, VMware
10GbE
N8104-128
Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Red Hat Linux, VMware
NOTE:
NIC Teaming feature is not supported on iSCSI interfaces.
6.2
External Storage Controller
6.2.1
RAID Controller
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Controller
RAID Controller (1GB, RAID0/1/5/6)
LSI MegaRAID SAS 9285-8e
RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 1GB, Ext. 8, PCIe 2.0 x8, SAS 6Gb/s,
SATA 6Gb/s
N8103-160
RAID BBU
RAID Battery Backup Unit
for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9285-8e
N8103-162
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 to minimize the risk of
becoming multiple hard drives failure.
