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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE

 

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NEC Express5800/B120f 

NEC Corporation 

Revision 2.3 

– February 24, 2017 

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Server 2012 R2 / 
Windows Server 2016 / 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux / VMware 

 

N8403-083F 
N8403-085F 

Windows Server 2008 / Windows Server 
2008 R2 / Windows Server 2012 / Windows 
Server 2012 R2 / 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 

Available 

 

N8403-049F 

Windows Server 2008 R2 / Windows Server 
2012 / Windows Server 2012 R2 / Windows 
Server 2016 / 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux / VMware 

Not available 

 

N8403-051F

 

Windows Server 2008 R2 / Windows Server 
2012 / Windows Server 2012 R2 / 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 

Available

 

Using iSCSI Boot 

To configure iSCSI boot system, please contact your sales representatives. 

5.2 

External Storage Controller 

5.2.1 

Fibre Channel Controller 

Category 

Product Name / Description 

Part Number 

Adapter 
Type I 

 

Fibre Channel Controller(8Gbps/2ch)

 

Emulex LightPulse LPe1205-N Host Bus Adapter 

N8403-034F 

NOTE: 

 

Link speed of two ports in one cards should be identical. 

 

One controller can be installed to configure a system booting from SAN with Windows Server 2008. 

6  Other Add-in Components 

6.1 

Trusted Platform Module Kit 

Product Name / Description 

Part Number 

Trusted Platform Module Kit 

TPM 2.0 module 

N8415-010F 

Trusted Platform Module Kit 

TPM 1.2 module 

N8415-008F 

NOTE: 

 

The kit is not available in China. 

 

The kit is not removable after attachment. 

 

"TPM Support" in BIOS setup menu must be activated prior to use of this product. 

 

To  use Windows  BitLocker  drive  encryption,  be  sure  to  keep  the  "recovery  password"  of  BitLocker 
function. The recovery password is required to restore data for hardware replacement during a system 
error.   

Summary of Contents for N8400-230F

Page 1: ...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 serv...

Page 2: ...rnal Drives 11 4 1 Drive and RAID Configuration 11 4 2 Internal Drive Configuration 11 5 I O Expansion Card 12 5 1 Network Interface Controller 12 5 2 External Storage Controller 15 6 Other Add in Com...

Page 3: ...al Storage Standard Capacity 0 GB Maximum Capacity SAS HDD 3 6 TB Two 1 8 TB SAS SSD 800 GB Two 400GB Disk Controller SAS 12Gb s Integrated RAID RAID 0 1 Integrated Hot Plug Supported Disk Drive Bays...

Page 4: ...024 65K colors 3 For Linux support contact our sales representative or go to the NEC website at http www nec com global prod express linux index html 2 2 Model B120f Part Number N8400 233F N8400 234F...

Page 5: ...Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 D...

Page 6: ...D LED Button C System Status LED H SUV Connector D Power LED I 2 5 inch Drive Bays E Power Button Configuration Diagram Legend Mandatory Components Standard Components Expansion Slot E F G A B C D H I...

Page 7: ...SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800 B120f NEC Corporation Revision 2 3 February 24 2017 7 Legend 1 Type I mezzanine card slot 2 Type II mezzanine card slot 3 Flexible integrated NIC card slot...

Page 8: ...E5 2698 v3 no RAM no HDD no Network Controller Including One Intel Xeon processor E5 2698 v3 EXPRESSBUILDER N8400 236F NOTE The base model must be ordered with a memory kit a drive cage kit and a net...

Page 9: ...when using Hyper V are below Windows Server 2008 24 Windows Server 2008 R2 64 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 320 Windows Server 2016 512 3 Memory 3 1 Memory Configuration Available slots...

Page 10: ...Enterprise 64 GB 64 GB Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise 1 2 TB 384 GB Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 S...

Page 11: ...1 512 MB Standard Drive 2 slots available SAS HDD 300GB 10K Hot Plug 2 5 inch SAS HDD 1 x 300 GB SAS HDD 12Gb s 10 000 rpm 512B sector N8450 051 600GB 10K Hot Plug 2 5 inch SAS HDD 1 x 600 GB SAS HDD...

Page 12: ...Hot Plug 2 5 inch SATA HDD 1x 1 TB SATA HDD 6Gb s 7 200rpm 4KB sector N8450 078 SAS SSD 200GB Hot Plug 2 5 inch SAS SSD 1 x 200 GB SAS SSD eMLC 12Gb s 512B sector N8450 709 400GB Hot Plug 2 5 inch SA...

Page 13: ...pter Intel Ethernet Controller I350 AM4 N8403 077F NOTE 8 GB of memory per number of 10GbE network controller is recommended to avoid network performance issues Only one 10GbE NIC can be installed whe...

Page 14: ...install Windows Server operating systems 64 bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems NIC Partitioning should be disabled to install 32 bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems NIC Partitio...

Page 15: ...bre Channel Controller Category Product Name Description Part Number Adapter Type I Fibre Channel Controller 8Gbps 2ch Emulex LightPulse LPe1205 N Host Bus Adapter N8403 034F NOTE Link speed of two po...

Page 16: ...e settings before installing an Operating System requiring Legacy Mode Operating System Supported Boot Mode Supported X2APIC Setting Windows Server 2008 x86 Legacy Disabled Windows Server 2008 R2 x64...

Page 17: ...emote KVM POST BIOS setup DOS utility via LAN Panic screen Boot screen Text based screen OS console GUI based screen OS console Remote control Remote reset power on off dump via LAN Power control BIOS...

Page 18: ...5 5 ESXi 5 1 ESXi 6 0 ESXi 6 5 Standard RAID controller RAID 0 1 512MB N8403 081F Dual Port 1GbE Riser Card Kit N8403 082F Dual Port 10GbE Riser Card Kit N8403 083F Dual Port 10GbE Riser Card Kit N84...

Page 19: ...al Port 10GbE Riser Card Kit N8403 084F Dual Port 10GbE Adapter N8403 085F Dual Port 10GbE Adapter N8403 049F Quad Port 10GbE Adapter N8403 051F Quad Port 10GbE Adapter N8403 076F Dual Port 1000BASE A...

Page 20: ...Type II NIC N8403 081F Dual Port 1GbE Riser Card Kit N8403 082F Dual Port 10GbE Riser Card Kit N8403 083F Dual Port 10GbE Riser Card Kit N8403 084F Dual Port 10GbE Adapter N8403 085F Dual Port 10GbE A...

Page 21: ...ies Intel and Xeon are registered trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds Red Hat is a registe...

Page 22: ...ning feature 2 1 August 17 2015 Others Added RHEL 7 to the list of operating system supported 2 0 June 19 2015 New products added 1TB 7 2K Hot Plug 2 5 inch SATA HDD N8450 078 Dual Port 10GbE Riser Ca...

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