NEC Express5800/R110j-1 User manual

NEC Express5800/R110j-1
System 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.
January 25, 2019
Revision 1.0
NEC Corporation

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Contents
MODEL LINEUP ..............................................................................................................4
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ........................................................................................5
Specification..........................................................................................................................................5
CONFIGURATION DIAGRAM .........................................................................................6
EXPANSION SLOTS .......................................................................................................7
SERVER CONFIGURATION ...........................................................................................8
1Base Models ...................................................................................................................................8
2Processor .......................................................................................................................................8
3Memory ...........................................................................................................................................9
4Internal Storage............................................................................................................................10
4.1 Drive Cages .........................................................................................................................11
4.2 M.2 SATA SSD Installation kit..............................................................................................11
4.3 RAID Configuration..............................................................................................................11
4.4 Supported Drives .................................................................................................................14
5Optical Drive.................................................................................................................................17
6Flash FDD .....................................................................................................................................17
7PCI Card........................................................................................................................................18
PCI Riser Card...............................................................................................................................18
7.1 External Storage Controller .................................................................................................19
8Other Add-in Components ..........................................................................................................21
8.1 Power Supply ......................................................................................................................21
8.2 Trusted Platform Module Kit ................................................................................................22
8.3 USB Memory Kit ..................................................................................................................22
8.4 Boot Mode Setting ...............................................................................................................22
8.5 Management LAN with Serial kit .........................................................................................22
9Add-on Components ...................................................................................................................23
9.1 17-inch LCD Console Drawer ..............................................................................................23
9.2 KVM Switch .........................................................................................................................23
9.3 Server Management License...............................................................................................23
9.4 Dust Proof Filter Kit .............................................................................................................24
9.5 Starter Pack DVD ................................................................................................................24
REFERENCES...............................................................................................................25
External Views.....................................................................................................................................25
Front and Rear Views .........................................................................................................................25
Dimensions (mm) ................................................................................................................................27
General Supplementary Matters........................................................................................................28
Memory Supplementary Matters .......................................................................................................29
Internal drive supplementary matters...............................................................................................30
Conditions of Internal Drives in the default factory configuration ..................................................30
Conditions for mixing of Internal Drives after shipment .................................................................30
Mixing of different type of drives ....................................................................................................30
Server Management ............................................................................................................................32
OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards and Embedded Controllers .......................................................33
Supported PCI cards and Installable Slots.......................................................................................36
Supported Tape and Removal Disk Backup Drive List ...................................................................37
Boot Mode Setting ..............................................................................................................................37
Copyright Notice and Liability Disclaimer........................................................................................38

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REVISION HISTORY .....................................................................................................39

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Model Lineup
4x 2.5-inch Drive Model
2x 3.5-inch Drive Model

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Technical Specification
Specification
Model
R110j-1
4x 2.5-inch Drive Model
2x 3.5-inch Drive Model
Part Number
N8100-2766F
N8100-2767F
Processor
Type
Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor G5400 (3.70GHz, 2C/4T, 4MB)
Intel® Core™ Processor i3-8300 (3.70GHz, 4C/4T, 8MB)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E-2124 (3.30GHz, 4C/4T, 8MB)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E-2134 (3.50GHz, 4C/8T, 8MB)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E-2144G (3.60GHz, 4C/8T, 8MB)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E-2174G (3.80GHz, 4C/8T, 8MB)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E-2126G (3.30GHz, 6C/6T, 12MB)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E-2136 (3.30GHz, 6C/12T, 12MB)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E-2186G (3.80GHz, 6C/12T, 12MB)
Number of Processors
1
Chipset
Intel® C242 Chipset
Memory
Type
DDR4-2666 Unbuffered DIMM (8/16GB)
Standard Capacity
0 GB
Maximum Capacity
64 GB (4x 16GB)
Memory protection
ECC
Internal Storage
Standard Capacity
0 GB
Disk Controller
SATA : 6Gb/s,
RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50 (Optional)
SAS: 12Gb/s,
RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50 (Optional)
SATA : 6Gb/s, RAID 0/1 (Optional)
SAS: 12Gb/s, RAID 0/1 (Optional)
Hot Plug
Supported
Optical Disk Drive
Optional
Optical Drive Bays
1
Standard Disk Drive Bays
4
2
Expansion Slots
Standard
Total: 3 slots available
1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) or 1x FLOM
1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x16 connector)
1 PCIe 3.0 x4 for a dedicated RAID card
* The slot mix changes by installing an optional riser card.
Video
Controller (VRAM)
Integrated in Server Management Controller (16MB)
Resolution
640x480, 800x600, 1,024x768, 1,280x1,024, 1,600x1,200, 1,920x1,200
Interfaces
Front: 1x USB3.0, 1x USB2.0 (BMC)
Rear: 2x USB3.0, 1x VGA (15-pin mini D-sub)
2x Data LAN connector (RJ-45)
1x Management LAN connector (RJ-45, Optional)
1x Serial (9-pin mini D-sub, Optional)
Internal: 1x USB3.0
Redundant Fan
N/A
Redundant Power Supply
Optional, hot plug
Power Supply
1x 290 Watt 80 PLUS® Silver certified non-hot plug PSU
1-2 x 500 Watt 80 PLUS® Platinum certified hot plug PSU
290W, 500Watt: 100-240 VAC ± 10% 50 / 60 Hz ± 3 Hz
Dimensions (W x D x H )
434.6 x 382.3 x 43.2 mm
Temperature, Relative Humidity
(non-condensing)
Operating: 10° to 35° C / 50° to 95° F, 8 to 90% (Standard)
or 5° to 45° C / 41° to 113° F, 8 to 90% (Limited Configuration)
Non-Operating: -30° to 60° C / -22° to 140° F, 5 to 95%
Regulatory and Safety
FCC, UL/cUL, CB, CE, Mexico (CoC), RCM, RoHS, WEEE, BSMI,
Argentina S Mark
Operating Systems and Virtualization Software
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2016 Standard
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2016 Datacenter
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 7.5 or later
VMware ESXi™6.5 Update 21
VMware ESXi™6.71
1Support on Xeon® processor systems only.

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Configuration Diagram
4x 2.5-inch Drive Model
Legend: Standard Components Mandatory components
2x 3.5-inch Drive Model
Legend: Standard Components Mandatory components

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Expansion Slots
Expansion Slot Map
Legend
Standard
RAID
PCIe 3.0 x4, for a dedicated RAID controller
Riser Card
Required
N8116-90
Riser Card
Kit(2xPCI)
Slot1
PCIe 3.0 x8, x8 connector, Low Profile, 168mm length
Slot2
PCIe 3.0 x8, x16 connector, Full-height, 168mm length
N8116-89
Riser Card
Kit(1xPCI +
FLOM)
Slot1
PCIe 3.0 x8 (FLOM)
Slot2
PCIe 3.0 x8, x16 connector, Full-height, 168mm length
NOTE:
Minimum one riser card must be installed.

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Server Configuration
1 Base Models
Product Name / Description
Part Number
NEC Express5800/R110j-1 4x 2.5-inch Drive Model
No CPU, no RAM, no 2.5-inch HDD, no ODD, no PSU, no Riser
Including:
2.5-inch Drive Cage, CPU Heat Sink, Cooling FAN, Front bezel, Rail Kit
N8100-2766F
NEC Express5800/R110j-1 2x 3.5-inch Drive Model
No CPU, no RAM, no 3.5-inch HDD, no ODD, no PSU, no Riser
Including:
3.5-inch Drive Cage, CPU Heat Sink, Cooling FAN, Front bezel, Rail Kit
N8100-2767F
NOTE:
The base model must be ordered with a processor kit, a memory kit, a riser kit, and a power supply kit.
2 Processor
Available sockets: 1
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Processors
Required
Pentium G5400 Processor Kit
Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor G5400 (2C/4T, 3.70GHz, TDP54W, 4MB)
N8101-1512
Core i3-8300 Processor Kit
Intel® Core™ Processor i3-8300 (4C/4T, 3.70GHz, TDP62W, 8MB)
N8101-1515
Xeon E-2124 Processor Kit
Intel® Xeon® Processor E-2124 (4C/4T, 3.30GHz, TDP71W, 8MB)
N8101-1504
Xeon E-2134 Processor Kit
Intel® Xeon® Processor E-2134 (4C/8T, 3.50GHz, TDP71W, 8MB)
N8101-1505
Xeon E-2144G Processor Kit
Intel® Xeon® Processor E-2144G (4C/8T, 3.60GHz, TDP71W, 8MB)
N8101-1506
Xeon E-2174G Processor Kit
Intel® Xeon® Processor E-2174G (4C/8T, 3.80GHz, TDP71W, 8MB)
N8101-1507
Xeon E-2126G Processor Kit
Intel® Xeon® Processor E-2126G (6C/6T, 3.30GHz, TDP80W, 12MB)
N8101-1508
Xeon E-2136 Processor Kit
Intel® Xeon® Processor E-2136 (6C/12T, 3.30GHz, TDP80W, 12MB)
N8101-1510
Xeon E-2186G Processor Kit
Intel® Xeon® Processor E-2186G (6C/12T, 3.80GHz, TDP95W, 12MB)
N8101-1518
NOTE:
The processor kit must be ordered with the base model.
VMware ESXi is not supported on Pentium and Core i3 processor systems.

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3 Memory
Available slots: 4
Product Name / Description
Part Number
8GB DDR4-2666 UNB Memory Kit
8GB Unbuffered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2666
N8102-718
16GB DDR4-2666 UNB Memory Kit
16GB Unbuffered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2666
N8102-719
NOTE:
Minimum one memory kit must be installed.
To install by double of memory kit is recommended in order to increase memory transfer speed by the dual-channel symmetric
configuration.
Memory Transfer Speed
See the table below for the actual maximum memory transfer speed.
DDR4 memory speed depends on CPU series.
Processor Type
DIMM Speed
Intel® Xeon® E-2124
Intel® Xeon® E-2126G
Intel® Xeon® E-2134
Intel® Xeon® E-2136
Intel® Xeon® E-2144G
Intel® Xeon® E-2174G
Intel® Xeon® E-2186G
2666 MHz
Intel® Core i3-8300
Intel® Pentium G5400
2400 MHz
Maximum Available Memory
See the table below for the maximum memory size that you can actually use on your system.
Operating Systems
Maximum Memory Size
Supported by Operating
Systems
Maximum Available Memory
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter 1
24TB
64GB
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
12TB
64GB
VMware ESXi 6.5 2
12TB
64GB
VMware ESXi 6.7 2
16TB
64GB
1 The maximum available memory size of Hyper-V systems is below:
- Windows Server 2016 : 24TB
2 Up to 6 TB of the main memory is available to each virtual machine.

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4 Internal Storage
Drive Configuration
Choose appropriate drive model and optional drive cages in accordance with the type and number of the drive you want to install.
List of the number that Internal Drives can be mounted
Base Model
Front cage
Inside the server
(Mounted on option M.2 mount kit)
4x 2.5-inch Drive Model 1
Standard : 4x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA Drive
Expansion : 2x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA Drive 4
Standard: N/A
Expansion: 2x M.2 SATA SSD 3, 4
2x 3.5-inch Drive Model 2
Standard : 2x 3.5-inch Near Line SAS/SATA HDD
Standard: N/A
Expansion: 2x M.2 SATA SSD 3, 4
1 2.5-inch Drive Model: Up to six drives can be installed.
2 3.5-inch Drive Model: Up to two drives can be installed.
3 Up to one M.2 SATA SSD can be installed if the system install N8154-134 Internal DVD Drive Installation Kit.
4 A RAID Controller (N8103-192/-193) is required when N8154-135 2x 2.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage Kit(SAS/SATA) and N8118-
312 M.2 SATA SSD installation kit are selected together.
Drive Bay for 2.5-inch Drive Model
Four 2.5-inch drive bays are standard. With an optional 2.5-inch drive cage, up to six 2.5-inch drive bays can be equipped.
Standard four drives are available, if add more drives, Expansion Drive Cage is needed.
Drive Bay for 3.5-inch Drive Model
Two 3.5-inch drive bays are equipped as standard.
Standard two drives are available.
Note:
Up to six drives can be installed in Non-RAID (Embedded SATA) configuration.
In default factory configuration, there are some conditions of drive types and RAID levels can be installed. Refer to “Conditions
of Internal Drives in the default factory configuration” in References.
For more detail, refer to “Conditions for mixing of Internal Drives after shipment” in References.

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4.1 Drive Cages
4.1.1 4x2.5-inch Drive model
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Drive Cage
4x 2.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage Kit (SAS/SATA)
for 4x 2.5-inch Drive Model
(standard)
Expansion Drive Cage
2x 2.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage Kit(SAS/SATA)
Including internal cables, for 4x 2.5-inch Drive Model
N8154-135
NOTE:
Up to one N8154-135 2x2.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage Kit(SAS/SATA) can be installed.
If equipped with N8154-135 2.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage Kit, N8154-134 Internal DVD Drive Installation Kit cannot be mounted.
A RAID Controller (N8103-192/-193) is required when N8154-135 2x 2.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage Kit(SAS/SATA) and N8118-
312 M.2 SATA SSD installation kit are selected together.
4.1.2 2x3.5-inch Drive model
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Drive Cage
2x 3.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage Kit (SAS/SATA)
for 2x 3.5-inch Drive Model
(standard)
NOTE:
If RAID Controller (N8103-192/-193) is selected, internal SAS/SATA cable K410-446(00) is required.
4.2 M.2 SATA SSD Installation kit
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
PCIe Card Type
Installation Kit
Up to 1
M.2 SATA SSD Installation kit
2x M.2 SATA SSD
The kit is installed on PCIe slot (up to 1) for OS boot
N8118-312
Cable
Up to 1
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
SATA cable set for R110j-1 2x 3.5-inch Drive Model to RAID controller
for dedicated PCI slot and R110j-1 to M.2 SATA SSD Installation Kit and.
K410-446(00)
Note:
M.2 SATA SSD must be ordered with N8118-312 M.2 SATA SSD Installation kit and K410-446(00) Internal SAS/SATA Cable.
K410-446(00) Internal SAS/SATA Cable contains each cables for RAID controller for dedicated PCI slot and M.2 SATA SSD
Installation kit.
N8118-312 M.2 SATA SSD Installation kit is selected, M.2 SATA SSD must be selected.
M.2 SATA SSD is connected to Embedded SATA controller in Single connection or On-board RAID configuration regardless of
whether optional RAID controllers are installed or not.
If N8151-137/-138 is installed, only one M.2 SATA SSD can be installed.
A RAID Controller (N8103-192/-193) is required for HDD Cages, when N8154-135 2x 2.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage
Kit(SAS/SATA) and N8118-312 M.2 SATA SSD installation kit are selected together.
4.3 RAID Configuration
4.3.1 2.5-inch-Drive Model / Embedded SATA Controller
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Storage Controller
Embedded SATA Controller
6x 6Gb/s SATA
(Standard)
Cable
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
For 4x 2.5-inch Drive Model, up to four drives are supported
1x [1 x mini-SAS to 1 x mini-SAS]
(Standard)
HDD Cage Kit
4x 2.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage
For 4x 2.5-inch Drive Model, up to four drives are supported
(Standard)
2x 2.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage Kit(SAS/SATA)
For 4x 2.5-inch Drive Model, up to two drives are supported
Including SAS/SATA Cable
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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.
Hot plug insertion/removal is not supported with the embedded SATA non-RAID controller.
Embedded SATA Controller configuration supports SATA HDD and SATA SSD only. SAS HDD and SAS SSD does not
supported in Embedded SATA Controller configuration.
M.2 SATA SSD Installation Kit (N8118-312) and 2x 2.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage Kit(SAS/SATA) (N8154-135) can’t be mixed in
Embedded SATA Controller configuration. Please order RAID Controller for those configurations.
4.3.2 2.5-inch-Drive Model / Embedded SATA RAID Controller (RAID 0/1/10)
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Storage Controller
Embedded SATA Controller
6x 6Gb/s SATA
(Standard)
Cable
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
For 4x 2.5-inch Drive Model, up to four drives are supported
1x [1 x mini-SAS to 1 x mini-SAS]
(Standard)
HDD Cage Kit
4x 2.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage
For 4x 2.5-inch Drive Model, up to four drives are supported
(Standard)
2x 2.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage Kit(SAS/SATA)
For 4x 2.5-inch Drive Model, up to two drives are supported
Including SAS/SATA Cable
N8154-135
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.
Embedded SATA RAID Controller configuration supports SATA HDD and SATA SSD only. SAS HDD and SAS SSD does not
supported in Embedded SATA Controller configuration.
M.2 SATA SSD Installation Kit (N8118-312) and 2x 2.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage Kit(SAS/SATA) (N8154-135) can’t be mixed in
Embedded SATA Controller configuration. Please chose RAID Controller for those configurations.
4.3.3 2.5-inch-Drive Model / RAID Controller for Dedicated PCI Slot
Choose RAID controller for suitable feature and performance. RAID Controller for Dedicated PCI Slot does not consume PCI card
slot.
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Storage Controller
Up to 1
RAID Controller (RAID 0/1)
RAID 0/1/5/10 and SAS HBA mode, 0MB, Int. 8 port, PCIe 3.0 x8, SAS
12Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s, Low Profile Heat Sink
N8103-192
RAID Controller (2GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 2GB, Int. 8 port, PCIe 3.0 x8, SAS 12Gb/s, SATA
6Gb/s, Low Profile Heat Sink
N8103-193
Battery Backup
Required when N8103-
193 or N8103-196 are
selected
Battery Backup Unit
Lithium-ion Battery for N8103-193 / -196 RAID controller
N8103-215
Cable
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
For 2.5-inch Drive Model, up to four drives are supported
1x [1 x mini-SAS to 1 x mini-SAS]
(Standard)
HDD Cage Kit
4x 2.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage
For 4x 2.5-inch Drive Model, up to four drives are supported
(Standard)
2x 2.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage Kit(SAS/SATA)
Including internal cables, for 4x 2.5-inch Drive Model
N8154-135
NOTE:
RAID Controller for Dedicated PCI Slot is supported only on limited OS. For more details, please see OS Support Matrix for
PCI Cards and Embedded Controllers.
All drives within a RAID array should be of the same type, capacity and rotation speed.
N8103-192 supports RAID5 in addition to RAID 0/1 although the product name does not contain “5”. If higher performance is
needed, choose RAID controller with cache memory.
Up to two RAID Controller with cache (N8103-193/-196) can be installed.

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4.3.4 3.5-inch-Drive Model / Embedded SATA Controller
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Storage Controller
Embedded SATA Controller
6x 6Gb/s SATA
(Standard)
Cable
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
For 2x 3.5-inch Drive Model, up to two drives are supported
1x [1 x mini-SAS to 1 x mini-SAS]
(Standard)
HDD Cage Kit
2x 3.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage
For 2x 3.5-inch Drive Model, up to two drives are supported
(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.
Embedded SATA Controller configuration supports SATA HDD and SATA SSD only. SAS HDD and SAS SSD does not
supported in Embedded SATA Controller configuration.
4.3.5 3.5-inch-Drive Model / Embedded SATA RAID Controller (RAID 0/1/10)
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Storage Controller
Embedded SATA Controller
6x 6Gb/s SATA
(Standard)
Cable
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
For 2x 3.5-inch Drive Model, up to two drives are supported
1x [1 x mini-SAS to 1 x mini-SAS]
(Standard)
HDD Cage Kit
2x 3.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage
For 2x 3.5-inch Drive Model, up to two drives are supported
(Standard)
NOTE
Embedded SATA RAID controller (RAID 0/1/10) 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.
Embedded SATA RAID Controller configuration supports SATA HDD and SATA SSD only. SAS HDD and SAS SSD does not
supported in Embedded SATA Controller configuration.
4.3.6 3.5-inch-Drive Model / RAID Controller for Dedicated PCI Slot
Choose RAID controller for suitable feature and performance. RAID Controller for Dedicated PCI Slot does not consume PCI card
slot.
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Storage Controller
Up to 1
RAID Controller (RAID 0/1)
RAID 0/1/5/10 and SAS HBA mode, 0MB, Int. 8 port, PCIe 3.0 x8, SAS
12Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s, Low Profile Heat Sink
N8103-192
RAID Controller (2GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 2GB, Int. 8 port, PCIe 3.0 x8, SAS 12Gb/s, SATA
6Gb/s, Low Profile Heat Sink
N8103-193
Battery Backup
Required when N8103-
193 or N8103-196 are
selected
Battery Backup Unit
Lithium-ion Battery for N8103-193 / -196 RAID controller
N8103-215
Cable
Required
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
For 3.5-inch Drive Model, up to two drives are supported
SATA cable set for R110j-1 2x 3.5-inch Drive Model to RAID controller for
dedicated PCI slot and R110j-1 to M.2 SATA SSD Installation Kit.
K410-446(00)
HDD Cage Kit
2x 3.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage
For 2x 3.5-inch Drive Model, up to two drives are supported
(Standard)
NOTE:
RAID Controller for Dedicated PCI Slot is supported only on limited OS. For more details, please see OS Support Matrix for
PCI Cards and Embedded Controllers.
All drives within a RAID array should be of the same type, capacity and rotation speed.
Up to two RAID Controller with cache(N8103-193/-196) can be installed.

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4.4 Supported Drives
4.4.1 2.5-inch SATA Hard Disk Drives
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
512n Sector
1TB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD
1x 1 TB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512n sector
N8150-596
512e Sector
2TB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD
1x 2 TB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512e sector
N8150-545
NOTE:
All drives within a RAID array should be of the same type, capacity and rotation speed.
Up to two kinds of drives selected from SAS 10K HDDs, SAS 15K HDDs, SATA HDDs, SATA SSDs, SAS SSDs can be mixed.
To configure a large-capacity RAID array, it is recommended to configure in RAID 6 in order to minimize the risk of becoming
multiple hard drives failure during the RAID rebuilding process.
4.4.2 2.5-inch SATA Solid State Drives
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Read Intensive
DWPD ≈ 1
240GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD
1x 240GB SATA SSD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 512n sector, Read Intensive
N8150-1740
480GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD
1x 480GB SATA SSD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 512n sector, Read Intensive
N8150-1741
960GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD
1x 960GB SATA SSD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 512n sector, Read Intensive
N8150-1742
1.92TB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD
1x 1.92TB SATA SSD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 512n sector, Read Intensive
N8150-1743
3.84TB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD
1x 3.84TB SATA SSD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 512n sector, Read Intensive
N8150-1744
Value Endurance
DWPD ≈ 3
480GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD
1x 480GB SATA SSD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 512n sector, Value Endurance
N8150-1737
960GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD
1x 960GB SATA SSD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 512n sector, Value Endurance
N8150-1738
1.92TB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA SSD
1x 1.92TB SATA SSD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 512n sector, Value Endurance
N8150-1739
NOTE:
All drives within a RAID array should be of the same type, capacity and endurance.
Up to two kinds of drives selected from SAS 10K HDDs, SAS 15K HDDs, SATA HDDs, SATA SSDs, SAS SSDs can be mixed.
To configure a large-capacity RAID array, it is recommended to configure in RAID 6 in order to minimize the risk of becoming
multiple hard drives failure during the RAID rebuilding process.
4.4.3 2.5-inch SAS Hard Disk Drives
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
512n Sector /
10,000 rpm
300GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD
1x 300 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512n sector
N8150-546
600GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD
1x 600 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512n sector
N8150-547
1.2TB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD
1x 1.2TB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512n sector
N8150-549
512e Sector /
10,000 rpm
1.8TB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD
1x 1.8 TB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512e sector
N8150-550
2.4TB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD
1x 2.4 TB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 10,000 rpm, 512e sector
N8150-591
512n Sector /
15,000 rpm
300GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD
1x 300 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 15,000 rpm, 512n sector
N8150-551
600GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD
1x 600 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 15,000 rpm, 512n sector
N8150-552
900GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD
1x 900 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 15,000 rpm, 512n sector
N8150-602
NOTE:

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All drives within a RAID array should be of the same type, capacity and rotation speed.
Up to two kinds of drives selected from SAS 10K HDDs, SAS 15K HDDs, SATA HDDs, SATA SSDs, SAS SSDs can be mixed.
To configure a large-capacity RAID array, it is recommended to configure in RAID 6 in order to minimize the risk of becoming
multiple hard drives failure during the RAID rebuilding process.
SAS HDD, SAS SSD are supported with RAID Controller Configuration only.
4.4.4 2.5-inch SAS Solid State Drives
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Middle Endurance
DWPD ≈ 10
400GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD
1x 400GB SAS SSD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 512n sector, Middle Endurance
N8150-1750
800GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD
1x 800GB SAS SSD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 512n sector, Middle Endurance
N8150-1751
Value Endurance
DWPD ≈ 3
400GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD
1x 400GB SAS SSD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 512n sector, Value Endurance
N8150-1752
800GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD
1x 800GB SAS SSD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 512n sector, Value Endurance
N8150-1753
Read Intensive
DWPD ≈ 1
960GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD
1x 960GB SAS SSD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 512n sector, Read Intensive
N8150-1754
1.92TB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD
1x 1.92TB SAS SSD, 2.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 512n sector, Read Intensive
N8150-1755
NOTE:
All drives within a RAID array should be of the same type, capacity and endurance.
Up to two kinds of drives selected from SAS 10K HDDs, SAS 15K HDDs, SATA HDDs, SATA SSDs, SAS SSDs can be mixed.
To configure a large-capacity RAID array, it is recommended to configure in RAID 6 in order to minimize the risk of becoming
multiple hard drives failure during the RAID rebuilding process.
SAS HDD, SAS SSD are supported with RAID Controller Configuration only.

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4.4.5 3.5-inch SATA Hard Disk Drives
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
512n Sector/
7,200 rpm
1TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD
1 x 1TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512n sector
N8150-565
2TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD
1 x 2TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512n sector
N8150-566
4TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD
1 x 4TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512n sector
N8150-568
512e Sector/
7,200 rpm
6TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD
1 x 6TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512e sector
N8150-569
8TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD
1 x 8TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512e sector
N8150-570
12TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SATA HDD
1 x 12TB SATA HDD, 3.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512e sector
N8150-588
NOTE:
All drives within a RAID array should be of the same type, capacity and rotation speed.
4.4.6 3.5-inch Near Line SAS Hard Disk Drives
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
512e Sector
8TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SAS HDD
1x 8TB Near Line SAS HDD, 3.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512e sector
N8150-573 *1
12TB 7.2K Hot Plug 3.5-inch SAS HDD
1x 12TB Near Line SAS HDD, 3.5-inch, 12Gb/s, 7,200 rpm, 512e sector
N8150-590 *1
*1 : Those are make-to-order products.
NOTE:
All drives within a RAID array should be of the same type, capacity and rotation speed.
Up to two kinds of drives selected from SAS 10K HDDs, SAS 15K HDDs, SATA HDDs, SATA SSDs, SAS SSDs can be mixed.
Near Line SAS HDD (7200 rpm) and SAS-HDD (10,000rpm / 15,000rpm) are equipped with SAS interface, they have the same
maximum transfer speed and error recovery capabilities from the perspective of the interface specification, however Near Line
SAS HDDs have the same I/O performance and endurance life as SATA HDDs(7200rpm) have.
4.4.7 M.2 SATA Solid State Drives
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Value Endurance
DWPD ≈ 1.5
240GB Non-hot-plug M.2 SATA SSD
1 x 240 GB M.2 SATA SSD, Value Endurance
N8150-1709
Read Intensive
DWPD ≈ 0.5
480GB Non-hot-plug M.2 SATA SSD
1 x 480 GB M.2 SATA SSD, Read Intensive
N8150-1710
NOTE:
Please order M.2 SATA SSD Installation Kit(N8118-312) and Internal SAS/SATA Cable(K410-446(00)) if you install M.2 SATA
SSD.
M.2 SATA SSD is connected to Embedded SATA controller in Single connection or On-board RAID configuration regardless of
whether optional RAID controllers are installed or not.
If N8151-137/-138 is installed, only one M.2 SATA SSD can be installed.

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5 Optical Drive
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Installation Kit
Internal DVD Drive Installation Kit
Installation kit for 4x2.5-inch Drive Model
NOTE:
- The Installation Kit cannot be installed if N8154-135 2x2.5-inch Hot
Plug Drive Cage Kit(SAS/SATA) is installed
N8154-134
Internal SATA Cable
Internal SATA Cable for DVD Drive
Internal SATA cable for 2x3.5-inch Drive Model
K410-445(00)
Internal DVD Drive
Internal DVD-ROM drive
Slim DVD-ROM drive
N8151-137
Internal DVD-SuperMulti Drive
Slim DVD Super Multi drive, not including writing software
NOTE:
- Not supported for Linux or VMware
N8151-138
External
External DVD-ROM Drive
Slim DVD-ROM drive, USB bus powered, 1.6A require, USB
N8160-102
NOTE:
Internal DVD-SuperMulti Drive is supported only on limited OS. For more details, please see OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards
and Embedded Controllers.
Internal DVD Drive Installation Kit(N8154-125) is mutually exclusive with N8154-135 2x2.5-inch Hot Plug Drive Cage
Kit(SAS/SATA).
N8151-137/-138 can be installed in 4x 2.5-inch Drive Model with N8154-134 or 2x 3.5-inch Drive Model.
If N8154-134 Internal DVD Drive Installation Kit or K410-445(00) Internal SATA Cable for DVD Drive is selected, an Internal DVD
drive must be selected.
If N8151-137/-138 is installed, only one M.2 SATA SSD can be installed.
6 Flash FDD
Choose the Flash FDD if you need to prepare an alternative device for a floppy drive.
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Flash FDD
USB flash emulating USB floppy disk, Native capacity 1.44 MB
N8160-96
NOTE:
Flash FDD is supported only on limited OS. For more details, please see OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards and Embedded
Controllers.
Up to one drive can be connected.

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7 PCI Card
R110j-1 can install up to 2 PCI Card with selectable PCI Riser Card. You can choose PCI Riser Card for you purpose.
Please refer to Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots with regard to the position of PCI slot which can mount PCI card
supported.
PCI Riser Card
PCI Slot Configuration
Choose the appropriate configuration in accordance with the number and the type of PCI cards you want to install and whether you
need FLOM slot.
PCI Riser Card Kit
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Riser Card Kit(2xPCI)
Riser card for slot 1 with one PCIe 3.0 x8 slot
Riser card for slot 2 with one PCIe 3.0 x16 slot
NOTE:
- The Riser Card Kit is a factory installation
option.
N8116-90
Riser Card Kit(1xPCI + FLOM)
Riser card for slot 1 with one FLOM
Riser card for slot 2 with one PCIe 3.0 x16 slot
N8116-89
Network Interface Controller
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
LOM Card
(FLOM Slot)
NOTE:
- N8116-89
Riser Card
Kit required.
1GbE
Quad Port 1000BASE-T LOM Card
Intel Ethernet Controller I350
PCIe 2.0(x4)
N8104-172
10GbE
Dual Port 10GBASE-T LOM Card
QLogic 57810S
PCIe 2.0(x8)
N8104-173
Adapter
GbE
Dual Port 1000BASE-T Adapter
Broadcom BCM5720 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
PCIe 2.0(x1)
N8104-178
Dual Port 1000BASE-T Adapter
Intel Ethernet Controller I350
PCIe 2.0(x4)
NOTE:
- Network cables with RJ-45 plug covers cannot be used.
N8104-180
Quad Port 1000BASE-T Adapter
Intel Ethernet Controller I350
PCIe 2.0(x4)
NOTE:
- Network cables with RJ-45 plug covers cannot be used.
N8104-181
10GbE
Dual Port 10GBASE-T Adapter
QLogic 57810S
PCIe 2.0(x8)
N8104-182
Dual Port 10GBASE-T Adapter
Cavium QL41401
PCIe 3.0(x8)
N8104-183
Dual Port 10GBASE SFP+ Adapter
QLogic 57810S
PCIe 2.0(x8)
NOTE:
- N8104-189 SFP+ Module is required to connect with an optical cable.
- Up to 2 SFP+ Modules can be installed.
N8104-185
Module
10GbE
SFP+ Module (10G-SR)
1 x SFP+ Module
N8104-189

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NOTE:
The NIC cards must be installed under the maximum configuration limits for networking when running with VMware systems. For
more detail, see the Networking Maximum in the Configuration Maximums document for VMware.
- For VMware ESXi 6.5: https://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere6/r65/vsphere-65-configuration-maximums.pdf
- For VMware ESXi 6.7: https://configmax.vmware.com/home
NIC Teaming feature - NIC Teaming and bonding features
The Express 5800 server supports NIC teaming, which enables you to configure multiple NICs as a virtual single network interface
for dual path, load balancing, for fault tolerance and network load balancing respectively.
See the table below for supported network interfaces and OS combinations.
Network Interface
Team
Operating Systems
1GbE NIC
On-board LAN Interface
N8104-172/-180/-181
Up to four ports per one team
Windows Server 2016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 later
VMware ESXi 6.5
VMware ESXi 6.7
1GbE NIC
N8104-178
Up to four ports per one team
Windows Server 2016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 later
VMware ESXi 6.5
VMware ESXi 6.7
10GbE NIC
N8104-173/-182
Up to four ports per one team
Windows Server 2016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 later
VMware ESXi 6.5
VMware ESXi 6.7
10GbE NIC
N8104-183
Up to four ports per one team
Windows Server 2016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 later
VMware ESXi 6.5
VMware ESXi 6.7
10GbE NIC
N8104-185
Up to four ports per one team
Windows Server 2016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 later
VMware ESXi 6.5
VMware ESXi 6.7
NOTE:
NIC Teaming feature is not supported on iSCSI interfaces.
The network interfaces for each teaming must be the same.
When 1GbE, 10GbE NIC teaming are mixed, the maximum number of team must be as follows:
- Windows Server 2016: up to five per one system
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux: up to five per one system
Using iSCSI
See the table below for supported network interfaces and OS combinations.
Category
Network Interface
Operating Systems
1GbE
N8104-178
Windows Server 2016,
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, VMware 6.5 / 6.7
NOTE:
Teaming feature is not supported on iSCSI interfaces.
7.1 External Storage Controller
7.1.1 RAID Controller
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Controller
RAID Controller (4GB, RAID0/1/5/6)
RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 4GB, 8 External port PCIe 3.0 x8
SAS 12Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s
N8103-196
Battery Backup
Required
Battery Backup Unit
Lithium-ion Battery for RAID controller
N8103-215
NOTE:
Only one SAS JBOD Enclosure can be connected to one RAID controller.
4Kn sector drives are not supported with the RAID controller.

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One battery backup unit must be installed per one system.
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 up to eight in order to minimize the risk of becoming multiple hard
drives failure.
Up to two RAID Controller with cache(N8103-193/-196) can be installed.
7.1.2 Fibre Channel / SAS Controller
Quick reference support matrix
OS
Support
Storage
16Gb/s
Fibre channel
32Gb/s
Fibre
channel
12Gb/s
SAS
N8190-163
N8190-164
(Broadcom)
N8190-165
N8190-166
(QLogic)
N8190-171
N8190-172
(Broadcom)
N8103-197
N8103-
E184
N8103-184
WS2016
iStorage M



-

iStorage T
-

-
-

LTO + DEU
-
-
-

-
LTO autoldr
-
-
-
-

RHEL 7.5
or later
iStorage M

-

-

iStorage T
-

-
-

LTO + DEU
-
-
-

-
LTO autoldr
-
-
-
-

ESXi 6.5u2
or later
iStorage M

-

-

ESXi 6.7
or later
iStorage M

-

-

: Support/Qualified -: N/A
LTO + DEU: Internal LTO drive on 1U Device Expansion Unit (N8141-69F)
LTO autoldr: LTO Autoloder (LL009F, T30A, T60A)
NOTE:
iStorage T, LTO drives doesn’t support VMware ESXi.
For details such as OS support, function, etc, please refer to NEC Storage website.
Quick reference support matrix shows compatibility with storage data connection function. For FC-SAN boot, please refer to “FC
SAN Boot Configuration Guide.
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Fibre
Channel
16Gb/s
Fibre Channel Controller (1ch)
Cavium QLogic, QLE2690
16Gb/s, Optical, PCIe 3.0 x8
N8190-165
Fibre Channel Controller (2ch)
Cavium QLogic, QLE2692
16Gb/s, Optical, PCIe 3.0 x8
N8190-166
Fibre Channel Controller (1ch)
Broadcom, LPe31000
16Gb/s, Optical, PCIe 3.0 x8
N8190-163
Fibre Channel Controller (2ch)
Broadcom, LPe31002
16Gb/s, Optical, PCIe 3.0 x8
N8190-164
32Gb/s
Fibre Channel Controller (1ch)
Broadcom, LPe32000
32Gb/s, Optical, PCIe 3.0 x8
N8190-171
Fibre Channel Controller (2ch)
Broadcom, LPe32002
32Gb/s, Optical, PCIe 3.0 x8
N8190-172