NEC Express5800/R120f-2M User manual

NEC Express5800/R120f-2M
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.
April 17, 2015
Revision 6.0
NEC Corporation

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Contents
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION........................................................................................3
Key Features..........................................................................................................................................3
Specification..........................................................................................................................................3
EXTERNAL VIEWS .......................................................................................................10
Front and Rear Views .........................................................................................................................10
Dimensions (mm)................................................................................................................................12
CONFIGURATION DIAGRAM.......................................................................................13
Expansion Slots ..................................................................................................................................13
SERVER CONFIGURATION .........................................................................................14
1Base Models.................................................................................................................................14
2Processors and Heat Sink ..........................................................................................................14
3Memory .........................................................................................................................................16
3.1 Memory Configuration........................................................................................................16
3.2 Other OS than Windows Server 2008 Standard................................................................16
3.3 Windows Server 2008 Standard........................................................................................17
4Internal Hard Disk Drives............................................................................................................19
4.1 RAID Configuration............................................................................................................19
4.2 Required Components for RAID Configuration .................................................................20
4.3 Required Components for RAID Configuration .................................................................22
5Optical Drive.................................................................................................................................26
6Internal RDX Drive .......................................................................................................................26
6.1 RDX Configuration.............................................................................................................26
7PCI Riser Card / PCI Card ...........................................................................................................27
7.1 PCI Riser Card...................................................................................................................27
7.2 Full Length PCI Card installation Kit..................................................................................27
7.3 Graphics Card Installation Kit ............................................................................................27
7.4 Network Interface Controller..............................................................................................27
7.5 InfiniBand...........................................................................................................................30
7.6 PCIe SSD Adapter .............................................................................................................30
7.7 External Storage Controller ...............................................................................................31
7.8 Serial Port Adapter.............................................................................................................32
8Other Add-in Components..........................................................................................................32
8.1Power Supply Module........................................................................................................32
8.2 Redundant Fan Kit.............................................................................................................32
8.3 Trusted Platform Module Kit ..............................................................................................33
8.4 Internal Flash Memory.......................................................................................................33
8.5 Flash FDD..........................................................................................................................33
9Add-on Components ...................................................................................................................33
9.1 17-inch LCD Console Drawer............................................................................................33
9.2 KVM Switch........................................................................................................................34
9.3 Cable Management Arm....................................................................................................34
9.4 Server Management License.............................................................................................34
9.5 Medium and Cartridge .......................................................................................................35
REFERENCES...............................................................................................................36
Boot Mode Setting ..............................................................................................................................36
Server Management............................................................................................................................37
OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards and Embedded Controllers .......................................................38

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Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots......................................................................................39
Copyright Notice and Liability Disclaimer........................................................................................41
REVISION HISTORY .....................................................................................................42
Technical Specification
Key Features
High performance with the latest Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v3 product family
Up to 768 GB of high speed DDR4 memory
High energy efficiency with power capping feature and 80 PLUS® Platinum power supply
Full manageability by integrated EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3
Specification
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Model
R120f-2M
Part Number
N8100-2225F, N8100-2226F, N8100-2227F, N8100-2228F
Processor
Type
Intel® Xeon®
processor
E5-2603 V3
Intel® Xeon®
processor
E5-2609 V3
Intel® Xeon®
processor
E5-2620 v3
Intel® Xeon®
processor
E5-2623 v3
Clock speed
1.60 GHz
1.90 GHz
2.40 GHz
3 GHz
Number of Processors
1 to 2
Cache
15 MB
10 MB
Cores and Threads
6C-12T
4C-8T
Chipset
Intel® C612 Chipset
Memory
Type
DDR4-2133 Registered DIMM (4/8/16GB)
DDR4-2133 Load Reduced DIMM (32GB)
Standard Capacity
0 GB
Maximum Capacity
768 GB (24 x 32 GB)
Memory protection
ECC, x4 SDDC, Memory Mirroring, Memory Lockstep, Memory
Sparing
Internal Storage
Standard Capacity
0 GB
Maximum Capacity
SAS HDD : 28.8 TB (16 x 1.8 TB)
SATA HDD : 16 TB (16 x 1 TB)
SAS SSD : 6.4 TB ( 16 x 400 GB)
SATA SSD : 12.8 TB ( 16 x 800 GB)
Disk Controller
SATA : 6Gb/s (Integrated)
SAS: 12 Gb/s (Optional)
RAID
SATA : RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 (Optional)
SAS : RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 (Optional)
Hot Plug
Supported
Optical Disk Drive
Optional
Optical Drive Bays
1
3.5-inch Media Bays
1
Disk Drive Bays
16 1
Expansion Slots
Standard
Total: 8 slots available
3 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector)
3 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) 2
1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) flexible LOM slot
1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) dedicated RAID slot

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Model
R120f-2M
Expansion Slots
(Cont.)
Optional Riser Card
(N8116-34)
Total: 7 slots available
1 PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 connector)
1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x16 connector) 2
1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector)
2 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) 2
1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) flexible LOM slot
1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) dedicated RAID slot
Video
Controller (VRAM)
Integrated in Server Management Controller (32MB)
Resolution / Color
1600 x 1200 / 16.7M 3
Interfaces
2 x VGA (15-pin mini D-sub, 1 x front, 1 x rear)
1 to 2 Serial (9-pin mini D-sub, RS232-C, 1 to 2rear)
5 x USB3.0 (2 x front, 2 x rear, 1 x internal)
2 x USB2.0 (2 x rear)
1 x Management LAN connector (1000BASE-T, RJ-45, 1 x rear)
Server Management
EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3
Redundant Fan
Standard (N+1), Optional kit for N+N redundancy, hot plug
Redundant Power Supply
Optional, hot plug
Power Supply
1 to 2 x 460 Watt or 800 Watt or 1000 Watt 80 PLUS® Platinum
certified hot plug PSU, or 800 Watt 80 PLUS® Titanium certified
hot plug PSU
100-240 VAC ± 10% 50 / 60 Hz ± 3 Hz
Power
Consumption
(Max. Config, Idling)
335 VA /
333 Watt
336 VA /
334 Watt
332 VA /
330 Watt
355 VA /
352 Watt
(Max. Config,
Operating)
710 VA /
705 Watt
738 VA /
733 Watt
790 VA /
785 Watt
831 VA /
825 Watt
Acoustical Noise
(Sound Pressure
Level) 4
Max. Config, Idling
49.6dB
49.6dB
Max. Config, Operating
54.0dB
55.6dB
Dimensions (W x D x H )
448.0 x 735.8 x 87.2 mm / 17.6 x 28.9 x 3.4 in (2U)
Weight (Minimum / Maximum)
18.4 kg / 32.3 kg, 40.57 lbs. / 71.21 lbs.
Temperature, Relative Humidity
(non-condensing)
Operating: 10° to 40° C / 50° to 104° F, 20 to 80%
Non-Operating: -10° to 55° C / 14° to 131° F, 20 to 80%
Regulatory and Safety
FCC, UL, CB, CE, BSMI, UL(Mexico), KC, CCC, RCM, RoHS,
WEEE
Operating Systems
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard (x86)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise (x86)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Standard
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 Datacenter
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 or later (x86) 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 or later (x86_64) 5
VMware ESXi™5.1 Update 2
VMware ESXi™5.5 Update 2
VMware ESXi™ 6.0
1An optional drive cage is required to install more than 8 hard drives.
2Available only when the second processor is configured.
3Maximum resolution available via EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 remote console is 1280 x 1024 / 65K colors.
4Noise emission was measured in accordance with ISO 7779. The actual value may vary by the operating
environment.
5For Linux support, contact our sales representative or go to the NEC website at:
http://www.nec.com/global/prod/express/linux/index.html

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Model
R120f-2M
Part Number
N8100-2225F, N8100-2226F, N8100-2227F, N8100-2228F
Processor
Type
Intel® Xeon®
processor
E5-2637 v3
Intel® Xeon®
processor
E5-2640 v3
Intel® Xeon®
processor
E5-2643 v3
Clock speed
3.50 GHz
2.60 GHz
3.40 GHz
Number of Processors
1 to 2
Cache
15 MB
20 MB
Cores and Threads
4C-8T
8C-16T
6C-12T
Chipset
Intel® C612 Chipset
Memory
Type
DDR4-2133 Registered DIMM (4/8/16GB)
DDR4-2133 Load Reduced DIMM (32GB)
Standard Capacity
0 GB
Maximum Capacity
768 GB (24 x 32 GB)
Memory protection
ECC, x4 SDDC, Memory Mirroring, Memory Lockstep, Memory
Sparing
Internal Storage
Standard Capacity
0 GB
Maximum Capacity
SAS HDD : 28.8 TB (16 x 1.8 TB)
SATA HDD : 16 TB (16 x 1 TB)
SAS SSD : 6.4 TB ( 16 x 400 GB)
SATA SSD : 12.8 TB ( 16 x 800 GB)
Disk Controller
SATA : 6Gb/s (Integrated)
SAS: 12 Gb/s (Optional)
RAID
SATA : RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 (Optional)
SAS : RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 (Optional)
Hot Plug
Supported
Optical Disk Drive
Optional
Optical Drive Bays
1
3.5-inch Media Bays
1
Disk Drive Bays
16 1
Expansion Slots
Standard
Total: 8 slots available
3 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector)
3 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) 2
1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) flexible LOM slot
1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) dedicated RAID slot
Optional Riser Card
(N8116-34)
Total: 7 slots available
1 PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 connector)
1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x16 connector) 2
1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector)
2 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) 2
1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) flexible LOM slot
1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) dedicated RAID slot
Video
Controller (VRAM)
Integrated in Server Management Controller (32MB)
Resolution / Color
1600 x 1200 / 16.7M 3
Interfaces
2 x VGA (15-pin mini D-sub, 1 x front, 1 x rear)
1 to 2 Serial (9-pin mini D-sub, RS232-C, 1 to 2rear)
5 x USB3.0 (2 x front, 2 x rear, 1 x internal)
2 x USB2.0 (2 x rear)
1 x Management LAN connector (1000BASE-T, RJ-45, 1 x rear)
Server Management
EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3
Redundant Fan
Standard (N+1), Optional kit for N+N redundancy, hot plug
Redundant Power Supply
Optional, hot plug
Power Supply
1 to 2 x 460 Watt or 800 Watt or 1000 Watt 80 PLUS® Platinum
certified hot plug PSU, or 800 Watt 80 PLUS® Titanium certified
hot plug PSU
100-240 VAC ± 10% 50 / 60 Hz ± 3 Hz

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Model
R120f-2M
Power
Consumption
(Max. Config, Idling)
365 VA /
362 Watt
333 VA /
330 Watt
364 VA /
361 Watt
(Max. Config,
Operating)
876 VA /
870 Watt
809 VA /
803 Watt
988 VA /
981 Watt
Acoustical Noise
(Sound Pressure
Level) 4
Max. Config, Idling
49.6dB
49.6dB
49.6dB
Max. Config, Operating
57.7dB
54.4dB
57.7dB
Dimensions (W x D x H )
448.0 x 735.8 x 87.2 mm / 17.6 x 28.9 x 3.4 in (2U)
Weight (Minimum / Maximum)
18.4 kg / 32.3 kg, 40.57 lbs. / 71.21 lbs.
Temperature, Relative Humidity
(non-condensing)
Operating: 10° to 40° C / 50° to 104° F, 20 to 80%
Non-Operating: -10° to 55° C / 14° to 131° F, 20 to 80%
Regulatory and Safety
FCC, UL, CB, CE, BSMI, UL(Mexico), KC, CCC, RCM, RoHS,
WEEE
Operating Systems
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard (x86)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise (x86)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Standard
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 Datacenter
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 or later (x86) 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 or later (x86_64) 5
VMware ESXi™5.1 Update 2
VMware ESXi™5.5 Update 2
VMware ESXi™ 6.0
1An optional drive cage is required to install more than 8 hard drives.
2Available only when the second processor is configured.
3Maximum resolution available via EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 remote console is 1280 x 1024 / 65K colors.
4Noise emission was measured in accordance with ISO 7779. The actual value may vary by the operating
environment.
5For Linux support, contact our sales representative or go to the NEC website at:
http://www.nec.com/global/prod/express/linux/index.html
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Model
R120f-2M
Part Number
N8100-2225F, N8100-2226F, N8100-2227F, N8100-2228F
Processor
Type
Intel® Xeon®
processor
E5-2660 v3
Intel® Xeon®
processor
E5-2667 v3
Intel® Xeon®
processor
E5-2670 v3
Clock speed
2.60 GHz
3.20 GHz
2.30 GHz
Number of Processors
1 to 2
Cache
25 MB
20 MB
30 MB
Cores and Threads
10C-20T
8C-16T
12C-24T
Chipset
Intel® C612 Chipset
Memory
Type
DDR4-2133 Registered DIMM (4/8/16GB)
DDR4-2133 Load Reduced DIMM (32GB)
Standard Capacity
0 GB
Maximum Capacity
768 GB (24 x 32 GB)
Memory protection
ECC, x4 SDDC, Memory Mirroring, Memory Lockstep, Memory
Sparing
Internal Storage
Standard Capacity
0 GB

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Model
R120f-2M
Internal Storage
(Cont.)
Maximum Capacity
SAS HDD : 28.8 TB (16 x 1.8 TB)
SATA HDD : 16 TB (16 x 1 TB)
SAS SSD : 6.4 TB ( 16 x 400 GB)
SATA SSD : 12.8 TB ( 16 x 800 GB)
Disk Controller
SATA : 6Gb/s (Integrated)
SAS: 12 Gb/s (Optional)
RAID
SATA : RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 (Optional)
SAS : RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 (Optional)
Hot Plug
Supported
Optical Disk Drive
Optional
Optical Drive Bays
1
3.5-inch Media Bays
1
Disk Drive Bays
16 1
Expansion Slots
Standard
Total: 8 slots available
3 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector)
3 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) 2
1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) flexible LOM slot
1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) dedicated RAID slot
Optional Riser Card
(N8116-34)
Total: 7 slots available
1 PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 connector)
1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x16 connector) 2
1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector)
2 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) 2
1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) flexible LOM slot
1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) dedicated RAID slot
Video
Controller (VRAM)
Integrated in Server Management Controller (32MB)
Resolution / Color
1600 x 1200 / 16.7M 3
Interfaces
2 x VGA (15-pin mini D-sub, 1 x front, 1 x rear)
1 to 2 Serial (9-pin mini D-sub, RS232-C, 1 to 2rear)
5 x USB3.0 (2 x front, 2 x rear, 1 x internal)
2 x USB2.0 (2 x rear)
1 x Management LAN connector (1000BASE-T, RJ-45, 1 x rear)
Server Management
EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3
Redundant Fan
Standard (N+1), Optional kit for N+N redundancy, hot plug
Redundant Power Supply
Optional, hot plug
Power Supply
1 to 2 x 460 Watt or 800 Watt or 1000 Watt 80 PLUS® Platinum
certified hot plug PSU, or 800 Watt 80 PLUS® Titanium certified
hot plug PSU
100-240 VAC ± 10% 50 / 60 Hz ± 3 Hz
Power
Consumption
(Max. Config, Idling)
332 VA /
330 Watt
362 VA /
360 Watt
336 VA /
334 Watt
(Max. Config,
Operating)
876 VA /
870 Watt
984 VA /
977 Watt
963 VA /
957 Watt
Acoustical Noise
(Sound Pressure
Level) 4
Max. Config, Idling
49.6dB
49.6dB
49.6dB
Max. Config, Operating
55.6dB
57.7dB
56.6dB
Dimensions (W x D x H )
448.0 x 735.8 x 87.2 mm / 17.6 x 28.9 x 3.4 in (2U)
Weight (Minimum / Maximum)
18.4 kg / 32.3 kg, 40.57 lbs. / 71.21 lbs.
Temperature, Relative Humidity
(non-condensing)
Operating: 10° to 40° C / 50° to 104° F, 20 to 80%
Non-Operating: -10° to 55° C / 14° to 131° F, 20 to 80%
Regulatory and Safety
FCC, UL, CB, CE, BSMI, UL(Mexico), KC, CCC, RCM, RoHS,
WEEE

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Model
R120f-2M
Operating Systems
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard (x86)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise (x86)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Standard
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 Datacenter
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 or later (x86) 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 or later (x86_64) 5
VMware ESXi™5.1 Update 2
VMware ESXi™5.5 Update 2
VMware ESXi™ 6.0
1An optional drive cage is required to install more than 8 hard drives.
2Available only when the second processor is configured.
3Maximum resolution available via EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 remote console is 1280 x 1024 / 65K colors.
4Noise emission was measured in accordance with ISO 7779. The actual value may vary by the operating
environment.
5For Linux support, contact our sales representative or go to the NEC website at:
http://www.nec.com/global/prod/express/linux/index.html
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Model
R120f-2M
Part Number
N8100-2225F, N8100-2226F, N8100-2227F, N8100-2228F
Processor
Type
Intel® Xeon®
processor
E5-2690 v3
Intel® Xeon®
processor
E5-2697 v3
Intel® Xeon®
processor
E5-2699 v3
Clock speed
2.60 GHz
2.30 GHz
Number of Processors
1 to 2
Cache
30 MB
35 MB
45 MB
Cores and Threads
12C-24T
14C-28T
18C-36T
Chipset
Intel® C612 Chipset
Memory
Type
DDR4-2133 Registered DIMM (4/8/16GB)
DDR4-2133 Load Reduced DIMM (32GB)
Standard Capacity
0 GB
Maximum Capacity
768 GB (24 x 32 GB)
Memory protection
ECC, x4 SDDC, Memory Mirroring, Memory Lockstep, Memory
Sparing
Internal Storage
Standard Capacity
0 GB
Maximum Capacity
SAS HDD : 28.8 TB (16 x 1.8 TB)
SATA HDD : 16 TB (16 x 1 TB)
SAS SSD : 6.4 TB ( 16 x 400 GB)
SATA SSD : 12.8 TB ( 16 x 800 GB)
Disk Controller
SATA : 6Gb/s (Integrated)
SAS: 12 Gb/s (Optional)
RAID
SATA : RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 (Optional)
SAS : RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 (Optional)
Hot Plug
Supported
Optical Disk Drive
Optional
Optical Drive Bays
1
3.5-inch Media Bays
1
Disk Drive Bays
16 1

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Model
R120f-2M
Expansion Slots
Standard
Total: 8 slots available
3 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector)
3 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) 2
1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) flexible LOM slot
1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) dedicated RAID slot
Optional Riser Card
(N8116-34)
Total: 7 slots available
1 PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 connector)
1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x16 connector) 2
1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector)
2 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) 2
1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) flexible LOM slot
1 PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) dedicated RAID slot
Video
Controller (VRAM)
Integrated in Server Management Controller (32MB)
Resolution / Color
1600 x 1200 / 16.7M 3
Interfaces
2 x VGA (15-pin mini D-sub, 1 x front, 1 x rear)
1 to 2 Serial (9-pin mini D-sub, RS232-C, 1 to 2rear)
5 x USB3.0 (2 x front, 2 x rear, 1 x internal)
2 x USB2.0 (2 x rear)
1 x Management LAN connector (1000BASE-T, RJ-45, 1 x rear)
Server Management
EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3
Redundant Fan
Standard (N+1), Optional kit for N+N redundancy, hot plug
Redundant Power Supply
Optional, hot plug
Power Supply
1 to 2 x 460 Watt or 800 Watt or 1000 Watt 80 PLUS® Platinum
certified hot plug PSU, or 800 Watt 80 PLUS® Titanium certified
hot plug PSU
100-240 VAC ± 10% 50 / 60 Hz ± 3 Hz
Power
Consumption
(Max. Config, Idling)
362 VA /
360 Watt
368 VA /
365 Watt
364 VA /
362 Watt
(Max. Config,
Operating)
987 VA /
980 Watt
994 VA /
987 Watt
996 VA /
989 Watt
Acoustical Noise
(Sound Pressure
Level) 4
Max. Config, Idling
49.6dB
49.6dB
49.6dB
Max. Config, Operating
57.7dB
58.3dB
58.3dB
Dimensions (W x D x H )
448.0 x 735.8 x 87.2 mm / 17.6 x 28.9 x 3.4 in (2U)
Weight (Minimum / Maximum)
18.4 kg / 32.3 kg, 40.57 lbs. / 71.21 lbs.
Temperature, Relative Humidity
(non-condensing)
Operating: 10° to 40° C / 50° to 104° F, 20 to 80%
Non-Operating: -10° to 55° C / 14° to 131° F, 20 to 80%
Regulatory and Safety
FCC, UL, CB, CE, BSMI, UL(Mexico), KC, CCC, RCM, RoHS,
WEEE
Operating Systems
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard (x86)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise (x86)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Standard
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 Datacenter
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 or later (x86) 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 or later (x86_64) 5
VMware ESXi™5.1 Update 2
VMware ESXi™5.5 Update 2
VMware ESXi™ 6.0
1An optional drive cage is required to install more than 8 hard drives.
2Available only when the second processor is configured.
3Maximum resolution available via EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 remote console is 1280 x 1024 / 65K colors.
4Noise emission was measured in accordance with ISO 7779. The actual value may vary by the operating
environment.
5For Linux support, contact our sales representative or go to the NEC website at:
http://www.nec.com/global/prod/express/linux/index.html

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External Views
Front and Rear Views
Front View
Legend
A.
2.5-inch Drive Bays
K.
Power Capping LED
B.
2.5-inch Drive Cage Bay
L.
VGA Connector
C.
Power Button / Power LED
M.
Data LAN 1 Activity LED
D.
UID LED Button
N.
Data LAN 2 Activity LED
E.
System Reset Button
O.
Data LAN 3 Activity LED
F.
Dump (NMI) Button
P.
Data LAN 4 Activity LED
G.
USB Connectors
Q.
Media Bay
H.
BMC Reset Button
R.
Optical Drive Bay
I.
System Status LED 1
S.
Pull-out Tab
J.
System Status LED 2
A
B
Q
R
S
E
G
L
C
D
O
F
H
J
K
M
P
N
I

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Rear View
Legend
A.
PCI Slots (Full-Height)
G.
UID Button/LED
B.
PCI Slots (Low-Profile)
H.
Serial Port Connector
C.
Power Supply
I.
VGA Connector
D.
AC Inlet
J.
Management LAN Connector
E.
AC Power LED
K.
LOM Card Slot
F.
USB Connectors
L.
Additional Power Supply Slot
A
B
C
D
F
G
I
J
K
E
L
H

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Dimensions (mm)
Without Cable Arm
With Cable Arm

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Configuration Diagram
Legend: Standard Components Mandatory components
Expansion Slots
Legend
Remarks
Common
#1A
PCIe 3.0 x8, x8 connector, for a dedicated RAID controller
#1B
PCIe 3.0 x8, x8 connector, for a dedicated LOM Card
#1C
PCIe 3.0 x8, x8 connector, Full-height, up to 220 mm length
#2C
PCIe 3.0 x8, x8 connector, Full-height, up to 220/312 mm length
2CPU required
#3C
PCIe 3.0 x8, x8 connector, Full-height, up to 312 mm length
2CPU required
#1D
PCIe 3.0 x8, x8 connector, Low-profile, up to 220 mm length
#2D
PCIe 3.0 x8, x8 connector, Low-profile, up to 220 mm length
2CPU required
#3D
PCIe 3.0 x8, x8 connector, Low-profile, up to 220 mm length
2CPU required
PCIe x16
Riser
Card Kit
#1C
PCIe 3.0 x8, x16 connector, Full-height, up to 220 mm length
#2C
PCIe 3.0 x16, x16 connector, Full-height, up to 220/312 mm length
2CPU required
NOTE:
Up to 312 mm length card can be installed into slot #2C when N8116-37 Full Length PCI Card
installation Kit is installed.
The slot #3C is not available when using N8116-34/34A PCIe x16 Riser Card Kit
8x 2.5-inch
Drives
Optical Drive Bay
Media Bay
2.5-inch
Hot Plug
Drive Cage
2.5-inch
Hot Plug
Drive Cage
Optical Driver
Bay /
Media Bay
Redundant Cooling Fan
CPU 2
6x DIMM Slots
6x DIMM Slots
6x DIMM Slots
6x DIMM Slots Hot Plug
Power Supply 2
RAID Slot
PCIe 3.0
PCIe 3.0
4x Flash Backup Unit Slots
PCI Riser
Cooling Fan
2xDIMM
#3C
PSU
2
PSU
1
#2C #1C #1D
#2D #3D
LOM
8x 2.5-inch
Drives
Cooling
Fan
(CPU2)
Hot Plug
Power Supply 1
LOM
Card
CPU 1
Slot #3D
Slot #3C
Slot #2C
Slot #1A
aa
Slot #1B
Slot #1C
Slot #1D
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Server Configuration
1 Base Models
Product Name / Description
Part Number
NEC Express5800/R120f-2M Server
no processor, no RAM, no HDD, no ODD, no LOM Card
Including : 1 x 460 Watt 80 PLUS® Platinum Power Supply Unit, Front Bezel, 2.5-inch
Drive Cage, EXPRESSBUILDER DVD
N8100-2225F
NEC Express5800/R120f-2M Server
no processor, no RAM, no HDD, no ODD, no LOM Card
Including : 1 x 800 Watt 80 PLUS® Platinum Power Supply Unit, Front Bezel, 2.5-inch
Drive Cage, EXPRESSBUILDER DVD
N8100-2226F
NEC Express5800/R120f-2M Server
no processor, no RAM, no HDD, no ODD, no LOM Card
Including : 1 x 800 Watt 80 PLUS® Titanium Power Supply Unit, Front Bezel, 2.5-inch
Drive Cage, EXPRESSBUILDER DVD
N8100-2227F
NEC Express5800/R120f-2M Server
no processor, no RAM, no HDD, no ODD, no LOM Card
Including : 1 x 1000 Watt 80 PLUS® Platinum Power Supply Unit, Front Bezel, 2.5-inch
Drive Cage, EXPRESSBUILDER DVD
N8100-2228F
NOTE:
The base model must be ordered with a processor kit, a memory kit, and LOM card.
Use the NEC Power Supply Selector to select appropriate size for power units. For details, please
visit the NEC website at:
http://www.nec.com/en/global/prod/express/collateral/tools/PowerSelector_G01.xls
2 Processors and Heat Sink
Available sockets: 2
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Processors
1 Processor
Required
Xeon E5-2603 v3 Processor Kit
Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2603 v3 (1.60 GHz, 6C/6T, 15 MB)
N8101-768F
Xeon E5-2609 v3 Processor Kit
Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2609 v3 (1.90 GHz, 6C/6T, 15 MB)
N8101-769F
Xeon E5-2620 v3 Processor Kit
Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2620 v3 (2.40 GHz, 6C/12T, 15 MB)
N8101-770F
Xeon E5-2623 v3 Processor Kit
Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2623 v3 (3 GHz, 4C/8T, 10 MB)
N8101-771F
Xeon E5-2637 v3 Processor Kit
Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2637 v3 (3.50 GHz, 4C/8T, 15 MB)
N8101-772F
Xeon E5-2640 v3 Processor Kit
Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2640 v3 (2.60 GHz, 8C/16T, 20 MB)
N8101-773F
Xeon E5-2643 v3 Processor Kit
Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2643 v3 (3.40 GHz, 6C/12T, 20 MB)
N8101-774F
Xeon E5-2660 v3 Processor Kit
Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2660 v3 (2.60 GHz, 10C/20T, 25 MB)
N8101-776F
Xeon E5-2667 v3 Processor Kit
Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2667 v3 (3.20 GHz, 8C/16T, 20 MB)
N8101-777F
Xeon E5-2670 v3 Processor Kit
Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2670 v3 (2.30 GHz, 12C/24T, 30 MB)
N8101-778F
Xeon E5-2690 v3 Processor Kit
Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2690 v3 (2.60 GHz, 12C/24T, 30 MB)
N8101-779F
Xeon E5-2697 v3 Processor Kit
Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2697 v3 (2.60 GHz, 14C/28T, 35 MB)
N8101-931F

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Xeon E5-2699 v3 Processor Kit
Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2699 v3 (2.30 GHz, 18C/36T, 45 MB)
N8101-933F
Heat Sink
1st
Processor Heat Sink
For 1st Processor
(Standard)
2nd
Processor Heat Sink
For 2nd Processor, including cooling fan kit
N8101-781F
NOTE:
Minimum one processor kit from above must be installed.
The processors must be the same to configure dual processor system.
The maximum number of logical processors supported by OS
See the table below for the maximum number of logical processors that you can actually use on your
system.
Number of Logical Processors Supported by Operating Systems
Maximum Available
Number of logical
Processors
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard (x86)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (x86)
32 1
32
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard (x64)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise (x64)
256 1
72
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter
640 1
72
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
32
32
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86_64)
160
72
VMware ESXi 5.1
160
72
VMware ESXi 5.5
320
72
VMware ESXi 6.0
480
72
1The maximum numbers of logical processors when using Hyper-V are below
- Windows Server 2008 : 24
- Windows Server 2008 R2 : 64
- Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2 : 320

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3 Memory
3.1 Memory Configuration
Refer to the section in accordance with your operating system and memory configuration:
Other OS than Windows Server 2008 Standard
Independent Channel: Refer to 3.2.1
Memory Sparing Configuration: Refer to 3.2.2
Memory Mirroring / Memory Lockstep Configuration: Refer to 3.2.3
Windows Server 2008 Standard
Independent Channel: Refer to 3.3.1
3.2 Other OS than Windows Server 2008 Standard
3.2.1 Independent Channel Configuration
Available slots: 12 per processor
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Registered DIMM
(RDIMM)
8GB DDR4-2133 REG Memory Kit (2x4GB)
2 x 4GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2133(PC4-2133)
N8102-611F
16GB DDR4-2133 REG Memory Kit (2x8GB)
2 x 8GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2133(PC4-2133)
N8102-612F
32GB DDR4-2133 REG Memory Kit (2x16GB)
2 x 16GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2133(PC4-2133)
N8102-613F
Load Reduced DIMM
(LRDIMM)
64GB DDR4-2133 LR Memory Kit (2x32GB)
2 x 32GB Load Reduced ECC DIMM, DDR4-2133(PC4-2133)
N8102-614F
NOTE:
Minimum one memory kit per processor must be installed.
It is recommended to install memory kits in multiples of two (four identical DIMMs) for quad-channel
symmetric memory configurations to increase memory transfer speed.
When two processors are installed, balance the DIMMs across the two processors.
Mix configurations of RDIMM and LRDIMM are not supported.
3.2.2 Memory Sparing Configuration
Available slots: 12 per processor
Product Name / Description
Part Number
24GB DDR4-2133 REG Memory Kit (3x8GB)
3 x 8GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2133(PC4-2133)
N8102-622
48GB DDR4-2133 REG Memory Kit (3x16GB)
3 x 16GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2133(PC4-2133)
N8102-623
NOTE:
Minimum one memory kit per processor must be installed.
The configured memories must be identical.
When two processors are installed, balance the DIMMs across the two processors.
The logical memory capacity at the time of memory sparing becomes two-thirds of physical capacity
with configurations less than 8GB DIMM and five-sixth physical capacity with configurations more
than 16GB DIMM.
The maximum memory speed is 1600 MHz.

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3.2.3 Memory Mirroring / Memory Lockstep Configuration
Available slots: 12 per processor
Product Name / Description
Part Number
16GB DDR4-2133 REG Memory Kit (2x8GB)
2 x 8GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2133(PC4-2133)
N8102-618
32GB DDR4-2133 REG Memory Kit (2x16GB)
2 x 16GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2133 (PC4-2133)
N8102-619
NOTE:
Minimum one memory kit per processor must be installed.
3.3 Windows Server 2008 Standard
3.3.1 Independent Channel Configuration
Available slots: 1
Product Name / Description
Part Number
4GB DDR4-2133 REG Memory Kit (1x4GB)
1 x 4GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR4-2133(PC4-2133)
N8102-610
NOTE:
Only one Memory Kit can be installed regardless of the number of processors.
Memory Configuration Feature Comparison
See the table below for feature comparisons of memory configurations supported.
Independent
Channel
Memory
Sparing
Memory
Lockstep
Memory
Mirroring
Performance
Best
Better
Better
Good
Data Protection
No
Persistent
correctable errors
that may result in
future uncorrectable
memory errors
No
Uncorrectable
memory errors
Redundancy
No
Partly
No
Fully
Data Correction
ECC, x4 SDDC
ECC, x4 SDDC
ECC, x8 SDDC
ECC, x4 SDDC
Available Memory
Full physical
memory
2/3 physical memory
(8GB DIMM)
5/6 physical memory
(16GB DIMM)
Full physical
memory
Half physical
memory
Available Memory
Channels
4
4
4
4
Notes
-
All DIMMs in the
system must be
identical.
Paired DIMMs must
be identical.
Paired DIMMs must
be identical.

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Maximum Memory Speed
See the table below for the actual maximum memory transfer speed in Independent Channel / Memory
Sparing Configuration.
DDR4 memory speed depends on the type of DIMMs, the native memory bus speed of the memory
controller and memory configuration. All memory buses operate at the clock frequency of the DIMM with
the lowest frequency.
The maximum memory speed is 1600 MHz with Memory Sparing Configuration.
Processor Type
Populated DIMMs
# of DIMMs per processor
DIMM Speed
E5-2603 v3
RDIMM: 4, 8, 16 GB
-
1600 MHz
E5-2609 v3
LRDIMM: 32GB
-
1600 MHz
E5-2620 v3
RDIMM: 4, 8, 16 GB
Up to 8 DIMMs -
1866 MHz
E5-2623 v3
10 or more DIMMs
1600 MHz
E5-2640 v3
LRDIMM: 32GB
Up to 8 DIMMs -
1866 MHz
10 or more DIMMs
1600 MHz
E5-2637 v3
RDIMM: 4, 8, 16 GB
Up to 8 DIMMs -
2133 MHz
E5-2643 v3
10 or more DIMMs
1600 MHz
E5-2660 v3
LRDIMM: 32GB
Up to 8 DIMMs -
2133 MHz
E5-2667 v3
10 or more DIMMs
1600MHz
E5-2670 v3
E5-2690 v3
E5-2697 v3
E5-2699 v3
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 Operating Systems
Maximum Available Memory
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard (x86) 1
4 GB
4 GB (HW-DEP enabled)
App. 2 GB(HW-DEP disabled)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard 1
32 GB
32 GB
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (x86) 1
64 GB
64 GB
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise 1
4 TB
768GB
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter 1
16 GB
768GB
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
3 TB
16 GB
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86_64)
3 TB
768GB
VMware ESXi 5.1 2
2 TB
768GB
VMware ESXi 5.5 2
4 TB
768GB
VMware ESXi 6.0 3
6 TB
768GB
1The maximum available memory size of Hyper-V systems are below:
- Windows Server 2008 Standard (x64) and Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard : 32 GB
- Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (x64) and Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise : 1TB
- Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2:4 TB
2Up to 1TB of main memory is available to each virtual machine.
3Up to 4TB of main memory is available to each virtual machine.

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4 Internal Hard Disk Drives
4.1 RAID Configuration
Refer to the section in accordance with your OS and RAID configuration. For example, when you would like
to configure RAID 0/1/10 1GB cache with Windows Server 2012 R2, refer to the section 4.2.2 for the
required components and then refer to the section 4.3.2 for the hard drives.
Operating System
Supported RAID configuration
Supported
HDD/SSD
RAID and Cache
Section
Windows Server 2008 Standard
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Non-RAID (Embedded SATA)
4.2.1
4.3.1
RAID 0/1/10 1GB Cache
4.2.2
4.3.2
RAID 5/6/50/60 1GB Cache
4.2.3
RAID 5/6/50/60 2GB Cache
4.2.4
Windows Server 2012 Standard
Windows Server 2012 Datacenter
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86_64)1
Non-RAID (Embedde SATA)
4.2.1
4.3.1
RAID 0/1/10 1GB Cache
4.2.2
4.3.3 1
RAID 5/6/50/60 1GB Cache
4.2.3
RAID 5/6/50/60 2GB Cache
4.2.4
VMware ESXi 5.1
VMware ESXi 5.5
VMware ESXi 6.0
Non-RAID (Embedded SATA)
4.2.1
4.3.1
RAID 0/1/10 1GB Cache
4.2.2
4.3.4
RAID 5/6/50/60 1GB Cache
4.2.3
RAID 5/6/50/60 2GB Cache
4.2.4
1If you use Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86_64) KVM, select HDD/SSD from the section 4.3.2
NOTE:
Up to four hard drives can be installed in the Embedded SATAconfiguration.
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, SAS SSDs
and SATA SSDs can be mixed in each drive cage.
It is recommended to set RAID array configuration drives less than eight per disk group in order to
minimize the risk of becoming multiple hard drives failure.
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.

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4.2 Required Components for RAID Configuration
4.2.1 Up to four Drives with Embedded SATA Controller
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Storage Controller
Embedded SATA Controller
4 x 6Gb/s SATA
(Standard)
Cable
Internal SATA Cable
1 x mini-SAS HD to 1 x mini-SAS HD
(Standard)
Drive Cage
2.5-inch Drive Cage
8 x 2.5-inch Hot-plug hard drive bays
(Standard)
NOTE:
Up to 4 SATA drives are supported.
For supported HDD/SSD, refer to 4.3.1
Hot plug insertion/removal are not supported in the configuration.
4.2.2 RAID 0/1 Controller with 1 GB Cache
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Storage Controller
Required
RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1)
LSI 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 LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362-8i
650mm Cable for Flash Backup Unit included
N8103-181
Cable
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
1 x Mini SAS HD to 1 x Mini SAS HD, 2 sets
(Standard)
Drive Cage
2.5-inch Drive Cage
8 x 2.5-inch hot plug drive bays
(Standard)
Optional Drive Cage
(Required when
more than 8 drives)
2.5-inch Drive Cage
8 x 2.5-inch hot plug drive bays
Including six sets of 1 x Mini SAS HD to 1 x Mini SAS HD
cable, SAS expander card
N8154-69
NOTE:
For Supported HDD/SSD, refer to 4.3.2 for Windows Server 2008/2008R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6(x86_64) with KVM feature. Refet to 4.3.3 for Windows Server
2012/2012R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6(x86_64) without KVM feature. Refer to 4.3.4 for VMware.
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, SAS SSDs
and SATA SSDs can be mixed in each drive cage.