NEC Express5800/R320c-M4 User manual

NEC EXPRESS5800/R320c-M4
Configuration Guide
Windows Server
model
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.
June 2014
Revision 3.1
NEC Corporation

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Contents
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION........................................................................................3
Key Features..........................................................................................................................................3
Specification..........................................................................................................................................3
EXTERNAL VIEWS .........................................................................................................5
Front and Rear Views ...........................................................................................................................5
Dimensions (mm)..................................................................................................................................7
CONFIGURATION DIAGRAM.........................................................................................8
SERVER CONFIGURATION ...........................................................................................9
1Base Models...................................................................................................................................9
22nd Processor................................................................................................................................9
3Memory ...........................................................................................................................................9
4Internal Hard Disk Drives............................................................................................................11
5Optical Drive.................................................................................................................................11
6PCI Card........................................................................................................................................12
6.1 LAN Controller.....................................................................................................................12
6.2 Fibre Channel / SAS Controller...........................................................................................12
7Other Add-in Components..........................................................................................................12
7.1 Input Devices.......................................................................................................................12
8Add-on Components ...................................................................................................................13
8.1 17-inch LCD Console Drawer..............................................................................................13
8.2 KVM Switch .........................................................................................................................13
8.3 Flash FDD............................................................................................................................13
8.4 Operating System................................................................................................................14
8.5 Tower Conversion Kit...........................................................................................................14
8.6 External Tape Drives ...........................................................................................................14
REFERENCES...............................................................................................................17
Server Management............................................................................................................................17
Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots......................................................................................18
Notes for using Hyper-V.....................................................................................................................19
Copyright Notice and Liability Disclaimer........................................................................................21
REVISION HISTORY .....................................................................................................22

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Technical Specification
Key Features
Fault tolerant technology based on GeminiArchitectureTM
Full manageability by integrated EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3
High performance with the latest Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 product family
Up to 256GB of high speed DDR3L-1600 memory
Specification
Model
R320c-M4
Part Number
N8800-174F
Processor
Type
Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2670
Clock speed
2.60 GHz
Logical Number of
Processors
1 or 2
Cache
20 MB
Cores and Threads
8C / 16T
Chipset
Intel® C602 Chipset with GeminiEngineTM
Memory
Type
DDR3L-1600 Registered DIMM with ECC
Memory Clock
1333Mhz
Logical Standard
Capacity
0GB
Logical Maximum
Capacity
256GB (16 x 16 GB)
Memory protection
ECC, x4 SDDC
Internal Storage
Standard Capacity
0GB
Maximum Logical
Capacity
7.2 TB (8 x 900GB)
Disk Controller
SAS: 6Gb/s (Standard)
RAID
SAS : RAID 1 (Standard)
Hot Plug
Supported
Optical Disk Drive
DVD Super Multi drive 1
Optical Drive Bays
[free]
1 [0]
Logical Disk Drive Bays
[free]
8 [8]
Expansion Slots
[free]
Standard
Total: 4 slots available
2 Low-profile PCIe x4 Gen 2 (x8 connector)
2 Full-height PCIe x8 Gen 2 (x8 connector)
Video
Controller (VRAM)
Integrated in Server Management Controller (32MB)
Resolution / Color
Supported
800 x 600 / 16.7M, 1024 x 768 / 16.7M, 1280 x 1024 / 65K
Interfaces
1 VGA (15-pin mini D-sub, 1 rear per system)
4 USB2.0 (1 front, 3 rear per system)
4 10GBASE-T LAN connector (RJ-45, 2 rear per module)
4 1000BASE-T LAN connector (RJ-45, 2 rear per module)
2 Management LAN connector (RJ-45, 1 rear per module)
Server Management
EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3
Power Supply
2 x 800 Watt (1 per module, 80 PLUS® Platinum certified)
100-240 VAC ± 10% 50 / 60 Hz ± 3 Hz

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Model
R320c-M4
Power
Consumption
(Max. Config,
Operating)
1,300 VA / 1,290 Watt
Dimensions (W x D x H )
483.0 x 736.0 x 178 mm / 19.0 x 29.0 x 7.0 in (4U)
Weight (Minimum / Maximum)
45 kg / 51 kg, 99.21 lbs. / 112.44 lbs.
Temperature, Relative Humidity
(non-condensing)
Operating: 10° to 35° C / 50° to 95° F, 20 to 80%
Non-Operating: -10° to 55° C / 14° to 131° F, 20 to 80%
Regulatory and Safety
FCC, CE, BSMI, CCC, UL, CB, RoHS
Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 R2 Enterprise SP1
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 Standard
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 Datacenter
1Writing software is not provided for this DVD drive.

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External Views
Front and Rear Views
Front View
AC D EF
G
H
J
N O
K L M
P Q R S T U
A
I
B
B
Legend
A.
Drive Bays
L.
CPU Fault LED
B.
UID Button
M.
Memory Fault LED
C.
DVD Super Multi Drive
N.
Module Power LED
D.
System Power LED
O.
SAFE TO PULL LED
E.
System Status LED
P.
PRIMARY LED
F.
System FT LED
Q.
IO Module Fault LED
G.
UID LED
R.
Fan Fault LED
H.
USB Connector
S.
PSU Fault LED
I.
Pull-out Tab
T.
DC Power Fault LED
J.
Power Button
U.
Temperature Fault LED
K.
Module ID LED

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Rear View
A
B C D D E E
F
I
JG
H
Legend
A.
USB Connectors
F.
AC Inlet
B.
Management LAN Connector
G.
PCI Slots (Low-Profile)
C.
Module ID LED
H.
PCI Slots (Full-Height)
D.
Data LAN Connectors (10GBase-T)
I.
Serial Port Connector
E.
Data LAN Connectors (1000Base-T)
J.
VGA Connector
1For service personnel only.

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Dimensions (mm)
Rack mount
736
748.5
688.5
177
485
448
Tower Conversion (Optional)
220 804
592
327

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Configuration Diagram
Server
Optical Drive Bay
HDD Bay HDD BayHDD Bay HDD Bay
HDD Bay HDD BayHDD Bay HDD Bay
HDD Bay HDD BayHDD Bay HDD Bay
HDD Bay HDD BayHDD Bay HDD Bay
CPU/IO Module
Backplane
CHASSIS
FRONT
CHASSIS
REAR
CPU/IO Module
CPU/IO module #0 :
CPU/IO module #1 :
CHASSIS
FRONT
CHASSIS
REAR
PCIe 2.0 x4 (x8 socket) LP
PCIe 2.0 x4 (x8 socket) LP
DriveCage
Power Supply
Processor
DIMM #1
DIMM #2
DIMM #3
DIMM #4
DIMM #8
DIMM #7
DIMM #6
DIMM #5
DIMM #9
DIMM #10
DIMM #11
DIMM #12
DIMM #16
DIMM #15
DIMM #14
DIMM #13
Cooling Fan #1- #4
Processor
PCI Riser
PCIe2.0 x8 (x8 socket) FH
HDD Bay HDD BayHDD Bay HDD Bay
HDD Bay HDD BayHDD Bay HDD Bay
PCIe2.0 x4 (x8 socket) LP
PCIe2.0 x4 (x8 socket) LP
DriveCage
Power Supply
Processor
DIMM #1
DIMM #2
DIMM #3
DIMM #4
DIMM #8
DIMM #7
DIMM #6
DIMM #5
DIMM #9
DIMM #10
DIMM #11
DIMM #12
DIMM #16
DIMM #15
DIMM #14
DIMM #13
Cooling Fan #1- #4
Processor
PCI Riser
PCIe 2.0 x8 (x8 socket) FH
HDD Bay HDD BayHDD Bay HDD Bay
HDD Bay HDD BayHDD Bay HDD Bay
Legend: Minimum required components Standard components

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Server Configuration
1 Base Models
Product Name / Description
Part Number
EXPRESS5800/R320c-M4
no RAM, no 2.5-inch HDD
Including:
Intel Xeon Processor E5-2670, 1 x DVD Super Multi, EXPRESSBUILDER DVD,
Active UpgradeTM DVD
NOTE:
- Active Upgrade is supported on Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Enterprise SP1
only
N8800-174F
2 2nd Processor
Available logical sockets: 1
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2670 2nd Processor Kit : 2.6 GHz / 8C-16T / 20 MB, 2
processors included
N8801-045
3 Memory
Available logical slots: 8 per processor
Product Name / Description
Part Number
4GB DDR3-1600 REG Memory Kit : 2 x 1 x 4GB DIMM included
N8802-057
32GB DDR3-1600 REG Memory Kit : 2 x 4 x 8GB DIMM included
N8802-058
64GB DDR3-1600 REG Memory Kit : 2 x 4 x 16GB DIMM included
N8802-059
NOTE:
Minimum one memory kit must be installed.

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Memory Configuration Guideline
See the table below for the number of memory kits required in accordance with logical main memory size and number
of logical processors. Memory configurations which are not listed below are not supported in the system.
Number of Logical
Processors
Logical Main Memory
Size
Number of Memory Kits Required
4GB
32GB
64GB
1
4GB 1
1
-
-
8GB
2
-
-
12GB
3
-
-
16GB
4
-
-
20GB
5
-
-
24GB
6
-
-
28GB
7
-
-
32GB
8
-
-
-
1
-
48GB
4
1
-
64GB
-
2
-
64GB
-
-
1
96GB
-
1
1
128GB
-
-
2
2
4GB 1
1
-
-
8GB 1
2
-
-
12GB 1
3
-
-
16GB
4
-
-
24GB
6
-
-
32GB
8
-
-
40GB
10
-
-
48GB
12
-
-
56GB
14
-
-
64GB
16
-
-
-
2
-
96GB
8
2
-
128GB
-
4
-
-
-
2
192GB
-
2
2
256GB
-
-
4
1Interleave is not supported.

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4 Internal Hard Disk Drives
Available bays: 8
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
SAS HDD
600GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD : 1 x 600GB
N8850-047
900GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD : 1 x 900GB
N8850-048
1.2TB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD : 1 x 1.2TB
N8850-051
146.5GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD : 1 x 146.5GB
N8850-049
300GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD : 1 x 300GB
N8850-050
SAS SSD
200GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SSD: 1 x 200GB
N8850-052
NOTE:
Hard drives must be installed in identical pairs to configure RAID 1.
Required System Disk Capacity
See the table below for minimum required system disk capacity to store whole memory dump data.
It is recommended to install hard drives providing the minimum required system disk capacity to reduce the
time to resynchronize after a hard drive replacement.
Memory Size
Required System Disk
Capacity
Up to 24GB
146.5GB
28GB to 32GB
200GB
48GB to 64GB
300GB
96GB to 192GB
600GB
256GB
900GB
Notes for BTO with SSD
The smallest capacity HDD/SSD is installed in the 1st HDD bay (as system disk) at factory.
If you use 200GB SSD as system disk and want to use 146.5GB HDD as data disk, order the
146.5GB HDD separately and install it later.
When the memory size is 48GB or more, system disk capacity should be at least 300GB. In that case,
BTO with SSD is not possible. If you want to use 200GB SSD as data disk in such a system, order the
200GB SSD separately and install it later.
5 Optical Drive
Available bays: 1
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Internal DVD Super Multi Drive : 1 x DVD Super Multi drive, not including writing software
(Standard)

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6 PCI Card
6.1 LAN Controller
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
LAN Controller
1000BASE-T 2ch board kit : 2 x GbE NIC
Intel® Gigabit ET Dual Port Server Adapter
N8804-009
10GBASE-T 1ch Adapter Kit : 2 x 10GbE NIC
Intel® X540-T1
NOTE:
- Up to one controller per module
- Installation in full height slots only supported on R320c-M4
- FCoE functionality is not supported
N8804-011
NOTE:
For iSCSI (data) connection, only 1000BASE-T ports (Including standard LAN ports) are supported.
6.2 Fibre Channel / SAS Controller
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Fibre Channel
Controller
Fibre Channel board kit (8Gbps) : 2 x FC Controller
QLogic QLE2560 8Gbps Fibre Channel Adapters
NOTE: Installation in full height slots only supported on
R320c-M4
N8803-038
SAS Controller
SAS Controller : 1 x SAS Controller
LSI SAS9212-4i4e Host Bus Adapter
NOTE: Up to one controller per module
N8803-039
NOTE:
For supported NEC Storage products to connect with N8803-038, contact your sales representative or
refer to the NEC Storage WEB site. (http://www.nec.com/global/prod/storage/)
7 Other Add-in Components
7.1 Input Devices
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Keyboard
USB Keyboard
N8870-002AF
Mouse
USB Optical Wheel Mouse
N8870-012
Cable
USB cable : 1.5m USB extension cable
K410-177(1A)

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8 Add-on Components
8.1 17-inch LCD Console Drawer
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Drawer
w/ KVM
Switch
Drawer
17inch LCD Console Unit (1U/8port)
17-inch LCD, US 83-keys Keyboard, Optical mouse, 8 port KVM
switch, 1U height
N8143-77F
Cable
Switch Unit Connection Cable Set (USB, 1.8m)
1.8 m, 1 x 15-pin mini D-SUB to 1 x 15-pin mini D-SUB / 1 x
4-pin USB A
K410-118(1A)
Switch Unit Connection Cable Set (USB, 3m)
3 m, 1 x 15-pin mini D-SUB to 1 x 15-pin mini D-SUB / 1 x 4-pin
USB A
K410-118(03)
Switch Unit Connection Cable Set (USB, 5m)
5 m, 1 x 15-pin mini D-SUB to 1 x 15-pin mini D-SUB / 1 x 4-pin
USB A
K410-118(05)
Drawer
w/o KVM
Switch
Drawer
17inch LCD Console Unit 1U
17-inch LCD, US 83-keys Keyboard, Optical mouse, 1U height,
4-pin USB B to 4-pin USB Acable 2m, PS/2 Y-splitter cable 2m,
15-pin mini D-sub VGA cable 2m
N8143-76F
17inch LCD Console Drawer (1port)
17-inch LCD, US 103-keys Keyboard with 10-key, Touch pad
with 3-button, 1U height, 4-pin USB B to 4-pin USB A cable 1.8
m, Two PS/2 cable 1.8 m, 15-pin mini D-sub VGA cable 1.8 m
N8143-84F
Keypad
Keyboard Unit (JP)
JP 108-keys Keyboard with 10-key for N8143-84F 17inch LCD
Console Drawer (1port)
N8143-85
Keyboard Unit (UK)
UK 104-keys Keyboard with 10-key, for N8143-84F 17inch LCD
Console Drawer (1port)
N8143-87
8.2 KVM Switch
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
KVM Switch
Server Switch Unit (8 server)
1U USB 8 port KVM switch
N8191-12F
Cable
KVM
Switch Unit Connection Cable Set (USB,1.8m)
1.8 m, 1 x 15-pin mini D-sub to 1 x 15-pin mini D-sub / 1 x 4-pin
USB A
K410-118(1A)
Switch Unit Connection Cable Set (USB,3m)
3 m, 1 x 15-pin mini D-sub to 1 x 15-pin mini D-sub / 1 x 4-pin
USB A
K410-118(03)
Switch Unit Connection Cable Set (USB,3m)
5 m, 1 x 15-pin mini D-sub to 1 x 15-pin mini D-sub / 1 x 4-pin
USB A
K410-118(05)
Cascading
Switch Unit Connection Cable 1.8 m
1.8 m, 1 x 15-pin mini D-sub - 1x 15-pin mini D-Sub / 2x PS/2
K410-119(1A)
8.3 Flash FDD
Order the Flash FDD if you need to prepare an alternative for a floppy drive.
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Flash FDD
USB flash emulating USB floppy disk, Native capacity 1.44 MB
N8160-86

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8.4 Operating System
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 R2 Enterprise (1-2 Processor, 25CAL Version):
English
UL0999-436EN
Chinese Traditional
UL0999-436CT
Chinese Simplified
UL0999-436CS
Korean
UL0999-436KR
NOTE:
Service Pack1 is not included in these products. Service Pack1 needs to be applied separately.
For Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 Standard / Datacenter, there is no special license for FT
servers. Please arrange it locally, or contact your sales representative for the availability of this
operating system from NEC in your region.
8.5 Tower Conversion Kit
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Tower Conversion Kit
23 inch height pedestal with front bezel
N8843-004
8.6 External Tape Drives
8.6.1 Tape Drive Selection
Refer to the section in accordance with your type of tape drives.
LTO
LTO2
SAS
Refer to 8.6.2
LTO3
SAS
Refer to8.6.2
LTO4
Refer to 8.6.2
SAS
LTO5
Refer to 8.6.2
SAS

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8.6.2 LTO / SAS
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Controller
Required
SAS Controller
LSI SAS9212-4i4e Host Bus Adapter
6Gb/s SAS, Int. 4 / Ext. 4, 7-pin SATA / SFF-8088, PCIe 2.0 x8,
LP/FH
NOTE: Up to one controller per module
N8803-039
External Cable
Required
External SAS cable
2 m, for Tape Drive Enclosure connection
K410-191(02)
Tape Enclosure
Required
2U Tape Drive Enclosure
4 x 5-inch media bays, two internal SAS cables included
N8141-59F
Power Module
Recommended
Power Supply
1 x non-hot plug power supply unit for redundant configuration
N8181-54F
Internal Cable
Internal SAS cable
2 m, for 2U Tape Drive Enclosure internal connection
NOTE: Required when three or more SAS connections
(including other general purpose servers) to the N8141-59F
K410-249(00)
Drive
2 bays available
Internal LTO (SAS)
LTO3, Half height, Native capacity 400GB
N8151-102
Internal LTO (SAS)
LTO4, Half height, Native capacity 800GB
N8151-90
Internal LTO (SAS)
LTO5, Half height, Native capacity 1500GB
N8151-103
Internal LTO (SAS)
LTO6, Half height, Native capacity 2.5 TB
N8151-106
8.6.3 Notes for Double Backup
In a single backup configuration, in case a CPU/IO module or backup device fails, backup is not possible
until the failed part is repaired or replaced. If this does not meet your system requirements, consider a
double backup configuration.
Refer to the following notes on double backup configuration.
When configuring two sets of a SAS controller, a SAS cable and a backup device, two backup devices
are recognized separately by the OS. When scheduling an automatic backup job, make a job for each
backup device so that the other backup device can backup in case one device fails.
With BrightStor ARCserve Backup, backup is not executed if you enter an asterisk (*) in the group box
under the destination tab when defining a job. Be sure to create two backup jobs by correctly selecting
the device group for the group box, and entering an asterisk (*) or the name of the media in the media
box.

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8.6.4 Supported Backup Software
See the table below for the supported backup software on NEC EXPRESS5800/R320c.
For Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Enterprise SP1
Tape drive
Backup software
Product Name / Description
Part Number
ARCserve
Backup Exec
ARCserve r16.5
Backup Exec 2012
WS2008R2
WS2008R2
Internal LTO (SAS)
LTO3, Half height, Native capacity 400 GB
N8151-102
*a1
*b1
Internal LTO (SAS)
LTO4, Half height, Native capacity 800 GB
N8151-90
*a1
*b1
Internal LTO (SAS)
LTO5, Half height, Native capacity 1.5 TB
N8151-103
*a1
*b1
Internal LTO (SAS)
LTO6, Half height, Native capacity 2.5 TB
N8151-106
*a1
*b1
*a1: Do not disable the tape driver on the device manager.
*b1: Do not install the Symantec driver. Apply the driver which comes with the tape drive.
NOTE:
Disaster Recovery Option is not supported on the ft server system.
It is not supported to backup from NEC Express5800/ft series to a backup device directly using
NetBackup. However, NEC Express5800/ft series can be a backup-client machine of NetBackup.
For Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 Standard / Datacenter
Tape drive
Backup software
Product Name / Description
Part Number
ARCserve
Backup Exec
ARCserve r16.5
Backup Exec 2012
WS2012
WS2012
Internal LTO (SAS)
LTO3, Half height, Native capacity 400 GB
N8151-102
*a1
- *b1
Internal LTO (SAS)
LTO4, Half height, Native capacity 800 GB
N8151-90
*a1
- *b1
Internal LTO (SAS)
LTO5, Half height, Native capacity 1.5 TB
N8151-103
*a1
- *b1
Internal LTO (SAS)
LTO6, Half height, Native capacity 2.5 TB
N8151-106
*a1
- *b1
*a1: Do not disable the tape driver on the device manager.
*b1: The current version of BackupExec is not supported as media server on WS2012.
NOTE:
Disaster Recovery Option is not supported on the ft server system.
It is not supported to backup from NEC Express5800/ft series to a backup device directly using
NetBackup. However, NEC Express5800/ft series can be a backup-client machine of NetBackup.

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References
Server Management
The EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3, integrated into the server, provides superior remote control and system
management features listed in the table below.
Hardware
monitoring
Temperature/voltage/power/
fan /degeneration (memory/hard drive)

Hardware event log collection

Boot monitoring
Booting, BIOS/POST stall, OS stall,
shutdown

Alerting
HW error, Boot error and OS panic
(by SNMP, E-Mail)

Remote 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)
OS shutdown

Remote media (CD/DVD/FD)

Server Management Command Line
Protocol (DMTF compliant)

Remote control via Web browser
(without dedicated app)

Remote batch

Scheduling (without UPS)

Others
Set automatic IP address via DNS/DHCP

Remote wakeup
Wake On LAN, Wake On Ring

Centralized
management
Monitoring and control of multiple servers

Industry standard
IPMI
2.0

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Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots
Part Number
Product Name
Slots
Notes
Slot # :
#1
#2
#3
#4
PCI Slot:
x4
x4
X8
X8
Card height:
LP
LP
FH
FH
Slot type:
x8
x8
x8
x8
N8804-009
1000BASE-T 2ch board kit




N8804-011
10GBASE-T 1ch board set
-
-


Max. 1
N8803-038
Fibre Channel board kit
-
-
1
1
N8803-039
SAS board
1
1
1
1
Max. 1
1Not installable when using Tower Conversion Kit.

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Notes for using Hyper-V
Brief system interruption during synchronization process
In the synchronization process of CPU modules, a memory copy is performed to duplex memory on both
CPU modules. Most of the memory area can be copied without interrupting the system through the
so-called brownout copy method, and just a small portion requires the system to stop. However, with
Hyper-V, the system cannot use the brownout copy method. Therefore, the system does not respond for a
longer period of time during the synchronization process of the CPU modules than without Hyper-V.
See the table below for the reference values of interruption during re-synchronization of CPU/IO modules in
a Hyper-V system. It is recommended that your system design take the interruption into account.
Model / Memory Size
8GB
16GB
64GB
128GB
256GB
R320c-E4
2 sec
3 sec
10 sec
18 sec
36 sec
R320c-M4
2 sec
3 sec
8 sec
14 sec
27 sec
About Guest OS
Guest operating systems supported on NEC Express5800/ft series are the same as other Express5800
Servers. The tables below show the supported guest OS.
For Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V
OS
Edition
SP
Windows Server 2012 (x64) *1
Standard / Datacenter
RTM
Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
Standard / Enterprise
RTM/SP1
Windows Server 2008 (x86/x64)
Standard / Enterprise
RTM/SP2
Windows Server 2003 R2 (x86/x64)
Standard / Enterprise
SP2
Windows Server 2003 (x86/x64)
Standard / Enterprise
SP2
Windows 2000 *2
Server / Advanced Server
SP4 *3
Windows 8 (x86/x64) *1
Pro
RTM
Windows 7 (x86/x64)
Professional
RTM/SP1
Windows Vista (x86/x64)
Business
SP1/SP2
Windows XP (x64)
Professional
SP2
Windows XP (x86) *2
Professional
SP2/SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86/x64)
-
SP3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 - 5.5 (x86/x64)
-
-
*1: KB2744129 must be applied on the host OS.
*2: Microsoft support has already ended since July 13, 2010.
*3: Must be installed with the sp4-applied media

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For Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V
OS
Edition
SP
Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64)
Standard / Datacenter
RTM
Windows Server 2012 (x64)
Standard / Datacenter
RTM
Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
Standard / Enterprise
RTM/SP1
Windows Server 2008 (x86/x64)
Standard / Enterprise
SP2
Windows Server 2003 R2 (x86/x64)
Standard / Enterprise
SP2
Windows Server 2003 (x86/x64)
Standard / Enterprise
SP2
Windows 8 (x86/x64)
Pro
RTM
Windows 7 (x86/x64)
Professional
RTM/SP1
Windows Vista (x86/x64)
Business
SP2
Windows XP (x64)
Professional
SP2
Windows XP (x86)
Professional
SP3
Backup
When using Hyper-V on a FT server, prepare a separate server for backup in the same way as for other
general purpose servers with Hyper-V. For backup patterns, refer to each backup software company's web
site.
NEC ESMPRO Agent
For monitoring guest operating systems, NEC ESMPRO Agent for Guest OS is required. Contact your
sales representative for this software.
Active Upgrade (For Windows Server 2008 R2 only)
A team assigned to the virtual network by Hyper-V Virtual Network Manager cannot be used in Active
Upgrade. To use Active Upgrade, at least one team that is not assigned to virtual network is required.