NEC NEC Express5800 Series User manual

NEC EXPRESS5800/R320a-E4
Configuration Guide
Linux 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.
November 2013
Revision 6.0
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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............................................................................................................10
5Optical Drive.................................................................................................................................11
6PCI Card........................................................................................................................................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................................................................................................................13
8.5 Tower Conversion Kit...........................................................................................................14
8.6 External Tape Drives ...........................................................................................................14
REFERENCES...............................................................................................................16
Note for Ordering ................................................................................................................................16
Server Management............................................................................................................................16
Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots......................................................................................17
Copyright Notice and Liability Disclaimer........................................................................................17
REVISION HISTORY .....................................................................................................18

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Technical Specification
Key Features
Fault tolerant technology based on GeminiArchitectureTM
Full manageability by integrated EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2
High performance with the latest Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series
Up to 96GB of high speed DDR3-1333 memory
Specification
Model
R320a-E4
Part Number
N8800-162F
Processor
Type
Intel® Xeon® processor E5504
Clock speed
2 GHz
Logical Number of
Processors
1 or 2
Cache
4 MB
Cores and Threads
4C / 4T
Chipset
Intel® 5500 Chipset with GeminiEngineTM
Memory
Type
DDR3-1333 ECC Registered DIMM
Logical Standard
Capacity
0GB
Logical Maximum
Capacity
96GB (12 x 8GB)
Memory protection
ECC, x4 SDDC
Internal Storage
Standard Capacity
0GB
Maximum Capacity
4.8 TB (8 x 600GB)
Disk Controller
SAS: 3Gb/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: 2 slots available
2[2] x PCIe 1.0 x4 (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 x VGA (15-pin mini D-sub, 1 x rear per system)
4 x USB (1 x front, 3 x rear per system)
4 x 1000BASE-T LAN connector (1000BASE-T / 100BASE-TX /
10BASE-T, RJ-45, 2 x rear per CPU/IO module)
2 x Management LAN connector (100BASE-TX / 10BASE-T,
RJ-45, 1 x rear per CPU/IO module)
Server Management
EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2
Power Supply
100-240 VAC ± 10% 50 / 60 Hz ± 3 Hz
Power
Consumption
(Max. Config,
Operating)
1,400 VA / 1,390 Watt

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Model
R320a-E4
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)
46 kg / 52 kg, 101.41 lbs. / 114.64 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
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 5.5/5.6/5.7/6.1/6.2 (EM64T) 2, 3
1Writing software is not provided for this DVD drive.
2Xen/KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is not supported.
3For Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 5.6/5.7/6.1/6.2, new version of ft Server Control Software is required. Refer to 8.4
Operating System for details.

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External Views
Front and Rear Views
Front View
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
AC D EF
G
H
J
N O
K L M
P Q R S T U
A
I
B
B

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Rear View
Legend
A.
USB Connectors
E.
PCI Slots (Low-Profile)
B.
Management LAN Connector
F.
AC Inlet
C.
Module ID LED
G.
Serial Port Connector 1
D.
Data LAN Connectors
H.
VGA Connector
1For service personnel only.
B
G
D
C
AF
F
E
HE

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Dimensions (mm)
Rack mount
Tower Conversion (Optional)
450
689
736
483
178
220 804
592
327

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Configuration Diagram
Server
CPU/IO Module
Legend: Minimum required components Standard components
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
PCIe1.0 x4 (x8 socket) LP
PCIe1.0 x4 (x8 socket) LP
Drive Cage
PowerSupply
Processor
DIMM #1
DIMM #2
DIMM #3
DIMM #4
DIMM #5
DIMM #6
DIMM #7
DIMM #8
DIMM #9
DIMM #10
DIMM #11
DIMM #12
Cooling Fan #1 - #4
Processor
HDD Bay HDD BayHDD Bay HDD Bay
HDD Bay HDD BayHDD Bay HDD Bay
CPU/IO module #0 :
CPU/IO module #1 :
PCIe 1.0 x4 (x8 socket) LP
PCIe 1.0 x4 (x8 socket) LP
DriveCage
Power Supply
Processor
DIMM #1
DIMM #2
DIMM #3
DIMM #4
DIMM #5
DIMM #6
DIMM #7
DIMM #8
DIMM #9
DIMM #10
DIMM #11
DIMM #12
Cooling Fan #1- #4
Processor
HDD Bay HDD BayHDD Bay HDD Bay
HDD Bay HDD BayHDD Bay HDD Bay
CHASSIS
FRONT
CHASSIS
REAR

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Server Configuration
1 Base Models
Product Name / Description
Part Number
NEC EXPRESS5800/R320a-E4
no RAM, no 2.5-inch HDD
Including:
Intel Xeon Processor E5504, 1 x DVD Super Multi, EXPRESSBUILDER DVD
N8800-162F
2 2nd Processor
Available logical sockets: 1
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5504 2nd Processor Kit : 2 GHz / 4C-4T / 4 MB, 2 processors
included
N8801-041
3 Memory
Available logical slots: 6 per processor
Product Name / Description
Part Number
2GB DDR3-1333 REG Memory Kit : 2 x 2GB DIMM included
N8802-052
12GB DDR3-1333 REG Memory Kit : 2 x 3 x 4GB DIMM included
N8802-053
24GB DDR3-1333 REG Memory Kit : 2 x 3 x 8GB DIMM included
N8802-049
NOTE:
Minimum one memory kit must be installed.
For RHEL6.1 and 6.2, at least 4GB of logical main memory is required.
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
2GB
12GB
24GB
1
2GB
1
-
-
4GB
2
-
-
6GB
3
-
-
8GB
4
-
-
10GB
5
-
-
12GB
6
-
-
-
1
-
24GB
-
2
-
-
-
1
36GB
-
1
1
48GB
-
-
2

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Number of Logical
Processors
Logical Main Memory
Size
Number of Memory Kits Required
2GB
12GB
24GB
2
2GB
1
-
-
4GB
2
-
-
6GB
3
-
-
8GB
4
-
-
10GB
5
-
-
12GB
6
-
-
16GB
8
-
-
20GB
10
-
-
24GB
12
-
-
-
2
-
36GB
6
2
-
48GB
-
4
-
-
-
2
72GB
-
2
2
96GB
-
-
4
4 Internal Hard Disk Drives
Available bays: 8
Product Name / Description
Part Number
146.5GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD : 1 x 146.5GB
N8850-042
300GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD : 1 x 300GB
N8850-043
600GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD : 1 x 600GB
N8850-044
73.2GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD : 1 x 73.2GB
N8850-045
146.5GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD : 1 x 146.5GB
N8850-046
NOTE:
Hard drives must be installed in identical pairs to configure RAID 1.

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Required System Disk Capacity
Required system disk capacity depends on the partition configuration pattern and memory size. Refer to
the tables below for HDD requirements. For example, pattern 1 with 24GB memory requires 146.5GB or
larger capacity HDD and pattern 3 with 96GB memory requires 300GB HDD.
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.
Pattern
Setting
Partition
File system
Size
1
/boot
ext3
256MB
/var/crash
ext3
33GB
/
ext3
15GB
swap
swap
4 to 96GB 1
Free area
-
Remaining
2
/boot
ext3
256MB
/var/crash
ext3
33GB
/
ext3
15GB
swap
swap
4 to 96GB 1
/home
ext3
Remaining
3
/boot
ext3
256MB
/var/crash
ext3
33GB
/
ext3
Remaining
swap
swap
4 to 96GB 1
1Below 32GB: Memory size + 2GB, Over 32GB: Memory size
Pattern
Memory Size
Required System Disk
Capacity
1, 2
Up to 20GB
73.2GB
24GB to 48GB
146.5GB
72GB to 96GB
300GB
3
Up to 24GB
73.2GB
36GB to 72GB
146.5GB
96GB
300GB
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
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
Fibre Channel
Controller
Fibre Channel board kit (8Gbps) : 2 x FC Controller
QLogic QLE2560-SP 8Gbps Fibre Channel Adapters
N8803-038
SAS Controller
SAS Controller : 1 x SAS Controller
LSI SAS3442E-R Host Bus Adapter
NOTE: Up to one controller per module
N8803-037
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
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
8.4 Operating System
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 5.5 (EM64T) is supported on the R320a/R320b series. Purchase the OS and
support service from a Red Hat reseller directly. To update to Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 5.6/5.7 (EM64T),
ft Server Control Software update is also required.
For Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 6.1 (EM64T), OS clean installation with new version of ft Server Control
Software is required. For Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 6.2 (EM64T), ft Server Control Software update is
also required.
The ft Server Control Software and installation procedures can be downloaded at
http://www.nec.com/en/global/prod/express/download/

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8.5 Tower Conversion Kit
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Tower Conversion Kit
23 inch height pedestal with front bezel
N8843-003
8.6 External Tape Drives
8.6.1 Tape Drive Selection
Refer to the section in accordance with your type of tape drives.
8.6.2 LTO / SAS
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Controller
Required
SAS Controller
LSI SAS3442E-R Host Bus Adapter
N8803-037
External Cable
Required
External SAS cable
2 m, 1 x SFF-8470 SAS to 1 x SFF-8088 Mini-SAS
K410-168(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
Required
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
LTO
LTO2
SAS
Refer to 8.6.2
LTO3
SAS
Refer to 8.6.2
LTO4
Refer to 8.6.2
SAS

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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.
In a double backup configuration, the device numbers of the tape devices may switch in the event of
an IO module failover. When this occurs, automatic backup cannot be performed. To resolve the
situation, re-enter the appropriate device settings again.
8.6.4 Supported backup software
See the table below for the supported backup software on NEC EXPRESS5800/R320a.
Tape drive
Backup software
Product Name / Description
Part Number
NetVault8.5/8.6
NetVault9.0
RHEL5.5 or later
RHEL5.5 or later
Internal LTO (SAS)
LTO3, Half height, Native capacity 400 GB
N8151-102


Internal LTO (SAS)
LTO4, Half height, Native capacity 800 GB
N8151-90


Internal LTO (SAS)
LTO5, Half height, Native capacity 1.5 TB
N8151-103


Internal LTO (SAS)
LTO6, Half height, Native capacity 2.5 TB
N8151-106
-


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References
Note for Ordering
Part numbers provided may be needed to modify by country/region when you order the products.
For example, the operable part number for N8100-1738F in EMEA is N8100-1738F-O, adding "-O", the
country-specific identifier for EMEA, after the part number.
Please consult your sales representative for your country identifier.
Server Management
The EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2, 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 console
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
-
(via LAN)
power on-off/ dump

OS shutdown

Remote media (CD/DVD/FD)

Server Management Command Line
Protocol (DMTF compliant)

Remote control via Web browser
(without dedicated app)

Remote batch
1
Scheduling (without UPS)
1
Others
Set automatic IP address via DNS/DHCP

Remote wakeup
Wake On LAN

Centralized
management
Monitoring of multiple servers

Control of multiple servers
1
Industry standard
IPMI
2.0
1DianaScope is required.

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Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots
Part Number
Product Name
Slots
Notes
Slot # :
#1
#2
PCI Slot:
x4
x4
Card height:
LP
LP
Slot type:
x8
x8
N8804-009
1000BASE-T 2ch board kit


N8803-037
SAS Controller


Max. 1
N8803-038
Fibre Channel board kit


Copyright Notice and Liability Disclaimer
The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
Microsoft and Windows Server are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in
the United States and/or other countries
Intel and Xeon are registered trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United
States and other countries.
Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds.
Red Hat is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc. in the U.S.
All other products, brands, or trade names used in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks
of their respective holders.
NEC shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
For hard drive capacity measurements, 1 GB = 1 billion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less.

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Revision History
Revision
Date
Description
6.0
2013.11.20
New products added:
Internal LTO / N8151-106
Discontinued products removed:
N8151-101 Internal LTO(SAS)
Others:
Supported backup software matrix updated
5.1
2013.7.1
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 6.2 supported
5.0
2012.10.3
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 5.7 supported
N8141-41F deleted (EOL)
N8141-59F 2U Tape Drive Enclosure added
N8151-77 (LTO4) deleted (EOL)
Backup software support matrix added
K410-119(1A) (cable for KVM switch cascading) added
Description of K410-168(02) corrected
4.2
2012.5.23
SCSI Controller and related products deleted (EOL)
17-inch LCD Console Drawer and KVM Switch Part Numbers changed
4.1
2012.4.23
Keyboard Part Number corrected
Mouse Part Number changed from N8170-22 to N8870-012
4.0
2011.11.25
Document form changed
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 5.6/6.1 supported
Memory P/N changed
N8151-103 (LTO5) added in 8.6 External Tape Drives
3.0
2011.9.13
Mouse P/N corrected
2.0
2011.7.20
N8870-010A is deleted. (EOL)
Supported software matrix for tape backup updated
1.0
2011.4.18
Initial release