NEC NEC Express5800 Series User manual

NEC Express5800/AT101b
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 16, 2014
Revision 1.1
NEC Corporation

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Contents
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION........................................................................................3
Key Features..........................................................................................................................................3
Specification..........................................................................................................................................3
EXTERNAL VIEWS .........................................................................................................4
Front Views............................................................................................................................................4
CONFIGURATION DIAGRAM.........................................................................................5
EXPANSION SLOT..........................................................................................................5
SERVER CONFIGURATION ...........................................................................................6
1Storage Blade.................................................................................................................................6
2I/O Expansion Card........................................................................................................................6
2.1 Network Interface Controller................................................................................................6
2.2 External Storage Controller .................................................................................................6
REFERENCES.................................................................................................................7
OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards and Embedded Controllers .........................................................7
Support Matrix for Adapters and Network Interconnect Devices ....................................................7
Supporting PCI Cards and Installable Slots.......................................................................................8
Copyright Notice and Liability Disclaimer..........................................................................................9
REVISION HISTORY.....................................................................................................10

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Technical Specification
Key Features
Affordable direct attached tape backup solution
Equips two mezzaine PCI slots and two 1000BASE ports
Specification
Model
AT101b
Part Number
N8404-005F
Tape Drive
Type
LTO5
Native Capacity
1.5 TB
Expansion Slots
Standard
Total: 2 slots available
1 Type 1 mezzanine
1 Type 2 mezzanine
Interface
2 1000BASE
Maximum Power Consumption (VDC)
240 Watt
Dimensions (W x D x H )
51.6 x 515.4 x 180.7 mm / 2.0 x 20.3 x 7.1 in
Weight (Maximum)
5 kg, 13.23 lbs.
Server Blades
B120e 1,B120e-h, B120d 1, B120d-h, B120b, B120b-d, B120b-h,
B120a, B120a-d
Enclosures
Blade Enclosure M, Blade Enclosure-H v2
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, UL, CB, RoHS, WEEE
Operating Systems
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2 Standard
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2 Enterprise
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2 Standard, x64 Edition
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2 Enterprise, x64 Edition
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard (x64)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise (x64)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Standard
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Enterprise
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (EM64T)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86_64)
1The tape blade does not supported with the B120e and B120d server blades if N8403-062F Dual Port 10GBASE
Riser Card Kit or N8403-064F Dual Port 10GBASE Riser Card Kit is installed.

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External Views
Front Views
Legend
A.
LTO Drive
D.
Data LAN 1 Activity LED
B.
Power LED
E.
Data LAN 2 Activity LED
C.
System Status LED
F.
UID LED
A
B
C
E
F
D

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Configuration Diagram
Legend: Mandatory components Standard Components
Expansion Slot
Legend
#1
Type-I mezzanine card slot
#2
Type-II mezzanine card slot
LTO Drive
Type-II
Type-I
LTO Drive
CHASSIS
FRONT CHASSIS TOP
#2
#1

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Server Configuration
1 Storage Blade
Product Name / Description
Part Number
NEC Express5800/AT101b
LTO5 Drive, Two mezzanine PCI Slots, Two 1000BASE
N8404-005F
2 I/O Expansion Card
2.1 Network Interface Controller
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Adapter
Type I
GbE
1000BASE (2ch) Adapter
Intel® 82571EB Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
N8403-021
Dual Port 1000BASE Adapter
Intel® Ethernet Controller I350-AM2
N8403-076F
Adapter
Type II
GbE
1000BASE-T(4ch) Adapter
Intel® 82571EB Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
N8403-022
Quad Port 1000BASE Adapter
Intel® Ethernet Controller I350-AM4
N8403-077F
NOTE:
The NIC cards which can be installed on a tape blade are the NIC cards which are supported on the
server blade attached. For the NIC cards supported, see the system configuration guide for server
blade.
NIC Teaming / Bonding feature
When using NIC teaming, please note the following:
Any of the network teaming must be processed in a single LAN controller.
Teaming feature is not supported on iSCSI interfaces.
To configure NIC bonding on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, see the configuration guide for the server
blade attached.
2.2 External Storage Controller
2.2.1 Fibre Channel Controller
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Adapter
Type I
Fibre Channel Controller(8Gbps/2ch)
Emulex LightPulse LPe1205-N Host Bus Adapter
N8403-034
NOTE:
Link speed of two ports in one cards should be used with the same link speed.

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References
OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards and Embedded Controllers
Part number
Product Name
WS 2008R2
WS 2008 x64
WS 2008
WS 2003 R2 x64
WS 2003 R2
RHEL 6
RHEL 6 x64
RHEL 5
RHEL 5 x64
N8403-021
1000BASE-T(2ch) adapter
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N8403-076F
1000BASE(2ch) adapter
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N8403-022
1000BASE-T(4ch) adapter
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N8403-077F
1000BASE(4ch) adapter
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N8403-034
Fibre Channel Controller(8Gbps/2ch)
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Support Matrix for Adapters and Network Interconnect Devices
Network Adapter
Part number
Product Name
N8460-023 N8460-023A
N8406-044
N8406-029
N8406-035 N8406-036
N8406-051F
1Gb Intelligent L3 Switch
1/10Gb Intelligent L3 Switch
1Gb Pass-Through Card
10Gb Pass-Through Card
10Gb Intelligent L3 Switch
N8403-021
1000BASE-T(2ch) adapter
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N8403-076F
1000BASE(2ch) adapter
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N8403-022
1000BASE-T(4ch) adapter
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N8403-077F
1000BASE(4ch) adapter
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1Existing 1Gb Intelligent L3 Switch installed for embedded NIC can be shared with embedded NIC and the optional
NIC if N8406-013 1Gb Inter-link Expansion Card is installed in Blade Enclosure M system
2N8406-037 10GBASE-SR SFP+ module is not supported

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Fibre Channel Controller
Part number
Product Name
N8406-040
N8406-021
N8406-020
N8406-042
N8406-030
8G FC switch (12 ports)
2/4G FC Pass-Through Card (12 port) 1
4G FC Switch (24port) 2
8G FC switch (24 ports) 2
2/4G FC Pass-Through Card (24 port) 2
N8403-034
Fibre Channel Controller(8Gbps/2ch)
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1Supported for Blade Enclosure M only
2Supported for Blade Enclosure H v2 only
Supporting PCI Cards and Installable Slots
Part Number
Product Name
Slots
Slot # :
#1
#2
Slot type:
Type I
Type II
N8403-021
1000BASE-T(2ch) adapter
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N8403-076F
1000BASE(2ch) adapter
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N8403-022
1000BASE-T(4ch) adapter
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N8403-077F
1000BASE(4ch) adapter
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N8403-034
Fibre Channel Controller(8Gbps/2ch)
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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
1.1
January 16, 2014
Others:
Add support information of new server blade
1.0
September 6, 2013
Initial release