NEC R120d-2E User manual

NEC Express5800/R120d-2E
Configuration Guide
Storage-Rich 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.
October 25, 2013
Revision 7.0
NEC Corporation

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Contents
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION........................................................................................3
Key Features..........................................................................................................................................3
Specification..........................................................................................................................................3
EXTERNAL VIEWS .........................................................................................................7
Front and Rear Views ...........................................................................................................................7
Dimensions (mm)................................................................................................................................10
CONFIGURATION DIAGRAM.......................................................................................11
EXPANSION SLOT........................................................................................................12
SERVER CONFIGURATION .........................................................................................13
1Base Models.................................................................................................................................13
2Processors and Heat Sink ..........................................................................................................13
3Memory .........................................................................................................................................14
3.1 Memory Configuration........................................................................................................14
4Internal Hard Disk Drives............................................................................................................17
4.1 RAID Configuration............................................................................................................17
4.2 Internal Drive Configuration for 2.5-inch Drive Model........................................................19
4.3 Internal Drive Configuration for 3.5-inch Drive Model........................................................27
5Optical Drive.................................................................................................................................33
6PCI Card........................................................................................................................................34
6.1 Network Interface Controller..............................................................................................34
6.2 InfiniBand...........................................................................................................................35
6.3 External Storage Controller ...............................................................................................36
6.4 Serial Port Adapter.............................................................................................................36
7Other Add-in Components..........................................................................................................37
7.1 Redundant Power Supply Module .....................................................................................37
7.2 Redundant Fan Kit.............................................................................................................37
7.3 Trusted Platform Module Kit ..............................................................................................37
7.4 Internal Flash Memory.......................................................................................................37
7.5 Flash FDD..........................................................................................................................38
7.6 Front Bezel.........................................................................................................................38
8Add-on Components ...................................................................................................................39
8.1 17-inch LCD Console Drawer............................................................................................39
8.2 KVM Switch........................................................................................................................39
8.1 Cable Management Arm....................................................................................................39
8.2 Server Management License.............................................................................................40
REFERENCES...............................................................................................................41
Server Management............................................................................................................................41
OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards and Embedded Controller .........................................................42
Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots......................................................................................43
Maximum power consumption ..........................................................................................................44
Copyright Notice and Liability Disclaimer........................................................................................45
REVISION HISTORY .....................................................................................................46

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Technical Specification
Key Features
High performance with the latest Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2400 product family
Up to 384 GB of memory capacity, supporting high speed and energy efficient DDR3-1600 memory
Up to 26 x 2.5-inch hard drives or twelve 3.5-inch hard drives plus two 2.5-inch hard drives
High energy efficiency with power capping feature and 80 PLUS® Platinum power supply
Full manageability by integrated EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3
Specification
2.5-inch Drive Model
Model
R120d-2E
Part Number
N8100-1952F
Processor
Type
Intel® Xeon® processor
E5-2403
Intel® Xeon® processor
E5-2430
Clock speed
1.8 GHz
2.20 GHz
Number of Processors
1 to 2
Cache
10 MB
15 MB
Cores and Threads
4C-4T
6C-12T
Chipset
Intel® C602 Chipset
Memory
Type
DDR3-1333 ECC Unbuffered Low Power DIMM,
DDR3-1600 and DDR3-1066 ECC Registered Low Power DIMM
Standard Capacity
0 GB
Maximum Capacity
384 GB (12 x 32 GB)
Memory protection
ECC, x4 SDDC, Memory Mirroring, Memory Lockstep, Memory
Sparing
Internal Storage
Standard Capacity
0 GB
Maximum Capacity
SAS HDD : 31.2 TB (26 x 1.2 TB)
SATA HDD : 26 TB (26 x 1 TB)
SAS SSD : 10.4 TB (26 x 400 GB)
Disk Controller
SATA : 3Gb/s and 6Gb/s (Integrated)
SAS: 6Gb/s (Optional)
RAID
SATA : RAID 0/1/10(Standard), RAID 5/6/50/60 (Optional)
SAS : RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 (Optional)
Hot Plug
Supported
Optical Disk Drive
Optional
Optical Drive Bays
0
3.5-inch Media Bays
0
Disk Drive Bays
26 1
Expansion Slots
Standard
Total: 6 slots available
1 x PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector)
2 x PCIe 3.0 x4 (x8 connector)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x4 (x8 connector)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x1 (x4 connector)
1 x PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) dedicated RAID slot
Video
Controller (VRAM)
Integrated in Server Management Controller (32MB)
Resolution / Color
1280 x 1024 / 16.7M 2
Interfaces
2 x VGA (15-pin mini D-sub, 1 x front, 1 x rear)
9 x USB2.0 (2 x front, 4 x rear, 3 x internal)
1 to 2 x Serial (9-pin mini D-sub, RS232-C, 1 to 2 x rear)
4 x 1000BASE-T LAN connector (RJ-45, 4 x rear)
1 x Management LAN connector (RJ-45, 1 x rear)

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Model
R120d-2E
Server Management
EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3
Redundant Fan
Optional, hot plug
Redundant Power Supply
Optional, hot plug
Power Supply
1 to 2 x 800 Watt 80 PLUS® Platinum certified hot plug PSU
100-240 VAC ± 10% 50 / 60 Hz ± 3 Hz
Power
Consumption
Max. Config, Idling
355 VA / 350 Watt
363 VA / 357 Watt
Max. Config, Operating
788 VA / 774 Watt
889 VA / 877 Watt
Acoustic Noise
(Sound Pressure
Level) 3
Max. Config, Idling
54.9dB
Max. Config, Operating
56.1 dB
Dimensions (W x D x H )
448.4 x 696.3 x 87.4 mm / 17.6 x 27.4 x 3.4 in (2U)
Weight (Minimum / Maximum)
17 kg / 31 kg, 37.48 lbs. / 68.34 lbs.
Temperature, Relative Humidity
(non-condensing)
Operating: 10° to 40° C 4 / 50° to 104° F 4, 20 to 80%
Non-Operating: -10° to 55° C / 14° to 131° F, 20 to 80%
Regulatory and Safety
FCC, C-TICK, CE, UL, CB, KC, RoHS, WEEE
Operating Systems
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Standard Edition
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
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
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 Standard 5
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 Datacenter 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7 or later (x86) 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7 or later (EM64T) 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 or later (x86) 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 or later (x86_64) 6
VMware ESX 4.1 Update 2
VMware ESXi 5.0 Update 1
VMware ESXi 5.1
VMware ESXi 5.5 7
1An optional drive cage is required to install more than 24 hard drives.
2Maximum resolution available via EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 remote console is 1280 x 1024 / 65K colors.
3Noise emission was measured in accordance with ISO 7779. The actual value may vary by the operating
environment.
4Operable up to 35°C (95°F) when 3 or more BBUs are installed.
5For Windows Server 2012 installation, download the driver kit from the following website and install it after OS
installation
http://www.nec.com/en/global/prod/express/download/
6For Linux support, contact our sales representative or go to the NEC website at:
http://www.nec.com/global/prod/express/linux/index.html
7Available in November 2013.

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3.5-inch Drive Model
Model
R120d-2E
Part Number
N8100-1953F
Processor
Type
Intel® Xeon®
processor
E5-2403
Intel® Xeon®
Processor
E5-2420
Intel® Xeon®
processor
E5-2430
Intel® Xeon®
Processor
E5-2450
Clock speed
1.80 GHz
1.90 GHz
2.20 GHz
2.20 GHz
Number of Processors
1 to 2
Cache
10 MB
15 MB
20 MB
Cores and Threads
4C-4T
6C-12T
8C-16T
Chipset
Intel® C602 Chipset
Memory
Type
DDR3-1333 ECC Unbuffered Low Power DIMM,
DDR3-1600 and DDR3-1066 ECC Registered Low Power DIMM
Standard Capacity
0 GB
Maximum Capacity
384 GB (12 x 32 GB)
Memory protection
ECC, x4 SDDC, Memory Mirroring, Memory Lockstep, Memory
Sparing
Internal Storage
Standard Capacity
0 GB
Maximum Capacity
SATA HDD : 48 TB (12 x 4 TB)
plus
2.5-inch SATA: 2 TB (2 x 1 TB)
2.5-inch SAS: 2.4 TB (2 x 1.2 TB)
2.5-inch SAS SSD: 800 GB (2 x 400 GB)
Disk Controller
SATA : 3Gb/s and 6Gb/s (Integrated)
SAS: 6Gb/s (Optional)
RAID
SATA : RAID 0/1/10(Standard), RAID 5/6/50/60 (Optional)
SAS : RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 (Optional)
Hot Plug
Supported
Optical Disk Drive
Optional
Optical Drive Bays
0
3.5-inch Media Bays
0
Disk Drive Bays
14 1
Expansion Slot
Standard
Total: 6 slots available
1 x PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector)
2 x PCIe 3.0 x4 (x8 connector)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x4 (x8 connector)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x1 (x4 connector)
1 x PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 connector) dedicated RAID slot
Video
Controller (VRAM)
Integrated in Server Management Controller (32MB)
Resolution / Color
1280 x 1024 / 16.7M 2
Interfaces
2 x VGA (15-pin mini D-sub, 1 x front, 1 x rear)
9 x USB2.0 (2 x front, 4 x rear, 3 x internal)
1 to 2 x Serial (9-pin mini D-sub, RS232-C, 1 to 2 x rear)
4 x 1000BASE-T LAN connector (RJ-45, 4 x rear)
1 x Management LAN connector (RJ-45, 1 x rear)
Server Management
EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3
Redundant Fan
Optional, hot plug
Redundant Power Supply
Optional, hot plug
Power Supply
1 to 2 x 800 Watt 80 PLUS® Platinum certified hot plug PSU
100-240 VAC ± 10% 50 / 60 Hz ± 3 Hz
Power
Consumption
Max. Config, Idling
263 VA
/ 260 Watt
271 VA
/ 266 Watt
271VA
/ 266 Watt
266VA
/ 265 Watt
Max. Config, Operating
620 VA
/ 610 Watt
644 VA
/ 633 Watt
693 VA
/ 681 Watt
696 VA
/ 684 Watt

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Model
R120d-2E
Acoustic Noise
(Sound Pressure
Level) 3
Max. Config, Idling
54.9dB
Max. Config, Operating
56.1 dB
Dimensions (W x D x H )
448.4 x 696.3 x 87.4 mm / 17.6 x 27.4 x 3.4 in (2U)
Weight (Minimum / Maximum)
17 kg / 33 kg, 37.48 lbs. / 72.75 lbs.
Temperature, Relative Humidity
(non-condensing)
Operating: 10° to 40° C 4 / 50° 4to 104° F, 20 to 80%
Non-Operating: -10° to 55° C / 14° to 131° F, 20 to 80%
Regulatory and Safety
FCC, C-TICK, CE, UL, CB, KC, RoHS, WEEE
Operating Systems
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Standard Edition
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
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
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 Standard 5
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 Datacenter 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7 or later (x86) 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7 or later (EM64T) 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 or later (x86) 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 or later (x86_64) 6
VMware ESX 4.1 Update 2
VMware ESXi 5.0 Update 1
VMware ESXi 5.1
VMware ESXi 5.5 7
1An optional drive cage is required to install more than 12 hard drives.
2Maximum resolution available via EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 remote console is 1280 x 1024 / 65K colors.
3Noise emission was measured in accordance with ISO 7779. The actual value may vary by the operating
environment.
4Operable up to 35°C (95°F) when 3 or more BBUs are installed.
5For Windows Server 2012 installation, download the driver kit from the following website and install it after OS
installation
http://www.nec.com/en/global/prod/express/download/
6For Linux support, contact our sales representative or go to the NEC website at:
http://www.nec.com/global/prod/express/linux/index.html
7Available in November 2013.

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External Views
Front and Rear Views
Front View for 2.5-inch Drive Model
Legend
A.
Power LED
I.
Power Button
B.
UID LED
J.
UID Button
C.
Hard Drive Activity LED
K.
BMC Reset Button
D.
System Status LED
L.
Dump (NMI) Button
E.
Data LAN 1 Activity LED
M.
2.5-inch Drive Bays
F.
Data LAN 2 Activity LED
N.
Pull-out Tab
G.
Data LAN 3 Activity LED
O.
USB Connectors
H.
Data LAN 4 Activity LED
C
D
B
O
N
A
G
H
F
E
K
L
J
I
M

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Rear View for 2.5-inch Drive Model
Legend
A.
2.5-inch Drive Cage bay
H
Additional Power Supply Slot
B.
PCI Slots (Low-Profile)
I.
Data LAN Connectors
C.
PCI Slots (Low-Profile)
(with Full Height bracket)
J.
USB Connectors
D.
PCI Slots (Full Height)
K.
UID Button/LED
E.
Power Supply
L.
Management LAN Connector
F.
AC Inlet
M.
Serial Port Connector
G.
AC Power LED
N.
VGA Connector
N
A
D
E
I
H
J
K
L
M
F
G
C
B

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Front View for 3.5-inch Drive Model
Legend
A.
Power LED
I.
Power Button
B.
UID LED
J.
UID Button
C.
Hard Drive Activity LED
K.
BMC Reset Button
D.
System Status LED
L.
Dump (NMI) Button
E.
Data LAN 1 Activity LED
M.
3.5-inch Drive Bays
F.
Data LAN 2 Activity LED
N.
Pull-out Tab
G.
Data LAN 3 Activity LED
O.
USB Connectors
H.
Data LAN 4 Activity LED
Rear View for 3.5-inch Drive Model
Legend
A.
2.5-inch Drive Cage bay
H.
Additional Power Supply Slot
B.
PCI Slots (Low-Profile)
I.
Data LAN Connectors
C.
PCI Slots (Low-Profile)
(with Full Height bracket)
J.
USB Connectors
D.
PCI Slots (Full Height)
K.
UID Button/LED
E.
Power Supply
L.
Management LAN Connector
F.
AC Inlet
M.
Serial Port Connector
G.
AC Power LED
N.
VGA Connector
N
A
D
E
I
H
J
K
L
M
F
G
C
B
N
C
D
B
O
A
G
H
F
E
K
L
J
I
M

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Dimensions (mm)
* Without back side parts of slide rail (cable arm cannot be attached)
696.3
869.9
448.4
482.0
88.0
87.4
482.0
87.4
831.9 *
35.0

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Configuration Diagram
2.5-inch Drive Model
Legend: Minimum required components Standard components
3.5-inch Drive Model
Legend: Minimum required components Standard components
Powersupply 1
CHASSIS
FRONT CHASSIS REAR
CHASSIS
TOP
2.5-inch
HDD Cage
24x HDD
Powersupply 2
PCIe 3.0
RAID
PCIe 3.0
PCIe 2.0
#3B
#2B #1B
#2C #1C
2xHDD
2.5-inch
HDD Cage
Cooling Fan
Cooling Fan
CPU 2
4x BBU
area
6x DIMM Slots
6x DIMM Slots
PSU 2
1x DIMM
CPU 1
PSU 1
Powersupply 1
CHASSIS
FRONT CHASSIS REAR
CHASSIS
TOP
3.5-inch
HDD Cage
12x HDD
PCIe 3.0
RAID
PCIe 3.0
PCIe 2.0
#3B
#2B #1B
#2C #1C
2xHDD
2.5-inch
HDD Cage
Cooling Fan
Cooling Fan
Powersupply 2
CPU 2
4x BBU
area
6x DIMM Slots
6x DIMM Slots
1x DIMM
CPU 1
PSU 2
PSU 1

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Expansion Slot
Legend
#1A
PCIe 3.0 x8, x8 connector, for a dedicated RAID controller
#1B
PCIe 3.0 x4, x8 connector, Low-profile with full-height bracket, up to 197 mm length
#2B
PCIe 3.0 x4, x8 connector, Low-profile with full-height bracket, up to 197 mm length
#3B
PCIe 3.0 x8, x8 connector, Full-height bracket, up to 177 mm length
#1C
PCIe 2.0 x1, x4 connector, Low-profile, up to 177 mm length
#2C
PCIe 2.0 x4, x8 connector, Low-profile, up to 177 mm length
#1C
#2C
#1B
#2B
#3B
#1A

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Server Configuration
1 Base Models
2.5-inch Drive Model
Product Name / Description
Part Number
NEC Express5800/R120d-2E Server
no processor, no RAM, no HDD
Including:
24 x 2.5-inch drive cage, 800 Watt power supply, EXPRESSBUILDER DVD
N8100-1952F
NOTE:
The base model must be ordered with a processor kit and a memory kit.
3.5-inch Drive Model
Product Name / Description
Part Number
NEC Express5800/R120d-2E Server
no processor, no RAM, no HDD
Including:
12 x 3.5-inch drive cage, 800 Watt power supply, EXPRESSBUILDER DVD
N8100-1953F
NOTE:
The base model must be ordered with a processor kit and a memory kit.
2 Processors and Heat Sink
Available sockets: 2
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Processors
1Processor
Required
Xeon E5-2403 Processor Kit
Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2403 (1.80 GHz, 4C/4T, 10 MB)
N8101-560F
Xeon E5-2420 Processor Kit
Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2420 (1.90 GHz, 6C/12T, 15 MB)
NOTE: The kit is only available in the EMEA region.
N8101-562F
Xeon E5-2430 Processor Kit
Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2430 (2.20 GHz, 6C/12T, 15 MB)
N8101-563F
Xeon E5-2450 Processor Kit
Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2450 (2.10 GHz, 8C/16T, 20 MB)
NOTE: The kit is only available in the EMEA region.
N8101-565F
Heat Sink
1st
Processor Heat Sink
For 1st Processor
(Standard)
2nd
Processor Heat Sink
For 2nd Processor, including cooling fan kit
N8101-575F
NOTE:
Minimum one processor kit from above must be installed.
The processors must be the same to configure dual processor system.

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3 Memory
3.1 Memory Configuration
Refer to the section in accordance with your memory configuration:
Independent Channel: Refer to 3.1.1
Memory Sparing Configuration: Refer to 3.1.2
Memory Mirroring / Memory Lockstep Configuration: Refer to 3.1.3
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
Multiple single bit
error protection
No
Multiple single bit
and multi bit error
protection
Redundancy
No
Partly
No
Fully
Data Correction
ECC, x4 SDDC
ECC, x4 SDDC
ECC, x8 SDDC
ECC, x4 SDDC
Available Memory
Full physical
memory
3/4 physical memory
Full physical
memory
Half physical
memory
Available Memory
Channels
3
3
2
2
Notes
-
All DIMMs in the
system must be
identical.
Paired DIMMs must
be identical.
Paired DIMMs must
be identical.
3.1.1 Independent Channel Configuration
Available slots: 6 per processor
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Unbuffered DIMM
(UDIMM)
4GB DDR3-1333 UNB Memory Kit
1x 4GB Unbuffered ECC DIMM, DDR3L-1333(PC3L-10600)
NOTE:
- The x4 SDDC is not supported.
N8102-455F
Registered DIMM
(RDIMM)
2GB DDR3-1600 REG Memory Kit
1x 2GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR3L-1600(PC3L-12800)
NOTE:
- The x4 SDDC is not supported.
N8102-488F
4GB DDR3-1600 REG Memory Kit
1x 4GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR3L-1600(PC3L-12800)
N8102-489F
8GB DDR3-1600 REG Memory Kit
1x 8GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR3L-1600(PC3L-12800)
N8102-490F
16GB DDR3-1600 REG Memory Kit
1x 16GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR3L-1600(PC3L-12800)
N8102-491F
32GB DDR3-1066 REG Memory Kit
1x 32GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR3L-1066(PC3L-8500)
N8102-492F
NOTE:
Minimum one memory kit per processor must be installed.
It is recommended to install memory kits in multiples of three for triple-channel symmetric memory
configurations to increase memory transfer speed.
When two processors are installed, balance the DIMMs across the two processors.
Mix configurations of UDIMM/RDIMM are not supported

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3.1.2 Memory Sparing Configuration
Available slots: 6 per processor
Product Name / Description
Part Number
16GB DDR3-1600 REG Memory Kit
2x 8GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR3L-1600(PC3L-12800)
N8102-497
32GB DDR3-1600 REG Memory Kit
2x 16GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR3L-1600(PC3L-12800)
N8102-498
NOTE:
Minimum one memory kit per processor must be installed.
The configured memories must be identical.
The logical memory capacity becomes three-fourths of physical capacity.
3.1.3 Memory Mirroring / Memory Lockstep Configuration
Available slots: 4 per processor
Product Name / Description
Part Number
4GB DDR3-1600 REG Memory Kit
2x 2GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR3L-1600(PC3L-12800)
N8102-493
8GB DDR3-1600 REG Memory Kit
2x 4GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR3L-1600(PC3L-12800)
N8102-494
16GB DDR3-1600 REG Memory Kit
2x 8GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR3L-1600(PC3L-12800)
N8102-495
32GB DDR3-1600 REG Memory Kit
2x 16GB Registered ECC DIMM, DDR3L-1600(PC3L-12800)
N8102-496
NOTE:
Minimum one memory kit per processor must be installed.
The logical memory capacity becomes a half of physical capacity on memory mirroring configuration.
Maximum Memory Speed
See the table below for the actual maximum memory transfer speed in Independent Channel / Memory
Sparing Configuration.
DDR3 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.
Processor
Type
Populated DIMMs
# of DIMMs per
processor
Memory Power
Setting
DIMM Speed
E5-2403
UDIMM: 4GB
RDIMM: 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB,16 GB
-
-
1066 MHz
RDIMM: 32 GB
-
-
800 MHz
E5-2420
UDIMM: 4GB
Up to 3 DIMMs
-
1333 MHz
E5-2430
4 or more DIMMs
-
1066 MHz
RDIMM: 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB,16 GB
-
-
1333 MHz
RDIMM: 32 GB
-
-
800 MHz
E5-2450
UDIMM: 4GB
Up to 3 DIMMs
-
1333 MHz
4 or more DIMMs
-
1066 MHz
RDIMM: 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB,16 GB
-
Low (1.35V)
1333 MHz
-
Normal (1.5V)
1600 MHz
RDIMM: 32 GB
-
-
800 MHz

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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 OS
Maximum Available Memory
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard
4 GB
4 GB (HW-DEP enabled)
App. 2 GB (HW-DEP disabled)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard (x64) 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard 1
32 GB
32 GB
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
64 GB
64 GB
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (x64) 1
1 TB
384 GB
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise 1
2 TB
384 GB
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter 1
4 TB
384 GB
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
16 GB
16 GB
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (EM64T)
1 TB
384 GB
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86_64)
2 TB
384 GB
VMware ESX 4.12
256 GB or
1 TB
256 GB or
384 GB
VMware ESXi 5.0, 5.1 3
2 TB
384 GB
VMware ESXi 5.5 3
4 TB
384 GB
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 : 4 TB
2Up to 255 GB of the main memory is available to each virtual machine
3Up to 1 TB of the 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 disk form factor and RAID configuration.
4.1.1 2.5-inch Drive Model
Up to twenty four 2.5-inch Drives
Up to twenty six 2.5-inch Drives
NOTE:
All drives within a RAID array should be of the same type, capacity and rotation speed. Also, hard
drives in the back side (slot 24 to 25) must be in a separate RAID array than RAID arrays of hard
drives in the front side (slot 0 to 23) for configuration 4.2.4 to 4.2.6.
Dedicated Hot Spare / Global Hot Spare are supported by using RAID controller card (PCI Express).
However, Global Hot Spare is not supported on the configuration 4.2.4 to 4.2.6. Also, hard drives in
the back side cannot be used as Hot Spare drives of a RAID array of hard drives in the front side and
front side drives cannot be used as Hot Spare drives of a RAID array of hard drives in the back side.
Up to two kinds of drives can be mixed in a Drive Cage.
To configure a large-capacity RAID array, it is recommended to configure in RAID 6 or RAID 60 in
order to minimize the risk of becoming multiple hard drives failure during the RAID rebuilding process.
It is recommended to set RAID array configuration drives less than eight in order to minimize the risk
of becoming multiple hard drives failure.
For optional RAID controller driver to install Windows Server 2003 R2, download from the NEC
website at:
http://www.nec.com/en/global/prod/express/download/index.html
RAID 5/6/50/60
512MB Cache
1GB Cache/
Battery
Refer to 4.2.5
Refer to 4.2.6
Refer to 4.2.7
RAID 0/1/10
SAS, SATA
SAS, SATA
SAS, SATA
Available Interface
1GB Cache/
CacheVault
Refer to 4.2.8
SAS, SATA
RAID 5/6/50/60
RAID 5/6/50/60
512MB Cache
1 GB Cache
1GB Cache/
Battery
Refer to 4.2.1
Refer to 4.2.2
Refer to 4.2.3
RAID 0/1/10
RAID 0/1/10
SAS, SATA
SAS, SATA
SAS, SATA
SAS, SATA
SAS, SATA
SAS, SATA
Available Interface
Available Interface
1GB Cache/
CacheVault
Refer to 4.2.4
SAS, SATA
SAS, SATA

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4.1.2 3.5-inch Drive Model
Up to twelve 3.5-inch Drives
Up to twelve 3.5-inch Drives plus two 2.5-inch Drives
NOTE:
All hard drives within a RAID array should be of the same capacity and rotation speed. Also, hard
drives in the back side (slot 12 to 13) must be in a separate RAID array than RAID arrays of hard
drives in the front side (slot 0 to 11) for configuration 4.3.4 to 4.3.6.
Dedicated Hot Spare / Global Hot Spare are supported by using RAID controller card (PCI Express).
However, Global Hot Spare is not supported on the configuration 4.3.4 to 4.3.6. Also, hard drives in
the back side cannot be used as Hot Spare drives of a RAID array of hard drives in the front side and
front side drives cannot be used as Hot Spare drives of a RAID array of hard drives in the back side.
To configure a large-capacity RAID array, it is recommended to configure in RAID 6 or RAID 60 in
order to minimize the risk of becoming multiple hard drives failure during the RAID rebuilding process.
It is recommended to set RAID array configuration drives less than eight in order to minimize the risk
of becoming multiple hard drives failure.
For optional RAID controller driver to install Windows Server 2003 R2, download from the NEC
website at:
http://www.nec.com/en/global/prod/express/download/index.html
RAID 5/6/50/60
512MB Cache
1GB Cache/
Battery
Refer to 4.3.5
Refer to 4.3.6
Refer to 4.3.7
RAID 0/1/10
Front: SATA
Rear: SAS, SATA
Front: SATA
Rear: SAS, SATA
1GB Cache/
CacheVault
Refer to 4.3.8
RAID 5/6/50/60
512MB Cache
1GB Cache/
Battery
Refer to 4.3.1
Refer to 4.3.2
Refer to 4.3.3
RAID 0/1/10
SATA
SATA
SATA
Available Interface
1GB Cache/
CacheVault
Refer to 4.3.4
SATA
Front: SATA
Rear: SAS, SATA
Available Interface
Front: SATA
Rear: SAS, SATA

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4.2 Internal Drive Configuration for 2.5-inch Drive Model
4.2.1 Up to 24 Drives with RAID 0/1 Controller with 512 MB Cache
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Storage Controller
Required
RAID Controller (512MB, RAID 0/1)
LSI MegaRAID SAS 9267-8i
RAID 0/1/10, 512MB, Int. 8, PCIe 2.0 x8, SAS 6Gb/s, SATA
6Gb/s
N8103-149
RAID BBU
Recommended
RAID Battery Backup Unit
for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9267-8i
N8103-153
Cable
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
1 x mini-SAS to 1 x mini-SAS, 2 sets
(Standard)
Drive Cage
2.5-inch Drive Cage
24 x 2.5-inch hot plug drive bays
(Standard)
Drive
24 slots
available
SAS
HDD
300GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD
1 x 300 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
N8150-301
450GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD
1 x 450 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
N8150-322
600GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD
1 x 600 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
N8150-304
900GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD
1x 900 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
N8150-332
1.2TB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD
1x 1.2TB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
N8150-408
73.2GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD
1x 73.2 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
N8150-302
146.5GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD
1x 146.5 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
N8150-303
300GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD
1x 300 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
N8150-331
SATA
HDD
250GB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD
1 x 250 GB SATAHDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm
N8150-356
500GB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD
1 x 500 GB SATAHDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm
N8150-357
1TB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD
1 x 1 TB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm
N8150-358
SAS
SSD
200GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD
1x 200 GB SAS SSD, eMLC, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s
N8150-711
400GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD
1x 400 GB SAS SSD, eMLC, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s
N8150-712
NOTE:
All drives within a RAID array should be of the same type, capacity and rotation speed.
Up to two kinds of drives can be mixed in a Drive Cage.
For VMware ESXi 5.5 installation, to download the CIM provider (LSI SMI-S provider) is required.

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4.2.2 Up to 24 Drives with RAID 5/6 Controller with 512 MB Cache
Category
Product Name / Description
Part Number
Storage Controller
Required
RAID Controller (512MB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
LSI MegaRAID SAS 9267-8i
RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 512MB cache, Int.8, PCIe 2.0 x8 ,
SAS 6Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s
N8103-150
RAID BBU
Recommended
RAID Battery Backup Unit
for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9267-8i
N8103-153
Cable
Internal SAS/SATA Cable
1 x mini-SAS to 1 x mini-SAS, 2 sets
(Standard)
Drive Cage
2.5-inch Drive Cage
24 x 2.5-inch hot plug drive bays
(Standard)
Drive
24 slots
available
SAS
HDD
300GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD
1 x 300 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
N8150-301
450GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD
1 x 450 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
N8150-322
600GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD
1 x 600 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
N8150-304
900GB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD
1x 900 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
N8150-332
1.2TB 10K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD
1x 1.2TB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 10,000 rpm
N8150-408
73.2GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD
1x 73.2 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
N8150-302
146.5GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD
1x 146.5 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
N8150-303
300GB 15K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS HDD
1x 300 GB SAS HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 15,000 rpm
N8150-331
SATA
HDD
250GB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD
1 x 250 GB SATAHDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm
N8150-356
500GB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD
1 x 500 GB SATAHDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm
N8150-357
1TB 7.2K Hot Plug 2.5-inch SATA HDD
1 x 1 TB SATA HDD, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s, 7,200 rpm
N8150-358
SAS
SSD
200GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD
1x 200 GB SAS SSD, eMLC, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s
N8150-711
400GB Hot Plug 2.5-inch SAS SSD
1x 400 GB SAS SSD, eMLC, 2.5-inch, 6Gb/s
N8150-712
NOTE:
All drives within a RAID array should be of the same type, capacity and rotation speed.
Up to two kinds of drives can be mixed in a Drive Cage.
For VMware ESXi 5.5 installation, to download the CIM provider (LSI SMI-S provider) is required.