SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800R120f-1E
NEC Corporation Revision 7.0 – October 23, 2015 2
Contents
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ........................................................................................ 3
Key Features .......................................................................................................................................... 3
Specification .......................................................................................................................................... 3
EXTERNAL VIEWS ......................................................................................................... 7
Front and Rear Views ........................................................................................................................... 7
Dimensions (mm) .................................................................................................................................. 8
CONFIGURATION DIAGRAM ......................................................................................... 9
Expansion Slots .................................................................................................................................... 9
SERVER CONFIGURATION ......................................................................................... 10
1 Base Models ................................................................................................................................. 10
2 Processors and Heat Sink .......................................................................................................... 10
3 Memory ......................................................................................................................................... 11
3.1 Memory Configuration........................................................................................................ 11
3.2 Other than Windows server 2008 Standard ...................................................................... 11
3.3 Windows Server 2008 Standard ........................................................................................ 12
4 Internal Hard Disk Drives ............................................................................................................ 14
4.1 RAID Configuration ............................................................................................................ 14
4.2 Required Components for RAID Configuration ................................................................. 14
4.3 Supported Drives ............................................................................................................... 16
5 Optical Drive ................................................................................................................................. 19
6 PCI Card ........................................................................................................................................ 20
6.1 PCI Riser Card ................................................................................................................... 20
6.2 Network Interface Controller .............................................................................................. 20
6.3 InfiniBand ........................................................................................................................... 22
6.4 External Storage Controller ............................................................................................... 22
6.5 Serial Port Adapter ............................................................................................................. 24
7 Other Add-in Components .......................................................................................................... 24
7.1 Power Supply ..................................................................................................................... 24
7.2 Internal Flash Memory ....................................................................................................... 24
7.3 Trusted Platform Module Kit .............................................................................................. 24
7.4 Flash FDD .......................................................................................................................... 24
8 Add-on Components ................................................................................................................... 25
8.1 17-inch LCD Console Drawer ............................................................................................ 25
8.2 KVM Switch ........................................................................................................................ 25
8.3 Cable Management Arm .................................................................................................... 26
8.4 Server Management License ............................................................................................. 26
REFERENCES............................................................................................................... 27
Boot Mode Setting .............................................................................................................................. 27
Server Management ............................................................................................................................ 28
OS Support Matrix for PCI Cards and Embedded Controllers ....................................................... 29
Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots ...................................................................................... 30
Copyright Notice and Liability Disclaimer ........................................................................................ 33
REVISION HISTORY ..................................................................................................... 34