Supported Pci Cards And Installable Slots; Notes For Using Vmware Vsphere 6.0 On Express5800/R320E - NEC EXPRESS5800/R320e-M4 Configuration Manual

CONFIGURATION GUIDE

Supported PCI Cards and Installable Slots

Part Number
N8804-012
N8804-011
N8803-040F
1
Not installable when using Tower Conversion Kit.
2
Please consult with your sales representative.

Notes for using VMware vSphere 6.0 on Express5800/R320e

Functional Limitations
The following features of VMware ESXi are not supported.
- VMware Fault Tolerance（FT）
- VMware Distributed Power Management (DPM)
- Fibre Channel N-Port ID Virtualization (NPIV)
- Modifying the DVSwitch Configuration
- RAW Device Mapping (RDM) (Internal HDDs only)
- VMDirectPath
- Single-Root I/O Virtualization
- VMware vSphere Flash Read Cache
- vCenter Server lockdown mode
- LACP
- vSphere Client performance chart (power)
Supported Guest OS
Guest Operating Systems supported on NEC Express5800/ft series are the same as other general purpose
servers. Refer to the
ESXi 6.0 U1b
LAN Controller
When additional LAN controller is required, it is recommended to use 10GBASE-T adapter kit for
R320e-M4 with VMware. If you would like to choose 1000BASE-T 2ch board kit, please consult with your
sales representative.
VMware vSphere Client
For maintenance of VMware ESXi on the NEC Express5800/ft series, a dedicated terminal (e.g. a Windows
PC) is required
Backup
A dedicated server for data backup is recommended.
Network Adapter Types
Do not choose E1000 or E1000E for the virtual machines on the NEC Express5800/ft series. If you choose
E1000 or E1000E, the CPU modules may not synchronize.
NEC Corporation
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NEC EXPRESS5800/R320e-M4 / VMware model
Product Name
Slot # :
PCI Slot:
Card height:
Slot type:
1000BASE-T 2ch board kit
10GBASE-T 1ch board set
Fibre Channel board kit
VMware web site for the Supported Guest Operating Systems on VMware vSphere
Revision 1.2, October 2017
Slots
#1 #2 #3
x4 x4 X8
LP LP FH
x8 x8 x8
2 2 2
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- -
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1
- -
Notes
#4
X8
FH
x8
2
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Max. 1
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1
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