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Express5800/
A2040c/A2020c/A2010c/A1040c

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.
The available models depend on sales regions. For details, please contact your region's sales representative.
Sep. 2015
Rev.2.0
NEC Corporation

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  • Page 1: Configuration Guide

    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. The available models depend on sales regions. For details, please contact your region’s sales representative.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c Contents TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ..................4 NEC Express5800/A2040c (including COPT supported model) ............4 NEC Express5800/A2020c ........................5 NEC Express5800/A2010c ........................6 NEC Express5800/A1040c ........................7 EXTERNAL VIEWS ......................8 Front and Rear Views ........................... 8 Dimensions (mm) ..........................
  • Page 3 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c REFERENCES ......................50 ■CPU ..............................50 ■Memory ............................50 ■Internal Drive ........................... 56 ■Connection to RDX (USB) by Device Expansion Unit ..............58 ■Server Management ........................59 ■PCI Slot: Available Slots and Installation Limitations ..............60 ■PCI Card: Priority/Order of Installation..................
  • Page 4: Technical Specification

    Temperature/Humidity Non-Operating: -10 to 55℃ / 14 to 131℉, 20 to 80% (no condensation either when operating or when stored) EXPRESSBUILDER (NEC ESMPRO/ServerManager (Windows), NEC ESMPRO Agent, User's Guide (electronic document) included), Accessories "Getting Started" Document, SUV Cable, Rack Mount Kit Installed OS Microsoft®...
  • Page 5: Nec Express5800/A2020C

    Temperature/Humidity Non-Operating: -10 to 55℃ / 14 to 131℉, 20 to 80% (no condensation either when operating or when stored) EXPRESSBUILDER (NEC ESMPRO/ServerManager (Windows), NEC ESMPRO Agent, User's Guide (electronic document) included), Accessories "Getting Started" Document, SUV Cable, Rack Mount Kit Installed OS Microsoft®...
  • Page 6: Nec Express5800/A2010C

    Temperature/Humidity Non-Operating: -10 to 55℃ / 14 to 131℉, 20 to 80% (no condensation either when operating or when stored) EXPRESSBUILDER (NEC ESMPRO/ServerManager (Windows), NEC ESMPRO Agent, User's Guide (electronic document) included), Accessories "Getting Started" Document, SUV Cable, Rack Mount Kit Installed OS Microsoft®...
  • Page 7: Nec Express5800/A1040C

    Temperature/Humidity Non-Operating: -10 to 55℃ / 14 to 131℉, 20 to 80% (no condensation either when operating or when stored) EXPRESSBUILDER (NEC ESMPRO/ServerManager (Windows), NEC ESMPRO Agent, User's Guide (electronic document) included), Accessories "Getting Started" Document, SUV Cable, Rack Mount Kit Installed OS Microsoft®...
  • Page 8: External Views

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c External Views Front and Rear Views Front View P Q R J K L M N Legend Location LED BMC OFF Button PSU/FAN LED NMI Button PCI LED RESET Button MEM LED...
  • Page 9: Rear View

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c Rear View Legend MGB#1 Status LED MGB#1 Maintenance LAN Connector UID LED MGB#1 Management LAN Connector MGB#2 Status LED *1 MGB#2 Maintenance LAN Connector *1 PCI Slots (Low Profile) MGB#2 Management LAN Connector *1...
  • Page 10: Dimensions (Mm)

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c Dimensions (mm) A2040c/A2020c/A2010c A1040c In case of using slide rail attachment (cable arm in use) The above illustrations includes inner rail. Rev.2.0 –Sep. 2015 NEC Corporation...
  • Page 11: Configuration Diagram

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c Configuration Diagram A2040c Legend: Standard components Minimum required components A2020c Legend: Standard components Minimum required components Rev.2.0 –Sep. 2015 NEC Corporation...
  • Page 12: A2010C

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c A2010c Legend: Standard components Minimum required components A1040c Legend: Standard components Minimum required components Rev.2.0 –Sep. 2015 NEC Corporation...
  • Page 13: Expansion Slot

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c Expansion Slot Legend PCI Express 3.0 (x8 lane, x8 socket) Slot #1 Slot #2 PCI Express 3.0 (x8 lane, x8 socket) Slot #3 PCI Express 3.0 (x8 lane, x8 socket) Slot #4 PCI Express 3.0 (x8 lane, x8 socket)
  • Page 14: Server Configuration

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c Server Configuration 1 Base Models 1.1 A2040c Product Name/Description Part Number NEC Express5800/A2040c NE3400-090F no processor, no RAM, no HDD, no ODD, no Power Supply Unit, no OS NEC Express5800/A2040c (COPT) NE3400-091F...
  • Page 15 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 1.2 A2020c Product Name/Description Part Number NEC Express5800/A2020c (18C/E7-8890v3) NE3400-071F 2x Intel® Xeon® Processor E7-8890v3 (2.50 GHz, 18C/36T, 45MB) no RAM, no HDD, no ODD, no Power Supply Unit, no OS NEC Express5800/A2020c (18C/E7-8880v3)
  • Page 16: A2010C

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 1.3 A2010c Product Name/Description Part Number NEC Express5800/A2010c (18C/E7-8890v3) NE3400-081F 1x Intel® Xeon® Processor E7-8890v3 (2.50 GHz, 18C/36T, 45MB) no RAM, no HDD, no ODD, no Power Supply Unit, no OS NEC Express5800/A2010c (18C/E7-8880v3)
  • Page 17 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 1.4 A1040c Product Name/Description Part Number NEC Express5800/A1040c NE3300-090F no processor, no RAM, no HDD, no ODD, no Power Supply Unit, no OS NOTE:  The base model must be ordered with processor kits, memory riser cards, memory kit, power supply units.
  • Page 18: Copt

    Depending on the number of enabled CPU cores, PCI card to be installed is limited. Please refer for the details to “Installation Limitations for VMware”. For the details, please refer to the latest version of “Express5800/A2040c Capacity Optimization (COPT) ...
  • Page 19: Cpu

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 2 CPU A2040c A1040c (min. 2CPU / max. 4CPU)/ (min. 1CPU / max. 4CPU) Product Name/Description Part Number Xeon E7-8890v3 Processor Kit NE3301-H011F 1x Intel® Xeon® Processor E7-8890 v3(2.50 GHz, 18C/36T, 45MB)
  • Page 20 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c CPU Functions Intel® Xeon® Processors for this server supports the following CPU functions Category Function Name/Summary Xeon Xeon E7-8890v3,E7-8880v3 E7-4820v3 E7-8870v3,E7-4850v3 E7-4809v3 E7-8891v3,E7-8893v3 64 bit Intel® 64   64 bit function Power Saving Enhanced Intel SpeedStep®...
  • Page 21: Memory

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 3 Memory 3.1 Memory Riser Card Memory Riser Card (“MR”) is a module for installing up to 8 DIMM Please refer to “Memory” of “Reference” section for Memory Riser Card installation priority/order.
  • Page 22: Memory Configuration

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 3.2 Memory Configuration Please go to the appropriate section below in accordance with your memory configuration. Memory configuration consists of 2 modes; “Independent Mode” and “Lockstep Mode”. Under each Mode, 2 features are available; “Memory Rank Sparing” and “Memory Mirroring”.
  • Page 23 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c Lockstep Mode (only) Memory Rank Sparing Memory Mirroring under Lockstep Mode under Lockstep Mode Summary DRAM failure In case of correctable Redundant memory detected/corrected by errors, switching to spare memory parallel memory rank...
  • Page 24 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 3.2.1 Independent Mode (only) No. of Available Slot: Max. 4 sets (8x DIMMs) per Memory Riser Card Category Product Name/Description Part Number Registered DIMM 16GB MEM (2 x 8GB RDIMM) NE3302-H040F (RDIMM)
  • Page 25 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 3.2.2 Lockstep Mode (only) No. of Available Slot: Max. 4 sets (8x DIMMs) per Memory Riser Card Category Product Name/Description Part Number Registered DIMM 16GB MEM (2 x 8GB RDIMM) NE3302-H040F (RDIMM)
  • Page 26: Memory Rank Sparing

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 3.2.3 Memory Rank Sparing No. of Available Slot: Max. 2 sets (8x DIMMs) per Memory Riser Card Product Name/Description Part Number 32GB MEM for Memory Rank Sparing (4 x 8GB RDIMM) NE3302-H050F...
  • Page 27: Memory Mirroring

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 3.2.4 Memory Mirroring No. of Available Slot: Max. 2 sets (8x DIMMs) per Memory Riser Card Product Name/Description Part Number 32GB MEM for Memory Mirroring (4 x 8GB RDIMM) NE3302-H060F 4x 8GB Registered DIMM, DDR4-2133(PC4-2133), ECC...
  • Page 28: Internal Disk Drives

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 4 Internal Disk Drives 4.1 RAID Configuration RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60 is supported. 2 kinds of RAID Controller are supported; with 1GB or 2GB cache. With 1 RAID Controller configuration, max. 8 internal drives can be connected.
  • Page 29 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 1x RAID Controller Configuration 2GB Cache/Flash 4.2.1 SAS HDD/SSD SAS HDD/SSD 1GB Cache/Flash 4.2.2 2x RAID Controller Configuration 5 年目 2GB Cache/Flash 4.2.3 SAS HDD/SSD 4.2.4 1GB Cache/Flash SAS HDD/SSD Rev.2.0 –Sep. 2015...
  • Page 30: Internal Drive Configuration

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 4.2 Internal Drive Configuration  For RAID Configuration, same type of internal drives need to be ordered within one RAID group (pack)  With 1 RAID Controller configuration, different HDDs, SDDs or HDD and SSD cannot be configured in the BTO.
  • Page 31 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 4.2.1 1x RAID Controller (2GB Cache/Flash) Configuration Category Product Name/Description Part Number Controller RAID Controller (2GB, RAID 0/1/5/6/) NE3303-178 (Need to order 1) LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362-8i RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 2GB Cache, Internal 8 port (4x2 connector), PCIe 3.0(x8), SAS 12Gb/s...
  • Page 32 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 4.2.2 1x RAID Controller (1GB Cache) Configuration Category Product Name/Description Part Number Controller RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) NE3303-177 (Need to order 1) LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362-8i RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 1GB Cache, Internal 8 port (4x2 connector), PCIe 3.0(x8), SAS 12Gb/s...
  • Page 33 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 4.2.3 2x RAID Controller (2GB Cache/Flash) Configuration Category Product Name/Description Part Number Controller RAID Controller (2GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) NE3303-178 (Need to order 2) LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362-8i RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 2GB Cache, Internal 8 port (4x2 connector), PCIe 3.0(x8), SAS 12Gb/s...
  • Page 34 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 4.2.4 2x RAID Controller (1GB Cache) Configuration Category Product Name/Description Part Number Controller RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) NE3303-177 (Need to order 2) LSI MegaRAID SAS 9362-8i RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 1GB Cache, Internal 8 port (4x2 connector), PCIe 3.0(x8), SAS 12Gb/s...
  • Page 35: Optical Drive

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 5 Optical Drive Up to 1 Optical Drive internal) can be connected Category Product Name/Description Part Number Internal Internal DVD-ROM Drive NE3351-123M Slim DVD-ROM Drive, SATA Internal DVD Super Multi Drive NE3351-124M...
  • Page 36: Pci Card

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 6 PCI Card Please refer to “Available Slots” of “References” section regarding PCI Slots; Available Slots and Installation Limitations PCI Card Customized Configuration Service Product Name/Description Part Number Customized Service: PCI Cards...
  • Page 37 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c NIC Teaming feature – NIC Teaming and bonding features NIC Teaming and bonding features are available with this server to provide network redundancy and load balancing for higher network reliability and optimized network loads.
  • Page 38 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c Using iSCSI (for data usage) Please refer to iStorage web site regarding the connection to iStorage Series via iSCSI, and to EXPRESSCLUSTER web site for cluster configuration. See the table below for supported network interface and OS combinations.
  • Page 39: Pcie Ssd Adapter

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 6.2 PCIe SSD Adapter Super high speed SSD board to be installed in PCIe slot Product Name/Description Part Number PCIe SSD Adapter (1.1TB) (*CTO*) NE3318-H002F HGST FlashMAX III Performance 1100GB MLC Card PCIe 2.0(x8), Low Profile, 2DW/D...
  • Page 40: External Storage Controller

    Flash Backup Unit (for NE3303-H004) 140mm Flash Backup Unit Cable NOTE:  This External RAID Controller [NE3303-H004] can connect to NEC’s Disk Expansion Unit (2U [N8192-101][N8192-102] [N8192-103][N8192-104]). ・SAS Cable (2m) for [N8192-101][N8192-102]: [K410-322(02)] ・SAS Cable (2m) for [N8192-103][N8192-104]: [K410-333(02)] ・Disk Expansion Unit can be placed just above or just below the server.
  • Page 41 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 6.3.2 Fibre Channel / SAS Controller Category Product Name/Description Part Number Fibre Fibre Channel Controller (1 port) NE3390-159 Channel Emulex LightPulse LPe1250-F8 Host Bus Adapter 8Gb/s, Optical, PCIe 2.0(x8), Low Profile Fibre Channel Controller(2 port)
  • Page 42: Other Add-In Components

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 7 Other Add-in Components 7.1 Power Supply Unit 7.1.1 Number of Power Supply Unit See the table below for the required number of Power Supply Unit per voltage/configuration/redundancy. Number of Power Supply Unit...
  • Page 43: Redundant Fan Kit

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 7.1.2 Power Supply Unit AC Power Supply Unit Product Name/Description Part Number Power Supply Unit (800W) NE3381-122M Hot-plug, 80 PLUS Platinum certified Power Supply Unit (1000W) NE3381-123M Hot-plug, 80 PLUS Platinum certified NOTE: ...
  • Page 44: Add-On Components

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 8 Add-on Components 8.1 17-inch LCD Console Unit Category Product Name/Description Part Number Drawer Drawer 17-inch LCD Console Drawer (1U/8port) N8143-106F w/ KVM 17-inch LCD, US 83-keys Keyboard, Optical mouse, 8 port...
  • Page 45: Kvm Switch

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 8.2 KVM Switch Category Product Name/Description Part Number Server Switch Unit (8Server) N8191-14F Switch 1U USB 8 port KVM Switch, BLACK Cable Switch Unit Connection Cable Set (USB,1.8m) K410-118(1A) 1.8 m, 1 x 15-pin mini D-sub - 1 x 15-pin mini D-sub / 1 x...
  • Page 46: Front Bezel

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 8.3 Front Bezel A2040c,A2020c, A2010c Product Name/Description Part Number Front Bezel (A2040c/A2020c/A2010c) NE3446-H001 A1040c Product Name/Description Part Number Front Bezel (A1040c) NE3346-H001 Rev.2.0 –Sep. 2015 NEC Corporation...
  • Page 47: Cable Arm

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 8.4 Cable Arm With this component at rear side of the server, various cables are compactly combined. Product Name/Description Part Number Cable Arm (70mm) NE3343-H001 Including slide rail attachment Able to combine around 18 cables (except AC Power Cable, such as LAN, FC and USB) Cable Arm (110mm)...
  • Page 48 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c Rev.2.0 –Sep. 2015 NEC Corporation...
  • Page 49: Management Console Specifications

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 8.5 Management Console Specifications Need to prepare a PC for a management console meeting the following requirements: Specifications More than Pentium4 1.3GHz Memory More than 2GB (Memory for OS and browser + memory for Java + more than 1GB)
  • Page 50: Configuration Guide - Nec Express5800/A2040C, A2020C, A2010C, A1040C

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c References ■CPU CPU: BTO Configuration Rule  CPUs are to be installed in the priority order of CPU1 => CPU2 => CPU3 => CPU4. ■Memory 1. Memory Riser Card: Priority/Order of Installation 1-1.A2040c...
  • Page 51 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c (3) COPT Supported Model: With “Customized Service: Distribution Mode for COPT (NE3300-SV101)” is ordered (Decentralized Mode) Depending on the number of the installed CPU and the ordered Memory Riser Card, Memory Riser Cards will be installed in the following priority/order.
  • Page 52 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 2. Memory on the Memory Riser Card (DIMM): Priority/Order of Installation The priority/order to install DIMM on a Memory Riser Card depends on memory configuration. Memory Configuration Mode consists of 2; “Independent Mode” for high performance and “Lockstep Mode”...
  • Page 53 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 2-3. Memory Mirroring “Memory Mirroring” provide redundancy by writing the same data into 2x memory among different memory buffers on a Memory Riser Card. To use this feature, need to order memory set including 4 DIMMs per set...
  • Page 54 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 2.4 Memory Rank Sparing “Memory Rank Sparing” is the feature to keep operation (for high availability); by having 1 or 2 memory ranks of 2 DIMMs in one memory channel as a spare, when detecting errors at memory rank in operation, automatically switching to a spare rank.
  • Page 55 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c 3. Memory in the Server: Priority/Order of Installation Basic Rule:  When mixing different capacity of memory, will install larger capacity memory first.  In a Memory Riser Card, memory installed according to the rule shown in the previous section.
  • Page 56: Internal Drive

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c ■Internal Drive Internal Drive: Priority/Order of Installation At the initial server delivery, internal drives are installed with the following priority/order. If the ordered configuration is not in the scope of the rule, the drive will be delivered as not configured.
  • Page 57 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c Rev.2.0 –Sep. 2015 NEC Corporation...
  • Page 58: Connection To Rdx (Usb) By Device Expansion Unit

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c Standard RAID Configuration at the Initial Server Delivery Standard RAID configuration for the same type of internal drives at the initial server delivery is as follows RAID 50 and RAID 60 are not supported for BTO configuration...
  • Page 59: Server Management

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c ■Server Management The EXPRESSSCOPE Engine SP3, integrated into the server (service processor (BMC)), provides superior remote control and system management features listed in the table below. Standard  Hardware Monitoring Temperature/HDD/fan/voltage/power/RAID Degradation (memory/HDD etc.) ...
  • Page 60: Pci Slot: Available Slots And Installation Limitations

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c ■PCI Slot: Available Slots and Installation Limitations A2040c (including COPT model)/A2020c/A2010c Available Slots Matrix (general) PCIe Slot Product Code PCI Slot Specifications #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 PCIe 3.0 Max. Number of Cards...
  • Page 61 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c Installation Limitations due to I/O Space Some PCI cards using I/O space has limitation regarding the number of cards to be installed. Please see the tables below. PCIe Slot Name/Description Product Code...
  • Page 62: Available Slots Matrix (General)

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c A1040c Available Slots Matrix (general) PCIe Slot Product Code PCI Slot Specifications #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 PCIe 3.0 Max. Number of Cards Note x8 lane x4 lane x8 lane...
  • Page 63 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c Installation Limitations due to I/O Space Some PCI cards using I/O space has limitation regarding the number of cards to be installed. Please see the tables below. PCIe Slot Name/Description Product Code...
  • Page 64: Name/Description

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c Installation Limitations for Windows Environment For Windows environment, PCI cards have additional installation limitations as for the number of the cards to be installed, depending on the combination of the PCI cards. Please refer below for the details.
  • Page 65 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c A2020c Product Code Model Xeon E7-8890v3 Xeon E7-8891v3 Xeon E7-8880v3 Xeon E7-4850v3 Xeon E7-4809v3 Xeon E7-8893v3 Xeon E7-4820v3 Xeon E7-8870v3 Name/Description RAID Controller NE3303-178 (2GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) RAID Controller NE3303-177 Same as "Available Slots Matrix (general)"...
  • Page 66 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c Windows Hyper-Threading = OFF A2040c & A1040c Product Code Model Xeon E7-8890v3 Xeon E7-8891v3 Xeon E7-8880v3 Xeon E7-4850v3 Xeon E7-4809v3 Xeon E7-8893v3 Xeon E7-4820v3 Xeon E7-8870v3 Name/Description RAID Controller NE3303-178 (2GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
  • Page 67 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c A2020c Product Code Model Xeon E7-8890v3 Xeon E7-8891v3 Xeon E7-8880v3 Xeon E7-4850v3 Xeon E7-4809v3 Xeon E7-8893v3 Xeon E7-4820v3 Xeon E7-8870v3 Name/Description RAID Controller NE3303-178 (2GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) RAID Controller NE3303-177 (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) Max.
  • Page 68: Sas Controller

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c Installation Limitations for VMware For VMware environment, PCI cards have limitations as for the number of the cards to be installed, depending on the combination of the PCI cards. Please refer below for the details.
  • Page 69: 1000Base-T Adapter (2Port)

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c (2) VMware ESXi5.5 Hyper-Threading = ON, 1x RAID Card A2040c/A2020c/A2010c/A1040c Product Code Model Xeon E7-8890v3 Xeon E7-8891v3 Xeon E7-4809v3 Xeon E7-8893v3 Note Xeon E7-8880v3 Xeon E7-4850v3 Xeon E7-4820v3 Xeon E7-8870v3 Name/Description RAID Controller...
  • Page 70: Pci Card: Priority/Order Of Installation

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c ■PCI Card: Priority/Order of Installation Standard BTO Configuration: Starting from the PCI cards with higher priority (see the table below), PCI cards are installed to the PCI slots with higher priority among the available slots per CPU configuration (see the table below). The following basic rules are applied to BTO configuration.
  • Page 71: (2Gb, Raid 0/1/5/6) Yy

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c NE3390-160 Fibre Channel Controller (8G/2 port) NE3318-H003F PCIe SSD Adapter (2.2TB) Can install to any slot other than Slot #1, #8 and #9 NE3318-H002F PCIe SSD Adapter (1.1TB) NE3304-149 10GBASE Adapter (SFP+/2ch)
  • Page 72 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c With PCI Card Customized Configuration Service (NE3300-SV408) Starting from the PCI cards with higher priority (see the table below), PCI cards are installed to the PCI slots with higher priority among the available slots per CPU configuration (see the table below). The following basic rules are applied to BTO configuration.
  • Page 73 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c NE3318-H003F PCIe SSD Adapter (2.2TB) Can install to any slot other than Slot #1, #8 and #9 NE3318-H002F PCIe SSD Adapter (1.1TB) NE3303-184 SAS Controller (12Gbps) Can install to any slot other than...
  • Page 74: Ras Feature Matrix (Per Os)

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c ■RAS Feature Matrix (per OS) (1/3) RAS Features A2040c A2020c A2010c A1040c Note (E7v2/v3) RHEL6.6 CPU Core Predictive Failure WS2012 Analysis (PFA) WS2012R2 ESXi5.5u2 ESXi6.0 RHEL6.6 Dynamic CPU Core WS2012 De-allocation WS2012R2 ESXi5.5u2...
  • Page 75 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c (2/3) RAS Features A2040c A2020c A2010c A1040c Note (E7v3) DIMM Multi Rank Sparing DDR4 Recovery RHEL6.6 PCIe Live Error Recovery WS2012 WS2012R2 ESXi5.5u2 ESXi6.0 RHEL6.6 Address Based Memory WS2012 Mirroring WS2012R2 ESXi5.5u2 ESXi6.0...
  • Page 76 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c (3/3) RAS Features A2040c A2020c A2010c A1040c Note (COPT) RHEL6.6 Y(COPT) Static COPT WS2012 Y(COPT) Reboot Required WS2012R2 (COPT Model) ESXi5.5u2 Y(COPT) ESXi6.0 RHEL6.6 Y(COPT) Dynamic COPT WS2012 Core Enabling WS2012R2 (COPT Model) ESXi5.5u2...
  • Page 77 – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c Legend for OS RHEL6.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6(x86_64) OL6.6 Oracle Linux6.6 (x86_64) WS2012 Windows Server 2012 and 2012R2 WS2012R2 ESXi5.5u2 VMware ESXi 5.5 update2 ESXi6.0 VMware ESXi 6.0 NOTE: Please install the necessary module according to the documents; “Machine Check Monitoring Service User's Guide”...
  • Page 78: Copyright Notice And Liability Disclaimer

    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.
  • Page 79: Revision History

    – CONFIGURATION GUIDE NEC Express5800/A2040c, A2020c, A2010c, A1040c Revision History Revision Date Description Rev.1 July 2015 Initial Release Rev.2 Aug. 2015 Update Rev.2.0 –Sep. 2015 NEC Corporation...

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