Storage Controllers And Options - NEC Express5800 System Configuration Manual

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE

Storage Controllers and Options

Configuration selection of RAID
Please select according to function and performance. The following is an example of the configuration
Configuration
Single connection
On-board RAID
Internal RAID Controller(8 port)
Internal RAID Controller (8 port)
+ SAS Expander Card
Internal RAID Controller (16 port)
Internal RAID Controller (16 port)
+ SAS Expander Card
List of the configuration for Internal Drive and RAID
Category Front Cage
8x 2.5-inch Standard :
Drive
8x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA Drive
1
Cage
Expansion:
8x2.5-inch SAS/SATA Drive
Internal DVD Drive Kit (Up to 1)
24x Standard:
2.5-inch
24x2.5-inch Drive
Drive
Expansion: -
2,4
Cage
8x 3.5-inch Standard :
Drive
8x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA Drive
3
Cage
Expansion:
2x2.5-inch SAS/SATA Drive
(Up to 1)
12x Standard:
3.5-inch
12x x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA Drive
Drive
Expansion: -
5
Cage
1
Up to 8 SATA Drive can be connected in the single connection and On-board RAID configurations.
2
In factory installation, if Rear Cage or Middle Cage is selected, Internal RAID Controller and SAS Expander Card is necessary.
3
In factory installation, if 24 Drives in Front Cage and 2 or more drives in Rear Cage is selected, Internal RAID Controller with 16
ports and SAS Expander Card are needed.
4
In factory installation for 24x 2.5-inch Drive Model, Internal RAID Controller and SAS Expander Card are needed. However, it is
unnecessary in the case under the following conditions,
* No OS pre-installation
* No Rear Cage installed
* N8103-191 RAID Controller (4GB, RAID 0/1/5/6) selected.
* 16 or fewer Drives
5
In factory installation, if 12x3.5-inch Drive Model is selected, Internal RAID Controller with 16 ports is needed.
6
M.2 SATA SSD slot is single connection or On-board RAID configurations regardless of the presence or absence of RAID
Controller. M.2 SATA SSD cannot be connected to RAID Controller.
NEC Corporation
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NEC Express5800/R120h-2M
Maximum mountable
number
10(3.5-inch Drive Model)
8(2.5-inch Drive Model)
10(3.5-inch Drive Model)
8(2.5-inch Drive Model)
8
26
16
30
(Up to 1)
Revision 5.0 – January 2018
RAID function
Non
RAID 0/1/10
RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
Rear Cage
Standard: -
Expansion:
2x2.5-inch SAS/SATA
2 3
Drive (Up to 3)
Standard: -
Expansion:
2x2.5-inch SAS/SATA
Drive (Up to 3)
3x3.5-inch SAS/SATA
2
Drive (Up to 1)
Support OS
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6.9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
VMware ESXi 6.0 Update3
VMware ESXi 6.5 Update1
Middle Cage Inside the server
(Inside the (Mounted on
server ) Standard Riser
Card)
Standard: - Standard:
Expansion: - 2x M.2 SATA SSD
Standard: -
Expansion:
4x3.5-inch
SAS/SATA Drive
2
(Up to 1)
6
19