NEC Express5800/R120g-1M System Configuration Manual page 22

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE
SFP+
Module
NOTE:
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Up to three adapters of 10GbE can be installed.

Network performance may be reduced depending on the applications and memory performance when three 10Gb Network
Adapters are installed.
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For VMware ESXi, there are some limitations concerning the number of installable PCI cards. Refer to
Installable Slots
NIC Teaming feature – NIC Teaming and bonding features
See the table below for supported network interfaces and OS combinations.
Windows Server 2008 R2 supports BASP (Broadcom Advanced Server Program) or Intel PROSet teaming while Windows Server
2012 (and later) and Linux support teaming with bonding function supported by OS.
Network Interface
1GbE NIC
N8104-150/-151/-152/-154F/-156F
1GbE NIC
N8104-145
10GbE NIC
N8104-149/-156F
10GbE NIC
N8104-148/-158/-159
10GbE NIC
N8104-153/-155F/-157/-160F
NOTE:

NIC Teaming feature is not supported on iSCSI interfaces.
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The network interfaces for each teaming must be the same.
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When 10GbE and 1GbE NIC teams are mixed, the maximum number of teams must be as follows:
- Windows Server 2008 R2 : up to four per one system
- Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2 : up to five per one system
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux : up to five per one system
NEC Corporation
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NEC Express5800R120g-1M
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NOTE
N8104-129 SFP+ Module is required to connect with an optical
cable.
10GBASE Adapter (SFP+/2ch)
Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapters X710
PCIe 3.0 x8
NOTE:
- N8104-129 SFP+ Module is required to connect with an optical cable.
10GBASE Adapter (QSFP+/4ch)
Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapters XL710
PCIe 3.0 x8
NOTE:
N8104-161 QSFP+ Module is required to connect with an optical cable.
Only 40Gb connection is supported for higher level network.
Dual Port 10GBASE-T Adapter
Intel® Ethernet Controller X540
PCIe 2.0(x8) , Low Profile / Full Height
Dual Port 10GBASE-T Adapter
Intel® Ethernet Controller X550
PCIe 3.0 x4, Low Profile / Full Height
SFP+ Module (10G-SR)
1 x SFP+ Module
QSFP+ Module
1 x QSFP+ Module
for details.
Team
Up to four ports per one team
Up to four ports per one team
Up to four ports per one team
Up to four ports per one team
Up to four ports per one team
Revision 6.0 – April, 2017
N8104-158
N8104-159
N8104-153
N8104-157
N8104-129
N8104-161
Supported PCI Cards and
Operating Systems
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 or later
[Supporting N8104-148 only]
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 or later
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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