External Storage Controller - NEC Express5800/R120h-2E System Configuration Manual

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE
10GbE NIC
N8104-183
10GbE NIC
N8104-185
10GbE NIC
N8104-176/-186/-194
25GbE NIC
N8104-177/-187
NOTE:
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When 1GbE, 10GbE and 25GbE NIC teams are mixed, the maximum number of teams must be five per one system.

External Storage Controller

RAID Controller
Category
Controller
Battery Backup
NOTE:
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Only one SAS JBOD Enclosure can be connected to one RAID controller.
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4Kn sector drives are not supported with the RAID controller.
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One battery backup unit must be installed per system.
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To configure a large-capacity RAID array, it is recommended to configure in RAID 6 or RAID 60 in order to minimize the risk of
becoming multiple hard drives failure during the RAID rebuilding process.
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It is recommended to set RAID array configuration drives up to eight in order to minimize the risk of becoming multiple hard drives
failure.
Fibre Channel / SAS Controller
Category
Fibre Channel
NEC Corporation
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NEC Express5800/R120h-2E
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
Product Name / Description
RAID Controller (4GB, RAID0/1/5/6)
RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 4GB, 8 External port PCIe 3.0 x8,
SAS 12Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s
Battery Backup Unit
Lithium-ion Battery for RAID controller.
Product Name / Description
Fibre Channel Controller (1ch)
Cavium QLogic, QLE2690
16Gb/s, Optical, PCIe 3.0 x8
NOTE:
- The controller is qualified with NEC Storage M series, OS support
WS2012R2 and WS2016
- The controller is qualified with NEC Storage T series, OS support
WS2012R2, WS2016 and RHEL7.3
Fibre Channel Controller (2ch)
Cavium QLogic, QLE2692
16Gb/s, Optical, PCIe 3.0 x8
NOTE:
Revision 6.0 – January 2019
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 or later
VMware ESXi 6.0 Update3
VMware ESXi 6.5 Update1 or later
VMware ESXi 6.7 or later
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 or later
VMware ESXi 6.0 Update3
VMware ESXi 6.5 Update1 or later
VMware ESXi 6.7 or later
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 or later
VMware ESXi 6.0 Update3
VMware ESXi 6.5 Update1 or later
VMware ESXi 6.7 or later
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 or later
VMware ESXi 6.5 Update1 or later
VMware ESXi 6.7 or later
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 or later
Part Number
N8103-196
N8103-198
Part Number
N8190-165
N8190-166
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