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Table of Contents Precautions for Use -Be sure to read this section - ....... E-2 Safety Indication ......................... E-2 Symbols Used in This Guide .................... E-3 Precautions for Safety ....................... E-4 Introduction ...................... E-8 About this Guide ....................E-8 Text Conventions ......................... E-8 General Description................
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N8104-185 ブラケット固定ネジ ヒートシンク PORT 2 PORT 2 SFPスロット PORT 2 PORT 2 PORT 1 PORT 1 LINK PORT 1 PORT 1 PCI Expressコネクタ ブラケット フルハイト ロープロファイル ブラケット ブラケット 各部の名称 ランプ ランプ 状態 意味 点灯(橙) 10Gbps でリンクが確立しています。 LINK 消灯 リンクパートナーと正常に接続できていません。 (リンクダウン) 点滅(緑) データの送受信があることを示します。...
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N8104-187 ブラケット固定ネジ ヒートシンク PORT 2 PORT 2 SFP スロット PORT 2 PORT 2 ACT LINK ACT LINK PORT 1 PORT 1 LINK ACT LINK ACT LINK PORT 1 PORT 1 PCI Express コネクタ ブラケット フルハイト ロープロファイル ブラケット ブラケット 各部の名称 ランプ ランプ...
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N8104-211 ブラケット固定ネジ ヒートシンク SFP スロット PORT 2 PORT 2 PORT 2 PORT 2 LINK LINK LINK LINK PORT 1 PORT 1 LINK LINK LINK LINK PORT 1 PORT 1 PCI Express コネクタ ブラケット フルハイト ロープロファイル ブラケット ブラケット 各部の名称 ランプ ランプ...
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N8104-212 ブラケット固定ネジ ヒートシンク SFP スロット PORT 1 PORT 1 LINK GRN=25G GRN=25G ACT/LINK ACT/LNK PORT 2 PORT 2 LINK GRN=25G GRN=25G ACT/LINK ACT/LINK PCI Express コネクタ ブラケット フルハイト ロープロファイル ブラケット ブラケット 各部の名称 ランプ ランプ 状態 意味 点灯(緑) 25Gbps でリンクが確立しています。 10G または 1Gbps でリンクが確立しています。 LINK 点灯(橙) (1Gbps での動作は非サポート)
Keep this Startup Guide at hand for quick reference at any time necessary. Be sure to read this section carefully. Precautions for Use -Be sure to read this section - The following includes information necessary for proper and safe operation of the product. Safety Indication Follow the instructions in this Startup Guide for your safety to use this product.
Term indicationg a degree of danger Description of a danger Symbol to draw attention Do not plug the power cord in a nonconforming outlet Use a wall outlet with specified voltage and power type. Otherwise, there is a risk of a fire or current leakage. Symbols Used in This Guide Attentions Indicates a risk of an electric shock.
NEC assumes no liability for any accident resulting in personal injury, death, or property damage if the product has been used in the above conditions.
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Connection Do not use any unauthorized interface cable. Use only interface cables authorized by NEC and locate a proper device and connector before connecting a cable. Using an authorized cable or connecting a cable to an improper destination may cause a short circuit, resulting in a fire.
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Precautions for Handling of Internal Devices Do not disassemble, repair, or modify the product yourself Do not disassemble, repair, or modify this product. Doing so may cause an electrical shock or a fire. Do not put the product close to fire, or immerse it in water. Doing so may cause an explosion.
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Don’t touch the tip of bracket to other parts of server When you insert this adapter into expansion slot, be careful not to touch the tip of bracket to other parts of server (such as other components or board). Otherwise, they may be damaged.
This product has one or two optical transceiver module interfaces. And you can connect a SFP + module for 10GBASE-SR or SFP28 module for 25GBASE-SR. In addition, you can connect a DA (direct attached) cable. Do not install this product to a computer that is not recommended by NEC Corporation.
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This product conformed to PCI EXPRESS. The logical lane size and card edge size is listed as follows, Model Standard Card Edge Logical Lane size size N8104-185 PCI Express 2.0 N8104-186 PCI Express 3.0 N8104-187 PCI Express 3.0 N8104-211 PCI Express 3.0 N8104-212 PCI Express 4.0...
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N8104-185 Screw Heat sink PORT 2 PORT 2 SFP Slot PORT 2 PORT 2 PORT 1 PORT 1 LINK PORT 1 PORT 1 PCI Express Connector Bracket Full Height Low Profile Description Lamp Lamp Status Meaning On(Orange) Link at 10Gbps speed LINK Link is down.
N8104-186 Screw Heat sink SFP Slot PORT 2 PORT 2 AMB=10G AMB=10G ACT/LINK ACT/LNK PORT 1 PORT 1 AMB=10G AMB=10G (SPEED) AMB=10G ACT/LINK ACT/LINK ACT/LINK PCI Express Connector Bracket Full Height Low Profile Description Lamp Lamp Status Meaning On(Orange) Link at 10Gbps speed AMB=10G (SPEED) Link is down.
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N8104-187 PORT 2 PORT 2 PORT 2 ACT LINK ACT LINK PORT 1 LINK ACT LINK ACT LINK PORT 1 PORT 1 Full Height Low Profile Description Lamp Lamp Status Meaning On(Orange) Link at 25Gbps speed On(Green) Link at 10Gbps speed LINK Link is down.
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N8104-211 Screw Heat sink SFP Slot PORT 2 PORT 2 PORT 2 PORT 2 LINK LINK ACT LINK ACT LINK PORT 1 PORT 1 LINK LINK ACT LINK ACT LINK PORT 1 PORT 1 PCI Express Connector Bracket Full Height...
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N8104-212 Screw Heat sink SFP Slot PORT 1 PORT 1 LINK GRN=25G GRN=25G ACT/LINK ACT/LNK PORT 2 PORT 2 LINK GRN=25G GRN=25G ACT/LINK ACT/LINK PCI Express Connector Bracket Full Height Low Profile Description Lamp Lamp Status Meaning On(Green) Link at 25Gbps speed On(Orange) Link at 10Gbps or 1Gbps speed.
2. Hardware Installation/Uninstallation For hardware installation/uninstallation, refer to the User’s Guide of the server. - When the system is up, please turn the power off after shutdown process on the OS. and then unplug the AC power cord IMPORTANT: - For rack-type server, before open the top cover, need to disconnect the cable from this product.
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Don’t touch the tip of bracket to other parts of server When you insert N8104 adapter into expansion slot, be careful not to touch the tip of bracket to other parts of server (such as other components or board). Otherwise, they may be damaged.
Depending on the type of system, installation of this product requires either a standard bracket or a low-profile bracket. NEC provides both of these brackets with the product. By default Full Height bracket is attached. Please replace the bracket according to the following steps as necessary.
3. Optical module Installation / Uninstallation The optical module may become hot. IMPORTANT: If you replace during operation, please remove the cable and change the temperature of the module before replacing it. For installing and uninstalling the optical module or cables, you do not need to turn OFF NOTE: the power of the server 3.1.
4. Driver/Firmware Setup The driver of this product is included “Starter Pack” of EXPRESS SERVER. “Starter Pack” is published on NEC web site. Starter Pack can be downloaded from NEC's support site. In addition, the driver may be temporarily released. Check the support information of this site and apply it as necessary.
5. Trouble Shooting 5.1. Unable to Start the System Check the adapter installation □ Make sure the adapter is mounted proper slot Check the slot is conformed to mount the adapter. Refer to the User’s Guide of the server. If the adapter in not seat proper slot, Seat the adapter to proper slot. □...
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If the problem persists even after you checked the above items, something may be wrong with this adapter. Please contact to reseller, sales agents or service representative. EU Contact: NEC Nederland B.V. Olympia 4, 1213 NT Hilversum, The Netherlands E-21...
6. Notes in operation Maximum mounting number of this product depends on type of the server. Please refer to the system configuration guide of the server. PXE boot on Legacy/UEFI is supported. (The 1st port only) PCI hot-plug, hot-add, hot-remove and hot-swap is not supported. AOC(Active Optical Cable) or DA cable(Active type) is not supported.
7.2. Network Cables N8104-185/186/187/211/212 A “N8104-189 SFP+ module (10G-SR)” has an optical fiber interface based on IEEE802.3ae 10Gigabit Ethernet® standard. The 10GbE SR standard enables 10GbE and full duplex transmissions at distances up to 300 meters using standard multi-mode fiber (MMF, 850nm wave length) cabling. Supported MMF cable listed below: Connector type: LC core/clad diameter...
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N8104-187/211/212 A “N8104-190 SFP28 module (25G-SR)” has an optical fiber interface based on IEEE802.3by 25Gigabit Ethernet® standard. The 25GbE SR standard enables 25GbE and full duplex transmissions at distances up to 100 meters using standard multi-mode fiber (MMF, 850nm wave length) cabling. Supported MMF cable listed below: Connector type: LC core/clad diameter...
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Dual port 10GBASE SFP+ Adapter N8104-186 10GBASE 接続基本ボード(SFP+/2ch) Dual port 10GBASE SFP+ Adapter N8104-187 25GBASE 接続基本ボード(SFP28/2ch) Dual port 25GBASE SFP28 Adapter N8104-211 10/25GBASE 接続基本ボード(SFP28/2ch) Dual Port 10/25GBASE SFP28 Adapter N8104-212 10/25GBASE 接続基本ボード(SFP28/2ch) Dual Port 10/25GBASE SFP28 Adapter ユーザーズガイド/ User’s Guide 2017 年...
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