Server Configuration; Storage Blade; O Expansion Card; Network Interface Controller - NEC Express5800 System Configuration Manual

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE

Server Configuration

1 Storage Blade

Product Name / Description
NEC Express5800/AT101b
LTO5 Drive, Two mezzanine PCI Slots, Two 1000BASE
2 I/O Expansion Card
2.1

Network Interface Controller

Category
Adapter
Type I
Adapter
Type II
NOTE:

The NIC cards which can be installed on a tape blade are the NIC cards which are supported on the
server blade attached. For the NIC cards supported, see the system configuration guide for server
blade.
NIC Teaming / Bonding feature
When using NIC teaming, please note the following:

Any of the network teaming must be processed in a single LAN controller.

Teaming feature is not supported on iSCSI interfaces.

To configure NIC bonding on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, see the configuration guide for the server
blade attached.
2.2

External Storage Controller

2.2.1 Fibre Channel Controller
Category
Adapter
Type I
NOTE:

Link speed of two ports in one cards should be used with the same link speed.
NEC Corporation
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NEC Express5800/AT101b
Product Name / Description
GbE 1000BASE (2ch) Adapter
Intel® 82571EB Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
Dual Port 1000BASE Adapter
Intel® Ethernet Controller I350-AM2
GbE 1000BASE-T(4ch) Adapter
Intel® 82571EB Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
Quad Port 1000BASE Adapter
Intel® Ethernet Controller I350-AM4
Product Name / Description
Fibre Channel Controller(8Gbps/2ch)
Emulex LightPulse LPe1205-N Host Bus Adapter
Revision 1.1 – January 16, 2013
Part Number
N8404-005F
Part Number
N8403-021
N8403-076F
N8403-022
N8403-077F
Part Number
N8403-034
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