NEC Express5800 Configuration Manual page 16

CONFIGURATION GUIDE
Up to sixteen 2.5-inch Drives with SAS Expander Card
RAID 0/1/10
RAID 5/6/50/60
Up to twenty four 2.5-inch Drives with SAS Expander Card
RAID 0/1/10
RAID 5/6/50/60
NOTE:
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Embedded SATA controller can connect to up to four drives.
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Embedded SATA RAID controller is supported only on Windows operating systems. An optional RAID
controller is required to configure RAID array for other operating systems.
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Hot plug insertion/removal is not supported with the Embedded SATA non-RAID controller.
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All drives within a RAID array should be of the same type, capacity and rotation speed.
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If multiple RAID controllers are mounted, the RAID controllers must be identical.
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To install more than sixteen drives, N8181-98 Redundant Fan kit must be installed
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Up to two different types of drive can be used in the same drive cage. Two mixed drives in multiple
drive cages are required to install more than three different types of drive.
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For optional RAID controller driver to install Windows Server 2003 R2, download from the NEC
website at:
http://www.nec.com/en/global/prod/express/download/index.html
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NEC Express5800/T120d
Revision 7.0 – October 25, 2013
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512 MB Cache Refer to
1GB Cache/
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Battery
1GB Cache/
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CacheVault
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512 MB Cache
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1GB Cache/
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Battery
1GB Cache/
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CacheVault
Available Interface
4.2.15
SAS, SATA
4.2.16
SAS, SATA
4.2.17
SAS, SATA
4.2.18
SAS, SATA
Available Interface
4.2.19
SAS, SATA
4.2.20
SAS, SATA
4.2.21
SAS, SATA
4.2.22
SAS, SATA
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