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Express5800 series System Configuration Guide Express5800/R320a-E4,R320b-M4 (Windows2008 R2 model) [2010.10]...
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46kg/52kg AC100/240V±10% 、 50/60Hz±3Hz 1400VA/1390W Operating: 10 to 35°C/Non-Operating: -10 to 55°C, 20 to 80% (non condensation) NEC EXPRESSBUILDER (NEC ESMPRO/Manager(Windows), NEC ESMPRO/Agent(Windows), ExpressSetup), User's Guide, User's Guide (Setup), Key Active Upgrade Windows Server® 2008 R2 Enterprise (Hyper-V 2.0 supported)
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Tower conversion kit About ft Server Control Software ft Server Control Software controls the operations of the NEC Express5800/ft series main components.ft Server Control Software update may be required to support a new option. How to confirm the ft Server Control Software Version On the "Programs and Features"...
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R320b-M4 Quick configuration sheet CPU/IO module#0 Intel® Xeon® Processor X5670 CPU socket x 2 2.5-inch disk bays×8 Empty Empty Empty Empty CPU/IO module#1 Intel® Xeon® Processor X5670 CPU socket x 2 2.5-inch disk bays×8 Empty Empty Empty Empty DVD-RAM Express5800/R320a-E4, R320b-M4(Windows2008 R2 model) DIMM slots x12 Empty Full-height PCI-Express x4×2...
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CPU socket Set of CPU x2 A pair of processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5504 / X5670 x1 Standard Memory DIMM slots Set of 2 or 6 DIMMs Memory configuration pattern Total MEM 2GB*1 10GB 12GB Single 12GB 24GB 24GB 36GB 48GB 2GB*1 4GB*1...
Internal HDD Diskbays Be sure to install by double of hard disk drives in order to have the RAID-1 configuration. Also, both of the hard disk drives must have same capacity and rotational speed. Disk bays x8 CPU/IO module#0 Empty System Disk Empty Empty The 73.2 GB of hard disk drive is recommended to install as system...
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N8870-002AF Keyboard (USB) (Cable length 1.8m) Mouse Connect via keyboard [Notes for Keyboard/Mouse] Do not connect non-NEC-authorized USB devices. Cable length 0.9m A tray to install the floppy disk drive is needed to install in the rack mount system. (local procurement) N8160-86 Flash FDD 1.44MB...
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DVD-RAM DVD-RAM DVD-RAM drive (Standard) [Notes for DVD-RAM drive] The writing software is not provided for the DVD drive. KVM switch unit Required when connecting two or more servers. *When Keyboard/Mouse do not work after fail over of CPU/IO module, disconnect and reconnect the USB cable or press the reset switch of the KVM Switch.
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17 inch LCD console unit Interface D-sub 15pin Interface •Up to eight servers can be connected directly to the LCD console unit. Use optional Server Switch Units to connect more than eight servers. LCD Console Unit Server Switch Unit •The 17-inch LCD Console Unit [N8143-69F] allows the connection of up to 64 servers by cascading eight Server Switch Units [N8191-10F].
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CPU/IO module#0 Onboard 2x Standard LAN ports per CPU/IO module. 1000BASE-T LAN port #1 LAN port #2 1000BASE-T 1000BASE-T LAN port #1 LAN port #2 1000BASE-T CPU/IO module#1 Onboard Optional LAN cards • on the same PCI slot# of each CPU/IO module CPU/IO module#0 PCI-Ex slot CPU/IO module#1...
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On R320a-E4, it operates at 4Gbps bandwidth due to system bus performance. N8803-035 Fibre Channel board set (4Gbps) is not supported. Connection via Fiber Channel switch: To be supported in November. Express5800/R320a-E4, R320b-M4(Windows2008 R2 model) Fibre Channel cable set 5m [NF9320-SJ01] 10m[NF9320-SJ02] 20m[NF9320-SJ03] 50m[NF9320-SJ04] NEC Storage: -D3-10/D4-30/D8-10/ D8-20/D8-30/E1-10...
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SAS controller [N8803-037] CPU/IO module#0 PCI-Ex slot SAS cable 2m [K410-168(02)] Double backup configuration Device Expansion Unit [N8141-41F] CPU/IO module #0 Single backup configuration Device Expansion Unit [N8141-41F] CPU/IO module #0 Express5800/R320a-E4, R320b-M4(Windows2008 R2 model) N8151-101 Built-in LTO(LTO2) N8151-102 Built-in LTO(LTO3) N8151-90 Built-in LTO(800GB) N8151-77...
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“Intelligent Disaster Recovery option” is not supported on the FT server system. - It is not supported to backup from NEC Express5800/ft series to a backup device directly using NetBackup. However, NEC Express5800/ft series can be a backup-client machine of NetBackup.
Express5800/R320a-E4, R320b-M4(Windows2008 R2 model) Supported PCI cards and installable slots R320a-E4 Product code 1000BASE-T 2ch board kit N8804-007 1000BASE-T 2ch board kit N8804-009 N8803-036 SCSI board SAS board N8803-037 FibreChannel controller N8803-035 (4Gbps) FibreChannel controller N8803-038 (8Gbps) *1: Be sure to install a pair of controller on the same slot# of both of CPU/IO modules. *2: N8803-036/037 can not be installed at the same time.
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USB port with Power Chute Plus software. Example configuration (UPS Non-Redundant ): APC UPS (3000VA) (3,000VA/2,700W) Device Expansion Unit [N8141-41F] NEC Express5800/R320a-E4, R320b-M4 [N8800-155F/154F] Control Network management Card Note) The UPS can not be managed via serial port and USB port with Power Chute Plus software.
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Example configuration (UPS Redundant ): 700VA/695W 700VA/695W APC UPS (1500VA) APC UPS (750VA) Device Expansion Unit [N8141-41F] NEC Express5800/R320a-E4, R320b-M4 [N8800-155F/154F] Network management Card Note) The UPS can not be managed via serial port and USB port with Power Chute Plus software.
Express5800/R320a-E4, R320b-M4(Windows2008 R2 model) Tower conversion kit N8843-003 23 inch height pedestal rack with Front bezel for R320a/R320b 327(W)x 804(D)x 592(H)mm, 27kg (including stabilizer) Operating System - Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 R2 Enterprise (1-2 Processor, 25CAL Version) UL0999-436EN English UL0999-436CT Chinese Traditional UL0999-436CS Chinese Simplified...
* Actual time may differ depending on the status of use. About Guest OS 1. Guest Operating Systems supported on NEC Express5800/ft series are the same as other general purpose servers. 2. Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise licence includes the use right to run up...
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When using Hyper-V on FT server, prepare a separate server for backup. For backup patterns, refer to each backup software company's web site. NEC ESMPRO Agent For monitoring guest OS, NEC ESMPRO Agent for Guest OS is required. Active Upgrade A team assigned to the virtual network by Hyper-V Virtual Network Manager cannot be used in Active Upgrade.