SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE – NEC Express5800/R120h-2M
NEC Corporation Revision 5.0 – January 2018 20
Embedded SATA Controller
Product Name / Description
Embedded SATA Controller
10 x 6Gb/s SATA drive, 2x M.2 drive
NOTE:
8 ports for SATA drives and two ports for M.2 drives are available on 2.5-inch Drive Model.
10 ports for SATA drives and two ports for M.2 drives are available on 3.5-inch Drive Model.
Hot plug insertion/removal are not supported in the configuration.
Embedded SATA RAID Controller (RAID 0/1/10)
Product Name / Description
Embedded SATA Controller
10 x 6Gb/s SATA, 2x M.2
NOTE:
8 ports for SATA drives and two ports for M.2 drives are available on 2.5-inch Drive Model.
10 ports for SATA drives and two ports for M.2 drives are available on 3.5-inch Drive Model.
For factory installation, up to 8 drives can be installed in the system in 2.5-inch Drive Model.
For factory installation, up to 10 drives can be installed in the system in 3.5-inch Drive Model.
The Embedded SATA RAID Controller is available for Windows operating system only.
When you use the Embedded SATA RAID controller, choose an external DVD drive. An internal DVD drive requires the embedded
SATA controller configuration.
RAID Controller for Dedicated PCI Slot
Choose the appropriate RAID controller in accordance with RAID feature required, the number of drives to install.
Product Name / Description
8 Port /
Standard
Heatsink
RAID Controller (RAID 0/1)
RAID 0/1/5/10 and SAS HBA mode, 0MB, Int. 8 port, PCIe 3.0 x8, SAS
12Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s, Standard Heatsink
RAID Controller (2GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 2GB, Int. 8 port, PCIe 3.0 x8, SAS 12Gb/s,
SATA, 6Gb/s, Standard Heat Sink
16 Port /
Standard
Heatsink
RAID Controller (4GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 4GB, Int. 16 port, PCIe 3.0 x8, SAS 12Gb/s,
SATA, 6Gb/s, Standard Heatsink
Battery Backup Unit
Lithium-ion Battery is needed for N8103-190/-191/-196/-201 RAID
controller.
SAS Expander Card
PCI card form factor, Int. 36, SAS 12Gb/s
NOTE:
- The card is required when you install the number of SAS drives that
exceeds the number of the internal ports of a RAID controller.
- Up to 26 drives can be connected with a SAS Expander Card.
N8103-191 RAID controller is required to install 27 drives and more.
NOTE:
One battery backup unit must be installed per system.
N8103-189 supports RAID5. If higher performance is needed, choose RAID controller with cache memory.