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NEC Express5800/320Lb-(R) Product Guide March 2003

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The Continuously Available Fault Tolerant Server

NEC Express5800/320Lb-(R)


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS .....................................................................................................................2

PRODUCT OVERVIEW.....................................................................................................................3

TARGET AUDIENCES.......................................................................................................................4

NEC EXPRESS5800/320LB HIGHLIGHTS .......................................................................................4

PROCESSING-FAILOVER FLOW ON THE NEC EXPRESS5800/320LB......................................5

KEY PRODUCT FEATURES & USER BENEFITS ..........................................................................6

Next-generation Xeon Processing ..................................................................................................6 Enhanced System Architecture ......................................................................................................6 Fault Tolerant Memory Architecture .............................................................................................6 High-Performance Disk Drives and Flexible Storage Configuration .............................................6 Integrated SCSI Controller ............................................................................................................6 Embedded Auto-sensing 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet .....................................................................6 Integrated Video.............................................................................................................................6 Four PCI Slots ...............................................................................................................................6 External Device Connectors...........................................................................................................6 Operating System ...........................................................................................................................7 FlashSnap Option (FirstResync)....................................................................................................7 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER System Installation Software...............................................................7

NEC ESMPRO○R Software and Integrated Remote Management.................................................7

NEC EXPRESS5800/320LB FRONT VIEW .......................................................................................8

NEC EXPRESS5800/320LB REAR VIEW........................................................................................10

THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE NEC EXPRESS5800/320LB.......................................................12

NEC EXPRESS5800/320LB TECHNICAL SPECS ..........................................................................13

TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGEMENT........................................................................................14


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PRODUCT OVERVIEW

The affordable mid-range Fault Tolerant Server

NEC Express5800/(Rack Mount Model)

The NEC Express5800/320Lb fault tolerant server is intended for business-critical operations where the overriding priority is the highest achievable uptime in server performance. This Intel®-based server provides both significantly higher uptime than conventional servers and a less costly alternative-in a single box-than high-end/high-availability servers and clustering. Unlike clusters, which involve complex system design, extensive planning, lengthy installation, and active management, the NEC Express5800/320Lb is designed to be easy to set up, operate, and service, and hence, offers Simplified Availability. The NEC Express5800/ft series IA server is comprised of a hardware configuration that is designed to achieve fault tolerant availability. All hardware modules (CPU and PCI modules) within the system are duplicated and are equipped with ASIC circuits for continuous synchronized cross-checking of data processing results. This is to say that a failure in any of the modules is automatically detected and the failing module is immediately isolated from the system. The system can therefore continue normal operations using the remaining functioning module, in simple mode. This makes it possible for the NEC Express5800/ft series to achieve a fault tolerant level of availability. The NEC Express5800/320Lb has been positioned as the successor of the NEC Express5800/320La, a model which was introduced in the fourth quarter of 2001. The new model is released with bolstered functions and increased performance.

The Express5800/320Lb features Intel® XeonTM processors with an 2.40GHz clock rate. It employs a ServerWorks® ServerSet. III GC-LE chipset, with MPGA packaging, 512KB on-die advanced transfer cache, and a 400MHz front-side bus. It offers up to 3GB SDRAM memory per CPU module, with ECC protection. Redundant hot swappable, hard drive subsystem supports up to 164.5GB of mirrored storage. It provides two available PCI slots per PCI module, for expandability. Designed for easy installation and manageability, the NEC Express5800/320Lb comes standard with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER setup and configuration software for seamless installation of the operating system and NEC ESMPRO® management software (packaged on the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD). Integrated remote management capabilities provide remote control of server resources via LAN or modem connection. Designed to run demanding and business critical applications in space-conscious environments, the NEC Express5800/320Lb is the affordable mid-range Fault Tolerant Server your growing business can depend on.


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TARGET AUDIENCES The NEC Express5800/320Lb server is intended for markets and applications where required uptime performance is beyond the capabilities of a general-purpose server. Prospective buyers include small to medium-size businesses, branch offices of companies, and IT departments. Other key candidates include back offices of retail organizations; police and fire departments; security companies; and consumer web operations for processing 24-7 online sales. Targeted prospects should encompass businesses dissatisfied with the uptime of existing servers in running business-critical applications as well as those already relying on arrays and clusters to achieve high availability. The NEC Express5800/320Lb is not intended for applications where processing needs mandate more than a two-way server, as is likely to be the case with data centers. Nor is it appropriate for applications requiring scalability or replacing Unix servers or clusters.

NEC Express5800/320Lb HIGHLIGHTS ♦ Fault Tolerant architecture featuring replicated, hot-swap, CPU

and PCI modules ♦ Intel○R XeonTM 2.40GHz processors: 1 or 2-way logical

configurations, 512K cache ♦ Six DIMM slots supporting up to 3GB of SDRAM ♦ Redundant hot swappable, hard disk drive subsystem supports up

to 164.5GB of mirrored storage ♦ Dual channel Ultra160 SCSI ♦ Integrated 1 x 10/100 and 1 x 1000Base-T Ethernet ports ♦ Dual redundant power supply in CPU and PCI modules ♦ Choice of pedestal or rack (4U)


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PROCESSING-FAILOVER FLOW ON THE NEC Express5800/320Lb

The NEC Express5800/320Lb offers high availability thanks to its dual-modular redundant (DMR) architecture. The server is comprised of two CPU and two PCI modules, operating in lockstep. There is constant cross-checking and synchronization of the modules, performed by the fault tolerant chipset. The components of the PCI module are also duplicated, and operate in sync with each other. If a component fails, or in the unlikely event of a module malfunction, the fault is detected and the malfunctioning component or module isolated immediately, while operation continues normally via the other component or module. Recovery time is not necessary, as it would be with a high-availability cluster configuration. And NEC ESMPRO○R

handles processing failover, network disconnections and other such tasks automatically, keeping your system constantly operational.

Operation continues uninterrupted

Malfunctioning module isolated

Normal operation

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KEY PRODUCT FEATURES & USER BENEFITS Next-generation Xeon Processing The NEC Express5800/320Lb employs Intel○R XeonTM processors with 512KB of ECC on-die cache. These processors are packaged in a MPGA form factor, a 603-pin socket version of the Xeon.

Enhanced System Architecture The NEC Express5800/320Lb is built on the ServerWorks ServerSet III GC-LE chipset for enhanced processor speeds. The chipset also increases the flexibility of the system design for processor, memory, and PCI configurations.

Fault Tolerant Memory Architecture The NEC Express5800/320Lb offers from 256MB up to 3GB of Error Checking and Correcting (ECC) memory in six DIMMs per CPU module.

High-Performance Disk Drives and Flexible Storage Configuration The server holds up to six mirrored hot-swap SCSI hard-disk drives in a shared storage system, enabling maximum internal storage of 164.5GB (18.1GBx1+73.2GBx2). Also included is a thin type 24X maximum variable-speed IDE CD-ROM.

Integrated SCSI Controller The NEC Express5800/320Lb supports 10Krpm disk drives with a dual-channel Ultra160 SCSI HDD controller integrated in each PCI module. An optional Ultra2 single-channel controller is available for backup storage.

Embedded Auto-sensing 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet The NEC Express5800/320Lb’s system board includes an integrated 10/100/1000Mbps network controller in each PCI module. The Intel 82544GC Gigabit Ethernet PCI Bus Controller is designed to optimize server performance and provide immediate network readiness. It can auto-detect and auto-switch for 10, 100, or 1000Mbps network speeds and supports Wake-on-LAN.

Integrated Video The server incorporates a 2MB VRAM Intel CT69000 video card in each PCI module.

Four PCI Slots The NEC Express5800/320Lb provides four available 64-bit/33MHz PCI slots (two slots are occupied by the video card). The slots are “plug-and play” ready.

External Device Connectors The external I/O connectors provide support for a USB keyboard, external USB FDD, SVGA monitor, and two RJ-45 LAN connectors, one on each PCI module.


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Operating System The NEC Express5800/320Lb uses the Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Advanced Server operating system, and will support Windows® 2003 when available.

FlashSnap Option (FirstResync) In the NEC Express5800/320Lb, in times of a PCI modular failure (not HDD) and the PCI module is removed and then inserted, the use of the FlashSnap allows for the copying of the differences in the internal HDD during mirroring allowing for a faster mirroring time.

NEC EXPRESSBUILDER System Installation Software NEC EXPRESSBUILDER is an advanced, automated software integration tool for configuring NEC Express5800 series. Available on CD-ROM and bundled with each server, NEC EXPRESSBUILDER provides guided installation of the Windows○R 2000 Advanced Server operating system.

NEC ESMPRO○R Software and Integrated Remote Management The NEC Express5800/320Lb includes the NEC ESMPRO® Management Suite, which allows network administrators to monitor, control, and manage NEC Express5800 series and desktops across a network from a management console or any PC with an Internet browser. The ESMPRO Management Suite permits: • local or remote management via a network or the web • comprehensive real-time fault management • performance and load monitoring • broad configuration and asset management • optimized server operations via an easy-to-use, Windows-based graphical user interface NEC ESMPRO○R is packaged on the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM and includes the following software components, along with appropriate user guides: NEC ESMPRO Manager, NEC ESMPRO Agent, Express/ft Server Utility, Management Workstation Application (MWA), and Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Configuration Tool. NEC ESMPRO○R for ft comes with an SNMP agent for Microsoft Windows. The server features hardware-integrated remote-management capabilities implemented through the BMC Configuration Tool and ROMPilot (extended BIOS). This built-in solution provides remote emergency access and control of server resources (via LAN or standard modem connection) using MWA, allowing remote power control, remote event log access, regardless of the state of the operating system or the network, and remote console redirection during POST. This capability eliminates expensive remote-management add-in cards found on some competitive systems.


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NEC Express5800/320Lb FRONT VIEW

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1 PCI module (for group 1) A module that includes a PCI board and LAN controller.

2 PCI module (for group 2) A module that includes a PCI board and LAN controller.

3 CPU module (for group 1) A module that includes a CPU (processor) and memory (DIMM).

4 CPU module (for group 2) A module that includes a CPU (processor) and memory (DIMM).

5 POWER switch A switch for turning on/off power to the system. The POWER switch on the primary PCI module will be lit. Press it once to turn on power. Press it again to turn off power. Depress the switch for more than four seconds to force the system to power down. The POWER switch on the secondary PCI module will be unlit and will not respond until a failure in the primary PCI module causes the secondary PCI module to assume primary functionality.

6 CD-ROM drive Used for reading data from CD-ROMs. Although there are two CD-ROM drives, only the one on the active primary PCI module can be used (the module with the lit POWER Switch LED).

7 3.5-inch disk bay Slots for adding hard disks. On a tower model, they are called Slots 1, 2, and 3 from the bottom. On a rack-mount model, they are called Slots 1, 2, and 3 from the left. Slots of the same number are mirrored between the groups 1 and 2.

8 DUMP switch A switch for outputting a memory image from the kernel to a file.

9 DISK LED (green/amber) An LED that blinks in green while the hard disk is accessed. When operating in simplex mode or the hard disk fails, it will turn amber.


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NEC Express5800/320Lb REAR VIEW

PCI module (for Group1)

PCI module (for Group2) CPU module (for Group1)

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1 Serial port A connector Connected to a device that has a serial interface. For maintenance use only.

2 AC inlet PC socket for plugging a power cord.

3 Serial port B connector Connected to a device that has a serial interface. For maintenance use only.

4 USB connector 1 (top)/USB connector 2 (bottom) Connected to devices that support the USB interface. Connect the mouse to USB 1; connect the keyboard to USB 2.

5 AC inlet PC socket for plugging a power cord.

6 Monitor connector Connected to the display unit.

7 SCSI connector Used for connecting external SCSI devices.

8 PCI module status LED 1 See “LEDs” in this chapter for details.

9 PCI module status LED 2 See “LEDs” in this chapter for details.

10 PCI board slot status LED (Slot1) See “LEDs” in this chapter for details.



13 LINK/ACT LED See “LEDs” in this chapter for details.

14 LAN connector 2 A connector for 1000BASE-TX, 100BASE-TX, and 10BASE-T. Connected to the network system on LAN.

15 100/10 LED See “LEDs” in this chapter for details.

16 LINK/ACT LED See “LEDs” in this chapter for details.

17 100/10 LED See “LEDs” in this chapter for details.

18 LAN connector 1 A connector for 100BASE-TX and 10BASE-T. Connected to the network system on LAN.


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THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE NEC Express5800/320Lb

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NEC Express5800/320Lb TECHNICAL SPECS

Processor

FSB

Chipset

Standard capacity

Maximum capacity

Memory Type

Number of slots

Standard Capacity

Maximum capacity

Hot PlugBuilt-in channel forHDDsExternal channel forback up devices

I/O Slot PCI slots

- Full-size cards available forall the slots.* One PCI slot is occupied byVGA card.

FDD

OS

Externalshape

Rack mount model(320Lb-R)

Tower model(320Lb)

*1 320Lb/320Lb-R consists of two CPU modules and PCI modules for fullyredunduncy.

PCI Module*1

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Power Supply

Fans

SCSIAdapter

Ultara160 SCSI x 1

Ultara160 SCSI x 1

InternalHDD

250W

Power Supply 350W

Fans 3

CPU Module*1

Model

Memory

Notes

CPUIntel Xeon Processor 2.40GHz x1-2

400MHz

- 2way interleave* The memory capacity canbe extended up to 3GB by replacing the standard memory.

Diskless

164.5GB (18.1GB x1 + 73.2GB x2)

320Lb/320Lb-R

Server WorksGrand Champion LE

256MB DIMM (128MB DIMM x 2)

3GB* （512MB DIMM x 6）

DDR200MHz DIMM

Support

100BASE-TX x1, 1000BASE-T x1LAN (on-board)

3 slot（32bit 33MHz x1*/64bit 33MHz x2

PCI）

USB-FDD 1

Windows2000 Advanced ServerWindows2003 (when available)

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4U (W480mm x D790mm x H177mm)

W222mm x D795mm x H560mm


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TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGEMENT NEC and ESMPRO are registered trademarks of NEC Corporation and/or one or more of its subsidiaries. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. ServerWorks is a registered trademark and ServerSet is a trademark of ServerWorks, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.

DISCLAIMERS - March 2003

This document is for informational purposes only. THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IN THIS SUMMARY.

Specifications and prices are subject to change without notice.

Competitive product information is based on competitors’ current published specifications.

Developed by Client And Server Division

NEC Corporation

March, 2003

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