NEC Express5800-HV8600 Basic manual

E XPRESS5800™HV8600 SERIES

The Powerful and Scalable High-Capacity Fault-Tolerant Server for Business-Critical Applications

business stay up and running. By balancing CPU, RAM, and I/O performance between Intel

Pentium®III Xeon™processors, 8GB of RAM, and super-speed 80MB/sec Ultra2 SCSI hot-swap 3-channel backplane, the NEC Express5800 HV8600 handles heavy database loads with ease.With plenty of expansion room for additional processors, memory, cards, and hard disks, the Express5800 HV8600 server is designed to help keep up with your company’s growing demands for years to come.

xtreme performance on an open system

server. Scalable, fast, and reliable, the NEC Express5800 HV8600 server uses an advanced innovative architectural design. This performance-optimized server solves the demand for high-speed and high-capacity at an affordable price. Designed for reliability and loaded with fault-tolerant features such as hot-plug PCI, ECC memory,ECC cache, redundant cooling fans, hot-swap hard disks, and hot-swap redundant power supplies, the NEC Express5800 HV8600 server helps your

CPU/MEMORY SUBSYSTEM

CPU: Up to 8 Pentium III Xeon Processors – 500MHz/1MB ECC or

500MHz/2MB ECC

L3 Cache: Aqua II 36-bit, 100MHz, 128MB L3 cache (64MB per 4 CPUs)

with 32MB Tag Capacity and 4-Way Memory Interleaving Call for latest list of supported processors

RAM: 256MB – 8GB (using 256MB DIMMs)

32 DIMM Slots Total (inserted in fours) 64MB, 128MB and 256MB ECC/EDO 50ns DIMMs Supported ECC Data Protection with Error Logging

GRAPHICS

Standard: Integrated CIRRUS GD-5465 with 2MB DRAM Colors @ 16M @ 640 x 480 and @ 800 x 600; 64K @ 1024 x 768; and

Resolution Supported: 1280 x 1024

EXPANSION AND CONNECTIVITY

I/O Slots: 4 x 64b PCI; 4 x 32b Hot-Plug PCI; 2 x 32b PCI; 1 x 32b

PCI/ISA

Disk I/O: Integrated Fast SCSI-2

Integrated 3-Channel Ultra2 SCSI (LVDS) Hot-Swap Backplane SecuRAID 530 3-Channel Ultra2 SCSI (LVDS) PCI RAID

Controller Included

I/O Connectors: 1 x Fast SCSI-2

1 x 25 Pin Bi-Directional “Enhanced Capabilities Port” (ECP) Parallel Port

2 x 9 pin Asynchronous Serial Ports 2 x USB 1 x 100Base-TX PS/2 Style Keyboard and Mouse Ports 15-pin SVGA Port

Hot-Swap Disk Bays: 12 x 1.6"/1" Hot-Swap in 3 Cages External Disk Bays: 4 x 5.25" (1 contains Std. CD-ROM)

2 x 3.5" (one contains Std. 1.44 FDD

Network Interface: Integrated 3Com®53C980 10/100 Ethernet

STANDARD COMPONENTS

Peripherals: 1.44MB Diskette Standard

32X Max./14X Min.Variable-Speed SCSI CD-ROM Standard

Dimensions: 33.46" h x 17.52" w x 28.15" d – 17U When Rack Mounted Temperature: 50° to 90° F (10° to 30° C) Weight: 150lb Average Humidity: 80% @ 36° C (Non-Condensing) Power: N + 1 Hot-Swap Redundancy Standard

4 x 560W 100-120VAC/200-240VAC Hot Swap Standard With Separate Power Cords

SOFTWARE – OS CERTIFICATIONS & SERVER MANAGEMENT

Operating System: MicrosoftWindows NTServer Enterprise Edition 4.0 Certified Management: ESMPRO Server Management Software (Standard);

Integrated Temperature,Voltage,Fan and Chassis Intrusion

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

FCC Class A

, EN 55022 a, EN50082-1 (IEC 801-2,3,4), UL 950,

CSA 22.2 No. 950, EIC950, EN60950, CE Mark

SERVICE AND SUPPORT

3-Year Limited On-Site,Next Business Day Response.

SETUP

System Configuration Utility and SecuRAID Drivers for NT.

When referring to hard drive capacity,GB stands for one billion bytes. Some utilities may indicate varying

hard drive capacities.Total user-accessibile capacity may vary depending on operating environments.

Certain restrictions apply.To obtain a free copy of our limited warranty,call 1-800-632-4525, write to NEC CSD,Attn:Warranty Department, 8285 West 3500 South, Magna, UT 84044, or see your nearest authorized reseller.

This device is subject to verification to the FCC Class A radio frequency emission standards. It has not been approved by the Federal Communications Commission for use in a residential environment. It is not, and may not be offered for sale or lease or sold or leased for use in a residential environment until the approval of the Federal Communications Commission has been obtained.

NEC Express5800 systems are tailored to meet today’s business needs and tomorrow’s challenges. For more information contact your authorized NEC CSD dealer,or visit our web site at www.nec-computers.com. ©1999 NEC Computer Systems Division,Packard Bell NEC, Inc.All rights reserved. Express5800 is a trademark of NEC Corporation used under license. Xeon and the Pentium Xeon logo are trademarks and Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Windows and the Windows NT logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.The information in this publication and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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NEC EXPRESS5800 HV8600 TECHNICAL S PECIFICATIONS

EXPRESS5800™ HV8600

The use of Microsoft

Windows NT®in the enterprise is rapidly increasing, and so is the demand for a truly high-performance, high-scalability server.

To answer this need, the NEC Express5800 HV8600 server delivers scalability while providing reliability and performance when you need it.

Built for the demands of large scale enterprise computing, the HV8600 is ideal for very large database applications.

KEY FETURES

• Up to eight 500MHz Intel

Pentium®III

Xeon

™

Processors for high-end performance

• NEC Aqua II chipset supplies 36-bit, 100MHz, 128MB L3 cache with 32MB tag capacity for dramatic performance

• Scales to 8GB system memory for running memory-intensive applications

• Integrated 3-channel hot-swap Ultra2 SCSI backplane and matching PCI RAID controller can deliver the throughput necessary to run high-transaction applications

• Up to 12 high-speed hot-swap Ultra2 SCSI hard disks provide 216GB

storage capacity

within the same cabinet

• Redundant fans, hot-swap disk drives, and redundant/hot-swap power supplies provide fault tolerance for running business-critical applications

• ESMPRO

™

Server Management Software

for monitoring and control

SERVICE AND SUPPORT

To help ensure your complete satisfaction, each NEC Express5800 server comes with NEC UltraCare

limited warranty and support

service

.These services are designed to meet the demands of your business-critical computing environment.

Each Express5800 HV8600 server comes standard with a 3-year limited on-site warranty

for parts and labor at no additional cost.This includes toll-free technical support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

For an additional cost, the standard service and support package on each Express5800 server may be upgraded by adding a 24 x 7 on-site support option and/or a 4-hour response service option