NEC Express5800-HX4600 Basic manual
E XPRESS5800™HX4600 SERIES
The High-Powered, High-Capacity, Fault-Tolerant Server for Business-Critical Applications
Intel®Pentium®III Xeon™processors, its 8GB
of RAM, and its super-speed 80MBs Ultra2 SCSI
hot-swap 3-channel backplane, the NEC
Express5800 HX4600 is designed to perform
during peak data activity periods. And, with
plenty of expansion room for additional CPUs,
memory, card, and hard disks, the Express5800
HX4600 server is designed to help keep up
with your company’s the growing demands for
years to come.
T
his high-powered server solves the
demand for high-speed and high-capacity
at an affordable price. Designed for high reliability
and loaded with such fault-tolerant features as
hot-plug PCI, ECC memory, ECC cache,
redundant cooling fans, hot-swap hard disks, and
hot-swap redundant power supplies, the NEC
Express5800 HX4600 server is designed to stay
up and running. By balancing CPU, RAM, and
I/O performance between its four highly parallel
CPU/MEMORY SUBSYSTEM
CPU: Up to 4 Pentium III Xeon Processors – 550MHz/512KB ECC
550MHz/1MBECC or 550MHz/2MB ECC
Call for latest list of supported processors
RAM: 256MB – 8GB (Using 256MB DIMMs)
32 DIMM Slots Total (Inserted in Fours)
64MB, 128MB and 256MB DIMMs Supported
ECC Data Protection with Error Logging
GRAPHICS
Standard: Integrated PCI with 2MB VRAM
Colors @ 16M @ 640 x 480 and @ 800 x 600; 64K @ 1024 x 768; and
Resolution Supported: 256 @ 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: Integ rated Dual PCI Ultra2 SCSI (LVDS)
Integrated 3-channel Ultra2 SCSI (LVDS) Hot-Swap Backplane
SecuRAID 530 High-Performance 3-Channel Ultra2 (LVDS)
PCI RAID Controller Included
I/O Connectors: 1 x Fast Wide SCSI
1 x 25 Pin Bi-Directional “Enhanced Capabilities Port” (ECP)
Parallel Port
2 x 9-Pin Asynchronous Serial Ports
2 x USB
1 x 6-Pin Mini-DIN Keyboard Port
1 x 6-Pin Mini-DIN Mouse Port
1 x 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 Standard CD-ROM)
2 x 3.5" (1 Contains Standard 1.44 FDD)
Network Interface: Integrated 10/100 Ethernet
INTEGRATED COMPONENTS
Peripherals: 1.44MB Diskette Standard
40X Max.Variable-Speed SCSI CD-ROM Standard
Dimensions: 24.4" h x 17.5" w x 26.7" d – 14U When Rack Mounted
Support Rack: Optional Rack Mount Kit with Slide Rails for Standard 19" Racks
Temperature: 50° to 90° F (10° to 30° C)
Humidity: 80% @ 36° C (Non-Condensing)
Weight: 100lb Average
Power : Optional N + 1 Hot-Swap Redundancy
Up to 3 x 560W 100-120VAC/200-240VAC Hot Swap;
Separate Power Cords
SOFTWARE – OS CERTIFICATIONS & SERVER MANAGEMENT
Operating System: Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Certified
Microsoft Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition 4.0 Certified
Novell NetWare 4.11/5.0 Certified
SunSoft Solaris 7.0 Certified
SCO Unixware 7.1 Certified
SCO Open Server 5.0 Certified
Microsoft Cluster Certified
Management: ESMPRO Management Suite
Onboard Temperature,Voltage, Fan and Chassis Intrusion
ExpressBuilder Installation Software
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
FCC Class A3, 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
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SETUP
System Configuration Utility and ISA Configuration Utility,
SecuRAID Drivers for NT, Netware, SCO and Solaris
1
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.
2
Certain restrictions apply.To obtain a free copy of our limited warranty, call 1-800-632-4525; or write to
NEC Computers Inc.,ATTN:Warranty Department, 2371 S.Presidents Drive, Suite A,West Valley City,
Utah 84120; or see your nearest reseller.Next business day response does not apply to service calls missed for
reasons clearly outside of NEC Computers Inc’s control, such as interr upted telephone service, the closure of
airports required for parts delivery or parts shortages. Next-business-day response applies to the Continental
U.S. and Canada only. It may not be available in some remote locations where next-business-day shipping is
not available or in locations greater than 60 miles from an NEC Computers Inc.author ized service center or
an independent third-party service provider. In those areas in which it is provided,a technician will be
dispatched, if necessary, following efforts to resolve the problem by telephone support.
3
This device is subject to verification to the FCC Class A radio frequency emission standards. It has not
been approved by the Federal Communication 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. ©2000 NEC Computers Inc. All rights reserved. NEC and Express5800 are registered trademarks
or trademarks of NEC Corporation and/or one or more of its subsidiaries. All trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the
entities claiming the marks and names or their products. NEC Computers Inc. disclaims proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. Xeon is a
trademark and Pentium and the Pentium Xeon logo are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Windows and the Windows NT logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.The information in this publication and specifications are subject to change without notice.
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NEC E
XPRESS5800 HX4600 TECHNICAL S PECIFICATIONS
EXPRESS5800™ HX4600
The use of Microsoft
®
Windows®NT in the
enterprise is rapidly increasing, and so is the
demand for a high-performance, high-reliability
servers.
To answer this need, the NEC Express5800
HX4600 server delivers excellent performance
with reliability so it performs when you need it.
Built for the demands of large scale department
and business computing, the HX4600 is ideal for
such business-critical applications as department
collaboration, database, transaction processing,
and Internet/Intranet.
KEY FEATURES
• Up to four 500MHz Intel
®
Pentium®III Xeon
™
processors
• Scales to 8GB System Memory for running
memory-intensive applications
• Integrated 3-channel hot-swap Ultra2 SCSI
backplane and matching PCI Raid controller
deliver the throughput necessary to run hightransaction applications
• Up to 12 high-speed hot-swap Ultra2 SCSI
hard disks provide 216GB
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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 Management Suite for monitoring
and control
SERVICE AND SUPPORT
To help ensure your complete satisfaction, each
NEC Express5800 server comes with NEC
UltraCare
SM
warranty and support service2. These
services are designed to meet the demands of
your business-critical computing environment.
Each Express5800 HX4600 server comes standard
with a 3-year on-site limited warranty
2
for parts
and labor at no additional cost.This includes
toll-free technical support 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week.
For an incremental 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
2
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