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03. NEC Advantages

Emilien Gelis — 2010-09-01T15:57:22Z

Highly expandable 2-socket tower server

The T120b-M is a powerful and reliable server with high capacity internal storage.
Up to two Intel(r) Xeon(r) processors 5600 series
Up to 192GB of memory
Up to eight 3.5-inch SAS/SATA or 16 2.5-inch SAS/SATA disk drives,
with optional RAID 5 and 6 capability
PCI Express 2.0, with twice the bandwidth of the previous generation
80PLUS(r) energy efficient power supply for reduced AC/DC loss

Dynamic scalability

Powered by Intel(r) Xeon(r) 5600 series with QuickPath Interconnect(QPI) technology, the T120b-M achieves significant throughput
performance improvement. The latest processor features include:

Enhanced performance of individual processor cores to process more instructions per clock cycle
Integrated Memory Controller to allow each processor to access its
own dedicated memory
High-speed QuickPath interconnects to link processors to memory
and I/O without the conflict between processors

Simplified setup and management

EXPRESSBUILDER is a bundled setup support tool that provides step-by-step guides via intuitive graphic interface and automates the setup process, dramatically reducing hands-on management of the server.
For simplified remote mangement, the integrated ESMPRO management software and EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2 chipset enables the monitoring, control and troubleshooting of your system, with no need to travel for on-site operational tasks.

02. Specifications

Emilien Gelis — 2010-09-01T15:56:19Z

Key hardware features

Powered by Intel(r) Xeon(r) 5600 series processors integrating Intel(r) QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) technology, the T120b-M achieves significant throughput performance improvement
Up to 192GB DDR3L memory with 2/3 way or 2/4/6 way interleave (depending on configuration)
Up to eight 3.5-inch SATA or 16 2.5-inch SAS/SATA disk drives,with optional RAID 5 and 6 capability
PCI Express 2.0 delivers better I/O performance
80 PLUS(r) Silver power supply unit, low-voltage DDR3L DIMMs, and dynamic fan control to increase power efficiency

Model		Model T120b-M
Processor type		Intel(r) Xeon(r)
Processor number		E5620	E5640	X5570
Core		4C/8T		6C/12T
Clock		2.40GHz	2.66GHz	2.93GHz
L3 cache		12MB
No. of processors (max.)		1-2
Chip set		Intel(r) 5520
Memory		DDR3L-1333 or DDR3L-1066 Registered DIMM with ECC, x4 SDDC, lock step mode(x8 SDDC), memory sparing, memory mirroring
	Transfer rate	1066MHz	1066MHz
	Maximum	192GB (12 x 16GB)
Internal HDD	Maximum	With 2.5-inch disk drive cage: SATA HDD 8TB (16 x 500GB), SAS HDD 9.6TB (16 x 600GB) SATA SSD 800GB (16 x 50GB) With 3.5-inch disk drive cage: SATA HDD 16TB (8 x 2TB)
	I/F and RAID level	SATA 3Gb/s: RAID level 0, 1, 10 (standard), 5, 6, 50 (optional) SAS 6Gb/s: RAID level 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 (optional)
	Hot plug	Supported
FDD		Optional
Optical disk drive		1 x DVD-ROM
LAN interface		2 x 1000BASE-T (100BASE-TX is supported)
Device bays (5.25") [open]		3[2] (One bay is occupied by the DVD-ROM drive)
Disk drive bays (3.5") [open]		With 2.5-inch disk drive cage: 16[16] With 3.5-inch disk drive cage: 8[8]
Expansion slots [open]		Full height 4×PCI EXPRESS 2.0（x8 lane, x8 socket) 1×PCI EXPRESS 2.0（x4 lane, x8 socket) 1×PCI（32bit/33MHz)
Graphics	Chip	Integrated in the Server management Controller
Graphics	VRAM	32MB
Interface		Keyboard (mini DIN 6pin) x1(rear), Mouse (mini DIN 6pin) x1 (rear), Serial (D-Sub 9pin) x2 (rear), Analog RGB (Mini D-Sub 15pin) x1 (rear), USB2.0 x8 (front x2, rear x2, internal x4), 1000BASE-T (RJ-45 *100BASE-TX is supported) x2 (rear), LAN for management (100BASE-TX/10BASE-T) x1 (rear)
Redundant power supply		Option (hot plug)
Redundant cooling		Option (hot plug)
Keyboard		104-key Keyboard (included as standard)
Mouse		6pin PS/2 type (included as standard)
Dimensions (WxDxH) mm		220 x 711 x 453 317 x 736 x 453 (including front bezel and protruding objects)
Weight		Std: 22Kg Max: 36Kg
Power consumption	Max. config. (standby)	302VA/299W	302VA/299W	302VA/299W
Power consumption	Max. config. (during operation)	508VA/503W	523VA/518W	590VA/584W
Temperature and humidity condition		During operation: 10 to 35°C / 20 to 80% (non-condensing) When stored: -10 to 55°C / 20% to 80% (non-condensing) *1
Supported OS		Microsoft(r) Windows Server(r) 2003 Standard Edition (SP1 or later)/ Enterprise Edition (SP1 or later) Microsoft(r) Windows Server(r) 2003 R2, Standard Edition / Enterprise Edition Microsoft(r) Windows Server(r) 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition / Enterprise x64 Edition Microsoft(r) Windows Server(r) 2008 Standard / Enterprise Microsoft(r) Windows Server(r) 2008 Standard (x64) / Enterprise (x64) Microsoft(r) Windows Server(r) 2008 R2 Standard / Enterprise Red Hat Linux *2

*1	When stored at a low or high temperature, the system clock may largely deviate from the current time.
*2	For Linux support, contact your local NEC sales office, or go to the NEC website at: http://www.nec.com/global/prod/express/linux/index.html

01. Overview

Emilien Gelis — 2010-09-01T15:36:28Z

Powerful and reliable 2-socket tower server with high capacity internal storage

Ideal Environments and Applications

The T120b-M is ideal for medium to large businesses needing robust scalability and proven reliability for compute-intensive environments.
Application server to consolidate business-critical and general office
applications, and process high volumes of data in tandem with a
backend database
Database server to handle large volumes of data, while providing
greater compute power for working with application and web servers
Web server to handle increasing user access requirements, while
enhancing business

04. Linked Documents

Patricia Brochier — 2010-09-01T15:28:42Z

- 10. Express5800/SI2520 / Colore

03. NEC Advantages

Patricia Brochier — 2010-09-01T15:28:35Z

A 30% reduction of energy consumption

In line with NEC "Green IT" policy, based on intelligent energy consumption, the NEC Express5800/SI2520 uses less energy.

Certified "80+" power supply, the NEC Express5800/SI2520 is consuming less energy and is able to maintain cooler internal temperatures. It offers a more efficient system with optimized TCO.
NEC Express5800/SI2520 gets the most out of the power of the new generation of Intel(r) Xeon(r) Series 5500 45nm multi core processors. This means that companies can benefit from a 40% to 130% increase in performance and a reduction in energy consumption of around 30%.

Remote management

The NEC Express5800/SI2520 server presents a great simplicity of implementation, administration and increasing power, ensuring a better use and greater cost control. Indeed, it has an integrated management controller (IPMI 2.0) with an optional remote management card to generate a level of maximum productivity and to enable teams to limit their interventions, thus minimizing the assistance and administration costs.

The software suite provides operational and management features, remote access and intervention through a LAN (KVM over IP, Remote Media) and installation/configuration tools.

Modular server

The NEC Express5800/SI2520 is the only server on the market with full modularity in terms of disks (SAS/SATA) and a fixed or redundant power supply. It provides an ideal compromise between flexibility, performance and configuration capacities.

This technology enables spectacular bandwidth savings on the disks. It allocates a dedicated bandwidth per disk, with a maximum theoretical speed that can reach up to 3Gb/s or 384Mb/s.

Universal RAID simplicity

The NEC Express5800/SI2520 protects business critical data thanks to the new robust and cost-effective SAS/SATA RAID solution: 8 ports SAS RAID 0, 1, 5, 6 with 128MB or 256MB cache with or without Battery Backup Unit.

One controller able to manage SAS and SATA drives in 2,5 " or 3,5 " HDD.
Possibility of mixing SAS and SATA disks on the same backplane.
Unique RAID management software available across all product range server under Windows and Linux.

The NEC Express5800/SI2520 offers critical business applications unequalled data protection capabilities.

Offers Dual gigabyte Ethernet controllers as standard

With load balancing and Fault Tolerant designed to improve network data transfer (transmission speed doubled)

Double the data bandwidth between the server and the data network

02. Key Benefits

Patricia Brochier — 2010-09-01T15:28:27Z

High level of performance with the latest technology

Large choice of Intel(r) Xeon(r) 45nm Dual/Quad core processors (5500 Series)
So companies can benefit from 40% to 130% performance gain compared to the older generation with an energy efficiency improvement, exceptional speed processing applications.
Extension of memory capacity, the server supports up to 32GB DDR3 1066Mhz
Extended storage capacity up to 8 disks SAS 2.5'' (maximum 4 disks 3.5'')

Data protection for evolving businesses

To ensure and protect the availability and data security, the NEC server Express5800/SI2520 includes new features. The server reliability is guaranteed

A new ultra-efficient RAID controller to increase data security (128 or 256MB cache with optional battery backup unit) with possibility of RAID packs 0, 1, 10, 5, 6
Optional redundant HotSwap power supplies for continuous operation and increased efficiency
Wide choice of backup solution LTO, DAT to facilitate data backup, restoration and archiving.

Complete management solution

For easy installation and deployment:

Integrated management controller (IPMI 2.0)
Optional advanced remote management card with KVM over IP andRemote Media features
« ExpressBuilder » Simple from the first time you use it!
ExpressBuilder is a new installation and configuration tool, included as standard in the NEC Express5800/SI2520 server, it allows quick and easy configuration as well as it facilitates the system maintenance.

01. Overview

Patricia Brochier — 2010-09-01T15:28:17Z

The NEC Express5800/SI2520 is a high performance server with the latest technology. It delivers optimal performance made by the latest processor technology Intel Xeon(r) Dual/Quad core (5500 series) and precursor of 45nm, thus ensuring speed of execution with an exceptional run and long-term development.

It offers an optimized design and exceptional energy efficiency to answer current and future needs businesses. The server NEC Express5800/SI2520 is an excellent choice to ensure a flawless reliability, in addition, it offers excellent value for money.

Designed for

Small and Medium businesses
Public bodies (health, research, administrations)
Corporate and large organizations with distributed IT
Remote branch offices

Perfectly suited for

File/printing servers
Infrastructure servers (Domain servers, DNS servers, DHCP, Active Directory)
Applications with local databases and e-mail
Collaborative suites (Lotus Notes, Intranet, techno watch).

Thanks to key features

Support for new 45nm Dual/Quad core Intel(r) Xeon(r) CPUs
New powerful RAID solution
Integrated IPMI 2.0 Management and optional remote management card with KVM over IP and remote media features
Up to 8 HotSwap SAS 2,5” HDD
8 FB-Dimm slots, up to 32 GB RAM
Integrated dual gigabyte Ethernet ports
80+ power supply

03. NEC Advantages

Patricia Brochier — 2010-09-01T15:27:47Z

Highly expandable 2-socket tower server

The T120a-M is a powerful and reliable server with high capacity internal storage.
Up to two Intel(r) Xeon(r) processors 5500 series
Up to 192GB of memory
Up to eight 3.5-inch SAS/SATA or 16 2.5-inch SAS/SATA disk drives,
with optional RAID 5 and 6 capability
PCI Express 2.0, with twice the bandwidth of the previous generation
80PLUS(r) energy efficient power supply for reduced AC/DC loss

Dynamic scalability

Powered by Intel(r) Xeon(r) 5500 series with QuickPath Interconnect(QPI) technology, the T120a-M achieves significant throughput
performance improvement. The latest processor features include:

Enhanced performance of individual processor cores to process more instructions per clock cycle
Integrated Memory Controller to allow each processor to access its
own dedicated memory
High-speed QuickPath interconnects to link processors to memory
and I/O without the conflict between processors

Simplified setup and management

EXPRESSBUILDER is a bundled setup support tool that provides step-by-step guides via intuitive graphic interface and automates the setup process, dramatically reducing hands-on management of the server.
For simplified remote mangement, the integrated ESMPRO management software and EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2 chipset enables the monitoring, control and troubleshooting of your system, with no need to travel for on-site operational tasks.

02. Specifications

Patricia Brochier — 2010-09-01T15:27:40Z

Key hardware features

Powered by Intel(r) Xeon(r) 5500 series processors integrating Intel(r) QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) technology, the T120a-M achieves significant throughput performance improvement
Up to 192GB DDR3 memory
Up to eight 3.5-inch or 16 2.5-inch SAS/SATA disk drives,with optional RAID 5 and 6 capability
PCI Express 2.0 delivers twice the bandwidth of the previous generation for better I/O performance
Support for 80PLUS(r) certified energy efficient power supply reduces AC/DC power loss and increases power efficiency

Model		Model T120a-M
Processor type		Intel(r) Xeon(r)
Processor number		E5502	E5520	X5550	X5570
Core		2	4
Clock		1.86GHz	2.26GHz	2.66GHz	2.93GHz
L3 cache		4MB	8MB
Intel(r) QuickPath Interconnect		4.8 GT/s	5.86 GT/s	6.4 GT/s
No. of processors (max.)		2
Chip set		Intel(r) 5520
Memory		DDR3-1066 with ECC, x4 SDDC, lock step mode(x8 SDDC), memory mirroring
	Transfer rate	800 MHz	800 MHz / 1066MHz
	Standard	2GB (2 x 1GB)
	Maximum	192GB (12 x 16GB) (The standard DIMMs must be removed.)
Internal HDD	Standard	Diskless
	Maximum *1	Standard HDD cage: 3.5-inch SAS: 1.8TB (4 x 450GB), 3.5-inch SATA: 4TB (4 x 1TB) Optional HDD cages: 3.5-inch SAS: 3.6TB (8 x 450GB), 3.5-inch SATA: 8TB (8 x 1TB), 2.5-inch SAS: 4.8TB (16 x 300GB), 2.5-inch SATA: 8TB (16 x 500GB)
	Disk controller	SAS/SATA (RAID controller installed as standard)
	RAID *6	Standard: RAID 0/1 Optional: RAID 0/1/5/6
	Hot plug	Supported
FDD		Mandatory option: internal FDD (2-mode), external FDD (2-mode)
Optical disk drive		1 x DVD-ROM (DVD: x16 speed max., CD: x40 speed max.)
LAN interface		2 x 1000BASE-T (100BASE-TX is supported)
Device bays (5.25") [open]		3[2] *2 (One bay is occupied by the DVD-ROM drive)
Disk drive bays (3.5") [open] *1		3.5-inch :4[4] + 4[4](option) , 2.5-inch : 8[8](option) + 8[8](option)
Expansion slots [open]		PCI EXPRESS 2.0 (x8) : 4[3] (One slot is occupied by the RAID controller ) PCI EXPRESS (x4) : 1[1] (x8 socket) PCI (32bit/33MHz 5V) : 1[1]
Graphics	Chip	Integrated in the Server management Controller
Graphics	VRAM	32MB
Interface		Keyboard (mini DIN 6pin) x1(rear), Mouse (mini DIN 6pin) x1 (rear), Serial (D-Sub 9pin) x2 (rear), Analog RGB (Mini D-Sub 15pin) x1 (rear), USB2.0 x8 (front x2, rear x2, internal x4), 1000BASE-T (RJ-45 *100BASE-TX is supported) x2 (rear), LAN for management (100BASE-TX/10BASE-T) x1 (rear)
Redundant power supply		Option (hot plug)
Redundant cooling		Option (hot plug)
Keyboard		104-key Keyboard (included as standard)
Mouse		6pin PS/2 type (included as standard)
Dimensions (WxDxH) mm		220 x 711 x 453 317 x 736 x 453 (including front bezel and protruding objects)
Weight		Std: 22Kg 3 Max: 36Kg 4
Power consumption	Std. config. (standby) *3	122VA/120W	127VA/126W	128VA/126W	128VA/126W
	Std. config. (during operation) *3	159VA/157W	185VA/182W	206VA/205W	223VA/220W
	Max. config. (standby) *4	404VA/400W	413VA/409W	419VA/415W	425VA/421W
	Max. config. (during operation) *4	517VA/511W	610VA/604W	630VA/624W	666VA/659W
Temperature and humidity condition		During operation: 10 to 35ºC / 20 to 80% (non-condensing) When stored: -10ºC to 55ºC / 20% to 80% (non-condensing) *5
Supported OS		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (SP1 or later)/ Enterprise Edition (SP1 or later) Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition / Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition / Enterprise x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard / Enterprise Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard (x64) / Enterprise (x64) Red Hat Linux *6 VMware ESXi 4

*1	The optional 3.5” HDD Cage [N8154-21F] allows installation of four additional 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hard disk drives. 2.5-inch SAS/SATA disk drives are supported by replacing the factory-installed HDD cage with the optional 2.5” HDD Cage [N8154-20F]. The T120a-M can hold up to two 2.5” HDD Cages, providing a total of 16 disk bays.
*2	Up to two backup devices can be installed in the device bays.
*3	Standard: 1 x CPU, 2GB (2 x 1GB) memory, 160GB (1 x 160GB, SATA, 7,200rpm) disk storage, 1 x preinstalled RAID controller
*4	Maximum: 2 x CPU, 96GB (12 x 8GB) memory, 2.344TB (16 x 146.5GB, SAS, 15,000rpm) disk storage, RAID controllers (1 x preinstalled RAID controller and 1 x RAID Controller [N8103-117A]), PCI boards (1 x SCSI Controller [N8103-107], 2 x 1000BASE-T LAN card [N8104-126], 1 x 1000BASE-T LAN card [N8104-119]), internal backup devices (1 x Built-in RDX [N8151-86] and 1 x Built-in DAT [N8151-51A]), redundant cooling fans
*5	When stored at a low or high temperature, the system clock may largely deviate from the current time.
*6	For Linux support, contact your local NEC sales office, or go to the NEC website at: http://www.nec.com/global/prod/express/linux/index.html

01. Overview

Patricia Brochier — 2010-09-01T15:27:26Z

Powerful and reliable 2-socket tower server with high capacity internal storage

Ideal Environments and Applications

The T120a-M is ideal for medium to large businesses needing robust scalability and proven reliability for compute-intensive environments.
Application server to consolidate business-critical and general office
applications, and process high volumes of data in tandem with a
backend database
Database server to handle large volumes of data, while providing
greater compute power for working with application and web servers
Web server to handle increasing user access requirements, while
enhancing business