Energy Efficiency NEC's Green Cooling Technology help minimize the required power consumption on the NEC R120a-2 server. It also can automate power usage for more effective data center consolidation benefits. Green Cooling Technology is based on the server's thermal environment, workload, and configuration, such as dynamic fan control and other innovations. In addition, the R120a-2 next generation power supply is 80 PLUS certified1 energy efficient, delivering greater power efficiency to save energy as compared to previous models.

High Quality & Value The NEC R120a-2 is a high quality servers coming from a company with a reputation to deliver the latest Intel-based technology. This ensures that your servers will run at their maximum designed performance over the life of its service. Additionally, NEC offers the longest warranty program for the R120a-2 server as compared to other vendor's server in its class, resulting in excellent value. With value designed to compete NEC delivers high quality energy efficient servers at a minimum total cost of ownership.

Key Benefits

	High Performance Runs significantly faster based on throughput performance over the previous models. Includes Intel's Quick Path Interconnect (QPI) technology to increase performance.
	Energy Efficient Green Cooling Technology from NEC. 80 PLUS energy efficient certified.
	High Quality & Value Long standard warranty included. Competitively priced.

Key Features

	Latest Intel Processor Intel 5500 series Xeon processors. Runs significantly faster based on throughput performance over the previous models.
	Enhanced Memory Performance Includes Intel's Quick Path Interconnect (QPI) technology to increase performance. DDR3-1066 memory support for faster access than DDR2-667 memory.
	PCI EXPRESS 2.0 High speed bandwidth, for twice the capacity as the previous technology. Up to 6 PCI expansion slots.
	Energy Efficiency Built-in 80 PLUS certified energy efficient power supply. Includes NEC's Green Cooling Technology to minimize power consumption through dynamic thermal, workload, and configuration management. Power capping technology to pack more servers in a smaller space. Utilization of 2.5" HDDs for lower power consumption.
	Efficient Management Includes server utilities for centralized administration. Easy-to-use EXPRESSBUILDER software for configuration and operating system installation utilities. Remote management included through NEC's EXPRESSSCOPE management solution.

Specifications
Processor	1 or 2 Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 series
Model # (frequency, core)	X5570(2.93G/4Core), X5550(2.66G/4Core), E5520(2.26G/4Core), E5504(2G/4Core), E5502(1.86G/2Core)
Interface	QPI (19.2GB/s-25.6GB/s @ per QPI)
Chipset	Intel® 5520 Chipset
Memory	12x DDR3-1066 Registered DIMM (Standard 2GB, Max. 192GB)
	Type	SATA HDD/SAS HDD
	Bays	6 (3.5" HDD, Hot-Swap) or 8 (2.5" HDD, Hot-Swap)
	RAID	SAS/SATA2 RAID 0/1 (Standard), RAID 5/6 (Optional)
Internal Device Bay	1x Slim DVD-ROM (Standard), 1x Slim FDD (Optional, only with 3.5" model)
Expansion slots	5 slots
	Full height riser (Select 1) 2x PCIe 2.0 (x8) (Standard) 1x 64bit/133MHz PCI-X + 1x PCIe 2.0 (x8) (Optional) 2x 64bit/33MHz PCI [5V] (Optional, assisted separately)
	Low Profile 1x PCIe 2.0 (x8) + 2x PCIe 2.0 (x4)
RAID slots	1x PCIe 2.0 (x4) [RAID controller Standard installation]
Interface	Front: 1x RGB, 2x USB 2.0 Back: 1x RGB, 2x PS/2, 1x Serial port, 2x USB 2.0 3x LAN (1 for Management)
Server Management	NEC EXPRESSSCOPE®Engine 2
Video Memory	Max. resolution: 1,280 x 1,024 / 16,770,000 colors (VRAM: 32MB)
Network	2x 1000BASE-T + 1x 100BASE-TX (Management Port)
Power	80 PLUS®
	Redundant power with Hot-plug support (Optional, 80 PLUS®)
Fan	Redundant fan with Hot-plug support (Optional)
Dimensions (WxDxH)	445 x 722 x 88 mm (chassis, excluding front bezel)
Supported OS	Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003, Standard2 / Enterprise2 editions Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Standard / Enterprise editions Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Standard x64 / Enterprise x64 editions Red Hat® Linux™ Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 VMware ESX 3.5, and vSphere 4

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80 PLUS is a program administered by ECOS; an organization committed to improving the environment. The 80 PLUS program is an electric utility-funded incentive program to integrate more energy-efficient power supplies into desktop computers and servers. http://www.80plus.org/80what.htm.

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SP1 or later Microsoft and Windows Server are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Intel and Xeon are registered trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. Red Hat is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc. in the U.S. All other products, brands, or trade names used in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Specifications are subject to change without notice.