Please note that JavaScript and style sheet are used in this website,
Due to unadaptability of the style sheet with the browser used in your computer, pages may not look as original.
Even in such a case, however, the contents can be used safely.
Published: January 24, 2014
Updated: February 28, 2019
2014/01/24 The first edition.
2014/02/24 Supported Models are renewed. (Rack Servers, Tower Servers)
2014/03/26 Supported Models are renewed. (Rack Servers, Tower Servers, Other Servers)
2014/03/31 Supported Models are renewed. (Scalable Enterprise Servers)
2014/04/24 Supported Models are renewed. (Blade Servers)
2014/05/16 Windows Server 2012 R2 Update (KB2919355) release information added.
Notes on using NIC Teaming (LBFO) is added to Installation Guide.
2014/06/03 Supported Models are renewed. (Blade Servers)
B120e and B120e-h start supporting 10Gb-KR (2ch) [N8403-035].
2014/07/11 Supported Models are renewed. (Scalable Enterprise Servers)
2014/07/31 Information of iSCSI feature and NIC Teaming (LBFO) are renewed.
2014/09/29 Information of Scalable Networking Pack (SNP) are added.
2014/10/14 NEC Express5800 Driver Set for A2040b, A2020b, A2010b, and A1040b is updated.
2015/07/08 Updated "Windows Server 2012 R2 NIC Teaming (LBFO) Setup Guide" in the <Technical Information section>.
2017/08/09 Posted "Windows Server 2012 NIC Teaming (LBFO) Setup Guide" in the <Technical Information section>.
For the latest information, refer to this guide instead of the Installation Guide.
2018/02/13 Added Microsoft Policy Revision on ReFS.
Windows Server 2012 R2 strengthens the reliability, the performance and the convenience more than Windows Server 2012. It corresponds to the more various system forms.
Please refer to the following Web site for more information on Windows Server 2012 R2.
Windows Server 2012 R2 Update (KB2919355) released from Microsoft was made available on Windows Update
on April 8, 2014 (PST).
This update is provided as an important update. All future security and nonsecurity updates for Windows Server 2012 R2 require this update to be installed.
Before installing the update, check for Microsoft Support page for the details.
When applying Windows Server 2012 R2 Update (KB2919355) to the system with N8103-142 SAS controller or NE3303-142 SAS controller, an error of LSI_SAS2 (event ID: 11) may be registered on the Windows Event Log.
This issue will be resolved by installing the Microsoft update (KB2966870) through Windows Update.
For more information, see Microsoft website.
- A hotfix is available to fix restart problems after you install update rollup 2919355 in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2012 R2 is available on the following NEC Express5800 series server models.
To install Windows Server 2012 R2, use the appropriate support kit for the model.
The information is as of July 11, 2014. Always check for the latest information regarding Windows Server 2012 R2 support.
| Model name | Product code | Availability Date |
|---|---|---|
| Express5800/R110f-1E | N8100-1986F, N8100-1998F, N8100-1999F, N8100-2000F | January 24, 2014 |
| Express5800/R110e-1E | N8100-1932F, N8100-1933F | March 26, 2014 |
| Express5800/R120d-1M | N8100-1794F | January 24, 2014 |
| Express5800/R120d-2M | N8100-1793F | January 24, 2014 |
| Express5800/R120e-1M | N8100-2073F | January 24, 2014 |
| Express5800/R120e-2M | N8100-2072F | January 24, 2014 |
| Express5800/R120d-1E | N8100-1954F, N8100-1955F, N8100-1956F | February 24, 2014 |
| Express5800/R120d-2E | N8100-1950F, N8100-1951F, N8100-1952F, N8100-1953F | February 24, 2014 |
| Express5800/R120e-1E | N8100-2142F, N8100-2143F, N8100-2144F, N8100-2145F | February 24, 2014 |
| Express5800/R120e-2E | N8100-2135F, N8100-2136F, N8100-2137F, N8100-2138F, N8100-2139F, N8100-2140F, N8100-2141F |
February 24, 2014 |
| Model name | Product code | Availability Date |
|---|---|---|
| Express5800/T110f-S | N8100-1983F, N8100-1984F | January 24, 2014 |
| Express5800/T110f-E | N8100-1973F, N8100-2006F | January 24, 2014 |
| Express5800/T120d | N8100-1957F, N8100-1958F, N8100-1959F | February 24, 2014 |
| Express5800/T120e | N8100-2089F, N8100-2090F, N8100-2091F | February 24, 2014 |
| Express5800/GT110e | N8100-1890F | March 26, 2014 |
| Express5800/GT110e-S | N8100-1891F, N8100-1892F, N8100-1893F, N8100-1894F | March 26, 2014 |
| Model name | Product code | Availability Date |
|---|---|---|
| Express5800/B120e | N8400-221F, N8400-222F, N8400-223F, N8400-224F, N8400-225F |
April 24, 2014 |
| Express5800/B120e-h | N8400-215F, N8400-216F, N8400-217F, N8400-218F, N8400-219F, N8400-220F |
April 24, 2014 |
| Express5800/B110d | N8400-137F | June 3, 2014 |
| Express5800/B120d | N8400-131F, N8400-132F, N8400-133F, N8400-134F, N8400-135F |
June 3, 2014 |
| Express5800/B120d-h | N8400-125F, N8400-126F, N8400-127F, N8400-128F |
June 3, 2014 |
| Model name | Product code | Availability Date |
|---|---|---|
| Express5800/A1080a-S | NE3100-001H, NE3100-001C | March 31, 2014 |
| Express5800/A1080a-D | NE3100-002H, NE3100-002C | March 31, 2014 |
| Express5800/A1080a-E | NE3100-101H, NE3100-101C | March 31, 2014 |
| Express5800/A2040b | NE3400-040F, NE3400-041F | July 11, 2014 |
| Express5800/A2020b | NE3400-021F, NE3400-022F, NE3400-023F, NE3400-024F, NE3400-025F, NE3400-026F, NE3400-027F, NE3400-028F |
July 11, 2014 |
| Express5800/A2010b | NE3400-031F, NE3400-032F, NE3400-033F, NE3400-034F, NE3400-035F, NE3400-036F, NE3400-037F, NE3400-038F |
July 11, 2014 |
| Express5800/A1040b | NE3300-040F | July 11, 2014 |
| Model name | Product code | Availability Date |
|---|---|---|
| Express5800/E120d-1 | N8100-1925F | March 26, 2014 |
| Express5800/E120d-M | N8100-1908F, N8100-1909F | March 26, 2014 |
| Express5800/E120e-M | N8100-2103F, N8100-2104F | March 26, 2014 |
Support information about Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V is available here.
Due to the change of Microsoft Support Lifecycle policy, Microsoft has ended support for older IE versions on January 12, 2016.
Microsoft will no longer provide new security updates and patches for older IE versions after the end of support.
Therefore we recommend you to upgrade your IE referring to the following website.
Information Regarding the Use of Internet Explorer on Express5800 Series Servers
NIC Teaming (LBFO)
Please refer to the guide below for configurations of NIC teaming, and notes and restrictions.
Windows Server 2012 R2 NIC Teaming (LBFO) Setup Guide
Scalable Networking Pack (SNP)
Please refer to Considerations for Using Scalable Networking Pack(SNP).
ReFS is not supported with hardware virtualized storage