NEC EXPRESS5800 N8403-019 Configuration Manual - Notes For Using Hyper-V
CONFIGURATION GUIDE
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NEC EXPRESS5800/R320d-M4 / Windows Server 2008 R2 model
NEC Corporation
Revision 1.0, March 2014
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Notes for using Hyper-V
Brief system interruption during synchronization process
In the synchronization process of CPU modules, a memory copy is performed to duplex memory on both
CPU modules. Most of the memory area can be copied without interrupting the system through the
so-called brownout copy method, and just a small portion requires the system to stop. However, with
Hyper-V, the system cannot use the brownout copy method. Therefore, the system does not respond for a
longer period of time during the synchronization process of the CPU modules than without Hyper-V.
See the table below for the reference values of interruption during re-synchronization of CPU/IO modules in
a Hyper-V system. It is recommended that your system design take the interruption into account.
Model / Memory Size
8GB
16GB
64GB
128GB
256GB
R320d-E4
2 sec
3 sec
10 sec
18 sec
36 sec
R320d-M4
2 sec
3 sec
8 sec
14 sec
27 sec
About Guest OS
Guest operating systems supported on NEC Express5800/ft series are the same as other general purpose
servers. Refer to the
Microsoft web site
for Supported Guest Operating Systems on Hyper-V.
Backup
When using Hyper-V on a FT server, prepare a separate server for backup in the same way as for other
general purpose servers with Hyper-V. For backup patterns, refer to each backup software company's web
site.
NEC ESMPRO Agent
For monitoring guest operating systems, NEC ESMPRO Agent for Guest OS is required. Contact your
sales representative for this software.
Active Upgrade
A team assigned to the virtual network by Hyper-V Virtual Network Manager cannot be used in Active
Upgrade. To use Active Upgrade, at least one team that is not assigned to virtual network is required.