Supermicro SAS2-826EL - Manual

Page 2 - ii; SAS2-826EL Series Backplane; Please Note: For the most up-to-date version of this; WARNING: Handling of lead solder materials used in this; Printed in the United States of America

ii SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide Manual Revision 1.0 Release Date: October 26, 2010 The information in this User’s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document, makes no ...

Page 3 - iii; Table of Contents; Chapter 3 Dual Port and Cascading Configurations

iii SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide Table of Contents Contacting Supermicro .......................................................................................iv Returning Merchandise for Service.....................................................................v Chapter 1 Safety Guid...

Page 4 - iv; Contacting Supermicro; Headquarters

iv SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: [email protected] (General Information)[email protected] (Technical Support) Web ...

Page 5 - Returning Merchandise for Service

v SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be-fore any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) numb...

Page 6 - Notes

Page 7 - Chapter 1; -1 ESD Safety Guidelines; are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD.; -2 General Safety Guidelines; from the computer, including the SAS2-826EL series backplane.

1-1 SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide Chapter 1 Safety Guidelines To avoid personal injury and property damage, carefully follow all the safety steps listed below when accessing your system or handling the components. 1-1 ESD Safety Guidelines Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electron...

Page 8 - -3 An Important Note to Users

1-2 SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide 1-3 An Important Note to Users All images and layouts shown in this user's guide are based upon the latest back-plane revision available at the time of publishing. The card you have received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in th...

Page 9 - Chapter 2; -1 Front Connectors; Front Connectors

2-1 SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide Q9 F1 FANFAIL1 A C OVERHEATFAIL1 A C 5V_LED1 A C 12V_LED1 A C AC T18 A C AC T17 A C + C367 C366 C365 C353 C352 + C134 + C133 + C132 C121 C120 + C119 + EC19 R167 2 1 J16 J19 PRI_J1 PRI_J0 SEC_J0 SEC_J1 BC8 BC518 C157 C395 1 FANFAIL_LED_DISABLE 1 BUZZER_ENB...

Page 10 - -2 Front Connector and Pin Definitions; Backplane Main Power Connectors; table on the right for pin definitions.; Primary and Secondary Expander Chips; Primary and secondary SAS ports.

2-2 SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide 2-2 Front Connector and Pin Definitions 1. EPP Ports The EPP ports are used for manufacturer di-agnostic purposes only. Backplane Main Power 4-Pin Connector Pin# Definition 1 +12V 2 and 3 Ground 4 +5V 3. Backplane Main Power Connectors The 4-pin connector...

Page 11 - -3 Front Jumper Locations and Settings; Explanation of Jumpers; of the connector. Pin 1 is identified with; ACTLED1

2-3 SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide Q9 F1 FANFAIL1 A C OVERHEATFAIL1 A C 5V_LED1 A C 12V_LED1 A C AC T18 A C AC T17 A C + C367 C366 C365 C353 C352 + C134 + C133 + C132 C121 C120 + C119 + EC19 R167 2 1 J16 J19 PRI_J1 PRI_J0 SEC_J0 SEC_J1 BC8 BC518 C157 C395 1 FANFAIL_LED_DISABLE 1 BUZZER_ENB...

Page 12 - The buzzer alarm is triggered by one of the following conditions:

2-4 SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide General Jumper Settings Jumper Jumper Settings Note PRI_MODE1 2-3 Factory setting do not change. PRI_MODE2 2-3 Factory setting do not change. SEC_MODE1 2-3 Factory setting do not change. SEC_MODE2 2-3 Factory setting do not change. FAN_MONITOR_DIS- ABLE O...

Page 13 - -4 Front LED Indicators

2-5 SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide Backplane LEDs LED State Specification OVERHEATFAIL1 On Overheat or drive failure. FANFAIL1 On System fan failure. ACT17 On Primary Ethernet Tx activity LED. ACT18 On Secondary Ethernet Tx activity LED. 5V_LED1 Off Backplane power failure. Light is on dur...

Page 14 - -5 Rear Connectors and LED Indicators

2-6 SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide J5 J0 J9 J10 J4 J8 J1 J11 J7 J6 J2 J3 AC T2 A C FAIL2 A C FAIL3 A C FAIL1 A C FAIL11 A C FAIL10 A C FAIL9 A C FAIL8 A FAIL7 C FAIL6 C FAIL5 A C FAIL4 A C AC T11 A C AC T10 A C AC T9 A C AC T8 A C AC T7 A C AC T5 A C AC T4 A C AC T3 A C AC T1 A C AC T6 A C...

Page 15 - Chapter 3; -1 Single and Dual Port Expanders; Single Ports

3-1 SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide Q9 F1 FANFAIL1 A C OVERHEATFAIL1 A C 5V_LED1 A C 12V_LED1 A C AC T18 A C AC T17 A C + C367 C366 C365 C353 C352 + C134 + C133 + C132 C121 C120 + C119 + EC19 R167 2 1 J16 J19 PRI_J1 PRI_J0 SEC_J0 SEC_J1 BC8 BC518 C157 C395 1 FANFAIL_LED_DISABLE 1 BUZZER_ENB...

Page 16 - Single Host Bus Adapter; In a single host bus configuration,

3-2 SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide The SAS2-826EL2 backplane has two expanders which allow effective failover and recovery. 3-2 Failover Single Host Bus Adapter In a single host bus configuration, the backplane connects to one host bus adapter. Single Host Bus Adapter Failover If the expan...

Page 17 - -3 Failover with RAID Cards and Multiple HBAs; either RAID controllers or HBAs to acheive failover protection.

3-3 SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide Dual Host Bus Adapter In a dual host bus configuration, the backplane connects to two host bus adapters. Dual Host Bus Adapter Failover If the expander or data path in Port A fails, the system will automatically fail over to Port B. This maintains a full ...

Page 18 - Power Card; -4 Cables and Chassis Power Card; Chassis Power Card

3-4 SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide Power Card Part Number Part Type Where Used CSE-PTJBOD-CB2 Power Card Allows the chassis to be used as a JBOD (Just a Bunch of Drives) system. 3-4 Cables and Chassis Power Card Chassis Power Card In a cascaded configuration, the first chassis includes a m...

Page 19 - Connecting an Internal Host Bus Adapter to the; HBA; Single Internal Host Bus Adapter; Figure 3-3: Connecting to Single and Dual Internal HBAs; Failover with RAID Cards and Multiple

3-5 SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide Connecting an Internal Host Bus Adapter to the Backplane The following section lists the most common cables used to connect the HBA to the backplane. Q9 F1 FANFAIL1 A C OVERHEATFAIL1 A C 5V_LED1 A C 12V_LED1 A C AC T18 A C AC T17 A C + C367 C366 C365 C353...

Page 20 - Supported Internal HBA to Backplane Cables

3-6 SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide Description: This cable has an iPass (SFF-8087/Mini-SAS) connector (36-pin) at each end. It connects from the HBA to the SAS2-826EL backplane. Cable Name: SFF-8087 (Mini-SAS) TO SFF-8087 (Mini-SAS) Part #: CBL-0108L-02 Length: 39 cm (15 inches) Part #: CB...

Page 21 - Connecting an External Host Bus Adapter to the; Drives) configuration in an existing system.; Single External Host Bus Adapter; Dual External Host Bus Adapter; External HBA Cable

3-7 SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide Connecting an External Host Bus Adapter to the Backplane This backplane supports external HBAs. In this configuration, the HBA and the backplane are in different physical chassis. This allows a JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Drives) configuration in an existing sy...

Page 22 - Supported External HBA to Backplane Cable; This cable has an InfiniBand connector (SFF-8470) on one end and

3-8 SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide Supported External HBA to Backplane Cable Use the following cable if your external HBA has an InfiniBand connector. Description: This cable has an InfiniBand connector (SFF-8470) on one end and an SFF-8088-1X (26-pin) connector at the other end. Cable Nam...

Page 23 - with Single Port Assembly; Single HBA Configuration

3-9 SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide CBL-0167L with Single Port Assembly (internal cable) CBL-0166L (external cable) HBA (Host Bus Adapter) Power Card Single HBA Configuration Connecting Multiple Backplanes in a Single Channel Environment This section describes the cables used when cascading...

Page 24 - Single HBA Configuration Cables; Single Port Cable Assembly

3-10 SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide Description: External cascading cable. Connects ports between servers. With most connectors, use one cable for single port connections and two cables for dual port connections. Cable Name: SAS EL2/EL1 Cascading Cable (External), 68 cm Part #: CBL-0166L (...

Page 25 - Connecting Multiple Backplanes in a Dual Channel

3-11 SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide CBL-0166L (external cable) CBL-0168L with Single Port Assembly (internal cable) Connecting Multiple Backplanes in a Dual Channel Environment This section describes the cables used when cascading from a single HBA. These connections use CBL-0168L internal...

Page 26 - Dual HBA Configuration Cables; Dual Port Cable

3-12 SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide Description: Internal cascading cable. Connects the backplane to the host bus adapter or external port. Used in dual port environments. Cable Name: SAS Dual-port Cable Assembly, 68/76 cm Part #: CBL-0168L (SFF-8087 to SFF-8088 x2 Ports: Dual Placement: I...

Page 27 - -5 Supported Cascading Configuration; servers require a power control card, not a motherboard and HBA.

3-13 SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide 3-5 Supported Cascading Configuration Cascading allows the system to access data at a faster rate by allowing several backplanes to share resources to reduce latency time. The first backplane in a cascaded system requires a motherboard and HBA. Other ser...

Page 28 - Server System with Dual SAS HBA and Cascading; with Dual Port Assembly

3-14 SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide Server System with Dual SAS HBA and Cascading Configuration CBL-0166L (external cable) CBL-0168L with Dual Port Assembly (internal cable) Power Card Q9 F1 FANFAIL1 A C OVERHEATFAIL1 A C 5V_LED1 A C 12V_LED1 A C AC T18 A C AC T17 A C + C367 C366 C365 C353...

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