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Date
Revision
Number
Modifications
December 2012
0.9
Pre-production release.
March 2013
1.0
First release.
July 2013
1.05
Removed Chapter 9 and Appendix A.
September 2013
1.1
Restructured the document.
Added chapter for external connection mode.
November 2013
1.2
Removed JBOD2224S2SP( 2.5”, single port SKU) related content
March 2014
1.3
Removed original section 4.6.13 about power recovery
September 2014
1.4
Removed the description of SMBus connector on the HSBP, as they are not
used.
January 2015
1.41
Removed qualified mini-SAS cable list as many models have been EOL’ed by
vendors
November 2015
1.42
Removed PSU Cold Redundancy support
Added verbiage mentioning the spare PSU does not include a power
cord and added reference to the Config. Guide.
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Table 28. Second SAS Expander in 24x2.5” Dual-port JBOD 2000 Connector Mapping ........... 44
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1. Introduction
This Hardware Guide provides system-level information for the Intel® Storage Server System
JBOD 2000 Family.
This document describes the functions and features of JBOD product that includes the chassis
layout, system boards, power subsystem, cooling subsystem, storage subsystem options, and
available installable options.
This document is divided into the following chapters:
Chapter 1 – Introduction
Chapter 2 – Product Family Overview
Chapter 3 – System Storage and Peripheral Drive Bays Overview
Appendix A – Qualified External Mini-SAS Cable List
Reference Documents
1.1 Server Product Use Disclaimer
It is the responsibility of the system integrator who chooses not to use Intel-developed server
building blocks to consult vendor datasheets and operating parameters to determine the amount
of airflow required for their specific application and environmental conditions. Intel Corporation
cannot be held responsible if components fail to operate correctly when used outside any of
their published operating or non-operating limits.
1.2 Product Errata
The products described in this document may contain design defects or errors known as errata
which may cause the product to deviate from published specifications. Product Errata are
documented in the Intel® Storage Server System JBOD 2000 Family Monthly Specification
Update which can be downloaded from http://www.Intel.com.
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Intel® Storage Server System JBOD
2000 Family
Description
JBOD2224S2DP
2U JBOD supports 24 x 2.5” drives, with a dual-port backplane.
JBOD2312S2SP
2U JBOD supports 12 x 3.5” drives, with a single-port backplane.
2. Product Family Overview
This generation of Intel® Storage Server System JBOD 2000 Family offers a variety of options to
meet the configuration requirements of high-density high-performance computing environments.
The Intel® Storage Server System JBOD 2000 Family is comprised of three product offerings.
Note: The following table lists features common to the Intel® Storage Server System JBOD 2000
Family. Features that are unique to one product in the family are identified by denoting the full
JBOD Product Code name.
Table 1. System Feature Set
This chapter provides a high-level overview of the Intel® Storage Server System JBOD 2000
Family features and available options as supported in different JBOD SKUs. Greater detail for
each major system component or feature is provided in the following chapters.
Figure 1. 24 x 2.5” Drive JBOD 2000 Product Drawing
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Figure 2. 12 x 3.5” Drive JBOD 2000 Product Drawing
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2.1 Chassis Dimensions
Figure 3. Chassis Dimensions
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Parameter
Limits
Temperature
Operating
ASHRAE Class A2 – Continuous Operation. 10ºC to 35ºC 1 (50ºF to 95ºF) with
the maximum rate of change not to exceed 10ºC per hour.
ASHRAE Class A3 – Includes operation up to 40ºC for up to 900 hrs per year.
ASHRAE Class A4 – Includes operation up to 45ºC for up to 90 hrs per year.
Shipping
-40ºC to 70ºC (-40ºF to 158ºF)
Altitude
Operating
Support operation up to 3050m with ASHRAE class deratings.
Humidity
Shipping
50% to 90%, non-condensing with a maximum wet bulb of 28ºC (at
temperatures from 25ºC to 35ºC)
Shock
Operating
Half sine, 2g, 11 mSec
Unpackaged
Trapezoidal, 25g, velocity change is based on packaged weight
Packaged
Product Weight: ≥ 40 to < 80
Non-palletized Free Fall Height = 18 inches
Palletized (single product) Free Fall Height = NA
Vibration
Unpackaged
5 Hz to 500 Hz 2.20 g RMS random
Packaged
5 Hz to 500 Hz 1.09 g RMS random
AC-DC
Voltage
90 V AC to 132 V AC and 180 V AC to 264 V AC
Frequency
47 Hz to 63 Hz
Source Interrupt
No loss of data for power line drop-out of 12 mSec
Surge Nonoperating and
operating
Unidirectional
2.2 System Level Environmental Limits
To keep the system operating within supported maximum thermal limits, the system must meet
the following operating and configuration guidelines:
The system operating ambient is designed for sustained operation up to 35ºC (ASHRAE
Class A2) with short-term excursion-based operation up to 45ºC (ASHRAE Class A4).
- The system can operate up to 40ºC (ASHRAE Class A3) for up to 900 hours per
year.
- The system can operate up to 45ºC (ASHRAE Class A4) for up to 90 hours per year.
- When operating within the extended operating temperature range, the system
performance may be impacted.
- There is no system reliability impact when operating at the extended temperature
range within the approved limits.
The following table defines the system level operating and non-operating environmental limits.
Table 2. System Environmental Limits Summary
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Parameter
Limits
Line to earth
Only
AC Leads 2.0 kV
I/O Leads 1.0 kV
DC Leads 0.5 kV
ESD
Air Discharged
12.0 kV
Contact
Discharge
8.0 kV
Acoustics
Sound Power
Measured
Power in Watts
<300 W ≥300 W ≥600 W ≥1000 W
Servers/Rack
Mount BA
7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0
Note:
1.
Intel Corporation server boards contain a number of high-density VLSI and power delivery components
that need adequate airflow to cool. Intel ensures through its own chassis development and testing that
when Intel server building blocks are used together, the fully integrated system will meet the intended
thermal requirements of these components. It is the responsibility of the system integrator who
chooses not to use Intel developed server building blocks to consult vendor datasheets and operating
parameters to determine the amount of airflow required for their specific application and environmental
conditions. Intel Corporation cannot be held responsible if components fail or the server board does not
operate correctly when used outside any of its published operating or non-operating limits.
Disclaimer Note: Intel ensures the unpackaged server board and system meet the shock
requirement mentioned above through its own chassis development and system configuration. It
is the responsibility of the system integrator to determine the proper shock level of the board
and system if the system integrator chooses different system configuration or different chassis.
Intel Corporation cannot be held responsible, if components fail or the server board does not
operate correctly when used outside any of its published operating or non-operating limits.
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2.3 System Features and Options Overview
Figure 4. System Components Overview
2.3.1 Hot Swap Hard Drive Bay and Front Panel Options
Figure 5. 12 x 3.5" Drive JBOD2000 Front View
Figure 6. 24 x 2.5" Drive JBOD2000 Front View
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Label
Description
A
Power Button w/Integrated LED
B
System Status LED
State
Power Mode
LED
Description
Power-off
Non-ACPI
Off
System power is off.
Power-on
Non-ACPI
On
System power is on.
Color
State
Criticality
Description
Off
System is not
operating
Not ready
The system is powered off (AC and/or DC).
Green
Solid on
Ok
Indicates that the system status is “healthy”. The system is not
exhibiting any errors. AC power is present and the system is
either in a standby state or has been powered on.
2.3.2 Front Panel Options
Figure 7. Front Panel Options
The Power Button toggles the system power on and off. Pressing this button sends a signal to
the integrated PDB board, which either powers on or powers off the system. The integrated LED
is a single-color (Green) indicator that supports different states as defined in the following table.
Table 3. Power LED Functional States
The System Status LED is a bi-color (Green/Amber) indicator that shows the current health of
the server system. The system provides two locations for this feature: one is located on the
Front Control Panel, and the other is located on the back edge of the server board, viewable
from the back of the system. Both LEDs are tied together and show the same state. The System
Status LED states are driven by the on-board platform management subsystem. The following
table provides a description of each supported LED state.
Table 4. System Status LED State Definitions
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Color
State
Criticality
Description
Amber
Solid on
SMBUS Alert
Event
Encountered
P12V is out of its limits.
P5V is out of its limits.
A fan fault has been detected.
An over temperature event has been detected.
P3V3 is out of its limits.
Remote 1 and/or Remote 2 temperature sensor is either
open or shorted.
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Label
Description
A
SFF-8088 receptacle (label: A PRI)
B
SFF-8088 receptacle (label: B PRI)
C
PSU
Label
Description
A
SFF-8088 receptacle (label: A PRI)
B
SFF-8088 receptacle (label: B PRI)
C
SFF-8088 receptacle (label: A SEC)
D
SFF-8088 receptacle (label: B SEC)
E
SFF-8088 receptacle (label: C SEC)
F
SFF-8088 receptacle (label: C PRI)
G
PSU 1
H
PSU 2
2.3.3 Back Panel Features
Figure 8. Single-port Backplane JBOD2000 Back View
Figure 9. Dual-port Backplane JBOD2000 Back View
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3. System Storage and Peripheral Drive Bays Overview
The Intel® Storage Server System JBOD2000 product family supports the following storage
device options:
Hot-swap 2.5” hard disk drives
Hot-swap 3.5” hard disk drives
3.1 2.5” Hard Disk Drive Support
The server is available in 2.5” hard disk configurations of 24 drives as illustrated below.
Figure 10. 2.5" Hard Drive Bay – 24-Drive Configuration
The drive bay can support either SATA or SAS hard disk drives. Mixing of drive types within a
common hot-swap backplane is not supported. Systems with multiple hot-swap backplanes can
support different drive type configurations as long as the drives attached to a common
backplane are the same and the installed controller attached to the given backplane can support
the drive type. Hard disk drive type is dependent on the type of host bus controller used, SATA
only or SAS.
Each 2.5” hard disk drive is mounted to a drive tray, allowing for hot-swap extraction and
insertion. Drive trays have a latching mechanism that is used to extract and insert the drives
from the chassis, and lock the tray in place.
Figure 11. 2.5” Drive Tray Assembly
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Amber
Off
No access and no fault.
Solid on
Hard drive fault has occurred.
Blink
RAID rebuild in progress (1 Hz);
Identify (2 Hz).
Green
Condition
Drive Type
Behavior
Power on with no drive
activity
SAS
LED stays on.
SATA
LED stays off.
Power on with drive
activity
SAS
LED blinks off when processing a command.
SATA
LED blinks on when processing a command.
Power on and drive
spun down
SAS
LED stays off.
SATA
LED stays off.
Power on and drive
spinning up
SAS
LED blinks.
SATA
LED stays off.
Light pipes integrated into the drive tray assembly direct the light emitted from Amber drive
status and Green activity LEDs located next to each drive connector on the backplane, to the
drive tray faceplate, making them visible from the front of the system.
Figure 12. Status and Activity LED on 2.5” Drive Tray
Table 5. Drive Status LED States
Table 6. Drive Activity LED States
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3.1.1 2.5” Drive Hot-Swap Backplane Overview
Depending on the number of hard disk drives supported by a given system SKU, a system can
be configured with one, two, or three 8-drive backplanes. Each backplane is attached to the
back of the drive bay assembly.
Figure 13. 2.5” Hot-Swap Backplane and Drive Bay Assembly
On the front side of each backplane are mounted eight hard disk drive interface connectors (A),
each providing both power and I/O signals to the attached hard disk drives.
Figure 14. SFF-8482 Connector on HSBP
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Label
Description
A
SMBus-Out cable connector (not used)
B
mini-SAS cable connectors
C
SMBus-In cable connector (not used)
D
Power connector
On the back side of each backplane are several connectors. The following illustration identifies
each.
Figure 15. Components on dual port 2.5” HSBP
B – Multi-port Mini-SAS Cable Connectors – The backplane includes two pair of multi-port mini-
SAS cable connectors. Each pair contains primary SAS port and second SAS port providing
SGPIO and I/O signals for four SAS/SATA hard drives on the backplane. Cables can be routed
from matching connectors on the server board, installed add-in SAS/SATA RAID cards, or
optionally installed SAS expander cards for drive configurations of greater than eight hard
drives.
D – Power Harness Connector – The backplane includes a 2x2 connector supplying power to
the backplane. Power is routed to each installed backplane via a multi-connector power cable
harness from the server board.
The backplanes support enclosure management using a Cypress* CY8C22545 Programmable
System-on-Chip (PSoC*) device. The CY8C22545 drives the hard drive activity/fault LED, hard
drive present signal, and controls hard drive power-up during system power-on.
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Amber
Off
No access and no fault.
Solid on
Hard drive fault has occurred.
Blink
RAID rebuild in progress (1 Hz);
Identify (2 Hz).
3.2 3.5” Hard Disk Drive Support
The server is available in 3.5” hard disk configurations of 12 drives as illustrated below.
Figure 16. 3.5” Hard Drive Bay – 12-Drive Configuration
The drive bay can support either SATA or SAS hard disk drives. Mixing of drive types within the
hard drive bay is not supported. Hard disk drive type is dependent on the type of host bus
controller used, SATA only or SAS. Each 3.5” hard disk drive is mounted to a drive tray,
allowing for hot-swap extraction and insertion. Drive trays have a latching mechanism that is
used to extract and insert the drives from the chassis, and lock the tray in place.
Figure 17. 3.5” Drive Tray Assembly
Light pipes integrated into the drive tray assembly direct the light emitted from Amber drive
status and Green activity LEDs located next to each drive connector on the backplane, to the
drive tray faceplate, making them visible from the front of the system.
Figure 18. Status and Activity LED on 3.5” Drive Tray
Table 7. Status LED Status
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Green
Condition
Drive Type
Behavior
Power on with no drive
activity
SAS
LED stays on.
SATA
LED stays off.
Power on with drive
activity
SAS
LED blinks off when processing a command.
SATA
LED blinks on when processing a command.
Power on and drive
spun down
SAS
LED stays off.
SATA
LED stays off.
Power on and drive
spinning up
SAS
LED blinks.
SATA
LED stays off.
Table 8. Activity LED Status
3.2.1 3.5” Drive Hot-Swap Backplane Overview
Systems with 12-drive configurations have their own unique backplane. The backplanes mount
to the back of the drive bay assembly.
Figure 19. 3.5” Hot-Swap Backplane and Drive Bay Assembly
On the front side of each backplane are mounted 12 hard disk drive interface connectors, each
providing both power and I/O signals to the attached hard disk drives.
Figure 20. SFF-8482 Connector on 3.5” HSBP
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Label
Description
A
4-port mini-SAS connectors
B
Power connectors
C
SMBus connector (not used)
On the back side of each backplane are several connectors. The following illustration identifies
each.
Figure 21. Components on 3.5” HSBP
A – 4-port Mini-SAS Connectors – The backplane includes two or three multi-port mini-SAS
cable connectors, each providing SGPIO and I/O signals for four SAS/SATA hard drives on the
backplane. Cables can be routed from matching connectors on the server board, add-in
SAS/SATA RAID cards, or an optionally installed SAS expander card. Each mini-SAS connector
includes a silk-screen identifying which drives the connector supports: Drives 0-3, Drives 4-7,
and Drives 8-11.
B – Power Harness Connector – The backplane includes a 2x2 connector supplying power to
the backplane. Power is routed to the backplane via a power cable harness from the server
board.
The backplanes support enclosure management using a Cypress* CY8C22545 Programmable
System-on-Chip (PSoC*) device. The CY8C22545 drives the hard drive activity/fault LED, hard
drive present signal, and controls hard drive power-up during system power-on.
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4. Power Subsystem
This chapter provides a high-level overview of the power management features and
specification data for the power supply options available for Intel® Storage Server System JBOD
2000 Family. Specification variations are identified for each supported power supply.
Although the Intel® Storage System JBOD2000 ships with only one power supply, a second one
can be installed and have up to two power supply modules installed, supporting the following
power supply configurations: 1+0 (single power supply), 1+1 Redundant Power, and 2+0
Combined Power non-redundant (although this system cannot be loaded high enough to hit this
mode). The 1+1 redundant power and 2+0 combined power configurations are automatically
configured depending on the total power draw of the system. If the total system power draw
exceeds the power capacity of a single power supply module, then power from the second
power supply module will be utilized. If this occurs, power redundancy is lost. In a 2+0 power
configuration, total power available maybe less than twice the rated power of the installed power
supply modules due to the amount of heat produced with both supplies providing peak power. If
system thermals exceed programmed limits, platform management will attempt to keep the
system operational. Thermal support is open loop based on ambient temp sensor on the front
panel.
The only power supply option validated for the Intel® Storage Server System JBOD2312S3SP is
the 460W AC PS. The 750 W AC PS will fit and operate, but will not be validated in the JBOD or
plan of record. Note: the power cord is not included with the spare power supply and must be
ordered separately. Please refer to the Spares, Parts List and Configuration Guide for ordering
information (http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/jbod2000/sb/CS-034094.htm)
The power supplies are modular, allowing for tool-less insertion and extraction from a bay in the
back of the chassis. When inserted, the card edge connector of the power supply mates blindly
to a matching slot connector on the PDB board.
In the event of a power supply failure, redundant 1+1 power supply configurations have support
for hot-swap extraction and insertion.
Figure 22. Power Supply Assembly
The AC input is auto-ranging and power factor corrected.
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4.1 Power Distribution Board (PDB)
Figure 23. Power Distribution Board (PDB)
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Label
Description
Label
Description
A
HSBP power header
F
2x15-pin storage mini front
panel header
B
Expander SES-2 header
G
2x12-pin front panel header
C
Expander power header
H
1x5 aux header
D
FAN header
J
2x12 SSI power connector
E
HSBP power header
K
power supply connector
The PDB provides power from the power supply modules to the JBOD components, and
provides thermal monitoring and fan control, and includes the following features:
The PDB connects to the power supply canister through two CRPS card edge
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Optional 2x12-pin SSI and 1x5-pin SSI power control headers (for potential future use
with 4U JBOD fixed power supply).
Power for up to two internal 36-port SAS expander cards (RES2CV360R) for the 2U
JBOD with two additional connectors for future use.
Two 2x4-pin 12V power headers and an additional two 2x4-pin 12V power headers for
future use. Each cable is used to connect power to a single 12x 3.5” HSBP or up to three
8x 2.5” HSBPs.
Support for hot-swap redundant fan speed control solutions up to three system fans and
identification of fan failures at front panel fault LED indicator with communication over
SES2 interface to host PC.
SMB interface for communicating enclosure status through the expander board to the
host system external host controller via SES interface. Monitoring capabilities include:
- Fan tachs
- 12V voltage out from PSU
- 12V current from PSU
- Temperature on front panel, HDDs, and on the board behind drives
- Ambient overtemp protection: Reported to host system and fan boost only. No
shutdown.
- Degraded (PSU, FAN) state reportable to host system and on JBOD status LED
The ADT7476 thermal controller on the PDB can measure and control the speed of up to three
fans. The controller provides acoustic enhancements to ensure the fans run at the lowest
possible speed for the given temperature. The controller interfaces with two remote temp
sensors and a local temp sensor built into the chip.
The thermal controller on the PDB is programmed using the SAS expander that comes with the
Intel® Storage Server System JBOD 2000 Family. The SAS expander in the Intel® Storage
System JBOD 2000 Family uses a firmware that programs the thermal controller when the
system is turned on. If the SAS expander is not plugged into the PDB using the I2C cable, the
fans will run at 100% and the thermal controller will not be programmed correctly.
The cable must be connected to the I2C port B (Port C will not program the PDB) on the
expander board and then either of the I2C connectors on the PDB before the system is turned
on.
If the fan runs at 100% at room temperature, there is an issue with the SMBUS connection, the
SAS expander is not getting power, or the incorrect firmware is on the expander.
When a fan fails in the Intel® Storage Server System JBOD 2000 Family, an interrupt register bit
is set in the ADT7476 Thermal Controller that signals the fan fault (register shown below). The
LSI expander chip on the SAS expander monitors this register, and when a fan fault bit is set in
the interrupt register, this information is sent to the host system through SES. The ADT7476
controller also sends a signal out of its GPIOs to light the LED on the failed fan’s hot-swap
housing which makes replacing/diagnosing the failed fan much easier.
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Interrupt Register 2 for ADT7476 (Bits 2, 3, and 4 used for fan faults):
Figure 25. Fan Fault LED Block Diagram
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4.2 Mechanical Overview
The physical size of the power supply enclosure is 39/40mm x 74mm x 185mm. The power
supply contains a single 40mm fan. The power supply has a card edge output that interfaces
with a 2x25 card edge connector in the system. The AC plugs directly into the external face of
the power supply.
Figure 26. Power Supply Module Mechanical Drawing
Figure 27. Power Supply Module
Figure 28. AC Power Supply – Connector View
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Pin
Name
Pin
Name
A1
GND
B1
GND
A2
GND
B2
GND
A3
GND
B3
GND
A4
GND
B4
GND
A5
GND
B5
GND
A6
GND
B6
GND
A7
GND
B7
GND
A8
GND
B8
GND
A9
GND
B9
GND
A10
+12V
B10
+12V
A11
+12V
B11
+12V
A12
+12V
B12
+12V
A13
+12V
B13
+12V
A14
+12V
B14
+12V
A15
+12V
B15
+12V
A16
+12V
B16
+12V
A17
+12V
B17
+12V
A18
+12V
B18
+12V
A19
PMBus SDA
B19
A0 (SMBus address)
A20
PMBus SCL
B20
A1 (SMBus address)
A21
PSON
B21
12V stby
A22
SMBAlert#
B22
Cold Redundancy Bus
A23
Return Sense
B23
12V Load Share Bus
A24
+12V Remote Sense
B24
No Connect
A25
PWOK
B25
Compatibility Check pin*
4.3 Power Connectors
4.3.1 Power Supply Module Card Edge Connector
Each power supply module has a single 2x25 card edge output connection that plugs directly
into a matching slot connector on the server board. The connector provides both power and
communication signals to the server board. The following table defines the connector pin-out.
Table 9. Power Supply Module Output Power Connector Pin-out
The JBOD’s PDB provides several connectors to provide power to various system options. The
following sub-sections identify the location, provide the pin-out definition, and provide a brief
usage description for each.
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Signal Description
Pin
Signal Description
1
Ground
5
P12V_240VA
2
Ground
6
P12V_240VA
3
Ground
7
P12V_240VA
4
Ground
8
P12V_240VA
Loading
100% of
Maximum
50% of
Maximum
20% of
Maximum
10% of
Maximum
Minimum efficiency
88%
92%
88%
80%
Cable Type
SJT
Wire Size
16 AWG
Temperature Rating
105ºC
Amperage Rating
13 A
Voltage Rating
125 V
4.3.2 Hot-Swap Backplane Power Connector
The JDOB’s PDB board includes four white 2x4-pin power connectors, used to provide power to
the hot-swap backplanes. On the JBOD PDB, this connector is labeled as “HSBP PWR”. The
following table provides the pin-out for this connector.
Table 10. Hot-swap Backplane Power Connector Pin-out (“HSBP PWR”)
4.4 Power Supply Module Efficiency
The following table provides the required minimum efficiency level at various loading conditions.
These are provided at four different load levels: 100%, 50%, 20%, and 10%. Efficiency is tested
over an AC input voltage range of 115 VAC to 220 VAC.
Table 11. 460 Watt Power Supply Efficiency (Gold)
4.5 AC Power Cord Specification Requirements
The AC power cord used meets the specification requirements listed in the following table.
Table 12. AC Power Cord Specifications
Figure 29. AC Power Cord
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10% Load
20% Load
50% Load
100% Load
Power factor
> 0.65
> 0.80
> 0.90
> 0.95
Parameter
Min
Rated
Vmax
Start-up VAC
Power-off VAC
Voltage (110)
90 Vrms
100-127 Vrms
140 Vrms
85VAC +/-4VAC
70VAC +/-5VAC
Voltage (220)
180 Vrms
200-240 Vrms
264 Vrms
Frequency
47 Hz
50/60 Hz
63 Hz
4.6 AC Input Specifications
4.6.1 Power Factor
The power supply meets the power factor requirements stated in the Energy Star Program
Requirements for Computer Servers. These requirements are stated below.
Table 13. Power Factor
Tested at 230VAC, 50Hz and 60Hz and 115VAC, 60Hz
4.6.2 AC Input Voltage Specification
The power supply operates within all specified limits over the following input voltage range.
Harmonic distortion of up to 10% of the rated line voltage does not cause the power supply to
go out of specified limits. Application of an input voltage below 85VAC does not cause damage
to the power supply, including a blown fuse.
Table 14. AC Input Voltage Range
1. The maximum input current at low input voltage range is measured at 90VAC, at max load.
2. The maximum input current at high input voltage range is measured at 180VAC, at max load.
3. This requirement is not to be used for determining agency input current markings.
4.6.3 AC Line Isolation Requirements
The power supply meets all safety agency requirements for dielectric strength. Transformers’
isolation between primary and secondary windings complies with the 3000VAC (4242VDC)
dielectric strength criteria. If the working voltage between primary and secondary dictates a
higher dielectric strength test voltage, the highest test voltage will be used. In addition the
insulation system complies with reinforced insulation per safety standard IEC 950. Separation
between the primary and secondary circuits, and primary to ground circuits, complies with the
IEC 950 spacing requirements.
4.6.4 AC Line Dropout/Holdup
An AC line dropout is defined to be when the AC input drops to 0VAC at any phase of the AC
line for any length of time. During an AC dropout the power supply meets dynamic voltage
regulation requirements. An AC line dropout of any duration does not cause tripping of control
signals or protection circuits. If the AC dropout lasts longer than the holdup time, the power
supply will recover and meet all turn-on requirements. The power supply meets the AC dropout
requirement over rated AC voltages and frequencies. A dropout of the AC line for any duration
does not cause damage to the power supply.
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Holdup Time
70%
12msec
AC Line Sag (10sec interval between each sagging)
Duration
Sag
Operating AC Voltage
Line Frequency
Performance Criteria
0 to 1/2 AC cycle
95%
Nominal AC Voltage ranges
50/60 Hz
No loss of function or
performance
> 1 AC cycle
> 30%
Nominal AC Voltage ranges
50/60 Hz
Loss of function acceptable,
self recoverable
Table 15. AC Line Dropout/Holdup
4.6.4.1 AC Line 12VSB Holdup
The 12VSB output voltage stays in regulation under its full load (static or dynamic) during an AC
dropout of 70ms min (=12VSB holdup time) whether the power supply is in ON or OFF state
(PSON asserted or de-asserted).
4.6.5 AC Line Fuse
The power supply has one line fused in the single line fuse on the line (Hot) wire of the AC
input. The line fusing is acceptable for all safety agency requirements. The input fuse is a slow
blow type. The AC inrush current does not cause the AC line fuse to blow under any conditions.
All protection circuits in the power supply will not cause the AC fuse to blow unless a component
in the power supply has failed. This includes DC output load short conditions.
4.6.6 AC Inrush
The AC line inrush current does not exceed 55A peak, for up to one-quarter of the AC cycle,
after which, the input current is no more than the specified maximum input current. The peak
inrush current is less than the ratings of its critical components (including input fuse, bulk
rectifiers, and surge limiting device).
The power supply meets the inrush requirements for any rated AC voltage, during turn-on at any
phase of AC voltage, during a single cycle AC dropout condition as well as upon recovery after
AC dropout of any duration, and over the specified temperature range (Top).
4.6.7 AC Line Transient Specification
The AC line transient conditions are defined as sag and surge conditions. Sag conditions are
also commonly referred to as “brownout”; these conditions are defined as the conditions when
the AC line voltage drops below nominal voltage. Surge conditions are defined as the conditions
when the AC line voltage rises above nominal voltage.
The power supply meets the requirements under the following AC line sag and surge conditions.
Table 16. AC Line Sag Transient Performance
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Duration
Surge
Operating AC Voltage
Line Frequency
Performance Criteria
Continuous
10%
Nominal AC Voltages
50/60 Hz
No loss of function or
performance
0 to ½ AC cycle
30%
Mid-point of nominal AC
Voltages
50/60 Hz
No loss of function or
performance
Level
Description
A
The apparatus continues to operate as intended. No degradation of performance.
B
The apparatus continues to operate as intended. No degradation of performance beyond spec
limits.
C
Temporary loss of function is allowed provided that the function is self-recoverable or can be
restored by the operation of the controls.
Table 17. AC Line Surge Transient Performance
4.6.8 Susceptibility Requirements
The power supply meets the following electrical immunity requirements when connected to a
cage with an external EMI filter that meets the criteria defined in the SSI document EPS Power
Supply Specification. For further information on Intel standards, request a copy of the Intel
Environmental Standards Handbook.
Table 18. Performance Criteria
4.6.9 Electrostatic Discharge Susceptibility
The power supply complies with the limits defined in EN 55024: 1998/A1: 2001/A2: 2003 using
the IEC 61000-4-2: Edition 1.2: 2001-04 test standard and performance criteria B defined in
Annex B of CISPR 24.
4.6.10 Fast Transient/Burst
The power supply complies with the limits defined in EN 55024: 1998/A1: 2001/A2: 2003 using
the IEC 61000-4-4: Second edition: 2004-07 test standard and performance criteria B defined in
Annex B of CISPR 24.
4.6.11 Radiated Immunity
The power supply complies with the limits defined in EN 55024: 1998/A1: 2001/A2: 2003 using
the IEC 61000-4-3: Edition 2.1: 2002-09 test standard and performance criteria A defined in
Annex B of CISPR 24.
4.6.12 Surge Immunity
The power supply is tested with the system for immunity to AC unidirectional wave, 2kV line to
ground and 1kV line to line, per EN 55024: 1998/A1: 2001/A2: 2003, EN 61000-4-5: Edition
1.1:2001-04.
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Input Voltage Range
Over Current Limit
+12V
90–264VAC
47A min; 55A max
12VSB
90–264VAC
2A min; 2.5A max
The pass criteria include: no unsafe operation is allowed under any condition; all power supply
output voltage levels to stay within proper spec levels; no change in operating state or loss of
data during and after the test profile; no component damage under any condition.
The power supply complies with the limits defined in EN 55024: 1998/A1: 2001/A2: 2003 using
the IEC 61000-4-5: Edition 1.1:2001-04 test standard and performance criteria B defined in
Annex B of CISPR 24.
4.6.13 Voltage Interruptions
The power supply complies with the limits defined in EN 55024: 1998/A1: 2001/A2: 2003 using
the IEC 61000-4-11: Second Edition: 2004-03 test standard and performance criteria C defined
in Annex B of CISPR 24.
4.6.14 Protection Circuits
The protection circuits inside the power supply cause only the power supply’s main outputs to
shut down. If the power supply latches off due to a protection circuit tripping, an AC cycle OFF
for 15 seconds and a PSON# cycle HIGH for one second reset the power supply.
4.6.15 Over Current Protection (OCP)
The power supply has a current limit to prevent the outputs from exceeding the values shown in
the table below. If the current limit is exceeded, the power supply will shut down and latch off.
The latch will be cleared by toggling the PSON# signal or by an AC power interruption. The
power supply will not be damaged from repeated power cycling in this condition. 12VSB will be
auto-recovered after removing the OCP limit.
Table 19. 460 Watt Power Supply Over Current Protection
4.6.16 Over Voltage Protection (OVP)
The power supply over voltage protection is locally sensed. The power supply will shut down
and latch off after an over voltage condition occurs. This latch will be cleared by toggling the
PSON# signal or by an AC power interruption. The values are measured at the output of the
power supply’s connectors. The voltage never exceeds the maximum levels when measured at
the power connectors of the power supply connector during any single point of fail. The voltage
never trips any lower than the minimum levels when measured at the power connector. 12VSB
will be auto-recovered after removing the OVP limit.
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Min (V)
Max (V)
+12V
13.3
14.5
12VSB
13.3
14.5
Table 20. Over Voltage Protection (OVP) Limits
4.6.17 Over Temperature Protection (OTP)
The power supply is protected against over temperature conditions caused by loss of fan
cooling or excessive ambient temperature. In an OTP condition the PSU will shut down. When
the power supply temperature drops to within specified limits, the power supply will restore
power automatically, while the 12VSB remains always on. The OTP circuit has a built-in margin
so that the power supply will not oscillate on and off due to temperature recovering conditions.
The OTP trip level has a minimum of 4ºC of ambient temperature margin.
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Power Supply Condition
LED State
Output ON and OK
Green
No AC power to all power supplies
Off
AC cord unplugged or AC power lost, with a second
power supply in parallel still with AC input power
Amber
Power supply warning events where the power supply
continues to operate; high temp, high power, high
current, slow fan
1 Hz Blink Amber
Power supply critical events causing a shutdown;
failure, OCP, OVP, fan fail
Amber
Power supply FW updating
2 Hz Blink Green
Power supply Off – In Stand-by – AC applied
1 Hz Blink Green
4.7 Power Supply Status LED
There is a single bi-color LED to indicate power supply status. The LED operation is defined in
the following table.
Table 21. LED Indicators
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5. Thermal Management
The Intel® Storage Server System JBOD 2000 Family is designed to operate at external
ambient temperatures of between 10ºC and 35ºC with limited excursion-based operation up to
45ºC and limited performance impact. Working with integrated platform management, several
features within the system are designed to move air in a front-to-back direction, through the
system and over critical components to prevent them from overheating and allow the system to
operate with best performance.
The installation and functionality of several JBOD components are used to maintain system
thermals. They include up to three managed 60-mm system fans and one integrated 40-mm fan
for each installed power supply module. Hard drive carriers can be populated with a hard drive
or supplied drive blank.
5.1 Thermal Operation and Configuration Requirements
To keep the system operating within supported maximum thermal limits, the system must meet
the following operating and configuration guidelines:
The system operating ambient is designed for sustained operation up to 35ºC (ASHRAE
Class A2) with short-term excursion-based operation up to 45ºC (ASHRAE Class A4).
- The system can operate up to 40ºC (ASHRAE Class A3) for up to 900 hours per
year.
- The system can operate up to 45ºC (ASHRAE Class A4) for up to 90 hours per year.
- System performance may be impacted when operating within the extended operating
temperature range.
- There is no long-term system reliability impact when operating at the extended
temperature range within the approved limits.
All hard drive bays must be populated. Hard drive carriers can be populated with a hard
drive or supplied drive blank.
In single power supply configurations, the second power supply bay must have the
supplied filler blank installed at all times.
The system must be configured with dual power supplies for the system to support fan
redundancy.
The system top cover must be installed at all times when the system is in operation. The
only exception to this requirement is to hot replace a failed system fan, in which case the
top cover can be removed for no more than three minutes at a time.
5.2 Thermal Management Overview
In order to maintain the necessary airflow within the system, all of the previously listed
components and top cover need to be properly installed. For best system performance, the
external ambient temperature should remain below 35ºC and all system fans should be
operational. The system is designed for fan redundancy when the system is configured with two
power supplies.
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5.3 Thermal Sensor Input for Fan Speed Control
The power distribution board uses various sensors as inputs to fan speed control. Some of the
sensors are actual physical sensors and some are virtual sensors derived from calculations.
The following thermal sensor is used as an input to fan speed control:
Front Panel Temperature Sensor
5.4 System Fans
Three 60x38-mm fans and an embedded fan for each installed power supply, provide the
primary airflow for the system. The system is designed for fan redundancy when configured with
two power supply modules. If a single fan fails (system fan or power supply fan), platform
management will adjust the airflow of the remaining fans and manage other platform features to
maintain system thermals. Fan redundancy is lost if more than one fan is in a failed state.
Figure 30. System Fan Identification
The system fan assembly is designed for ease of use and supports several features:
Each fan is hot-swappable.
Each fan is designed for tool-less insertion and extraction from the fan assembly. For
instructions on installing or removing a fan module, see the Intel® JBOD 2000 Family
Service Guide.
Fan speed for each fan is controlled by integrated platform management controlled by
the PDB board. When system thermals fluctuate high and low, the PDB firmware will
increase or decrease the speeds of specific fans within the fan assembly to regulate
system thermals.
Each fan has a tachometer signal that allows the PDB to monitor its status.
On top of each fan is an integrated fault LED, although currently this feature is not
supported.
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SYS_FAN 1
SYS_FAN 2
SYS_FAN 3
Pin#
Signal Description
Pin#
Signal Description
Pin#
Signal Description
1
FAN_TACH1_IN
1
FAN_TACH3_IN
1
FAN_TACH5_IN
2
FAN_BMC_PWM0_R_BUF
2
FAN_BMC_PWM1_R_BUF
2
FAN_BMC_PWM2_R_BUF
3
P12V_FAN
3
P12V_FAN
3
P12V_FAN
4
P12V_FAN
4
P12V_FAN
4
P12V_FAN
5
FAN_TACH0_IN
5
FAN_TACH2_IN
5
FAN_TACH4_IN
6
GROUND
6
GROUND
6
GROUND
7
GROUND
7
GROUND
7
GROUND
8
FAN_SYS0_PRSNT_N
8
FAN_SYS1_PRSNT_N
8
FAN_SYS2_PRSNT_N
9
LED_FAN_FAULT0_R
9
LED_FAN_FAULT1_R
9
LED_FAN_FAULT2_R
10
LED_FAN0
10
LED_FAN1
10
LED_FAN2
Each fan has a 10-pin wire harness that connects to a matching connector on the PDB.
Figure 31. System Fan Assembly
Table 22. System Fan Connector Pin-out
5.5 Power Supply Module Fan
Each installed power supply module includes one embedded (non-removable) 40-mm fan. It is
responsible for airflow through the power supply module. If this fan fails, the power supply will
continue to operate until its internal temperature reaches an upper critical limit. The power
supply will be protected against over temperature conditions caused by loss of fan cooling or
excessive ambient temperature. In an over temperature protection condition, the power supply
module will shut down.
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6. JBOD 2000 Internal Connection Overview
The Intel® Storage Server System JBOD 2000 contains the SAS expander board, power
distribution board, HSBP, SAS interface board, and fans in its chassis. This chapter provides
specification of the SAS expander board and SAS converter, and interconnection between
those components.
6.1 Expander Board
The Intel 36-port expander is mounted vertically in the chassis and is designed on LSI’s Bobcat
expander technology. The expander has nine SFF8087 mini-SAS connectors that connect to
either the backplane or the SAS converter boards via SFF8087 to SFF8087 cables. The dualport backplane of the JBOD contains two 36-port expanders, while the single-port backplane
contains one 36-port expander.
Features of the Intel® RAID Expander are as follows:
SAS protocol, described in the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Standard, version 2.0
Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP) to enable communication with other SAS devices
Serial Tunneling Protocol (STP) support for SATA II through expander interfaces
Serial Management Protocol (SMP) to share topology management information with
expanders
Supports SES for enclosure management
Output mini-SAS connectors support sideband SGPIO as per SFF-8485 specification
Supports both Serial Attached SCSI and Serial ATA device targets
6.0 Gb/s, 3.0 Gb/s, and 1.5 Gb/s data transfer rate
SFF-8087 mini-SAS connectors
Provides a low-latency connection to create and maintain transparent access to each
connected SAS/SATA physical drive
Staggered spin-up
Hot-plug
Native Command Queuing
Allows multiple initiators to address a single target (in a fail-over configuration)
All JBOD SKUs use the 36-port SAS expander card. Single-port JBOD 2000 SKU has one 36port SAS expander card; dual-port JBOD 2000 SKU has two 36-port expander cards.
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Item
Description
A1
External SFF 8088 connector 0. Internally wired to B1.
A2
External SFF 8088 connector 1. Internally wired to B2.
B1
Internal SFF 8087 connector 0. Internally wired to A1
B2
Internal SFF 8087 connector 1. Internally wired to A2.
6.2 JBOD SAS Interface Board
The JBOD SAS interface board is an independent product – Intel® 8087-8088 Cable Connector
Converter AXXSAS88CNVRT converts two internal SFF8087 x4 mini-SAS connectors to two
external SFF8088 SAS x4 connectors. The 8x ports of 6Gb SAS can be supported with this
adapter.
The converter includes a PCI mounting bracket that allows the converter to be mounted and
retained in a rear panel PCI mounting location.
No power rails, power consumers, or temperature sensors are on the JBOD SAS interface
board.
6.2.1 JBOD SAS Interface Board Port Numbering
Following is a suggestion for the JBOD SAS interface board port numbering for internal and
external connections.
Figure 33. JBOD 2000 SAS Interface Board Port Number
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Description
1x5-pin SATA SGPIO
Pin
Signal Description
1
SGPIO_CLOCK_0
2
SGPIO_LOAD_0
3
GND
4
SGPIO_DATAOUT_0
5
SGPIO_DATAIN_0
6.3 Pin-outs
See the SAS Gen2 specification for correct pin-out for the SAS internal and external connectors.
The connection between the internal mini-SAS and external mini-SAS needs to be one-to-one
direct connection of differential pairs with length matching on the board. The internal mini-SAS
connectors should use the controller mini-SAS pin-out. The sideband signals within the internal
mini-SAS connectors need to conform to the SFF-8448 specification. You do not need to do the
pull-ups or pull-downs on any sideband signals (including sideband 6 and 7) when cabling
externally; sidebands are only for potential debug purposes on this board.
See the following pin-out for SGPIO debug headers.
Table 23. SGPIO Headers Pin-out
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6.3.1 JBOD2312S2SP Interconnection
The Intel® Storage Server System JBOD2312S2SP has a 12x3.5” single-port HSBP, a primary
SAS expander, a dual-port SAS interface board, a PDB, a PSU, and three fans in its chassis.
The following diagram is used to help identify the mini-SAS connectors found on the SAS
expander cards. Take care when connecting the connectors from the SAS expander to the
connectors on the backplane because each connector is pre-programmed at the factory to
provide specific drive identification mapping. Improper connections may provide undesirable
drive mappings. By default, the Intel® Storage Server System JBOD 2000 Family has all internal
mini-SAS cables connected.
Figure 35. Primary SAS Expander
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Primary
SAS Expander
Label
Interconnection
Port 0
To Backplane Port 0
Port 1
To Backplane Port 1
Port 2
To Backplane Port 2
Port 3
N/A
Port 4
N/A
Port 5
N/A
Port 6
N/A
Port 7
To Primary SAS Interface Board Internal Port 0
Port 8
To Primary SAS Interface Board Internal Port 1
Table 25. Primary SAS Expander in 12x3.5” Single-port JBOD 2000 Connector Mapping
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6.3.2 JBOD2224S2DP Interconnection
The Intel® Storage Server System JBOD2224S2DP has three 8x2.5” dual-port HSBPs, two SAS
expanders, three dual-port SAS interface boards, a PDB, two PSUs, and three fans in its
chassis.
The following diagram is used to help identify the mini-SAS connectors found on the SAS
expander cards. Take care when connecting the connectors from the SAS expander to the
connectors on the backplane because each connector is pre-programmed at the factory to
provide specific drive identification mapping. Improper connections may provide undesirable
drive mappings. By default, the Intel® Storage System JBOD 2000 Family has all internal miniSAS cables connected.
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Primary
SAS Expander
Label
Interconnection
Port 0
To Backplane Port 0A
Port 1
To Backplane Port 1A
Port 2
To Backplane Port 2A
Port 3
To Backplane Port 3A
Port 4
To Backplane Port 4A
Port 5
To Backplane Port 5A
Port 6
To Third SAS Interface Board Internal Port 0
Port 7
To Primary SAS Interface Board Internal Port 0
Port 8
To Primary SAS Interface Board Internal Port 1
Second
SAS Expander
Label
Interconnection
Port 0
To Backplane Port 0B
Port 1
To Backplane Port 1B
Port 2
To Backplane Port 2B
Port 3
To Backplane Port 3B
Port 4
To Backplane Port 4B
Port 5
To Backplane Port 5B
Port 6
To Third SAS Interface Board Internal Port 1
Port 7
To Second SAS Interface Board Internal Port 0
Port 8
To Second SAS Interface Board Internal Port 1
Figure 37. Secondary SAS Expander
Table 27. Primary SAS Expander in 24x2.5” Dual-port JBOD 2000 Connector Mapping
Table 28. Second SAS Expander in 24x2.5” Dual-port JBOD 2000 Connector Mapping
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7. JBOD 2000 External SAS Connection Mode Overview
The Intel® Storage Server System JBOD 2000 Family supports connection to many different
external SAS HBA and SAS RAID controller solutions, to achieve single JBOD connection,
multiple JBODs daisy chain connection, and failover connections. This section provides an
overview of the different options available.
7.1 External SAS Controller Support
Our current and future supported controllers are referenced via our JBOD 2000 Family THOL or
SCT.
SAS connectivity is via the external SAS connectors (SFF8088); both native SAS HBAs and
RAID HBAs are supported.
7.2 External SAS Cable
JBOD 2000 system uses SFF-8088 mini-SAS receptacle, so SFF-8088 mini-SAS cable is
needed when connecting the JBOD2000 to host or cascades to other JBOD2000. The following
figure is an illustration of SFF-8088 mini-SAS cable.
Figure 38. SFF-8088 mini-SAS Cable
According to SAS 2.0 specification, the length of mini-SAS cable has the following rules:
The 6Gb/s SAS cables work up to 10 meters with DFE (decision feedback equalization).
The 6Gb/s SAS cables run at less than 6 meters without DFE.
The 3Gb/s SAS deployments are limited to cable length up to 6 meters.
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The standard package of JBOD 2000 system doesn’t contain the SFF-8088 mini-SAS cable
(you need to order the cable from other vendors). Intel has tested some models of the mini-SAS
cable (see Appendix A for the list). However, the mini-SAS cables that JBOD 2000 can support
are not limited to that list; users can qualify new cables by themselves.
7.3 Hard Drive Type
JBOD 2000 can support 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s SAS hard drive and SATA hard drive. Some
configurations, such as dual-domain SAS or failover cluster, need to take advantage of the dualport SAS hard drive; SATA hard drive does not support these configurations.
Intel didn’t qualify the hard drive models specially for JBOD 2000. Users can connect to JBOD
2000 to select the hard drive model by referring to the THOL of SAS HBA or RAID adapter.
7.4 JBOD Cascade
JBOD cascading is also called daisy-chaining, which means connecting multiple JBOD units to
constitute deeper storage pool. How many JBOD 2000 can be cascaded depends on the
property of the SAS HBA or RAID adapter that connects to JBOD 2000. However, only two
layers of cascaded JBOD 2000 system have been fully validated by Intel. Only cascading the
same type of JBOD 2000 is recommended, in order to avoid mixing the single-port and dual-port
JBOD 2000 in a JBOD cascade group.
The Intel® Storage Server System JBOD 2000 single-port backplane SKU can support the
following external connection modes.
7.5.1 Single JBOD 2000 Connection
Figure 39 shows the SAS HBA or RAID adapter connecting to one single-port JBOD 2000 with
one mini-SAS cable. The single controller port incorporates four SAS lanes for a total maximum
throughput of 2400MB/s with SAS 2.0 technology. In the figure, the “4\” notation indicates a 4lane bundled path. Either A PRI or B PRI SAS port on JBOD 2000 can be connected in this
scenario. SATA or SAS hard drive can be supported.
Figure 39. Single JBOD 2000 Connection
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7.5.2 Two JBOD 2000 Cascade
Figure 40 shows two cascaded single-port JBOD 2000 connecting to the SAS HBA or RAID
adapter with one mini-SAS cable. The function of SAS port “A PRI” and “B PRI” on JBOD 2000 are equivalent. Either “A PRI” or “B PRI” SAS port can be connected to the SAS adapter or
cascaded with other JBOD2000 in this scenario. SATA or SAS hard drive can be supported.
Figure 40. Two Single-port JBOD 2000 Cascade
Figure 41 shows another connection scenario in which the SAS HBA or RAID adapter has two
external mini-SAS connectors. Other group of two cascaded single-port JBOD2000 can be
connected to the host adapter with one mini-SAS cable. Users can get more storage space with
this kind of connection mode.
Figure 41. Two Groups of Cascaded Single-port JBOD 2000
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7.5.3 Dual-path Connection
Dual-path means a host has redundant pathways to the storage device. When any part of the
data pathway to a SAS domain fails, data transfer will not stop. This is one advantage of dualpath connection. Dual-path implementations cost less than dual-domain SAS implementations
but do not provide the full redundancy like a dual-domain SAS solution.
Figure 42 shows the dual external mini-SAS connectors of the SAS HBA or RAID adapter
connecting to JBOD 2000 with two mini-SAS cables. Each single controller port incorporates
four SAS lanes for a total maximum throughput of 2400MB/s with SAS 2.0 technology. SATA or
SAS hard drive can be supported. The SAS HBA or RAID adapter can handle either mini-SAS
cable disconnection and maintain the data transfer between the host and JBOD 2000.
Figure 42. Dual-path Connection
7.5.4 Dual-path with Cascaded JBOD 2000
Dual-path to a single-domain provides tolerance of cable failure. Two single-port JBOD 2000
systems are cascaded with a mini-SAS cable between each “B PRI” SAS port, and a controller connects to each “A PRI” SAS port with two mini-SAS cables. Any mini-SAS cable failure will
not stop the data transfer between the host and two JBOD 2000. Both SAS and SATA drives
support this configuration.
Figure 43. Dual-path with Cascaded JBOD 2000
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7.6 Dual-port JBOD 2000 External Connection Mode
The Intel® Storage System JBOD 2000 dual-port SKU is compatible with the single-port JBOD
2000 connection modes in section 7.5. Besides, dual-port JBOD 2000 can support dual-domain
SAS connection modes. Dual-domain SAS implementations can tolerate the failures of the SAS
controller, external cable, or expander in JBOD 2000. Dual-domain SAS solutions offer higher
reliability, performance, and availability. To take advantage of multiple domains, hard drives
must be dual-ported and connected to pathways in both domains. The SAS drives can meet this
requirement, while the SATA drives usually cannot.
7.6.1 Dual-domain SAS for Dual-port JBOD 2000
Figure 44 shows an example of a 2-connector SAS HBA or RAID adapter capable of dualdomain support. The connectors of the controller connect to “A PRI” and “A SEC” port on JBOD
2000 with two mini-SAS cables. In the figure, the “4\” notation indicates a 4-lane bundled path.
This dual-domain SAS configuration can tolerate single port failure on the SAS controller,
external cable failure, and failure of the expander in JBOD 2000.
Figure 44. Dual-domain SAS for Dual-port JBOD 2000
The SAS controller in the host can be the single point of failure in the connection mode above.
To avoid this, the second SAS controller can be added in the host. Figure 45 shows an example
of two SAS controllers connecting to the dual-port JBOD2000. The connectors of the first
controller connect to “A PRI” and “A SEC” port on JBOD 2000 with two mini-SAS cables. The
connectors of the second controller connect to “B PRI” and “B SEC” port on JBOD2 000 with
other two mini-SAS cables.
This kind of connection mode can tolerate SAS controller failure but usually needs additional
multipath I/O (MPIO) software support, or using OS native MPIO component. MPIO is a faulttolerance and performance enhancement technique when there is more than one physical path
between the host and storage devices through the connection of the buses, controllers,
switches, and bridge devices.
Note: Special FW for the SAS HBA or SAS RAID adapter may be needed for this connection
mode.
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Figure 45. Two SAS Controllers Dual-domain SAS Connection
7.6.2 Dual-domain SAS for Cascaded Dual-port JBOD 2000
This dual-domain SAS architecture provides redundant pathways for two cascaded dual-port
JBOD 2000 as in Figure 46. The “C PRI” ports on two JBOD 2000 are connected with one mini-
SAS cable, and the “C SEC” ports are connected with another mini-SAS cable (see the red lines
in Figure 46). One connector of the SAS controller is connected to “A PRI” port on one JBOD
2000, and the other connector of the controller is connected to “B SEC” on the other JBOD
2000. This connection mode provides redundancy pathways and eliminates any single point of
failure.
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7.6.3 Dual-domain SAS for Two-node Cluster
This configuration is also known as a failover cluster or high-availability cluster. A failover cluster
is a set of independent computers that work together to increase the availability of services and
applications. If one of the nodes fails, another node begins to provide service through a process
known as failover. A shared storage is needed in cluster configuration. In all clustered servers,
all elements of the storage stack should be identical.
In Figure 47, the connectors of the SAS controller in the first server connect to “A PRI” and “A SEC” port on JBOD 2000 with two mini-SAS cables, and the connectors of the SAS controller in
the second server connect to “B PRI” and “B SEC” port on JBOD 2000 with other two mini-SAS
cables. The cluster interconnect provides redundancy in the event of HBA or cable failure. Dualdomain SAS requires active/active configurations that permit both controllers to process IO
transfers. Either controller can act as a standby. To use the dual-ports for redundant pathways,
all drives must be SAS drives, not SATA drives.
Figure 47. Dual-domain SAS for a Two-node Cluster
Figure 48 shows an example of external connection mode of two cascaded JBOD 2000 for a
failover cluster. Each server connects to two JBOD, which ensures the system can tolerate the
most HW failure in critical status.
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Figure 48. Cascaded JBOD 2000 for a Two-node Cluster
Note: Failover cluster usually needs special firmware and driver for SAS RAID adapter. Refer to
the Intel® High Availability Storage User Guide at