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RTM806X

Document Revision 1.0
April 2012

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1.0 First Release April 2012

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Table of Contents

Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

Preventing Electrostatic Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

How to Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Customer Comments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Advisory Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .x

Powering Up the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .x

Storing Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .x

Regulatory Compliance Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

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Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

1. Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.1 Product Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.2 What’s Included. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.3 Board Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.4 Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1.5 Hot-Swap Capability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

1.6 Interfacing with the Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

1.6.1 RTM (rear transition module) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

2. Board Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2.1 Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2.2 USB 2.0 Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.3 SAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.4 HD Hot-Swap Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.5 SFP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.6 MMC Boot Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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2.7 Hardware Management Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.7.1 Sensor Data Record (SDR). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

2.7.2 Hardware Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

2.7.3 Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

2.7.4 MMC Firmware Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

2.7.5 MMC Firmware Upgrade Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

2.7.6 Hot-Swap Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

2.8 Face Plate Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2.8.1 Hot Swap LED (LED0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

2.8.2 Out Of Service (LED1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

2.8.3 Healthy LED (LED2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

2.8.4 RTM HDD 1 and 2 Hot Swap LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

3. Hot Swap and Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

3.1 RTM Hot Swap and Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

3.1.1 Installing the RTM in the chassis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

3.1.2 Removing the RTM from the chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

3.2 RTM HDD Hot Swap and Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

3.2.1 Installing the Hot Swap RTMHDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

3.2.2 Removing the Hot Swap RTMHDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

A. Connector Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-1

A.1 Connectors and Headers Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-1

A.2 AdvancedTCA I/O RTM Connector (J30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-2

A.3 Serial Port(J1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-3

A.4 SFP+ Channel (J4 & J5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-3

A.5 Dual USB Port (J7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-4

A.6 Hot Swap Hard Disk Module(J7 & J8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-4

B. Software Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-1

B.1 MMC Firmware Update Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-1

C. Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

C.1 Returning Defective Merchandise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

C.2 When Returning a Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

D. Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

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List of Figures

Figure 2-1: Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

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List of Tables

Table 1-1 Board Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Table 2-1 USB Connector Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Table 2-2 IPMI Hardware Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Table 2-3 Board Information Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Table 2-4 Product Information Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Table 2-5 Type 16 Module Current Requirements Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Table 2-6 Hot-Swap LED Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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Safety Instructions

Before You Begin

Before handling the board, read the instructions and safety guidelines on the following pages to prevent
damage to the product and to ensure your own personal safety. Refer to the "Advisories" section in the
Preface for advisory conventions used in this user's guide, including the distinction between Warnings,
Cautions, Important Notes, and Notes.

• Always use caution when handling/operating the computer. Only qualified, experienced,
authorized electronics service personnel should access the interior of the computer. The power
supplies produce high voltages and energy hazards, which can cause bodily harm.

• Use extreme caution when installing or removing components. Refer to the installation
instructions in this user's guide for precautions and procedures. If you have any questions, please
contact Kontron Technical Support

WARNING

High voltages are present inside the chassis when the unit's power cord is plugged
into an electrical outlet. Turn off system power, turn off the power supply, and then
disconnect the power cord from its source before removing the chassis cover. Turning
off the system power switch does not remove power to components.

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Preventing Electrostatic Discharge

Static electricity can harm system boards. Perform service at an ESD workstation and follow proper ESD
procedure to reduce the risk of damage to components. Kontron strongly encourages you to follow proper
ESD procedure, which can include wrist straps and smocks, when servicing equipment.

Take the following steps to prevent damage from electrostatic discharge (ESD):

•When unpacking a static-sensitive component from its shipping carton, do not remove the
component's antistatic packing material until you are ready to install the component in a
computer. Just before unwrapping the antistatic packaging, be sure you are at an ESD workstation
or grounded. This will discharge any static electricity that may have built up in your body.

•When transporting a sensitive component, first place it in an antistatic container or packaging.

•Handle all sensitive components at an ESD workstation. If possible, use antistatic floor pads and
workbench pads.

•Handle components and boards with care. Don't touch the components or contacts on a board. Hold
a board by its edges or by its metal mounting bracket.

•Do not handle or store system boards near strong electrostatic, electromagnetic, magnetic, or
radioactive fields.

•When you want to remove the protective foil (if present), make sure you are properly grounded and
that you touch a metalic part of the board.

CAUTION

Removing the protective foil from the top and bottom cover might create static.
When you remove those protections, make sure you follow the proper ESD procedure.

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How to Use This Guide

This user's guide is designed to be used as step-by-step instructions for installation, and as a reference for
operation, troubleshooting, and upgrades.

For the circuits, descriptions and tables indicated, Kontron assumes no responsibility as far as patents or
other rights of third parties are concerned.

The following is a summary of chapter contents:

•Chapter 1, Product Description

•Chapter 2, Board Features

•Chapter 3, Installing the board

•Appendix A, Connector Pinout

•Appendix B, Software Update

•Appendix C, Getting Help

•Appendix D, Glossary

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Customer Comments

If you have any difficulties using this user's guide, discover an error, or just want to provide some feedback,
please send a message to: [e-mail]
or problems as soon as possible and post the revised user's guide on our Web site. Thank you.

. Detail any errors you find. We will correct the errors

Advisory Conventions

Seven types of advisories are used throughout the user guides to provide helpful information or to alert you
to the potential for hardware damage or personal injury. They are Note, Signal Paths, Jumpers Settings, BIOS
Settings, Software Usage, Cautions, and Warnings. The following is an example of each type of advisory. Use
caution when servicing electrical components.

Note:

Indicate information that is important for you to know.

Signal Path:

Indicate the places where you can find the signal on the board.

Jumper Settings:

Indicate the jumpers that are related to this section.

BIOS Settings:

Indicate where you can set this option in the BIOS.

Software Usage:

Indicates how you can access this feature through software.

CAUTION

Indicate potential damage to hardware and tells you how to avoid the problem.

WARNING

Indicates potential for bodily harm and tells you how to avoid the problem.

ESD Sensitive Device:

This symbol and title inform that electronic boards and their components are sensitive to static
electricity. Therefore, care must be taken during all handling operations and inspections of this
product, in order to ensure product integrity at all times.
Please read also the section "Special Handling and Unpacking Instructions".

CE Conformity:

This symbol indicates that the product described in this manual is in compliance with all applied CE
standards. Please refer also to the section "Regulatory Compliance Statements" in this manual.

Disclaimer: We have tried to identify all situations that may pose a warning or a caution condition in this
user's guide. However, Kontron does not claim to have covered all situations that might require the use of a
Caution or a Warning.

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Unpacking

Follow these recommendations while unpacking:

•Remove all items from the box. If any items listed on the purchase order are missing, notify Kontron
customer service immediately.

•Inspect the product for damage. If there is damage, notify Kontron customer service immediately.

•Save the box and packing material for possible future shipment.

Powering Up the System

Before any installation or setup, ensure that the board is unplugged from power sources or subsystems.

If you encounter a problem, verify the following items:

•Make sure that all connectors are properly connected.

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•Verify your boot devices.

•If the system does not start properly, try booting without any other I/O peripherals attached,
including AMC adapters.

Make sure your system provides the minimum DC voltages required at the board's slot, especially if DC power
is carried by cables.

If you are still not able to get your board running, contact our Technical Support for assistance.

Storing Boards

Electronic boards are sensitive devices. Do not handle or store device near strong electrostatic,
electromagnetic, magnetic or radioactive fields.

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Regulatory Compliance Statements

FCC Compliance Statement for Class A Devices

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generated, uses and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment
off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:

•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.

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•Consult the dealer or an experience radio/TV technician for help.

WARNING

This is a Class A product. If not installed in a properly shielded enclosure and used in
accordance with this User's Guide, this product may cause radio interference in
which case users may need to take additional measures at their own expense.

Safety Certification

All Kontron equipment meets or exceeds safety requirements based on the IEC/EN/UL/CSA 60950­1 family of standards entitled, "Safety of information technology equipment." All components are
chosen to reduce fire hazards and provide insulation and protection where necessary. Testing and
reports when required are performed under the international IECEE CB Scheme. Please consult the
"Kontron Safety Conformity Policy Guide" for more information. For Canada and USA input voltage
must not exceed -60Vdc for safety compliance.

CE Certification

The product(s) described in this user's guide complies with all applicable European Union (CE)
directives if it has a CE marking. For computer systems to remain CE compliant, only CE-compliant
parts may be used. Maintaining CE compliance also requires proper cable and cabling techniques.
Although Kontron offers accessories, the customer must ensure that these products are installed
with proper shielding to maintain CE compliance. Kontron does not offer engineering services for
designing cabling systems. In addition, Kontron will not retest or recertify systems or components
that have been reconfigured by customers.

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