
Installation and service of this product should be conducted b y a trained
personnel to avoid bodily injury from electric shock or heavy object
Observe ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) practices during integration to avoid
possible damage to the board and / or other components
DSS212S-D4 Quick Guide
Version 1.10 – 2017.06.19
1. Check the Content of the box. Please confirm that
your package contains the following:
* Inside the accessories box. Box may consist of screw sets for rail kit or
drives. If any items are missing, please contact your reseller or sales rep.
2. Get Familiar with the Unit.
DSS212S-D4 is a redundant server supporting dual Intel V4
processor with a front tray-less 12x 3.5” HDD storage in a 2U
space. Two Asrock motherboards (EP2C612D16NM model),
and internal cabling are preinstalled. Other motherboard
model, IO cards, CPU, and memory preinstalled upon request.
Front View of the Unit
Rear View of the Unit
Controller Node
3. Install 3.5” Drives to the unit as illustrated. It is
suggested to install HDDs after the unit is mounted to the
rack.
4. Remove the Controller Node to install any
components required (IO cards, mezzanine, CPU, memory).
5. Inspect the Controller Node. The components
comprise of an Asrock motherboard, an expander board, an
NTB switch board, power board, 4x internal fan modules (all
connected to the motherboard).
6. Install OS disk(s) if required as follows:
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7. Install Motherboard Components (CPU,
heatsink, memory) using the guidelines below. For further
details, refer to the motherboard TPS.
8. Inspect Internal Cabling as needed
9. Remove the Inner Rail from the slide rail.
1 –2 Pull the inner rails out. Pull the blue release tab when it hits a stop.
3 –4 Keep extending inner rail and pull the white detach tab
when it hits the second stop
5 –6 Unretract the mid rail by pulling the latch on the mid rail
1 2
3 4
5 6
10. Install Inner Rails to the enclosure.
11. Install the Outer Rails to the Rack as follows:
To remove slide rails, use the latches to undo the assembly as follows:
Rear Bracket Front Bracket
12. Install the Unit to the Rack as follows:
For a complete instruction on how to install unit to the rack,
please follow the Slide Rail Installation Guide.
At least two people are recommended for
mounting process. Insert HDDs after unit is
mounted.
13. Drive Mapping of DSS212S-D4 is as follows:
14. Plug in the Power Cords to the AC
receptacles on the back of the unit.
15. Press the Power Button on the
front of the unit and for the system to boot up.
Left panel for primary node, right panel for
16secondary node.

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16. Access the Serial Console (when necessary) by
connecting RS-232 serial cable to the one of the console
ports. Use a terminal console with baud set 115200, 8, N, 1,
N. RefertoUser’sManualforfurtherdetailandhowtosetup
Ethernet Management Port.