SUPER MICRO Computer SAS2-826EL User Manual

Q9

F1

FANFAIL1

A

C

OVERHEATFAIL1

A

C

5V_LED1

A

C

12V_LED1

A

C

ACT18

A

C

ACT17

A

C

+

C367

C366

C365

C353C352

+

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_ENB1

1

MDIO1

MDIO2

1

ACTLED1

FAN_MONITOR_DISABLE

1

MH9

MH8

MH7

MH6

MH5

MH4

4

1

FAN1

4

FAN2

1

FAN3

1

8

J18

1

8

5

Y

E20R

K

10 15

AE

25 28

AH

5

E20R

K

10 15

AE

25 28

AH

SEC_MODE1

1

3

1

SEC_MODE2

1

3

Y2

1

4

EXPDBG1

1

EXPDBG2

1

4

UART_S1

1

4

UART_P1

PRI_MODE1

PRI_MODE2

PRI_I2C1

Q4

R187

JP1

1

4

+

C408

BCA115

BCA121

C265

C72

R305

+

C128

+

+

C130

+

+

C362

+

EC6

+

+

EC10

+

EC11

EC12

+

EC13

+

EC14

+

+

+

EC18

+

EC7

+

EC8

+

EC9

+5V

+12V

GND GND

PWR1

+5V

+12V

GNDGND

PWR2

+5V

+12V

GNDGND

PWR3

SAS CODE

BAR CODE

WWN

WWN

AB

AA

DESIGNED IN USA

REV 1.01

BPN-SAS2-826EL2

SUPER

®

SAS2-826EL Series Backplane

USER'S GUIDE

Rev. 1.0

SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide

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Table of Contents

Contacting Supermicro .......................................................................................iv

Returning Merchandise for Service.....................................................................v

Chapter 1 Safety Guidelines ....................................................................1-1

1-1 ESD Safety Guidelines ................................................................................... 1-1

1-2 General Safety Guidelines .............................................................................. 1-1

1-3 An Important Note to Users ............................................................................ 1-2

1-4 Introduction to the SAS2-826EL Backplane.................................................... 1-2

1-5 Overview of the SAS2-826EL1/EL2 Backplanes ............................................ 1-2

Chapter 2 Connectors, Jumper and LEDs .............................................. 2-1

2-1 Front Connectors ............................................................................................ 2-1

Front Connectors ............................................................................................ 2-1

2-2 FrontConnectorandPinDenitions ............................................................... 2-2

2-3 Front Jumper Locations and Settings ............................................................. 2-3

Explanation of Jumpers .................................................................................. 2-3

2-4 Front LED Indicators ....................................................................................... 2-5

2-5 Rear Connectors and LED Indicators ............................................................. 2-6

Chapter 3 Dual Port and Cascading Congurations ............................ 3-1

3-1 Single and Dual Port Expanders ...................................................................3-1

Single Ports ..................................................................................................... 3-1

Dual Ports ....................................................................................................... 3-1

3-2 Failover ............................................................................................................ 3-2

3-3 Failover with RAID Cards and Multiple HBAs ................................................ 3-3

3-4 Cables and Chassis Power Card ................................................................... 3-4

Chassis Power Card ....................................................................................... 3-4

Connecting an Internal Host Bus Adapter to the Backplane ......................... 3-5

Supported Internal HBA to Backplane Cables ................................................ 3-6

Connecting an External Host Bus Adapter to the Backplane ........................ 3-7

Supported External HBA to Backplane Cable ................................................ 3-8

Connecting Multiple Backplanes in a Single Channel Environment ............... 3-9

SingleHBAConguration ............................................................................... 3-9

SingleHBACongurationCables ................................................................. 3-10

Connecting Multiple Backplanes in a Dual Channel Environment ................3-11

DualHBACongurationCables .................................................................... 3-12

3-5 SupportedCascadingConguration ............................................................ 3-13

ServerSystemwithDualSAS HBAandCascadingConguration .............. 3-14

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacic

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County

Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [e-mail]

Tel: [phone]

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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) number. When returning

to the manufacturer, the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the

outside of the shipping carton, and mailed prepaid or hand-carried. Shipping and

handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service

is complete.

For faster service, RMA authorizations may be requested online (http://www.super-

micro.com/support/rma/).

Whenever possible, repack the backplane in the original Supermicro box, using the

original packaging materials. If these are no longer available, be sure to pack the

backplane in an anti-static bag and inside the box. Make sure that there is enough

packaging material surrounding the backplane so that it does not become damaged

during shipping.

This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in-

curred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration, misuse, abuse or improper

maintenance of products.

Duringthewarrantyperiod,contact yourdistributorrstforany productproblems.

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Notes

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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 electronic com ponents. To prevent dam-

age to your system, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures

are generally sufcient to protect your equipment from ESD.

Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.•

Touch a grounded metal object before removing a component from the antistatic •

bag.

Handle the backplane by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral •

chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.•

Put the card and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use.•

1-2 General Safety Guidelines

Always disconnect power cables before installing or removing any components •

from the computer, including the SAS2-826EL series backplane.

Make sure that the backplane is properly and securely on the motherboard to •

prevent damage to the system due to power outages.

1-1

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 this manual.

1-4 Introduction to the SAS2-826EL Backplane

The SAS2-826EL backplane has been designed to utilize the most up-to-date tech-

nology available, providing your system with reliable, high-quality performance.

ThismanualreectsSAS2-826ELRevision1.01,themostcurrentreleaseavailable

at the time of publication. Always refer to the Supermicro Web site at www.supermi-

cro.comforthelatestupdates, compatiblepartsandsupportedcongurations.

1-5 Overview of the SAS2-826EL1/EL2 Backplanes

The SAS2-826EL1 and SAS2-826EL2 model backplanes are identical, except that

the SAS2-826EL2 backplane has duplicate secondary components which are not

found on the SAS2-826EL1. The SAS2-826EL2 is divided into a two sections, with

the primary components on the right side of the board and the secondary compo-

nents on the left.

1-2

Q9

F1

FANFAIL1

A

C

OVERHEATFAIL1

A

C

5V_LED1

A

C

12V_LED1

A

C

ACT18

A

C

ACT17

A

C

+

C367

C366

C365

C353C352

+

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_ENB1

1

MDIO1

MDIO2

1

ACTLED1

FAN_MONITOR_DISABLE

1

MH9

MH8

MH7

MH6

MH5

MH4

4

1

FAN1

4

FAN2

1

FAN3

1

8

J18

1

8

5

Y

E20R

K

10 15

AE

25 28

AH

5

E20R

K

10 15

AE

25 28

AH

SEC_MODE1

1

3

1

SEC_MODE2

1

3

Y2

1

4

EXPDBG1

1

EXPDBG2

1

4

UART_S1

1

4

UART_P1

PRI_MODE1

PRI_MODE2

PRI_I2C1

Q4

R187

JP1

1

4

+

C408

BCA115

BCA121

C265

C72

R305

+

C128

+

+

C130

+

+

C362

+

EC6

+

+

EC10

+

EC11

EC12

+

EC13

+

EC14

+

+

+

EC18

+

EC7

+

EC8

+

EC9

+5V

+12V

GND GND

PWR1

+5V

+12V

GNDGND

PWR2

+5V

+12V

GNDGND

PWR3

SAS CODE

BAR CODE

WWN

WWN

AB

AA

DESIGNED IN USA

REV 1.01

BPN-SAS2-826EL2

Connectors, Jumper and LEDs

2-1 Front Connectors

10

3

1

3

1

Front Connectors

14

1

1

1

1

2

1

12

1

3

4

1

1

Figure 2-1: SAS2-826EL1/EL2 Connectors and Components

EPP connectors: J16 and J17.1.

Primary and secondary expander 2.

chips

Power connectors: PWR1, 3.
PWR2, and PWR3.

SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide

Chapter 2

9

1

2

1

11

7

1

1

8

1

4

1

4

1

Primary UART connector: UART_9.
P1, for manufacturer's use only.

Secondary UART connector: 10.
UART_S1 for manufacturer's use
only (Not present on SAS2-826­EL1).

13

1

1

1

6

1

5

1

Fan connectors: Fan1, Fan2, and 4.
Fan3.

Primary SAS connector: PRI_J0.5.

Primary MDIO connector: MDIO1 11.
for manufacturer's use only.

Secondary MDIO connector: 12.
MDIO2 for manufacturer's use

Primary SAS connector: PRI_J1.6.

only (Not present on SAS2-826­EL1).

Secondary SAS connector: SEC_7.
J1 (not available in EL1 single
port backplane).

Primary debug connector: EX-13.
PDGB1 for manufacturer's use
only.

Secondary SAS connector: SEC_8.
J0 (not available in EL1 single
port backplane).

2-1

Primary debug connector: EX-14.
PDGB2 for manufacturer's use
only (Not present on SAS2-826­EL1)