Supero BPN-SAS2-216EL1, BPN-SAS2-216EL2 User Manual

Rev. 1.0b

BPN-SAS2-216EL1/EL2

BACKPLANE

USER'S GUIDE

SUPER

®

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BPN-SAS2-216EL1/EL2 Backplane User's Guide

Manual Revision 1.0b
Release Date: August 27, 2012

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Preface

Table of Contents

Contacting Supermicro ........................................................................................v

Returning Merchandise for Service....................................................................vi

Overview of the BPN-SAS2-216EL1/EL2 Backplanes ..................................... vii

Chapter 1 Safety Guidelines

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 BPN-SAS2-216EL1/EL2 Model Backplane....................... 1-2

Chapter 2 Connectors, Daughter Cards, Jumpers and LEDs

2-1 Connectors and Daughter Cards .................................................................... 2-1

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

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

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

2-4 Front Connectors and LED Indicators ............................................................ 2-6

Chapter 3 Dual Port and Cascading Congurations

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

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

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

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

Single Host Bus Adapter ................................................................................. 3-2

Single Host Bus Adapter Failover ................................................................... 3-2

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

Dual Host Bus Adapter .................................................................................. 3-3

Dual Host Bus Adapter Failover...................................................................... 3-3

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

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

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

Supported Internal HBA Cables ...................................................................... 3-5

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

Single External Host Bus Adapter ................................................................. 3-7

Dual External Host Bus Adapter .................................................................... 3-7

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

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

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

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

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

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

Server System with Single SAS HBA ........................................................... 3-14

DualSASHBAandCascadedConguration ............................................... 3-15

DualSASHBAandCascadedCongurationwithBranching ...................... 3-16

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Preface

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.

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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.

supermicro.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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Preface

Overview of the BPN-SAS2-216EL1/EL2 Backplanes

The BPN-SAS2-216EL1/EL2 model backplanes consists of a BPN-SAS2-216EB

backplane (X) with one or two BPN-SAS2-216EL daughter cards (Y and Z) mounted

on the rear of the backplane.

The BPN-SAS2-216EL1 model consists of the BPN-SAS2-216EB backplane (X)

and one BPN-SAS2-216EL primary daughter card (Y), mounted on the right-hand

side of the backplane.

The BPN-SAS2-216EL2 model consists of the BPN-SAS2-216EB backplane (X)

with a BPN-SAS2-216EL primary daughter card mounted on the right (Y) and a

BPN-SAS2-216EL secondary daughter card mounted on the left (Z).

Components on the front side of the BPN-SAS2-216EB backplane include twenty-

four SAS connectors and their respecitve activity and failure LEDs. Components

on the rear side of the backplane include jumpers and power and fan connectors.

Thedaughtercard'scomponentsincludeSASports,ashandexpanderchips,and

mode select jumpers.

BPN-SAS2-216EL Secondary
Daughter Card (Z)

BPN-SAS2-216EB
Backplane (X)

BPN-SAS2-216EL Primary
Daughter Card (Y)

Rear Side of the Backplane

Front Side of the Backplane

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Notes

1-1

Chapter 1 Safety Guidelines

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 damage

to your system, it is important to handle the backplane 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 and daughter cards by their edges only; do not touch the

components, peripheral chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

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

•Put the backplane 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 backplane.

•Disconnect the power cable before installing or removing any cables from the

backplane.

•Make sure that the backplane is securely and properly installed on the mother-

board to prevent damage to the system due to power shortage.

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BPN-SAS2-216EL1/EL2 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 PCB

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 BPN-SAS2-216EL1/EL2
Backplane

The BPN-SAS2-216EL1/EL2 model backplane has been designed to utilize the

most up-to-date technology available, providing your system with reliable, high-

quality performance.

ThismanualreectstheBPN-SAS2-216ELRevision1.02backplane,themostcur-

rent release available at the time of publication.

This manual also describes the BPN-SAS2-216EL daughter card, Revision 1.02,

the most current release available at the time of publication. Always refer to the

Supermicro Web site at www.supermicro.com for the latest updates, compatible

partsandsupportedcongurations.

2-1

Chapter 2 Connectors, Daughter Cards, Jumpers and LEDs

Chapter 2

Connectors, Daughter Cards, Jumpers and LEDs

2-1 Connectors and Daughter Cards

Connectors

1. Flash Chip

2. Expander Chip

3. SAS Port: PRI_J1

4. SAS Port: PRI_J2

5. SAS Port: PRI_J3

Figure 2-1: Connectors and Daughter Cards on the BPN-SAS2-216EL

MH4

MH3

MH2

MH1

R159

R157

R158

R161

BCA534

BCA236

BCA234

1

MDIOINTERFACE

U320

ACT0

A

C

L37

18

U16

U326

16

17

32

33

48

49

64

L396

1 4

SMART_UART

14

EXPDBG1

Y9

Q3

PRI_MODE2

1

3

PRI_MODE1

1

3

Q1

PRI_J3

PRI_J2

PRI_J1

P_ICE_RTCK

P_ICE_TCK

P_ICE_TDO

2

1

J2

+

EC6

+

C2926

+

+

EC5

+

EC2

+

EC1

+

EC3

+

C862

+

C861

+

C860

+

+

C858

+

5

Y

E

20

R

K

10 15AE25 28

AH

WWN

BAR CODE

A

A

DESIGNED IN USA

Rev:1.02

BPN-SAS2-216EL

J25

2

64

63

J24

2

64

63

U2

Q5

1

BUZZER_ENB1

1

REMOTE_FAN_FAIL2

1

REMOTE_FAN_FAIL1

OVERHEATFAIL1

A

C

FANFAIL1

A

C

5V_LED1

A

C

12V_LED1

A

C

F2

F1

+

EC25

+

EC23

+

EC22

+

EC19

+

EC17

+

EC9

+

EC8

+

EC7

+

EC6

+

EC5

+

EC4

+

EC3

+

EC24

+

EC21

+

EC20

+

EC2

+

EC18

+

EC16

+

EC15

+

EC14

+

EC13

+

EC12

+

EC11

+

EC10

+

EC1

P1

B1

A1

A15

B15

A29

B29

A43

A56

B56B43

P2

B1

A1

A15

B15

A29

B29

A43 A56

B56B43

U3

F7 F4

F11 F10

4

1

FAN1

41

FAN2

4

1

FAN3

PRI_I2C

BUZZER1

+

R14

R16

R17

R19

BPN-SAS2-216EB
REV: 1.02

DESIGNED IN USA

BAR CODE

+5V +12V

GND GND

PWR1

+5V

+12VGND GND

PWR2

+5V +12VGND GND

PWR3

+5V

+12V

GND GND

PWR4

7

1

1

Rear of BPN-SAS2-261EB Backplane

Front of BPN-SAS2-2l6EL Daughter Card(s)

2

3

4

5

6

1

9

7

7

8

8

8

1

10

8

6. EPP Connectors: J2

7. Fan Connectors: Fan1, Fan2, and

Fan3

8. Power Connectors: PWR1 - PWR4

9. Debug Connector: EXPDBG1

10. UART Connector: SMART_UART