Supero SAS-216EL1/EL2, SAS-216EL1, SAS-216EL2 User Manual
SUPER
®
SAS-216EL1/EL2
BACKPLANE
USER'S GUIDE
Rev. 1.0
SAS-216EL Backplane User's Guide
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Manual Revision 1.1
Release Date: July 7, 2008
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Safety Information and Technical Specifi cations
Table of Contents
Contacting Supermicro ........................................................................................v
Returning Merchandise for Service ...................................................................vi
Overview of the SAS-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
Chapter 2 Jumper Settings and Pin Defi nitions
2-1 Rear Components, Connectors and Jumpers ................................................ 2-1
Rear Components and Connectors ................................................................ 2-1
2-2 Rear Connector and Pin Defi nitions ............................................................... 2-2
2-3 Rear Jumper Locations and Pin Defi nitions ................................................... 2-3
Explanation of Jumpers .................................................................................. 2-3
2-4 Front Connectors and LED Indicators ............................................................ 2-5
2-5 Front Connectors and Jumpers ...................................................................... 2-7
Chapter 3 Dual Port and Cascading Confi 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
Dual Host Bus Adapter .................................................................................. 3-2
Dual Host Bus Adapter Failover ................................................................. 3-2
3-3 Chassis Power Card and Support Cables ...................................................... 3-3
Chassis Power Card ....................................................................................... 3-3
Connectioning an Internal Host Bus Adapter to the Backplane .................... 3-4
Supported Internal HBA Cables ...................................................................... 3-4
Connecting an External Host Bus Adapter to the Backplane ........................ 3-6
Single External Host Bus Adapter ................................................................. 3-6
Dual External Host Bus Adapter .................................................................... 3-6
Supported External HBA to Backplane Cable ................................................ 3-7
Connecting Multiple Backplanes in a Single Channel Environment ............... 3-8
Single HBA Confi guration Cables ................................................................... 3-9
Connecting Multiple Backplanes in a Dual Channel Environment ............... 3-10
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SAS-216EL Backplane User's Guide
Dual HBA Confi guration Cables .....................................................................3-11
3-4 Supported Cascading Confi gurations ........................................................... 3-12
Server System with Single SAS HBA ........................................................... 3-13
Dual SAS HBA and Cascaded Confi guration ............................................... 3-14
Dual SAS HBA and Cascaded Confi guration with Branching ...................... 3-15
iv
Safety Information and Technical Specifi cations
Contacting Supermicro
Headquarters
Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
980 Rock Ave.
San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000
Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008
Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information)
support@supermicro.com (Technical Support)
Web
Site:
Europe
Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.
Tel: +31 (0) 73-6400390
Fax: +31 (0) 73-6416525
Email: sales@supermicro.nl (General Information)
Asia-Pacifi c
Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
www.supermicro.com
Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
support@supermicro.nl (Technical Support)
rma@supermicro.nl (Customer Support)
Tel: +886-(2) 8226-3990
Fax: +886-(2) 8226-3991
Web
Site:
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Tel: 886-2-8226-1900
4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.
Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County
Taiwan, R.O.C.
www.supermicro.com.tw
v
SAS-216EL Backplane User's Guide
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 fi rst for any product problems.
vi
Safety Information and Technical Specifi cations
Overview of the SAS-216EL1/EL2 Backplanes
The SAS-216EL1/EL2 series of backplanes consists of a SAS-216EB backplane
(A) with one or two SAS-216EL daughter cards (B and C) mounted on the rear of
the backplane.
The SAS-216EL1 model consists of the SAS-216EB backplane (A) and one SAS-
216EL daughter card (C), mounted on the right-hand side of the backplane.
The SAS-216EL2 model consists of the SAS-216EB backplane (A), and two
SAS216EL daughter cards (B and C), mounted on the rear of the backplane.
Components on the front side of the SAS-216ELB backplane include 24 SAS con-
nectors 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, fl ash and expander chips, and mode select
jumpers.
SAS-216EB Backplane (A)
Front Side of the Backplane
Rear Side of the Backplane
SAS-216EL Daughter Card (C)
SAS-216EL Daughter Card (B)
vii
Safety Information and Technical Specifi cations
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
Electric Static 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 suffi 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 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 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.
1-1
SAS-216EL 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.
1-2
Safety Information and Technical Specifi cations
MH1
MH2
MH3
MH4
BC1
C340
C341
C342
C343
C344
C345
C326
C327
C334
C335
C336
C337
C338
C339
C346
C347
C348
C349
C350
C351
C103
C105
C106
C107
C111
C113
C118
C120
C123
C124
C126
C127
C129
C130
C132
C133
C135
C138
C146
C153
C155
C157
C158
C159
C162
C166
C168
C172
C178
C88
C90
C94
C98
C261
C76
C171
C78
C73
BC2
C240
C241
C242
C243
C244
C245
C246
C247
C248
C249
C250
C251
C252
C253
L51
L10
L15
L17
L23
L25
L28
L3
L32
L34
L39
L40
L41
L43
L45
L46
L47
L50
L52
L55
L58
L59
L6
L60
L61
L62
L65
L66
L67
L68
L69
L8
R96
R112
R71
R72
R73
R75
R76
R77
R78
R79
R85
R86
R87
R88
R89
R91
R101
R102
R103
R104
R105
R106
R108
R74
R95
RA3
R97
R98
R99
R8
R5
R11
D1
PRI_MODE1
U2
J2
PRI_J3
PRI_J2
PRI_J1
PRI_FLASH1
PRI_SRAM1
PRI_EXP1
1
3
1
2
WWN
BAR CODE
Rev:1.01
BPN-SAS216EL
MH1
MH2
MH3
MH4
BC1
C340
C341
C342
C343
C344
C345
C326
C327
C334
C335
C336
C337
C338
C339
C346
C347
C348
C349
C350
C351
C103
C105
C106
C107
C111
C113
C118
C120
C123
C124
C126
C127
C129
C130
C132
C133
C135
C138
C146
C153
C155
C157
C158
C159
C162
C166
C168
C172
C178
C88
C90
C94
C98
C261
C76
C171
C78
C73
BC2
C240
C241
C242
C243
C244
C245
C246
C247
C248
C249
C250
C251
C252
C253
L51
L10
L15
L17
L23
L25
L28
L3
L32
L34
L39
L40
L41
L43
L45
L46
L47
L50
L52
L55
L58
L59
L6
L60
L61
L62
L65
L66
L67
L68
L69
L8
R96
R112
R71
R72
R73
R75
R76
R77
R78
R79
R85
R86
R87
R88
R89
R91
R101
R102
R103
R104
R105
R106
R108
R74
R95
RA3
R97
R98
R99
R8
R5
R11
D1
PRI_MODE1
U2
J2
PRI_J3
PRI_J2
PRI_J1
PRI_FLASH1
PRI_SRAM1
PRI_EXP1
1
3
1
2
WWN
BAR CODE
Rev:1.01
BPN-SAS216EL
R123
R122
F10
F11
F12
F13
F14
F15
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9
U3
PWR1
PWR2
PWR3
PWR4
PWR5
PWR6
BC1
BC17
BC19
BC21
BC23
BC34
BC36
BC37
BC38
BC4
BC51
BC52
BC54
BC56
BC6
BC66
BC69
BC7
BC71
BC72
BC82
BC85
BC87
BC88
BC11
BC15
BC16
BC25
BC27
BC29
BC31
BC41
BC43
BC45
BC47
BC57
BC59
BC61
BC63
BC73
BC75
BC77
BC79
BC89
BC9
BC91
BC93
BC95
BC18
BC2
BC20
BC22
BC3
BC33
BC35
BC39
BC40
BC49
BC5
BC50
BC53
BC55
BC65
BC67
BC68
BC70
BC8
BC81
BC83
BC84
BC86
P2
P1
BC10
BC12
BC13
BC14
BC26
BC28
BC30
BC32
BC42
BC44
BC46
BC48
BC58
BC60
BC62
BC64
BC74
BC76
BC78
BC80
BC90
BC92
BC94
BC96
C147
BUZZER1
C117
C141
C142
C143
C144
C21
C22
C23
C24
C45
C46
C47
C69
C70
C71
C93
C95
C48
C146
EC1
EC10
EC11
EC12
EC13
EC14
EC15
EC16
EC18
EC2
EC20
EC21
EC24
EC3
EC4
EC5
EC6
EC7
EC8
EC9
EC17
EC19
EC22
EC23
EC25
F1
F2
F3
12V_LED1
5V_LED1
FANFAIL1
OVERHEATFAIL1
BUZZER_ENB1
REMOTE_FAN_FAIL_SCOKET1
R56
R55
R54
R60
R66
R34
R36
R37
R39
R43
R44
R57
R49
R52
FAN2
FAN1
FAN3
Q5
U8
J24
J25
+5V
+12V
GND
GND
+5V
+12V
GND
GND
+5V
+12V
GND
GND
+5V
+12V
GND
GND
+5V
+12V
GND
GND
+5V
+12V
GND
GND
B1
A1
A15
B15
A29
B29
A43
A56
B56
B43
B1
A1
A15
B15
A29
B29
A43
A56
B56
B43
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
A
C
A
C
A
C
A
C
1
1
3
1
3
3
6
7
6
64
2
63
Chapter 2
Jumper Settings and Pin Defi nitions
2-1 Rear Components, Connectors and Jumpers
888
8
R49
R52
C146
REMOTE_FAN_FAIL_SCOKET1
R57
+5V
+12V
GND
BUZZER_ENB1
PWR5
+5V
+12V
GND
GND
BUZZER1
F15
+5V
GND
F14
+
8
U3
A1
+12V
GND
PWR6
F9
B1
P2
F8
GND
1
1
C147
A15
B15
PWR4
A
A
F7
C
C
F13
A29
A43
FANFAIL1
OVERHEATFAIL1
B29
B43
FAN3
PWR3
+5V
+12V
GND
GND
113
F3
R56
A56
B56
F12
F6
A1
B1
77
FAN2
R55
113
F2
P1
A15
A29
B15
B29
8
7
PWR1
+5V
+12V
GND
+5V
GND
F5
A43
B43
GND
+12V
GND
PWR2
F11
A56
B56
FAN1
3
1
F4
F10
R123
R122
R54
F1
R60
12V_LED1
5V_LED1
A
A
Q5
C
C
R66
+
6
6
EC25
7
U8
BC8
BC4
BC37
BC47
BC38
BC45
BC39
BC46
BC48
BC33
+
C22
C21
EC9
EC12
BC41
BC34
BC23
BC43
BC44
+++
C23
C24
R44
BC7
EC8
BC3
BC29
BC31
C45
BC30
C46
BC35
BC32
BC42
+
2
J25
R37
R39
EC6
R43
63
6
J2
MH1
PRI_FLASH1
1
MH4
1
2
C153
C168
C172
C155
C157
C158
C159
C162
C240
C249
C243
C241
C245
C246
C247
C248
C250
C251
C252
R103
R73
R78
RA3
R99
R96
R71
R77
R87
R91
R101
R102
R97
R76
R72
R75
R88
R89
R104
R105
R106
R108
C350
C351
C338
C339
C346
C349
C337
C348
C253
C347
C244
C242
R86
R98
R85
R79
R95
R74
D1
U2
C76
C78
R11
C178
1
3
PRI_MODE1
C341
C342
C343
C344
C345
C334
C335
C336
L59
L60
L61
L66
C326
C340
C327
BC1
C73
C171
R5
R8
BC2
R112
Rev:1.01
C261
PRI_SRAM1
Daughter Card
C129
C132
C123
C126
C135
C138
C146
C166
L3
L39
L45
L46
L50
L52
L55
L58
L62
L65
L67
L68
L69
BC40
BC36
BC19
BC21
BC27
BC28
BC22
+
+
C47
EC11
EC5
R36
R34
BC17
BC6
BC25
BC26
+
C48
EC1
BC15
BC16
BC18
BC20
BC13
BC14
BC5
+
+
+
C70
C69
BC1
BC2
EC4
EC2
EC7
BC9
BC11
BC10
BC12
+
+
C71
EC3
EC10
BC88
BC95
BC84
BC96
C95
+
+
C93
EC22
EC24
Backplane
C118
C120
C124
C127
C113
C94
C98
C106
C111
C90
C107
C130
C88
C103
C105
C133
WWN
L6
L8
L10
L15
L17
L23
L25
L28
L32
L34
L41
L43
L47
L51
L40
PRI_EXP1
BAR CODE
MH2
PRI_J1
PRI_J2
3
4
MH3
PRI_J3
5
BC85
BC49
BC89
BC66
BC71
BC92
BC93
BC86
BC90
BC94
BC67
+
64
C117
J24
EC18
BC75
BC77
BC79
BC78
BC68
BC65
BC76
+
+
BC80
EC23
+
BC72
BC83
EC17
EC19
6
J2
MH1
D1
PRI_FLASH1
1
MH4
1
2
C153
C168
C172
C155
C157
C158
C159
C240
C249
C243
C241
C245
C246
C247
C248
C250
C251
C252
R103
R73
R78
RA3
R99
R96
R71
R77
R87
R91
R101
R102
R97
R76
R72
R75
R88
R89
R104
R105
R106
R108
C350
C351
C338
C339
C346
C349
C337
C348
C253
C347
C244
C242
R86
R98
R85
R79
R95
R74
U2
C76
C78
R11
R112
C178
1
3
PRI_MODE1
C341
C342
C343
C344
C345
C334
C335
C336
L59
L66
C326
C340
C327
BC1
C73
C171
R5
R8
BC2
Rev:1.01
C261
PRI_SRAM1
Daughter Card
Figure 1-1: Front Connectors on Backplane and Daughter Cards
Rear Components and Connectors
Components
Primary Flash Chip
1.
BC69
BC73
BC52
BC53
BC64
BC70
BC74
+
+
BC82
C141
BC51
EC14
EC20
C118
C120
C113
C94
C98
C106
C129
C132
C111
C90
C107
C88
C103
C105
C123
C126
C135
C138
C146
C162
C166
L6
L8
L10
L15
L17
L23
L25
L28
L32
L34
L41
L3
L39
L45
L46
L50
L52
L55
L58
L60
L61
L62
L65
L67
L68
L69
PRI_EXP1
22
BC59
BC56
BC57
BC61
BC63
BC60
BC58
BC50
BC62
+
+
+
+
C144
C143
C142
BC91
BC87
BC81
EC13
EC16
C124
C127
C130
C133
WWN
L43
L47
L51
L40
PRI_J1
PRI_J2
BAR CODE
PRI_J3
EC21
EC15
BC54
BC55
MH2
3
4
MH3
5
Primary Expander Chip
2.
SAS Port: PRI_J1
3.
SAS Port: PRI_J2
4.
SAS Port: PRI_J3
5.
EPP Connectors: J24 and J25
6.
Fan Connectors: Fan1, Fan2, and Fan3
7.
Power Connectors: PWR1 - PWR6
8.
2-1
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