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SAS2-847EL BACKPLANE

USER'S GUIDE

Rev. 1.0a

SAS2-847EL Backplane User's Guide

The information in this User’s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate.
The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document,
makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual, or to notify any
person or organization of the updates. Please Note: For the most up-to-date version of this

manual, please see our web site at www.supermicro.com.

Super Micro Computer, Inc. ("Supermicro") reserves the right to make changes to the product
described in this manual at any time and without notice. This product, including software and
documentation, is the property of Supermicro and/or its licensors, and is supplied only under a
license. Any use or reproduction of this product is not allowed, except as expressly permitted by
the terms of said license.

IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENT AL,
SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO
USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGES. IN PARTICULAR, SUPERMICRO SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY
HARDWARE, SOFTW ARE, OR DA TA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING THE
COSTS OF REPAIRING, REPLACING, INTEGRATING, INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, OR DATA.

Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa
Clara County in the State of California, USA. The State of California, County of Santa Clara shall
be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes. Super Micro's total liability for all
claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product.

California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials: This Perchlorate
warning applies only to products containing CR (Manganese Dioxide) Lithium coin cells. “Perchlorate
Material-special handling may apply. See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”

WARNING: Handling of lead solder materials used in this
product may expose you to lead, a chemical known to
the State of California to cause birth defects and other
reproductive harm.

Manual Revision 1.0
Release Date: June 28, 2010

Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer, Inc., you may not
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Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Other products and companies
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Copyright © 2010 by Super Micro Computer, Inc.
All rights reserved.

Printed in the United States of America

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Table of Contents

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

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

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 SAS2-847EL Backplane....................................................1-2

Chapter 2 Connectors, Jumpers and LEDs

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

2-2 Front Connector and Pin Defi nitions ............................................................... 2-2

2-3 Front Jumper Locations and Pin Defi nitions ................................................... 2-4

Explanation of Jumpers .................................................................................. 2-4

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Connecting 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 Confi guration Cables .................................................................3-10

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

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Dual HBA Confi guration Cables .................................................................... 3-12

3-4 Supported Cascading Confi gurations ...........................................................3-13

Dual SAS HBA and Cascaded Confi 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-Pacifi 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 be­fore 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 in­curred 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.

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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 dam­age 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.

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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

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chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.

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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

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backplane.

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

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

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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 SAS2-847EL Backplane

The SAS2-847EL backplane has been designed to utilize the most up-to-date tech­nology available, providing your system with reliable, high-quality performance.

This manual refl ects SAS2-847EL1 and SAS2-847EL2 Revision 1.01, 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 confi gurations.

The SAS2-847EL1 backplane includes a primary expander chip and primary SAS
connectors. The SAS2-847EL2 includes of both primary and secondary expander
chips, as well as primary and secondary SAS connectors. The primary and second­ary expanders are redundant, so that if one should fail, the other will take over.

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Front Connectors

Primary I1.

Power connectors: PWR1, PWR2, PWR3, PWR4, PWR5, and PWR62.

Primary expander chip3.

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Secondary expander chip (Not available in EL1 backplane)4.

EPP connectors: J21 and J245.

Fan connectors: FAN1, FAN2, FAN3 and FAN4 6.

Primary SAS port: PRI_J07.

Primary SAS port: PRI_J18.

Secondary SAS port: SEC_J0 (Not available in EL1 backplane)9.

Secondary SAS port SEC_J1 (Not available in EL1 backplane)10.

Primary Ethernet port: J2211.

Secondary Ethernet port: J2312.

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2-2 Front Connector and Pin Defi nitions

1. Primary I2C Connector

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C connector is used to monitor the power
supply status and to control the fans. See the
table on the right for pin defi nitions.

2. Backplane Main Power Connectors

The 4-pin connectors, designated PWR1,
PWR2, PWR3, PWR4, PWR5, and PWR6,
provide power to the backplane. See the
table on the right for pin defi nitions.

I2C Connector

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 Data
2 Ground
3 Clock
4 No Connection

Backplane

Main Power

4-Pin Connector

Pin# Defi nition

1 +12V

2 and 3 Ground

4 +5V

3. and 4. Primary and Secondary Expander
Chips

This primary and secondary expander chips
allow the backplane to support dual ports,
cascading, and failover.

5. EPP Ports

The EPP ports are used for manufacturer's
diagnostic purposes only.

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