Supero SBB 937R-E2JB User Manual

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SBB 937R-E2JB

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USER’S MANUAL

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Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians. It
provides information for the installation and use of the SBB 937R-E2JB. Installation
and maintainance should be performed by experienced technicians only.

The SBB 937R-E2JB is a high-end storage solution based on the SC937 3U rack­mount chassis and two BMB-937-JB expanders.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1: Introduction

Preface

The fi rst chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the
server system and describes the main features of the BMB-937-JB serverboard
and the SC937ETS-R1200NDBP chassis.

Chapter 2: Server Installation

This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SBB 937R-E2JB into a
rack and check out the server confi guration prior to powering up the system.

Chapter 3: System Interface

Refer here for details on the system interface, which includes the functions and
information provided by the control panels on the chassis as well the HDD carrier
LEDs.

Chapter 4: System Safety

You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview
of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the SBB
937R-E2JB.

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Chapter 5: Advanced Chassis Setup

Refer to Chapter 5 for detailed information on the SC937 server chassis. You
should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing, removing or
reconfi guring SAS or peripheral drives and when replacing system power supply
units and cooling fans.

Appendix A: System Specifi cations

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

1-1 Overview .........................................................................................................1-1

1-2 SAS Expander .................................................................................................1-2

Cascading .......................................................................................................1-2

SAS ................................................................................................................ 1-2

1-3 Server Chassis Features ................................................................................1-2

System Power ................................................................................................. 1-2

SAS/SATA Subsystem ..................................................................................... 1-2

Front Control Panel .........................................................................................1-2

Cooling System ............................................................................................... 1-3

1-4 SBB: Storage Bridge Bay ...............................................................................1-3

1-5 Contacting Supermicro .................................................................................... 1-4

Chapter 2 Server Installation

2-1 Overview .........................................................................................................2-1

2-2 Unpacking the System .................................................................................... 2-1

2-3 Preparing for Setup .........................................................................................2-1

Choosing a Setup Location ............................................................................. 2-1

Rack Precautions ............................................................................................ 2-2

Server Precautions .......................................................................................... 2-2

Rack Mounting Considerations .......................................................................2-3

Ambient Operating Temperature ................................................................ 2-3

Reduced Airfl ow .........................................................................................2-3

Mechanical Loading ................................................................................... 2-3

Circuit Overloading .....................................................................................2-3

Reliable Ground ......................................................................................... 2-3

2-4 Installing the System into a Rack ................................................................... 2-4

Installing the Inner Rack Rails ........................................................................ 2-4

Installing the Outer Rack Rails ....................................................................... 2-5

Installing the Chassis into a Rack...................................................................2-6

2-5 Checking the Serverboard Setup .................................................................... 2-7

2-6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup ........................................................................ 2-8

Chapter 3 System Interface

3-1 Overview .........................................................................................................3-1

3-2 Control Panel Button .......................................................................................3-1

Power ..............................................................................................................3-1

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3-3 Control Panel LEDs ........................................................................................3-1

Power Fail .......................................................................................................3-1

Overheat/Fan Fail: .......................................................................................... 3-2

Cascading Status ............................................................................................ 3-2

Cascading Status ............................................................................................ 3-2

Power ..............................................................................................................3-3

3-4 Drive Carrier LEDs ..........................................................................................3-3

Chapter 4 System Safety

4-1 Electrical Safety Precautions .......................................................................... 4-1

4-2 General Safety Precautions ............................................................................4-2

4-3 ESD Precautions ............................................................................................. 4-3

4-4 Operating Precautions .................................................................................... 4-4

Chapter 5 Advanced Chassis Setup

5-1 Static-Sensitive Devices .................................................................................. 5-1

Precautions .....................................................................................................5-1

Unpacking .......................................................................................................5-1

5-2 Control Panel ..................................................................................................5-2

5-3 System Fans ...................................................................................................5-3

System Fan Failure .........................................................................................5-3

Replacing System Fans ..................................................................................5-3

5-4 Drive Bay Installation/Removal .......................................................................5-5

Accessing the Drive Bays ...............................................................................5-5

Hard Drive Midplane ....................................................................................... 5-5

SAS Drive Installation ..................................................................................... 5-5

5-5 Midplane .......................................................................................................... 5-8

5-6 Power Supply ..................................................................................................5-9

Power Supply Failure ......................................................................................5-9

Replacing the Power Supply ........................................................................... 5-9

Appendix A System Specifi cations

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

The SBB 937R-E2JB is a high-end Super Storage Bridge Bay (SBB) JBOD system
comprised of two main subsystems: the SC937 chassis and two BMB-937-JB SAS
expander cards.

In addition to the chassis and expander cards, various hardware components have
been included with the 937R-E2JB, as listed below:

Six 4-cm fans (FAN-0088L4)

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SAS Accessories •
One SAS midplane (BPN-SAS-937-O-P)
Sixteen hard drive carriers (MCP-220-97303-0B)

One set of rackmount hardware (MCP-290-00053-ON)

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1-2 SAS Expander

The SBB 937R-E2JB includes two BMB-937-JB expanders, which are mounted on
hot-swappable trays. The BMB-937-JB utilizes the LSISAS2x36, which is a 36-port,
6 Gb/s SAS expander.

Cascading

Each BMB-937-JB has a SAS-IN port and a SAS-OUT port, which in turn are con­nected to an I-SAS port at the rear of the chassis. The I-SAS port may then be
used to cascade to another system (must be cascaded to a system with a proces­sor and memory).

SAS

The LSISAS2x36 is a x36 expander that provides SAS 2.0 support. RA ID 0, 1, 10
and 1E modes. Refe r to t h e fo ll ow i ng ftp site for setup gui de li n es: < ftp://ftp.sup er­micro.com/driver/SAS/LSI/LSI_ SAS_EmbMR AID_SWUG.pdf> and Supermicro's
web site for ad dit iona l inmf or mati on < ht tp:// w w w.super mic ro.c om /supp or t/manu­als/> (R A ID is sup por ted by thir d- par ty sof t ware.)

1-3 Server Chassis Features

System Power

The SC937 features a redundant Gold Level 700W power supply composed of two
separate power modules. This power redundancy feature allows you to replace a
failed power module without shutting down the system.

SAS/SATA Subsystem

The SC937 supports up to 16 3.5" SAS drives. These drives are hot-swappable
units and are connected to a midplane that provides power and control.

Notes: The operating system connected to the SBB system must have RAID support
to enable the hot-swap capability of the SAS drives. As an alternative to SAS drives,

3.5" SATA drives can be supported via an interposer (AOL-LSISS9252).

Front Control Panel

Two control panels are included on each end of the SBB 937R-E2JB to provide you
with system monitoring and control. LEDs indicate system power, cascade status,

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system overheat and power supply failure. Each set of LEDs are associated with the
node/serverboard on the same side of the chassis. A single power button is located
on the right side control panel. When pressed, both nodes will power on or off.

Cooling System

The SC937 chassis has six fans at the front of each expander, which consists of
three sets of two 4-cm counter-rotating fans. This counter-rotating action works to
dampen vibration levels while generating exceptional airfl ow.

1-4 SBB: Storage Bridge Bay

The 937R-E2JB Super SBB was designed to function as a fully redundant, fault­tolerant "cluster-in-a-box" JBOD system. The support for 16 3.5" hot-swap HDDs has
been expanded to support cascading with the SBB JBOD 937R-E2JB confi guration.
The Super SBB provides hot-swappable trays for the BMB-937-JB expanders.

Equipped with 700W (Gold Level) high-effi ciency redundant power supplies and
redundant cooling fans, the 937R-E2JB is a high-available, high-reliability JBOD
storage system at a competitive price.

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1-5 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], ext.132 or 139

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