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SAS 12Gb

WAN 1GbE Feature Card

No. of interfaces

2 / 4

Physical

RJ45 (8P8C)

Speed

Auto-sensing 10 / 100 / 1000Mb/s.

WAN 10GbE Feature Card

No. of interfaces

2

Physical

SFP+ Twin-Ax, 10GBase-SR Laser LC, RJ45 (8P8C)

Speed

Auto-sensing 1000 / 10000Mb/s.

WAN 40GbE Feature Card

No. of interfaces

2

Physical

QSFP+

Speed

Auto-sensing 10000 / 40000Mb/s

WAN 100GbE Feature Card

No. of interfaces

2

Physical

QSFP28 100GBASE-CR4, 100GBASE-SR4

Speed

Auto-sensing 1 / 10 / 25 / 40 / 50 / 100Gb/s

iSCSI 1GbE Feature Card

No. of interfaces

2 / 4

Physical

RJ45 (8P8C)

Speed

Auto-sensing 10 / 100 / 1000Mb/s

Error Recovery

ERL0, ERL1, ERL2

Standards

IPv4, IPv6, iSCSI, iSNS, CHAP, DHCP

iSCSI 10GbE Feature Card

No. of interfaces

2

Physical

SFP+ Twin-Ax, 10GBASE-SR Laser LC, 10GBASE-T RJ45

(8P8C)

Speed

Auto-sensing 1000 / 10000Mb/s

Error Recovery

ERL0, ERL1, ERL2

Standards

IPv4, IPv6, iSCSI, iSNS, CHAP, DHCP

iSCSI 40GbE Feature Card

No. of interfaces

2

Physical

QSFP+

Speed

Auto-sensing 10000 / 40000Mb/s

Error Recovery

ERL0, ERL1, ERL2

Standards

IPv4, IPv6, iSCSI, iSNS, CHAP, DHCP

iSCSI 100GbE Feature Card

No. of interfaces

2

Physical

QSFP28 100GBASE-CR4, 100GBASE-SR4

Speed

Auto-sensing 1 / 10 / 25 / 40 / 50 / 100Gb/s

Error Recovery

ERL0, ERL1, ERL2

Standards

IPv4, IPv6, iSCSI, iSNS, CHAP, DHCP

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Summary of Contents for a205

Page 1: ...Appliance a205 Hardware Manual Eli v6 2 20 Bridgeworks Unit 1 Aero Centre Ampress Lane Ampress Park Lymington Hampshire SO41 8QF Tel 44 0 1590 615 444 Email support 4bridgeworks com ...

Page 2: ...or at the Appliance end 10Gb Ethernet Cable Depending on the configuration you have purchased you will require at least one cable from either LC Multi mode Optical Fibre Cable SFP Multi mode Optical Fibre 50 125 OM3 or OM4 Patch Cable LC up to 300 meters Or Copper Interface Cable SFP SFP DirectAttach Copper DAC Twin Ax interface cable passive up to 7 meters Bridgeworks Part Number 017 034 Or 10GBA...

Page 3: ...his connector at the Appliance end and the type of connector your peripheral device supports at the other end Fibre Channel Cable You will require at least one Multi mode Optical Fibre 50 125 OM3 OM4 Patch Cable LC of suitable length to go between your Appliance and device host or Fibre Channel switch If you are in any doubt please contact your reseller for assistance 3 ...

Page 4: ...Fibre Cable SFP 10 2 3 2 Using a Copper Interface Cable SFP 11 2 3 3 Using a 10GBASE T Category 6 or 6a Cable RJ45 11 2 4 Connecting the 40Gb QSFP Cables 11 2 5 Connecting the 100Gb Ethernet Cables 12 2 5 1 Using a Copper Interface Cable QSFP28 12 2 6 Connecting the 12Gb SAS cables 13 2 7 Connecting the Fibre Channel Interface 14 2 8 Connecting the Power Supply 15 Appendix A Visual Indicators 17 A...

Page 5: ...o quickly identify different pieces of information This icon represents a note of interest about a step or section of information This icon represents an important piece of information This icon represents a warning Care must be taken and the warning should be read thoroughly 5 ...

Page 6: ...horised service center to perform any servicing inside the Appliance the user should not attempt to service any parts inside the unit themselves The power cord is used as a disconnection device be aware after disconnection of the AC power some internal components may retain charge still and represent a shock hazard Do not use the equipment where it can get wet Protect equipment from liquid intrusi...

Page 7: ...ct Certain models will use a Small Form factor Pluggable SFP Transceiver module for connection to an optical network These devices may use a Class 1 Laser device it is important that you do not stare into the Laser beam 7 ...

Page 8: ...re card is installed 2 1 Appliance Configuration The following image is a representation of the back of the Appliance and can be used to identify the positions of the various feature cards available on your product Product Onboard Ports MA and MB Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 5 EFC1002800 Management FC Initiator FC Initiator iSCSI Target ESAS10023200 Management SAS Initiator SAS Initiator iSCSI...

Page 9: ... WAN See Section 2 1 Appliance Configuration to see interface assignments To connect an onboard interface insert a Cat 5e cable or better into it as shown in the following image When the plug is in the correct position a click should be heard The other end of the cable should be connected to a network Rear Panel of the Appliance Showing Ethernet Cable Connections 2 3 Connecting the 10Gb Ethernet C...

Page 10: ...tical Fibre 50 125 using LC connectors To connect the Appliance to an Ethernet network or directly to a device insert one or two SFPs into the unit Note SFPs will come pre installed when a 10GBASE SR feature card has been purchased with your configuration Insert the multi mode cables in to the SFP as shown below When the plug is in the correct position a click should be heard 10 ...

Page 11: ... copper based solution using the RJ45 connector a Category 6 or 6a Ethernet cable is required with a maximum length of 55 meters for Category 6 and 100 meters for Category 6a To connect the Appliance to an Ethernet network or directly to a device connect one side of the Category 6 Ethernet cable into a RJ45 port located on a 10 Gigabit Ethernet card at the back of the unit When the plug is in the ...

Page 12: ...product 2 5 Connecting the 100Gb Ethernet Cables Copper Interface Cable QSFP28 2 5 1 Using a Copper Interface Cable QSFP28 If you are using a copper based solution an SFP28 Direct Attach Copper DAC Twin Ax interface cable must be used the maximum supported length of which is a 5 meter passive cable To connect the Appliance directly to a device insert one or two QSFP28 cables in to the connector as...

Page 13: ...ected to this SAS bus The Appliance will automatically negotiate with these devices to obtain their optimal operating speed upon power up Each SAS wide port can support up to 4 phys Connect the SAS cable s to the Appliance as shown below ensuring that connector is the correct way up Note Each SAS wide port supports 4 independent SAS channels or phys You can use either wide port as the initial port...

Page 14: ...tor Pluggable SFP interface module must be inserted into the SFP receptacle at the back of the Appliance as shown in the following image Note Only use SFP transceivers that meet or exceed the following standards EU IEC EN 60825 1 North America FCC CDRH Note SFPs will come pre installed when a Fibre Channel card has been purchased with your configuration The following multi mode optical fibre cable...

Page 15: ...e wall or rack plug is removed or is switched off With a redundant power supply configuration the system evenly distributes power across both power supplies to maximise efficiency In order to utilise this feature please ensure that both power supplies are connected Connect the power supply to the rear of the Appliance as shown below and turn on the power from the wall socket Note Before powering u...

Page 16: ...To turn on the Appliance push the switch on the front as shown below Whenever the Appliance is powered on the switch will be illuminated in the colour green and system fans will be easily heard 16 ...

Page 17: ... 1 Ethernet 1 Link indicator 2 Activity indicator Link Activity Description Off Off Not connected Amber Connected at less than maximum speed Green Connected at maximum speed Flashing Green Data is being sent or received 17 ...

Page 18: ... power consumption 750W approx Environmental Operational temperature 10 C to 35 C Non operational temperature 40 C to 65 C Humidity 10 80 non condensing Onboard Management Interface No of interfaces 2 Physical RJ45 8P8C Speed Auto sensing 10 100 1000Mb s Standards IPv4 IPv6 NTP SNMP DHCP Onboard WAN Interface No of interfaces 0 Physical RJ45 8P8C Speed Auto sensing 10 100 1000Mb s Feature Cards No...

Page 19: ...ysical RJ45 8P8C Speed Auto sensing 10 100 1000Mb s Error Recovery ERL0 ERL1 ERL2 Standards IPv4 IPv6 iSCSI iSNS CHAP DHCP iSCSI 10GbE Feature Card No of interfaces 2 Physical SFP Twin Ax 10GBASE SR Laser LC 10GBASE T RJ45 8P8C Speed Auto sensing 1000 10000Mb s Error Recovery ERL0 ERL1 ERL2 Standards IPv4 IPv6 iSCSI iSNS CHAP DHCP iSCSI 40GbE Feature Card No of interfaces 2 Physical QSFP Speed Aut...

Page 20: ...32Gb s Standards FC DA FC DA 2 FC FS FC FS 3 FC FS 4 FC FS 5 FC GS 2 3 4 5 FC GS 6 FC GS 7 FC LS 2 FC LS 3 FC MI FC NVMe FC NVMe AM1 FC PH FC PH 2 FC PH 3 FC PI FC PI 2 FC PI 3 FC PI 4 FC PI 5 FC PI 6 FC PI 7 FC TAPE FCP 2 3 FCP 4 FC PH SBC 3 SPC 3 SPC 4 SSC 2 SSC 3 SSC 4 Topology N_port F_port SAS 12Gb Feature Card No of wide ports 2 4 Physical SFF 8644 External Mini SAS HD Phys per wide port 4 S...

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