One Stop Systems EB16-SX8, User Manual

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ExpressBox 16 Smart | 9
1 Introduction
1.1 General Specifications
OSS ExpressBox 16 Smart is a 16-Slot PCI Express® Expansion System. The expansion system consists of a PCIe® host interface card, an iPass
cable, a 4U rack-mount chassis containing a 16 Slot backplane and an expansion interface card, a standard or redundant power supply, and high
volume cooling fans. There are two versions available:
ExpressBox 16 Basic and ExpressBox 16 Smart .
ExpressBox 16 Basic ExpressBox 16 Smart
A choice of two backplane configurations:
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EB16-BX4: provides (16) x4 PCIe Gen 2 slots
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EB16-BX8: provides (2) x16 PCIe Gen 2 slots and (14) x8
PCIe Gen 2 slots.
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Backplane provides (2) x16 PCIe Gen 2 slots and (14) x8 PCIe
Gen 2 slots
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LED Status Panel
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OSS’s Express I/O Manager management tool for SNMP
monitoring and partitioning of the slots among multiple
computers.
EB16 SMART EB16 BASIC
Sixteen PCIe slots Sixteen PCIe slots
Card Retainers Card Retainers
4 Cooling Fans (Replaceable) 4 Cooling Fans (Replaceable)
Expansion Backplane Expansion Backplane
2 Power Supply Modules 1 Power Supply Module
1 Expansion Interface Card 1 Expansion Interface Card
Netburner No Netburner
Two Power Switches (ON the back of the unit) Single Power Switch
LED Locator & Reset Button No LED Locator & Reset Button
1 iPass Connector to Host 1iPass Connectors to Host
16 Card slots 16 Card slots
2 Thumb Screws 2 Thumb Screws
Two Front Handles Two Front Handles
Front Power Button (On & OFF) Front Power Button (On & OFF)
Front LED Indicators No Front LED Indicators
1 Link Cable 1 Link Cable
1 Host Interface Cards 1 Host Interface card
Express IO Manager / WEB GUI No Express IO Manager / WEB GUI
1.2 Basic Features
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Easy “Plug and Play” installation
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PCI Express Gen 2 x16 or x8 interconnection
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All slots support full-length cards
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Status LEDs on backplane indicate active link, speed (Gen 1 or Gen 2), partial or complete lane training
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Automatic power-up control by computer
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Four hot-swappable cooling fans
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Multiple power supply options with auxiliary power connectors to support cards requiring more than 75 Watts
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Industrial 4U rack-mount enclosure
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Card retainers keep cards in place and are adjustable to fit any size card
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Chassis provides superior EMI control, vibration, shock and moisture resistance