One Stop Systems
OSS-PCIe4-4UV-5
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16 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
1.
Is there a PCIe switch on the HIB616-x16 CARD? if there is, what the vendor model and number?
Answer: The card uses a Broadcom PEX88032
.
2.
What does it indicate when the front PWR & FAN LEDs come up as Amber or Orange?
Answer: Is it an indication of faulty power and fan.
3.
How many lanes are available on the PEX88096 switch on 522 backplane?
Answer: On the 522 backplane, there are 5x16 lanes (80 lanes), 16 for the target card, a
total of 96 lanes.
4.
What is the weight of the 4U Value chassis?
Answer: The 4UV weights 30.0 lbs without the baseboard (522) or add-in cards
5.
What is power consumption of HIB38-x16?
Answer:
60W max
1.5A @3.3V
3A @12V
250mA @ 3.3V aux
6.
Will the Value chassis power UP automatically upon turning ON the host computer?
Answer: Yes
7.
Does the 4UV chassis need to be attached to a host (cable, host/target cards) to power ON?
Answer: Yes
8.
If the unit is running, can you pull one of the power supply module? Will cause a problem with the unit?
Answer: That depends on the load inside the expansion chassis. If one supply is insufficient to provide power to all the add-in cards
then it will fail.
9.
I am assuming that there is a PCIE card that comes with the expansion box that has to be inserted in the host server. This card will
connect the server to the expansion box via the PCIE cable. Is this correct?
Answer: Yes, this is correct.
10.
Is the PCIE card referred above called HIB616x-16 PCIE host target interface? (To me it looked like these are inserted in the slot on
the expansion box backplanes. Without a card to be inserted in the host server - how would it connect to any server?)
Answer: Host interface card. It comes with the expansion box. It is installed in a x16 PCIe slot in a host computer motherboard.
The chassis is not limited to x16, It can also support a x4 and x8 Host Interface Board
.
11.
Can I connect two hosts (servers) to this system(expansion box)? Or do the cards have to be connected to the same server?
Answer: Yes. You can connect the two host servers and YES you can connect to the same server.
12.
Are the PCIe switches connected to each other (backplanes connected to each other) so that with one server connected to the
expansion box with one cable I can access 16 PCIE card slots? Or is it one server to access all the 10 slots only with two PCIE cables?
Answer: The two backplanes are independent and there is not any connectivity between the two. You need two PCIe cables to
access 10 slots.
13.
If the PEX switches in each backplane are connected to each other I need a configuration where in one state one host server acts as
the root hub for all the 10 PCIE cards and if that host server fails the second server connected to the second backplane takes over as
the root hub for all the 10 PCIE cards? Is this possible with this product?
Answer: Not applicable since there is not any connectivity between the two PCIe switches.
14.
Can I unplug the link cables while the expansion unit and the host computers are running?
Answer: It is not recommended to unplug or plug in the link cables (x16 cable) while the expansion unit and host computers are
running as this can cause failure.
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