Supermicro BPN-NVMe3-216A-N4, User Manual

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Preface
Table of Contents
Contacting Supermicro .......................................................................................iv
Returning Merchandise for Service.....................................................................v
Chapter 1 Safety Guidelines ....................................................................1-1
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 BPN-NVMe3-216A-N4 Backplane Assembly .................... 1-2
1-5 Overview of the BPN-NVMe3-216A-N4 Backplane ........................................ 1-2
Chapter 2 Connectors, Jumpers, and LEDs ...........................................2-1
2-1 Rear Connectors ............................................................................................. 2-1
2-2 Rear Connector and Pin Definitions ............................................................... 2-2
2-3 Rear Jumper Locations and Settings .............................................................. 2-3
Explanation of Jumpers .................................................................................. 2-3
2-4 Front Connectors and LED Indicators ............................................................ 2-4
Chapter 3 Dual Port and Cascading Configurations .............................3-1
3-1 Single and Dual Port Expanders..................................................................... 3-1
Single Port Option ........................................................................................... 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
3-4 Connecting HBAs to the Backplane................................................................ 3-4
Connecting an Internal HBA to the Backplane ............................................... 3-4
Supported Internal HBA Cables ...................................................................... 3-4
Connecting an External HBA to the Backplane .............................................. 3-6
Single External Host Bus Adapter................................................................... 3-6
Dual External Host Bus Adapter ..................................................................... 3-6
Connecting Multiple Backplanes in a Single Channel Environment ............... 3-7
Single HBA Configuration Cables ................................................................... 3-8
Connecting Multiple Backplanes in a Dual Channel Environment ................. 3-9