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DOUBLE-SIDED STORAGE

SC417 CHASSIS SERIES

USER’S MANUAL 

 

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SC417E16-R1400LPB

SC417E16-R1400UB

SC417E26-R1400UB

SC417E26-R1400LPB

Summary of Contents for SC417E16-R1400LPB

Page 1: ...DOUBLE SIDED STORAGE SC417 CHASSIS SERIES USER S MANUAL 1 0 SUPER SC417E16 R1400LPB SC417E16 R1400UB SC417E26 R1400UB SC417E26 R1400LPB...

Page 2: ...DWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manuf...

Page 3: ...It provides information for the installation and use of the SC417 chassis Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only This manual lists compatible parts available...

Page 4: ...ludes the func tions and information provided by the chassis control panel as well as other LEDs located throughout the system Chapter 4 Chassis Setup and Maintenance Refer here for details on this ch...

Page 5: ...ided with your chas sis For additional information refer to the Supermicro website at www supermicro com Appendix C SAS2 216EL Backplane Specifications This section contains detailed specifications on...

Page 6: ...face 3 1 Overview 3 1 3 2 Control Panel Buttons 3 2 3 3 Control Panel LEDs 3 2 3 4 Drive Carrier LEDs 3 4 SAS SATA Drives 3 4 SCSI Drives 3 4 Chapter 4 Chassis Setup and Maintenance 4 1 Overview 4 1 4...

Page 7: ...l Loading 5 3 Circuit Overloading 5 3 Reliable Ground 5 3 5 6 Rack Mounting Instructions 5 4 Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails 5 4 Locking Tabs 5 5 Releasing the Inner Rail 5 5 Installing The...

Page 8: ...SC417 Chassis Manual viii Notes...

Page 9: ...servers and other applications 1 2 Shipping List Please visit the Supermicro Web site for the latest shiping lists and part numbers for your particular chassis model at http www supermicro com Chapte...

Page 10: ...To en sure the highest level of professional service and technical support we strongly recommend purchasing exclusively from our Supermicro Authorized Distributors System Integrators Resellers A list...

Page 11: ...dress Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl T...

Page 12: ...ust be mailed when service is complete For faster service RMA authorizations may be requested online http www supermicro com support rma Whenever possible repack the chassis in the original Supermicro...

Page 13: ...aged in any way If the chassis itself shows damage file a damage claim with carrier who delivered your system Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold that chassis It should be s...

Page 14: ...und exposed electrical circuits another person who is fa miliar with the power off controls should be nearby to switch off the power if necessary Use only one hand when working with powered on electri...

Page 15: ...metal conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or areas where power is present After accessing the inside of the system close the s...

Page 16: ...wrist strap Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard and p...

Page 17: ...ri ers to keep you constantly informed of the overall status of the system and over all health of specific components SC417 models have two buttons on the chassis control panel A reset button and a po...

Page 18: ...system Turning off system power with this button removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to the system Therefore you must un plug system before servicing 3 2 Control Panel Buttons Ther...

Page 19: ...failure When con tinuously on not flashing it indicates an overheat condition which may be caused by cables obstructing the airflow in the system or the ambient room temperature being too warm Check...

Page 20: ...ue LED When illuminated in a solid on state this blue LED on the front of the SAS SATA drive carrier indicates drive activity A connection to the SAS SATA backplane enables this LED to blink on and of...

Page 21: ...rence while setting up your chassis Review the warnings and precautions listed in the manual before setting up or servicing this chassis These include information in Chapter 2 System Safety and the wa...

Page 22: ...ssis Cover Unplug the chassis from any power source 1 Remove the screws securing the cover to the chassis 2 Lift the cover up and off the chassis 3 Warning Except for short periods of time do NOT oper...

Page 23: ...ing Removable Hard Drives Removing Hard Drive Carriers from the Chassis Press the release button on the drive carrier This extends the drive carrier 1 handle Use the handle to pull the drive carrier o...

Page 24: ...e to the Hard Drive Carrier Remove the four screws securing the dummy drive to the drive carrier and 1 remove the dummy drive Warning Except for short periods of time while swapping hard drives do not...

Page 25: ...in the drive carrier with the holes in the 3 hard drive Secure the hard drive to the carrier using four screws 4 Replace the drive tray into the chassis Make sure to close the drive carrier 5 handle...

Page 26: ...d drives or up to four 2 5 hard drives The tray part number is MCP 220 84701 0N Installing Fixed HDDs into the SC417 Chassis Disconnect the chassis from any power source 1 Remove the chassis cover as...

Page 27: ...e chassis 3 Installing Dual 2 5 Hard Drives into the Bracket Align the eight external tooth washers and eight screws with the holes in the 1 hard drive and the holes in the bracket Secure the hard dri...

Page 28: ...hassis surface The SC417 chassis includes permanent standoffs in locations used by most motherboards These standoffs accept the rounded Phillips head screws included in the SC417 accessories packaging...

Page 29: ...ght pounds of torque per square inch when tighten ing down the motherboard Secure the CPU s heatsinks and other components to the motherboard as 6 described in the motherboard documentation Slide back...

Page 30: ...LP Low Profile Chassis The SC417 chassis includes PCI slots for expansion cards The number of cards you can use depends upon your chassis model and motherboard model Installing Expansion Cards in SC41...

Page 31: ...17 U Model Chassis Disconnect the power supply lay the chassis on a flat surface and open the 1 chassis cover Connect the universal input output to the motherboard using the slots pro 2 vided on the m...

Page 32: ...ow the air shroud to be adjusted to fit a variety of motherboards Installing the Air Shroud Disconnect the chassis from any power source and remove the chassis cover 1 Place the air shroud in the chas...

Page 33: ...e recommended server parts 3 Make sure that no wires or foreign objects obstruct airflow through the chassis Pull all excess cabling out of the airflow path or use shorter cables The control panel LED...

Page 34: ...ver for an extended period of time with the chassis cover open Remove the failed fan s power cord from the serverboard 2 Press the fan release tab and lift the failed fan from the chassis 3 Place the...

Page 35: ...4 15 Chapter 4 Chassis Setup and Maintenance Figure 4 15 Placing the System Fan...

Page 36: ...rectly from Supermicro see contact information in the Preface Changing the Power Supply The SC417 chassis includes a redundant power supply This means that the 1 power supply may be replaced without p...

Page 37: ...s to be placed near a grounded power outlet Be sure to read the Rack and Server Precautions in the next section 5 3 Preparing for Setup The box your chassis was shipped in should include two sets of r...

Page 38: ...nt at a time extending two or more si multaneously may cause the rack to become unstable General Server Precautions Review the electrical and general safety precautions that came with the com ponents...

Page 39: ...that the amount of airflow required for safe operation is not compromised Mechanical Loading Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that a hazardous condition does not arise due to uneven mechanic...

Page 40: ...ck between 26 5 and 36 4 deep Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails The chassis package includes two rail assemblies in the rack mounting kit Each assembly consists of three sections An inner cha...

Page 41: ...the rack This prevents the server from coming completely out of the rack when when the chassis is pulled out for servicing Releasing the Inner Rail Releasing Inner Rail from the Outer Rails Identify t...

Page 42: ...ified 1 Place the inner rail firmly against the side of the chassis aligning the hooks 2 on the side of the chassis with the holes in the inner rail Slide the inner rail forward toward the front of th...

Page 43: ...essary use screws to secure the outer rails to the rack as illustrated above Pull out the rear of the outer rail adjusting the length until it fits within the 4 posts of the rack Hang the hooks of the...

Page 44: ...locking position of the middle rail Align the chassis inner rails with the front of the middle rails 4 Slide the inner rails on the chassis into the middle rails keeping the pressure 5 even on both s...

Page 45: ...is onto a rack Installing the Chassis into a Rack Install the whole rail assembly onto the rack as described on page 5 7 1 Release the inner rail without retracting the middle rail 2 Install the inner...

Page 46: ...ks of the front of the outer rail into the square holes of one of 1 the adapter brackets Place the hooks of the rear of the outer rail into the square holes of a second 2 adapter bracket Adjust the le...

Page 47: ...refer to the manufacturer of the motherboard you are using and our Web site at www supermicro com A 2 Cables Included with SC417 Chassis SAS SATA SC417 Part Type Length Description CBL 0088L Cable 9...

Page 48: ...BL 0175L Alt Name Big Four Alternate SAS SATA Cables Some compatible motherboards have different connectors If your motherboard has only one SAS connector that the SAS SATA cables must share use one o...

Page 49: ...0 pin CBL 0059 7 9 20 cm 8 pin CBL 0062 7 9 20 cm 4 pin CBL 0060 7 9 20 cm Front Panel to the Motherboard The SC417 chassis includes a cable to connect the chassis front panel to the motherboard If yo...

Page 50: ...M4 x 4 mm 0 157 RAIL Round head M4 x 4 mm 0 157 Flat head M5 x 12 mm 0 472 Washer for M5 DVD ROM CD ROM and FLOPPY DRIVE Flat head 6 32 x 5 mm 0 197 Pan head 6 32 x 5 mm 0 197 Round head M3 x 5 mm 0...

Page 51: ...This appendix lists power supply specifications for your chassis system SC417 1400W MFR Part PWS 1K41P 1R AC Input 1100W 100 140V 50 60Hz 9 5 13 5A 1400W 180 240V 50 60Hz 7 0 9 5A DC Output 5V Standby...

Page 52: ...SC417 Chassis Manual B 2 Notes...

Page 53: ...lane The SAS2 216EL2 model consists of the SAS2 216EB backplane A and two SAS 216EL daughter cards B and C mounted on the rear of the backplane Components on the front side of the SAS2 216EB backplane...

Page 54: ...ounded metal object before removing a component from the antistatic bag Handle the backplane and daughter cards by their edges only do not touch the components peripheral chips memory modules or gold...

Page 55: ...lane The SAS2 216EL1 EL2 model backplane has been designed to utilize the most up to date technology available providing your system with reliable high quality performance This manual reflects the SAS...

Page 56: ...J25 2 64 63 J24 2 64 63 U2 Q5 1 BUZZER_ENB1 1 REMOTE_FAN_FAIL2 1 REMOTE_FAN_FAIL1 OVERHEATFAIL1 A C FANFAIL1 A C 5V_LED1 A C 12V_LED1 A C F2 F1 EC25 EC23 EC22 EC19 EC17 EC9 EC8 EC7 EC6 EC5 EC4 EC3 EC2...

Page 57: ...s Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Tachometer 2 Expander Chips This expander chip allows the backplane to support dual ports cascading and failover 1 Flash Chips The flash chip enhances the backplane m...

Page 58: ...the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins Connector Pins Jumper Setting 3 2 1 3 2 1 J25 2 64 63 J24 2 64 63 U2 Q5 1 BUZZER_ENB1 1 REMOTE_FAN_FAIL2 1 REMOTE_FAN_FAIL1 OVERHEATFAIL1 A C...

Page 59: ...ble Default Closed Disable Enables disables the fan speed reporting REMOTE_FAN_FAIL2 Open Enable Default Closed Disable Enables disables the FAN FAIL1 LED BUZZER_ENB1 Open Disable Closed Enable Buzzer...

Page 60: ...EC15 EC14 EC13 EC12 EC11 EC10 EC1 P1 B1 A1 A15 B15 A29 B29 A43 A56 B56 B43 P2 B1 A1 A15 B15 A29 B29 A43 A56 B56 B43 U3 F7 F4 F11 F10 4 1 FAN1 4 1 FAN2 4 1 FAN3 PRI_I2C BUZZER1 R14 R16 R17 R19 BPN SAS2...

Page 61: ...21 33 27 8 9 J0 22 21 33 8 7 9 J1 22 21 33 27 8 9 J10 22 21 33 27 8 9 J11 22 21 33 27 8 9 J12 22 21 33 27 8 9 J13 22 21 33 27 8 9 J14 22 21 33 27 8 9 J15 22 21 33 27 8 7 9 J16 22 21 33 8 7 9 J17 22 2...

Page 62: ...L 5 SAS J6 ACT 6 FAIL 6 SAS J7 ACT 7 FAIL 7 SAS J8 ACT 8 FAIL 8 SAS J9 ACT 9 FAIL 9 SAS J10 ACT 10 FAIL 10 SAS J11 ACT 11 FAIL 11 SAS J12 ACT 12 FAIL 12 SAS J13 ACT 13 FAIL 13 SAS J14 ACT 14 FAIL 14 S...

Page 63: ...ER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER R R R R R R R R R R A A DESIGNED IN USA Rev 1 02 BPN SAS2 216EL Port B Secondary Ports Expander 2 From HBA or higher backplane From HBA o...

Page 64: ...DESIGNED BY SUPERMICRO U S A www supermicro com TEL 408 503 8000 FAX 408 503 8008 SILKSCREEN PRIMARY SIDE SUPER R SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SU...

Page 65: ...534 BCA236 BCA234 1 MDIOINTERFACE U320 ACT0 A C L37 1 8 U16 U326 16 17 32 33 48 49 64 L396 1 4 SMART_UART 1 4 EXPDBG1 Y9 Q3 PRI_MODE2 1 3 PRI_MODE1 1 3 Q1 PRI_J3 PRI_J2 PRI_J1 P_ICE_RTCK P_ICE_TCK P_I...

Page 66: ...em must be equipped with a power card This section describes the supported power card for the SAS2 216EL series backplane For more information see the Supermicro Web site at http www supermicro com C3...

Page 67: ...XXX XX X 010 03 1 TOLERANCES DECIMAL ARE IN INCHES Minh Hong Max DESIGNER DATE 12 03 2009 PROJECT NAME SAN JOSE CA 95131 DESIGNED BY SUPERMICRO U S A www supermicro com TEL 408 503 8000 FAX 408 503 80...

Page 68: ...SAS Part CBL 0108L 02 Length 39 cm 15 inches Part CBL 0109L 02 Length 22 cm 9 inches Part CBL 0110L 02 Length 18 cm 7 inches Description This cable has an iPass SFF 8087 Mini SAS connector 36 pin at e...

Page 69: ..._J3 PRI_J2 PRI_J1 P_ICE_RTCK P_ICE_TCK P_ICE_TDO 2 1 J2 EC6 C2926 EC5 EC2 EC1 EC3 C862 C861 C860 C858 5 Y E 20 R K 10 15 AE 25 28 AH WWN BAR CODE 1 02 REV BPN SAS2 216EL MACH FINISH 30 ANGLE SPECIFIED...

Page 70: ...our external HBA has an InfiniBand connector Figure C 15 SAS InfiniBand Cable CBL 0200L Cable Name SAS InfiniBand to Mini SAS X4 1M cable PBF Part CBL 0200L Length 1 meter Description This cable has a...

Page 71: ...ong Max DESIGNER DATE 12 03 2009 PROJECT NAME SAN JOSE CA 95131 DESIGNED BY SUPERMICRO U S A www supermicro com TEL 408 503 8000 FAX 408 503 8008 SILKSCREEN PRIMARY SIDE SUPER R SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPE...

Page 72: ...ngle port connections and two cables for dual port connections Cable Name SAS EL2 EL1 Backplane Cable Internal with 2 port Cascading Cable 68 cm Part CBL 0167L SFF 8087 to SFF 8088 x1 Ports Single Pla...

Page 73: ...ERMICRO U S A www supermicro com TEL 408 503 8000 FAX 408 503 8008 SILKSCREEN PRIMARY SIDE SUPER R SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER...

Page 74: ...in dual port environments Cable Name SAS EL2 EL1 Cascading Cable External 68 cm Part CBL 0166L Placement External Cable Ports Single or Dual Description External cascading cable Connects ports betwee...

Page 75: ...2 216EL MACH FINISH 30 ANGLE SPECIFIED DIMENSIONS UNLESS OTHERWISE XXX XX X 010 03 1 TOLERANCES DECIMAL ARE IN INCHES Minh Hong Max DESIGNER DATE 12 03 2009 PROJECT NAME SAN JOSE CA 95131 DESIGNED BY...

Page 76: ...ROJECT NAME SAN JOSE CA 95131 DESIGNED BY SUPERMICRO U S A www supermicro com TEL 408 503 8000 FAX 408 503 8008 SILKSCREEN PRIMARY SIDE SUPER R SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SU...

Page 77: ...SIDE SUPER R SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER R R R R R R R R R R A A DESIGNED IN USA Rev 1 02 BPN SAS2 216EL MH4 MH3 MH2 MH1 R159...

Page 78: ...SILKSCREEN PRIMARY SIDE SUPER R SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER R R R R R R R R R R A A DESIGNED IN USA Rev 1 02 BPN SAS2 216EL M...

Page 79: ...C 27 Appendix C SAS2 216EL1 EL2 Backplane Specifications Notes...

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