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Adding PCI HBA Card

The NVR2000 chassis can accommodate one full-size PCI-Express HBA add-on

 

card with 

the use of a riser card.

Installing

 

a

 

HBA Add-on

 

Card (Optional)

1. After

 

powering

 

down

 

the

 

system

remove

 

the

 

PCI

 

slot

 

shield.

2. Fully

 

seat

 

the

 

riser

 

card

 

into

 

the

 

slot

pushing

 

down

 

with

 

your

 

thumbs

 

evenly on

 

both

 

sides

 

    of

 

the

 

card

Seat

 

the

 

HBA

 

card

 

into

 

the

 

riser

 

card.

3. Finish

 

by

 

using

 

a

 

screw

 

to

 

secure

 

the

 

top

 

of

 

the

 

card

 

shield

 

to

 

the

 

chassis.

 The

 

PCI

 

slot

 

shield

 

protects

 

the

 

NVR2000

 

motherboard

 

and

 

its

 

components

 

from

 

EMI

 

and

  

aid

 

in

 

proper

 

ventilation

so

 

make

 

sure

 

it

 

is

 

always

 

in

 

place

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Cabling

I/O Ports

See the figures below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.

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The USB, VGA, and keyboard ports are provided for local maintenance.

Control Panel

Mouse  (green)

Keyboard

(purple)

USB0/1 Ports

COM1 Port
(Turquoise)

VGA Port

(Blue)

LAN1/2 Ports

Slide the left end of the front cover into the chassis until the two pegs are seated in 
the chassis wall. 

While depressing the tab, insert the right end of the cover into the chassis

Release 

the tab to lock the front cover into place.

2

Front Cover

1

2

1

Power button

Accessing the Inside of the System

1.

 

Grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it locks (you will 
hear a "click").

2. Depress the two buttons on the top of the chassis to release the top cover. There is a 

large

 

rectangular recess in the middle front of the top cover to help you push the cover 

away from you until it stops.

3. Lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the NVR2000. 

SAS cable

COM1

COM2

BBU Status

S
A
S

S
A
S

CH0 Link

CH1 Link

HOST-CH0

HOST-CH0

HOST-CH1

SAS Exp.

1.Ctrl Sta tus
2.C_Dirty
3.Temp.
4.BBU Link
5.Hst Bsy
6.Drv Bsy

1

2

3

6

5

4

USB/Mouse/Keyboard

Power

LAN

Power On

Providing Power

1.  lug the power cord from the power supply unit into a high-quality power strip that 

offersprotection from electrical noise and power surges. It is recommended that you 
use an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).

2. Depress the power button on the front of the chassis to power up the system.

 

P

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Make the following connections:

LAN

 

port

to

 

connect

 

the

 

NVR2000

 

to

 

the

 

Internet

SAS

 

cable

to

 

connect

 

the

 

NVR2000

 

controller

 

to

 

the

 

storage

 

alley

/

enclosure

Power

 

cable

(

Optional

USB

 

port

to

 

connect

 

external

 

devices

 

such

 

as

 

CD

-

ROM

 

for

 

recovery

(

Optional

Mouse

 

and

 

Keyboard

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n

n

n

n

Making Host Connections

Note:

The port numbering sequence on HBA cards on the host computer should match 

that on the RAID enclosure, e.g., HBA port0 to RAID ctrl CH0.  

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