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A33606-PCI-01

SAS-2 Expander

User Manual

Version:

C

Document Number:

90-000186

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Page 1: ...A33606 PCI 01 SAS 2 Expander User Manual Version C Document Number 90 000186 ...

Page 2: ...nt of the appropriate Astek officer is prohibited TECHNOLOGY LICENSES The hardware and or software described in this document are furnished under a license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license REGULATOR COMPLIANCE Note The A33606 PCI has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These Lim...

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Page 4: ...ternal iPass SFF 8088 15 SAS LEDs 16 Front Panel LEDs 16 Input Power 16 Internal iPass SFF 8087 17 Enclosure Services Header 18 Temperature Sensor Header 19 Fan Headers 20 Other Connectors 21 Front Panel 21 4 SCSI Enclosure Services SES 21 Temperature Elements 22 Voltage Sensor Elements 22 Cooling Elements 23 Power Supply Element 23 SAS Expander Element 23 Customization 23 5 Specifications 24 Elec...

Page 5: ...ounting location for the board no signal or power pins are used The A33606 PCI 01 is also available without a PCI bracket for mounting directly to a chassis or with a 5 25 shell for mounting in a 5 25 bay on a traditional PC chassis The Astek expander SAS interface is compatible with the ANSI Serial Attached SCSI Specification revision 2 0 and the Serial ATA Specification revision 2 6 The function...

Page 6: ...ckaging and check that it is not damaged Step 2 Insert the Expander card into a PCI PCI X or PCIe slot on the motherboard per the motherboard manufacturer recommendations Step 3 Attach a 4 pin power cable from the power supply to J13 shown below The A33606 PCI 01 utilizes 12V input power Step 4 Attach the SAS HBA or RAID Card to the expander card For internal connection connect the host to J5 usin...

Page 7: ...33606 PCI 01D The A33606 PCI 01D is enclosed in a 5 25 mounting shell and is intended to be installed in a 5 25 bay in a PC CAUTION Ground yourself before removing any electronic equipment or parts Step 1 Remove the A33606 PCI 01D from the ESD packaging and check that it is not damaged Step 2 Insert the Expander with mounting shell into a 5 25 bay and secure it with the provided hardware Step 3 At...

Page 8: ...le Step 5 Attach drives to the expander card The mapping of drive number to connector is shown below Connector Drive Numbers J3 1 4 J4 5 8 J6 9 12 J7 13 16 J8 17 20 J9 21 24 Drives can be attached via a backplane by using an SFF 8087 cable Drives may also be attached using an SFF 8087 to SATA fanout cable Step 6 Power on the system A33606 PCI 01 The A33606 PCI 01 is intended to be installed direct...

Page 9: ...ed in the Mechanical Specifications section Step 3 Attach a 4 pin power cable from the power supply to J13 shown below The A33606 PCI 01 utilizes 12V input power Step 4 Attach the SAS HBA or RAID Card to the expander card For internal connection connect the host to J5 using an SFF 8087 cable For external connection connect the host to J2 using an SFF 8088 cable Step 5 Attach drives to the expander...

Page 10: ...ched using an SFF 8087 to SATA fanout cable Step 6 Power on the system Software Installation The A33606 PCI 01 does not require drivers or special software to operate the expander The standard drivers for your HBA RAID card contain the necessary support for expanders in the system Follow the recommended instructions for creating RAID arrays and disk arrays for the HBA or RAID card manufacturer ...

Page 11: ...sing the A33606 PCI 01 expander card Cascaded Expanders Below illustrates how to connect 48 drives to an HBA RAID card using two A33606 PCI 01 expander cards The Daisy Chain port of the 1 st expander is connected to the Host port on the 2 nd expander Additional drives can be added to the SAS topology by adding more expanders to the system in the same manner A33606 PCI 01 Card HBA RAID Card ...

Page 12: ...A33606 PCI 01 SAS 2 Expander User Manual 12 Copyright 2010 by Astek Corporation All rights reserved Ver B A33606 PCI 01 Card HBA RAID Card A33606 PCI 01 Card ...

Page 13: ... PCI 01 Characteristics Board Outline The A33606 PCI 01 board outline is shown below Key interfaces are highlighted External iPass SFF 8088 Internal iPass SFF 8087 Input Power Enclosure Services Header SAS LEDs Front Panel LEDs RJ 11 Serial Port SAS LEDs Temp Sensor Expander Fan Connectors Heartbeat LED ...

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Page 15: ...les may be utilized as long as they conform to the above pinout Heartbeat LED When the system is powered on and the expander chip is functioning properly the Heartbeat LED D9 will blink continuously External iPass SFF 8088 Two SFF 8088 ports are available on the front panel of the A33606 PCI 01 J1 and J2 Each port supports up to 4 lanes of SAS 2 6Gb s traffic The table below shows the pin assignme...

Page 16: ... lane in the port Error One of the SAS lanes in the port has failed All SAS lanes in the port are working Front Panel LEDs A bi level LED for reporting general expander enclosure status and is located on the front panel The LED definition is below LED LED Color Location Powered Green Top Fault Yellow Bottom LED operation is defined below LED On Off Power The board and expander are powered up The e...

Page 17: ...Name Pin Signal Name A1 GND B1 GND A2 RX0_P B2 TX0_P A3 RX0_N B3 TX0_N A4 GND B4 GND A5 RX1_P B5 TX1_P A6 RX1_N B6 TX1_N A7 GND B7 GND A8 SIDEBAND 7 B8 SIDEBAND 0 A9 SIDEBAND 3 B9 SIDEBAND 1 A10 SIDEBAND 4 B10 SIDEBAND 2 A11 SIDEBAND 5 B11 SIDEBAND 6 A12 GND B12 GND A13 RX2_P B13 TX2_P A14 RX2_N B14 TX2_N A15 GND B15 GND A16 RX3_P B16 TX3_P A17 RX3_N B17 TX3_N A18 GND B18 GND Each SFF 8087 include...

Page 18: ... GPIO3 9 GND 10 GPIO4 11 GND 12 HDD Fault LED 2 13 GND 14 Power Fail LED 2 15 GND 16 Power Fail 1 1 5V tolerant input 2 A 220 current limiting resistor is included on the A33606 PCI 01 Therefore an external current limiting resistor is NOT required Power Fail Input The Power Fail Input is a 5V tolerant input dedicated to indicate that a Power Failure has occurred Many times this indicates that one...

Page 19: ...ted as shown below A 220 current limiting resistor is included in the circuit GPIO1 GPIO4 GPIO1 GPIO4 can be utilized for additional enclosure service I O such as intrusion detection additional LEDs alarm door lock etc Default firmware does not utilize these signals Contact Astek with your requirements to obtain a customized configuration to utilize these pins Temperature Sensor Header An external...

Page 20: ... by the expander and reported through SES The fan speed is adjusted by the expander through SES control commands The expander does not automatically adjust the fan speed Connectors J14 and J15 also have fan detect circuitry to determine if a fan is attached to the connectors This information is reported through SCSI Enclosure Services J20 and J33 do not have this capability The table below shows t...

Page 21: ...port Other Connectors Other connectors not listed above are reserved for Astek use or for future use J1 Daisy Chain Port J2 External Host Port J42 Serial Port Board Status LEDs Bottom Left Yellow System Fault LED Top Right Green Power On LED J1 Status LEDs Bottom Left Yellow Fault LED Top Right Green Activity LED J2 Status LEDs Bottom Left Yellow Fault LED Top Right Green Activity LED ...

Page 22: ...the T10 SCSI Enclosure Services SES 2 specification Temperature Elements SES will monitor and report on 3 temperature sensors Expander Temperature PCB Temperature External temperature Thresholds for high and low temperature limits can be set through SES If a temperature threshold limit is exceeded the expander will report a failure through SES and illuminate the ERROR LED on the front panel The de...

Page 23: ...fans that can be monitored and controlled through SES The intent is for these three connectors to be used for external fan control monitoring If one of these fans stops running the expander will NOT report a failure NOR illuminate the ERROR LED on the front panel Power Supply Element The expander will monitor the status of the Power Supply connected to pin 8 of the Enclosure Services Header When i...

Page 24: ...s Environmental Specifications Operating Conditions Temperature 0 C to 55 C Humidity 5 to 90 non condensing Storage Conditions Temperature 45 C to 55 C Humidity 5 to 90 non condensing Airflow The A33606 PCI 01 contains a heatsink and fan for cooling the expander chip No additional cooling is required CAUTION Do not operate the A33606 PCI 01 card if the fan stops operating Mechanical Specifications...

Page 25: ...3606 PCI 01 does not utilize signals or power from the PCI PCI X or PCIe bus The PCI socket provides a mechanical location to store the A33606 PCI 01 in a chassis The card should be installed in a system by following the system manufacturer s recommended procedures A33606 PCI 01D The expander comes mounted in a 5 25 mounting shell for mounting in a Mounting holes accept hardware for a standard 5 2...

Page 26: ...er is not in a fault state A fault is indicated by illuminating the yellow LED on the front panel of the board Verify the expander is running by a blinking heartbeat LED D9 The LED is located above the Daisy Chain port J1 Verify the fan on the expander heatsink is running When connections are made to a port the green LED associated with the port should flicker and blink to indicate that communicat...

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