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Cubix Corporation 

 2800 Lockheed Way 

 Carson City, NV 89706-0713 ● Page 10 

Sales 800.829.0550 

 

http://www.cubix.com

 

 [email protected] 

 xprm8g3-1625urp-20170801 

When a fault occurs, the LCD will jump to that fault and the LCD backlight will flash on / off. 
Press the left button to acknowledge the fault and the LCD will stop flashing and enable normal 
operation. The LCD will continue to display the fault at the applicable sub-menu until you clear 
the fault. 
 
Menu 1: Start Menu 
 
 

Menu 1 

Sub-menu 1 

Sub-menu 2  

Sub-menu 3 

 
 
 

Main menu 1:  Cubix Corporation 
Sub-menu 1: 

PCB Assembly 

  Board Number 

  EEPROM Revision 

  Board Revision 

Sub-menu 2: 

MCU Firmware 

  Release Number 

  Release Date 

Sub-menu 3: 

PCB Serial Number 

 
 
Menu 2: Power Supply Status 
 
 

Menu 2 

Sub-menu 1 

Sub-menu 2 

 
 
 

Main Menu 2:  Power Supply Status 
Sub-Menu 1: 

Main Power Status:  

  PWR Standby = Main power is off; system is in standby  

  PWR ON-Good = Main power is on; +3.3V, +5V, +12, -12V are within spec. 

  PWR ON-FAULT = Main power is on; +3.3V, +5V, +12V, or -12V is out of spec. 

Sub-Menu 2: Optional redundant power supply (RPS) status  

  RPS Standby 

= Main Power is off, System is in standby 

  RPS ON-Good 

= Main Power is on, power supply/modules are working 

  RPS ON-FAULT 

= Main Power is on, power supply/module has failed 

 
Menu 3: Temperature Status 
 
 

Menu 3 

Sub-menu 1 

Sub-menu 2 

 
 
 
 
        Menu 3: Temperature Status 
Sub-Menu 1: Display the temperature of the 3 temperature sensors in degrees Celsius. 
Note: If a temperature sensor fails, FLT (fault) appears under the failed sensor. 
Sub-Menu 2: Bridge (left), Bridge (right) IC Temperature (Range: 20C-125C, ---C when power is off) 
 
 
 
 
 

Cubix 

Corporation 

PCB Assembly 

A09180 Rev 1A-0A 

MCU Firmware 

Rel 01 06-20-12 

Power Supply 

PWR   ON-Good  

Power Supply 

RPS   ON-Good 

Power Supply 

Status 

Temperature 

Status 

Tmp1 Tmp2  Tmp3 

24C    25C    26C 

IC Temperature 

            65C 

Serial Number 

10200000 

Содержание XPRMG3-1625URP

Страница 1: ...s Rack Mount 16 5U RPS supports PCIe SSDs with passive cooling and PCIe cards with rear connected auxiliary power cables The host computer must have one or two PCIe x16 PCIe Gen 3 0 slots available for the host interface controller HICs Rack Mount 16 5U RP provides two Main Interface Boards MIBs connected to two HICs in one host computer or connected to one HIC in each of two host computers with a...

Страница 2: ...Cubix Corporation 2800 Lockheed Way Carson City NV 89706 0713 Page 2 Sales 800 829 0550 http www cubix com sales cubix com xprm8g3 1625urp 20170801 ...

Страница 3: ...sion Power supply status Redundant power Temperature status 3 sensor readouts in degrees Centigrade C Fan status Fan status voltage percent speed PCIe link status x16 cable connected 8 0Gbps or 5 0Gbps x16 link speed x16 cable Connected or not connected status Slot 1 8 x16 transfer rate theoretical PCIe Gen 3 8 0Gbps x8 64 0Gbps PCIe Gen 3 5 0Gbps x8 40 0Gbps LCD panel backlight Toggle on off usin...

Страница 4: ...rocedure with Detail Each Rack Mount 16 provides two MIBs with four slots for a total of 16 x PCIe x8 slots The MIB supports either one or two host computers During this procedure place the Rack Mount 16 enclosure on a stable surface Use a Philips 2 screwdriver for this procedure Make sure all AC power to Xpander is disconnected Do not install graphics or other controllers until instructed to do s...

Страница 5: ... Cable LED lights green Proceed to the next step to install adapters 8 Switch off AC power to the host computer Leave the power cords and the external PCIe cables to the host computer connected 9 Disconnect AC power from Xpander MIB or main board in which you plan to install the GPUs 10 Remove the screws for holding down the PCIe card end brackets 11 Install the graphics or other controller s in t...

Страница 6: ...oller driver s using the vendor s procedure e g NVIDIA Quadro Tesla Grid Series or AMD Firepro S9100 S9150 S9170 17 Replace the Rack Mount 16 front top covers and replace the screws holding it in place Normal Power On Off Procedure 1 With Rack Mount 16 connected to the host computer and running shut down the host computer normally 2 With Rack Mount 16 connected to the host computer and powered dow...

Страница 7: ...les connected to Xpander 2 Find in packaging the rackmount slide rails with a bag of 8 x mounting screws taped to one of the rails 3 Remove the inner slide rail or slide mount from the outer rail and mount it to Xpander using the Xpander slide mounting holes To release each outer slide mount slide it toward the rear of the enclosure until it stops Press the catch to release and remove the outer sl...

Страница 8: ...ckaging Use the Philips 2 screwdriver and the 3 8 wrench or socket to secure snugly but not tightly each slider to the front and rear mounting brackets Check to make sure the mounting brackets and slide rails are level from front to rear before tightening the screws and nuts Align the front of the slider with the front of the cabinet 3 Repeat the process for the other two front and two rear mounti...

Страница 9: ... holding the Rack Mount 16 in the cabinet Front Panel LCD Rackmount 16 front panel LCD provides enclosure details and status Beneath the LCD are three buttons left button scrolls through MIBs middle button scrolls through the main menu items and right button scrolls through sub menu items When you first connect power Xpander comes up in standby mode The LCD displays Cubix on the top line and Corpo...

Страница 10: ...Status PWR Standby Main power is off system is in standby PWR ON Good Main power is on 3 3V 5V 12 12V are within spec PWR ON FAULT Main power is on 3 3V 5V 12V or 12V is out of spec Sub Menu 2 Optional redundant power supply RPS status RPS Standby Main Power is off System is in standby RPS ON Good Main Power is on power supply modules are working RPS ON FAULT Main Power is on power supply module h...

Страница 11: ...6 PCIe cable installation status Connected x16 cable is properly connected to the HIC NOT Connected x16 cable is not properly connected to the HIC Sub Menu 2 x16 PCIe cable link speed and link width Speed and width depend on the host capability Speed 8 0Gb s 5 0Gb s or 2 5Gb s Width x1 x2 x4 x8 x16 and NO Link when the host did not successfully link or Xpander is in standby power Sub Menu 3 10 Lin...

Страница 12: ... the screws holding Xpander top cover remove it and set it aside 8 Remove the graphics or other controllers and pack them in the original packaging 9 Replace the hold down brackets and tighten the captured screws 10 Pack the graphics cards or other controllers within the boxes in which you received them 11 Replace the Xpander Rackmount Elite front top cover replace the screws and remove the power ...

Страница 13: ...ing load Apply a processing load on the GPUs If the slot LEDs still flash green check the vendor s link for a driver update Issue All Cable and Slot LEDs are lit green but your OS does not detect the GPUs Resolution Shut down the OS gracefully power down Xpander and reseat the GPUs in each PCIe slot Make sure that you seat each GPU firmly in its slot and that you connect all aux power connectors f...

Страница 14: ...r 3 seconds to reset the Micro Controller Unit MCU If the Xpander is running the Xpander fans will turn on full speed for 10 seconds and then slow down to the operating speed set by the MIB local temperatures Issue The passively cooled GPUs or accelerators in Xpander are overheating Resolution Make sure you have installed blank end brackets L brackets for each empty Xpander slot The blank end brac...

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