E
C
D
First Edition, Nov. 2008
3U-16 bay SAS/SATA JBOD with PCI-e Slot Expander
5.
Build up procedures
Q&A
(Questions and Answers)
6.
Operation
NA333A
Quick Installation Guide
Open the chassis by removing the cover.
Place PCI-e x8 SAS or SATA control card (HBA) and other PCI-e
cards into proper PCI-e slots of NA333A and fix them with
thumbscrews on the bracket of the cards.
Connect all miniSAS to miniSAS cables between the HBA and
backplane. Connect the first (top) of minSAS connector on the
backplane to Channel 1~4 miniSAS connector on the HBA, the
second to Channel 5~8 miniSAS connector of HBA, the third to
Channel 9~12 miniSAS connector of HBA and the fourth to
Channel 13~16 miniSAS connector of HBA.
Close the chassis and immobilize it on the server rack or other
proper place.
Connect the chassis and the
HOST
with PCI-e x8 cable. Then
connect it with power source.
Take out all the trays.
Place all Hard Drives in the tray and fix them with Hard Drive
Mounting Screws. Put them back to NA333A.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Turn on the power of chassis before you turn on the power of the
HOST
.
After all Drives are indentified by the
HOST
, please follow the
operation procedure indicated by HBA.
1.
2.
Page. 4 Page. 5 Page. 6
1. What if my PCI-e slots are all occupied?
2. If I move a PCI-e card from Workstation (Host) to
NA333A, will it work well and how do I install
the driver?
3. According to Netstor’s catalogue, the chassis
supports SGPIO, what’s that for?
4. Why does my monitor go blue and the HOST
doesn’t work after I build up the system?
Remove one of the PCI-e cards and replace it with Host Adaptor
Card. Then place the removed card into NA333A. See Hardware
Configuration.
Yes, don’t worry. It will work in NA333A as well as it was in the
HOST. And the installation procedure of the driver is the same.
When any hard drive fail occurs, the red LED indicator on that
tray will light. SGPIO function will be effective while SAS/SATA
Raid HBA supports SGPIO function as well. (For instance,
Areca’s Raid Card)
It’s probably because the
HOST
can only offer PCI-e x4
channel, even the slot appearance is 16-Lane. NA333A could not
work properly under PCI-e x4.
If you have any further question, please contact your
regional distributor, or Netstor Technology, Taiwan.
5F, No.1, Alley 16, Lane 235,
Baoqiao Rd., Xindian City,
Taipei County 231, Taiwan (R.O.C)
Tel: +886-2-2917-1500
Fax: +886-2-2918-1260
Email: [email protected]
PCIe x8 Adapter
PCIe x8 Cable
miniSAS to miniSAS
connectivity
SAS/SATA Raid HBA
