Intel® Server Platform SR6850HW4 TPS

SCSI Backplane Board

7.2Functional Architecture

This section provides an architectural description of the Server Platform SR6850HW4 SCSI Backplane Board functional blocks.

7.2.1 SCSI Buses

The SCSI Backplane Board passes the SCSI bus from the Server Board Set SE8500HW4 Mainboard to the internal hot-swap SCSI hard disk drives. Each bus is Ultra320 SCSI low- voltage differential (LVD) capable. Single-ended (SE) drives are not supported in the hot-swap disk drive bay. Do not install an internal SE drive because the behavior of the drives is unpredictable and data corruption could result. This bus is comprised of 68 signals, operating at an 80MHz clock rate. The SCSI bus is capable of a 320MB data rate, from double transition (DT) data transfers on a two-byte wide bus. The bus attaches to the Server Board Set SE8500HW4 Mainboard with a standard 68-pin SCSI connector.

320 MB/s = 2 byte bus * 80 MHz clock * double transitions.

Note: Drives and the SCSI controller on the Server Board Set SE8500HW4 Mainboard negotiate the actual SCSI bus data rate.

7.2.2 SCSI Drive Power Control

SCSI power control is provided under control of the Programmable Logic Device (PLD). SCSI power control includes drive power switching, initial power-on charge pumping, over-current protection, system status notification, and drive status LEDs.

The system is notified when a hot-swap SCSI hard disk drive is detected. The SCSI Backplane Board applies power to the designated hot-swap SCSI hard disk drive and illuminates the status LED to provide visual indication of the event.

7.2.2.1Internal SCSI Drive Power Switching

Each SCSI drive is supplied with +12V and +5V. Separate MOSFET switches are used to apply and remove +12V and +5V to each hot-swap SCSI hard disk drive.

7.2.2.2Initial Power-on Charge Pumping

An initial current surge (up to 20A) is applied when power is first applied to a hot-swap SCSI hard disk drive. To reduce this initial current surge the SCSI Backplane Board charge pumps the drives for ~700µs. Charge pumping the hard disk drives keeps the average power-on current to approximately 3A.

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