3-3

SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide
Dual Host Bus Adapter
Inadualhost busconguration,the
backplane connects to two host bus
adapters.
Dual Host Bus Adapter Failover
If the expander or data path in Port
A fails, the system will automatically
fail over to Port B. This maintains a
full connection to all drives.
Q9
F1
FANFAIL1
AC
OVERHEATFAIL1
AC
5V_LED1
A
C
12V_LED1
A
C
ACT18
A
C
ACT17
A
C
+
C367
C366
C365
C353C352
+
C134
+
C133
+
C132
C121
C120
+
C119
+
EC19
R167
2
1
J16
J19
PRI_J1
PRI_J0
SEC_J0
SEC_J1
BC8
BC518
C157
C395
1
FANFAIL_LED_DISABLE
1
BUZZER_ENB1
1
MDIO1
MDIO2
1
ACTLED1
FAN_MONITOR_DISABLE
1
MH9
MH8
MH7
MH6
MH5
MH4
4
1
FAN1
4
FAN2
1
FAN3
1
8
J18
1
8
5
Y
E
20
R
K
1015
AE
2528
AH
5
E
20
R
K
1015
AE
2528
AH
SEC_MODE1
13
1
SEC_MODE2
13
Y2 1
4
EXPDBG1
1
EXPDBG2
1
4
UART_S1 14
UART_P1
PRI_MODE1
PRI_MODE2
PRI_I2C1
Q4
R187
JP1
1
4
+
C408
BCA115
BCA121
C265
C72
R305
+
C128
+
+
C130
+
+
C362
+
EC6
+
+
EC10
+
EC11
EC12
+
EC13
+
EC14
+
+
+
EC18
+
EC7
+
EC8
+
EC9
+5V +12V
GNDGND
PWR1
+5V
+12V
GNDGND
PWR2
+5V
+12V GNDGND
PWR3SAS CODEBAR CODE1.00REV:BPN-SAS2-826EL2MACH FINISH30ANGLESPECIFIED DIMENSIONSUNLESS OTHERWISEXXXXXX.010.03.1TOLERANCESDECIMALARE IN INCHESTeddy/BenDESINGER:DATE:2009.12.15PROJECT NAME:SAN JOSE,CA 95131DESIGNED BY SUPERMICRO U.S.A.www.supermicro.comTEL:408-503-8000 FAX:408-503-8008SILKSCREENPRIMARY-SIDE
S
UPER
R
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
RRRRRRRRRRWWNWWNABAADESIGNED IN USAREV 1.01BPN-SAS2-826EL2
SAS HBA
Port A
Expander 1
Port B
Expander 2
SAS HBA
Q9F1FANFAIL1ACOVERHEATFAIL1AC
5V_LED1
A
C
12V_LED1
A
C
ACT18
A
C
ACT17
A
C
+
C367C366C365C353C352
+
C134
+
C133
+
C132
C121C120
+
C119
+
EC19
R167
2
1
J16J19PRI_J1PRI_J0SEC_J0SEC_J1BC8BC518
C157
C395
1
FANFAIL_LED_DISABLE
1
BUZZER_ENB1
1
MDIO1
MDIO2
1
ACTLED1FAN_MONITOR_DISABLE
1
MH9MH8MH7MH6MH5MH4
4
1
FAN1
4
FAN2
1
FAN3
1
8J18
1
8
5
Y
E
20
R
K
1015
AE
2528
AH
5
E
20
R
K
1015
AE
2528
AH
SEC_MODE113
1
SEC_MODE213Y2 1
4
EXPDBG1
1
EXPDBG2
1
4
UART_S1 14UART_P1PRI_MODE1PRI_MODE2PRI_I2C1Q4R187JP1
1
4
+
C408
BCA115
BCA121
C265C72
R305
+
C128
+
+
C130
+
+
C362
+
EC6
+
+
EC10
+
EC11EC12
+
EC13
+
EC14
+
+
+
EC18
+
EC7
+
EC8
+
EC9
+5V +12V
GNDGND
PWR1+5V+12VGNDGNDPWR2+5V+12V GNDGNDPWR3SAS CODEBAR CODE1.00REV:BPN-SAS2-826EL2MACH FINISH30ANGLESPECIFIED DIMENSIONSUNLESS OTHERWISEXXXXXX.010.03.1TOLERANCESDECIMALARE IN INCHESTeddy/BenDESINGER:DATE:2009.12.15PROJECT NAME:SAN JOSE,CA 95131DESIGNED BY SUPERMICRO U.S.A.www.supermicro.comTEL:408-503-8000 FAX:408-503-8008SILKSCREENPRIMARY-SIDE
S
UPER
R
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
S
UPER
RRRRRRRRRRWWNWWNABAADESIGNED IN USAREV 1.01
BPN-SAS2-826EL2
SAS HBA
Port A
Expander 1
Port B
Expander 2
SAS HBA

3-3 Failover with RAID Cards and Multiple HBAs

TheSAS2-826ELbackplanemaybeconguredforfailoverwithmultipleHBAsusing
either RAID controllers or HBAs to acheive failover protection.
RAID Controllers: If RAID controllers are used, then the failover is accomplished
through port failover on the same RAID card.
HBAs: If multiple HBAs are used to achieve failover protection and load balancing,
LinuxMPIOsoftware mustbe installedandcorrectly conguredto perform
the load balancing and failover tasks.
IMPORTANT: For RAID controllers, redundancy is achieved
through port failover. For multiple HBAs MPIO software is
required to achieve failover protection.
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