SUPER MICRO Computer SAS2-826EL DualHBACongurationCables

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SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide

Description: Internal cascading cable. Connects the backplane to the host bus

adapter or external port. Used in dual port environments.

Cable Name: SAS Dual-port Cable Assembly, 68/76 cm

Part #: CBL-0168L (SFF-8087 to SFF-8088 x2

Ports: Dual

Placement: Internal cable

Description: External cascading cable. Connects ports between servers. Use one

cable for single port connections and two cables for dual port connections.

Cable Name: SAS EL2/EL1 Cascading Cable (External), 68 cm

Part #: CBL-0166L (SFF-8088 x1 to SFF-8088 x1)

Ports: Single or dual

Placement: External cable

DualHBACongurationCables

Dual Port Cable

Assembly

Figure 3-10 The CBL-0168L Cable

Figure 3-11 The CBL-0166L Cable

Contents

Main S Rev. 1.0 SAS2-826EL Series Backplane BPN-SAS2-826EL2 REV 1.01 ii SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide Printed in the United States of America Manual Revision 1.0 Release Date: October 26, 2010 iii Table of Contents Chapter 1 Safety Guidelines ....................................................................1-1 Chapter 2 Connectors, Jumper and LEDs ..............................................2-1 Chapter 3 Dual Port and Cascading Congurations ............................3-1 iv Contacting Supermicro v Returning Merchandise for Service Page Page Page 2-1 DATE:2009.12.15 SAN JOSE,CA 95131 Chapter 2 Connectors, Jumper and LEDs Figure 2-1: SAS2-826EL1/EL2 Connectors and Components EL1) 2-1 Front Connectors 13 2-2 FrontConnectorandPin Denitions 2-3 DATE:2009.12.15 SAN JOSE,CA 95131 2-3 Front Jumper Locations and Settings SEC_MODE2 Figure 2-3: Front Jumpers 3 2 1 Explanation of Jumpers 2-4 2-5 SAN JOSE,CA 95131 2-4 Front LED Indicators 5V_LED1 12V_LED1 ACT17 Figure 2-4: Front LEDs 2-5 Rear Connectors and LED Indicators Figure 2-5: Rear Connectors and LEDs Rear SAS Connectors Rear Connector SAS Drive Number Rear Connector Chapter 3 DualPortandCascadingCongurations 3-1 Single and Dual Port Expanders Single Ports Dual Ports SAS2-826EL2 Dual-Port Backplane 3-2 Failover Single Host Bus Adapter Ina single host bus conguration, the backplane connects to one host bus adapter. FAN2 PWR1 ! BPN-SAS2-826EL2 REV 1.01 WWN RRRRRRRRRR 3-4 Cables and Chassis Power Card Figure 3-2: The CSE-PTJBOD-CB2 Power Card Chassis Power Card BAR CODE 3-5 Connecting an Int ernal Host Bus Adapter to the Backplane The following section lists the most common cables used to connect the HBA to the backplane. HBA Single Internal Host Bus Adapter Dual Internal Host Bus Adapter Supported Internal HBA to Backplane Cables 3-7 Connecting an Ext ernal Host Bus Adapter to the Backplane Dual External Host Bus Adapter BPN-SAS2-826EL2 REV 1.01 WWN Supported External HBA to Backplane Cable SingleHBAConguration 3-9 CBL-0167L with Single Port Assembly Figure3-6:SingleHBAConguration CBL-0166L SingleHBACongurationCables 3-11 CBL-0166L CBL-0168L with Single Port Assembly Connecting Multiple Backplanes in a D ual Channel Environment 3-12 DualHBACongurationCables 3-13 3-5 SupportedCascadingConguration CBL-0167L with Single Port Assembly CBL-0166L HBA 3-14 Server System with Dual SAS HBA and Cascading Conguration HBA CBL-0166L CBL-0168L with Dual Port Assembly HBA