SUPER MICRO Computer SAS2-826EL - page 8

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SAS2-826EL Series Backplane User's Guide

1-3 An Important Note to Users

All images and layouts shown in this user's guide are based upon the latest back-

plane revision available at the time of publishing. The card you have received may

or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual.

1-4 Introduction to the SAS2-826EL Backplane

The SAS2-826EL backplane has been designed to utilize the most up-to-date tech-

nology available, providing your system with reliable, high-quality performance.

ThismanualreectsSAS2-826ELRevision1.01,themostcurrentreleaseavailable

at the time of publication. Always refer to the Supermicro Web site at www.supermi-

cro.comforthelatestupdates, compatiblepartsandsupportedcongurations.

1-5 Overview of the SAS2-826EL1/EL2 Backplanes

The SAS2-826EL1 and SAS2-826EL2 model backplanes are identical, except that

the SAS2-826EL2 backplane has duplicate secondary components which are not

found on the SAS2-826EL1. The SAS2-826EL2 is divided into a two sections, with

the primary components on the right side of the board and the secondary compo-

nents on the left.

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