5-10 Sata/Sas Ports - Supermicro SUPERSERVER User Manual

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UPER ERVER 7048R-C1RT/7048R-C1R User's Manual
Onboard Power LED
An onboard power LED is located at
LE2 on the serverboard. When this
LED is on, the system is on. See the
table at right for more information.
BMC Heartbeat LED
A BMC Heartbeat LED is located at
LEDM1 on the serverboard. When
LEDM1 is blinking, BMC functions
normally. See the table at right for
more information.
SAS Heartbeat LED
A SAS Heartbeat LED is located
at DS13 on the serverboard. When
blinking, SAS is working properly.
SAS Activity LED
A SAS Activity LED is located at
LEDS5 on the serverboard. When
LEDS5 is blinking, SAS is active.
SAS Fault LED
A SAS Fault LED is located at LEDS6
on the serverboard. When LEDS6 is
on, a SAS error has occurred.
Onboard PWR LED Indicator
LED States
Color/State Definition
Off System Power Off
Green: On System Power On
BMC Heartbeat
LED
States
Color/State Definition
Green: BMC:
Blinking Normal
SAS Heartbeat LED
LED
States
Color/State Definition
Green: SAS: Normal
Blinking
Off SAS: Disabled
or Failed
SAS Activity LED
LED
States
Color/State Definition
Green: Blinking SAS: Active
SAS Error LED
LED
States
Color/State Definition
Red: On SAS error(s) detected
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5-10 SATA/SAS Ports

SATA 3.0 Ports
Ten SATA 3.0 ports are located on the serverboard. Six SATA 3.0 ports (I-SATA
0-5) are supported by the Intel PCH C612. The other four SATA ports (S-SATA
0-3, on a vertical connector) are supported by the Intel SCU. These SATA ports
provide serial-link signal connections. See the table on the right for pin definitions.
Notes: For more information on SATA HostRAID configuration, refer to the Intel
SATA HostRAID User"s Guide posted on our website @ http://www.supermicro.com.
Supermicro SuperDOMs are yellow SATADOM connectors with power pins built in
and do not require separate external power cables. These connectors are backward-
compatible with non-Supermicro SATADOMs that require an external power supply.
SAS 3.0 Ports
Eight SAS 3.0 ports are located at JS39 on the serverboard. These SAS ports are
supported by the LSI 3108 SAS controller. SAS 0-3 and SAS 4-7 support RAID 0,
1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 (Hardware RAID + 2GB cache) from the LSI 3108 with optional
SuperCAP available for battery backup (Note below).
Note: Optional SuperCAP can be purchased at Supermicro. Please visit our website
at www.supermicro.com for more information.
Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup
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