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- Page 1 A33606-PCI-01 SAS-2 Expander User Manual Version: Document Number: 90-000186...
- Page 2 Astek; nor does the purchase or use of a product from Astek convey a license under any patent rights, copyrights, trademark rights, or any other of the intellectual property rights of Astek or third parties.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
SAS Expander Element ............................23 Customization ................................ 23 Specifications ............................ 24 Electrical Specifications ............................24 Environmental Specifications ..........................24 Mechanical Specifications ............................24 Troubleshooting ..........................26 Diagnostics ................................26 Support ................................... 26 Copyright © 2010 by Astek Corporation. All rights reserved Ver. B... -
Page 5: Introduction
The A33606-PCI-01 is also available without a PCI bracket for mounting directly to a chassis or with a 5.25” shell for mounting in a 5.25” bay on a traditional PC chassis. -
Page 6: Installation Procedures
For external connection, connect the host to J2 using an SFF-8088 cable. Step 5. Attach drives to the expander card. The mapping of drive number to connector is shown below. Copyright © 2010 by Astek Corporation. All rights reserved Ver. B... - Page 7 Insert the Expander with mounting shell into a 5.25” bay and secure it with the Step 2. provided hardware. Mounting Holes Step 3. Attach a 4-pin power cable from the power supply to J13 (shown below). The A33606-PCI-01 utilizes 12V input power. Ver. B Copyright © 2010 by Astek Corporation. All rights reserved...
- Page 8 Step 6. Power on the system. A33606-PCI-01 The A33606-PCI-01 is intended to be installed directly to a chassis or PC case. CAUTION Ground yourself before removing any electronic equipment or parts. Copyright © 2010 by Astek Corporation. All rights reserved...
- Page 9 Installation Procedures Step 1. Remove the A33606-PCI-01 from the ESD packaging and check that it is not damaged. Step 2. Insert the Expander card into the chassis. The mounting holes are sized to support M3 or 4-40 hardware. Board dimensions and mounting hole locations are defined in the Mechanical Specifications section.
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Page 10: Software Installation
Step 6. Power on the system. Software Installation The A33606-PCI-01 does not require drivers or special software to operate the expander. The standard drivers for your HBA/RAID card contain the necessary support for expanders in the system. Follow the recommended instructions for creating RAID arrays and disk arrays for the HBA or RAID card manufacturer. -
Page 11: Typical Use Cases
Installation Procedures Typical Use Cases HBA/RAID Expansion Below illustrates how to connect 24 drives to an HBA/RAID card using the A33606-PCI-01 expander card. HBA / RAID Card A33606-PCI-01 Card Cascaded Expanders Below illustrates how to connect 48 drives to an HBA/RAID card using two A33606-PCI-01 expander cards. - Page 12 A33606-PCI-01 SAS-2 Expander User Manual A33606-PCI-01 Card HBA / RAID Card A33606-PCI-01 Card Copyright © 2010 by Astek Corporation. All rights reserved Ver. B...
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Page 13: A33606-Pci-01 Characteristics
A33606-PCI-01 Characteristics 3 A33606-PCI-01 Characteristics Board Outline The A33606-PCI-01 board outline is shown below. Key interfaces are highlighted. Heartbeat LED Input Power Front Panel LEDs RJ-11 Serial Port Internal iPass (SFF-8087) SAS LEDs External iPass (SFF-8088) SAS LEDs Enclosure Services... -
Page 15: Serial Port (Rj-11)
External iPass (SFF-8088) Two SFF-8088 ports are available on the front panel of the A33606-PCI-01 (J1 and J2). Each port supports up to 4 lanes of SAS-2 6Gb/s traffic. The table below shows the pin assignments for SFF-8088. -
Page 16: Sas Leds
The system is OK. an enclosure fault. Input Power The A33606-PCI-01 requires 12V power through a standard 4-pin HDD connector. The table below shows the pinout of the power connector. Copyright © 2010 by Astek Corporation. All rights reserved Ver. B... -
Page 17: Internal Ipass (Sff-8087)
TX3_N Each SFF-8087 includes Serial GPIO control for 4 drives. SGPIO is utilized to drive LEDs on a backplane board. The A33606-PCI-01 conforms to the requirements in the SFF-8485 Specification for Serial GPIO (SGPIO) Bus. Connector utilization is shown below Ver. -
Page 18: Enclosure Services Header
Power Fail LED Power Fail 5V tolerant input. A 220 current limiting resistor is included on the A33606-PCI-01. Therefore, an external current limiting resistor is NOT required. Power Fail Input The Power Fail Input is a 5V tolerant input dedicated to indicate that a Power Failure has occurred. Many times, this indicates that one of the redundant supplies has reported a failure or has stopped functioning. -
Page 19: Temperature Sensor Header
HDD Fault LED If any of the hard drives connected to the A33606-PCI-01 enter a fault condition, the HDD Fault LED output signal is asserted high, illuminating an LED. The LED, if utilized, should be connected as shown below. A 220... -
Page 20: Fan Headers
PWM / Speed Control The fans can be monitored and controlled through SCSI Enclosure Services (SES). Additional information on SES is located in the SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) Section. Copyright © 2010 by Astek Corporation. All rights reserved Ver. B... -
Page 21: Other Connectors
A33606-PCI-01 Characteristics Front Panel The front panel of the A33606-PCI-01 contains two SAS ports, LEDs, and a serial port. Board Status LEDs: - Bottom/Left: Yellow System Fault LED J42: Serial Port - Top/Right Green Power-On LED J1 Status LEDs: J1: Daisy Chain Port*... -
Page 22: Scsi Enclosure Services (Ses)
(via a popup or email) if one of the elements exceeds a limit. A SCSI enclosure element is a portion of an enclosure that is controlled, interrogated, or described through SCSI enclosure services. The A33606-PCI-01 conforms to the T10 SCSI Enclosure Services (SES-2) specification. -
Page 23: Cooling Elements
The expander element contains information about the A33606-PCI-01 product such as product name, revision, firmware version, etc. Customization Many of the SES settings and data can be customized to the application needs. Contact Astek to obtain a customized expander configuration to make your product stand out from the crowd. Ver. B... -
Page 24: Specifications
-45 °C to +55 °C Humidity: 5 to 90% non-condensing Airflow The A33606-PCI-01 contains a heatsink and fan for cooling the expander chip. No additional cooling is required. CAUTION Do not operate the A33606-PCI-01 card if the fan stops operating. Mechanical Specifications A33606-PCI-01 The expander contains no mounting brackets or shell. - Page 25 PCI slot: 32-bit or 64-bit The A33606-PCI-01 does not utilize signals or power from the PCI, PCI-X, or PCIe bus. The PCI socket provides a mechanical location to store the A33606-PCI-01 in a chassis. The card should be installed in a system by following the system manufacturer’s recommended procedures.
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Page 26: Troubleshooting
A33606-PCI-01 SAS-2 Expander User Manual 6 Troubleshooting Diagnostics The following diagnostic tests may be helpful in the event that the A33606-PCI-01 expander is not operating as expected. Verify the green front-panel LED is illuminated to indicate that power is being supplied to the board.
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