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- Page 1 SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual Serial Cables PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCIe Switch Board User’s Manual Revision 1.0 For the most up-to-date version of user manual, Please visit Serial Cables’ website at www.serialcables.com...
- Page 2 SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual Change History Date of Release Description March 2018 Initial Release...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual Table of contents 1. Introduction Ov er vi ew … … … … … … … … … … …… … … … … … … … … …… … … … …… …… … … … … … …… …… … …… …... -
Page 4: Introduction
SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual Introduction 1.1 Overview SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U NVMe switch board is designed to provide 12Bays NVMe storage space expansion, The switch board equipped with two x16 SFF8644 for connecting host or cascading. The total maximum bandwidth is PCIe gen3 x32 512GT/s and allows up to 1-4 head-nodes access the NVMe JBOF enclosure. -
Page 5: Hardware Description
SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual Hardware Description 2.1 Components Description 1. USB Port (Terminal) 2. Et her net P ort 3. Quad Port MiniSAS HD SFF-8644 Connectors x2 pcs 4. FAN-Sink for PCIe Switch 5. Power connector 6. -
Page 6: Connectors Pin Definition
SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual 2.2 Connectors Pin Definition SFF8644 connector Pin No. Pin names Pin No. Pin names PEX_CONN_PERP28 PEX_CONN_PERP60 PEX_CONN_PERN28 PEX_CONN_PERN60 PEX_CONN_PERP29 PEX_CONN_PERP61 PEX_CONN_PERN29 PEX_CONN_PERN61 PEX_CONN_PERP30 PEX_CONN_PERP62 PEX_CONN_PERN30 PEX_CONN_PERN62 PEX_CONN_PERP31 PEX_CONN_PERP63 PEX_CONN_PERN31 PEX_CONN_PERN63 PEX_CONN_PETP28 PEX_CONN_PETP60... - Page 7 SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual PEX_CONN_PETP27 PEX_CONN_PETP59 PEX_CONN_PETN27 PEX_CONN_PETN59 Pin No. Pin names Pin No. Pin names PEX_CONN_PERP20 PEX_CONN_PERP52 PEX_CONN_PERN20 PEX_CONN_PERN52 PEX_CONN_PERP21 PEX_CONN_PERP53 PEX_CONN_PERN21 PEX_CONN_PERN53 PEX_CONN_PERP22 PEX_CONN_PERP54 PEX_CONN_PERN22 PEX_CONN_PERN54 PEX_CONN_PERP23 PEX_CONN_PERP55 PEX_CONN_PERN23 PEX_CONN_PERN55 PEX_CONN_PETP20 PEX_CONN_PETP52 PEX_CONN_PETN20 PEX_CONN_PETN52...
- Page 8 SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual SFF8643 connector Description Pin No. Pin names Direction SSD_CLK_0_N HCSL type, non-SSC 100MHz reference clock output SSD_CLK_0_P PEX_GF_PERP3 PEX_GF_PERN3 PEX_GF_PERP2 PEX_GF_PERN2 Assert “L” state when port link up without any error. H or H to L translation represents physical error PORT_GOOD#_0 detected or link in Gen1 or Gen2 speed.
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Page 9: Switch Mode Selection
SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual Switch Mode Selection SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCIe switch board features “mode selection” that allows multiple host (up to 4) connecting in switch board to access the NVMe SSD. Mode 1: Base mode, x16 configuration. - Page 10 SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual 3. Mode 3: Four VR mode, x8 configuration Bandwidth: PCIe switch board: PCIe Gen3 x32 256GT/s NVMe SSD: Server 1 can assess NVMe SSDs in SFF8643 Port 1 to 3. Server 2 can assess NVMe SSDs in SFF8643 Port 4 to 6.
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Page 11: Cli Manager
SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual CLI Manager Start-uP VT100 Screen PCIe switch board uses the USB port as the serial port interface. Please use the USB type A male to Type B male cable to connect PCIe switch board to PC and operation system will detect a new “... - Page 12 SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual Step 1. Install and launch Tera Term application (or Hyper Terminal requires version 3.0 or higher). Step 2: To ensure proper communications between PCIe switch board and the VT100 Terminal emulation, please configure the VT100 Terminal emulation settings to the values shown below: For “Port”, select COM3 in this example.
- Page 13 SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual Step 3: Configure Terminal emulation type, please configure the VT100 Terminal emulation settings to the values shown below: For “Terminal ID”, select VT100. Click OK when you have finished your selections. Step 4: Setup is complete. Type “ver” [Enter] to check terminal, screen will print information...
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Page 14: Cli Command
SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual CLI Command This section provides detailed information about PCIe switch board’s CLI function. Please type in lower case for all of commands • help Command This command provides an on-line table of contents, providing brief descriptions of the supported command groups and built-in commands. - Page 15 SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual JBOF>help sensor JBOF>help i2c JBOF>help netif...
- Page 16 SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual • netinfo Command This command provides detail information of Ethernet interface. Type “netinfo” to get detail information about the Ethernet interface. Syntax Usage: netinfo Example: Check Ethernet interface information JBOF>netinfo NBNS NetBIOS Name Service protocol –...
- Page 17 SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual • setip Command Set IP address and Subnetwork mask of Ethernet interface. Syntax Usage: setip <interface> <ipv4/6 address> <ipv4mask/ipv6 prefix len> Example: Change Ethernet port IP address of interface eth0 to 192.168.0.8...
- Page 18 SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual • setgw Command Set gateway IP address Syntax Usage: setgw <interface> <ipv4/6 address> <validTime> Example: Change gateway IP address of interface eth0 to 192.168.0.1 JBOF>setgw eth0 192.168.0.1...
- Page 19 SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual • setdns Command Set DNS IP address. Syntax Usage: setdns <interface> <x.x.x.x> Example: Change DNS server IP address of interface eth0 to 192.168.0.253 JBOF>setdns eth0 192.168.0.253...
- Page 20 SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual • dhcp Command DHCP client command. Syntax Usage: dhcp <interface> <on/off/renew/request/info> Example: Enable DHCP client function JBOF>dhcp eth0 on Example: Disable DHCP client function JBOF>dhcp eth0 off...
- Page 21 SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual • setbios Command Set host's NetBIOS name. Syntax Usage: setbios <interface> <string> Example: Change host’s NetBIOS to “JBOF_01” JBOF>setbios eth0 JBOF_01...
- Page 22 SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual • if Command Ethernet interface enable/disable. Syntax Usage: if <interface> <down/up> Example: Disable Ethernet interface eth0 JBOF>if eth0 down Example: Enable Ethernet interface eth0 JBOF>if eth0 up...
- Page 23 SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual • macinfo Command Check MAC statistics. Syntax Usage: macinfo Example: JBOF>macinfo • ping Command ICMP client ping command. Syntax Usage: ping <stop> <if> <name/address> <n> <msDelay> Example: ping IP address 192.168.31.1 6 times...
- Page 24 SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual • showslot Command This command is for display link speed and link width information of specific NVMe drive slot. Syntax Usage: showslot slot(D) slot : 1 ~ 12 Example: Show link speed and link width of slot 2 JBOF>showslot 2...
- Page 25 SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual • buz Command This command is for setting the buzzer of PCIe switch board. Syntax Usage: buz on/off Example: Turn on buzzer JBOF>buz on Example: Turn off buzzer JBOF>buz off • showport Command This command is for display link speed and link width information of all NVMe drive slot.
- Page 26 SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual JBOF>showport • setmode Command This command is for set configuration of PCIe switch board. Syntax Usage: setmode mode(D) option(D) mode 1 ~ 3 1 : Base mode 2 : 2 Virtual switch...
- Page 27 SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual • showmode Command This command is for show configuration of PCIe switch board in system. Syntax Usage: showmode Example: Show mode information of PCIe switch board in system JBOF>showmode...
- Page 28 SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual • setmaxspd Command This command is for set link speed of NVMe drive slot. Syntax Usage: setmaxspd slot(D) Gen(D) Example: Set slot 2 max link speed to Gen2 JBOF>setmaxspd 2 2 Note: this setting did not store in configuration, after system reset, max link speed will return to default setting (PCIe Gen3) •...
- Page 29 SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual • lsd Command This command is for show environmental conditions information of PCIe switch board. Syntax Usage: lsd Example: Check all sensor reading of PCIe switch board JBOF>lsd • pwmctrl Command This command is for change system fan duty on the PCIe switch board.
- Page 30 SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual Note 1: Default system fan duty is 50. Note 2: This setting will store in configuration, after system reset, system fan duty will set as user setting.
- Page 31 SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual • setalarm Command This command is for set event alarm setting of the PCIe switch board. Syntax Usage: setalarm [Event No.] [on/off] There are 6 events of PCIe switch board. 1. switch chip temperature over temperature 2.
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Page 32: Firmware Upgrade
SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual Firmware Upgrade Enter the firmware upgrade mode Before power on PCIe switch board, press and hold mute button then power on PCIe switch board enter firmware upgrade mode success, user can check “System healthy LED ” is... - Page 33 SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual Launch the firmware upgrade application and setting After launch application, select the “Com Port” used to upgrade firmware and the baud rate is 115200 then click connect Check the message to make sure device is connected.
- Page 34 SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual Load firmware file Click “Load Hex File” button to select firmware file...
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- Page 36 SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual Begin to upgrade firmware process After load firmware file, click “Erase-Program-Verify” button to start upgrade process.
- Page 37 SERIAL CABLES PCI-SWGEN3-81U PCI Switch Board User’s Manual Disconnect serial port and power cycle the system...
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