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Netstor NA380A-G3 User Manual

Netstor NA380A-G3 User Manual

4u 24-bay external pcie x8 jbod storage with pcie slot expansion

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NA380A-G3
4U 24-Bay External PCIe ×8 JBOD Storage with PCIe Slot Expansion

User Manual

Second edition, Jun. 2019

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    NA380A-G3 4U 24-Bay External PCIe ×8 JBOD Storage with PCIe Slot Expansion User Manual Second edition, Jun. 2019...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1. Unpack the NA380A-G3 2. Panel Layout 3. PCIe Expansion Layout 4. Build Up Procedure 5. Operation Questions and Answers...
  • Page 3: Panel Layout

    1. Unpack the NA380A-G3 The box contains the following items: 。Netstor NA380A-G3 enclosure × 1 。HDD tray × 24 (installed in chassis) 。PCIe 3.0 ×8 host card × 1 。PCIe 3.0 ×8 data cable (1.5 meter) × 1 。Internal mini-SAS cable × 6 。Power cord ×...
  • Page 4 7. 6× 6 cm cooling fans 8. External PCIe ×8 connector 。Connecting external PCIe ×8 data 6. Power cord receptacles cable to host computer 5. Temperature LED 。Normal – Green 3. Mute Button 。Over 55℃ - Red 。Mute Buzzer Beeping 4.
  • Page 5: Pcie Expansion Layout

    3. PCIe Expansion Layout SW1-1 Power on/off by Host Power on/off by Manual SW1-2 FAN SPEED HIGH FAN SPEED LOW SLOT1(Upstream PCIex16) Slot 1: Target card Slot 2: PCIe ×8 slot 。(already fixed in the chassis) 。(open-type; supports PCIe card ×16/×8/×4/×1) 。RAID card is recommended to be installed in this slot as it’s closest to backplane’s connectors.
  • Page 6: Build Up Procedure

    4. Build Up Procedure 1. Open the chassis by removing the top cover. 2. Install RAID card and other third-party PCIe cards into proper PCIe slots within NA380A-G3 and fix them with screws on the brackets of the cards. RAID Card PCIe Card PCIe Card Go Top ↑...
  • Page 7 3. Connect all internal mini-SAS to mini-SAS cables between RAID card and backplane. Connect the first, topmost mini-SAS connector on backplane to channel 1~4 mini-SAS connector on RAID card, the second mini-SAS connector on backplane to channel 5~8 mini-SAS connector on card, and subsequently all the way downward to the sixth, bottommost mini-SAS connector on backplane to channel 21~24 mini-SAS connector on RAID card.
  • Page 8 Host Computer Power Power 6. Pull out all the HDD trays from the storage enclosure. 7. Place hard drives in the trays and fix them with hard drive mounting screws. Insert HDD trays back to NA380A-G3 storage enclosure. Go Top ↑...
  • Page 9: Operation

    5. Operation 1. Power on NA333A-G3 storage first before powering on the host computer. 2. As all the hard drives are identified by the host computer, please follow the operational procedure by RAID card. Host Computer Go Top ↑...
  • Page 10: Questions And Answers

    PCIe card work well and how to install third-party PCIe card’s driver? Yes, the third-party PCIe card will work well in NA380A-G3 just like it is in the host computer. And the installation procedure for the third-party PCIe card’s driver is the same.
  • Page 11 If you have any questions, please contact your regional distributor, or Netstor Technology, Taiwan. Netstor Technology Co. Ltd. 6F, No. 1, Alley 16, Lane 235, Baoqiao Rd., Xindian District, New Taipei City 231-45, Taiwan, R.O.C. www. netstor. com .tw sales@ netstor.com.tw +886 2 2917 1500 Go Top ↑...