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ST401-S36REH-G2 Controller storage server barebones User operation manual Rev 1.0 Foreword This manual is the controller storage system bare system ST401-S36REH-G2...
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Gooxi supports 1 controller module The system is based on the integration of the 4U36 chassis and the G2SCW-4B board.
The system uses four Intel I210-AT 1GbE LAN Controllers Aspeed AST2400 Graphics Management IPMI 2.0 + KVM with dedicated LAN interface power 800W 1+1 Redundant Platinum Power Efficiency Power Supply, supply Hot swappable Three easy-swapping 12038 fans (12V/Max1.76A) Dimensions 4URack Mount,500mm*448mm*177mm Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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1.1.2 System Overview The ST401-S36REH-G2 barebones system is a 4U high-density, low-power, controller-architecture storage product suitable for big data storage, cloud storage, video surveillance network storage, and NAS storage. The system hardware consists of three modules: hard disk modules, controller modules, and power modules.
1.2 Board Features 1.2.1 Board Parameters: The ST401-S36REH-G2 is equipped with a G2SCW-4B single-processor server board. It is based on the Intel X86 architecture, uses the Intel Greenlow platform, is based on the Intel PCH C23X chipset, and is compatible with the latest-generation Skylake CPU from Intel.
Voltage: 8.5~13.2V, current: 1.60A, maximum 1.76A. Power: maximum 23.2W. Maximum speed: 3600 +/- 10% RPM. Air flow: 4.657 m3/min (164.39 CFM), minimum 3.379 m3/min (119.3 CFM). Pressure: 146.9538 Pa. 1.4 System View 1.4.1 Front View Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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Each module has its own status of LED display, described in the following table: LED status description image LED appearance description LOGO blue light is ① Device startup always on ② Green light is on Device startup Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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Hard disk in place indication 1.4.4 Hard Disk Indicators Act LED (green) Fault LED (yellow) Status LED (blue) ⑴ Act LED (green light) ⑵ Fault LED (yellow light) ⑶ Status LED (blue light) ⑷ LED description as shown below: Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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Hard disk in Chang Liang place Hard disk Flashing 4Hz/s activity Hard disk Chang Liang Flashing 4Hz/s positioning Hard disk Chang Liang Chang Liang error RAID Flashing reconstructi Chang Liang 1Hz/second 1.4.5 Hard Disk Sequence Introduction Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
Chapter II System Interface Introduction 2.1 Overview The main interfaces of the system are distributed on the main board. The following content mainly introduces the interface layout of the main board. 2.1.1 G2SCW-4B MOTHERBOARD REAL PICTURE Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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8Pin BIOS debug socket and BIOS chip I210 1000M Data LAN port 1 LAN1/NCSI Simultaneous use of NCSI as BMC IPMI LAN port (100M) LAN2 I210 1000M Data LAN port 2 LAN3 I210 1000M Data LAN port 3 Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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Airmax high Airmax VSe high speed signal hot swap J1/J2/J3 speed signal connector for high speed signal support connector 12Gb/s Airmax Power Airmax hot-swappable connector for Plug power transfer Connector Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
System power AC terminal is not connected 2.2.2 S ID ( YSTEM IDENTITY INDICATOR The system ID indicator is designed to allow the user to more intuitively identify which device the current operation is on. The specific location of the Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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Used by ports, the LED indicators of the network port are as follows: IPMI LAN Port LED description Link status indicator: Left LED 1. Gigabit Link, green long bright Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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3. Ten mega Link, LED is off; The yellow light flashes when there is data activity; Right Led When no data activity, the indicator does not light; / Note: The two network port indicators are the same. Network port location diagram: Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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Controller, a 15PIN VGA Connector is used to access the VGA monitor, this VGA port is connected from the motherboard's VGA pin to the VGA cable to be fixed in the controller casing IO position . Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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Ground 2.2.8 SATA DOM POWER CONNECTOR (J26 POSITION The motherboard design reserved 3PIN Power Connector for SATA DOM access power. PIN is defined as follows: SATA DOM POWER Connector Pin Definition PIN sequence description PIN1 Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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The board is designed with four DDR4 SLOTs and is divided into Channel A and Channel B. Each channel has two DIMM SLOTs. / Note: If only one DIMM is inserted in each Channel, it needs to be inserted in the slot away from the CPU. Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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J6 is LGA1151 CPU SOCKET. It is used to load LGA1151 CPU. During the installation of CPU, attention must be paid to the installation of the first PIN. The first PIN shown below is indicated by a triangular arrow and corresponds to the triangular arrow of the CPU. Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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When the SATA SSD is low, the BIOS configures PICE0/SATA0 as PCIE or SATA by checking the High Low of this GPIO. 2.2.13 M EZZANINE CONNECTOR Mezzanine connector, pinch connector to PCIEX8 signal, used to plug 12Gb SAS card. Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
ME functions. However, the Firmware update and upgrade of ME is not limited. Under normal circumstances, it cannot be shorted. J16 introduction: Use 2PIN adjustment cap to insert J16, then use Clear CMOS. 2.5 Power Module Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
UID LED description description The UID LED is the identity indicator on the motherboard. The user can use the IPMI to control the indicator to be on or off and to be blue when lit. BMC(AST24 Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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Green is 1HZ flashing, the system has a CPU, but no boot is in standby mode; Yellow long bright system detects fault (overheat/fan/power failure and alarm);; none is off AC not powered or AC powered but CPU/BMC is not installed Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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4. BMC Heart LED BMC Heart LED description Green light flashes at 1Hz Firmware initialization OK This indicator cannot be lit Firmware did not complete initialization 5. Motherboard PWR OK LED PWR OK LED description Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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Board PWR OK LED status LED description Location Onboard power OK Green LED is always D12 (front) green Board power is not OK Green LED is off off state SATA HDD/M.2 SSD is not in Green LED off Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
CPU, heat sink, memory, fan module, backplane, PIKE card, and expansion card. 3.1 The front view of the module as follows: 3.2 The module opens the upper cover and the internal picture as follows: Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
3. If you purchased a CPU cooler separately, make sure you are using a Goixi Certified Heatsink. Detailed installation of LGA1151 processor steps: 1) Press gently on the platen and push outwards (to the right) to unlock. Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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2) Once the pressure plate handle is unlocked, gently lift the handle to open the pressure plate. Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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5) Once they are aligned, carefully insert the CPU straight down into the slot. (To avoid damage to the CPU or socket, do not rub the surface of the CPU Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
First tighten the two diagonal screws until they are just in place (to avoid damage to the CPU and heat sink, do not overtighten the screws). Tighten the four bolts fully to complete the installation. Reverse the sequence of this process to remove the heat sink. Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
OW TO INSTALL MEMORY Motherboard DIMM slot sequence: DIMMA0, DIMMB0, DIMMA1, and DIMMB1, pay attention to the memory of the hole and the DIMM slot gap to prevent incorrect installation. Vertically snap each DIMM module into place. Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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DIMM. Installation: Insert the memory module vertically and press the memory slot snap-in position. Note the bottom of the alignment notch. Notch Simulate the demo diagram inserted into the memory bar: Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
Simulate the demo picture of disassembling the memory: 3.4 Expansion Card Installation 1) First install the expansion card to the PCIE riser card and secure it to the bracket with screws. The schematic diagram is as follows: Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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PCIE riser card vertically. / Note: Lock the screws. 2) Install the expansion card and PCIE riser card to the motherboard, and fix the bracket with screws. The schematic diagram is as follows: Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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/ Note: Make sure the PCIE riser card is in place. / Note: Lock the screws. Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
Chapter 4 Chassis Installation 4.1 Backplane and SPIB Board Installation 4.1.1 Installation diagram of the backplane is as follows: Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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4.1.2 The schematic diagram of installing the SPIB board is as follows: / Note: When installing or removing the SPIB board, pay attention to the components in the PCBA and do not collide with the chassis. Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
Installation complete diagram 4.2 Fan Installation The system adopts modular fan wall heat dissipation, and the wind wall support module has no screws and no tools to install. The installation diagram is as follows: Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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/ Note: The notch of the fan wall is aligned with the snap on the chassis, and then the power cable of each fan is connected to the backplane. Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
Installation complete diagram 4.3 Controller Module Installation The system adopts a modular installation and supports hot swap; installation and maintenance are simple and convenient. The installation diagram follows: Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
③ 4.4 Hard Disk Installation The whole system supports 16 3.5-inch hard disks. The installation method of each hard disk is the same. The following installation diagrams are as follows: Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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① ② Installation complete diagram Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
The ST401-S36REH storage server barebone system uses a full set of screwless tool-free rails for easy installation. Rails Use the following procedure to install the system into the cabinet. Pull out the inner rail of the guide rail. As shown below: ① Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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② ③ Install the extracted inner rail into the chassis as shown below. Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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② Put the system in cabinet horizontally into the guide rail and push in the cabinet. As shown below: Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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The left buckle is lifted upwards, and the right buckle is pressed downwards to continue pushing. As shown below: The left side of Press down on the buckle right side lifted up Lock the fixing screw, as shown below: Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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The final schematic diagram of putting the entire storage server system into cabinet is as follows: Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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The cabinet must be secured, and instability in the cabinet may cause the cabinet to tip over. Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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100-240V 47Hz~63Hz。 Input voltage The output +12V_SB, +12V voltage System fan Number of fans The system supports three 12038 temperature-controlled fans 12(8.5-13.2)V Fan voltage 1.60(1.76 Max) Fan current speed of the Maximum 3600 +/- 10% RPM Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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Linux Kernel Virtual Machine (Target) System ambient temperature System Operating temperature: 10°C ~ 35°C; non-operating temperature: operating -40°C ~ 70°C temperature System Operating humidity: 35%~80%; Non-operating humidity: 20% ~ 90% temperature and humidity Safety certification CE ROHS Certified Shenzhen Gooxi Technology Co., Ltd.
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