ATTO Technology FastStream SC 5500E Installation And Operation Manual
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- Page 1 ATTO FastStream Embedded Storage Controller Installation and Operation Manual Fibre Channel to SAS/SATA Models SC 5500E SC 7500E SC 8500E...
- Page 2 Technical support: Monday -- Friday, 8am-8pm EST techsupp@attotech.com © 2009 ATTO Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. All brand or product names are trademarks of their respective holders. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the express written permission of ATTO Technology, Inc.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
1.0 ATTO FastStream Offers Data Protection ...1 Technical features System memory Expansion slot RAID protection features Audio/video features 1.1 ATTO FastStream Embedded Components ...2 Board dimensions Temperature Humidity Altitude Real Time Clock Power supply requirements SAS/SATA ports Fibre Channel ports Management ports Manual reset switch 1.2 ATTO Celerity FC42-ES Host Adapter ...4... - Page 4 Features you may choose Auto-Rebuild Fault Tolerance Initialization Selecting an application Preliminary steps Quick Digital Video Audio General Digital Video, General IT or Database Creating a custom setup 5.0 Modify System Values ...21 Changing current user name, password Creating a read-only user name, password Changing system variables 6.0 Monitor Storage, Configurations ...23 Health and Status Monitor page...
- Page 5 8.0 Manage ATTO Devices, Configurations ...39 Creating a unique name for your FastStream Discovering, managing other ATTO devices Saving or restoring a configuration 9.0 Interface Options ...41 Using the ExpressNAV Storage Manager Using the serial port Using Telnet 10.0 Update Firmware ...43 Appendix A CLI Provides an ASCII-based Interface ...i CLI error messages CLI summary...
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Page 6: Atto Faststream Offers Data Protection
Controller • Battery-backed event log asynchronous SRAM • System monitoring hardware • Real time clock ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC RAID Controller Installation and Operation Manual • SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) System memory • One 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM DIMM connector •... -
Page 7: Atto Faststream Embedded Components
1.1 ATTO FastStream Embedded Components The ATTO FastStream Fibre Channel to SAS/SATA RAID controller line can be seamlessly integrated into an ATX or custom storage enclosure. ATTO FastStream SC RAID controllers support next- generation media and are equipped to handle the throughputs needed by advanced disk technologies. -
Page 8: Management Ports
RJ-11 interface. Exhibit 1.1-1 FastStream SC main board layout. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC RAID Controller Installation and Operation Manual Manual reset switch A manual reset switch reboots the storage controller. To reset the FastStream, depress the reset button for no more than three seconds. -
Page 9: Atto Celerity Fc42-Es Host Adapter
1.2 ATTO Celerity FC42-ES Host Adapter The ATTO FastStream SC 5500E uses the Celerity FC-42ES PCI Express Interconnect and 4-Gigabit Fibre Channel to provide performance of up to 650 MB/sec. The Celerity FC-42ES is a dual-channel host adapter supports high-definition video, rich content databases and other high bandwidth environments. - Page 10 Exhibit 1.2-2 Celerity FC-42ES board layout. Exhibit 1.2-3 Celerity FC-42ES. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC RAID Controller Installation and Operation Manual...
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Page 11: Atto Celerity Fc44-Es Host Adapter
1.3 ATTO Celerity FC44-ES Host Adapter The ATTO FastStream SC 7500E uses the Celerity FC-44ES PCI Express Interconnect and 4-Gigabit Fibre Channel to provide performance of up to 1200 MB/sec. The ATTO Celerity FC-44ES supports high-definition video, rich content databases and other high bandwidth environments. - Page 12 Exhibit 1.3-2 Celerity FC-44ES board layout. Exhibit 1.3-3 Celerity FC-44ES. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC RAID Controller Installation and Operation Manual...
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Page 13: Atto Celerity Fc84-En Host Adapter
1.4 ATTO Celerity FC84-EN Host Adapter The ATTO FastStream SC 8500E uses the Celerity FC-84EN PCI Express Interconnect and 8-Gigabit Fibre Channel to provide performance of up to 1400 MB/sec. The ATTO Celerity FC-84EN leverages two next- generation storage technologies: PCIe 2.0 interconnect and 8-Gigabit Fibre Channel. - Page 14 Exhibit 1.4-2 Celerity FC-84En Adapter bracket detail. Exhibit 1.4-3 Celerity FC-84En board layout. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC RAID Controller Installation and Operation Manual...
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Page 15: Install The Faststream
Install the back panel I/O plate into your enclosure. (See Exhibit 2.0-2 representation of a typical backplate.) Note ATTO Technology does not supply the backplate because of the variety of enclosures available. Contact your enclosure representative for assistance. Install your FastStream into the enclosure. - Page 16 Exhibit 2.0-1 FastStream SC RAID controller components, dimensions and mounting holes. For pinout information, refer to Reference Charts ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC RAID Controller Installation and Operation Manual a. Align the tab on the Ethernet cable with the tab on the Ethernet port of the FastStream.
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Page 17: Discovering The Ip Address
Exhibit 2.0-2 Back panel I/O plate. Exhibit 2.0-3 Insert the DIMM module vertically into its slot on the board. Discovering the IP address Note The FastStream is initially configured with DHCP enabled. It is best if you have access to a DHCP server. -
Page 18: Setting Up Internet Explorer
Password. The user name is case insensitive and the password is case sensitive. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC RAID Controller Installation and Operation Manual Your browser points to the ATTO ExpressNAV splash screen. If you use Internet Explorer as a... -
Page 19: Ensure Drive Integrity
3.0 Ensure Drive Integrity The ATTO FastStream “Initialize and Verify drive” feature discovers and remaps bad sectors on drives, providing reliable media for your RAID groups. Before creating any RAID group you should Initialize and Verify the drives you want in the RAID group to ensure drive integrity. -
Page 20: After Creating Raid Groups
RAID group. Choose Read-Only Drive Test to non- destructively test any drives. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual Click Next. If no drives appear in the information box, click on the System Scan button. -
Page 21: Configure Storage Into Raid Groups
4.0 Configure Storage into RAID Groups The ATTO FastStream allows configuration of storage into DVRAID, JBOD, RAID Level 0, 1, 1+0, 4, 5 or 6 with the ability to create multiple partitions. RAID is a storage configuration which uses multiple drives to increase capacity, performance, and/or reliability. -
Page 22: Fault Tolerance
• Quick Digital Video: provides parity RAID protection (DVRAID) and optimized performance for digital video (sequential access) configurations. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual Initialization If you have not already initialized your drives as outlined in Ensure Drive Integrity may choose to use the Advanced Initialization for on page 37. -
Page 23: Audio
Physically add or disconnect drives as needed and rescan. Click Next. Choose an Initialization method (refer to Initialization on page 17). Choose an Auto-Rebuild option (refer to Rebuild on page 16). Select a Fault Tolerance (refer to Tolerance on page 17). -
Page 24: Creating A Custom Setup
RAID group named in Step 4. Click Next. 10 The Partition wizard appears. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual • A RAID group may have several Terabytes of total data capacity because of the size of the included drives. - Page 25 15 Select a Sector Size.The RAID group sector size must be evenly divisible by the sector size of any member disk. • 512 bytes is the default size for most operating systems. • For Windows XP (32-bit support) select 4 KB sectors to enable large volume support (greater than 2 TB).
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Page 26: Modify System Values
Click OK. Click on the Manage menu item on the left hand side of the page. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual however, use extreme caution when changing default values. Press Enter. - Page 27 • Controller name: the controller name is a unique 8-character identifier which is displayed at the top of each screen. You may find this useful if you are managing multiple ATTO devices from a single workstation. • Time and date: use a remote time server to set the time and time zone, or manually set the time and date.
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Page 28: Monitor Storage, Configurations
If you are not already in the ExpressNAV Storage Manager, type the IP address of your controller in a standard browser. On the splash ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual Note New performance data is updated every 60 seconds which impacts performance slightly, even if you minimize the browser window. -
Page 29: Configuration Display Page
Configuration Display page Clicking on Details from the Health and Status Monitor page gives you added information about various aspects of the FastStream and attached storage. Click on the arrow next to the group you wish to view. • RAID groups: RAID group names, RAID status, available Hot Spares, number of faulted drives, RAID Level, number of partitions, Interleave and total capacity of each RAID group... -
Page 30: Remote System Monitoring
The Health and Status Monitor page appears. On the menu at the left hand side of the page, choose Manage. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual Warning messages • device down • medium error •... - Page 31 by clicking on Yes. Clicking on No ends the procedure without making a change. Exhibit 6.1-1 The Error Notification page. 13 Your settings are displayed. You may change or disable Email notification at any time from the Error Notification page.
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Page 32: Drive Diagnostics
Preliminary steps above. Click the Read-Only Drive Test button. Click Next. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual Preliminary steps If you are not already in the ExpressNAV Storage Manager, type the IP address of your controller in a standard browser. On the splash screen, click Enter Here. -
Page 33: Drive Performance And Health
Drive performance and health Another way to determine your drives’ status is to follow the instructions in Preliminary steps 27, and click on the Drive Performance and Health menu item. Follow the instructions in Preliminary steps above. Click on the Drive Performance and Health menu item. -
Page 34: Scsi Enclosure Services (Ses)
• Pass-Through: the host application manages SES information. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual individual drives, all the drives in the same enclosure, all the drives in a single RAID group, or faulted drives. - Page 35 Exhibit 6.3-1 The Enclosure Services page.
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Page 36: Identifying Ses Elements
Click on the Diagnostics menu on the left hand side of the screen. Exhibit 6.3-2 The Identify SES Elements page. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual Click on Identify SES Elements. Click on Next. The Identify SES Elements... -
Page 37: Monitoring Ses Elements
Monitoring SES elements Enclosures which provide SES information are listed in the Enclosure Status section of the Health and Status Monitor (see Exhibit 6.3-3) and through the Enclosure Services arrow on the Manage menu. Use the Health and Status Monitor If you are not already in the ExpressNAV Storage Manager, type the IP address of your controller in a standard browser. -
Page 38: Use The Manage Menu
The Health and Status Monitor page appears. Click on the Manage menu item on the left hand side of the screen. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual In the Select User Process box, click on the Enclosure Services arrow. -
Page 39: Modify Storage
Use the ExpressNAV Storage Manager to replace a failed drive, add new drives or redesign RAID configurations. You may modify various aspects of storage using the Manage Menu found by clicking on the tab on the left hand side of the ExpressNAV Storage Manager. Be cautious when deleting storage or rearranging storage configurations because data could be compromised or lost. -
Page 40: Adding Drives To A Raid Group
Add Drives, Add Mirror or RAID Migration operations are being performed. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual Follow the instructions in page 34 and click on the RAID Groups arrow from the Select User Process box. -
Page 41: Modifying Raid Group Mapping
Modifying RAID group mapping You may change the LUNs of drives manually or let the ExpressNAV Storage Manager map drives for you. Follow the instructions in Preliminary steps page 34 and click on the RAID Groups arrow from the Select User Process box. Click on the Modify RAID Group Mapping button. -
Page 42: Modifying Raid Options
When the ATTO FastStream detects a faulted device: • The FastStream replaces the faulted device with the device from the Hot Spare pool. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual Click on the Modify RAID Options button. Click on Next. -
Page 43: Removing Raid Configuration Data
Removing RAID configuration data If you move single drives between FastStreams without erasing the drives, you should clean stale RAID configuration data from the drives, permanently removing the drive from the RAID group. This operation can be performed on drives that belong to a RAID group now or have once belonged to a RAID group and are labeled Replaced after system scans. -
Page 44: Manage Atto Devices, Configurations
Select a device from the list. An arrow points to the controller you are currently using. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual You may also save the configuration of the FastStream you are currently using, or restore it from a previously-saved configuration, or import a configuration from another ATTO FastStream. - Page 45 Saving or restoring a configuration You may save the configuration of the FastStream you are currently using, restore the configuration from a previously-saved configuration for that FastStream, or clone a configuration from another ATTO FastStream using the Save/Restore feature. Note It is best practice to save a copy of your configuration settings to a file to easily replace a unit or to set up additional controllers.
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Page 46: Interface Options
Note the assigned address: _____________________________________ ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC RAID Controller Installation and Operation Manual 9.0 Interface Options If you do not have a DHCP server, get an IP address and subnet mask from your network administrator, type it into the area provided, and click on Next. - Page 47 Using the serial port To connect to a terminal emulation program to manage the FastStream, use the serial port. Connect a cable from FastStream RS-232 serial port or header to the serial (COM) port on a personal computer. Start a terminal emulation program on the personal computer, and use it to connect to the FastStream.
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Page 48: Update Firmware
The Health and Status Monitor page appears. Click on the Diagnostics button on the left hand side of the ExpressNAV Storage Manager. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual The Diagnostics Menu page appears. From the Select User Process box, select Update the Firmware. -
Page 49: Appendix A Cli Provides An Ascii-Based Interface
Appendix A CLI Provides an ASCII-based Interface The command line interface (CLI) uses ASCII commands typed while in CLI mode. CAUTION CAUTION Do not use CLI unless you are directed to by an ATTO technician. Changing parameters may cause loss of data and/or disruption to performance and reliability of the FastStream. - Page 50 AutoResume BlockDevClean BlockDevIdentify BlockDevIDStop BlockDevScan BootDelay ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual Indicates The name of the RAID group, designated by the user, to which a block device is assigned. Use RGDisplay <GroupName | all> group names...
- Page 51 Command BridgeModel BridgeName ClearEventLog Date DefaultInterleave DeleteAllMaps DisplayEventLog DisplayEventLogFilter DriveTest DriveTestConfig DriveTestList DriveTestStatus DumpConfiguration DumpEventLog EmailFromAddress EmailNotify EmailNotifyAddress EmailPassword EmailServerAddress EmailUsername EthernetSpeed EventLog EventLogFilter Exit FCConnMode FCDataRate FCHard FCHardAddress FCMultiNode FCPortErrors FCPortList FCWWName FirmwareRestart Help HSAdd HSDisplay HSRemove IdentifyBridge Info Default Example get bridgemodel...
- Page 52 RGAddStorage RGAutoRebuild RGCancelAddStorage RGCommit RGCreate RGDelete RGDiskWriteCache RGDisplay RGErase RGHaltConversion RGHaltErase ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual Default Example 10.0.0.1 get ipaddress mp1 enabled set ipdhcp mp1 disabled set ipdnsserver mp1 172.15.12.123 0.0.0.0 get ipgateway mp1 255.255.0.0...
- Page 53 Command RGHaltInitialization RGHaltRebuild RGMemberAdd RGMemberRemove RGPreFetch RGRebuild RGResumeConversion RGResumeErase RGResumeInitialization RGResumeRebuild RGSectorSize RGSpanDepth RGSpeedRead RGUnmap RGWaitTimeout RMStatus Route RouteDisplay SASTargets SaveConfiguration SerialNumber SerialPortBaudRate SerialPortEcho SESAlarmTest SESDiskFailureAlarm SESEnclosures SESIdentify SESIdentifyStop SESMute SESPoll SESStartingSlot SESStatus SNTP SNTPServer TailEventLog Temperature Time TimeZone Default Example rghaltinitialization g1 rghaltrebuild g1...
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Page 54: Cli Command Explanations
AutoResume [Rebuild | Erase |Initialize | All ] [enabled | disabled] <group name> BlockDevClean Removes any RAID configuration data from the block device with the specified block ID. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual Default Example root set username Barbara... - Page 55 BridgeName Specifies an ASCII name assigned to the unit to identify individual units. It is not the World Wide Name. Changes take effect immediately. The name may be contain up to 8 characters. set BridgeName [name] SaveConfiguration Restart command required get BridgeName ClearEventLog Clears the contents of the EventLog.
- Page 56 EmailPassword SaveConfiguration command required viii ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual EmailServerAddress to the Advanced page of Configures the address of the server the unit must contact in order to send out Email notifications using either an Email address (xxx.xxx.x.x) or a fully qualified domain name...
- Page 57 FCConnMode Specifies the connection mode the unit uses when communicating across a Fibre Channel network. Connection modes: FC_AL arbitrated loop: loop Point-to-point: ptp auto-negotiation, loop preferred: loop-ptp auto-negotiation, ptp preferred: ptp-loop: Default: loop set FCConnMode [fp| all] [loop | ptp | loop-ptp | ptp-loop] SaveConfiguration Restart command required get FCConnMode [fp | all] FCDataRate...
- Page 58 Default: 0.0.0.0 set IPGateway [mp1] [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] SaveConfiguration Restart command required get IPGateway [mp1] ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual IPSubnetMask Controls the current subnet masks used by any Ethernet port(s) on the unit. If IPDHCP current IP subnet mask assigned by the network DHCP server.
- Page 59 PartitionDisplay Lists all partitions available in the specified RAID group in order of contiguousness (as opposed to index order). PartitionDisplay [group name] PartitionMerge Merges the specified contiguous partitions into one partition. All' indicates that all unmapped partitions in a new RAID group are merged into a single Virtual Disk.
- Page 60 DVRAID group. RGAddStorage [group name] [MIRROR | STRIPE | SPAN] <BlockDevID>... <commit>> ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual RGAutoRebuild Regulates the automatic rebuild of RAID groups, first using drives assigned as Hot Spares, then all other available drives, as automatic replacements for any member that fails.
- Page 61 RGErase Deletes the data from the specified RAID group. CAUTION CAUTION All data is lost! RGErase [group name] RGHaltConversion Stops the conversion of the specified RAID group. RGHaltConversion [group name] RGHaltErase Stops the deletion of a RAID group after an command has begun.
- Page 62 SASTargets Lists the physical devices that are connected to all SAS ports. SASTargets ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual SaveConfiguration Issued with the restart option, cycles unit power after saving configuration changes. The norestart option saves changes without restarting.
- Page 63 SESDiskFailureAlarm If enabled, activates an audible alarm on an enclosure when a RAID member on that enclosure is detected as failed. Default: disabled set SESDiskFailureAlarm [enabled | disabled] get SESDiskFailureAlarm SESEnclosures Lists enclosures with SES properties discovered by the unit. SESEnclosures SESIdentify Commands the SES enclosure to identify the specified element.
- Page 64 CLI session. Default: enabled set VerboseMode [enabled | disabled] get VerboseMode ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual VirtualDriveInfo Lists characteristics and statistics for all the available virtual drives or any available virtual drive.
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Page 65: Jbod: Just A Bunch Of Disks
Digital Video RAID provides parity redundancy for your data. Optimized for performance for the high data transfer rates required in digital video environments, DVRAID is ATTO Technology proprietary technology which supports the editing of uncompressed 10-bit Design RAID Groups Note... -
Page 66: Raid Level 0: Striping, No Redundancy
Data 2 Data 3 xviii ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual other. RAID Level 0 provides no data protection. If one drive fails, all data within that stripe set is lost. RAID Level 0 is used by applications requiring high performance for non-critical data. -
Page 67: Raid Level 1+0: Striping, Mirror Spans Two Drives
RAID Level 1+0: striping, mirror spans two drives RAID Level 1+0 increases data transfer rates while ensuring security by writing the exact same data simultaneously to two or more different drives. Disk 1 Stripe 1 Data 1 Stripe 2 Data 3 Stripe 3 Data 5 RAID Level 4: striping, one parity drive... -
Page 68: Raid Level 6: Striping, Two Parity Blocks Distributed Among Drives
Stripe 3 Data 9 Stripe 4 Parity 10-12 ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual can tolerate failure of two drives and provides redundancy during rebuilds. The ATTO FastStream requires at least four drives to build a RAID 6 group. Two drives per RAID group are used for parity protection and are unavailable for data. -
Page 69: Appendix C Multipathing
ATTO Windows DSM MPIO driver and ATTO Celerity Multipathing for OS X. Setup instructions for ATTO Celerity Multipathing for OS X and ATTO Windows DSM MPIO can be found on the ATTO Technology website www.attotech.com and on the product CD. Setup instructions for Red Hat and SuSE Linux Multipathing can be found on the FastStream CD. -
Page 70: Appendix D Standards And Compliances
The ATTO FastStream SC 7500 complies with Directive 2002/95/EC on the Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS). xxii ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual Standards and Compliances FCC Standards: Radio and Television Interference This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. -
Page 71: Appendix E Warranty
Manufacturer warrants to the original purchaser of this product that it is free from defects in material and workmanship as described in the ATTO Technology website, www.attotech.com. Manufacturer liability shall be limited to replacing or repairing, at its option, any defective product. There is no charge for parts or labor should Manufacturer determine that this product is defective. -
Page 72: Appendix F Reference Charts
Pin Voltage/Signal VDD3.3 VDD3.3 Ground VDD5V Ground VDD5V Ground ATX_POWER_OK 5VSB VDD12.0 VDD12.0 VDD3.3 VDD3.3 xxiv ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual Reference Charts Frequency Origin 266.67MHz 125MHz 66.67MHz 33.33MHz 66.67MHz 25MHz 25MHz 100MHz 133.33MHz HBA(U6) 106.25MHz HBA(U7, U15) Oscillator 3.686MHz... - Page 73 Table 2 ATX 24-pin power connector pinouts (J1) (Continued) Ground ATX_PS_ON_L Ground Ground Ground VDD5V VDD5V VDD5V Ground Table 3 RJ-45 connector pinouts (J2) Pin Signal MX1+ Media pair 1 + MX1- Media pair 1 - MX2+ Media pair 2 + MX3+ Media pair 3 + MX3- Media pair 3 - MX2- Media pair 2 -...
- Page 74 RX7+ Ground TX7+ Jumpers pinouts Table 7 ATX power switch header pinouts (P3) Signal Ground ATX_JUMP_ON_L xxvi ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual SIDEBAND 2 (not used) SIDEBAND 4 (not used) Ground RX2- TX2- Ground RX3- TX3-...