1.1 Purpose of this Document This user manual provides instructions for installing, configuring, and maintaining the In- Win RS Series Expander Board Module. It covers hardware overview, connectors, indicators, and environmental controls, as well as general operational guidelines. 1.2 Overview of SAS4 Technology...
Form Factor • In-Win RS series backplane is typically sized to fit a specific chassis height (e.g., 1U, 2U, etc.). For example, a 2U backplane may support up to 24 2.5” drive bays in a single row or multiple rows.
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Host Interface: • SLIMSAS-4i Connector ×4 o Host x2: Main connections to the server or host adapter o Extension x2: For daisy-chaining expanders or adding more drives Backplane Interface: • PCB Gold Finger (Samtec HSEC8-1100-01-L-DV-A-K) • Exports expander PHY signals and control signals to an external backplane (e.g., SAS4 Hybrid Backplane) Ethernet: •...
1.4.2 Specifications Feature Description Expander IC Broadcom SAS4x40 SAS Link Speed Up to 24 Gb/s per physical link (SAS4) Host Interface 4x SLIMSAS-4i connectors (2x for Hosts, 2x for Expansion) Backplane Interface Gold finger connector Fan Connector 1× PWM LAN Port 1×...
2. Installation and Connections Important: Before installation, ensure the host system and backplane are powered off. 2.1 Mounting the Expander Module 1. Locate the dedicated slot or mounting area within the chassis where the expander module is intended to be installed. 2.
3.1 Command Line Interface (CLI) The In-Win RS SAS4 series backplanes and expander provide flexible and useful commands to monitor and manage hard disk, expanders and backplane system. Users can use telnet or console applications to manage the system with CLI commands. help List all command list and the usage Syntax...
cmd >help fdl ================================================================================ Test Command ================================================================================ File download fdl <BufferID(H)> <Offset(H)> <Erase(*)> - Erase is replaced with "Y" or "N" ================================================================================ Show vendor ID, product ID, active firmware and firmware version information Syntax Example cmd >rev ================================================================================ Hardware Revision Information:- ================================================================================ Vendor ID :IN-WIN...
SxP Port 3 SAS Address: 0x0000000000000000 date Show or set current date time. There are no RTC in system. System always starts up at incorrect date. System log will record event with datetime. User can set datetime and broadcast the new value to other expanders by ‘date send’ Syntax date [ set <newdate(*)>...
ISTWI Channel 06 :PASS ISTWI Channel 07 :PASS True Random Num Generator:PASS Internal RAM Test :PASS Forced ECC Error Test :PASS SXP Port Buffers Test :PASS ================================================================================ sesinfo Display SES-2 devices information Syntax sesinfo Example cmd >sesinfo Show SES Enclosure Elements Current Fan Level(1~8): 2 Fan01 FanSpd:...
phyinfo Display bays hard disk PHY information Syntax phyinfo Example cmd >phyinfo SSSSSSS STMSTMA ZONE CONN CONN MAP DR PPPPPPT ROUTE ZONE CTRL CONN ELEM PHY PHY FR TYPE NLR CNT IIITTTA ATTACHED SAS ADDR TYPE TYPE INDX LINK ID 0x0 0x03 ------- 0x01 0x04 0x20 0x01 0x00 000 -- 0x0 0x03 -------...
bpsys Display backplane system control parameters that are saved in persistent storage (flash) Syntax bpsys Example cmd >bpsys BP MCU Status: NVMe SSD Install: 18 00 SES3 Cooling Level: 2 Test Enable: 0 Fan Control Max Temperature: 45 Mute Enable: 0 MB Fan Control Disable: 0 bpsys default <0>...
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IGURE BPSYS THERMAL EXAMPLE Syntax bpsys thermal <37~52> Example cmd >bpsys thermal 45 Set Fan Control Max Temperature (37C~55C): 45 bpsys mute <0|1> Set backplane system buzzer to mute mode. Default (0) is to enable beeping when system occurs some errors. Syntax bpsys mute <0|1>...
cmd >bpsys test 1 Test Enable: 1 bpsys reset <1> Make backplane system to reset backplane MCU and power-down expander. Syntax bpsys reset <1> Example cmd >bpsys reset 1 Reset MCU System ipconfig Show or configure network interface IP address for RJ-460-08 bridge board. ipconfig [verbose] Display bridge expander module ethernet port configuration that are saved in persistent storage (flash).
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IPv6 Address ... . : 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000 Ethernet Link Status ..: Up Ethernet Link Speed ..: 1000 Mbps Ethernet Link Duplex Mode .
Buffer Download Complete PRIMARY>fdl 1 0 y Please Use XModem Protocol for File Transmission. Use Q Or q to quit Download before starting XModem. Received 65536Bytes Buffer Download Complete tftpfdl tftpfdl <0|1> <0> <y> <tftp_server_ip> <filename> To upgrade firmware through TFTP, open a TFTP server (Figure 5) on your console host and specify the path in TFTP server to the directory where the firmware is stored.
user Assign or show user account and password for WEB and TELNET login The login session will be closed after 5 minutes (timeout) if no activities The default user account is ‘account’ The default user password is ‘password’ Syntax user [<account> <password>] Example PRIMARY>user ACCOUNT: account...
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