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RS Series SAS4
Expander Backplane
User Manual
Version 1.0
2025/1/6
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  • Page 1 RS Series SAS4 Expander Backplane User Manual Version 1.0 2025/1/6...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1. System Overview ......................3 1.1 Purpose of this Document ..................3 1.2 Overview of SAS4 Technology ................3 1.3 Overview of In-Win RS Series Backplane .............. 3 1.4 Expander Module Overview ................... 4 2. Installation and Connections ..................8 2.1 Mounting the Expander Module ................
  • Page 3: System Overview

    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...
  • Page 4: Expander Module Overview

    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.
  • Page 5 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: •...
  • Page 6: Specifications

    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×...
  • Page 7 Connector and Component Locations Description Host facing interface : HOST-1 / HOST-2 Expansion facing interface : EXP-1 / EXP-2 Management LAN Port : MJ1 EXP Smart Console Mode Connector : JD1 EXP Debug Console Mode Connector : JD2 External I2C Header : JD3 Expander FAN Connector : FAN1 Export the Expander PHY &...
  • Page 8: Installation And Connections

    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.
  • Page 9: Command Line Interface (Cli)

    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...
  • Page 10: Rev

    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...
  • Page 11: Showmfg

    Platform Name: IN-WIN SAS4 Expander System Version Name : SAS4xFW-01.00.01.00 12/27/24 Firmware Family: 64 OemFamily: 0 ================================================================================ SDK Revision:- ================================================================================ HAL Revision: 0.9.2.0 SPI Revision: 0x14001800 SES Revision: 0.9.2.0 SCE Revision: 0.9.2.0 SerDes M0 FW: 0x41b0 ================================================================================ Current Toolchain Revision:- ================================================================================ ARM v.5060750 showmfg...
  • Page 12: Date

    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(*)>...
  • Page 13: Clearlogs

    <Dec 06 2024 16:44:37.517>:RWBUFFER:MFG download Start:Reg 03 BufferId 01 <Dec 06 2024 16:45:13.051>:RWBUFFER:MFG download End:Reg 03 BufferId 01 <Dec 06 2024 16:43:56.400>:PLATFORM:Firmware initialization started clearlogs Clear the system logs Syntax clearlogs Example cmd >clearlogs cmd >showlogs cmd > showpost Show POST (Power-On-Self-Test) status of expander Syntax showpost Example...
  • Page 14: Sesinfo

    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:...
  • Page 15: Phyinfo

    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 -------...
  • Page 16: Bpsys

    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>...
  • Page 17 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>...
  • Page 18: Ipconfig

    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).
  • Page 19 IPv6 Address ... . : 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000 Ethernet Link Status ..: Up Ethernet Link Speed ..: 1000 Mbps Ethernet Link Duplex Mode .
  • Page 20: Fdl

    cmd >reset cmd >ipconfig ================================================================================ Physical Address ..: FA-E1-90-00-00-00 IPv6 Enabled ... . : No DHCP Enabled ... . : No AUTOIP Enabled .
  • Page 21: Tftpfdl

    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.
  • Page 22: User

    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...
  • Page 23: Appendix - Web Pages

    Appendix - Web Pages Login Version...
  • Page 24 System Network Hard Disk...

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