asis Perform Series User manual

Perform
Five Slot ATCA
AC Shelf
User Manual
Sep 2007 Revision 1.0.0

Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................. II
TABLE OF FIGURES ..................................................................................... V
LEGAL NOTICE AND WARRANTY ................................................................VI
CONTACT INFORMATION ......................................................................... VII
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS..........................................................................VIII
REVISION HISTORY.................................................................................... X
ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT............................................................................XI
1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. 13
1.1 O VERVIEW OF ASIS S HELF P RODUCTS .......................................................... 13
1.2 P ERFORM ™ S ERIES 5-S LOT ATCA AC S HELF ................................................. 13
2 UNDERSTANDING THE SHELF COMPONENTS .................................. 14
2.1 P LATFORM C OMPONENTS ........................................................................... 14
2.1.1 Shelf and Boards...........................................................................14
Fixed Board .................................................................................................................. 17
Removable Boards and Modules ...................................................................................... 17
2.1.2 Card Cage .................................................................................... 17
2.1.3 Bac plane .................................................................................... 18
Features ...................................................................................................................... 18
Update-Channel Connections .......................................................................................... 19
Base interface............................................................................................................... 19
Fabric interface............................................................................................................. 19
Synchronization Cloc Interface ...................................................................................... 20
2.1.4 Module Slot Identification...............................................................21
2.1.5 AC Power Supply...........................................................................21
Grounding Requirements and Power Input........................................................................ 23
2.1.6 Fan Tray ......................................................................................23
2.1.7 Air Filter Tray ............................................................................... 24
2.1.8 Blan Panels with/without air baffles ...............................................25
2.1.9 Shelf ID Board .............................................................................. 25
2.1.10 Holder for Cable Management (Optional)..........................................26
2.2 S HELF C OOLING ..................................................................................... 27
2.2.1 Overview ..................................................................................... 27

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2.2.2 Fan Tray Design ........................................................................... 27
2.2.3 Performance ................................................................................ 28
2.2.4 Fan Speed ................................................................................... 28
2.2.5 RTM for the Shelf managers........................................................... 28
3 INSTALLING THE SHELF .................................................................. 29
3.1 S HELF P OWER -U P .................................................................................. 29
3.2 T OOLS R EQUIRED .................................................................................. 29
3.3 S ITE P LANNING ..................................................................................... 3
3.4 C HECKING P ACKAGE C ONTENTS .................................................................. 3
3.5 I NSTALLATION S TEPS .............................................................................. 31
3.6 R ACK M OUNTING ................................................................................... 31
3.7 S HELF G ROUNDING ................................................................................ 31
3.8 I NSTALLER G ROUNDING ........................................................................... 32
3.9 S HELF P OWER -U P .................................................................................. 32
3.1 S HELF T HIRD P ARTY A PPLICATION C ARD I NSERTION .......................................... 33
4 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................ 34
4.1 P ERFORMING P ERIODIC M AINTENANCE .......................................................... 34
4.1.1 Fan Tray Visual Inspection ............................................................. 34
4.1.2 Air Filter Cleaning And Replacement................................................ 34
4.2 H ANDLING E LECTROMAGNETIC I NTERFERENCE ................................................. 35
4.3 E XTRACTING M ODULES ............................................................................ 36
4.3.1 Third Party Board Extraction/Insertion ............................................ 36
4.3.2 Third Party Board insertion ............................................................ 36
4.3.3 Shelf manager insertion ................................................................ 36
4.3.4 Shelf manager Extraction .............................................................. 36
4.3.5 Power Supply Extraction ................................................................ 37
4.3.6 Power Supply insertion.................................................................. 37
4.3.7 Fan Tray Replacement................................................................... 37
4.3.8 E²PROM Replacement ................................................................... 38
4.4 H ANDLING A LARMS ................................................................................ 39
4.4.1 Visual Alarms ............................................................................... 39
4.4.2 Software Alarms........................................................................... 40
4.5 H OT -S WAPPING FRU S ............................................................................ 4
4.6 R ESETTING T HE S YSTEM .......................................................................... 41

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4.7 T ROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................................. 42
5 SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS .............................................................. 43
5.1 C ERTIFICATION ...................................................................................... 43
5.2 T ECHNICAL D ATA ................................................................................... 43
5.3 A CRONYMS U SED IN THIS M ANUAL ............................................................... 46

Table of Figures
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Table of Figures
F IGURE 1 – S HELF B LOCK D IAGRAM ............................................................................. 15
F IGURE 2 – S HELF F RONT V IEW .................................................................................. 15
F IGURE 3 – S HELF R EAR V IEW .................................................................................... 16
F IGURE 4 – S HELF C HASSIS WITH C ABLE H OL ERS ............................................................. 16
F IGURE 5 - S HELF C OMPONENT P OSITIONING ................................................................... 17
F IGURE 6– B ASE INTERFACE CHANNEL ........................................................................... 19
F IGURE 7 – S YNCHRONIZATION CLOCK AND UPDATE CHANNEL PIN ASSIGNMENTS ......................... 2
F IGURE 8 - B ACKPLANE L AYOUT .................................................................................. 2
F IGURE 9 – S LOT A LLOCATIONS .................................................................................. 21
F IGURE 1 - S HELF A RESSING ................................................................................. 21
F IGURE 11 – ATCA 1200W AC P OWER S UPPLY ............................................................... 22
F IGURE 12 – P OWER S UPPLY D ISTRIBUTION OF P OWER ON S HELF .......................................... 23
F IGURE 13 – F AN T RAY ............................................................................................ 24
F IGURE 14 – A IR FILTER TRAY .................................................................................... 24
F IGURE 15 - B LANK B OARD P ANEL AND B LANK RTM P ANEL ................................................. 25
F IGURE 16 - S HELF ID B OARD WITH TWO E²PROM S ( REAR COVER REMOVED )........................... 26
F IGURE 17 - F AN T RAY ............................................................................................. 27
F IGURE 18 - R EAR GROUN ING SCREWS ......................................................................... 31
F IGURE 19 - F RONT ES S OCKET ................................................................................ 32
F IGURE 2 – S HELF A IR FILTER AND P OWER SUPPLY AIR FILTER EXTRACTION .............................. 35
F IGURE 21 – E XTRACTING A F AN T RAY .......................................................................... 38

Legal Notice and Warrant
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Legal Notice and Warrant
Information in this document is provided in connection with Asis products. no license,
express or implied, by estoppel or otherwise, to any intellectual property rights is granted
by this document. except as provided in Asis terms and conditions of sale for such
products, Asis assumes no liability whatsoever, and Asis disclaims any expressed or
implied warranty, relating to sale and/or use of asis products including liability or
warranties relating to fitness for a particular purpose, merchant ability, or infringement of
any patent, copyright or other intellectual property right.
Asis warrants the Perform™ Series 5-Slot ATCA AC Shelf for a period of one year after
the shipment of the product.
Asis may make changes to the specifications and/or product descriptions at any time,
without notice.
ASIS © Ltd. 2 7

Contact Information
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Contact Information
To order the product described in this document and related systems and components,
contact an ASIS representative at:
Israel Headquarters
3 Ga ga ei Hap ada St.
Kfar Saba, ISRAEL 44422
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]
North America Headquarters
11067 Caminito Arcada
San Diego, CA, 92131 USA
Telephone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
See the ASIS web site at http://www.asis-pro.com

Safet Instructions
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Safet Instructions
This symbol indicates potential safety hazards regarding product operation or
maintenance to operator or service personnel.
General Safety Practices
Before handling the board, read the instructions and safety guidelines on the following
pages to prevent damage to the product and to ensure your own personal safety.
 Always use caution when handling/operating the board. Only qualified,
experienced, authorized electronics service personnel should access the
interior of the equipment. The power supplies produce high voltages and
energy hazards, which can cause bodily harm.
 Use extreme caution when installing or removing components. Refer to
the installation instructions in this document for precautions and
procedures. If you have any questions, please contact ASIS Technical
Support.
 Always follow the procedural instructions for component removal and
replacement in sequence.
Power
High voltages are present inside the shelf when the unit's power is plugged into an
electrical outlet. Turn off system power, turn off the power supply, and then disconnect
the power cord from its source before removing the shelf cover.
Turning off the system power switch does not remove power to components.
Make sure the work environment is grounded, and use a grounding wrist strap when
handling the product.
ESD Safety Practices
Many components described in this document can be damaged by electrostatic discharge
(ESD). Follow the precautions described here and before specific procedures in the
document to protect static-sensitive components from ESD-related damage.
Static electricity can harm system boards. Perform service at an ESD workstation and
follow proper ESD procedure to reduce the risk of damage to components. ASIS strongly
encourages you to follow proper ESD procedure, which can include wrist straps and
smocks, when servicing equipment.
Take the following steps to prevent damage from electrostatic discharge (ESD):
 When unpacking a static-sensitive component from its shipping carton,
do not remove the component’s antistatic packing material until you are
ready to install the component in the system. Just before unwrapping the
antistatic packaging, be sure you are at an ESD workstation or grounded.
This will discharge any static electricity that may have built up in your
body.

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 When transporting a sensitive component, first place it in an antistatic
container or packaging.
 Handle all sensitive components at an ESD workstation. If possible, use
antistatic floor pads and workbench pads.
 Handle components and boards with care. Don’t touch the components or
contacts on a board. Hold a board by its edges or by its metal mounting
bracket.
 Do not handle or store system boards near strong electrostatic,
electromagnetic, magnetic, or radioactive fields.

Revision Histor
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Revision Histor
Number Date Comments Author
1. . Sep 2 7 Initial release Yossi Kuzi

About this Document
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About this Document
This document provides technical information for the Perform™ Series 5-Slot ATCA AC
Shelf .
It is intended for technical staff tasked with installing, setting up and configuring the
system, and providing troubleshooting assistance and servicing.
Related Documents
For information on the Shelf Manager, see the ASIS Shelf Manager Board user manual.
Instructions relating to software installation and documentation for application software
development for this platform are available in the Shelf Manager External Interface
Reference Manual.
For Asis product information and additional resources, please visit the Asis website at
http://www.asis-pro.com.
Downloads (manuals, release notes, software, etc.) are available via the Technical
Support Library at http://www.asis-pro.com.
Information about PICMG (PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group) and the ATCA
standard may be accessed on the PICMG Web site at http://www.picmg.com.

Chapters and Their Contents
1 Introduction General overview of the product family and
the shelf.
Pg. 13
2 be ow Describes the shelf and its components,
including the boards installed in the shelf:
Backplane, Power Entry Module, Shelf ID
Boards. Describes the cooling capabilities
of the shelf.
Pg. 13
3 Insta ing the She f Procedures and precautions involved in
product installation
Pg. 29
4 Maintenance And
Troub eshooting
Periodic maintenance, troubleshooting and
diagnostic procedures, as well as module
replacement instructions
Pg. 34
5 System Specifications Detailed quantitative information about the
system's dimensions and operational
parameters, operation limitations,
certification and standard compliance
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Style Conventions
Verdana
Regular text.
Arial Bold
Commands, keys and other parts of the user interface.
Arial Italics
Names of classes, methods, arguments, exceptions, properties, etc.
Also used for special terms, the first time they appear.
Monospace
Text displayed on the LCD or on a computer attached to the product.
Notes, which offer an additional explanation or a hint on how to
overcome a common problem.
Warnings, which indicate potential safety hazards regarding product
operation or maintenance to operator or service personnel.

Introduction
Overview of ASIS Shelf Products
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1 Introduction
This chapter includes a summary of the Asis shelf product line and a brief overview of the
Perform™ Series 5-Slot ATCA AC Shelf. For acronyms used in this document see Section
5.3.
1.1 Overview of ASIS Shelf Products
As for ATCA Shelf , ASIS offers two product families :
 Effective - for cost-sensitive, yet demanding applications and
 Perform - for top-of-the line solutions, for environments in which high
levels of performance, availability and reliability are mandatory.
1.2 Perform™ Series 5-Slot ATCA AC Shelf
The Perform™ Series 5-Slot ATCA AC Shelf offers the reliability and availability of the
Telco-grade standards in a package, where maximum possible performance (backplane
interconnect bandwidth, power levels and thermal capabilities) is provided in the shelf.
Every aspect of the Perform™ Series 5-Slot ATCA AC Shelf has been developed to
surpass the current solutions found in the market. The Perform™ Series 5-Slot ATCA AC
Shelf has been developed based on the accumulated knowledge and experience in the
implementation of the AdvancedTCA standard since its inception in 2 1, while
incorporating the latest technologies available. The 5 slot shelf uniquely offers greater
computing density in its ability to fit multiples 5-slot shelves to be mounted on a standard
42U rack, while maintaining cooling performance of 3 W per slot.
It incorporates the latest technologies available to reduce its price while maintaining
performance and reliability. The system offers optional redundancy for power input and
management functions. All shelf assemblies are designed using Field-Replaceable Units
(FRUs), thus enabling easy and fast field maintenance with minimum or no downtime,
availability of 99.999%. In addition, an ASIS cable-holder frame can be fitted to both
right and left mounting flanges of the shelf.
The Perform™ Series 5-Slot ATCA AC Shelf is designed to comply with FCC, CE
certification, and
with UL, NEBS Level-3 and ETSI.
It is fully complies to AdvancedTCA™, PICMG 3. R2. , and IPMI v 1.5.

Understanding the Shelf Components
Platform Components
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2 Understanding the Shelf Components
This chapter summarizes the functional features of the Perform™ Series 5-Slot ATCA AC
Shelf, and describes in further detail each of the components as well as the shelf system
cooling mechanism.
The system was designed to withstand extreme conditions (to meet rigid Telco
requirements). It is designed to incorporate Field-Replaceable Units (FRUs), and is fully
field-serviceable.
2.1 Platform Components
A typical platform consists of the following key components:
 19-inch rack mount she f — Base hardware element of the platform,
which holds all the components together.
 Card cage — Portion of the shelf that holds the modules that are
plugged into the backplane. Mechanically compliant with all aspects of
PICMG 3. .
 Backp ane — Supports one to five third-party ATCA-compliant front
boards, and the complementary rear transition module (RTM). The
backplane provides full-mesh Fabric interface, and direct mating to the
Power Supplies and to the redundant Shelf Manager Boards.
 Power Supp y (PS) – up to two Redundant, field replaceable, 9 VAC to
24 VAC, power supplies.
 Fan tray — Hot-swappable, provides side to side cooling, and is
designed to provide N+1 fan redundancy cooling to components on the
front and rear of the shelf.
 Air fi ter tray — Keeps the airflow free of dust and particles.
 B ank Pane s — For air flow management.
 She f ID Board – Contains the shelf identification information.
 Cab e management Holders for Front cable management
 RTM for the She f managers – rear transition modules for the shelf
managers. Provides serial and Ethernet links to the back of the shelf.
2.1.1 Shelf and Boards
Figure 1 shows the block diagram of the shelf and figures 2 and 3 show front and rear views of
the shelf with key components highlighted.

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Figure 1 – Shelf Bloc Diagram
Figure 2 – Shelf Front View
Flange for cable
management holder
Car
d cage
Shelf manager board
(front panel)
ESD Grounding Connection
Fan tray
5-slot backplane
Air filter tray
AC Power Supply

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Figure 3 – Shelf Rear View
Figure 4 illustrates the use of cable holders:
Figure 4 – Shelf Chassis with Cable Holders
Rear cover
RTM cage
PWR Inlet A
PWR Inlet B
Shelf grounding
Optional - RTM
for the shelf
manager

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Figure 5 - Shelf Com onent Positioning
In order to increase ASIS 5 slot ATCA AC Shelf reliability and to simplify the shelf’s
format, only one of the boards installed in the Shelf has logic circuits in it. All other
boards and FRU’s are passive.
Only the backplane is a fixed board. Remaining boards are removable:
Fixed Board
 Backplane
Remova le Boards and Modules
 Shelf Manager board (see the ASIS Shelf Manager Board User Manual).
 Shelf ID: this board hosts two E²PROMs that contain data about the shelf
– such as serial number and manufacturer – and about the board’s setup
– such as shelf thermal budget and slot population.
 Power Supplies
2.1.2 Card Cage
The shelf’s card cage is composed of:
 the backplane
 right and left guide rails to hold the modules that plug into the
backplane.
The card cage supports five 8U front boards, and five 8U RTMs.
The guide rails in the card cage incorporate electrostatic discharge (ESD) clips.

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2.1.3 Backplane
Features
The ATCA PICMG 3. -compliant backplane provides interconnectivity between the FRU's
and card connectivity. It conforms to the PICMG 3.0 R2.0 AdvancedTCA Base
Specification. Backplane features include:
 Five slots
 Fabric interface with full mesh interconnect.
 The Fabric Interface grid consists of eight differential pairs per channel;
 The Base Interface grid consists of four differential pairs per channel.
 Dual-star Ethernet signalling environment on the Base interface
 Bussed IPMI (radial IPMI available upon request)
 Two hub slots
 Hub slots are slots 1&2
 update channel between slots 1&2 and 3&4
 1 , 1 and 1 BASE-T dual star Base Interconnect capability.
Update- channel interfaces for active and standby synchronization, and
mesh topology handling over 6.25Gbps per differential pair.
Connection capacity for up to five third-party ATCA-compliant front
boards, as well as to the redundant Shelf Manager Board and redundant
Power Supply units.
 Full compliance with AdvancedTCA™ electrical and mechanical
specifications (Basic backplane topology is “full mesh”.)
 Interconnect for system power for five slots.
 Base Interface Channel 1 of Logical Slot 1 is routed to the left dedicated
Shelf Manager slot on the ATCA Backplane. Base Interface Channel 1 of
Logical Slot 2 is routed to the right dedicated Shelf Manager slot on the
ATCA Backplane.
There are no active components on the backplane, and no removable or serviceable parts
on the backplane board.
The backplane has two functionally-distinct parts: right and center left:
 Right backplane (consists of Zone 1 connectors) – dual-power
connections, which means the power connections from the Power
supplies are independently supplied to each module plugged into the
backplane. The modules also include fuses that protect the backplane
power connections from an electrical short on a module.
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the Base, Fabric, and update-channel interface. This portion supports a full-
mesh topology for both the Base and the Fabric interfaces.
Update-Channel Connections
The update channels are backplane connections between pairs of modules that operate
on a redundant basis. Application software can use the update channel for redundancy
interlock, or to provide a direct connection that bypasses the (indirect) fabric interface.
If you configure a pair of modules to use the update channel for redundancy support, you
must insert the two modules into slots linked by an update channel.
Figure 6 shows the update channel connections.
Each update channel consists of 1 differential-pair connections. If an update channel
connects two modules that are not identical, the Shelf Manager disables the update
channel between them.
Base interface
The Base interface comprised of a single raw of signal pins for a total of four signal pairs
per Base interface. In total the Base interface contains up to 5 Base channels for a total
of 2 possible signal pairs per board/slot. A Base channel can be used to support a
1 /1 /1 BASE-T Port comprised of four signal pairs.
Figure 6– Base interface channel
Fa ric interface
The Fabric Interface allocates signal pairs differently than the Base Interface.
A Fabric Channel is comprised of two rows of signal pairs for a total of eight signal pairs
per Channel. Thus, each connector supports up to five Channels available for Board to
Board connectivity. A Channel may also be viewed as being comprised of four 2-pair
Ports.

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Synchronization Clock Interface
The backplane supports a set of synchronization clock buses that can exchange
synchronization timing information. This synchronization can be used for system-wide
and intersystem synchronization purposes, which are important in some applications,
such as those involving synchronous time division multiplex (TDM).
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Interface Px20 Connector Pairs
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1 Clks
CLK1A+ CLK1A- CLK1B+ CLK1B- CLK2A+ CLK2A- CLK2B+ CLK2B-
2
Tx4(UP)+ Tx4(UP)- Rx4(UP)+ Rx4(UP)- CLK3A+ CLK3A- CLK3B+ CLK3B-
3
Tx2(UP)+ Tx2(UP)- Rx2(UP)+ Rx2(UP)- Tx3(UP)+ Tx3(UP)- Rx3(UP)+ Rx3(UP)-
4
Update channel & Clks
Tx (UP)+ Tx (UP)- Rx (UP)+ Rx (UP)- Tx1(UP)+ Tx1(UP)- Rx1(UP)+ Rx1(UP)-
The update channels are routed to adjacent slots. Slot 1 connects to Slot 2, and Slot 3 connects to Slot 4.
Figure 7 – Synchronization cloc and update channel pin assignments
Figure 8 - Back lane Layout