Chenbro CK13601 User manual

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CHENBRO
CK13601
36-port SAS Expander Card
User’s Manual
Version A1
October / 15 / 2008

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Copyright
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Contents
Copyright.....................................................................................................................................................2
Trademark...................................................................................................................................................2
Technical Support.....................................................................................................................................2
Contents......................................................................................................................................................3
Revision History........................................................................................................................................4
Safety Information ....................................................................................................................................5
Conventions Used in this Manual.........................................................................................................5
Getting Start with SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) Expander Card....................................................6
Unpacking and Checking the Contents......................................................................................6
Technical Specifications.........................................................................................................................6
Introduction................................................................................................................................................7
About this Guide...............................................................................................................................7
Introducing the SAS Expander Card ...........................................................................................7
Features.......................................................................................................................................................8
General.................................................................................................................................................8
High-Speed I/O...................................................................................................................................8
Application..........................................................................................................................................8
SAS Expander Card Hardware ..............................................................................................................9
SAS Expander Card Layout ...........................................................................................................9
Device LED Definition....................................................................................................................10
Firmware Setting Jumper .............................................................................................................10
Mechanical Dimension ..................................................................................................................11
Supported SAS RAID Card...........................................................................................................11
Mini-SAS Cables......................................................................................................................................12
Chassis Assembly Example.................................................................................................................14
Example for Host Application (RM51224B / RM51924B) ......................................................14

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Revision History
Date Modifications
July / 10 / 2008 zFirst Release
Aug. / 20 / 2008 zUpdate supported SAS RAID cards
Oct. / 15 / 2008 zUpdate Mini-SAS Cable List

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Safety Information
zRead the installation instructions before connecting to the power source.
zOnly trained and qualified personnel should be allowed to install, replace or service this
equipment.
zNever install this product in a wet environment.
zPosition system cables and power cables carefully; route system cable and the power
cable and plug so that they cannot be stepped on or tripped over. Be sure that nothing
rests on your system component cables or power cable.
Conventions Used in this Manual
The following conventions are used in this manual.
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Getting Start with SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) Expander Card
Thank you for purchasing CHENBRO SAS Expander Card! This section covers unpacking
and identifying components.
Unpacking and Checking the Contents
The complete package includes the following items:
Item Description Quantity Picture
SAS Expander Card 1
Mini-SAS Cable, 350mm 1
Quick Guide 1
Technical Specifications
Mini-SAS Ports
Internal Input from SAS HBA / RAID Card：4-port (1x Mini-SAS)
Internal Output to Backplane：24-port (6x Mini-SAS)
External Input from Host：4-port (1x Mini-SAS)
External Output to Storage Center：4-port (1x Mini-SAS)
Number of Supported
SAS / SATA in directly
connection of HDD 24 HDDs (Internal connection)
Mechanical Dimension Refer to Page 11
Power Connector Type 4-Pin Connector
Power Dissipation 12 Watts

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Introduction
About this Guide
The SAS expander card user’s manual provides the information for functions, capabilities,
configuring and maintaining RAID arrays hosted by the expander card.
Introducing the SAS Expander Card
SAS expander card expands one SAS address to a number of additional ports. It is an
optimal device for usage in data centers
The CHENBRO 36-port SAS expander card provides high performance, high disk drive
connectivity, scalability and flexibility in various storage environments. It is a valuable
solution to other expansive and complex topologies. The SAS expander is ideal for high
availability, scalable server clustering environments, front-end storage subsystems used
in clusters, SANs and NAS environments.
The CHENBRO SAS Expander is based on LSI SASX36 IC that enables the connection of
multiple drive devices in directly attached SAS or SATA. Each expander PHY performs
SAS and SATA transfer rate at 3.0 Gbit/s or 1.5 Gbit/s with individual configurations.
The SAS expander IC supports the Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP), SATA Tunneled Protocol
(STP) and Serial Management Protocol (SMP). Those are based on SAS protocol and
described in the SAS standard v1.0 and V1.1.

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Features
General
• Flexible application of 36-port SAS Expander Card
• Compatible with PCI-Express 4X, 8X, 16X & PCI slots on motherboard
• Integrated non-blocking cross bar switch allowing port to port connections
High-Speed I/O
• 1.5 Gbit/s or 3.0 Gbit/s operations
• Automatic negotiation of linking speed
Application
• SAS / SATA HDD NAS storage sever or enclosure
• Security system
• Video streaming / editing workstation
SAS expander card must be used only with SAS RAID / HBA card such as
LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS 8308ELP
The supported HDD quantity is depended on the capability of the
SAS RAID / HBA card in the system.

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SAS Expander Card Hardware
SAS Expander Card Layout
No. Components Description Function
1 CE1 Mini-SAS SFF-8088 Connector
– External Input Input from Host
2 CE2 Mini-SAS SFF-8088 Connector
– External Output Output to Storage Center
3 CB1 Mini-SAS SFF-8087 Connector
– Internal Input Input from SAS HBA / RAID Card
4 CD1~CD6 Mini-SAS SFF-8087 Connectors
– Internal Output Output to SAS / SATA-II HDDs
5 CN3 DC in, 4-Pin Connector From Power Supplier
6 LED1~LED9 Device LEDs Refer to page 10
7 CN9 Firmware Setting Jumper Firmware function selection,
refer to page 10
Mini-SAS Cable Connector Type
SFF-8087 SFF-8088
62
5
4
1 3
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Device LED Definition
The following picture shows the relations between LED and device connector.
Green LED blinking indicate the data transferring
Firmware Setting Jumper
Jumper set on pin 1 & 2: Enable the upgraded firmware version (Default setting)
Jumper set on pin 2 & 3: Enable the original firmware version
LED1 indicates CB1 status
LED4 indicates HDD status on CD1
LED5 indicates HDD status on CD2
LED2 indicates CE1 status
LED3 indicates CE2 status
LED6 indicates HDD status on CD3
LED7 indicates HDD status on CD4
LED8 indicates HDD status on CD5
LED9 indicates HDD status on CD6
Default setting

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Mechanical Dimension
Supported SAS RAID Card
Manufacture Model Number Maximum Drives per
Controller
MegaRAID SAS 8344ELP 122
MegaRAID SAS 8308ELP 16
MegaRAID SAS 84016E 122
MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP 16
SRCSASRB 16

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Mini-SAS Cables
The Mini-SAS backplane provides most benefits to users using the same backplane to support various
SAS/SATA HBA or RAID card via different conversion cables. Chenbro provides various cables for different
interfaces which include the followings:
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
(F)
(E)

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Table of Mini-SAS cable solution
Connector
Cable
Type BP side Host side P/N Length
A Mini-SAS
(SFF-8087 36pin)
Infiniband / Multilane
(SFF-8470) 26H113215-011 600 mm
B1 Mini-SAS
(SFF-8087 36pin)
Mini-SAS
(SFF-8087 36pin) 26H113215-027 200 mm
B2 Mini-SAS
(SFF-8087 36pin)
Mini-SAS
(SFF-8087 36pin)
26H113215-025
26H113215-028 350 mm
B3 Mini-SAS
(SFF-8087 36pin)
Mini-SAS
(SFF-8087 36pin)
26H113215-024
26H113215-029 500 mm
B4 Mini-SAS
(SFF-8087 36pin)
Mini-SAS
(SFF-8087 36pin)
26H113215-012
26H113215-030 600 mm
C Mini-SAS
(SFF-8087 36pin) SATA-7Pin x4 26H113215-010 600 mm
D SATA-7Pin x4 Mini-SAS
(SFF-8087 36pin) 26H113215-009 450 mm, 500 mm 650 mm, 750 mm
E Mini-SAS
(SFF-8087 36pin)
Wide-Port SAS
(SFF-8484 R/A) 26H113215-026 600 mm
F Mini-SAS
(SFF-8088 36pin)
Mini-SAS
(SFF-8088 36pin) 26H113325-003 860 mm

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Chassis Assembly Example
See below for the example of how the wiring to be performed.
Example for Host Application (RM51224B / RM51924B)
SAS RAID Card
HDD12 HDD11 HDD10 HDD9 HDD24 HDD23 HDD22 HDD21
HDD8 HDD7 HDD6 HDD5 HDD20 HDD19 HDD18 HDD17
HDD4 HDD3 HDD2 HDD1 HDD16 HDD15 HDD14 HDD13
Mini-SAS cable (SFF-8087 to SFF-8087)
LED board signal cable (for Backplane)
LED board signal cable (for LED Board)
Chassis fan wiring (Connecting start from Fan1)
Chassis Fan x5 (RM519) /
Chassis Fan x4 (RM512)
Chassis Fan x3
LED Board
Display Board
CN4 jumper set on pins 1 & 2
CN4 jumper set on pins 5 & 6
CN4 jumper set on pins 7 & 8
CN4 jumper set on pins 9 & 10
CN4 jumper set on pins 11 & 12
CN4 jumper set on pins 3 & 4
SAS Expander Card