Supermicro Supero SAS-836TQ User manual

Rev. 1.0
SAS 836TQ Backplane
USER'S GUIDE
SAS 836TQ

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SAS836TQ Backplane User’s Guide
User's Guide Revision: Rev. 1.0
Release Date: 07/31/2006
Table of Contents
Safety Information and Technical Specifications ..........................1-3
1. Safety Guidelines ...................................................................................... 1-3
2. Introduction to the SAS836TQ Backplane ........................................... 1-4
3. Backplane Connectors and Jumpers ...................................................... 1-5
A. Front Connectors ................................................................................ 1-8
A-1. Front Connector Locations .............................................................. 1-5
A-2. Front Panel Connector Descriptions ............................................... 1-5
A-3. Front Panel Connector Pin Definitions ............................................ 1-6
B. Front Jumpers ..................................................................................... 1-8
B-1. Front Jumper Locations .................................................................. 1-8
B-2. Front Jumper Settings ..................................................................... 1-8
B-3. Front Panel LED Locations ............................................................. 1-9
B-4. Front Panel LED Descriptions: SES-2 LED Indicators ................... 1-9
C. Rear Connectors and LED Indicators .............................................. 1-10
C-1. Rear Connector/LED Indicator Locations ..................................... 1-10
C-2. Rear Connectors ........................................................................... 1-10
C-3. Rear LED Indicators-SAS Drive Failure LEDs .............................. 1-10
C-3. Rear LED Indicators-SAS Drive Acitivity LEDs ............................. 1-10

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Safety Information and Technical Specifications
Safety Information and Technical Specifications
To avoid personal injury and property damage, please carefully
follow all the safety steps listed below when accessing your system
or handling the components:
ESD Safety Guidelines
Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. To prevent dam-
age to your system, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures
are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD.
• Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.
• Touch a grounded metal object before removing a component from the antistatic
bag.
• Handle the RAID card by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral
chips, memory modules or gold contacts.
• When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.
• Put the card and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use.
General Safety Guidelines
• Always disconnect power cables before installing or removing any components
from the computer, including the SAS836TQ Backplane.
• Disconnect the power cable before installing or removing any cable from the
SAS836TQ Backplane.
• Make sure that the SAS836TQ Backplane is securely and properly installed on
the motherboard to prevent damage to the system due to power shortage.
An Important Note to the User
• All images and layouts shown in this user's guide are based upon the latest
PCB Revision available at the time of publishing. The card you've received
may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual.
1. Safety Guidelines

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2. Introduction to the SAS836TQ Backplane
A. Overview
The SAS836TQ Backplane is a highly efficient, highly compatible and easy to use
SES-2 backplane that offers the most advanced functionality provided by the Serial
Attached/Serial Link Industry in a slim package. With the built-in AMI MG 9072 chip,
the SAS836TQ Backplane allows the user to configure RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5,
maximizing data storage capability and data transferring reliability. Additionally, the
SAS836TQ supports SATA up to 3Gbps and SAS up to 3Gbps with *SES-2 (SCSI
Enclosure Services-2) capabilities, providing complete Serial Attached Services and
Serial Link Solutions to the market. (*Refer to the section below.)
B. Backplane Features
The SAS836TQ Backplane supports the following features when it is installed on a
motherboard that has an onboard SAS controller:
Compatible with SATA drives
Supporting SAS drives with a transfer rate of 3Gbps
Supporting I2C Interface to communicate with SAS/SATA Host Bus Adaptors
(HBA)
Minimizing the need for cables and connectors, uncluttering server space, and
providing a trouble-free installation environment for the user
Supporting SES-2 (SCSI Enclosure Services-2) protocol, providing the following
features:
Drive activity and drive failure indication for each drive slot
Overheat/drive failure alarm via a buzzer installed on the backplane
An overheat/drive failure LED Indicator built in
Temperature Monitoring via a 2 wire (I2C) temperature sensor in the
MG 9072 chip
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Safety Information and Technical Specifications
3. Backplane Connectors and Jumpers
A. Front Connectors
A-1 Front Connector Locations
SAS 836TQ
A-2. Front Panel Connector Descriptions
1. JP10/JP13/JP46/JP48: Backplane Main PWR Connectors
2. JP54/JP56/JP58/JP60: 3-pin fans (JP54: Fan1, JP56: Fan2, JP58: Fan3,JP60:
Fan4)
3. JP37/JP95/JP52/JP96: I2C Connectors (JP37:I2C1, JP95:I2C2, JP52:I2C3,
JP96: I2C4)
4. JP66/JP68/JP75/JP77: Sideband Headers (JP66: Sideband#1, JP68: Sideband
#2, JP75: Sideband#3, JP77: Sideband#4)
5. J5-8, J10/J12/J14/J16, J22-J25, J26/J29/J30/J32: SAS 0-15 Connectors:
SAS#0 (J5), SAS#1 (J6), SAS#2 (J7), SAS#3 (J8),SAS#4 (J10), SAS#5( J12),
SAS#6 (J14), SAS#7 (J16),SAS#8 (J22), SAS#9 (J23), SAS#10 (J24), SAS#11
(J25),SAS#12 (J26), SAS#13 (J29), SAS#14 (J30), SAS#15 (J32).
6. JP26/JP47: Activity LED Headers (JP26: ACT_IN#1: SAS #0-SAS#7, JP47:
ACT_IN#2: SAS#8-#15)
7. JP69/JP78: Upgrade Headers (JP69: Upgrade#1, JP78: Upgrade#2)
8. JP73/JP82: Upgrade Headers (JTAG#1, JTAG#2)
9. JP105/JP106: CD-ROM/Floppy Disk Power Connectors
Front View
JP54
#1
9072
JP48 JP46 JP13 JP10
JP56 J30
J32
J26
J29
J24
J25
J22
J23
J14
J16
JP58
JP47
J10
J12
J7
J8
J5
J6
JP60
JP66
JP37JP95
JP68
JP75
JP52
JP77
JP96
JP78
JP82
JP69
JP73
9072 JP105JP106
JP26
JP61 JP64
JP65
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A-3. Front Panel Connector Pin Definitions
1. Backplane Main Power Connectors (JP10, JP13, JP46, JP48) Pin Defini-
tions
2 3-pin Fan Headers (JP54/JP56/JP58/JP60) Pin Definitions
3. I2C Connectors: (JP37/JP95/JP52/JP96) Pin Definitions
4. Sideband Headers: (JP66/JP68/JP75/JP77) Pin Definitions
5. SAS Connectors:
J5:SAS#0, J6:SAS#1, J7:SAS#2, J8:SAS#3, J10: SAS#4, J12: SAS#5, J14:
SAS#6, J16:SAS#7, J22: SAS#8, J23: SAS#9, J24: SAS#10, J25: SAS#11, J26:
SAS#12, J29: SAS#13, J30: SAS#14, J32: SAS#15.
The Sideband Headers are located
at JP66/JP68/JP75/JP77 on the
front panel. For SAS-II to work
properly, please connect an 8-pin
Sideband cable to each Sideband
header as shown on the right. See
the table for pin definitions.
(*Default: Open)
6
5
8
7
10
9
Controller ID
Backplane ID
GND SB1
No Connection
4
3
Reset
12 SB6
SB5
Backplane
Addressing
SB0
SB2
GND
SB4
SDA
SB3
SCL
SB7
Sideband Pin Definitions (JP51)
No Connection
You must use the 4-pin power
connectors to provide adequate
power to the Backplane. See the
table on the right for pin defini-
tions.
The 3-pin Fan Headers are located
at JP54/JP56/JP58/JP60 on the
front panel. To prevent overheat,
please connect a 3-pin fan cable to
each fan header. See the table on
the right for pin definitions. (*Notes:
1. The Fan Header uses DC power.
2. Default: Fan Enabled.)
There are four I2 C Connectors on
the Backplane. See the table on
the right for pin definitions.
I2C
Pin Definitions
Pin# Definition
1 Data
2 Ground
3 Clock
4 No Connection
12V 4-pin Power Con-
nector
Pin Definitions
Pins Definition
1 +12V
2 & 3 Ground
4 +5V
Fan Header
Pin Definitions
Pin# Definition
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 Tachometer

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Safety Information and Technical Specifications
6.a. Activity LED Header (Act-In1: #0-#7): JP26 Pin Definitions
9. CD-ROM/Floppy 4-pin Power Connectors (JP105, JP106) Pin Defini-
tions
The Activity LED Header, located at JP26 on
the front panel, transmits signals to indicate
the activity status of each SAS slot from Slot0
to Slot7. For the Activity LED Header to work
properly, please connect an 8-pin LED cable
to Pin 1 to Pin 4 and Pin 6 to Pin 9 of JP26 as
shown on the right. (*Default: Open)
1
NC
2
Act In#3
Act In#2 NC
NC
Empty
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
NC
NC
Act In#1
Act In#0
(*Note 1: "NC"=No Connection,
Note 2: Connect a 4-pin LED cable to
Pin1-Pin 4 of JP26 only.)
JP26
Pin# Pin#
SAS Activity LED
Act In#4
Act In#5
Act In#6
Act In#7
Act In#0
Act In#2
Act In#3
Act In#1
Ground
1
NC
2
Act In#3
Act In#2 NC
NC
Empty
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
NC
NC
Act In#1
Act In#0
(*Note 1: "NC"=No Connection,
Note 2: Connect a 4-pin LED cable to
Pin1-Pin 4 of JP26 only.)
JP26
Pin# Pin#
SAS Activity LED
Empty
1
NC
2
Act In#3
Act In#2 NC
NC
Empty
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
NC
NC
Act In#1
Act In#0
(*Note 1: "NC"=No Connection,
Note 2: Connect a 4-pin LED cable to
Pin1-Pin 4 of JP26 only.)
JP26
Pin# Pin#
SAS Activity LED
Act In#12
Act In#13
Act In#14
Act In#15
Act In#8
Act In#10
Act In#11
Act In#9
Ground
1
NC
2
Act In#3
Act In#2 NC
NC
Empty
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
NC
NC
Act In#1
Act In#0
(*Note 1: "NC"=No Connection,
Note 2: Connect a 4-pin LED cable to
Pin1-Pin 4 of JP26 only.)
JP26
Pin# Pin#
SAS Activity LED
Empty
6.b. Activity LED Header (Act-In2: #8-#15):
JP47 Pin Definitions
The Activity LED Header, located at JP47 on
the front panel, transmits signals to indicate
the activity status of each SAS slot from Slot8
to Slot15. For the Activity LED Header to work
properly, please connect an 8-pin LED cable
to Pin 1 to Pin 4 and Pin 6 to Pin 9 of JP47 as
shown on the right. (*Default: Open)
Act-In#1:JP26 (SAS#0-7)
Act-In#2:JP47 (SAS#8-15)
You must use the 4-pin power connec-
tors: JP105, JP106 to provide power to
the CD-ROM and Floppy Drives. See
the table on the right for pin definitions.
CD-ROM/FDD 4-pin
PWR Connector
Pin Definitions
Pins Definition
1 +5V
2 & 3 Ground
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SAS 836TQ
JP61 JP62 JP63 JP64
JP65JP67
JP74
JP76
JP100
JP98
JP97
JP99
JP50
JP35
JP83
JP86
JP87
JP88
JP85
JP102
JP84
JP101
JP89
JP92
JP93
JP94
JP91
JP104
JP90
JP103
9072
B-2 Front Jumper Settings
#2 #1
9072
B-2.1 MG9072 Reset & Fan Jumper Settings
MG 9072 Reset & Fan Jumper Settings
Jumper Setting Note
JP35 MG 9072#1 Reset if short
(*Default: Open)
Short: Reset
JP50 MG 9072#2 Reset if short
(*Default: Open)
Short: Reset
JP61
JP62
JP63
JP64
(*Note)
JP61: Fan 1 Select
JP62: Fan 2 Select
JP63: Fan 3 Select
JP64: Fan 4 Select
(*Default: On)
On: Fan Enabled (w/Fan)
Off: Fan Disabled (w/o Fan)
JP97
JP98
JP99
JP100
(*Note)
JP97: Fan 1 Enabled
JP98: Fan 2 Enabled
JP99: Fan 3 Enabled
JP100: Fan 4 Enabled
(*Default: Enabled)
Pins 1-2: Fan Enabled (with Fan)
Pins 2-3: Fan Disabled (without Fan)
*Note: When a Fan Select is set to “On”, please set the corresponding Fan Jumper to Pins 1-2:
Enabled. (eg: For Fan1: JP61:On, JP97: 1-2; JP61: Off, JP97: 2-3.)
B-2.2 SES-2 Jumper Settings
SES-2 Jumper Settings
Jumper Setting Note SGPIO
Setting
I2C Setting
(*Default)
JP65
JP67
JP74
JP76
JP65: BP_IDSDIN#1 (9072#1)
JP67: BP_IDSDIN#2 (9072#1)
JP74: BP_IDSDIN#3 (9072#2)
JP76: BP_IDSDIN#4 (9072#2)
(*Default: 2-3)
1-2: SGPIO
2-3: I2C
1-2 2-3
JP85
JP102
JP85: I2C BP_ID#1(9072#1)
(Default: 1-2)
JP102: I2C BP_ID#2 (9072#1)
(*Default: 2-3)
1-2: ID#0
2-3: ID#1
JP91
JP104
JP91: I2C BP_ID#3 (9072#2)
(Default: 1-2)
JP104: I2C BP_ID#4 (9072#2)
(*Default: 2-3)
1-2: ID#0
2-3: ID#1
JP83
JP86
JP89
JP92
I2C Reset#1
I2C Reset#2
I2C Reset#3
I2C Reset#4
(*Default: On)
On: I2C
Off: SGPIO
Off On
JP87
JP88
JP93
JP94
I2C Reset_SDOUT#1(9072#1)
I2C Reset_SDOUT#2(9072#1)
I2C Reset_SDOUT#3(9072#2)
I2C Reset_SDOUT#4(9072#2)
(*Default: Off)
On: SGPIO
Off: I2C
On Off
JP84
JP101
I2C CTRL_ID#1(9072#1)
I2C CTRL_ID#2 (9072#1)
(*Default: 2-3)
1-2: SGPIO
2-3: I2C
1-2 2-3
JP90
JP103
I2C CTRL_ID#3(9072#2)
I2C CTRL_ID#4 (9072#2)
(*Default: 2-3)
1-2: SGPIO
2-3: I2C
1-2 2-3
B. Front Jumpers
B-1 Front Jumper Locations

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B-3 Front Panel LED Locations
SAS 836TQ
SAS 836TQ
D45 D47 D49 D51 D3 D36 D53 D54
Front LED State Specification
D45 On Fan#1 Failure
D47 On Fan#2 Failure
D49 On Fan#3 Failure
D51 On Fan#4 Failure
D3 On Alarm#1 (Buzzer#1)
D36 On Alarm#2 (Buzzer#2)
D53 On +5V Power On
D54 On +12V Power On
Failure LED Patterns with SMC’s Onboard SAS
AIC-9410 (I2C) Controller
Status Red LED Buzzer
Drive Failure Solid On On
Rebuilding Blinking @ 1Hz Off
Rebuilding
Completed
Off Off
Hot Spare Blink Twice and One
Stop @ 1Hz
Off
Identifying Blinking @ 4Hz Off
Testing
Buzzer
Off On
Overheat On On
Fan Failure On On
B-4 Front Panel LED Indicators: the AMI MG9072 SES-2 Controller (SCSI
Enclosure Services-2) LED Indicators
The AMI MG 9072 allows the system to use a set of pre-defined SES commands
to monitor the status of disk drives and provide disk drive information to the user
through LED indicators and alarms/buzzers. (*Note: This function is available only
when a RAID controller with a RAID set is present and enabled. Please refer to
the table below for the information on SES-2 LED Indicators.)
9072
9072 #1
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Rear View
C. Rear Connectors and LED Indicators
C-1 Rear Connector/LED Locations
C-2 Rear Connectors
D87
D88
D42
D39
D41
D38
D40
D37
D28
D33
D27
D32
D26
D31
D25
D30
D24
D29
D22
D23
D21
D20
D18
D19
D15
D8
D14
D7
D13
D6
D12
D5
J1
J2
J3
J4
J9
J11
J13
J15
J17
J18
J19
J20
J21
J27
J28
J31
SAS#0
SAS#1
SAS#2
SAS#3
SAS#4
SAS#5
SAS#6
SAS#7
SAS#8
SAS#9
SAS#10
SAS#11
SAS#12
SAS#13
SAS#14
SAS#15
J1 SAS#0 J9 SAS#4 J17 SAS#8 J21 SAS#12
J2 SAS#1 J11 SAS#5 J18 SAS#9 J27 SAS#13
J3 SAS#2 J13 SAS#6 J19 SAS#10 J28 SAS#14
J4 SAS#3 J15 SAS#7 J20 SAS#11 J31 SAS#15
C-3 Rear LED Indicators--SAS Drive Failure LEDs
D5 SAS#0
Failure
D19 SAS#4
Failure
D30 SAS#8
Failure
D37 SAS#12
Failure
D6 SAS#1
Failure
D20 SAS#5
Failure
D31 SAS#9
Failure
D38 SAS#13
Failure
D7 SAS#2
Failure
D23 SAS#6
Failure
D32 SAS#10
Failure
D39 SAS#14
Failure
D8 SAS#3
Failure
D29 SAS#7
Failure
D33 SAS#11
Failure
D88 SAS#15
Failure
C-4 Rear LED Indicators--SAS Drive Activity LEDs
D12 SAS#0
Active
D18 SAS#4
Active
D25 SAS#8
Active
D40 SAS#12
Active
D13 SAS#1
Active
D21 SAS#5
Active
D26 SAS#9
Active
D41 SAS#13
Active
D14 SAS#2
Active
D22 SAS#6
Active
D27 SAS#10
Active
D42 SAS#14
Active
D15 SAS#3
Active
D24 SAS#7
Active
D28 SAS#11
Active
D87 SAS#15
Active