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Cubix Corporation 

 2800 Lockheed Way 

 Carson City, NV 89706-

0713 ● Page 2 

Sales 800.829.0550 

 

http://www.cubix.com

 

 sales@cubix.com 

 xprm8g3-825urp24-20181001 

Xpander Rack Mount 8 5U RPS Technical Specifications 

Expansion slots 

PCI Express Generation 3.0 x16 

Number of slots (std) 

4 slots in each of 2 x 

MIBs

 for a total of 8 slots 

Form factor support 

8 full-height, full-length, double-wide controllers or adapters in 2 x MIBs 

Connecting cables 

2 x external PCI Express cables 

Connector type 

x16, 136-pin 

Length, total 

2.00meters (78.7inches or 6.6feet) 

Length, external 

MIB 1: 1.4m (54.5 inches or 4.5feet 
MIB 2: 1.4m (53.5inches or 4.6feet) 

Connector duty cycle 

250 mating cycles maximum per connector 

PCIe x16 HICs (2) 

Install each HIC in a PCIe x16 slot of the host computer 

PCIe Gen 3 slot in host 

Provides a theoretical 128.0Gbps data transfer rate 

Front panel LCD 

Main menu = left button 
Sub-menu = right button (See detail on page 10.)

 

Cubix Corporation 

MIB assembly and revision; management firmware revision 

Power supply status 

Redundant power 

Temperature status 

3 sensor readouts in degrees Centigrade (C) per MIB

 

Front sensor location 

1 per MIB near cooling fans

 

Rear sensor location 

2 per MIB near input / output (I/O) exhaust panel

 

Fan status 

Fan status, voltage percent (%) speed

 

PCIe link status 

x16 cable connected; 8.0Gbps, 5.0Gbps or 2.5Gbps x16 link speed

 

x16 cable 

Connected or not connected status

 

Slot 1 - 8 x16 transfer 
rate, theoretical 

PCIe Gen 3.0Gbps x16 = 128.0Gbps 

LCD panel backlight 

Toggle on / off using right button

 

Storage devices 

Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS), direct-attached with 24-port RAID controller 

     SSD Maximum Devices 

24 

Drive Format 

2.5-inch (63.5mm) SSD 
3.5-inch (88.5mm) SSD 

Transfer Rate / Connection  12.0Gbit/second (12Gbps) / SAS / 1.0meter mini-SAS HD SFF-8643 

Capacity, TB 

14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1, 0.5 
Maximum 336TB with all drives operating 

RAID configuration 

0, 1, 5, 6 or 10 hardware with 24-port RAID controller 

Rear panel 

Power supply module input receptacles 

Adapter ports 

If available, on installed controllers or adapters 

Receptacle 1-4 

1 x AC receptacle for each power supply module 

Cooling Fans 

Maximum air flow each 

178 cubic feet / minute (cfm) 

Remove / Replace 

Hot-plug 

AC Power Supply 

One single-phase, auto-ranging, 100-240VAC, 45-24Amps, 50/60Hz with 
3 + 1 x 1,280Watt redundant modules; total output power is not to exceed 
3,840Watts  

Auxiliary power cables 

8 x sets of 6-pin + 8-pin (6P + 8P) 

Operating environment 

0° to 30° Celsius (32° to 86° Fahrenheit) temperature 
5% to 80% non-condensing humidity 

Altitude 

Maximum 

Operating 

10,000ft (3,05meters) 

Storage 

50,000ft (15,24meters) 

Dimensions 

8.75

” H x 19.00” W x 28.00” D (22.22cm H x 48.26cm W x 71.12cm D) 

Weight 

56.00lbs (24.50kg) 

Warranty / period 

Parts & labor return to manufacturer / 2 year 

  Ext. warranty period 

Optional 3 years 

Summary of Contents for Xpander Rackmount 8 5URP24

Page 1: ...epro W9100 Contact Cubix Customer Service customerservice cubix com if you have questions XPRM8G3 5URP24 provides two sets of four PCIe x16 for a total of eight slots for GPUs for use with high performance computing HPC and other Compute Unified Device Architecture CUDA or OpenCL OpenGL enabled applications Rack Mount 8 also supports other PCIe adapters with multiple Input Output IO ports such as ...

Page 2: ...us x16 cable connected 8 0Gbps 5 0Gbps or 2 5Gbps x16 link speed x16 cable Connected or not connected status Slot 1 8 x16 transfer rate theoretical PCIe Gen 3 0Gbps x16 128 0Gbps LCD panel backlight Toggle on off using right button Storage devices Serial Attached SCSI SAS direct attached with 24 port RAID controller SSD Maximum Devices 24 Drive Format 2 5 inch 63 5mm SSD 3 5 inch 88 5mm SSD Transf...

Page 3: ...d loads device drivers Start up Installation Test Procedure with Detail Each Rack Mount 8 provides two MIBs with four slots for a total of eight PCIe x16 slots The MIB supports either one or two host computers During this procedure place the Rack Mount 8 enclosure on a stable surface Use a Philips 2 screwdriver for this procedure Make sure all AC power to Xpander is disconnected Do not install gra...

Page 4: ...1 Cable LED lights green Proceed to the next step to install adapters 8 Switch off AC power to the host computer Leave the power cords and the external PCIe cables to the host computer connected 9 Disconnect AC power from Xpander MIB or main board in which you plan to install the GPUs 10 Remove the screws for holding down the PCIe card end brackets 11 Install the graphics or other controller s in ...

Page 5: ...n To determine the BusID for the GPU you wish to use as the primary display run the scanpci tool discussed in Step 17 16 Power up the computer s and the Rack Mount 8 to confirm that the appropriate slot link LEDs are lit green which confirms that you have installed a controller correctly in each slot Refer to the appropriate image above to identify slot LEDs 17 Confirm that your operating system O...

Page 6: ...ttom line This is the Start menu Access all other main menu items by pressing the left button for a MIB the middle button for a menu selection and then the right button for a sub menu selection The upper right corner of the LCD shows a flashing asterisk This indicates that the on board Micro Controller Unit MCU is running properly If the asterisk is not flashing or the LCD is not responding reset ...

Page 7: ...b Menu 1 Display the temperature of the 3 temperature sensors in degrees Celsius Note If a temperature sensor fails FLT fault appears under the failed sensor Sub Menu 2 Bridge left Bridge right IC Temperature Range 20C 125C C when power is off Menu 4 Fan Status Menu Sub menu Sub menu Sub menu Submenu Menu 4 Fan Status Sub Menu 1 4 Indicates fan status for fans 1 4 Note Fan speed is controlled by a...

Page 8: ...ard edge Fan Profile JP8 PIC_RB0 JP7 PIC_RB1 Performance Mode 1 2 1 2 Quiet Mode 1 2 2 3 High Performance Mode 2 3 1 2 GPU Mode 2 3 2 3 Fan Profile Guidelines GPU Mode supports 4 x double wide GPUs like NVIDIA Quadro or GTX Series High Performance Mode supports 2 3 double wide GPUs and Performance Mode Performance Mode supports 2 x double wide GPUs Quiet Mode supports 1 x double wide GPU or 4 x si...

Page 9: ...ion Check the following Confirm that the HIC is firmly seated in a PCIe slot within the host computer Confirm that the cable connector is firmly seated HIC connector port Issue Cable LED inside Xpander flashes green even though I have a PCIe x16 HIC and cable Resolution The internal Cable LED should light steady green If the Cable LED flashes it is transferring data at a reduced bandwidth because ...

Page 10: ...wledge the first fault the LCD will jump to the next fault and the LCD backlight will once again flash on off This continues until you clear all faults Resolution Press the MIB button momentarily to identify the MIB with the fault Acknowledge the fault by pressing the Menu button which will either stop the LCD flashing and the LCD will remain at the fault or the LCD will jump to the next fault and...

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