OSS OSS-PCIe4-ADPT-x8-M.2-4, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual SKU OSS PCIe4 ADPT x8 M 2 4 www onestopsystems com OSS PCIe 4 0 Quad M 2 Carrier OSS PCIe4 ADPT x16 M 2 4 ...

Page 2: ...k Diagram 10 1 6 Dimensions 10 1 7 M Key Connector 11 2 Hardware Requirements 12 3 Software Requirements 12 4 Hardware Installation 13 4 1 Installation Procedures Overview 13 4 4 Prepare PCIe Carrier Card 14 4 5 Remove the canister 14 4 6 Install M 2 module 15 4 7 Secure the Media 15 4 8 Configure SW1 Dipswitch 16 4 8 1 SW1 Dipswitch 16 4 9 Connect Data Cables 16 4 10 Plugin the PCIe carrier board...

Page 3: ... 8 Verify OSS Device on Linux OS 25 9 Verify M 2 Media on Linux OS 26 9 1 Check Temperature 28 9 2 Check OSS Device Speed and Linkwidth 29 9 3 Check M 2 Speed and Linkwidth 30 9 4 PCIe Device Detailed Info 31 9 5 Smartctl 32 10 Benchmark Performance Read Write 33 10 1 Disk Management Tool 33 11 FAQ s 35 12 Contacting Technical Support 36 11 Returning Merchandise to One Stop Systems 36 12 Shipping ...

Page 4: ...ve covered all situations that might require the use of a Caution Warning or Danger indicator Note Important C Aut lo n Warnln1 NOTE Used to am plify or explain a comment related to proceduralsteps or text IMPORTANT Used to indicate an important piece of information or special tip to help you CAUTION Used to indicate and prevent the following procedu re or step from causing damage to the equipment...

Page 5: ...nside a Computer Before taking covers off a computer perform the following steps Turn off the computer and any peripheral devices Disconnect the computer and peripheral power cords from their AC outlets or inlets to prevent electric shock or system board damage In addition take note of these safety guidelines when appropriate To help avoid possible damage to systems boards wait five seconds after ...

Page 6: ...rocedures which can include wrist straps and smocks when servicing equipment You can also 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 anti static packaging material until you are ready to install the component in a computer Just before unwrapping the anti static packag...

Page 7: ... swap M 2 drives in removable carriers and dual SFF 8643 connectors supporting additional NVMe expansion The hot swap removable carriers provide interchangeability and flexibility at Gen 4 M 2 speeds for edge applications while providing scalability through the additional SFF 8643 internal connections 1 1 Removal Tray ...

Page 8: ...One Stop Systems OSS PCIe4 ADP x16 M 2 4 8 1 2 PCIe M 2 Carrier Card 1 2 1 OSS 537 Board 1 2 2 OSS 568 Board ...

Page 9: ...CIe Switch Broadcom PLX PEX 88032 16 GT s 32 Lane PCIe 4 0 Switch DMA controller SSC Isolation Power Consumption 60W Operating Temperature 0 C to 40 C 200LFM airflow required based on 1 7 C W Storage Temperature 40 C to 85 C Operating Humidity 20 to 80 relative humidity non condensing Storage Humidity 20 to 80 non condensing Agency Compliance Designed to meet the following agency standards FCC Par...

Page 10: ...One Stop Systems OSS PCIe4 ADP x16 M 2 4 10 1 5 Block Diagram 1 6 Dimensions ...

Page 11: ...One Stop Systems OSS PCIe4 ADP x16 M 2 4 11 1 7 M Key Connector The OSS 537 and OSS 568 boards support M key edge connector ...

Page 12: ... computer must have sufficient cooling and airflow to prevent overheating of the M 2 media Operating Temperature 0 C to 40 C 200LFM airflow required based on 1 7 C W For standard workstation it is highly recommended using 20 CFM Fan or higher You can measure the airflow by using an inexpensive gadget called Anemometer Handheld Wind Speed Mete 3 Software Requirements 1 Computer running Windows Serv...

Page 13: ...e 2 Remove the module canister 3 Install the M 2 onto the circuit board 4 Secure the M 2 onto the circuit board 5 Turn OFF computer before installation 6 Remove cover from the computer 7 Remove the corresponding slot cover from computer chassis 8 Configure SW1 Dipswitch 9 Plug in PCIe carrier board and secure it 10 Slide the canister back into the PCIe carrier board 11 Power ON the computer 12 Per...

Page 14: ...repare PCIe Carrier Card Place the Quad M 2 Carrier board on a sturdy surface 4 5 Remove the canister Remove the tray canister from the carrier board by pulling the tab lever or ejector handle to disengage Flip the canister to access the circuit board ...

Page 15: ...sert the media at 30 degree position into the connector socket until it is fully seated 4 7 Secure the Media Secure the M 2 media Follow the steps below on how to install the canister in the PCIe card carrier in the PCIe cards in the computer IMPORTANT It is important to install the PCIe Quad M 2 Carrier first in the computer before installing the canister ...

Page 16: ...Purpose ON OFF 1 Flash 0 or Flash 1 SBR select Flash 1 default Flash 0 2 Spare switch 3 Spare switch 4 PCIe Switch Debug Serial Port select UART port SDB port 4 9 Connect Data Cables Plug in the HD Mini SAS cables to the board Use two HD Mini SAS Cables Plug in the first cable to the SFF 8643 connectors see photos below Pay attention to the orientation of the cable connector it has a small plastic...

Page 17: ...rier board Plug in the PCIe carrier board to an open available x16 slot You can install the PCIe carrier board in a computer motherboard or in an OSS compatible Gen4 expansion unit i e 4UP or EB4400 Align the x16 and x1 edge connectors on top of the x16 slot connectors on the motherboard and gently push it down until both card edge connectors are firmly seated ...

Page 18: ...hat to the J2 connector on the mezzanine card OSS 568 board NOTE The x1 card edge connector is mainly for power If a PCIe card slot is not available to use for the x1 card edge connector you must connect the external Aux power cable to J2 connector Photos below show the x1 card edge connector plugged in vs not plugged in to a card slot If the x1 PCIe connector is already plugged in to a card slot ...

Page 19: ... computer Prior to powering ON the computer verify that the PCIe card edge connector is fully seated as shown from the photos below Note When PCIe 4 0 Quad M 2 Carrier is installed in an OSS expansion unit or plugged in to an OSS Gen4 expansion backplane you must apply power to the OSS expansion unit or board first before powering on the host computer See diagram below for supported expansion syst...

Page 20: ...LED Name When ON When OFF A and B Stat Swap status still in development Normal for now Core Stat ARM core running when flashing ARM core not running CE Card edge link status solid on when Gen4 On for Gen4 Flashing fast for Gen3 Flashing slow for Gen2 Not linked SSD RST One or more M 2 is seated in the carrier Stuck in reset PWR GOOD Power is present on the board No Power M 2 Link LED M 2 media is ...

Page 21: ...ice Manager Right Click on the Windows Logo on the left bottom of the system tray Click View Click Devices by connection Select and expand all the PCI Express Root Complex Select and expand PCI Express Root Port Select and expand PCI Express Upstream Switch Port Four or five instances of PCI Express Downstream Switch Port will show up Select and expand all PCI Express Downstream Port Under each PC...

Page 22: ...7 1 Device Manager When installed properly you will see the four M 2 media devices and Standard NVM Express Controllers The screenshots below represent the hierarchy of a single OSS PCIe 4 0 Quad M 2 Carrier board with four M 2 media devices detected on Windows 10 host computer ...

Page 23: ...ement You can check and verify the M 2 media by using the Disk Management on Windows OS i e Windows 10 Pro see photo below 7 3 Storage Spaces You can verify and manage the disk and create storage pool by using Microsoft Storage Spaces tool see screenshot below ...

Page 24: ...One Stop Systems OSS PCIe4 ADP x16 M 2 4 24 7 4 Check Temperature You can check the temperature of the M 2 media via Windows PowerShell see screenshot below ...

Page 25: ...ux OS To check and verify if the OSS PCIe 4 0 Quad M 2 Carrier card is properly detected use the following command lines lspci vvt grep Broadcom see output below lspci vvv grep 02b2 see output below lspci vvt grep 02b2 see output below lspci vvv grep c010 see output below ...

Page 26: ...edia on Linux OS The M 2 storage device can be verified by typing the following command lines nvme list lsblk a lspci vtt grep NameOfM 2 Output below shows four Toshiba M 2 storage devices You can replace the NameofM 2 with your preferred M 2 device brand name ...

Page 27: ...One Stop Systems OSS PCIe4 ADP x16 M 2 4 27 lshw short class storage lsblk f fdisk l grep nvme ...

Page 28: ...28 blkid 9 1 Check Temperature To check on the temperature of the M 2 storage devices on Linux i e Ubuntu 18x use the command line nvme smart log dev nvme You would need to identify the storage device name first use the command line nvme list ...

Page 29: ...es use the command lines below First you need to identify the bus address type lspci vtt grep Broadcom See output below Once you have identified the bus number use the command lines below to retrieve the Link Status and Link Capability lspci vvv s 1d 00 0 grep LnkSta LnkCap If you need to retrieve the full detail use lspci vvv 1d 00 0 ...

Page 30: ... Linkwidth Type lspci vtt grep VendorName Replace Toshiba with the vendor s name of you M 2 media Then type lspci vvv s 19 00 0 grep LnkSta LnkCap To retrieve the detailed info use lspci vvvv s 19 00 0 Replace the 19 00 00 with the bus number of your M 2 device XX XX X ...

Page 31: ...ne Stop Systems OSS PCIe4 ADP x16 M 2 4 31 9 4 PCIe Device Detailed Info You can view and capture the detailed information of the device by using the command line lspci vvv s XX xx x see screenshot below ...

Page 32: ...ogy is a command line utility or a tool that performs SMART tasks such as printing the SMART self test and error logs enabling and disabling SMART automatic testing and initiating device self tests Smartctl command allows you to check for errors and extract info regarding the disks that are used see example below ...

Page 33: ...to your computer 1st Test SEQ READ SEQ WRITE Volume Striped all four M 2 NTFS 11 GB s 12 GB s Striped Volume A striped volume RAID 0 combines areas of free space from multiple hard disks anywhere from 2 to 32 into one logical volume 2nd Test SEQ READ SEQ WRITE Spanned Volume all four M 2 NTFS 5 GB s 4 GB s Spanned Volume A spanned volume combines areas of unallocated space from multiple disks into...

Page 34: ...4 34 4th Test SEQ READ SEQ WRITE Testing single M 2 installed directly on the Supermicro motherboard NTFS 5 009 GB s 4 251 GB s 5th Test SEQ READ SEQ WRITE Testing single M 2 installed directly on the PCIe carrier card 5 006 GB s 4 244 GB s ...

Page 35: ... A Yes you can hot plug the canister if there is no activity running i e moving files in and out Q Do I need to install driver for the M 2 module media A There are few M 2 module media will require driver to achieve full performance and for proper operation Please consult the manual associated with the M 2 module that you are using Q Will the M 2 PCIe carrier card works on Linux based OS A Yes the...

Page 36: ...r email 11 Returning Merchandise to One Stop Systems If factory service is required you must contact OSS Service Representative to obtain a Return Merchandise Authorization RMA number Put this number and your return address on the shipping label when you return the item s for service One Stop Systems will return any product that is not accompanied by an RMA number Please note that One Stop Systems...

Page 37: ...ersonnel will be required to correct the interference at his own expense This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party...

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