Serial Cables PCI-ENC8G-024U, User Manual

Page 1: ...SERIAL CABLES NVMe JBOF User s Manual PCI ENC8G 024U NVMe 2U24Bay JBOF User s Manual Revision 1 2...

Page 2: ...tempt to disassemble or modify the enclosure If this device appears to be malfunctioning contact Serial Cables Customer Service Do not drop the enclosures or any of its drive modules dropping or misha...

Page 3: ...2 Hardware Installation 2 1 Panel Layout P2 2 2 Enclosure Setup P3 2 3 Components location definition P5 2 4 Switch mode selection P6 3 LCD Configurations 3 1 Function key definitions P9 3 2 LCD conf...

Page 4: ...designed to provide PCIe expansion The total maximum bandwidth is PCIe Gen3 x64 512GT s and allows up to 8 head nodes access the NVMe JBOF enclosure 1 2 Package Checklist Before the installation of th...

Page 5: ...x16 port Two Red LEDs configure as two x8 ports 8 Upstream Downstream port indication Flash Blue Downstream port Blue Upstream port 9 LAN port 10 USB port 11 System healthy LED Green Normal Red Failu...

Page 6: ...ust verify the heads of the four screws are level with the drive tray while the drive is attached to the tray otherwise a screw may take hold of the tray from the bottom side and prevent you to pull t...

Page 7: ...U enclosure and the external PCIe host adapter ports is shown as follows 8 Connecting PCI ENC8G 024U enclosure s USB Port optional PCI ENC8G 024U enclosure s system functions can be managed via a COM...

Page 8: ...5 SERIAL CABLES NVMe JBOF User s Manual 1 Slot location definition 2 PSU FAN and PCIe switch board definition 2 4 Switch mode selection...

Page 9: ...R mode 1 Mode 1 Base mode x16 configuration Connection A Bandwidth PCIe switch board A PCIe Gen3 x16 128GT s PCIe switch board B PCIe Gen3 x16 128GT s NVMe SSD Server 1 can assess NVMe SSDs in Slot 1...

Page 10: ...width PCIe switch board A PCIe Gen3 x32 256GT s PCIe switch board B PCIe Gen3 x32 256GT s NVMe SSD Server 1 can assess NVMe SSDs in Slot 1 to 6 Server 2 can assess NVMe SSDs in Slot 7 to 12 Server 3 c...

Page 11: ...Me SSD Server 1 can assess NVMe SSDs in Slot 1 to 3 Server 2 can assess NVMe SSDs in Slot 4 to 6 Server 3 can assess NVMe SSDs in Slot 7 to 9 Server 4 can assess NVMe SSDs in Slot 10 to 12 Server 5 ca...

Page 12: ...the front panel of the button perform the following functions Function Description 1 Exit Mute Key 1 Power On press 1s to power on the system 2 Mute Press 1s to disable the beeping of system failure...

Page 13: ...CH info Temp Info Show system temperatures info PSU Info Show system PSU info including voltage current FAN info and temperature Slot Info Show link width and speed for NVMe slots Port Info Show link...

Page 14: ...ler to PC and operation system will detect a new USB to Serial COM Port Please use this serial port to configure the switch controller Note USB to Serial bridge chip is Prolific PL2303 user can downlo...

Page 15: ...t for the most part they should be very similar The following setup procedure is an example setup VT100 Terminal in Windows 7 system using Tera Term 4 83 a VT100 Terminal Emulation program and it s an...

Page 16: ...lation please configure the VT100 Terminal emulation settings to the values shown below For Port select COM3 in this example Depend on which COM port used on Host For Baud rate select 115200 For Data...

Page 17: ...e JBOF User s Manual Step 3 Configure Terminal emulation type please configure the VT100 Terminal emulation settings to the values shown below For Terminal ID select VT100 Click OK when you have finis...

Page 18: ...15 SERIAL CABLES NVMe JBOF User s Manual Step 4 Setup is complete Type ver Enter to check terminal screen will print information shown below...

Page 19: ...r case help Command This command provides an line by line table of contents providing brief descriptions of the supported command groups and built in commands You can use help to get detail informatio...

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Page 21: ...rnet interface Syntax JBOF netinfo Enter Example NBNS NetBIOS Name Service protocol IPv4 Address IP address of Interface Mask Netmask mask Gateway Default Gateway DNS IP address of DNS MAC Address A u...

Page 22: ...p Command Set IP address and Subnet mask of the Ethernet interface Syntax Usage setip interface ipv4 6 address ipv4mask ipv6 prefix len Example Change Ethernet port IP address of interface eth0 to 192...

Page 23: ...ABLES NVMe JBOF User s Manual setgw Command Set gateway IP address Syntax Usage setgw interface ipv4 6 address validTime Example Change gateway IP address of interface eth0 to 192 168 0 1 setgw eth0 1...

Page 24: ...RIAL CABLES NVMe JBOF User s Manual setdns Command Set DNS IP address Syntax Usage setdns interface x x x x Example Change DNS server IP address of interface eth0 to 192 168 0 253 setdns eth0 192 168...

Page 25: ...22 SERIAL CABLES NVMe JBOF User s Manual dhcp Command DHCP client command Syntax Usage dhcp interface on off renew request info Example dhcp eth0 on Example dhcp eth0 off...

Page 26: ...23 SERIAL CABLES NVMe JBOF User s Manual setbios Command Set host s NetBIOS name Syntax Usage setbios interface string Example setbios eth0 JBOF_01...

Page 27: ...24 SERIAL CABLES NVMe JBOF User s Manual if Command Ethernet interface enable disable Syntax Usage if interface down up Example if eth0 down Example if eth0 up...

Page 28: ...25 SERIAL CABLES NVMe JBOF User s Manual macinfo Command Check MAC statistics Syntax Usage macinfo Example macinfo...

Page 29: ...26 SERIAL CABLES NVMe JBOF User s Manual ping Command ICMP client ping command Syntax Usage ping stop if name address n msDelay Example ping IP address 192 168 31 1 6 times Ping 192 168 31 1 6...

Page 30: ...width information of a specific NVMe drive slot Syntax Usage showslot slot D Example Show link speed and link width of slot 2 3 Note There is one Gen3 x4 NVMe SSD installed in Slot02 present Yes driv...

Page 31: ...Syntax Usage ssdpwr slot D on off slot D slot number shoule be 1 12 Example There is one Gen3 x4 NVMe SSD installed in Slot02 and turn off power of Slot02 After turn off power of Slot02 drive presence...

Page 32: ...IAL CABLES NVMe JBOF User s Manual buz Command This command is for controlling the buzzer on the switch controller board Syntax Usage buz on off Example Turn on buzzer buz on Example Turn off buzzer b...

Page 33: ...30 SERIAL CABLES NVMe JBOF User s Manual pos Command This command is for showing position information on the switch controller board in system Syntax Usage pos Example Check controller board position...

Page 34: ...ommand This command is for displaying link speed and link width information of all NVMe drive slots Syntax Usage showport t b t Top controller board b Bottom controller board Example Show link speed a...

Page 35: ...tmode mode D option D mode 1 3 1 Base mode 2 2 Virtual switch 3 4 Virtual switch option 0 2 0 read tracking disable lane reverse enable SRIS disable 1 read tracking enable lane reverse disable SRIS di...

Page 36: ...s Manual showmode Command This command is for showing the configuration of each switch controller board in the system Syntax Usage showmode Example Show mode information of switch controller board in...

Page 37: ...34 SERIAL CABLES NVMe JBOF User s Manual ver Command This command is for showing the microcontroller firmware version of the switch controller board Syntax Usage ver Example ver...

Page 38: ...S NVMe JBOF User s Manual lsd Command This command is for showing environmental conditions information of the NVMe JBOF system Syntax Usage lsd Example lsd Note During test PSU2 and System Fan 1 2 are...

Page 39: ...36 SERIAL CABLES NVMe JBOF User s Manual showfan Command This command is for showing the fan speed information on the switch controller board Syntax Usage showfan Example showfan...

Page 40: ...37 SERIAL CABLES NVMe JBOF User s Manual showtemp Command This command is for showing the internal temperature of PCIe switch chip Syntax Usage showtemp Example showtemp...

Page 41: ...mode There are two ways to enter the firmware upgrade mode From LCD panel select upgrade firmware option Or Before power on system press and hold mute button near LAN port then power on system If ente...

Page 42: ...r s Manual Launch the firmware upgrade application and setting After launch application select the Com Port used to upgrade firmware and the baud rate is 115200 then click connect Check the message to...

Page 43: ...40 SERIAL CABLES NVMe JBOF User s Manual Load firmware file Click Load Hex File button to select firmware file...

Page 44: ...41 SERIAL CABLES NVMe JBOF User s Manual Begin to upgrade firmware process After load firmware file click Erase Program Verify button to start upgrade process...

Page 45: ...42 SERIAL CABLES NVMe JBOF User s Manual Disconnect serial port and power cycle the system...

Page 46: ...History Revision Date Description of Changes 1 0 2017 01 09 Original Based on FW version 0 9 2S 1 1 2017 08 31 Based on FW version 1 0 8A Refine CLI command portion Minor changes corrections 1 2 2018...