Serial Cables PCI-SWGEN3-81U, User Manual

Page 1: ...GEN3 81U PCI Switch Board User s Manual Serial Cables PCI SWGEN3 81U PCIe Switch Board User s Manual Revision 1 0 For the most up to date version of user manual Please visit Serial Cables website at w...

Page 2: ...SERIAL CABLES PCI SWGEN3 81U PCI Switch Board User s Manual Change History Ver Date of Release Description V01 15th March 2018 Initial Release...

Page 3: ...nual Table of contents 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview P1 2 Hardware Description 2 1 Components Description P5 2 2 Connectors Pin Definition P6 2 3 Switch Mode Selection P9 3 CLI Manager 3 1 Start up VT10...

Page 4: ...cascading The total maximum bandwidth is PCIe gen3 x32 512GT s and allows up to 1 4 head nodes access the NVMe JBOF enclosure Downstream ports support twelve 12 SFF8643 connectors It allows users to...

Page 5: ...iption 2 1 Components Description 1 USB Port Terminal 2 Ethernet Port 3 Quad Port MiniSAS HD SFF 8644 Connectors x2 pcs 4 FAN Sink for PCIe Switch 5 Power connector 6 Connector for external FAN 7 Quad...

Page 6: ...61 C8 PEX_CONN_PETN29 C8 PEX_CONN_PETN61 D4 PEX_CONN_PETP30 D4 PEX_CONN_PETP62 D5 PEX_CONN_PETN30 D5 PEX_CONN_PETN62 D7 PEX_CONN_PETP31 D7 PEX_CONN_PETP63 D8 PEX_CONN_PETN31 D8 PEX_CONN_PETN63 CN3 CN7...

Page 7: ...PEX_CONN_PETN53 D4 PEX_CONN_PETP22 D4 PEX_CONN_PETP54 D5 PEX_CONN_PETN22 D5 PEX_CONN_PETN54 D7 PEX_CONN_PETP23 D7 PEX_CONN_PETP55 D8 PEX_CONN_PETN23 D8 PEX_CONN_PETN55 CN2 CN6 Pin No Pin names Pin No...

Page 8: ...or H to L translation represents physical error detected or link in Gen1 or Gen2 speed B2 SSD_RESET _0 OUT Reset output to device B4 PEX_GF_PERP1 IN B5 PEX_GF_PERN1 IN B7 PEX_GF_PERP0 IN B8 PEX_GF_PE...

Page 9: ...ting in switch board to access the NVMe SSD 1 Mode 1 Base mode x16 configuration Bandwidth PCIe switch board PCIe Gen3 x16 128GT s NVMe SSD Server 1 can assess NVMe SSDs in SFF8643 Port 1 to 12 2 Mode...

Page 10: ...configuration Bandwidth PCIe switch board PCIe Gen3 x32 256GT s NVMe SSD Server 1 can assess NVMe SSDs in SFF8643 Port 1 to 3 Server 2 can assess NVMe SSDs in SFF8643 Port 4 to 6 Server 3 can assess...

Page 11: ...r from http www prolific com tw By connecting a VT100 compatible terminal or a PC operating in an equivalent terminal emulation mode all CLI administration functions can be exercised from the VT100 te...

Page 12: ...tions between PCIe switch board and the VT100 Terminal emulation please configure the VT100 Terminal emulation settings to the values shown below For Port select COM3 in this example Depend on which C...

Page 13: ...erminal emulation type please configure the VT100 Terminal emulation settings to the values shown below For Terminal ID select VT100 Click OK when you have finished your selections Step 4 Setup is com...

Page 14: ...ase for all of commands help Command This command provides an on line table of contents providing brief descriptions of the supported command groups and built in commands Type help to get detail infor...

Page 15: ...15 SERIAL CABLES PCI SWGEN3 81U PCI Switch Board User s Manual JBOF help sensor JBOF help i2c JBOF help netif...

Page 16: ...ation about the Ethernet interface Syntax Usage netinfo Example Check Ethernet interface information JBOF netinfo NBNS NetBIOS Name Service protocol IPv4 Address IP address of Interface Mask Netmask m...

Page 17: ...ual setip Command Set IP address and Subnetwork mask of Ethernet interface Syntax Usage setip interface ipv4 6 address ipv4mask ipv6 prefix len Example Change Ethernet port IP address of interface eth...

Page 18: ...EN3 81U PCI Switch Board 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 JBO...

Page 19: ...I SWGEN3 81U PCI Switch Board 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 JBOF setdns...

Page 20: ...U PCI Switch Board User s Manual dhcp Command DHCP client command Syntax Usage dhcp interface on off renew request info Example Enable DHCP client function JBOF dhcp eth0 on Example Disable DHCP clien...

Page 21: ...ERIAL CABLES PCI SWGEN3 81U PCI Switch Board User s Manual setbios Command Set host s NetBIOS name Syntax Usage setbios interface string Example Change host s NetBIOS to JBOF_01 JBOF setbios eth0 JBOF...

Page 22: ...81U PCI Switch Board User s Manual if Command Ethernet interface enable disable Syntax Usage if interface down up Example Disable Ethernet interface eth0 JBOF if eth0 down Example Enable Ethernet int...

Page 23: ...User s Manual macinfo Command Check MAC statistics Syntax Usage macinfo Example JBOF macinfo ping Command ICMP client ping command Syntax Usage ping stop if name address n msDelay Example ping IP addr...

Page 24: ...or display link speed and link width information of specific NVMe drive slot Syntax Usage showslot slot D slot 1 12 Example Show link speed and link width of slot 2 JBOF showslot 2 speed 01 Gen1 02 Ge...

Page 25: ...r of PCIe switch board Syntax Usage buz on off Example Turn on buzzer JBOF buz on Example Turn off buzzer JBOF buz off showport Command This command is for display link speed and link width informatio...

Page 26: ...setmode 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...

Page 27: ...GEN3 81U PCI Switch Board User s Manual showmode Command This command is for show configuration of PCIe switch board in system Syntax Usage showmode Example Show mode information of PCIe switch board...

Page 28: ...ot D Gen D Example Set slot 2 max link speed to Gen2 JBOF setmaxspd 2 2 Note this setting did not store in configuration after system reset max link speed will return to default setting PCIe Gen3 ver...

Page 29: ...itions information of PCIe switch board Syntax Usage lsd Example Check all sensor reading of PCIe switch board JBOF lsd pwmctrl Command This command is for change system fan duty on the PCIe switch bo...

Page 30: ...ERIAL CABLES PCI SWGEN3 81U PCI Switch Board User s Manual Note 1 Default system fan duty is 50 Note 2 This setting will store in configuration after system reset system fan duty will set as user sett...

Page 31: ...n speed 0 4 12V voltage over or under voltage 5 1 8V voltage over or under voltage 6 0 9V voltage over or under voltage Each bit corresponding to one event in this setting If the alarm bit is enabled...

Page 32: ...er s Manual Firmware Upgrade Enter the firmware upgrade mode Before power on PCIe switch board press and hold mute button then power on it If PCIe switch board enter firmware upgrade mode success user...

Page 33: ...h Board User 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...

Page 34: ...34 SERIAL CABLES PCI SWGEN3 81U PCI Switch Board User s Manual Load firmware file Click Load Hex File button to select firmware file...

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Page 36: ...36 SERIAL CABLES PCI SWGEN3 81U PCI Switch Board User s Manual Begin to upgrade firmware process After load firmware file click Erase Program Verify button to start upgrade process...

Page 37: ...37 SERIAL CABLES PCI SWGEN3 81U PCI Switch Board User s Manual Disconnect serial port and power cycle the system...