Areca ARC-8028-24 slot expander
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1. Ed View Cal Tre ConnectTo Setings Ds BLS CIB ruin anon and ct eye act ae Terminal keys C Windows keys p Backspace key sends 6 oin C Del C CilH Space Chis Emulation vr1oo Terminal Setup T Beep three times when connecting or disconnecting Asal EEEN Connected 00326 Autod 31 CLI Manager 4 3 CLI Command This section provides detail information about the SAS expander box s CLI function All the commands please type in lower case e HELP Command This command provides an on line table of contents providing brief descriptions of the help sub commands You can use the lt CLI gt help to get detail information about the CLI commands summary Syntax CLI gt help Enter Example CLI gt help pass Set Password lo Logout CLI Shell link Link Rate Control edfb Bandwidth Optimizer th Temperature Control group Set the PHY Group Sys System Information bu Alarm Control fan Fan Speed Control spin Drive SpinUp Control st Store System Setting Isd List Devices Status showlogs Show the Current Logs fld File Download counters reset optional Display Reset all phy counters sasaddr Display expander SAS address e PASS Command The pass command allows user to set or clear the expander box password protection feature Once the password has been set the user can only monitor and access the expander box setting by providing the corre2. Heartbeat 7 HEADER 4X2 NC4 D2A4n Adjust the Micro Dip switch SW1 4 amp SW2 1 micro dip switch are used to enable or disable the dual expander relative function SW1 4 DUAL CONTROL MASTER SLAVE Step 8 Install the Enclosure Top Cover Check the installation thoroughly reinstall the enclosure cover and reconnect the power cord cables Step 9 Loading Drive to the Drive Tray You can connect the SAS SATA drives to the controller through direct cable and backplane solutions In the direct connection SAS SATA drives are directly connected to SAS PHY port with SAS SATA cables The SAS expander module can support up to 12 16 24 32 PHY internal ports and 12 16 PHY external ports Remove the front Em eMl 17 Hardware Installation bezel from the computer chassis and install the cages or SAS SATA drives in the computer chassis Loading drives to the drive tray if cages are installed Be sure that the power is connected to the individual drives or cage In the backplane solution SAS SATA drives are directly connected to SAS system backplane The number of SAS SATA drives is lim ited to the number of slots available on the backplane Your ARC 8028 expander box supports up to 12 16 24 32 12Gb s SAS or SATA 6Gb s drives each one contained in its individual drive car rier Each drive is hot pluggable allowing you
3. e Out of band RS232 serial port e CLI through RS232 serial port Physical e 41 H x 145 W x 200 D mm Introduction Environmental Temperature e Operating 10 to 40 C e Storage 40 to 70 C Relative Humidity e Operating 10 to 80 non condensing e Storage 5 to 95 non condensing External Internal External Internal Model Name SAS SAS ARC 8028 24 12 Gb s SAS 12 SFF 8644 SFF 8643 ARC 8028 32 12 Gb s sas 16 SFF 8644 SFF 8643 Hardware Installation 2 Hardware Installation This section describes the procedures for installing the cable solution external ARC 8028 expander box 2 1 Before Your Begin Installation Thanks for purchasing the cable solution external ARC 8028 SAS expander as your data storage subsystem This user manual gives simple step by step instructions for installing and configuring the SAS expander box To ensure personal safety and to protect your equipment and data reading the following information package list carefully before you begin installing Package Contents Open the package carefully and make sure that none of the items listed below are missing The ARC 8028 expander box kit may have included the following items in the shipping package e ARC 8028 expander box with LCD module e 1 x RJ11 to RS 232 DB9 cable e 1 x User manual e 8 x drive mounting screws 4 screws for each side e Adapter convert two 4 pin peripheral power cables into a PCI E power cable
4. 0x01 12 12 13 Working Time Day00000 00 00 06 Dual Mode Single Boot Image Revision 100 BD 00 0A 12 05 13 42 CLI Manager Firmware Family 0 OemFamily 0 Fast Boot Yes Image Address 0x10000000 Firmware Copy 1 Revision 100 BD 01 0A 01 06 14 Firmware Family 0 OemFamily 0 Fast Boot Yes Image Address 0x10100000 Firmware Copy 2 Active Revision 100 BD 01 0A 01 06 14 Firmware Family 0 OemFamily 0 Fast Boot Yes Image Address 0x10200000 HAL Revision 0 1 0 0 SES Revision 0 1 0 0 SCE Revision 0 1 0 0 e BU Command The BU command allows you to control the buzzer attributes that have been controlled by SAS expander H W There are four sound levels defined by the expander H W The default warning is sound level 2 and critical sound level 3 Syntax CLI gt BU Warning Critical MUTE Example CLI gt BU Buzzer Attribute Warning Beep Sound 2 Critical Beep Sound 3 CLI gt BU Ox1 0x3 CLI gt BU Buzzer Attribute Warning Beep Sound 1 Critical Beep Sound 3 CLI gt When expander alarm with buzzer you can temporarily mute it with the following command The buzzer still can be activated by a ICM 43 CLI Manager the next different event CLI gt BU MUTE When expander alarm with buzzer you can disable it completely by command bu 0 0 If you would like to enable beeper the command for default settings will be bu 2 3 e FAN Command The fan command allows you t
5. If any item is missing or damaged please contact your local resellers for service 2 2 Board Layout amp Outline The ARC 8028 expander box can support a family included 6 8 internal SFF 8643 connectors with additional 3 4 external Mini SAS HD SFF 8644 connectors This section provides the board layout and connector jumper for the SAS expander box Hardware Installation Ei gu EN e CH2 ERE Au CcoMt 76 addam E B B E E B Figure 2 1 ARC 8028 24 Expander Board 4 D3 LED for SCN2 Port Link and Access Bi color DIP 5 D2 LED for SCN1 Port Link and Access Bi color DIP 6 D1 LED for SCN3 Port Link and Access Bi color DIP Table 2 1 ARC 8028 24 Connectors and Status Hardware Installation SCNS e mH E e e J3 LCM1 CH3 SCN4 e l J I o SCNS CH2 sonz D2 CH1 SCN4 4 E E J f CHO ScNa SCN7 coMwt FAN4 FAN3 FAN2 FAN1 i 1 swi sw2 1 ye ae gpa E B E E o Figure 2 2 ARC 8028 32 Expander Board connector Description 5s Table 2 2 ARC 8028 32 Connectors and Status 10 Hardware Installation connector Description Te 1 COM1 RS232 for Expander Configuration RJ11 Connector 2 J1 Reserved for Future Function Upgrade RJ45 Connector 3 33 Dual Expander Heartbeat Chann
6. No Slot02 Temp 04 32 60 5 No Slot03 Temp 05 30 60 5 No Slot04 Temp 06 31 60 5 No Slot05 Temp 07 36 60 5 No Slot06 Temp 08 32 60 5 No Slot07 Temp 09 32 60 5 No Slot08 Temp 10 35 60 5 No Slot09 Temp 11 34 60 5 No Slot10 Temp 12 32 60 5 No Slotil Temp 13 32 60 5 No Sloti2 Temp 14 32 60 5 No CLI gt th 2 79 O Temperature Element 0x04 NAME ID CT C HTW LTW OTWarn ENC Temp 01 30 60 5 No C 38 Chip Temp Slot01 Temp SIot02 Temp Slot03 Temp Slot04 Temp Slot05 Temp Slot06 Temp Slot07 Temp Slot08 Temp Slot09 Temp Slot10 Temp Sloti1 Temp Sloti2 Temp CLI gt st CLI gt 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 Reboot to take effect CLI gt th 64 31 32 30 31 36 32 32 35 34 32 32 33 Temperature Element 0x04 NAME ENC Temp Chip Temp Slot01 Temp SIot02 Temp Slot03 Temp Slot04 Temp Slot05 Temp Slot06 Temp Slot07 Temp Slot08 Temp Slot09 Temp ID 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 CTCC 30 64 31 32 30 31 36 32 32 35 34 CLI Manager 79 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 HTW 60 79 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 U1U1U1U1U1U0U1U0U1U0U1U1U01U0U1 O U1U1U1U1U1U1U1U01 O Ul No No No No No No No No No No No No No OTWarn No No No No No No No No No No No 39 CLI Manager Slot10 Temp 12 32 60 5 No Slotil Temp 13 32 60 5 No Slot12 Temp 14 33 60 5 No e GROUP Command The group command is used to associat
7. SGPIO bus is used for efficient fault activity LED management and sensing drive locate status See SFF 8485 for the specification of the SGPIO bus For backplane without enclosure SGPIO support please refer to section step 5 1 LED cables for fault activity LED cable installation Step 5 1 Install and Re check Fault LED Cable Connections Optional Make sure that the proper failed drive channel information is dis played by the fault LEDs An improper fault LED cable connection will tell the user to Hot Swap the wrong drive This can result in removing the wrong disk one that is functioning properly from the controller This can result in failure and loss of system data The following electronics schematic is the SAS expander logical of fault activity header The signal for each pin is cathode side Open Collector Low peras Note Cables for the individual drive LEDs may come with a drive cage or you may need to purchase them Fault Activity connector The following diagram shows all LEDs connectors and pin loca tions 15 Hardware Installation Figure 2 5 ARC 8028 24 Activity Fault LED Connector ii Bl Hil gt BH Activity LED Connector Fault LED Connector Connect the cables for the drive activity LEDs and fault LEDs be tween the backplane of the cage and the respective connector on the ARC 8028 expander box header The following table describes the act
8. been included the failover to utilize the most up to date technology available providing your system with reliable high quality performance User can configure ARC 8028 redundant mode with multiple expander module using either RAID controllers or HBAs to achieve failover protection Unparalleled Performance The ARC 8028 series expanders include 24 32 internal plus 12 16 external 12Gb s SAS ports connection for host and easy expansion High performance architecture sets new boundaries of industry performance expectations 12Gb s SAS or 6Gb s and 3Gb s SAS SATA The ARC 8028 incorporates the latest enhancements in SAS along with new LSI DataBolt bandwidth optimizer technology This is designed to help facilitate the industry transition to 12Gb s SAS enabled systems by allowing users to take advantage of 12Gb s speeds while utilizing existing 6Gb s drives and backplanes Using DataBolt the ARC 8028 buffers 6Gb s data and then transfers it out to the host at 12Gb s speeds in order to match the bandwidth between faster hosts and slower SAS or SATA devices Maximum Interoperability Areca presents its ultra high performance and high reliability 12Gb s SAS expander module for a cost effective and enterprise class JBOD storage enclosure A 12Gb s SAS expander module literally expands the number of end devices that you can connect Introduction together Expander devices typically embedded into an expander module to connect system backpla
9. conditions that cause the ARC 8028 expander box monitoring LED to light Below table provides a sum mary of the front panel LED Panel LED NormalStatus Problem Indication Power LED Bright green This LED does not light up after power switched on Busy LED Blink green during host comput LED never flickers Host Access er accessing the expander box LCD Configuration Manager Figure 3 2 1 NE 3 2 Navigation Map of the LCD The password option allows user to set or clear the SAS expander box s password protection feature Once the password has been set the user can only monitor and configure the SAS expander box by providing the correct password The password is used to protect the SAS expander box from unauthorized entry The SAS expander box will check the password only when entering the main menu from the initial screen The SAS expander box will automatically go back to the initial screen when it does not receive any command in 5 minutes The SAS expander box s password is default setting at 0000 by the manufacture The following flow is an expansion of LCM setup option items hier archical menu LCM setup option items hierarchical menu Power Supply Fan Alerts Menu Temp Sensor Voltage Sensor 21 2 V Volt otage m UY Enter P Set Link D noe Set Max Rate HDD01 126 Set Min Rate 3G lt HDD02 HDD03 HDD04 gt Wraps Around LCM M Functions
10. the enclosure Step 14 Configure ARC 8028 Expander Box The ARC 8028 expander box is normally delivered with LCD pre installed Your ARC 8028 expander box can be managed by using the LCD with keypad or a serial device terminal emulation Hardware Installation e Method 1 LCD Panel with Keypad You can use LCD front panel and keypad function to simply man age the ARC 8028 expander box The LCD status panel also in forms you of the expander s current system functions at a glance The LCD provides a system of screens with areas for in formation status indication or menus The LCD screen displays up to two lines at a time of menu items or other information Please refer to Chapter 3 LCD Configuration Manager e Method 2 RS 232 Port The ARC 8028 expander box s system functions can also be man aged via a VT 100 compatible terminal or a PC running a VT 100 terminal emulation program You can attach a serial Character Based terminal or server com port to the ARC 8028 expander box for accessing the text based setup menu Please refer to Chapter 4 CLI Manager 21 LCD Configuration Manager 3 LCD Configuration Manager The SAS expander box LCD configuration utility is a character based utility that you can run after powering the unit Use LCD configuration utility to see and configure e Alerts Menu e Voltage e Set Link e Set Alarm e Set Password e Save Config and e System Reset The LCD display front pa
11. 00000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 5d CLI Manager 52 Phy 15 Phy 16 Phy 17 Phy 18 Phy 19 Phy 20 Phy 21 Phy 22 Phy 23 Phy 24 Phy 25 Phy 26 Phy 27 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 Link Layer Event Counters Phy Event Counter Not Configured Generic Broadcast Counter Broadcast Counter Not Configured Generic Broadcast Counter Broadcast Counter Not Configured e Sasaddr Command CLI gt sasaddr Expander New SAS Address 0x5001B4690400083F Expander Current SAS Address 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 EXP Port SAS Address 0x5001B4690400083F SXP Port SAS Address 0x5001B4690400083D STP Port SAS Address Disabled e Sub Command 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 The subtractive command allows you to set the subtractive ports on expander 1 Set external cable link ports Syntax CLI gt sub cO c3 def Inde
12. 11B469 189AE00F SLOT 05 9 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE009 SLOT 06 8 6G 3G 3G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE008 SLOT 07 10 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE00A SLOT 08 11 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE00B eae 35 CLI Manager 36 SLOT 09 5 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE005 SLOT 10 4 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE004 SLOT 11 6 3G 3G 12G 3G SAS 500000E0 168F8E92 SLOT 12 7 3G 3G 12G 3G SAS 500000E0 168F8E99 NOTE 1 If EDFB is enabled it will keep NLR 12G e EDFB Command Same as DHPM Use for 3G 6G SAS SATA drive speed up as 12G drive perfor mance DataBolt Bandwidth Optimizer is designed to help fa cilitate the industry transition to 12Gb s SAS enabled systems by allowing users to take advantage of 12Gb s speeds while utilizing existing 6Gb s drives or backplanes Syntax CLI gt edfb on off i j on turn on all drive slot as 12G performance mode off turn off all drive slot 12G performance mode ijj turn on off drive slot i j 12G performance mode Example CLI help edfb Drive High Performance edfb 1 on off i j CLI gt link ArrayDevice Element 0x17 NAME PHY ORG NLR MAX MIN TYPE ADDRESS SLOT 01 13 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5001B469 189AE00D SLOT 02 12 6G 6G 12G 3G SAS 5011B469 189AE00C SLOT 03 14 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE00E SLOT 04 15 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE00F SLOT 05 9 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE009 SLOT 06 8 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE008 SLOT 07 10 6G
13. 6G 12G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE00A SLOT 08 11 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE00B SLOT 09 5 6G SLOT 10 4 6G SLOT 11 6 3G SLOT 12 7 3G CLI gt edfb on 2 12 CLI gt st Reset or PowerCycle CLI gt link 6G 6G 3G 3G 12G 12G 12G 12G ArrayDevice Element 0x17 3G 3G 3G 3G CLI Manager SATA SATA SAS SAS 5011B469 189AE005 5011B469 189AE004 500000E0 168F8E92 500000E0 168F8E99 NLR MAX MIN NAME PHY ORG SLOT 01 13 6G SLOT 02 12 6G SLOT 03 14 6G SLOT 04 15 6G SLOT 05 9 6G SLOT 06 8 6G SLOT 07 10 6G SLOT 08 11 6G SLOT 09 5 6G SLOT 10 4 6G SLOT 11 6 3G SLOT 12 7 3G CLI gt edfb on CLI gt st Reset or PowerCycle 6G 12G 6G 6G 6G 6G 6G 6G 6G 6G 3G 12G 12G 12G 12G 12G 12G 12G 12G 12G 12G 12G 12G 12G 3G 3G 3G 3G 3G 3G 3G 3G 3G 3G 3G 3G ADDRESS 5001B469 189AE00D 5011B469 189AE00C 5011B469 189AE00E 5011B469 189AE00F 5011B469 189AE009 5011B469 189AE008 5011B469 189AE00A 5011B469 189AE00B 5011B469 189AE005 5011B469 189AE004 500000E0 168F8E92 500000E0 168F8E99 37 CLI Manager e TH Command The th command allows you to set the operate device tempera ture warning limit Typical parameters include High Warn and Low Warn are warning temperature in Celsius Syntax CLI gt th Index High Warn Low Warn Example CLI gt th Temperature Element 0x04 NAME ID CT C HTW LTW OTWarn ENC Temp 01 30 60 5 No Chip Temp 02 64 85 5 No Slot01 Temp 03 31 60 5
14. Areca Expander Box ARC 8028 SAS Expander Box USER S Manual Version 1 2 Issue Date December 2014 Copyright and Trademarks The information regarding products in this manual is subject to change without prior notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor who assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual All brands and trademarks are the properties of their respective owners This manual contains materials protected under International Copyright Conventions All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying without the written permission of the manufacturer and the author FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against in terference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interfer ence will not occur in a particular installation Manufacturer s Declaration for CE Certification We confirm ARC 8028 has been tested and found compliant with the requirements in the council directive relating to the EM
15. C Directive 2004 108 EC Regarding to the electromagnetic compatibility the fol lowing standards were applied EN 55022 2006 Class B EN 55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 EN 61000 3 2 2006 IEC61000 4 2 2001 EN 61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 A2 2005 IEC61000 4 3 2006 IEC61000 4 4 2004 IEC61000 4 5 2005 IEC61000 4 6 2006 IEC61000 4 8 2001 IEC61000 4 11 2004 Contents SIntroductiOngziiiseseeusexkuunnaxskaRRRRERERRRRESERRERMNRARMEEREKIERMM SEES 4 1 OVERVIEW ste d aa rac ed e d ER Ua E Ra ESCAPE p e eg 4 1 2 Technical Specifications cesses enne 5 Hardware Installation ee eone nnns 8 2 1 Before Your Begin Installation eese 8 2 2 Board Layout amp Outline cic ect eR RR RAN RR IARE 8 2 3 Installation ssssseeeeene menn emen nemen nnn nnn 14 LCD Configuration Manager eene 22 3 1 Using Local Front Panel Touch Control Keypad 22 3 2 Navigation Map of the LCD ssssesemm 24 CLI Manager ais osuna san nar on auEEo FER ERE KNEE KXEERENAEEREEFKERERKNX 27 4 1 RS 232C Port Pin Assignment ssssseeeeen n 28 4 2 Start up VT100 Screen iet ee x e re RR RSRRT Fur xe E 28 4 3 CLI Command eessssessee enema nina a na n nn 32 e HELP Command 2 eet ai aw IMIRRa vx E DR I NEUE 32 e PASS Command sercar AARAA 32 e LO Commalid 2z cet d br E roO E PE rto teo E aO rac 33 e LINK Command crror ini 33 e EDFB Command Sam
16. Enter Password Set Alarm Set Alarm Beep Mute Beep Warning Alarm Sound 2 Y Critical Alarm Sound 3 Set Password MP Set New PWD Save Config Save Config P d Exit No Sel Yes Reset System System Reset Pi Exit No Sel Yes 24 LCD Configuration Manager e Alerts Menu Show which device that fail to work its sub items could be Power Supply Fan Temp Sensor and Voltage Sensor Voltage Show enclosure chip voltage in status data represent in V The sub items are shown as below 1 2V the expander box voltage is 1 2V 5V the expander box voltage is 5V For the setup item the LCM key represent Up key to enter the O 9 data Down key to enter a z and A Z data Enter key to confirm the input or ready to update a sub item data Esc Exit key to go back to the main selection Set Link Set HDD devices maximun minimun link speed rate The value could be 12G 6G or 3G each of HDD devices link speed will have the sub items are shown as below Set Max Rate 12G Set Min Rate 3G Set Alarm Set enclosure buzzer warning critical error beep style or mute the current beep The value could be Sound 1 Sound 2 Sound 3 Sound 4 and Sound Disabled Sound 1 to 4 means different frequency sound Sound disabled means disable the sound beep The sub items are shown below Set Alarm Beep Mute beep Warning Ala
17. I Manager 1 Open any UART communication tools like HypeTerminal 115200 n 8 1 2 Press any key on HyperTerminal window the window will show CLI prompt 3 Type help will show help screen 4 One command to update firmware Step as follow 5 Issue download amp update command under CLI CLI fdl code Please Use XModem Protocol for File Transmission Use Q or q to quit Download before starting XModem lt expander prompt for ready to receive file to update 6 Then under HyperTerminal program use the pull down menu item transfer Send gt send files when dialog box prompt choose Xmodem and the file in the directory then press send a If the expander receive the file under the timeout limit 60s the process starts b If time out please retry the step 5 again 7 You can also cancel the program step by type q 8 If transfer OK the transfered data is updated Cold start expander Power cycle again to take effect Example Update procedure use Xmodem to transfer refer to fdl com mand for detail operation CLI gt fdl 4 code mfgb Use HyperTerminal or TeraTerm utility with Xmodem mode to transfer and update files If transfer OK the transfered data is updated Cold start expander Power cycle again to take effect The following firmware and data are available in the following filename format 1 FW file CODE sas3xfwYYMMDD fw 50 CLI Manager 2 D
18. ata file MFGB mfg12gYYMMDD dat Update SAS expander firmware CLI fdl code Use HyperTerminal or TeraTerm utility with Xmodem mode to transfer sas3xfwYYMMDD fw If transfer OK the transfered data is updated Cold start expander Power cycle again to take effect Update SAS expander data file CLI gt fdl mfgb Use HyperTerminal or TeraTerm utility with Xmodem mode to transfer mfg12gYYMMDD dat If transfer OK the transfered data is updated Cold start expander Power cycle again to take effect e Counters Reset Command Display Reset all phy counters counters reset optional CLI gt counters reset Phy counters successfully reset CLI gt counters Phy Layer Error Counters InvWrdCnt DispErrCnt LossSyncCnt RstSeqFailCnt Phy 00 Phy O1 Phy 02 Phy 03 Phy 04 Phy 05 Phy 06 Phy 07 Phy 08 Phy 09 Phy 10 Phy 11 Phy 12 Phy 13 Phy 14 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x000
19. based terminal SAS expander management interface can access the expander through this RS 232 port You can attach a VT 100 compatible terminal or a PC running a VT 100 terminal emulation program to the serial port for accessing the text based setup menu 27 CLI Manager 4 1 RS 232C Port Pin Assignment To ensure proper communications between the SAS expander box and the VT 100 Terminal Emulation Please configure the VT100 Terminal Emulation settings to the values shown below Terminal requirement Null modem cable Flow Control The controller RJ11 connector pin assignments are defined as be low Pin Assignment 643215 esmsnz 4 cw 3 emem s ox 4 2 Start up VT100 Screen 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 terminal There are a wide variety of Terminal Emulation packages but for the most part they should be very similar The following setup pro cedure is an example Setup VT100 Terminal in Windows XP system using Hyper Terminal use Version 3 0 or higher Step 1 Open the Taskbar Start Programs Accessories Com mmunications Heyper Terminal Heyper Terminal requires ver sion 3 0 or higher 28 CLI Manager Ele Edt View Go Favorites Help EXT 2E GE OG Back Formed Address AT amp T Mail CompuServe em HyperTermi Hypertrm exe Ap
20. ct password The password can accept max aaa ee CRI LN A 32 CLI Manager 8 chars and min 4 chars The manufacture default password is 0000 Syntax CLI pass Example CLI pass Old Password New Password Verify New Password Password Changed But Not Save Permanently Note use CLI command st to keep permanently e LO Command To exit the selected expander box CLI shell use the lo command Syntax CLI gt lo Example CLI gt lo Password e LINK Command The link command allows you to set the operate device link rate that has been connected on expander Typical parameters include Max and Min disk speed connected the SAS expander box and High and Low external cable link speed connected the SAS ex pander box 1 Set external cable link speed rate Syntax CLI gt link c 0 1 2 3 High Low Index c 0 1 2 3 External Cable Index The cable cO c1 or c2 is view from right to left or start from top to bottom High Rate Low Rate 11 10 9 or 12g 6g 3g _ SSE 33 CLI Manager PS Pls Save Config amp Reboot To Take Effect CLI gt st Example CLI gt link cO cl 6g 3g set cableO and cable1 link speed range 6G 10 3G 9 CLI st CLI gt Reboot to take effect 2 Set all slots with same link speed rate Syntax CLI gt link Index D 255 High Rate D Low Rate D Index Slot Index High Rate D Low Rate D 11 10 9 o
21. d for each customer 1 2 Technical Specifications Encl re Expander M l e Expander Board 1 x modules e Sensors 1 x sensor per expander board Controller External Connectors SAS Connectors 3 4 x Min SAS HD SFF 8644 connectors e 1 x SAS IN connector for connection to the host default e 2 3 x SAS OUT connector for expansion to next JBOD enclosure default Introduction Drives SAS Hot Plug Hard Drives e Up to 24 32 12Gb s 6Gb s or 3Gb s SAS HDD SSD SATA Hot Plug Hard Drives e Up to 24 32 6Gb s or 3Gb s SATA HDD SSD Internal Connectors e 6 8 Mini SAS HD SFF 8643 connectors e 1 x 6 pin PCI E power connector e 4 x 3 pin fan connector e 2 x 2 pin power status connector e 1 x 6 pin LCD connector e 1 x 7 pin dual expander heartbeat connector Serial Connector per Expander Board e 1 x 6 pin UART RJ 11 connector for expander box manager only e 1 x RJ45 LAN connector for manufacture manager only LED Indicators Internal fault activity header e 6 x 8 pin 2 54mm for 24 32 activity and fault header External SAS Port LED Indicators e Two one color LED status indicators for each SAS port one for SAS port link and one for the activity status Monitors Indicators e LCD Control Panel for setup alarm mute and configuration e System status indication through LCD LED link status and ac tivity and alarm buzzer e Enclosure management protocols SES 2 over SAS ports ready Management e In band SAS port
22. e as DHPM sssssseeenen mmn 36 e TH Command 2 5 exiens renes eres 3 Ri X3 GGG XA PRAG RR a RE 38 s GROUP C ommand cutie i etia dee wc d s ad 40 e SYS Command esssssseenenen hene ana a aaa 42 BU Commarid isi pb bib Er EORR db am ce REDDE ER 43 FAN Command eesssssseeenen enne emissa aenean aaa n 44 e SPIN COMMANG ceste eere kn ubi ead M Rer Read kem RA RUE Y aaats 45 SI Command xx RARE RR DR RR CRY RR NO R4 RXEYTERE Rd a Qld 46 eESD Conmmatd er ID Or i Re een xa Edu AMI su 47 e SHOWLOGS Command ssssesesseeseeen eene nnn 49 e FDL Comando ert E rd test na aeta cate 49 e Counters Reset Command ssssssssseesse esee 51 s Sasaddr Command sire e t LE XE RUCEERDUEOUCENNEM UA ER 52 e Sub Command issssisieiseni maar hana ra ka aa 3RRRR ERG G AGRAR VAR GA REG ERR a RR RR 52 Introduction 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview The 12Gb s SAS ARC 8028 expander module is designed with an integrated ARM Cortex R4 processor for topology management functions such as discovery enclosure and drive management and LED management The ARC 8028 expander module features three or four 12Gb s SAS SFF 8644 connectors It is designed to fit into a stand alone box and can be installed in a 5 25 mounting shell The ARC 8028 is ideal for enclosure customers that want to support up to 24 32 channels 12Gb s SAS or 6Gb s and 3Gb s SAS SATA JBOD function units using SFF 8643 SAS cables The ARC 8028 firmware has
23. e the external port with the devices phys as one zone group The three external cable ports and all devices phys slots will default associate with one zone group Syntax gr dev GroupNo 1 ci cj ck Start Index D End Index D gr off t10 off dev use drive slot index GroupNo groupno start from 1 max 8 groups ci Gj ck external cable connector i j k is the index which range from 0 to 3 According to view from connector side index start from right to left or top to bottom The cable cO c1 or c2 is view from right to left or start from top to bottom Start Index Start slot index of zone range 1 max drive End Index End slot index of zone range 1 max drive off clear the zone group setting t10 off turn T10 mode off Example CLI gt gr Current PHY Group Mode T10 Group 1 CO Ci C2 Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Value 0x0000000FFFFFFFFF Set the cableO and slot 1 to slot 6 as group 1 CLI gt gr dev1c016 New PHY Group Mode T10 Group 1 CO Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 Value 0x00000000000FFCO00 Current PHY Group Mode T10 eS SSS E T 40 CLI Manager Group 1 CO Ci C2 Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Value 0x0000000FFFFFFFFF Set the cablei and cable2 and slot 7 to slot 16 as group 2 CLI gt gr dev 2 c1 c2 7 16 New PHY Group Mode T10 Group 1 CO Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 Value 0x00000000000FFCO00 G
24. el 7 Pin Header 4 LCM1 LCD Connector 6 Pin Box Header 5 FAN1 6 FAN2 7 FAN3 8 FAN4 9 J2 10 J4 11 JP1 Fani with RPM Sense 3 Pin Connector Fan2 with RPM Sense Fan3 with RPM Sense Fan4 with RPM Sense 3 Pin Connector 3 Pin Connector 3 Pin Connector 2 Pin Header 2 Pin Header 8 Pin Header Power 1 Status Input Power 2 Status Input Individual Activity LED for 12Gb s SAS 1 8 Ports for ARC 8028 24 only Individual Activity LED for 12Gb s SAS 9 16 Ports for ARC 8028 24 only Individual Activity LED for 12Gb s SAS 17 24 Ports for ARC 8028 24 only Individual Fault LED for 12Gb s SAS 1 8 Ports 12 JP2 8 Pin Header 13 JP3 8 Pin Header 14 JP4 8 Pin Header 15 JP5 Individual Fault LED for 12Gb s SAS 9 16 8 Pin Header Ports Individual Fault LED for 12Gb s SAS 17 24 Ports Individual Fault LED for 12Gb s SAS 25 32 Ports for ARC 8028 32 only PCI E Power Connector 16 JP6 8 Pin Header 17 JP7 8 Pin Header 18 J6 6 Pin Connector 19 SW1 Fani Fan4 Input Definition Micro DIP Switch 2 FANI FAN2 3 FAN1 FAN3 4 FAN1 FANA Expander Module Definition SW1 4 Expander Select Dual Expander Hardware Installation 20 SW2 Expander Module Mode Control Function Micro DIP Switch sw2 1 d de Sel ov se function enable function disable Fan Power Detective Control Function SLAVE Dual ex pander slave mode on rever o ee expander master
25. ivity fault LED behavior Activity LED 1 When the activity LED is lit there N A is I O activity on that disk drive When the LED is dark there is no activity on that disk drive Fault LED When the fault LED is lit there 1 When the fault LED is blink is no disk present ing 2 times sec that indi When the fault LED is off that cate disk drive has failed disk is present and status is and should be hot swapped normal immediately When the activity LED is lit Some controllers support the and fault LED is blinking 10 Identify Drive function When the times sec that indicates Identify Drive is selected the there is rebuilding activity selected drive fault LED will blank on the disk drive Step 6 Connecting SFF 8643 Cable to Backplane The ARC 8028 expander box supports 6 8 Mini SAS HD SFF 8643 connectors on the back side User uses suitable cable depends on the backplane to connect the expander box connector to the enclosure backplane eE E 16 Hardware Installation Step 7 Setting Up the Dual Expander Mode Optional If you don t want to support dual expander mode you can skip this step to step 8 To set up the dual function of the expanders you must perform the following hardware step Connecting the Heartbeat Bus Connect the 7 pin cable to the dual expander J3 header 2 x 4 2 54mm of the primary and secondary expanders The following picture is the signal name for heartbeat J3 header
26. losure and remove the AC power cord Remove the enclosure s cover For the instructions please see the enclosure documentation Step 2 Unpack ARC 8028 Expander Box Unpack and remove the ARC 8028 expander box from the package Inspect it carefully if anything is missing or damaged contact your local dealer Step 3 Mounting ARC 8028 Expander Box into the Enclosure Remove the enclosure cover and find a 5 25 inch CD ROM wide place to fasten the ARC 8028 expander box in the external enclo sure The expander box requires one 5 25 half height drive bay Step 4 Connecting Expander Controller Power The ARC 8028 series expander box supports 6 pin PCI E power connector If your power supply doesn t have a 6 pin PCI E power cable then you can use the adapter to convert two 4 pin peripheral power cables into a PCI E power cable If you use an adapter then be sure to plug the 4 pin peripheral power connectors into separate power cables coming from the power supply Hardware Installation Step 5 Install the LED Cable Optional Please check the method which controls fault LED on the back plane If the backplane supports SGPIO feature ignore the indi vidual fault LED cable connection The preferred I O connector for server backplanes is the Min SAS HD SFF 8643 internal connector This connector has eight signal pins to support four SAS SATA drives and six pins for the SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output side band signals The
27. mand only show the seletct device status Syntax CLI gt Isd hdd temp volt pwr con Show SES elements information Example CLI gt Isd ArrayDevice Element 0x17 NAME PHY ORG NLR MAX MIN TYPE ADDRESS SLOT 01 13 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5001B469 189AE00D SLOT 02 12 6G 12G 12G 3G SAS 5011B469 189AE00C SLOT 03 14 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE00E SLOT 04 15 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE00F SLOT 05 9 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE009 SLOT 06 8 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE008 SLOT 07 10 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE00A SLOT 08 11 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE00B SLOT 09 5 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE005 SLOT 10 4 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE004 SLOT 11 6 3G 3G 12G 3G _ SAS 500000E0 168F8E92 SLOT 12 7 3G 12G 12G 3G _ SAS 500000E0 168F8E99 _ EeEEEEEE ar 47 CLI Manager Connector Element 0x19 NAME PHY NLR TYPE ROUTE CONNECTED ADDRESS Connector00 0 05 Connector00 1 05 Connector00 2 05 Connector00 3 05 Connector01 4 12G 3F S 50004D9F 74992000 Connector01 5 12G 3F S 50004D9F 74992000 Connector01 6 12G 3F S 50004D9F 74992000 ConnectorO1 7 12G BF S 50004D9F 74992000 Connector02 8 12G 3F S 50004D9F 74992000 Connector0O2 9 12G 3F S 50004D9F 74992000 Connector0O2 10 12G 3F S 50004D9F 74992000 ConnectorO2 11 12G 3F S 50004D9F 74992000 Cooling Element 0x03 SPEED NAME CODE RPM STATUS Fan 01 5 2100 OK Fan 02 5 2200 OK Fan 03 Not Installed Fan 04 Not Installed Tempe
28. mode SW2 3 PW FLT2 STATUS m em 7 SW2 4 FAN CONTROL m qme Table 2 3 ARC 8028 24 32 Jumpers and Switches Hardware Installation Access LED Figure 2 4 Front View of ARC 8028 32 The following describes the ARC 8028 24 32 expander box link ac cess LED Link LED 1 When host port link LED is lit for 1 second and turns off Green light for 3 seconds that indicates the one link has connected 2 When host port Link LED is lit for 2 seconds and turns off for 2 seconds that indicates the two links have connected 3 When host port Link LED is lit for 4 seconds that indicates the four links have connected Access LED When access LED is lit that indicates the SAS host access Blue light es to the ARC 8028 expander box Hardware Installation 14 2 3 Installation The ARC 8028 expander box housed in a 5 4 inch half height can ister with a removable LCD module a host channel two expander and a RS 232 CLI port controller The expander controller is provid ed for customers who want to use the exiting SAS SATA enclosure It is designed to fit into one 5 inch half height drive bays located in a server chassis or storage case Standard mounting holes are located on both sides of the controller canister These mounting holes accept commonly available No 6 32 coarse thread screws Use the following instructions below to install the ARC 8028 ex pander box Step 1 Power the Enclosure Off Turn off the enc
29. ne support large configurations of SAS end devices including SAS host RAID adapters and SAS and SATA disk drives The SAS protocol defines a mechanism that has been implemented in the SAS expanders to guarantee fair ac cess between drives in a domain With ARC 8028 SAS expander you can build large and complex storage topologies Easy Management The expander box contains an embedded expander manager that can access via in band SES 2 over SMP protocol and out of band RS 232 port An out of band serial port is available for managing the configuration and monitoring the expander The preferred I O connection for server and JBOD backplanes is the internal Mini SAS HD SFF 8643 connector This connector has eight signal pins to support four SAS SATA drives and six pins for the SFF 8485 com pliant SGPIO side band signals The Areca expander firmware and EPLD has implemented the SES 2 protocol and disk activity map to SGPIO based indicator LEDs For backplane without SGPIO support ing the expander box also provides two kinds of alternative LED cable header to support the individual fault activity status indicator for those backplanes In addition to meet different enclosure ARC 8028 expander box has implemented autonomous chassis manage ment of two power supplies status connectors four fan monitor speed control connectors through the SES 2 protocol Firmware and configuration data including vendor identification strings can be customized or tune
30. nel function keys are the primary user interface for the SAS expander box Except for the Firmware up date all configurations can also be performed through this inter face 3 1 Using Local Front Panel Touch Control Keypad The front panel keypad and liquid crystal display LCD is the primary user interface for the SAS expander box All configuration and management of the expander controller and its properly con nected disk arrays can be performed from this interface The front panel keypad and LCD is connected to the ARC 8028 SAS expander box to access the built in configuration that resides in the SAS ex pander box s firmware The LCD provides a system of screens with areas for information status indication or menus The LCD screen displays up to two lines at a time of menu items or other information 22 LCD Configuration Manager The initial screen is shown as following Model Name Display POWER BUSY CAUTION EE Hello ARC 8028 gt ALERTS MENU e e e ESC A w ENT Command Line keypad Function Key Definitions The four function keys at the right of the front panel perform the following functions Key Up Arrow Use to scroll the cursor Upward Rightward Down Arrow Use to scroll the cursor Downward Leftward ENT Key Submit selected icon function Confirm a selected item ESC Key Return to previous screen Exit a selection configuration There are a variety of failure
31. o set the operate fan speed Typi cal parameters include LowestSpeed and WarningSpeed are fan speed in speed code from level 1 to 7 The LowestSpeed is the speed code that fan operate in normal state and the WarningSpeed is the speed code that fan operate in warning state like as detect a device in over temperature Syntax CLI gt fan LowestSpeed WarningSpeed Example CLI gt fan Cooling Element 0x03 SPEED NAME CODE RPM STATUS Fan 01 2 3690 OK Fan 02 2 4090 OK Fan 03 2 3650 OK Fan 04 2 4050 OK Current FAN Speed Attribute Lowest SpeedCode 2 Warning SpeedCode 5 CLI gt fan 3 7 New FAN Speed Attribute Lowest SpeedCode 3 Warning SpeedCode 7 Current FAN Speed Attribute L 44 CLI Manager Lowest SpeedCode 2 Warning SpeedCode 5 CLI st CLI Reboot to take effect CLI gt fan Cooling Element 0x03 SPEED NAME CODE RPM STATUS Fan 01 3 4140 OK Fan 02 3 4630 OK Fan 03 3 4140 OK Fan 04 3 4490 OK Current FAN Speed Attribute Lowest SpeedCode 3 Warning SpeedCode 7 Fan internal command for different fan speed type fan t high normal low vlow high 6000 10000 rpm normal 1800 7000 rpm low 1000 2000 rpm vlow below 1000 rpm The above is a rough value user can set different to fit the fan speed type Default is normal e SPIN Command The spin command defines the mode of staggering SATA drive spin up function connected on the expander box This command gi
32. plication Modified 4 23 99 10 22 PM Size 24KB Fle Edi View Cal Transfer Help Ole ala lel fr Le mnndi ibl Booseus om em 29 CLI Manager Step 4 Select an appropriate connecting port and then click OK Be Fie Edi Yew Cal Trade Heb Dia ala ala es B Mraid Enter details for the phone number that you want to diat zl 4 Disconnected Auto detect Autodetect SCHOLL CAPS NUM Canine Fint echo Step 5 Configure the port parameter settings and then click OK Bits per second 115200 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow control None Port Settings Bits per second 115200 z Baaise ooo s Pay ioe 5 Sphsh ov cont Tr Advanced Bestore Detauts fbi CAPS NUM Capture Print echo Step 6 Open the file menu and select Properties SE Displays the properties of the current session 30 CLI Manager Step 7 Configure the Connect To setting o xj C Connect To Settings ala cls 2 Amenca 5 Enter the area code without the long distance prefix Amacde Step 8 Configure the Settings items and then click OK Function arrow and ctrl keys act as Terminal Keys Backspace key sends Crtl H Emulation VT100 Telnet terminal VT100 Back scroll buffer lines 500 Mraid HyperTerminal Ele Ed
33. r 12g 6g 3g PS Pls Save Config amp Reboot To Take Effect CLI gt st Example CLI gt link 255 12g 3g 377 set all slots with same link speed rate max 11 12G min 9 3G CLI gt st CLI gt Reboot to take effect 3 Set internal slot link speed rate Syntax CLI gt link Index Max Min Index Slot Index High Rate Low Rate 11 10 9 or 12g 6g 3g PS Pls Save Config amp Reboot To Take Effect CLI gt st Example CLI gt link ArrayDevice Element 0x17 CLI Manager NAME PHY ORG NLR MAX MIN TYPE ADDRESS SLOT 01 13 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5001B469 189AE00D SLOT 02 12 6G 6G 12G 3G SAS 5011B469 189AE00C SLOT 03 14 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE00E SLOT 04 15 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE00F SLOT 05 9 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE009 SLOT 06 8 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE008 SLOT 07 10 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE00A SLOT 08 11 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE00B SLOT 09 5 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE005 SLOT 10 4 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE004 SLOT 11 6 3G 3G 12G 3G _ SAS 500000E0 168F8E92 SLOT 12 7 3G 3G 12G 3G _ SAS 500000E0 168F8E99 Set the slot 0x6 max speed to 3G CLI gt link 6 3g 3g CLI gt st CLI gt Reboot to take effect CLI gt link ArrayDevice Element 0x17 NAME PHY ORG NLR MAX MIN TYPE ADDRESS SLOT 01 13 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5001B469 189AE00D SLOT 02 12 6G 6G 12G 3G SAS 5011B469 189AE00C SLOT 03 14 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 5011B469 189AE00E SLOT 04 15 6G 6G 12G 3G SATA 50
34. rature Element 0x04 NAME ID CT C HTW LTW OTWarn ENC Temp 01 32 60 5 No Chip Temp 02 42 85 0 No Voltage Element 0x12 NAME VOLT V OVLMT UVLMT STATUS 1V 0 99 1 07 0 94 None 5V 4 96 5 32 4 63 None PowerSupply Element 0x02 NAME STATUS PowerSupply01 OK D 48 CLI Manager PowerSupply02 OK AudibleAlarm Element 0x06 NAME STATUS ALMSTATE Audible Alarm Normal 0 CLI gt e SHOWLOGS Command The showlogs command allows you to display system event no tifications that have been generated event by the SAS expander box Syntax CLI gt showlogs DisplayMode hex detail default Example CLI gt showlogs 00000000 00000000 PLATFORM Firmware initialization started Day00000 00 00 00 ENCLOSURE Fan 01 Failed e FDL Command The box has added the expander firmware update through the CLI on the external RS 232 port Before you process the firmware update there are two block regions that you can update expander microcode on SAS expander box 1 CODE region for FW file sas3xfwYYMMDD fw 2 MFGB region for Data file mfg12gYYMMDD dat To update the expander controller firmware follow the procedure below Syntax all the commands please type in lower case CLI gt fdl 4 code mfgb Then use XModem Checksum protocol transmit file to update ROM Region The following procedures is used to update firmware through the RS 232 C T nl 49 CL
35. re is rebooted 1 In normal mode A SAS host can communicate with up to 24 32 drives in the 24 32 bay enclosure via a single ARC 8028 expander box ARC 8028 SAS expander box is a device that contain expander ports Expander ports may support being attached to SAS initiator ports SAS and or SATA target ports and to other expander ports The SAS RAID controller or host adapter can support daisy chain how many enclosures which depend on the RAID controller or the host adapter firmware The following figure shows how to connect the external Min SAS HD cable from the SAS RAID controller that has external ports to the ARC 8028 expander box enclosures SAS RAID Subsystem Figure 2 7 Daisy chain SAS Expander 19 Hardware Installation 20 2 In zone mode The SAS expander box can be split into up to 8 virtual groups Each group drive channels and external cable connectors are assigned by CLI GROUP command The following figure is shown the SAS expander box which has split into 2 virtual groups Each group drive channels are controlled by individual host adapter using SAS CH1 and SAS CH2 ARECA SAS RAID Adapter Link LED O PETS min cm Nm Exp Out Exp lIn Exp Out RJ45 RS232 o Activity LED Step 13 Connect the Enclosure Power Connect the power cord to a grounded electronical outlet and to the expander enclosure power Turn on the power switch at the rear of
36. rm Sound 2 Critical Alarm Sound 3 O 25 LCD Configuration Manager e Set Password Change the enclosure LCM UART CLI password The sub item is Set New PWD e Save Config Save all the updated option value into non volatile memory area e System Reset Reboot the system 26 CLI Manager 4 CLI Manager This Command Line Interface CLI is provided for you to manage the ARC 8028 series 12 16 24 32 SAS expander system functions The CLI is useful in environments where a graphical user interface GUI is not available e Locations of RS 232C Port The ARC 8028 expander box uses the RJ11 port as the serial port interface Please use the cable included in the shipping box to configure the expander controller RS232 Port for CLI Configuration eee ae 2 Q s s QT g Q d Y bd ei e Establishing the Connection for the RS 232 Port The CLI function can be done by using an ANSI VT 100 compat ible terminal emulation program You must complete the appro priate installation procedure before proceeding with the CLI func tion Whichever terminal emulation program is used must sup port the 1K XMODEM file transfer protocol The serial port on the ARC 8028 box s I O shield can be used in VT100 mode The provided interface cable converts the RS232 signal of the RJ11 connector on the SAS expander controller into a 9 pin D Sub male connector The firmware
37. roup 2 C1 C2 Slot 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Value 0x000000000FF003FF Current PHY Group Mode T10 Group 1 CO Ci C2 Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Value 0x0000000FFFFFFFFF CLI st Power Cycle to reboot CLI gt gr Current PHY Group Mode T10 Group 1 CO Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 Value 0x00000000000FFCO00 Group 2 C1 C2 Slot 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Value 0x000000000FF003FF Clear the Zone group Setting CLI gr off New PHY Group Mode T10 Group 1 CO Ci C2 Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Value 0x0000000FFFFFFFFF Current PHY Group Mode T10 Group 1 CO Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 Value 0x00000000000FFCO00 Group 2 C1 C2 Slot 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Value 0x000000000FF003FF 41 CLI Manager e SYS Command The sys command is used to view the expander s information Typical information includes vendor model name serial unit number expander port number product revision chip name chip revision customer code manufacture data revision and work time Syntax CLI gt sys Example CLI gt sys Vendor ID Areca Technology Co Ltd Taiwan R O C Model ID ARC 8028 Serial No 0000000000000000 Unit Serial No Expander SAS Address 0x5001B469189AE03F Product Revision 70 Expander Chip ID 0x0233 Ports 36 Expander Chip Revision CO Customer Code 0x35 RO1 Manufacturer Data Revision
38. to remove and insert drives without shutting down your ARC 8028 expander enclosure Install the drives to 12 bays ARC 8028 expander enclosure as shown in figure 2 6 Figure 2 6 Install Drive into Enclosure Step 10 Connect to Host Interface Once the ARC 8028 expander box has finished the configuration optional then you can connect it to a host interface The enclo sure can be connected to a host interface which may a host adapt er or RAID controller through the Min SAS HD SFF 8644 SAS cable By installing host adapter port and ARC 8028 expander box using the correct external cables which may be included in your enclo sure kits Step 11 Connecting Expander Box s RS 232 Port Optional The ARC 8028 expander box s system functions can be managed via a PC running a VT 100 terminal emulation program or a VT m R BM RR aay 18 Hardware Installation 100 compatible terminal The provided internal cable converts the RS 232C signals from the RJ11 into the one 9 pin D Sub male con nector Step 12 Add More Expander Boxes Optional ARC 8028 expander box can run in one of two modes 1 Normal Mode 2 Zone Mode You must select either mode using the CLI utility and restart the ARC 8028 expander enclosure again The manufacture is default on the Normal Mode Changing the mode while the ARC 8028 expand er box is on This will not affect expander operation until the ARC 8028 expander enclosu
39. ves expander box the ability to spin up the disk drives sequen tially or in groups allowing the drives to come ready at the opti I A M CN MN NM NNNM M MM CN GN NNNM CNN CN NN CN MN CC CNN CON DN NNNM ven 45 CLI Manager mum time without straining the system power supply Stagger ing drive spin up in a multiple drive environment also avoids the extra cost of a power supply designed to meet short term startup power demand as well as Syntax CLI gt spin Delay D ms Num D Expander issues the spin up the drives by Num drives with De lay ms Example CLI gt spin Current SpinUp Attribute Drive Number 1 Delay 1024 ms CLI gt spin 512 3 New SpinUp Attribute Drive Number 3 Delay 512 ms Current SpinUp Attribute Drive Number 1 Delay 1024 ms e ST Command The st command stores system configurations or factory default configurations in flash Since all the revised parameter setting is temporarily stored in the working RAM the ST command saves those parameters permanently in flash ROM 1 Store temporarily configurations in flash Syntax CLI gt st Example CLI gt st CLI gt n T 46 CLI Manager 2 Store factory default configurations in flash Syntax CLI st default Example CLI st default 747 restore the setting to default CLI gt e LSD Command The Isd command is use for show the element devices status in the expander controller With parameter this com
40. x c0 c3 External Cable Index CLI Manager The cable cO c1 c2 or c3 is view from right to left or start from top to bottom Example CLI gt sub cO c1 set cableO and cable1 as subtractive ports CLI st CLI gt Reboot to take effect 2 Set internal slot link ports Syntax CLI gt sub 0 47 Index 0 47 Internal Slot Index Example CLI gt sub 8 9 10 11 set phy 8 9 10 11 as subtractive ports CLI gt st CLI gt Reboot to take effect 53
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