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1. 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 42 Installation Guide 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 up date There are two block regions that you can update expander microcode on SAS expander box 1 CODE region for FW file sas2xfwXXXX fw 2 MFGB region for Data file mfgdat6gYYYY rom 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 y offset Enter Then use XModem Checksum protocol transmit file to update ROM Region The following procedures is used to update firmware through the RS 232 A Open any UART communication tools like HypeTerminal 115200 n 8 1 B Press any key on HyperTerminal window the window will show CLI gt prompt Type help will show help screen One command to update firmware Step as follow Issue download update command under CLI gt CLI gt fdl code 0 Please Use XModem Protocol for File Transmission
2. 1 2V Volt oltage 5V GE Set ep Rate d P rd Set Link E HDDO1 Set Mn Rate D04 gt lt HDD02 HDDO3 HD Wraps Around LCM Functions Mute Beep Figure 3 2 1 Warning Alarm Sound 2 y Critical Alarm Sound 3 Set Alarm Enter Password _Set Alarm Beep P p Set Password PB Set New PWD gt Save Config Save Config Exit No Sel Yes Reset System System Reset DP Exit No Sel Yes 21 Installation Guide 22 e Alerts Menu Show which device that fail to work its sub items could be Power Supply Fan Temp Sensor and Voltage Sensor e 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 0 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 e Set Link Set HDD devices maximun minimun link speed rate the value could be 6 0G 3 0G or 1 5G each of HDD devices link speed will have the sub items are shown as below _Set Max Rate 6 0G _Set Min Rate 1 5G e 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 a
3. TeraTerm utility with Xmodem mode to transfer mfgdat6gYYYY rom 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 RstSegFailCnt Phy 00 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 Phy 01 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 nn 44 Installation Guide 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 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 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 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x
4. 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 Enter Example CLI gt sys Vendor ID Areca Technology Co Ltd Taiwan R O C Model ID ARC 8026 Serial No 0000000000000000 Unit Serial No Expander SAS Address 0x5001B46984965C3F Product Revision 0 Exapnder Chip ID 0x0221 Ports 28 Exapnder Chip Revision B3 Customer Code 0x36 Manufacturer Data Revision 0xB2 Wroking Time Day00000 01 48 14 Installation Guide Active Firmware Active Image Boot Image Revision 6 01 00 68 06 30 10 Firmware Family 1 Fast Boot No Image Address 0x14000000 Active Image Revision 6 01 00 68 06 30 10 Firmware Family 1 Fast Boot No Image Address 0x14080000 Backup Image Revision 6 01 00 68 06 30 10 Firmware Family 1 Fast Boot No Image Address 0x14100000 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 Enter Example CLI gt BU Buzzer Attribute Warning Beep Sound 2 Critical Beep Sound 3 CLI gt BU 0x1 0x3 CLI gt BU Buzzer Attribute Warning Beep Sound 1 Critic
5. 00000000 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 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 EXP Port SAS Address 0x5001B4690400083F EE 0 0 e tu eu ri 45 Installation Guide SXP Port SAS Address 0x5001B4690400083D STP Port SAS Address Disabled 46 HISTORY Version History Revision Page Description OO 1 1 Revised Fan Headers J11 J14 description 47
6. 8026 expander box supports 3 4 6 SFF 8087 connec tors on the back side User uses suitable cable depends on the backplane to connect the expander box connector to the enclo sure backplane 13 Installation Guide Step 7 Install the Enclosure Top Cover Check the installation thoroughly reinstall the enclosure cover and reconnect the power cord cables Step 8 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 PHY internal ports and 12 PHY external ports Remove the front 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 con nected to SAS system backplane The number of SAS SATA drives is limited to the number of slots available on the back plane Your ARC 8026 expander box supports up to 12 16 24 SAS or SATA 6 0 Gb s drives each one contained in its indi vidual drive carrier Each drive is hot pluggable allowing you to remove and insert drives without shutting down your ARC 8026 expander enclosure Install the drives to 12 bays ARC 8026 expander enclosure as show
7. 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 dev 1 c0 1 6 New PHY Group Mode T10 Group 1 CO Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 Installation Guide Value 0x00000000000FFC00 Current PHY Group Mode T10 Group 1 C0 C1 C2 Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Value 0x0000000FFFFFFFFF Set the cable1 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 0x00000000000FFC00 Group 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 gt st Power Cycle to reboot CLI gt gr Current PHY Group Mode T10 Group 1 CO Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 Value 0x00000000000FFC00 Group 2 C1 C2 Slot 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Value 0x000000000FF003FF Clear the Zone group Setting CLI gt gr off New PHY Group Mode T10 Group 1 CO C1 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 35 Installation Guide Group 1 CO Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 Value 0x00000000000FFC00 Group 2 C1 C2 Slot 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Value 0x000000000FF003FF e SYS Command The sys command is used to view
8. Areca Expander Box ARC 8026 SAS Expander Box USER S Manual Version 1 2 Issue Date May 2012 Copyright and Trademarks The information of the 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 lim its 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 8026 SAS expander box has been tested and found comply with the requirements set up in the council directiv
9. 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 conditions that cause the ARC 8026 ex pander box monitoring LED to light Below table provides a summary of the front panel LED Panel LED Normal Status Problem Indication Power LED Bright green This LED does not light up after power switched on Busy LED Blink green during host com LED never flickers Host Access puter accessing the expander box 20 Installation Guide 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
10. I gt e LSD Command The Isd command is use for show the element devices status in the expander controller With parameter this command only show the seletct device status Syntax Installation Guide CLI gt Isd hdd temp volt pwr con Show SES elements information ArrayDevice Element 0x17 NAME PHY NLR MAX MIN TYPE ADDRESS SLOT 01 0 3 0G 10 8 SAS 5000C500 0D2002D1 SLOT 02 1 10 8 SLOT 03 2 10 8 SLOT 04 3 1 5G 10 8 SATA 5001B469 84965C03 SLOT 05 4 10 8 SLOT 06 5 10 8 SLOT 07 6 6 0G 10 8 SAS 5000C500 17C8FD25 SLOT 08 7 10 8 SLOT 09 8 10 8 SLOT 10 9 10 8 SLOT 11 10 10 8 SLOT 12 11 10 8 Connector Element 0x19 NAME PHY NLR TYPE STATUS Connector00 16 02 Connector00 17 02 Connector00 18 02 Connector00 19 02 Connector01 20 6 0G 02 Connected Connector01 21 6 0G 02 Connected Connector01 22 6 0G 02 Connected Connector01 23 6 0G 02 Connected Connector02 24 02 Connector02 25 02 Connector02 26 02 Connector02 27 02 Cooling Element 0x03 SPEED NAME CODE RPM STATUS Fan 01 5 2100 OK Fan 02 5 2200 OK 41 Installation Guide Fan 03 Not Installed Fan 04 Not Installed Temperature Element 0x04 NAME ID CTCC HTW LTW OTWarn ENC Temp 01 32 60 5 No Chip Temp 02 42 85 5 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 PovverSuppiy01 OK PowerSupply02 OK AudibleAlarm Element 0x06
11. 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 gives expander box the ability to spin up the disk drives sequen tially or in groups allowing the drives to come ready at the opti 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 39 Installation Guide 40 Syntax CLI gt spin Delay D ms Num D Expander issues the spin up the drives by Num drives with Delay ms Example1 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 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 Syntax CLI gt st Example CLI gt st CL
12. R MAX MIN TYPE ADDRESS SLOT 01 0 3 0G 10 8 SAS 5000C500 0D2002D1 SLOT 02 1 10 8 SLOT 03 2 10 8 SLOT 04 3 1 5G 10 8 SATA 5001B469 84965C03 SLOT 05 4 10 8 SLOT 06 5 10 8 SLOT 07 6 30G 9 8 SAS 5000C500 17C8FD25 SLOT 08 7 10 8 SLOT 09 8 10 8 SLOT 10 9 10 8 SLOT 11 10 10 8 SLOT 12 11 10 8 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 CTCC HTW LTW OTWarn ENC Temp 01 30 60 5 No Chip Temp 02 64 85 5 No Slot01 Temp 03 31 60 5 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 32 Installation Guide Slot08 Temp 10 35 60 5 No Slot09 Temp 11 34 60 5 No Slot10 Temp 12 32 60 5 No Slot11 Temp 13 32 60 5 No Slot12 Temp 14 33 60 5 No CLI gt th 2 79 0 Temperature Element 0x04 NAME ID CTCC HTW LTW OTWarn ENC Temp 01 30 60 5 No Chip Temp 02 64 79 0 No Slot01 Temp 03 31 60 5 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 Slot11 Temp 13 32 60 5 No Slot12 Temp 14 33 60 5 No CLI gt
13. Use Q Or q to quit Download before starting XModem lt expander prompt for ready to receive file to update F 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 1 If the expander receive the file under the timeout limit 60s the process starts 2 If time out please retry the step E again G You can also cancel the program step by type q H If transfer OK the transfered data is updated Cold start expander Power cycle again to take effect moo 43 Installation Guide Example Update procedure use Xmodem to transfer refer to fdl com mand for detail operation CLI gt fdl code mfgb gt offset Enter 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 sas2xfwXXXX fw 2 Data file MFGB mfgdat6gYYYY rom Update SAS expander firmware CLI gt fdl code O Use HyperTerminal or TeraTerm utility with Xmodem mode to transfer sas2xfwXXXX 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 0 Use HyperTerminal or
14. agrams and descriptions describe each type of con nector Open Collector Low ote Cables for the individual drive LEDs may come with a drive cage or you may need to purchase them Fault Activity 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 8026 expander box header The following table describes the activity fault LED Figure 2 3 ARC 8026 12 16 24 expander box activity fault LED connector B I m Activity LED Connector I TI Fault LED Connector 12 Installation Guide Activity LED When the activity LED is illu minated there is I O activity on that disk drive When the LED is dark there is no activ ity on that disk drive Fault LED When the fault LED is solid When the fault LED is slow illuminated there is no disk blinking 2 times sec that present and When the fault indicate disk drive has failed LED is off that disk is pres and should be hot swapped im ent and status is normal mediately Some controllers support the When the activity LED is il Identify Drive function luminated and fault LED is fast When the Identify Drive is blinking 10 times sec that selected the selected drive indicate there is rebuilding ac fault LED will blank tivity on the disk drive Step 6 Connecting SFF 8087 Cable to Backplane The ARC
15. al 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 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 PAHE EE 37 Installation Guide command for default settings will be bu 2 3 e FAN Command The fan command allows you to 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 Lowest SpeedCode 2 Warning SpeedCode 5 CLI gt st CLI gt Reboot to take effect A 38 Installation Guide 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
16. closure is rebooted In normal mode a SAS host can communicate with up to 24 drives in the 24 bay enclosure via a single ARC 8026 expander box ARC 8026 SAS expander box is a device that contain ex pander 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 fig ure shows how to connect the external Min SAS cable from the SAS RAID controller that has external ports to the ARC 8026 expander box enclosures Areca SAS RAID Controller ARC 8026 Expander Box Dimension 200 L x 146 W x 41 H mm Figure 2 7 SAS expander connect to a drive box or drive enclosure In zone mode the SAS expander box can be split into up to 8 vir tual groups Each group drive channels and external cable connec tors 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 Installation Guide ARECA SAS RAID Adapter Link LED o Exp In Out Exp In Exp Out Activity LED Step 12 Connect the Power Connect the power cord to a grounded electronical outlet and to the expander enclosure power Turn on th
17. disk activity map to SGPIO based indicator LEDs For backplane without SGPIO supporting 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 8026 expander box has implemented autonomous enclosure management 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 tuned for each customer 1 2 Technical Specifications Enclosure Controller Modules e Expander Board 1 modules e Sensors 1 sensor per expander board Installation Guide Controller External Connectors SAS Connectors e 1 SAS IN connector for connection to the host e 2 SAS OUT connector for expansion to next JBOD enclosure Drives SAS Hot Plug Hard Drives e Up to 12 16 24 6 0 Gb s SAS hard drives at speed of 10K or 15K rpm SATA Hot Plug Hard Drives e Up to 12 16 24 6 0 Gb s SATA hard drives at speeds of 7 2K or 10K rpm Internal Connectors e 3 4 6 SFF 8087 min SAS 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 Serial Connector per Expander Board e1 x 6 pin UART RJ 11 connector for expander box manager only LED Indicators Internal fault activity header e 12 16 24 2 54mm acti
18. e on the approximation of the low of member state relating to the EMC Direc tive2004 108 EC For the evaluation regarding to the electromag netic compatibility the following standards where 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 IntrodU RR 4 SEO AB MUT tri eta 4 1 2 Technical Specifications essen aa 4 Hardware Installation emma nn 6 2 1 Before Your Begin Installation 6 2 2 Board Layout amp Outline eene a 7 2 3 Installation iecit etx x epe exe RP ERR e TOR ATO 10 LCD Configuration Manager eene nne 19 3 1 Using Local Front Panel Touch Control Keypad 19 3 2 Navigation Map of the LCD m 21 CLI Manager 24 4 1 Expander RS 232C Port Pin Assignment eaten 25 4 2 Start up VT 100 Screen iere e er ey xS RP NUR MEE Eur EYE 25 d 3 CET COMMA ud erst aaa 29 e HELP Command id 29 PASS COMME da tac iii 29 LO Gommand lai 30 e LINK Command 30 e TH Comandes aaa 32 GROUP Command ics ia a 34 e SYS COMmMman deia ties em Miret eixa 36 e BU Command aaa 37 FAN Command aita alata lo 38 e SPIN Command nn asina naa nnn 39 e ST Command era es ei ie eevee tn
19. e power switch at the rear of the enclosure Step 13 Configure ARC 8026 Expander Box The ARC 8026 expander box is normally delivered with LCD pre installed Your ARC 8026 expander box can be managed by us ing the LCD with keypad or a serial device terminal emulation e Method 1 LCD Panel with Keypad You can use LCD front panel and keypad function to simply manage the ARC 8026 expander box The LCD status panel also informs 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 17 Installation Guide Please refer to Chapter 3 LCD Configuration Manager The initial screen is shown as following Model Name Status Display POWER BUSY FAULT o 0 0 O Hello ARC 8026 sed gt ALERTS MENU ESC A Y ENT Command Line keypad e Method 2 RS 232 Port The ARC 8026 expander box s system functions can also be managed 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 8026 expander box for accessing the text based setup menu Please refer to Chapter 4 CLI Manager 18 Installation Guide 3 LCD Configuration Manager The SAS expander box LCD configuration utility is a character based utility that y
20. for 6Gb s 8 Pin Header SAS 1 8 Ports 21 JP5 Individual Fault LED Header for 6Gb s 8 Pin Header SAS 9 16 Ports 22 JP6 Individual Fault LED Header for 6Gb s 8 Pin Header SAS 17 24 Ports 23 SCN4 6Gb s SAS 1 4 Ports Internal SFF 8087 24 SCN5 6Gb s SAS 5 8 Ports Internal SFF 8087 Installation Guide 25 SCN6 6Gb s SAS 9 12 Ports Internal SFF 8087 26 SCN7 6Gb s SAS 13 16 Ports Internal SFF 8087 27 SCN8 6Gb s SAS 17 20 Ports Internal SFF 8087 28 SCN9 6Gb s SAS 21 24 Ports Internal SFF 8087 20 Table 2 1 ARC 8026 expander box connectors SAS Exp In Out SAS Exp In SAS Exp Out Link Activity LED Connector Connector Connector for Expander Port Figure 2 2 Front view of ARC 8026 expander box Installation Guide 10 The following describes the ARC 8026 expander box link activity LED Link LED When host port link LED is illuminated for 1 second and Green light turns off for 3 seconds that indicates the one link has con nected When host port Link LED is illuminated for 2 seconds and turns off for 2 seconds that indicates the two links have connected When host port Link LED is illuminated for 4 seconds that indicates the four links have connected Activity LED When activity LED is illuminated that indicates the SAS Blue light host accesses to the ARC 8026 expander box 2 3 Installation The ARC 8026 expander box housed in a 5 inch half height can ister with a rem
21. g da 40 SD Command sine eis canis cia 40 s SHOWLOGS Command mia ie ian 42 e Counters Reset Command nnnnnn nunn nen annan nne annan anne anna 44 e Sasaddr Command nn erru nunnana naa ann naa vanana anna annan annae nnn 45 Installation Guide 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview The Areca SAS expander module ARC 8026 is based on the LSI 36 port LSISAS2x36 expander IC SAS 2 chip which features 36 x 6Gb s ports and 6G 3G multiplexing SAS 2 0 zoning self configuration table to table routing and an integrated PPC processor for SES 2 and enclosure management support The ARC 8026 expander board features three 6Gb s SAS 4x SFF 8088 ports one host and two for expansion to additional JBOD enclosures It is designed to fit into a stand alone box and can be installed in a 5 25 mounting shell The Areca SAS expander box is ideal for enclosure customers that want to support up to 24 channels 6Gb s and 3Gb s SAS SATA JBOD function units using low cost SFF 8087 SAS cables The expander box can be daisy chained additional enclosures to provide more disk connection It has been fully tested and qualified with 6Gb s and 3Gb s Areca external SAS Fibre iSCSI PCIe to SAS RAID controller SAS RAID adapters and HBAs 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 The Areca expander firmware and EPLD has implemented the SES 2 protocol and
22. gram is used must support the 1K XMODEM file transfer protocol The serial port on the ARC 8026 box s bracket 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 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 Installation Guide 4 1 Expander 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 Data bits Flow Control The controller RJ11 connector pin assignments are defined as be low Pin Assignment 643215 RTS RS232 3 255 KKT 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 t
23. he Taskbar Start Programs Accessories Com mmunications Heyper Terminal Heyper Terminal requires ver sion 3 0 or higher 25 Installation Guide sas yperTermi Avsication gt aq Modified 4 23 99 10 22 PM Size 24KB 26 Installation Guide Step 4 Select an appropriate connecting port and then click OK 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 Step 6 Open the file menu and select Properties Installation Guide Step 7 Configure the Connect To setting Djs S13 del e County code aisi ana El N Enter the area code without the long distance prefix Aiga code Ehone number MT Connect using Drectto Com OO El Corfgue Hip Pace er tes pode Use com 4221001 F r Pint echo E 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 tie ES Mew Lal Lente Connect To Settings Dies SISI del Funcion aron and ct keys act ae Terminal eye C Windows keys Backspace hey sends 00000000 Gus C Del C Cui Space Chit Connected 00325 Autod 28 Installation Guide 4 3 CLI Command This section provide
24. n in figure 2 6 d Figure 2 5 Install the drives to 12 bays ARC 8026 expander enclosure 14 Installation Guide Step 9 Connect to Host Interface Once the ARC 8026 expander box has finished the configuration option then you can connect it to a host interface The en closure can be connected to a host interface which may a host adapter or RAID controller through the SFF 8088 SAS cable By installing host adapter port and ARC 8026 expander box us ing the correct external cables which may be included in your enclosure kits Then connect ARC 8026 expander box and host adapter port as shown below Figure 2 6 Connect ARC 8026 expander Box and host port adapter Step 10 Connecting Expander Box s RS 232 Port option The ARC 8026 expander box s system functions can be man aged via a PC running a VT 100 terminal emulation program or a VT 100 compatible terminal The provided internal cable converts the RS 232C signals from the RJ11 into the one 9 pin D Sub male connector Step 11 Add More Expander Boxes option ARC 8026 expander box can run in one of two modes e Normal Mode e Zone Mode 15 Installation Guide 16 You must select either mode using the CLI utility and restart the ARC 8026 expander enclosure again The manufacture is default on the Normal Mode Changing the mode while the ARC 8026 expander box is on This will not affect expander operation until the ARC 8026 expander en
25. nd Sound Disabled Sound 1 to 4 means different fre quency sound Sound disabled means disable the sound beep The sub items are shown below _Set Alarm Beep Mute beep Warning Alarm _Sound 2 Critical Alarm Sound 3 Installation Guide 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 23 Installation Guide 4 CLI Manager This Command Line Interface CLI is provided for you to manage the Areca ARC 8026 series 12 16 24 SAS expander system functions The CLI not 24 is useful in environments where a graphical user interface GUI is available e Locations of RS 232C Port The ARC 8026 expander box uses the RJ11 port as the serial port interface Please use the cable included on the shipping box to con figure the expander controller RS232 for CLI Configuration Ao gt om gt A o SAS Exp In Out SAS Exp In SAS Exp Out Link Activity LED for Connector Connector Connector Expander Port 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 appropri ate installation procedure before proceeding with the CLI function Whichever terminal emulation pro
26. ou use an adapter then be sure to plug the 4 pin peripheral power connectors into separate power cables coming from the power sup ply Step 5 Install the LED Cable option 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 4i SFF 8087 internal connec tor 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 SGPIO bus is used for efficient fault activity LED management and for sensing drive locate status See SFF 8485 for the specification of the SGPIO bus For backplane without SGPIO supporting 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 option 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 11 Installation Guide The following electronics schematic is the SAS expander logical of fault activity header The signal for each pin is cathode side The following di
27. ou 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 panel 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 8026 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 19 Installation Guide The initial screen is shown as following Model Name Display POWER BUSY FAULT Q O O O Hello ARC 8026 osi gt ALERTS MENU ESC A W ENT keypad A Command Line Function Key Definitions The four function keys atthe right of the front panel perform the fol lowing functions Key Up Arrow Use to scroll the cursor Upward Rightward
28. ovable 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 8026 ex pander box Step 1 Power the Enclosure Off Turn off the enclosure and remove the AC power cord Remove the enclosure s cover For the instructions please see the enclosure documentation Step 2 Unpack ARC 8026 Expander Box Unpack and remove the ARC 8026 expander box from the package Inspect it carefully if anything is missing or damaged contact your local dealer Installation Guide Step 3 Mounting ARC 8026 Expander Box into the Enclosure Remove the enclosure cover and find a 5 25 inch CD ROM wide place to fasten the ARC 8026 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 8026 series expander box supports 6 pin PCI E power connector from PCB version 1 0 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 y
29. r service Installation Guide 2 2 Board Layout amp Outline The ARC 8026 expander box can support a family included 3 4 6 internal SFF 8087 ports with additional 3 external SFF 8088 ports This section provides the board layout and connector jumper for the SAS expander box 9 o 1 SCN7 SCN2 SCN6 SONS Di SENI sens 3 SON4 13 Ji off FANI FANZ FANS FAN4_SW2__SW1_ y E E E El El E D ED EI IC mg pea EIS 12 ues tea K es Bes e Figure 2 1 ARC 8026 expander box D3 LED for Expander In Out Link and Bi color DIP Access 6 Pin Controller Header FAN1 3 Pin Connector 10 FAN2 3 Pin Connector TEE Dg Een n wo GIG A o N cic e _Bi color DIP _Bi color DIP _3 Pin Connector Installation Guide TT FANS 12 FANS 13 SW2 Fan Power Detective Control Function Micro DIP Switch ENABLE Monitor function Tre a PW_FLT2 STATUS 14 SW1 Fani Fan4 Input Definition Micro DIP Switch rovere Power 1 Status Input Power stess imp 16 J6 Power 2 Status Input 2 Pin Header 17 JP1 Individual Activity LED Header for 8 Pin Header 6Gb s SAS 1 8 Ports 18 JP2 Individual Activity LED Header for 8 Pin Header 6Gb s SAS 9 16 Ports 19 JP3 Individual Activity LED Header for 8 Pin Header 6Gb s SAS17 24 Ports 20 JP4 Individual Fault LED Header
30. s 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 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 correct password The password can accept max EI IT IO EET NT 29 Installation Guide 8 chars and min 4 chars The manufacture default password is 0000 Syntax CLI gt pass Enter Example CLI gt 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 bo
31. st CLI gt Reboot to take effect CLI gt th Temperature Element 0x04 NAME ID CTCC HTW LTW OTWarn ENC Temp 01 30 60 5 No Chip Temp 02 64 79 0 No Slot01 Temp 03 31 60 5 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 33 Installation Guide 34 Slot08 Temp 10 35 60 5 No Slot09 Temp 11 34 60 5 No Slot10 Temp 12 32 60 5 No Slot11 Temp 13 32 60 5 No Slot12 Temp 14 33 60 5 No e GROUP Command The group command is used to associate 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 cj 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
32. vity and fault header External SAS Port LED Indicators e Expander two one color LED status indicators for each SAS port one for SAS port link and one for the activity status Physical e 41 H x 145 W x 200 D mm 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 Installation Guide 2 Hardware Installation This section describes the procedures for installing the cable solution external ARC 8026 expander box 2 1 Before Your Begin Installation Thanks for purchasing the cable solution external ARC 8026 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 8026 expander box kit may have included the following items in the shipping package e ARC 8026 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 If any item is missing or damaged please contact your local resellers fo
33. x CLI shell use the lo command Syntax CLI gt lo Enter 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 controllers Typical param eters include Max and Min disk speed connected the SAS ex pander box Syntax CLI gt link Index Max Min Enter Index Slot Index Max Min speed code 8 means 1 5G 9 means 3 0G and 10 means 6 0G PS Pls Save Config amp Reboot To Take Effect CLI gt st Example CLI gt link BA 30 Installation Guide ArrayDevice Element 0x17 NAME PHY NLR MAX MIN TYPE ADDRESS SLOT 01 0 3 0G 10 8 SAS 5000C500 0D2002D1 SLOT 02 1 10 8 SLOT 03 2 10 8 SLOT 04 3 1 5G 10 8 SATA 5001B469 84965C03 SLOT 05 4 10 8 SLOT 06 5 10 8 SLOT 07 6 6 0G 10 8 SAS 5000C500 17C8FD25 SLOT 08 7 10 8 SLOT 09 8 10 8 SLOT 10 9 10 8 SLOT 11 10 10 8 SLOT 12 11 10 8 Set the slot 0x6 max speed to 1 5G CLI gt link 698 CLI gt link ArrayDevice Element 0x17 NAME PHY NLR MAX MIN TYPE ADDRESS SLOT 01 0 3 0G 10 8 SAS 5000C500 0D2002D1 SLOT 02 1 10 8 SLOT 03 2 10 8 SLOT 04 3 1 5G 10 8 SATA 5001B469 84965C03 SLOT 05 4 10 8 SLOT 06 5 10 8 SLOT 07 6 60G 9 8 SAS 5000C500 17C8FD25 SLOT 08 7 10 8 SLOT 09 8 10 8 SLOT 10 9 10 8 SLOT 11 10 10 8 SLOT 12 11 10 8 CLI gt st CLI gt Reboot to take effect 31 Installation Guide CLI gt link ArrayDevice Element 0x17 NAME PHY NL

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