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Syncro CS 9286-8e Solution User Guide
November 2014
Chapter 2: Hardware and Software Setup
Syncro CS 9286-8e Two-Server Cluster Hardware Setup
The CVFM03 module comes preinstalled on the Syncro CS controller; however, the module is not included in the
following figure so that you can see all of the connectors and headers on the controller board.
show the controller with the CVFM03 module installed.
Figure
2 Syncro CS 9286-8e Jumpers and Connectors
In the figure, Pin 1 is highlighted in red for each jumper.
The following table describes the jumpers and connectors on the Syncro CS 9286-8e controller.
Table
1 Syncro CS 9286-8e Controller Jumpers
Jumper/
Connector
Type
Description
J1A4
External SFF-8088 4-port SAS connector
In the cabling figures later in this chapter, this connector is called the
"top" connector.
J1B1
External SFF-8088 4-port SAS connector
In the cabling figures later in this chapter, this connector is called the
"bottom" connector.
J1A1
Write-Pending LED header
2-pin connector
Connects to an LED that indicates when the data in the cache has yet to
be written to the storage devices. Used when the write-back feature
is enabled.
J1A3
Global Drive Fault LED header
2-pin connector
Connects to an LED that indicates whether a drive is in a fault condition.
J2A1
Activity LED header
2-pin connector
Connects to an LED that indicates activity on the drives connected to
the controller.
J2A2
Advanced Software Options Hardware Key
header
3-pin header
Enables support for the Advanced Software Options features.
J2A4
I
2
O Mode jumper
2-pin connector
Installing this jumper causes the RAID controller to run in I
2
O mode.
The default, recommended mode of operation is without the shunt and
running in Fusion mode.
J4A1
Serial EEPROM
2-pin connector
Provides controller information, such as the serial number, revision, and
manufacturing date. The default is no shunt installed.
3_00922-01
J1A1 J1A3
J2A1 J2A2
J4A1
J4A2
J5A1
J6A1
J2A4
J2B1
J1A4
J1B1
J5B1
Ports
0 - 3
Ports
4 - 7