Magma EB7-X8G2 User manual

EB7-X8G2

User Manua l

PCIe to PCIe Expansion

MODEL: EB7-8XG2

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Table of Contents

Preface .................................................................................................................................................... 5

Advisories .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5

Safety Instructions ................................................................................................................................................................................ 5

Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge ..................................................................................................................................... 6

Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 7

General Specifications........................................................................................................................................................................ 7

Pre-Installation Information ................................................................................................................................................................. 8

Parts List ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8

Tools Required for Installation ............................................................................................................................................................ 8

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ......................................................................................................... 9

Before you Begin .................................................................................................................................................................................. 9

Remove Top Cover ............................................................................................................................................................................. 9

Install Expansion interface card (EIF) .............................................................................................................................................. 10

SW1 and SW2 ................................................................................................................................................................................. 11

Install Host Interface Cards............................................................................................................................................................... 11

Installation of low profile bracket ............................................................................................................................................... 12

Install PCIe Cards ............................................................................................................................................................................... 13

Connect iPass Cable ........................................................................................................................................................................ 14

How to Disconnect iPass Cable ................................................................................................................................................. 15

Connect Power Cord / Cable ......................................................................................................................................................... 15

Power ON the unit ............................................................................................................................................................................. 16

Power on the Host Computer .......................................................................................................................................................... 17

Shutting Down ............................................................................................................................................................................... 17

Hardware Check ............................................................................................................................................................................... 18

LINKUP 0 LED .................................................................................................................................................................................. 18

SLOT LEDS ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 18

Expansion interfafe card LEDs .................................................................................................................................................... 19

Hot Plug LED (next to Hot Plug buttons) .................................................................................................................................... 19

MASTER RST LED & Power LED...................................................................................................................................................... 19

Chapter 3 Software Installation ............................................................................................................ 20

Software Driver Installation ............................................................................................................................................................... 20

Verify Magma Installation ................................................................................................................................................................. 20

Windows 7, 8 and Windows 10 ................................................................................................................................................... 20

Mac OS X ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 21

RedHat Linux .................................................................................................................................................................................. 24

Mapping Physical Slot locations to port locations using lspci ............................................................................................... 26

Example: lspci –vvv Output ........................................................................................................................................................ 26

Linux Commands to Use to check on Magma device ......................................................................................................... 30

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Chapter 4 Install PCIe Cards ............................................................................................................... 31

Open PCIe Expansion Chassis ........................................................................................................................................................ 31

Install PCI Express (PCIe) Cards ........................................................................................................................................................ 32

System Should Be Up and Running ................................................................................................................................................. 34

SNMP Features and Configuration .................................................................................................................................................. 34

SNMP Features ............................................................................................................................................................................... 34

SNMP Configuration ..................................................................................................................................................................... 35

Configure Network Settings......................................................................................................................................................... 36

Configure SNMP Settings ............................................................................................................................................................. 37

Temperature settings .................................................................................................................................................................... 37

Change Credentials ..................................................................................................................................................................... 38

Reset to Default Values .................................................................................................................................................................... 39

Configure your SNMP Agent ....................................................................................................................................................... 39

Accessing the various SNMP functions ...................................................................................................................................... 40

I/O Switching ................................................................................................................................................................................. 41

Finishing Touches ................................................................................................................................................................................ 42

“Hot-Swappable” PCIe Card Installations ..................................................................................................................................... 42

Hot-Plug/Swap Procedure for Windows .................................................................................................................................... 43

Hot-Plug/Swap Procedure for Linux ........................................................................................................................................... 45

The Alternate Function DIP Switch .................................................................................................................................................. 46

EEPROM Loading ............................................................................................................................................................................... 46

EEPROM Write Protect (WP) ............................................................................................................................................................ 47

PCIe Switch I2C Address Setting ...................................................................................................................................................... 47

PCIe Expansion Performance with the EB7-X8G2-RAS ................................................................................................................. 48

High Performance Video Card expansion solutions ............................................................................................................... 48

Chapter 5 Chassis Maintenance ............................................................................................................ 49

General Chassis Cleaning ................................................................................................................................................................ 49

Fan replacement ............................................................................................................................................................................... 50

“Hot-Swappable” Power Supply ..................................................................................................................................................... 51

Cleaning the Air Filter ........................................................................................................................................................................ 52

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................. 53

Status Indicators and configuration switches ............................................................................................................................... 53

Status Panel indicators ................................................................................................................................................................. 53

Chassis Signal Detect Indicators ................................................................................................................................................ 53

Chassis Slot Power Indicators ...................................................................................................................................................... 54

Chassis Linkup and Activity Indicators: ...................................................................................................................................... 54

SNMP Power-On Source Jumper ..................................................................................................................................................... 55

Locating the Problem ....................................................................................................................................................................... 56

My Computer Can’t Find the PCIe Expansion System ............................................................................................................ 57

When Nothing Works .................................................................................................................................................................... 58

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My PCIe Card Doesn’t Work ....................................................................................................................................................... 59

My system hangs beyond a certain number of add-in cards ............................................................................................... 62

Rackmounting the Chassis ............................................................................................................................................................... 62

Add Screws to Rack Post ............................................................................................................................................................. 63

Attach Slide Rail to Rack ............................................................................................................................................................. 63

Attach Chassis to Slide Rail ......................................................................................................................................................... 63

Chapter 7 How to Get More Help ........................................................................................................ 64

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) ................................................................................................................................................. 64

Contacting Technical Support ........................................................................................................................................................ 64

PCIScope Software Utility ................................................................................................................................................................. 64

Returning Merchandise to MAGMA ............................................................................................................................................... 66

Appendix A Need More PCIe Slots?..................................................................................................... 67

Multiple PCIe Expansion System Configurations ........................................................................................................................... 67

The Fan-Out Configuration ............................................................................................................................................................... 68

Daisy-Chaining ................................................................................................................................................................................... 69

PCI e Card Conflicts .......................................................................................................................................................................... 70

Power-On Sequence for Advanced Configurations ................................................................................................................... 70

Troubleshooting Advanced Configurations .................................................................................................................................. 70

APPENDIX B I/O Switching Via SNMP ................................................................................................ 73

APPENDIX C Compliance .................................................................................................................... 78

FCC ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 78

CE .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 78

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Preface

Advisories

Five types of advisories are used throughout this manual to provide helpful information, or to alert you to the potential for

hardware damage or personal injury.

Disclaimer: We have attempted to identify most situations that may pose a danger, warning, or caution condition in this

manual. However, Magma does not claim to have covered all situations that might require the use of a Caution,

Warning, or Danger indicator.

Safety Instructions

Always use caution when servicing any electrical component. Before handling the Magma Expansion

chassis, read the following instructions and safety guidelines to prevent damage to the product and to

ensure your own personal safety. Refer to the “Advisories” section for advisory conventions used in this

manual, including the distinction between Danger, Warning, Caution, Important, and Note.

 Always use caution when handling/operating the computer. Only qualified, experienced,

authorized electronics personnel should access the interior of the computer and expansion chassis.

WARNING

Never modify or remove the radio frequency interference shielding from your workstation or

expansion unit. To do so may cause your installation to produce emissions that could

interfere with other electronic equipment in the area of your system.

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When Working Inside a Computer

1. Before taking covers off a computer, perform the following steps:

2. Turn off the computer and any peripheral devices.

3. Disconnect the computer and peripheral power cords from their AC outlets or inlets in order to

prevent electric shock or system board damage.

In addition, take note of these safety guidelines when appropriate:

 To help avoid possible damage to systems boards, wait five seconds after turning off the computer before

removing a component, removing a system board, or disconnecting a peripheral device from the computer.

 When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its strain-relief loop, not on the cable itself. Some

cables have a connector with locking tabs. If you are disconnecting this type of cable, press in on the locking

tabs before disconnecting the cable. As you pull connectors apart, keep them evenly aligned to avoid

bending any connector pins. Also, before connecting a cable, make sure both connectors are correctly

oriented and aligned.

CAUTION

Do not attempt to service the system yourself except as explained in this manual. Follow

installation instructions closely.

Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Warning

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) is the enemy of semiconductor devices. You should always take

precautions to eliminate any electrostatic charge from your body and clothing before touching any

semiconductor device or card by using an electrostatic wrist strap and/or rubber mat.

Static electricity can harm system boards. Perform service at an ESD workstation and follow proper ESD procedures to

reduce the risk of damage to components. Magma strongly encourages you to follow proper ESD procedures, which

can include wrist straps and smocks, when servicing equipment.

You can also take the following steps to prevent damage from electrostatic discharge (ESD):

 When unpacking a static-sensitive component from its shipping carton, do not remove the component’s anti-

static packaging material until you are ready to install the component in a computer. Just before unwrapping

the anti-static packaging, be sure you are at an ESD workstation or are grounded.

 When transporting a sensitive component, first place it in an anti-static container or packaging.

 Handle all sensitive components at an ESD workstation. If possible, use anti-static floor pads and workbench

pads.

 Handle components and boards with care. Don’t touch the components or contacts on a board. Hold a

board by its edges or by its metal mounting bracket.

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Chapter 1 Introduction

General Specifications

The Magma 7 Slot PCI Express® to PCI Express® Expansion System (Model EB7) is a general-purpose bus expansion chassis

for the Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) local bus. The expansion chassis is fully compliant with the PCI

Express Local Bus Specification. This system consists of a PCI Express host card, a 1–meter iPass cable, a rack-mount

enclosure containing a 7 slot PCIe expansion backplane, a power supply, and cooling fans.

Item

Description

Host Card:

Low Profile PCI Express x8 host card

Backplane:

7 PCIe x8 Hot-Plug-capable slots

Enclosure:

4U Black Rack-mount (All Steel)

Dimensions:

19" W x 7" H x 17.7" D

Weight:

24 lb or 11.804 kg

PCI Express Bus Spec.

Revision 2.0

PCI Local Bus Specification:

Revision 2.3

PCI Bridge Architecture

Spec:

Revision 1.2

Interconnect Bandwidth:

2000 MB/sec or 2 GB/sec or 20 Gbps

Cooling:

One 85.2 CFM fan

One fan in power supply

Power Supply:

Model EB includes an auto-switching 400W supply

MTBF:

53,000 hours

Operating Environment:

Recommended operating temperature up to 50º C

0º to 50º C Operating Temperature

-20º to 60º C Storage Temperature

5% to 85% Relative Humidity, Non-condensing

Operating Systems:

Windows 7/Vista/XP/Server 2003

Mac OS X version 10.4.x + | Linux Kernel 2.6x+

Solaris

Warranty:

1 Year Return to Factory

Available Upgrade

Options:

3-meter cable (PN: SUBCBL3IPX4X8)

Disk Drive Cage for up to seven 3.5” internal disk drives (PN: RDRIVECAGE)

PCIe card hold down kit (PN: RCHD7)

Rack-mount slide kit (PN: RSLIDES-XX) Rack-mount slide (18”|26”|28”)

MPN#: RSLIDES-XX

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Pre-Installation Information

Before using the Magma expansion chassis you should perform the following steps:

 Inventory the shipping carton contents for all of the required parts

 Gather all of the necessary tools required for installation

 Read this manual

Parts List

Item

Qty

Description

1

Half-height PCI Express host card

2

1-meter shielded iPass™ x8 cable

3

2

U.S. Standard 115V power cord

4

1

Quick Start Guide

Tools Required for Installation

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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

The following steps will guide you through the installation of your Magma expansion system

CAUTION

Hardware installation shall be performed only by qualified service personnel per UL and IEC 60950-1.

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Warning

All PCI cards are susceptible to electrostatic discharge. When moving PCI cards, it is best to carry the

cards in anti-static packaging. If you need to set a PCIe card down, be sure to place it inside or on top

of an anti-static surface. For more information, see “Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge” in the

Preface.

WARNING

High voltages are present inside the expansion chassis when the unit’s power cord is plugged into an

electrical outlet. Disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet before removing the enclosure cover.

Turning the system power off at the power on/off switch does not remove power to components. High

voltage is still present.

CAUTION

Before touching anything inside the enclosure, move to an ESD station and follow proper ESD

procedures. Failure to do so may result in electrostatic discharge, damaging the computer or its

components. For more information, see “Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge” in the Preface.

Before you Begin

The system’s ATX power supply is auto-switching. This means that it will automatically switch to match whatever source

power you are using. Since all products ship with a US/Canadian Standard 115V power cord, you will need to use a

locally available power cord for non-US Standard power sources.

Remove Top Cover

Remove the four (4) screws from the back of the expansion chassis. Slide the enclosure cover backward to disengage it

from the guides at the front of the enclosure by firmly grasping the edges of the cover lip and pulling the cover

backward about 1” until it clears the front hold-down, and then lift the cover off.

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Check inside the unit, see if the Expansion interface card is installed. If the Expansion interface card is not plugged in,

go to the next step “Install Expansion Interface card”. The pictures below are showing an EB7-X8G2 with Expansion

Interface card installed.

No Expansion Interface card installed in the UPSTREAM SLOT as shown from the pictures below.

Install Expansion interface card (EIF)

” By default an EIF card should already be installed in the Magma expansion chassis.

Prior to installing the card, make sure the Dipswitch SW1 is set to ON position (ON=EXP) and Dipswitch SW2 is set to OFF

position (x8 setting), see pictures below. The expansion system will NOT function if SW1 is set to OFF=HOST.

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SW1 and SW2

SW1 dipswitch should be set to “ON-EXP” position. SW2 dispswitches should be set to x8, see picture below.

Once the two dispswitches (SW1 and SW2) are set correctly, plug in the Expansion Interface card into the UPSTREAM slot.

This is the designated slot for the Expansion Interface card only. You can not use other PCIe slots, the unit will not work

properly.

Install Host Interface Cards

Install the Host Interface card. Begin the installation of your PCI Express (PCIe) host card by first powering down your

computer. Use the procedures for shutting down your operating system and shutting off power to your system provided

in your owner’s manual or system documentation. The PCIe host card is a “half-height,” x8-capable PCIe card mounted

to a “full-height” bracket as shown below.

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For low profile case applications, you may need to change the mounting bracket to the low profile bracket that shipped

with your system. This is done by removing the screws that hold the card to the bracket. Be sure you are using proper ESD

procedures when completing this action.

Installation of low profile bracket

Detach the standard bracket from the card, and place the low profile bracket and secure it.

Before installing the Host Interface card into PCIe slot, check the DIP switch settings.

 Check the red Dipswitch (SW1) on the Host interface card, make sure it is set to OFF= HOST.

 Check the SW2 Dipswitch, both toggle switches should be set to OFF position (x8).

Once the dipswitches are set correctly and the host computer is off and all power cords are disconnected from the AC

outlet, insert the PCI Express host card into a vacant x8 (or x16) PCIe slot by gently pushing the card until it is firmly

seated. Then secure the card to the slot with a mounting screw.

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The illustratiob below shows what a PCI Express slots looks like in the computer’s mother-board compared to a standard

PCI slots.

STOP

YOU MUST ONLY INSTALL THE PCIe HOST CARD INTO A PCI EXPRESS SLOT.

Only use cards WITH brackets. This will ensure that your PCIe host card can only be inserted into a PCIe

slot. Although PCI Express cards without brackets may fit into conventional PCI slots, you run the risk of

damaging the PCI Express host card if you insert it into a PCI slot. Please ensure that your host computer

has PCI Express slots and install the host card only into a PCI Express slot.

Install PCIe Cards

It is highly recommended to install third party PCIe cards / High Power PCIe cards after you have verified and tested that

the Magma expansion chassis is functional and free of hardware failures. The next step is to connect the Ipass cable.

For PCIe cards installation got to Chapter XX.

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Connect iPass Cable

The 1-meter iPass cable included with your Magma expansion chassis features a x8 connector on each side. Connect

the iPass cable to Expansion and Host Interface cards. For the proper way of connecting the iPass cable to Interface

card, see pictures below.

Carefully position the expansion chassis so that the supplied expansion cable will conveniently reach from the host

computer to the connectors on the back of the chassis. Connect one end of the iPass cable to the expansion chassis’

iPass connector. Then connect the other end of the iPass cable to the host card located in the host computer.

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How to Disconnect iPass Cable

Pull the green tab while slowly pulling out the cable from the Interface card. Failure to pull the green tab while

disconnecting the iPass cable can break the connector inside the Interface card,

Connect Power Cord / Cable

Connect power cord to electrical outlet. Magma only provides the 110-120V power cord.

It is highly recommend using a power surge. This product is provided with a power supply that automatically adjusts to

input voltages between 100 to 240 Vac. A U.S. and Canadian 125 V power supply cord is provided with this product. If

using this product outside of the U.S. or Canada, please use locally available power supply cords.

Connect the AC power cord to the of back of the unit. Ensure that the system’s power supply unit is switched OFF

before connecting the power cord.

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When done connecting the power cord, turn the power supply switch to ON position.

Upon turning the power supply to ON, the 3.3V AUX on the board is illuminated.

Power ON the unit

You must apply power to the EB7-X8G2 expansion chassis UUUBEFOREUUU you power up your computer. Press the front power

button. When the unit is powered ON, the front Power LED indicator will illuminate.

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Powering ON the expansion unit before the host, allows the higher numbered PCIe buses in the PCIe bus hierarchy to be

at a stable state when the host system issues its master power-on bus reset. Upon powering ON the expansion unit, the

following LEDs on the board are illuminated.

 3.3V, +1.5V , +3.3V Aux, +12v (Green in color)

 Master RST LED (Amber in color)

 Power LED : D1221 ( Green in color)

If the front Power LED indicator and 3.3V, +1.5V , +3.3V Aux, +12v LEDs are not coming ON, please check the power

supply, make sure the switch is set to ON position and the power cord is firmly attached.

Power on the Host Computer

Before powering ON the computer, make sure the Host Interface card is seated correctly in the PCIe slot and the cable

is firmly connected. During the boot up process or while the computer is starting up, the SLOT LED indicators will come

ON and OFF. In this process we have not installed any PCIe cards, all PCIE slots are empty.

Shutting Down

STOP

DO NOT TURN OFF THE MAGMA EXPANSION CHASSIS UNTIL YOU HAVE SHUT DOWN

YOUR COMPUTER COMPLETELY! It can cause a system lockup and data loss.

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Hardware Check

Once the host computer has booted all the way up, next is to check inside the expansion unit and verify that all LEDs are

correctly illuminated. A fully operational expansion chassis will show the following LEDs lit on the backplane, Expansion

Interface cards and the back of the unit.

1. LINKUP 0 LED is lot

2. Slot LEDs: 7 solid orange LEDs when no cards are installed). It should be OFF if slots are populated with cards

3. Expansion interfafe card LED: 5 solid green LEDs

4. Hot Plug LED next to Hot Plug buttons, should be all OFF unless the slots are populated with cards.

5. MASTER RST LED (D1217) and Power LED (D1221) should be OFF once the computer has established link with the

expansion unit.

LINKUP 0 LED

Once your computer started all the way up, you will see LINKUP lights appear on the back of the chassis near the iPass

connector. The LinkUP 0 LED should be ON, solid green. 0 – Connection between host and chassis has been established.

Linkup 0 represents the EIF card connected “uplink” with the host’s HIF. The Linkup LEDs represent only an initial

connection/handshake between the chassis and host PC. A successful linkup doesn’t represent transfer or exchange of

data. .

SLOT LEDS

You should see 7 LEDs that are illuminated as “orange” or “amber” behid the slots. This represents that there no cards

installed in the corresponding slot. As shown from the picture below, all 7 slots are not populated with PCIe cards and

the corresponding LEDs are illuminated as orange / amber.

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Expansion interfafe card LEDs

The Expansion Interface card will show 5 solid green LEDs illuminated. The normal LED indicator on the Expansion

Interface card should display 5 solid green LEDs, this signifies that unit is trained / linked to x8.

Hot Plug LED (next to Hot Plug buttons)

Hot Plug LEDs should be off once the computer has booted all the way up. In this instance there are no PCIe cards, so it

is normal for Hot plug LEDs to be off.

 D39, D34, D24, D20, D33, D25, D21>> should be OFF, when all the slots have no PCIe cards installed

 D39, D34, D24, D20, D33, D25, D21>> should be ON as green, when all slots are populated with PCIe cards

MASTER RST LED & Power LED

The MASTER RST LED (D1217) and Power LED (D1221)on the expansion board should be OFF once the computer is linked

with expansion unit.

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Chapter 3 Software Installation

Software Driver Installation

Magma Driver is not required for Windows 7, which means no manual installation of Magma driver. Windows 7, Windows

8, Windows 10, Windows Server Operating Systems and a non-Windows OS such as Linux and Unix based Operating

Systems

You should first install your 3

rd

Party card and connect the system as described earlier in this chapter.

Before attempting to install anything on a Windows system, you should ensure that you have set a Restore Point, that all

data files are closed and that you have a current backup of your data.

STOP

Before installing drivers, you should ensure that you have a current system backup of all of your

important data.

Failure to follow these instructions exactly could result in a system lock-up and potential loss of data.

You must also disable your anti-virus software before continuing.

Verify Magma Installation

Windows 7, 8 and Windows 10

As your Windows computer starts up, you will see a small message box pop-up in the lower-right corner of the screen to

alert you that Windows has found new hardware.

The system does not require any Magma drivers in order to operate properly with the x8 PCIe Host card.

To verify a successful installation on Windows, find the ‘My Computer’ icon and “right-click” on it. Then select ‘Manage’

from the pop-up menu. Next, click on ‘Device Manager’ in the leftmost Computer Management window. Finally, click

on the View Menu and select View Devices by Connection.

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