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Syncro CS 9286-8e Solution User Guide
March 2013
Chapter 2: Hardware and Software Setup
Setting Up a Syncro CS 9286-8e Two-Server Cluster Configuration
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. Figure 3 and
Figure 4 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