external-overview.md

Thelio Astra (External Overview)

Back overview:

SFP Port Information:

• When ordering Thelio Astra revision A1 (with the ALTRAD8UD2-1L2Q motherboard), options for one or two 10GbE RJ-45 transceivers preinstalled into the 25GbE SFP port(s) are offered.
  • No transceivers are installed in the photo above.
• Thelio Astra revision A1.1 (with the ALTRAD8UD-1L2T motherboard) includes two built-in 10GbE RJ-45 ports instead of SFP ports.

Unit Identification (UID) Button Guide:

• Pressing the button toggles the blue identification light on and off.
  • The light can also be toggled remotely using the baseboard management controller (BMC).
• Holding the button for more than 4 seconds resets the baseboard management controller (BMC) to default settings.
  • After resetting the BMC using this method, it may be necessary to power cycle the Thelio Astra before the BMC becomes reachable again.

PCIe Slot Information:

• The top two PCIe slots run at x16 bandwidth with Altra Max processor options, and run at x8 bandwidth with Altra (non-Max) processor options.

Power Switch Guide:

• 1: On
• 0: Off

Front/side overview:

Top/bottom overview: