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2.1CONFIGURING THE BIOS ON THE SYSTEM ...................................................................................................................6
3.1UNP ACKING THE SOFTWARE.......................................................................................................................................10
3.2INSTALLATION SCRIPT AND OPTIONS ..........................................................................................................................10
3.3STARTING/STOPPING THE ACCELERATION SOFTWARE................................................................................................16
4.1COMPILING THE ACCELERATION SAMPLE CODE.........................................................................................................18
4.2LOADING THE SAMPLE CODE .....................................................................................................................................20
The purpose of this document is to provide implementation information for Intel
QuickAssist software on Lanner AV-ICE01and NCS-IGM427A/B.
Intended audience
This document is for individuals who install and configure networking appliances with
the above mentioned functionality.
Conventions used
Following are all the special characters and typographical conventions used in this
manual:
Convention Meaning
Press Enter Means press the Enter or Return key or its
equivalent on your computer.
Note: introduces important additional
information.
Caution: warns that a failure to follow the
recommended procedure could result in
loss of data or damage to equipment.
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Chapter 1. Introducing the Lanner Cave Creek
Acceleration Modules
Lanner’ products which utilize Intel Cave Creek technology include network modules
NCS-IGM427A/B and PCIe acceleration card AV-ICE01. These modules utilize the
latest Intel® Communications Chipset 89xx Series silicon and are designed to
efficiently increase performance for communications infrastructure systems.
More specifically, they are I/O interfaces with Intel QuickAssist Accelerator to optimize
I/O performance on data compression and encryption on platforms powered by Intel
Xeon and Core Processors.
This document provides information on how to quickly set up an environment and build
and install the QuickAssist software.
For each supported acceleration service (Cryptographic, Data Compression), the
following client access usage models are supported:
z Kernel mode, where both the client and the service(s) are running in kernel space.
z Direct user space access to services running in user space. In this model, both the
client and service(s) are running in user space and access to the hardware is also
performed from user space.
The Intel® Communications Chipset 89xx Series Software for Linux has been
validated with Fedora 16 32-bit and x86_64.
Note:
1. This document is written based on Intel® Communications Chipset 89xx
Series Software for Linux package DH89xxCC.L.1.0.1-15. Other software
versions may have features or porting guides that are different from those
described here.
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2. For further assistance such as obtaining the SDK and the associated
documentation, please contact Intel support directly.
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Chapter 2. Installing the OS and Preparing for
the Software Installation
2.1 Configuring the BIOS on the System
The BIOS configuration needs to be updated to allow the operating system to be
successfully installed on the development kit.
The following steps must be performed to properly configure the BIOS:
1. Power on the development kit. Watch closely for the prompt to enter BIOS setup.
Press F2 (or other command as instructed by your system’s manual) when
prompted.
2. Update the Boot order so that the DVD-ROM drive is the first boot option. The
option is available under:
Boot > Boot Option Priorities (the menu directory depends on your BIOS)
3. Ensure the SATA mode is set to AHCI
Advanced > SATA Configuration > SATA Mode>AHCI Mode
4. Disable Intel® SpeedStep technology (if this option is configurable)
Advanced > Power & Performance > Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm)
Save your changes and exit. Then reboot the system.
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2.2 Installing Fedora 16
For complete Fedora installation instructions, please refer to the online Installation
Guide at: