SMC Networks Tiger Card SMC10GPCIe-10BT, Tiger Card SMC10GPCIE-XFP, 10GPCIE-10BT, 10GPCIE-XFP User Manual

USER GUIDE

Tiger CardTM 10G
10GBASE-T and XFP
Ethernet Server Adapters

SMC10GPCIe-10BT

SMC10GPCIe-XFP

20 Mason
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: [phone]

Tiger Card 10G
User Guide

From SMC’s Tiger line of feature-rich workgroup LAN solutions

January 2008

Pub. # 149xxxxxxxxx

E012008-CS-R01

Copyright

Information furnished by SMC Networks, Inc. (SMC) is believed to be accurate and
reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by SMC for its use, nor for any
infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No
license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SMC.
SMC reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice.

Copyright © 2008 by

SMC Networks, Inc.

20 Mason

Irvine, CA 92618

All rights reserved.

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SMC is a registered trademark; and EZ Switch, Tiger Card, TigerStack and TigerSwitch
are trademarks of SMC Networks, Inc. Other product and company names are
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Limited Warranty

Limited Warranty Statement: SMC Networks, Inc. (“SMC”) warrants its products to be
free from defects in workmanship and materials, under normal use and service, for the
applicable warranty term. All SMC products carry a standard 90-day limited warranty from
the date of purchase from SMC or its Authorized Reseller. SMC may, at its own discretion,
repair or replace any product not operating as warranted with a similar or functionally
equivalent product, during the applicable warranty term. SMC will endeavor to repair or
replace any product returned under warranty within 30 days of receipt of the product.

The standard limited warranty can be upgraded to a Limited Lifetime* warranty by
registering new products within 30 days of purchase from SMC or its Authorized Reseller.
Registration can be accomplished via the enclosed product registration card or online via
the SMC Web site. Failure to register will not affect the standard limited warranty. The
Limited Lifetime warranty covers a product during the Life of that Product, which is
defined as the period of time during which the product is an “Active” SMC product. A
product is considered to be “Active” while it is listed on the current SMC price list. As new
technologies emerge, older technologies become obsolete and SMC will, at its discretion,
replace an older product in its product line with one that incorporates these newer
technologies. At that point, the obsolete product is discontinued and is no longer an
“Active” SMC product. A list of discontinued products with their respective dates of
discontinuance can be found at: http://www.smc.com/smc/pages_html/support.html.

All products that are replaced become the property of SMC. Replacement products may
be either new or reconditioned. Any replaced or repaired product carries either a 30-day
limited warranty or the remainder of the initial warranty, whichever is longer. SMC is not
responsible for any custom software or firmware, configuration information, or memory
data of Customer contained in, stored on, or integrated with any products returned to
SMC pursuant to any warranty. Products returned to SMC should have any
customer-installed accessory or add-on components, such as expansion modules,
removed prior to returning the product for replacement. SMC is not responsible for these
items if they are returned with the product.

Customers must contact SMC for a Return Material Authorization number prior to
returning any product to SMC. Proof of purchase may be required. Any product returned
to SMC without a valid Return Material Authorization (RMA) number clearly marked on
the outside of the package will be returned to customer at customer’s expense. For
warranty claims within North America, please call our toll-free customer support number
at [phone]. Customers are responsible for all shipping charges from their facility to
SMC. SMC is responsible for return shipping charges from SMC to customer.

WARRANTIES EXCLUSIVE: IF AN SMC PRODUCT DOES NOT OPERATE AS
WARRANTED ABOVE, CUSTOMER’S SOLE REMEDY SHALL BE REPAIR OR
REPLACEMENT OF THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION, AT SMC’S OPTION. THE
FOREGOING WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE IN LIEU OF
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PERSON TO ASSUME FOR IT ANY OTHER LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE
SALE, INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE OR USE OF ITS PRODUCTS. SMC SHALL
NOT BE LIABLE UNDER THIS WARRANTY IF ITS TESTING AND EXAMINATION

DISCLOSE THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT DOES NOT EXIST OR WAS
CAUSED BY CUSTOMER’S OR ANY THIRD PERSON’S MISUSE, NEGLECT,
IMPROPER INSTALLATION OR TESTING, UNAUTHORIZED ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR,
OR ANY OTHER CAUSE BEYOND THE RANGE OF THE INTENDED USE, OR BY
ACCIDENT, FIRE, LIGHTNING, OR OTHER HAZARD.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: IN NO EVENT, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT OR
TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), SHALL SMC BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR
FOR LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF BUSINESS, OR OTHER FINANCIAL LOSS
ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE, INSTALLATION,
MAINTENANCE, USE, PERFORMANCE, FAILURE, OR INTERRUPTION OF ITS
PRODUCTS, EVEN IF SMC OR ITS AUTHORIZED RESELLER HAS BEEN ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

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THE LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR
CONSUMER PRODUCTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS MAY
NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS,
WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. NOTHING IN THIS WARRANTY SHALL
BE TAKEN TO AFFECT YOUR STATUTORY RIGHTS.

* SMC will provide warranty service for one year following discontinuance from the active
SMC price list. Under the limited lifetime warranty, internal and external power supplies,
fans, and cables are covered by a standard one-year warranty from date of purchase.

SMC Networks, Inc.

20 Mason

Irvine, CA 92618

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Compliances

Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital
device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in
a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be
required to correct the interference at his own expense.

You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment.

You may use Category 5e or better twisted-pair for 10 Gbps RJ-45 connections. For fiber
optic connections, you may use 50/125 or 62.5/125 micron multimode fiber or 9/125
micron single-mode fiber.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device
must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.

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CE Mark Conformance Declaration - Class A

SMC contact for these products in Europe is:

SMC Networks Europe,
Edificio Conata II,
Calle Fructuós Gelabert 6-8, 2

o

, 4a,

08970 - Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain.

This information technology equipment complies with the requirements of the Council
Directive 89/336/EEC on the Approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to
Electromagnetic Compatibility and 73/23/EEC for electrical equipment used within certain
voltage limits and the Amendment Directive 93/68/EEC. For the evaluation of the
compliance with these Directives, the following standards were applied:

RFI Emission: Limit class A according to EN 55022:1998

Limit class A for harmonic current emission according to EN 61000-3-2/
1995

Limitation of voltage fluctuation and flicker in low-voltage supply system
according to EN 61000-3-3/1995

Immunity: Product family standard according to EN 55024:1998

Electrostatic Discharge according to EN 61000-4-2:1995
(Contact Discharge: ±4 kV, Air Discharge: ±8 kV)

Radio-frequency electromagnetic field according to EN 61000-4-3:1996
(80 - 1000 MHz with 1 kHz AM 80% Modulation: 3 V/m)

Electrical fast transient/burst according to EN 61000-4-4:1995
(AC/DC power supply: ±1 kV, Data/Signal lines: ±0.5 kV)

Surge immunity test according to EN 61000-4-5:1995
(AC/DC Line to Line: ±1 kV, AC/DC Line to Earth: ±2 kV)

Immunity to conducted disturbances, Induced by radio-frequency fields:
EN 61000-4-6:1996 (0.15 - 80 MHz with 1 kHz AM 80% Modulation:
3V/m)

Power frequency magnetic field immunity test according to
EN 61000-4-8:1993 (1 A/m at frequency 50 Hz)

Voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations immunity test
according to EN 61000-4-11:1994 (>95% Reduction @10 ms, 30%
Reduction @500 ms, >95% Reduction @5000 ms)

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About This Guide

Purpose

This guide details of the hardware features of the Ethernet adapter card, including its
physical and performance-related characteristics, and how to install the card.

Audience

The guide is intended for use by system administrators who are responsible for installing
and setting up computer network equipment; consequently, it assumes a basic working
knowledge of PC operating systems and LANs (Local Area Networks).

Conventions

The following conventions are used throughout this guide to show information:

Note: Emphasizes important information or calls your attention to related features or

instructions.

Caution: Alerts you to a potential hazard that could cause loss of data, or damage the

system or equipment.

Warning: Alerts you to a potential hazard that could cause personal injury.

Related Publications

The following publication gives basic information on how to install and use the Ethernet
adapter card.

Quick Installation Guide

Revision History

This section summarizes the changes in each revision of this guide.

January 2008 Revision

This is the first revision of this guide.

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Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1

Advanced Features 1-1
Hardware Description 1-2

LED Indicators 1-3

Equipment Checklist 1-4

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation 2-1

Chapter 3: Driver Installation 3-1

Windows Driver Installation 3-1
Linux Installation Instructions 3-7

Installation From a Binary RPM 3-7
RedHat Enterprise Linux Distributions 3-8
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server distributions 3-8
Fedora Core distributions 3-9
Building the Source RPM 3-10

Solaris Installation Instructions 3-11

Driver Install 3-11
Driver Uninstall 3-11

Appendix A: Troubleshooting A-1

PCI Express Bus Width A-1
Common Installation Problems A-1
Network Connection Problems A-2

Appendix B: Cable Types B-1

UTP Cables B-1
Fiber Cables B-1

Appendix C: Specifications C-1

Glossary

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Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

The SMC Tiger Card™ 10G 10GBASE-T and XFP Ethernet Server Adapters combine
the speed and performance of cutting edge networking with the ease of deployment
and user friendliness of traditional Ethernet. The speed and efficiency of 10G Ethernet
enables the implementation of converged networking. Reducing the TCO (Total Cost
of Ownership), complexity of wiring, and simplifying management. SMC’s VNIC
architecture provides the key to efficient server I/O and is flexible enough to be
applied to multiple server deployment scenarios. These deployment scenarios are:

• Kernel Driver – This deployment uses a single instance of a VNIC interface for

standard operating drivers. This interface provides a performance-optimized path
for the kernel TCP/IP stack and contention-free access from the driver, resulting in
extremely low latency and competitive CPU efficiency.

• Accelerated Virtual I/O - The second deployment scenario greatly improves I/O for

virtualized operating systems. The SMC VNIC architecture provides thousands of
protected interfaces to the host system, granting any application or virtualized
(guest) operating system direct access to the network hardware. This hypervisor
bypass technology, unique to SMC Ethernet controllers, is the only way to provide
solid I/O performance to virtualized guest operating systems.

Advanced Features

• Virtual NIC Support - The core of SMC’s technology. Protected VNIC interfaces

can be instantiated for each running guest operating system or application, giving it
a direct pipeline to the Ethernet network. This architecture provides the most
efficient way to maximize network and CPU efficiency. The SMC Ethernet controller
supports up to 4096 VNIC interfaces.

• PCI Express - Implements PCI Express 1.1.

• Plug-and-Play - Provides binary compatibility with all data center

and HPC applications.

• 10 Gigabit Ethernet - 10 times the throughput of 1G Ethernet, 10G enables the

ability to design a cost-effective, high-performance 10 Gigabit Ethernet solution.

• IP/UDP/TCP Checksum Offload - Calculation and validation for the checksums

found in IP, TCP and UDP headers. This feature saves a significant amount of
valuable CPU cycles.

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