Supermicro AOC-S25G-i2S User Manual

User's Guide

Revision 1.0

AOC-S25G-i2S

User's Guide Revision 1.0

Release Date: Sep 11, 2018

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Preface

About this User's Guide

This user's guide is written for system integrators, IT technicians, and

knowledgeable end users. It provides information for the installation and use of the

AOC-S25G-i2S add-on card.

About this Add-on Card

The Supermicro® AOC-S25G-i2S is a robust 25GbE solution based on Intel®

XXV710. This add-on card with existing 10GbE networking infrastructures is capable

of doubling available bandwidth. The 25GbE bandwidth enables rapid networking

deployment in data centers and corporate environments. In addition, Supermicro

Asset Management and thermal detection provide an extra layer of controller health

management. For customers who require fast and reliable networking demands,

AOC-S25G-i2S is an excellent choice to enhance network connectivity and stabil-

ity in the market.

An Important Note to the User

All images and layouts shown in this user's guide are based upon the latest PCB

revision available at the time of publishing. The card you have received may or may

not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this user's guide.

Returning Merchandise for Service

A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before

any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling your vendor

for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. When returning the add-

on-card to the manufacturer, the RMA number should be prominently displayed on

the outside of the shipping carton, and the shipping package is mailed prepaid or

hand-carried. Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must

be mailed when service is complete. For faster service, you can also request a RMA

authorization online (http://www.supermicro.com/RmaForm/).

This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in-

curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation, misuse, abuse or improper

maintenance of products.

During the warranty period, contact your distributor rst for any product problems.

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AOC-S25G-i2S Add-on Card User's Guide

Conventions Used in the User's Guide

Pay special attention to the following symbol for proper system installation and to

prevent damage to the system or injury to yourself:

Note: Additional information given to differentiate between various models

or provides information for correct system setup.

Naming Convention

SMC Networking Add-on Cards

Confidential

Naming Convention for Networking Adapters

A O C – S T G N – i 2 S

1 – 2 3 4 – 5 6 7

Character Representation Options

1st Product Family AOC: Add On Card

2nd Form Factor S: Standard, P: Proprietary, C: MicroLP, U: UIO

3rd Product Type/Speed G: GbE (1Gb/s), TG: 10GbE (10Gb/s), 40G: 40GbE

(40Gb/s), IBF: FDR IB (56Gb/s), IBQ: QDR IB (40Gb/s)

4th Chipset Model (Optional) N: Niantec (82599), P: Powerville (i350),

S: Sageville (X550)

5th Chipset Manufacturer i: Intel, m: Mellanox, b: Broadcom

6th Number of Ports 1: 1 port, 2: 2 ports, 4: 4 ports

7th Connector Type (Optional) S: SFP+, T: 10GBase-T, Q: QSFP+

Confidential

Supermicro Networking Adapter List

Model Type Form Factor Controller Connection

Dimension

(w/ o Bracke ts) (L x H)

Power

(W)

AOC-MGP -i2 GbE SIOM Intel® i35 0 AM2 2 RJ45 (1Gb/port) 3.622" (92mm) x 3.428" (87.08mm) 3.7

AOC-MGP -i4 GbE SIOM Intel® i35 0 AM4 4 RJ45 (1Gb/port) 3.622" (92mm) x 3.428" (87.08mm) 4.4

AOC-MT GN-i2S 10GbE SIOM Intel® 82599ES 2 SFP+ (10Gb/port) 3.622" (92mm) x 3.428" (87.08mm) 7.2

AOC-MTG-i4S 10GbE SIOM Intel® X L710-BM1 4 SFP+ (10Gb/port) 3.622" (92mm) x 3.428" (87.08mm) 7

AOC-MTG-i2T 10GbE SIOM Intel® X550-AT2 2 RJ45 (10GBase-T) 3.622" (92mm) x 3.428" (87.08mm) 13

AOC-MTG-i4T 10GbE SIOM 2x Intel® X550-AT2 4 RJ45 (10GBase-T) 3.622" (92mm) x 3.428" (87.08mm) 26

AOC-MHIBF-m1Q2G

FDR IB

GbE

SIOM

Mellanox ® Connec tX-3 Pro
Intel® i3 50

1 QSFP (5 6Gb/port)
2 RJ45 (1Gb/port)

3.622" (92mm) x 3.428" (87.08mm) 9

AOC-MHIBF-m2Q2G

FDR IB

GbE

SIOM

Mellanox ® Connec tX-3 Pro
Intel® i3 50

2 QSFP (5 6Gb/port)
2 RJ45 (1Gb/port)

3.622" (92mm) x 3.428" (87.08mm) 11

AOC-MHIBE-m 1CG

EDR IB

GbE

SIOM

Mellanox ® Connec tX-4 VPI
Intel® i2 10

1 QSFP28 (100Gb/port)
1 RJ45 (1Gb/port)

3.622" (92mm) x 3.428" (87.08mm) 19

AOC-MH25G-b2S2G 25GbE SIOM

Broadcom® BCM57414
Intel® i3 50

2 SFP28 (25Gb/port)
2 RJ45 (1Gb/port)

3.622" (92mm) x 3.428" (87.08mm) 9

AOC-MH25G-m2S2T 25GbE SIOM

Mellanox ® Connec tX-4 Lx EN
Intel® X 550-AT2

2 SFP28 (25Gb/port)
2 RJ45 (10GBase-T)

3.622" (92mm) x 3.428" (87.08mm) 25

AOC-M25G-m4S 25GbE S IOM Mellanox® Connec tX-4 Lx EN 4 SFP28 (25Gb/port) 3.622" (92mm) x 3.428" (87.08mm) 20

AOC-M25G-i2S 25GbE SIOM Intel® XXV710 2 SFP28 (25Gb/port) 3.622" (92mm) x 3.428" (87.08mm) 11.8

AOC-MH FI-i1C

Omni-

Path

SIOM

Intel® OP HFI ASIC
(Wolf River WFR-B)

1 QSFP28 (100Gb/port) 3.622" (92mm) x 3.428" (87.08mm) 15

Confidential

Supermicro Networking Adapter List

Model Type Form Factor Interface Controller Connection

Dimension

(w/o Brackets) (L x H)

Power

(W)

AOC-SGP-i2 GbE Standard LP PCI-E x4 Intel® i350 AM2 2 RJ45 (1Gb/port) 3.9” (99mm) x 2.73” (69mm) 3.5

AOC-SGP-i4 GbE Standard LP PCI-E x4 Intel® i350 AM4 4 RJ45 (1Gb/port) 3.9” (99mm) x 2.73” (69mm) 5

AOC-STG-i2T 10GbE Standard LP PCI-E x8 Intel® X540-AT2 2 RJ45 (10GB ase-T) 5.9” (150mm) x 2.73” (69mm) 13

AOC-STGS-i1T 10GbE Standard LP PCI-E x4 Intel® X550-AT 1 RJ45 (10GBase-T) 5.9” (150mm) x 2.73” (69mm) 9

AOC-STGS-i2T 10GbE Standard LP PCI-E x4 Intel® X550-AT2 2 RJ45 (10GBase-T) 5.9” (150mm) x 2.73” (69mm) 11

AOC-STG-b2T 10GbE Standard LP PCI-E x8 Broadcom® BCM57416 2 RJ45 (10GBase-T) 5.6” (142mm) x 2.73”(69mm) 13.1

AOC-STG-i4T 10GbE Standard LP PCI-E x8 Intel® XL710-BM1 4 RJ45 (10GBase-T) 5.9” (149mm) x 2.73” (69mm) 15.5

AOC-STGN-i1S 10GbE Sta ndard LP PCI-E x8 Intel® 82598EN 1 SFP+ (10Gb/port) 4.0” (102mm) x 2.73” (69mm) 10

AOC-STGN-i2S 10GbE Sta ndard LP PCI-E x8 Intel® 82599ES 2 SFP+ (10Gb/port) 4.0” (102mm) x 2.73” (69mm) 11.2

AOC-STGF-i2S 10GbE Standard LP PCI-E x8 Intel® X710-BM2 2 SFP+ (10Gb/por t) 5.19” (132mm) x 2.73” (69mm) 5.6

AOC-STG-b4S 10GbE Standard LP PCI-E x8 Broadcom® BCM 57840S 4 SFP+ (10Gb/port) 5.4” (137mm) x 2.73” (69mm) 14

AOC-STG-i4S 10GbE Standard LP PCI-E x8 Intel® XL710-BM1 4 SFP+ (10Gb/port) 5.9” (150mm) x 2.73” (69mm) 8

AOC-S25G-m2S 25GbE Standard LP PCI-E x8 Mellanox® CX-4 LX 2 SFP28 (25Gb/port) 5.6" (142mm) x 2.713“ (69mm) 8.7

AOC-S25G-b2S 25GbE Standard LP PCI-E x8 Broadcom ® BCM57414 2 SFP28 (25Gb/port) 5.6" (142mm) x 2.713“ (69mm) 5.2

AOC-S25G-i2S 25GbE Standard LP PCI-E x8 Intel® XXV710 2 SFP28 (25Gb/port) 6.1" (155mm) x 2.713“ (69mm) 7.2

AOC-S40G-i1Q 40GbE Standard LP PCI-E x8 Intel® XL710-BM1 1 QSFP+ (40Gb/port) 5.9” (150mm) x 2.73” (69mm) 6.5

AOC-S40G-i2Q 40GbE Standard LP PCI-E x8 Intel® XL710-BM2 2 QSFP+ (40Gb/port) 5.9” (150mm) x 2.73” (69mm) 7

AOC-S100G-m2C 100GbE Standard LP PCI-E x16 Mellanox® CX-4 EN 2 QSFP28 (100Gb/port) 6.6” (168mm) x 2.73” (69mm) 16.3

Confidential

Supermicro Networking Adapter List

Model Type Form Factor Interface Controller Connection

Dimension

(w/o Brackets) (L x H)

Power

(W)

AOC-PTG-i1S 10GbE Proprietary PCI-E x8 Intel® 82599E N 1 SFP+ (10Gb/port) 10.04” (255mm ) x .78” (20mm) 7.5

AOC-UG-i4 GbE UIO FH PCI-E x8 Intel® 82571EB 4 RJ45 (1Gb/port) 6.6” (167mm) x 3.9” (98mm) 10

AOC-CGP-i2 GbE MicroLP PCI-E x4 Intel® i350 AM2 2 RJ45 (1Gb/port) 4.45” (113mm) x 1.54” (39mm) 4

AOC-CG-i2 GbE MicroLP PCI-E x4 Intel® 82580 2 RJ45 (1Gb/port) 4.45” (113m m) x 1.3” (34mm) 4

AOC-CTG-i1S 10GbE MicroLP PCI-E x8 Intel® 82599EN 1 SFP+ (10Gb/port) 4.85" (123m m) x 1.54" (39mm) 10

AOC-CTG-i2S 10GbE MicroLP PCI-E x8 Intel® 82599ES 2 SFP+ (10Gb/port) 4.85" (123mm) x 1.54" (39mm) 11

AOC-CTG-i2T 10GbE MicroLP PCI-E x8 Intel® X540-AT2 2 RJ45 (10GBase-T) 4.8” (123mm) x 2.75” (77mm) 13

AOC-CTGS-i2T 10GbE MicroLP PCI-E x4 Intel® X550-AT2 2 RJ45 (10GBase-T) 4.45” (113mm) x 1.54” (39mm) 12

AOC-C25G-m1S 25GbE MicroLP PCI-E x8 Mellanox® CX-4 Lx EN 1 SFP28 (28Gb/port) 4.45” (113mm) x 1.54” (39mm) 8.5

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AOC-S25G-i2S Add-on Card User's Guide

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 Overview

1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1

1-2 Key Features ................................................................................................... 1-1

1-3 Specications .................................................................................................. 1-1

1-4 Compliance/Environmental ............................................................................... 1-5

1-5 Similar Products & Optional Parts List............................................................ 1-5

Chapter 2 Hardware Components

2-1 Add-On Card Image and Layout ..................................................................... 2-1

2-2 Major Components .......................................................................................... 2-2

2-3 SFP28 Ethernet Connections.......................................................................... 2-3

2-4 NC-SI Header & PCI-E 3.0 x8 Golden Finger ................................................ 2-4

Chapter 3 Installation

3-1 Static-Sensitive Devices .................................................................................. 3-1

3-2 Before Installation ........................................................................................... 3-2

3-3 Installing the Add-on Card .............................................................................. 3-2

3-4 Installing Drivers on Windows ......................................................................... 3-3

3-5 Installing Drivers on Linux ............................................................................... 3-4

3-6 Installing Drivers on FreeBSD ........................................................................ 3-5

3-7 Asset Management Features .......................................................................... 3-8

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Preface

Chapter 1: Overview

1-1

Chapter 1

Overview

1-1 Overview

Congratulations on purchasing your add-on card from an acknowledged leader in

the industry. Supermicro products are designed with the utmost attention to detail

to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance. For product

support and updates, please refer to our website at http://www.supermicro.com/

products/nfo/networking.cfm#adapter.

1-2 Key Features

The key features of this add-on card include the following:

• Dual SFP28 connectors

• Low-prole, short length standard form factor

• PCI Express 3.0 x8 Interface

• Intel® XXV710 25GbE controller

• Asset Management features with thermal sensor

• Network virtualization ofoads

• Ethernet ow director

• RoHS compliant 6/6

1-3 Specications

General

• Intel® XXV710 25GbE controller

• Half-length, low-prole standard form factor

• PCI-E 3.0 x8 interface