Supermicro AOC-STG-i4T operation manual

AOC-STG-i4T

User's Guide

Revision 1.0

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User's Guide Revision 1.0

Release Date: August 10, 2016

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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-STG-i4T add-on card.

About this Add-on Card

The AOC-STG-i4T is the most energy-efcient and cost-effective 4-port 10GBase-

T adapter solution for data centers in today's market. Based on the Intel® XL710

and X557 chipsets with virtualization features such as VxLAN and NVGRE, the

AOC-STG-i4T addresses the demands of bandwidth-intensive applications at a

fraction of the cost of a traditional 10GbE adapter by utilizing RJ-45 connections

for a longer cabling distance. The AOC-STG-i4T 10GbE adapter is truly a best-in-

class solution for advanced data centers. This add-on card is intended to be used

with Supermicro's servers or motherboards as an integrated solution package. For

more information regarding product support or updates, please refer to our website

at http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/networking.cfm#adapter.

Preface

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 ven-

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

motherboard 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.

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Confidential

Naming Convention for Networking Adapters

Confidential

7/2016

Supermicro Networking Adapter List

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

Conventions Used in the User's Guide

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

prevent damage to the system or injury to yourself:

Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation

or to prevent damage to the components or injury to yourself.

Note: Additional information given to differentiate between various models

or provides information for correct system setup.

Naming Convention

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

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

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 (Opt ional) S: SFP+, T: 10GBase-T, Q: QSFP+

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

S: Sageville (X550)

SMC Networking Add-on Cards

Model T ype Form Factor Controller Connection

AOC-MGP-i2 GbE SIOM Intel® i350 AM2 2 RJ45 (1Gb/port) 3.622" (92mm) x 3.428" (87.08mm) 3.7

AOC-MGP-i4 GbE SIOM Intel® i350 AM4 4 RJ45 (1Gb/port) 3.622" (92mm) x 3.428" (87.08mm) 4.4

AOC-MTGN-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® XL710-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

AOC-MHIBF-m2Q2G

AOC-MH25G-b2S2G

AOC-MH25G-m2S2T 25GbE SIOM

AOC-MHFI-i1C

FRD IB

GbE

FRD IB

GbE

25GbE

GbE

Omni-

Path

SIOM

SIOM

SIOM

SIOM

Mellanox® ConnectX-3 Pro
Intel® i350

Mellanox® ConnectX-3 Pro
Intel® i350

Broadcom® BCM57414
Intel® i350

Mellanox® ConnectX-4 Lx EN
Intel® X550-AT2

Intel® OP HFI ASIC
(Wolf River WFR-B)

1 QSFP (56Gb/port)
2 RJ45 (1Gb/port)

2 QSFP (56Gb/port)
2 RJ45 (1Gb/port)

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

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

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

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Dimension

(w/o Brackets) (L x H)

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

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

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

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

Power

(W)

Confidential

7/2016

Supermicro Networking Adapter List

Confidential

7/2016

Supermicro Networking Adapter List

Model Type Form Factor Interface Controller Connection

Dimension

(w/o Brackets) (L x H)

Power

(W)

Preface

Model Type Form Factor Interface Controller Connection

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 (10GBase-T) 5.9” (150m m) x 2.73” (69mm) 13

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

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

AOC-STG-i4T 10GbE Standard LP PCI-E x8 Intel® XL710-BM1 4 RJ45 (10GBase-T) 5.9” (14.99cm) x 2.73”(6.9cm) 15.5

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

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

AOC-STGF-i2S 10GbE Standar d LP PCI-E x8 Intel® X710-BM2 2 SFP+ (10Gb/port) TBD TBD

AOC-STG-b4S 10GbE S tandard LP PCI-E x8 Broadcom® BCM57840S 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/p ort) 5.9” (150mm ) x 2.73” (69mm) 8

AOC-S40G-i4S 10GbE Standard LP PCI-E x8 Intel® XL710-BM1

AOC-S25G-b2S 25GbE Standard LP PCI-E x8 Broadcom® BCM57414 2 SFP28 (25Gb/port) 5.6" (142mm) x 2.713“ (69mm ) 7

AOC-S25G-m2S 25GbE St andard LP PCI-E x8 Mellanox® CX-4 LX 2 SFP28 (25Gb/port) TBD TBD

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

AOC-S40G-i2Q 40GbE Standar d 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/por t) TBD TBD

AOC-PTG-i1S 10GbE Proprietary PCI-E x8 Intel® 82599EN 1 SFP+ (10G b/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 M icroLP 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” (113mm) x 1.3” (34mm) 4

AOC-CIBF-m1 FDR IB MicroLP PCI-E x8 Mellanox® ConnectX-3 1 QSFP (56Gb/port) 4.85" (123mm) x 1.54" (39mm) 7

AOC-CTG-i1S 10GbE MicroLP PCI-E x8 Intel® 82599EN 1 SFP+ (10Gb/port) 4.85" (123mm) 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 Micr oLP PCI-E x4 Intel® X550-AT2 2 RJ45 (10GBase-T) 4.45” (113mm) x 1.54” (39mm) 12

AOC-C25G-m2S

25GbE MicroLP PCI-E x8 Mellanox® CX-4 Lx EN 2 SFP28 (28Gb/por t) 4.45” (113mm) x 1.54” (39mm) 9

1 QSFP+ w/ breakout
cable to 4 x 10GbE

Dimension

(w/o Brackets) (L x H)

5.9” (150mm) x 2.73” (69mm) TBD

Power

(W)

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

Website: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Website: www.supermicro.nl

Asia-Pacic

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

3F, No. 150, Jian 1st Rd.

Zhonghe Dist., New Taipei City 235

Taiwan (R.O.C)

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Website: www.supermicro.com.tw

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Preface

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 Overview

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

1-2 Product Highlights ........................................................................................... 1-1

1-3 Technical Specications .................................................................................. 1-2

General ............................................................................................................ 1-2

I/O Features .................................................................................................... 1-2

Virtualization Features..................................................................................... 1-2

Storage Interface Features ............................................................................. 1-3

Management Features .................................................................................... 1-3

Advanced Software Features .......................................................................... 1-3

OS Support ..................................................................................................... 1-3

Power Consumption ........................................................................................ 1-4

Operating Conditions ...................................................................................... 1-4

Physical Dimensions ....................................................................................... 1-4

Supported Platforms ....................................................................................... 1-4

1-4 Compliance/Operating Environment ............................................................... 1-5

Chapter 2 Hardware Components

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

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

2-3 LAN Ports and LAN LED indicators ................................................................ 2-3

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

2-5 Overheat LED & DIP Switch ........................................................................... 2-5

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 ............................................................................... 3-3

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

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

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Chapter 1: Overview

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 Product Highlights

The product highlights of this add-on card include the following:

• Intel® Ethernet Controller XL710/X557 10GBase-T

• Low-Prole Standard Short-length Form Factor

• PCI Express 3.0 (8GT/s)

• Four (4) RJ45 Connectors

• Network Virtualization Ofoads: VxLAN and NVGRE

• Ethernet Flow Director

• Data Plane Developer Kit for Efcient Packet Processing

• Small Packet Performance

• Intelligent Ofoads

• Unied Networking Support for NAS and SAN

• Asset Management Features

• NC-SI for Remote Management (IPMI)

• RoHS compliant 6/6

• Supports Both Direct Attach Copper and Fiber Cables

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1-3 Technical Specications

General

• Intel® Ethernet Controller XL710/X557 10GBase-T

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

• PCI-E 3.0 x8 (8GT/s) interface

• Quad RJ45 connectors with speed up to 10Gb/s per port

• Load balancing on multiple CPUs

• Intel® PROSet Utility for Windows Device Manager

I/O Features

• Intel® Flow Director

• MSI-X support to minimize interrupt overhead and to allow load-balancing be-

tween multiple cores/CPUs

• Multiple queues: 1,536 Tx and Rx queues per port

• Tx/Rx IP, SCTP, TCP, and UDP checksum ofoading (IPv4, IPv6) capabilities

Virtualization Features

• Next-Generation VMDq with up to 256 VMDq VMs supported

• SR-IOV with up to 128 virtuals ports

• Virtual Machine Load Balancing (VMLB)

• Advanced Packet Filtering

• VLAN support for up to 4,096 VLAN tags

• VXLAN and NVGRE support

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Chapter 1: Overview

Storage Interface Features

• Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) support

• iSCSI remote boot

• iSCSI Acceleration

• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and Remote Network Monitoring

(RMON) static counters

Management Features

• Asset Management support on Supermicro® X10 generation platforms

• Controller asset tags such as part number, revision, serial number, and MAC

addresses

• Controller thermal sensor

• NC-SI for Remote Management

Advanced Software Features

• Teaming support

• IEEE 802.3ad (link aggregation control protocol)

• IEEE 802.1Q VLANs

• IEEE 802.3 2005 ow control support

• IEEE 802.1p

• TCP segmentation/large send ofoad

• Interrupt moderation

OS Support

The AOC-STG-i4T add-on card supports the following operating systems (OS):

• Windows® Server 2012 R2, 2012, 2008 R2 x86-64

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• Linux RedHat EL 6.5 and 7.0 IA-32, X86-64, and IA-64

• Linux SuSE SLES 11 SP3 and 12 IA-32, X86-64, and IA-64

• FreeBSD 9 and 10 IA-32, X86-64, and IA-64

• UEFI 2.1 and 2.3 X86-64 and I-64

• VMware ESXi 5.1 and ESXi 5.5 X86-64

Power Consumption

• Typical power consumption: 15.5W

• Maximum power consumption: 19.8W

Operating Conditions

• Operating temperature: 0°C to 55°C (32°F to 131°F)

• Storage temperature: -40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F)

• Storage humidity: 90% non-condensing relative humidity at 35°C

Physical Dimensions

• Card PCB dimensions: 5.9in (14.99cm) x 2.73in (6.90cm) (L x H)

• Height of end brackets: standard -- 4.725in (12cm), low-prole -- 3.13in (7.94cm)

Supported Platforms

• Supermicro motherboards with minimum PCI-E 3.0 x8 slot

• Supermicro server systems with low-prole or full-height PCI-E 3.0 x8 expan-

sion slots

• NC-SI is supported by Supermicro motherboards with corresponding connection

Note: This product is intended to be used with Supermicro server systems

or motherboards as an integrated solution package.

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1-4 Compliance/Operating Environment

The AOC-STG-i4T add-on card is compliant with the following environmental

regulations:

• RoHS Compliant 6/6, Pb Free

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Notes

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Chapter 2: Hardware Components

Chapter 2

Hardware Components

2-1 Add-On Card Image and Layout

The AOC-STG-i4T R1.00 Image

5.9"

12

REV: 1.00

DESIGNED IN USA

1

JNCSI

S1

7

JLAN1 JLAN2 JLAN3 JLAN4

3

Intel®

4

Coppervale

X557-AT4

Quad PHY

U1U2

Intel® Fortville

XL710-BM1

5

6

10

AOC-STG-i4T

JGF1

The AOC-STG-i4T R1.00 Layout

1. Intel® XL710-BM1 6. RJ45 LAN Port 4

2. Intel® X557-AT4 7. JNCSI: NC-SI header

3. RJ45 LAN Port 1 8. LED1

4. RJ45 LAN Port 2 9. S1: DIP Switch

5. RJ45 LAN Port 3 10. JGF1: PCI-E 3.0 x8

2-1

C

LED1

9

2.73"

A

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2-2 Major Components

The following major components are installed on the AOC-STG-i4T:

1. Intel® Ethernet Controller XL710/X557 10GBase-T

2. RJ45 LAN Ports 1~4

3. LED1: Overheat LED

4. JNCSI: NC-SI for IPMI support

5. S1: DIP Switch

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2-3 LAN Ports and LAN LED indicators

LAN Ports

There are four LAN ports on the AOC-STG-i4T. These LAN ports support connec-

tion speeds of 10Gbps. Use a direct-attach RJ45 type LAN cable. See the layout

below for the location.

Note: Please refer to page 1-1 for recommended cables.

LAN Port LED Indicators

Each LAN port has two LEDs to indicate speed and data activity. Refer to the table

below for LED color and denition.

LAN Port Link LED (Left)

LED Color Denition

Green 10 Gbps

Amber 1 Gbps

Off 100 Mbps

JLAN1 JLAN2 JLAN3 JLAN4

1

1

1

1

LED State

Intel®

Coppervale

X557-AT4
Quad PHY

JGF1

Link LED

Intel® Fortville

XL710-BM1

AOC-STG-i4T

Activity LED

LAN Port Activity LED (Right)

LED State

LED Color Status Denition

Off Off No Connection

Green Solid Link

Green Flashing Active

DESIGNED IN USA

U1U2

S1

1

JNCSI

REV: 1.00

C

LED1

A

1. LAN Ports

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2-4 NC-SI Header & PCI-E 3.0 x8 Connector

NC-SI Header

A Network-Controller Sideband Interface (NC-SI) header is located at JNCSI on

the add-on card. Connect an appropriate cable from this header to a motherboard

to provide the out-of-band (sideband) connection between the onboard Baseboard

Management Controller (BMC) and a Network Interface Controller (NIC) for remote

management. For the network sideband interface to work properly, you will need

to use a motherboard that supports NC-SI and also need to have a special cable.

Please contact Supermicro at www.supermicro.com to purchase the cable for this

header. See the layout below for the location.

PCI-E 3.0 x8 Connector

A PCI-E 3.0 x8 connector is located at JGF1 on the add-on card. Insert this con-

nector into a PCI-E 3.0 x8 slot on a motherboard to use the AOC-STG-i4T add-on

card. See the layout below for the location.

JLAN1 JLAN2 JLAN3 JLAN4

Intel®

Coppervale

X557-AT4
Quad PHY

2

JGF1

Intel® Fortville

XL710-BM1

AOC-STG-i4T

DESIGNED IN USA

U1U2

S1

1

JNCSI

REV: 1.00

1

C

LED1

A

1. NC-SI Header

2. PCI-E 3.0 x8
Connector

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2-5 Overheat LED & DIP Switch

Overheat LED

An overheat LED at LED1 displays a warning if the add-on card is overheating.

Refer to the table below for the LED status. See the layout below for the location.

Overheat LED Status

State Denition

Solid Overheat

JLAN1 JLAN2 JLAN3 JLAN4

Intel®

Coppervale

X557-AT4
Quad PHY

JGF1

Intel® Fortville

XL710-BM1

AOC-STG-i4T

DESIGNED IN USA

U1U2

S1

1

JNCSI

REV: 1.00

C

LED1

A

1

1. Overheat LED

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DIP Switch

The DIP Switch at S1 provides SMBUS address selection. You can congure the

card with static SMBUS address. Refer to the tables below for address selections.

See the layout below for the location.

JLAN1 JLAN2 JLAN3 JLAN4

Intel®

Coppervale

X557-AT4
Quad PHY

JGF1

Intel® Fortville

XL710-BM1

AOC-STG-i4T

DESIGNED IN USA

U1U2

S1

1

JNCSI

REV: 1.00

C

LED1

1

A

1. DIP Switch

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Chapter 3

Installation

3-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To avoid dam-

aging your add-on card, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following

measures are generally sufcient to protect your equipment from ESD.

Precautions

• Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.

• Touch a grounded metal object before removing the add-on card from the

antistatic bag.

• Handle the add-on card by its edges only; do not touch its components, or

peripheral chips.

• Put the add-on card back into the antistatic bags when not in use.

• For grounding purposes, make sure that your system chassis provides excellent

conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and

the add-on card.

Unpacking

The add-on card is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage. When

unpacking your component or system, make sure that you are static protected.

Note: To avoid damaging your components and to ensure proper installa-

tion, be sure to always connect the power cord last, and always remove it

before adding, removing or changing any hardware components.

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3-2 Before Installation

To install the add-on card properly, be sure to follow the instructions below.

1. Power down the system.

2. Unplug the power cord.

3. Use industry standard anti-static equipment (such as gloves or wrist strap)

and follow the precautions on Page 3-1 to avoid damage caused by ESD.

4. Familiarize yourself with the server, motherboard, and/or chassis documenta-

tion.

5. Conrm that your operating system includes the latest updates and hotxes.

3-3 Installing the Add-on Card

Follow the steps below to install the add-on card into your system.

1. Remove the server cover and, if any, set aside any screws for later use.

2. Remove the add-on card slot cover. If the case requires a screw, place the

screw aside for later use.

3. Position the add-on card in the slot directly over the connector, and gently

push down on both sides of the card until it slides into the PCI connector.

4. Secure the add-on card to the chassis. If required, use the screw that you

previously removed.

5. Attach any necessary external cables to the add-on card.

6. Replace the chassis cover.

7. Plug the power cord into the wall socket and power up the system.

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3-4 Installing Drivers on Windows

Follow the steps below to install the drivers for Windows. Download the drivers from

the Supermicro FTP site at ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/Networking_Drivers/.

1. Run the CDR-NIC.

2. When the SUPERMICRO window appears, click on the computer icon next to

the product model.

Note: If the FOUND NEW HARDWARE WIZARD screen displays on your

system, click CANCEL.

3. Click on INSTALL DRIVERS AND SOFTWARE.

4. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.

3-5 Installing Drivers on Linux

Follow the steps below to install the driver to a Linux system.

Build a Binary RPM Package

1. Run ‘rpmbuild -tb <lename.tar.gz>’

2. Replace <lename.tar.gz> with the specic lename of the driver.

Note: For the build to work properly, the current running kernel MUST

match the version and conguration of the installed kernel sources. If you

have just recompiled the kernel, reboot the system at this time.

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Follow the instructions below to build the driver manually.

1. Move the base driver tar le to the directory of your choice. For example,

/home/username/ixgbe

or

/usr/local/src/ixgbe.

2. Untar/unzip archive:

tar zxf ixgbe-x.x.x.tar.gz

3. Change to the driver src directory:

cd ixgbe-x.x.x/src/

4. Compile the driver module:

make install

The binary will be installed as:

/lib/modules/[KERNEL_VERSION]/kernel/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe.[k]o

The install locations listed above are the default locations. They might not be

correct for certain Linux distributions. For more information, see the ldistrib.txt

le included in the driver tar.

Note: IXGBE_NO_LRO is a compile time ag. The user can enable it at

compile time to remove support for LRO from the driver. The ag is used

by adding CFLAGS_EXTRA=-”DIXGBE_NO_LRO” to the make le when

it’s being compiled.

make CFLAGS_EXTRA=”-DIXGBE_NO_LRO” install

5. Load the module:

For kernel 2.6.x, use the modprobe command:

modprobe ixgbe <parameter>=<value>

For 2.6 kernels, the insmod command can be used if the full path to the driver

module is specied. For example:

insmod /lib/modules/<KERNEL VERSION>/kernel/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe.ko

In addition, when using 2.6-based kernels, make sure that older ixgbe drivers

are removed from the kernel before loading the new module. To do this, use:

rmmod ixgbe; modprobe ixgbe

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6. Assign an IP address to the interface by entering the following, where x is the

interface number:

ifcong ethx <IP_address> netmask <netmask>

7. Verify that the interface works. Enter the following, where <IP_address> is the

IP address for another machine on the same subnet as the interface that is

being tested:

ping <IP_address>

3-6 Installing Drivers on FreeBSD

Follow the instructions below to install the drivers in FreeBSD kernel 4.8 or later.

In the instructions below, x.x.x is the driver version as indicated in the name of the

drive tar le.

Note: You must have kernel sources installed in order to compile the

driver module.

1. Move the base driver tar le to the dirctory of your choice. For example, use

/home/username/ixgb or /usr/local/src/ixgb.

2. Untar/unzip the archive:

tar xfz ixgb-x.x.x directory

3. To install man page:

cd ixgb-x.x.x

gzip -c ixgb.4 > /usr/share/man/man4/ixgb.4.gz

4. To load the driver onto a running system, perform the following steps:

cd ixgb-x.x.x

make

or

cd ixgb-x.x.x/src

make load

5. To assign an IP address to the interface, enter the following:

ifcong ixgb<interface_num> <IP_address>

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6. Verify that the interface works. Enter the following, where <IP_address> is the

IP address for another machine on the same subnet as the interface that is

being tested:

ping <IP_address>

7. If you want the driver to load automatically when the system is booted:

cd ixgb-x.x.x/src

make load

cp if_ixgb.ko /modules

Edit /boot/loader.conf, and add the following line:

if_ixgb_load="YES"

or

compile the driver into the kernel (see item 8). Edit /etc/rc.conf, and create the

appropriate ifcong_ixgb<interface_num> entry:

ifcong_ixgb<interface_num>="<ifcong_settings>"

Example usage:

ifcong_ixgb0="inet 192.168.10.1 netmask 255.255.255.0"

8. If you want to compile the driver into the kernel, enter:

cd ixgb-x.x.x/src

mkdir /usr/src/sys/dev/ixgb

cp if_ixgb* /usr/src/sys/dev/ixgb

cp ixgb* /usr/src/sys/dev/ixgb

cp Makele.kernel /usr/src/sys/modules/ixgb/Makele

Edit the /usr/src/sys/conf/les.i386 le, and add the following line:

dev/ixgb/ixgb_hw.c optional ixgb

dev/ixgb/ixgb_ee.c optional ixgb

dev/ixgb/if_ixgb.c optional ixgb

Remove the following lines from the /usr/src/sys/conf/les.i386 le, if they exist:

/dev/ixgb/if_ixgb_fx_hw.c optional ixgb

/dev/ixgb/if_ixgb_phy.c optional ixgb

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Edit the kernel conguration le (i.e., GENERIC or MYKERNEL) in /usr/src/sys/

i386/conf, and ensure the following line is present:

device ixgb

Compile and install the kernel. Reboot the system for the kernel updates to

take affect.

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3-7 Asset Management Features

Asset Management is a new feature that allows users to monitor selected

Supermicro add-on cards in selected Supermicro X10 generation server systems.

Using Supermicro's proprietary management software, users will be able to moni-

tor the following:

1. Model name

2. Revision

3. Serial number

4. Temperature

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