Supero AOC-SG-i2 User Manual

SUPER

®

AOC-SG-i2

USER'S GUIDE

Rev. 1.0

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Add-on Card User's Guide

WARNING: Handling of lead solder materials used in this
product may expose you to lead, a chemical known to
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reproductive harm.

Manual Revision 1.0
Release Date: July 3 2008

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Overview .............................................................................................................v

Product Features .................................................................................................v

Supported Operating Systems, Motherboards, and Servers ............................. vi

Manual Images ...................................................................................................vi

Contacting SuperMicro ...................................................................................... vii

Returning Merchandise for Service ............................................................................. viii

Chapter 1 Safety Guidelines

1-1 ESD Safety Guidelines ................................................................................... 1-1

1-2 General Safety Guidelines .............................................................................. 1-1

1-3 An Important Note to Users ............................................................................ 1-2

Chapter 2 Add-on Card Components

2-1 Front Connectors, Jumpers, and LEDs .......................................................... 2-1

Front Components .......................................................................................... 2-1

2-2 Front Connector and Jumper Defi nitions ........................................................ 2-2

Explanation of Jumpers .................................................................................. 2-2

Chapter 3 Installing the Drivers

3-1 Installing the Drivers in Microsoft Windows .................................................... 3-1

3-2 Intel® PROSet for Windows* Device Manager ............................................... 3-2

Installing Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager ................................... 3-2

Tips for PROSet Users ............................................................................... 3-2

Removing Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager ................................. 3-2

Receive Side Scaling ...................................................................................... 3-3

RSS Confi guration ...................................................................................... 3-3

Teaming ...................................................................................................... 3-3

3-3 Installing the Base Driver and Intel® PROSet via the Command Line .......... 3-4

Installation Methods ........................................................................................ 3-4

Base Driver Installation ................................................................................... 3-4

Command Line Options ............................................................................. 3-4

Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager Installation ................................ 3-5

Using the DxSetup.exe utility ..................................................................... 3-6

Command Line Examples .......................................................................... 3-7

msiexec.exe command line options ........................................................... 3-7

Command Line Switches ................................................................................ 3-8

Silent install/upgrade command line syntax ............................................... 3-9

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Silent Uninstall Command Line Syntax ...................................................... 3-9

Command Line Options Supported by PROSETDX.msi ......................... 3-10

Command line install examples ................................................................3-11

Command Line Uninstall Example ........................................................... 3-12

Command Line Reinstall/Repair .............................................................. 3-12

Chapter 4 Linux Base Driver for PRO/1000 Family of Adapters

4-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 4-1

4-2 Identifying Your Adapter .................................................................................. 4-2

4-3 Building and Installation .................................................................................. 4-2

4-4 Command Line Parameters ............................................................................ 4-4

Notes on InterruptThrottleRate ..................................................................4-11

Speed and Duplex Confi guration ............................................................. 4-13

4-5 Additional Confi gurations ................................................................................... 4-14

Confi guring the Driver on Different Distributions .......................................... 4-14

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Introduction

Overview

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable

PC users who intend to integrate SuperMicro's AOC-SG-i2 Add on Card to their

system.

Product Features

The AOC-SG-i2 offers the following features:

Dual Intel 82575EB1 LAN chips

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PCI-e x4 interface

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Low-profi le, half-length PCI-e x4 standard card

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Two ports that maximize connectivity in small spaces through RJ45 connec-

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tors

Jumbo frames support up to 9.5KB packets

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Intel's I/OAT accelorates I/O with higher throughput and lower CPU utilzation

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Virtualization provides the platform with port density required for virtualized

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environments

Support Pre-boot Execution Environment (PXE) on Super Micro UIO mother-

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boards and servers

Wake on LAN (WOL) support

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RoHS 6/6

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Intel PROSet Utility for Windows supported network teaming

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Supported Operating Systems, Motherboards, and
Servers

The AOC-SG-i2 supports the following Operating Systems (OS) with the latest

BIOS:

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Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows 2003/Windows 2008/Windows Vista

Linux

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VMWare

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Manual Images

All images and layouts shown are based upon the latest revision at the time of

publishing. The card you receive not look exactly the same.

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Contacting SuperMicro

Headquarters

Address: SuperMicro 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)

Web

Site:

Europe

Address: SuperMicro Computer B.V.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

www.supermicro.com

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

[e-mail] (Customer Support)

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Returning Merchandise for Service

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

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

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

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

outside of the shipping carton, and 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, RMA authorizations may be requested online (http://www.

supermicro.com/support/rma/).

Whenever possible, repack the add-on card in the original Supermicro box, using

the original packaging materials. If these are no longer available, be sure to pack

the add-on card in an anti-static bag and inside the box. Make sure that there is

enough packaging material surrounding the add-on card so that it does not become

damaged during shipping.

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

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

maintenance of products.

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

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Chapter 1

Safety Guidelines

To avoid personal injury and property damage, carefully follow all the safety steps

listed below when accessing your system or handling the components.

1-1 ESD Safety Guidelines

Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent dam-

age to your system, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures

are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment from ESD.

Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.

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Touch a grounded metal object before removing a component from the antistatic

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bag.

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

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eral chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.

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Put the card and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use.

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1-2 General Safety Guidelines

Always disconnect power cables before installing or removing any components

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from the computer.

Disconnect the power cable before installing or removing any cables from the

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system.

Make sure that the add-on card is securely and properly installed on the moth-

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erboard to prevent damage to the system due to power shortage.

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1-3 An Important Note to Users

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

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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 manual.

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2-1 Front Connectors, Jumpers, and LEDs

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Front Components

Components

LAN1 Connector Port

1.

LAN2 Connector Port

2.

J1 Jumper: 3.3V STBY

3.

Intel 82575EB

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2-2 Front Connector and Jumper Defi nitions

1. LAN ports

LAN ports allow the add-on card to connect to

a maximum of four network cables. These are

RJ45 connectors. Each LAN port provides up to

one gigabit per second connection speed which

require CAT6 cables for maximum throughput.

The ports are designated LAN1 and LAN2

2. LAN port LEDs

Each LAN port includes two LEDs. The LEDs

indicate connection speed and activity. See the

table on the right for defi nitions of these LEDs.

LED Color Defi nition

Act Amber

LAN activity

(blinking)

LNK Orange Link speed

at Kb/s

Green Link speed

at 100 Mb/s

Off No connec-

tion or link
speed at
10Mb/s

Explanation of Jumpers

To modify the operation of the backplane,

jumpers can be used to choose between

optional settings. Jumpers create shorts

between two pins to change the function

of the connector. Pin 1 is identifi ed with

a square solder pad on the printed circuit

board. Note: On two pin jumpers, "Closed"

means the jumper is on and "Open" means

the jumper is off the pins.

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Connector

Pins

Jumper

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Setting

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3. J1 Jumper: 3.3V STBY

When properly configured, this add-on card

allows Network Administrators to use STBY

enabled and STBY disabled settings. In addition

to confi gurations required by your motherboard

and software, you must close the J1 jumper on

the add-on card to enable this feature.

Jumper Settings

Jumper Jumper Settings Note

3.3V STBY On = Enabled 3.3V STBY enabled. (Default)

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Notes

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