Supero AOC-UG-i4 User Manual

Rev. 1.0

AOC-UG-i4

USER'S GUIDE

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Manual Revision 1.0

Release Date: March 1, 2007

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Table of Contents

Introduction

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

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

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

Manual Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .........................v

Contacting SuperMicro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................vi

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 . . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. ..................... 1-1

Chapter 2 Add-on Card Components

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

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

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

Explanation of Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... 2-3

Chapter 3 Installing the Drivers

3-1 Install 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... 3-9

Command line install examples ... . . ................ . . ................ . . ...................... 3-10

Command line uninstall example . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . .. .. .. .................3-11

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

Viewing Link Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... 4-15

Jumbo Frames ......................................................................................... 4-15

Ethtool .......................................... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ................................... 4-16

Enabling Wake on LAN* (WoL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... 4-17

NAPI . .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. ................. 4-17

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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-UG-I4 Add on Card to their

system.

Product Features

The AOC-UG-I4 offers the following features:

• Dual Intel 82571 LAN chips

• PCI-e x8 interface through PLX PCI-e 8518

• Full height PCI-e x8 UIO card that is optimized for our UIO motherboards and

servers

• Four Ports that maximize connectivity in small spaces through RJ45 connec-

tors

• Duel Intel 82571 (Ophir) LAN chips that ensure priority performance on each

port without bus sharing

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

• Virtualization provides the platform with port density required for virtualized

environments

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

boards and servers

• Wake on LAN (WOL) support (Port A only)

• RoHS 6/6

• Intel PROSet Utility for Windows supported network teaming

Supported Operating Systems, Motherboards, and

Servers

The AOC-UG-I4 supports the following Operating Systems (OS) with the latest

BIOS:

• Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows 2003

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux/SUSE Linux

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: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: SuperMicro 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)

Asia-Pacifi c

Address: SuperMicro, Ta iwan

4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.

Chung-Ho 235, Ta ipei County

Ta iwan, R.O.C.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [e-mail]

Tel: [phone], ext.132 or 139

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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.

• To uch a grounded metal object before removing a component from the anti-

static bag.

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

ripheral chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

• When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.

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

1-2 General Safety Guidelines

• Always disconnect power cables before installing or removing any components

from the computer.

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

system.

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

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

1-3 An Important Note to Users

• 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 manual.

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Add-on Card Components

2-1 Front Connectors, Jumpers, and LEDs

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1. LAN Connector Ports

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3. J2 Jumper: Wake on LAN

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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 port A, port B, port
C, and port D.

2. LAN Port LEDs

Each LAN port includes two LEDs: Activity

and Status (link).

GLAN

Activity LED

Color Status Defi nition

Amber Flashing Active

GLAN

Link LED

Color Status Defi nition

None Off No connectivity (or

10 Mbps

Green On 100 Mbps

Orange On 1 Gbps

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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.

Connector

Pins

Jumper

Setting

2 1

2 1

Jumper Settings

Jumper Jumper Settings Note

WOL Enable Closed = Enabled Wake on LAN enabled. (Default)

3. J2 Jumper: Wake on LAN

When properly confi gured, this add-on card

allows Network Administrators to use Wake

on LAN.

In addition to confi gurations required by your

motherboard and software, you must close

th J2 jumper on the add-on card to enable

this feature.

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Notes

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Chapter 3

Installing the Drivers

3-1 Install the Drivers in Microsoft Windows

NOTES:

● These instructions apply to all versions of Microsoft* Windows* 2000, Windows

XP (including Windows XP x64 and Windows XP 64-bit Edition), Windows Vista*

(including Windows Vista x64), and Windows Server* 2003 (including Windows

Server 2003 x64 and Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition).

● This will update the drivers for all supported Intel® PRO network adapters in

your system.

Before installing or updating the drivers, insert your adapter(s) in the computer and

plug in the network cable. When Windows discovers the new adapter, it attempts to

fi nd an acceptable Windows driver already installed with the operating system.

If found, the driver is installed without any user intervention. If Windows cannot fi nd

the driver, the Found New Hardware Wizard window is displayed.

Regardless of whether or not Windows fi nds the driver, it is recommended that you

follow the procedure below to install the driver. Drivers for all Intel adapters sup-

ported by this software release are installed.

1. If you are installing drivers from the Product CD, insert the CD. If you do not

have the Product CD, download drivers from the support website and transfer

them to the system.

2. If the Found New Hardware Wizard screen is displayed, click Cancel.

3. Start the autorun located on the CD. If you downloaded the software package

from the support website, the autorun automatically runs after you have extracted

the fi les.

4. Click Install Drivers.

5. Follow the instructions in the install wizard.