Supero AOC-UIBF-M1 User Manual

AOC-UIBF-m1

User's Guide

Revision 1.0a

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Preface

About this User's Guide

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

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

AOC-UIBF-m1 add-on card.

About this Add-on Card

The AOC-UIBF-m1 is the most compact, powerful InniBand adapter on the mar-

ket. Based on the Mellanox ConnectX-3 with Virtual Protocol Interconnect (VPI), it

provides the most high performance, exible interconnect solution for servers used

in enterprise data centers and high-performance computing. The AOC-UIBF-m1

simplies system development by providing both InniBand (56Gb/s) and Ethernet

(40Gb/s)support in one hardware design. The AOC-UIBF-m1 is designed to t within

Supermicro UIO server systems.

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.

Preface

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.

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

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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.

SMC Networking Add-on Cards

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

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Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

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Website: www.supermicro.com.tw

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Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 Overview

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

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

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

Chapter 2 Hardware Components

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

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

2-3 Connectors: QSPF Port and LEDs ................................................................. 2-2

QSFP Port .................................................................................................. 2-2

QSFP Port LEDs ........................................................................................ 2-2

Chapter 3 Installation

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

Precautions ..................................................................................................... 3-1

Unpacking ....................................................................................................... 3-1

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

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

3-4 Installing the Windows Operating System ...................................................... 3-3

3-5 Installing Drivers and Firmware ...................................................................... 3-3

Linux Drivers ................................................................................................... 3-3

Windows Drivers ............................................................................................. 3-4

Firmware Update Procedures ......................................................................... 3-5

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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 Key Features

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

•Single QSFP (Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable) Connector

•Low-prole UIO Form Factor

•PCI Express 3.0 (up to 8GT/s)

•Virtual Protocol Interconnect (VPI)

•Up to 56Gbps InniBand or 40Gbps Ethernet

•CPU ofoad of transport operations

•Application ofoad

•GPU communication acceleration

•End-to-end QoS and congestion control

•Hardware-based I/O virtualization

•Ethernet encapsulation (EoIB)

•RoHS compliant 6/6

1-3 Specications General

•Mellanox

®

ConnectX-3 FDR controller

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•Compact size UIO form factor

•Single QSFP port

•PCI-E 3.0 x8 (8GT/s) interface

Connectivity

•Interoperable with InniBand or 10/40GbE switches

•Passive copper cable with ESD protection

•Powered connectors for optical and active cable support

InniBand

•IBTA Specication 1.2.1 compliant

•Hardware-based congestion control

•16 million I/O channels

•256 to 4Kbyte MTU, 1Gbyte messages

Enhanced InniBand

•Hardware-based reliable transport

•Collective operations ofoads

•GPU communication acceleration

•Hardware-based reliable multicast

•Extended Reliable Connected transport

•Enhanced Atomic operations

Ethernet

•IEEE Std 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet

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•IEEE Std 802.3ba 40 Gigabit Ethernet

•IEEE Std 802.3ad Link Aggregation and Failover

•IEEE Std 802.3az Energy Efcient Ethernet

•IEEE Std 802.1Q, .1p VLAN tags and priority

•IEEE Std 802.1Qau Congestion Notication

•IEEE P802.1Qaz D0.2 ETS

•IEEE P802.1Qbb D1.0 Priority-based Flow Control

•Jumbo frame support (9.6KB)

Hardware-based I/O Virtualization

•Single Root IOV

•Address translation and protection

•Dedicated adapter resources

Chapter 1: Overview

•Multiple queues per virtual machine

•Enhanced QoS for vNICs

•VMware NetQueue support

Manageability Features

•RDMA over Converged Ethernet

•TCP/UDP/IP stateless ofoad

•Intelligent interrupt coalescence

Flexboot™ Technology

•Remote boot over InniBand

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•Remote boot over Ethernet

•Remote boot over iSCSI

Protocol Support

•Open MPI, OSU MVAPICH, Intel MPI, MS MPI, PLATFORM MPI

•TCP,UDP, EoIB, IPoIB, SDP, RDS

•SRP, iSER, NFS RDMA

•uDAPL

Operating Systems/Distributions

•Novell SLES, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), and other Linux distributions

•Microsoft Windows Server 2008/CCS 2003, HPC Server 2008

•OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED)

•OpenFabrics Windows Distribution (WinOF)

•VMware ESX Server 3.5, vSphere 4.0/4.1

Physical Dimensions

•Card PCB dimensions (without end brackets): 14.29cm (5.63in) x 6.35cm

(2.50in) (LxW)

•Height of end brackets: Standard - 12cm (4.73in), Low Prole - 7.94cm (3.13in)

Operating Condition

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

Compliance/Environmental

•RoHS Compliant 6/6, Pb Free

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Supported Platforms

•Supermicro UIO Server Systems with UIO slot

Chapter 1: Overview

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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-UIBF-m1 Image

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The AOC-UIBF-m1 Layout

Mellanox

ConnectX-3 FDR

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AOC-UIBF-M1

Rev. 1.0

2-2 Major Components

The following major components are installed on the AOC-UIBF-m1:

1. Mellanox ConnectX-3 FDR Controller

2. QSFP (Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable) Port

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2-3 Connectors: QSPF Port and LEDs

QSFP Port

A single QSFP port is located on the

add-on card. Connect a QSFP cable to

the port to provide Inniband (56Gb/s)

and Ethernet (40Gbp/s) communica-

tion. Refer to the add-on card layout

on Page 2-1 for the location of the

QSPF port.

QSFP Port LEDs

Two LEDs are located to the right of

the QSFP port. A blinking yellow LED

on the top indicates activity. A solid

green, yellow or off LED on the bottom

indicates the type of link-up connec-

tion. See the table to the right for more

information.

Activity LED

Link LED

QSFP Port LEDs

LED Color Denition

Activity Yellow

Link Yellow Logical Link-up

(Blinking)

Green Physical Link-up

Off No Connection

Port activity

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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 your system, make sure that the person handling it

is static protected.

Warning: To avoid damaging your components and to ensure proper

installation, 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. Remove the power cord from the wall socket.

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

and follow the instructions listed 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 necessary, 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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Chapter 3: Installation

3-4 Installing the Windows Operating System

Follow the steps below to install the drivers needed for your Windows OS support.

The controller comes with a driver on the CD-ROM CDR-NIC.

1. Run the CDR-NIC. (If you do not have a product CD-ROM, download drivers

from the Supermicro Support Website and then transfer them to your system.)

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 and Firmware

Use the procedures below to install both drivers and rmware for the AOC-UIBF-m1

add-on card for both Linux and Windows.

Linux Drivers

Use the following procedures for installing AOC-UIBF-m1 drivers for the Linux

operating system.

Installing InniBand Drivers for the Linux Operating System

1. From the CDR-NIC LAN driver CD or FTP site, go to the following directory:

Mellanox > InniBand > Linux.

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2. Choose the InniBand Linux driver package le.

3. Install the driver by entering the following commands:

tar xzvf OFED–<ver>.tgz

cd OFED–<ver>

./install.pl

This installs the Linux drivers to your system.

Installing 10G Drivers for the Linux Operating System

1. From the CDR-NIC LAN driver CD or FTP site, go to the following directory:

Mellanox > ConnectX_EN > Linux.

2. Choose the 10G Linux driver package le.

3. Install the driver by entering the following commands:

tar xzvf mlnx_en–<ver>.tgz

cd mlnx_en–<ver>

./install.sh

This installs the 10G drivers to your system.

Windows Drivers

Use the following procedures for installing AOC-UIBF-m1 add-on card drivers for

the Windows operating system.

Installing InniBand Drivers for the Windows Operating System

1. From the CDR-NIC LAN driver CD or FTP site, go to the following directory:

Mellanox > InniBand > Windows.

2. Choose the desired InniBand Windows driver package le.

3. Double-click to run and install the driver package le.

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Installing 10G Drivers for the Windows Operating System

1. From the CDR-NIC LAN driver CD or FTP site, go to the following directory:

Mellanox > ConnectX_EN > Windows.

2. Choose the desired 10G Windows driver package le.

3. Double-click to run and install the driver package le.

Firmware Update Procedures

Use the following procedures for updating the AOC-UIBF-m1 add-on card rmware

for both the Linux and Windows operating systems.

Updating Firmware for the Linux Operating System

1. From the CDR-NIC LAN driver CD or FTP site, go to the following directory:

Mellanox > Firmware_Tool > Linux.

2. Choose the MFT Linux package le and untar the package le.

3. Install the package by entering the following command:

cd mft–<ver>

./install.sh

4. Install the rmware by the following commands:

mst start

mst status *write down the pci_cr0 device name*

int –d <pci_cr0 device name> –i <rmware le name>.bin b

Updating Firmware for the Windows Operating System

1. From the CDR-NIC LAN driver CD or FTP site, go to the following directory:

Mellanox > Firmware_Tool > Windows

2. Choose the desired MFT Windows package le.

3. Double-click to run and install the MFT package le.

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4. Open the DOS command prompt and locate the MFT folder.

5. Install the rmware by entering the following commands:

mst start

mst status *write down the pci_cr0 device name*

int –d <pci_cr0 device name> –i <rmware le name>.bin b

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