Supermicro AOC-STG-I2
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1. SUPERMICR AOC STG I2 USER S GUIDE Rev 1 0 SUPERO Add on Card User s Guide The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPERMICRO SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara Cou2. by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral 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 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 1 SUPERO Add on Card User s Guide 1 3 An Important Note to Users Allimages 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 1 2 Safety Information and Technical Specifications Chapter 2 Add on Card Components 2 1 Front Connectors and LEDs Chr wm 0 SUPERC AOC STG42 2 1875 er TUUN Components 1 LAN Connector Ports 2 LAN Port LEDs 3 Intel 82598EB 2 1 SUPERO Add on Card User s Guide 2 2 Front Connector and LED Definitions 1 LAN ports LAN ports allow the Add on card to connect a maximum of two network cables CX4 connectors Each LAN port provides up to 10 gigabits per second connection speed and require CX4 copper based cables
3. for maximum throughput The ports are designated Port 1 and Port 2 2 LAN Port LEDs Each LAN port has a corresponding bi level dual color LED which indicates con nection activity and connection speed in Giga bits second Review the table below for LEDs definitions Yellow 1Gb link speed Blinking yellow 1Gb Activity Green 10Gb link speed Blinking Green 10Gb Activity 2 2 Safety Information and Technical Specifications 3 1 Chapter 3 Installation Before Installation Before installation do the following Power down the system Remove the power cord from the wall socket Use industry standard anti static equipment i e gloves or wrist strap and or an environment that prevents accidental electrostatic discharge Familiarize yourself with the server motherboard and or chassis documenta tion Confirm that your Operating System includes the latest updates and hotfixes Hardware Installation To install the add on card do the following Remove the server cover and if necessary set aside any screws for later use Remove the add on card slot cover If the case requires a screw place the screw aside for later use 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 Secure the add on card to the chassis If required use the screw that you previously removed Attach any necessary inte
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5. g features e High performing PCI E 10Gb Ethernet connection ideally suited for demanding enterprise applications e Dual port Intel 82598EB with two CX4 connectors e CX4 to Optical module cable optional e PCI E x8 to maximize performance PCI E Gen 2 compatible e Intel I O Acceleration Technology I O AT for improved CPU utilization e x16 Virtual Machine Device queues VMDo for virtualized environment Direct Cache Access DCA to eliminate cache misses and reduce CPU load e Tx Rx IP TCP and UDP checksum offloading IPv4 IPv6 capabilities to in crease throughput and lower processor utilization e Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP and Remote Network Monitoring RMON statistic counters iSCSI boot e Preboot eXecution Environment PXE support Energy efficient design maximum 6 5W e RoHS Compliant 6 6 SUPERO Add on Card User s Guide Supported Operating Systems The AOC STG I2 supports the following Operating Systems OS e Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 2003 e Linux e VMWare ESX Server Required Cables The AOC STG I2 requires the following cables e CX4 copper based cable Maximum length 15 meters e InfiniBand 4x DDR cable converts CX4 to optical Maximum length 100 me ters vi Safety Information and Technical Specifications Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Tel Fax Email Web Site Europe Address Tel Fax Email Asia Pacific
6. i Chapter 1 Safety Guidelines 1 1 ESD Safety GuldGlin S 4 x yxac x kana a sence sla kaka yuk kane i aka kel sds 1 1 1 2 General Safety Guidelines LU C LCEE EEE EEE EE EEE EEE Eke kk kek kek 1 1 1 3 An Important Note to Users s x cece ete eee tee na kaba ana kak aa d na aka d na kay 1 2 Chapter 2 Add on Card Components 2 1 Front Connectors and LEDS xi ka yekin anka dikanan dla ka ana la ka anka kaka kala dadida 2 1 2 2 Front Connector and LED Definitions x x kas naylk ad nakl scrissi 2 2 3 1 Before Installation cene et nnde near olka nk kaka ka ea dann RE dka ka han daka ai 3 1 3 2 Hardware Installation etcetera dbn wa dua ce ERR EE dha wada ER KE k 3 1 3 3 Windows 2003 XP 2000 Installation kk 3 2 3 4 Linux Installation rre erede nak aiia bar nayan anan a man s ka Hala k n ka n b h lana n k a aa 3 2 Build a Binary RPM Package s dini k dabi aka lek kek a h n A WA a heka Wk dn kik 3 2 Manually Build the DrIVOr ii ciere na k n terere kann daa ban a au kana 3 2 SUPERO Add on Card User s Guide Notes Safety Information and Technical Specifications Introduction Overview This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users who intend to integrate Supermicro s AOC STG I2 Add on Card Product Features The AOC STG I2 offers the followin
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8. nty in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Super Micro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 1 0 Release Date December 7 2007 Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER you may not copy or otherwise reproduce distribute any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2007 by SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Safety Information and Technical Specifications Table of Contents Introduction COV SI VIS Y R T rrr gr V PiodUct Fal si a iy xu ben Ka nia eni nebi ren bir kn ak n ana a Pena hil ke n n ak keke arana tee V Supported Operating Systems ssssssseeeeeeenneneenenenenennnnnnnnne vi Req l d Cable s c n kad a kk vi Contacting SUPCIMICKO s x s aa kanan kanada sexti ede eges ka a bn a kada ean a an d n a WA vi
9. rnal and external cables to the add on card see page v for required cables Replace the chassis cover Plug the power cord into the wall socket and power up the system 3 1 SUPERO Add on Card User s Guide 3 3 Windows 2003 XP 2000 Installation Use the following instructions to install the drivers to a supported Windows Operat ing Systems For the latest systems see page v 1 Run the Installation CD and when prompted click Install Drivers and Soft ware 2 Check I accept the terms in the license agreement 3 Click Next 4 Choose the appropriate Driver 5 Click Next 6 Click Install 3 4 Linux Installation To install the driver to a Linux system do the following Build a Binary RPM Package 1 Run rpmbuild tb lt filename tar gz gt 2 Replace lt filename tar gz gt with the specific filename of the driver NOTE For the build to work properly the currently running kernel MUST match the version and configuration of the installed kernel sources If you have just recompiled the kernel reboot the system now Manually Build the Driver 1 Move the base driver tar file to the directory of your choice For example home username ixgb or usr local src ixgbe 3 2 Safety Information and Technical Specifications 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
10. 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 Idistrib txt file included in the driver tar NOTE IXGBE NO LRO is a compile time flag The user can enable it at compile time to remove support for LRO from the driver The flag is used by adding CFLAGS _ EXTRA DIXGBE NO LRO to the make file 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 lt parameter gt lt value gt For 2 6 kernels the insmod command can be used if the full path to the driver module is specified For example insmod lib modules lt KERNEL VERSION gt kernel drivers net ixg be 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 3 3 SUPERO Add on Card User s Guide 6 Assign an IP address to the interface by entering the following where x is the interface number ifconfig ethx IP address netmask lt netmask gt 7 Verify that the interface works Enter the following where IP address is the IP address for another machine on the same sub
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