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User's Guide

 

 

Revision 1.0b

AOC-A100G-m2CM

AOC-A100G-m2CG

Summary of Contents for AOC-A100G-m2CG

Page 1: ...User s Guide Revision 1 0b AOC A100G m2CM AOC A100G m2CG ...

Page 2: ... SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC 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 the manufacturer and the customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA...

Page 3: ...ges and layout drawings shown in this user s guide are based upon the latest PCB revision available at the time of publishing of this user s guide The add on card you have received may or may not look exactly the same as the graph ics 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 be fore any warranty serv...

Page 4: ... product manuals http www supermicro com support manuals Product drivers and utilities http www supermicro com wftp Product safety info http www supermicro com about policies safety_informa tion cfm If you have any questions please contact our support team at support supermicro com This manual may be periodically updated without notice Please check the Supermicro website for possible updates to th...

Page 5: ...age 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 for Standard Network Adaptors ...

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Page 7: ...vii Preface Asia Pacific Email Sales Asia supermicro com tw Sales Inquiries Support supermicro com tw Technical Support RMA supermicro com tw RMA Support Website www supermicro com tw ...

Page 8: ...out 2 1 2 2 Major Onboard Components 2 3 2 3 QSFP28 Ethernet Connections 2 4 2 4 Ports and Port LEDs 2 5 2 5 Jumper Settings 2 6 2 6 PCIe 4 0 AIOM Form Factor Connector 2 7 Chapter 3 Installation 3 1 Static Sensitive Devices 3 1 3 2 Before Installation 3 2 3 3 Installing the Add on Card 3 3 3 4 Installing Drivers for Mellanox ConnectX 6 Dx 3 6 Super AOC A100G m2CM G Add On Card User s Guide viii ...

Page 9: ...provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance 1 2 Key Features The key features of this add on card include the following Advanced I O Module AIOM Form Factor Mellanox ConnectX 6 Dx 100GbE controller Dual QSFP28 connectors PCIe Gen 4 0 RDMA over Converged Ethernet RoCE VXLAN NVGRE and Geneve Asset Management Features with thermal sensor Network Controller Sideband Interface NC ...

Page 10: ...ge Accelerations NVMe over Fabric offloads for target Storage protocols iSER NFSoRDMA SMB Direct NVMe oF and more T 10 Dif Signature Handover RDMA over Converging Ethernet RoCE RoCE v1 v2 Zero Touch RoCE no ECN no PFC RoCE over overlay networks IPsec over RoCE Selective repeat Programmable congestion control interface GPUDirect Dynamically Connected Transport DCT Burst buffer offload ...

Page 11: ...iSCSI UEFI support for x86 and Arm servers PXE boot Standards IEEE 802 3bs 200 Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802 3cd 50 100 and 200 Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802 3bj 802 3bm 100 Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802 3by 25 50 Gigabit Ethernet supporting all FEC modes IEEE 802 3ba 40 Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802 3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802 3az Energy Efficient Ethernet supports only FastWake mode IEEE 802 3ap based auto...

Page 12: ...0 Power Consumption Maximum 23 7W Operating Conditions 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 76mm x 115mm W x D 1 4 Available SKUs Product Part Number Bracket Included Description AOC A100G m2CM BKT 0170L 2 port 100 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter with a 0 5U height bracket AOC A100G m2CG BKT 020...

Page 13: ...Chapter 2 Hardware Components 2 1 Chapter 2 Hardware Components 2 1 Add On Card Image and Layout AOC A100G m2CM Image AOC A100G m2CG Image ...

Page 14: ...0G m2CM G Add On Card User s Guide 1 5 1 4 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 REV 1 00 AOC A100G m2CM DESIGNED IN USA PRESS FIT PRESS FIT C J1 J1A1 J2 J1A2 JPAUX1 JP1 J3 MH2 MH1 LED2 LED4 LED1 LED3 GF1 AOC A100G m2CM G Layout ...

Page 15: ...nectX 6 Dx 100GbE controller 2 JPAUX1 1 2 Enable AUX Power 2 3 Disable AUX Power 3 J1 J1A1 Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable 28 Port 1 4 J2 J1A2 Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable 28 Port 2 5 LED1 QSFP28 Port 1 Link LED 6 LED2 QSFP28 Port 2 Link LED 7 LED3 QSFP28 Port 1 Active LED 8 LED4 QSFP28 Port 2 Active LED 9 GF1 PCIe 4 0 AIOM form factor ...

Page 16: ... MH1 LED2 LED4 LED1 LED3 GF1 1 2 2 3 QSFP28 Ethernet Connections Two Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable 28 QSFP28 connectors are located on the add on card The QSFP28 ports operate at up to 100GbE Plug the Direct At tached Copper DAC cable into the QSFP28 ports for network connections See the layout below for the location 1 QSFP28 Port 1 2 QSFP28 Port 2 ...

Page 17: ...ide 100 Gigabit Ethernet communication Refer to the AIOM Form factor card layout on page 2 2 for the location of the QSFP28 port QSFP28 Port LEDs There are two LEDs per port located on the card to indicate the link speed and activity status of each port See the table below for more information QSFP28 Port LEDs LED Color Definition Activity Blinking Green Activity Link Amber 100 Gbps Link Speed Gre...

Page 18: ...AUX1 is for production use only Connector Pins Jumper Cap Setting Pin 1 2 Short 1 2 3 1 2 3 JPAUX1 for Standby Power IPMI Support FailOver Support WoL Support Disable No standby power to AOC NIC Yes Yes No Enable Standby power to AOC NIC Yes Yes Yes JPAUX1 for Standby Power Function Notes Disable No standby power to AOC NIC Disable jumper to disconnect the standby power Default Enable Standby powe...

Page 19: ...1 J2 J1A2 JPAUX1 JP1 J3 MH2 MH1 LED2 LED4 LED1 LED3 GF1 2 6 PCIe 4 0 AIOM Form Factor Connector Insert the PCI E 4 0 AIOM form factor connector into a PCIe 4 0 AIOM form factor slot on a motherboard to use this AIOM Form factor card See the layout below for the location 1 PCIe 4 0 AIOM Form factor connector ...

Page 20: ...t 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 excel...

Page 21: ...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 Confirm that your operating system includes the latest updates and hotfixes ...

Page 22: ...structure it is recommended to remove the system top cover for ease of installation A Uninstalling an AIOM module 1 Unscrew the blue knob from the system 2 Pull on the tab and a knob evenly on both sides of the card to disengage the AIOM module from the motherboard connector and gently slide the AIOM module out Remove the AIOM card from this slot The AIOM card with the 0 5U bracket installed Screw...

Page 23: ...sh onto the metal bracket The AIOM module should slide into the chassis until the card is securely seated in the connector 2 Press the blue knob and secure it onto the chassis by turning the knob clock wise Remove the AIOM card from this slot The AIOM card with the 0 5U bracket installed Screw knob to engage disengage Pull tab to engage disengage ...

Page 24: ...module should slide into the chassis until the card is securely seated in the connector 3 Press the blue knob and secure it onto the chassis by turning the knob clock wise Note 1 This AIOM module does not support hot plug Please turn off the AC power and remove the power cord from the wall socket before installing or removing an AIOM module Note 2 Graphics shown above are for illustration purposes...

Page 25: ...OC A100G m2CM G Add On Card User s Guide 3 4 Installing Drivers for Mellanox ConnectX 6 Dx To install drivers for the AOC A100G m2CM G add on card for either Linux or Win dows please follow the instructions below ...

Page 26: ...ollowing commands tar xzvf MLNX_OFED_LINUX ver tgz cd MLNX_OFED_LINUX ver mlnxofedinstall without fw update This installs the Linux driver to your system You might be prompted to install kernel dependencies for Linux in which case you would need to follow on screen instructions Windows Drivers Use the following procedures to install a 100GbE driver on the Windows operating system Installing Ethern...

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