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Chapter 1: Overview

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Virtualization

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Support for Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq and Next-generation VMDq)

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L2 Ethernet MAC address and VLAN filters

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PC-SIG SR-IOV implementation

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Advanced Packet Filtering

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VLAN support to allow creation of multiple VLAN segments\

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VXLAN through Software

Manageability

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Asset Management Features (SMC systems only) (Rev. 2.00 and 2.01)

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Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) support

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Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and Remote Network Monitoring 
(RMON) statistics counters

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iSCSI remote boot

Required Cables

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RJ-45 Category-6 up to 55m; Category-6A up to 100m.

OS Support

The AOC-STG-i2T add-on card supports the following operating systems (OS):

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Windows® Server 2008 R2 SP1, 7 SP1, Server 2008 SP2, Vista SP2, Server 
2003 R2, 2003 SP2, 2008 SP2. 

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Linux Kernel version 3.1.x & 2.6.X 

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FreeBSD

Summary of Contents for AOC-STG-i2T

Page 1: ...User s Guide Revision 1 0c AOC STG i2T ...

Page 2: ...SIBILITY OF 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 Cal...

Page 3: ...bsite at http www supermicro com products nfo networking cfm adapter 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 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice m...

Page 4: ...0Gb port 5 4 13 7cm x 2 73 6 9cm 14 STG i2T 10GbE Standard LP PCI E x8 Intel X540 2 RJ45 10Gb port 5 9 14 99cm x 2 73 6 9cm 13 STGN i2S 10GbE Standard LP PCI E x8 Intel 82599ES 2 SFP 10Gb port 4 0 10 2cm x 2 73 6 9cm 11 2 STGN i1S 10GbE Standard LP PCI E x8 Intel 82598EN 1 SFP 10Gb port 4 0 10 2cm x 2 73 6 9cm 10 STG i4S 10GbE Standard LP PCI E x8 Intel XL710 AM1 4 SFP 10Gb port 5 9 14 9cm x 2 73 ...

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Page 6: ...andby Power Enable 2 5 GLAN Port LEDs 2 6 2 5 Jumpers and Indicators for Rev 2 00 and Rev 2 01 2 7 JP1 5 Pin Connnector 2 7 JP2 Thermal Alert Connector 2 7 S1 DIP Switch 2 7 GLAN Port LEDs 2 8 LED1 Thermal Alert Status LED 2 8 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 Drivers o...

Page 7: ...ducts nfo networking cfm adapter 1 2 Product Highlights The product highlights of this add on card include the following Dual RJ45 Connectors Low Profile Short Length Standard Form Factor PCI Express 2 1 2 5GT s or 5GT s Asset Management Features SMC systems only Rev 2 00 and 2 01 Intel QuickData Technology VMDq Next Generation VMDq and PC SIG SR IOV for Virtualized Environ ments Jumbo Frame Suppo...

Page 8: ...age Support for jumbo frames of up to 15 5KB 802 1q VLAN support Two integrated independent 10GBase T interfaces operate at 10GBase T 10Gb s and 1000Base T 1Gb s modes Direct Cache Access DCA to avoid cache misses MSI X support to minimize interrupt overhead and to allow load balancing be tween multiple cores CPUs Receives and Transmits Side Scaling for Windows environment and Scalable I O for Lin...

Page 9: ...y Asset Management Features SMC systems only Rev 2 00 and 2 01 Preboot eXecution Environment PXE support Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP and Remote Network Monitoring RMON statistics counters iSCSI remote boot Required Cables RJ 45 Category 6 up to 55m Category 6A up to 100m OS Support The AOC STG i2T add on card supports the following operating systems OS Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 7 SP1 ...

Page 10: ...2 73 in 6 93 cm L x H Platform Support The following platforms are supported by the AOC STG i2T add on card Motherboards with minimum PCI E x8 slot support Server systems with low profile or full height PCI E x8 expansion slots Note This product is intended to be used with Supermicro server systems or motherboards as an integrated solution package 1 4 Compliance Operating Environment The AOC STG i...

Page 11: ...r 2 Hardware Components 2 1 Add On Card Image and Layout 1 1 AOC STG i2T REV 2 01 DESIGNED IN USA Intel X540 LAN Chip S1 FAN1 LED1 JP2 JP1 JLAN1 JLAN2 2 3 1 The AOC STG i2T R2 01 Image The AOC STG i2T R2 01 Layout 4 4 1 2 3 5 5 6 6 6 2 73 5 9 ...

Page 12: ... i2T Add on Card User s Guide 4 1 1 AOC STG i2T REV 2 00 DESIGNED IN USA Intel X540 LAN Chip S1 LED1 JP2 JP1 JLAN1 JLAN2 2 3 1 The AOC STG i2T R2 00 Image The AOC STG i2T R2 00 Layout 4 1 2 3 5 5 6 6 6 4 6 4 2 73 ...

Page 13: ...e Components 2 3 U216 U201 U202 LAN Port2 LAN Port1 JLAN1 JLAN2 FAN1 J2 AOC STG i2T Rev 1 01 3V Standby PWR Enable Intel X540 LAN Chip R The AOC STG i2T R1 01 Image The AOC STG i2T R1 01 Layout 1 2 2 3 4 1 3 4 5 4 2 73 ...

Page 14: ...t LAN Port 2 LAN2 LED Indicator 4 Thermal Alert Connector JP2 5 DIP Switch S1 6 LED1 Thermal Alert LED Status 2 3 Differences between Rev 2 01 Rev 2 00 and Rev 1 01 Refer to the table below for the differences between the two revisions Rev 2 01 Rev 2 00 Rev 1 01 1 LAN connectors updated 1 Passive heatsink no fan 1 Active heatsink with fan 2 FH LP brackets updated 2 Asset Management 2 No Asset Mana...

Page 15: ...ed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins Connector Pins Jumper Cap Setting Pin 1 2 short 3 2 1 3 3V Standby PWR Enable Jumper Settings Jumper setting Definition 1 2 Enabled See the note below 2 3 Disabled default 3 3V Standby Power Enable The 3 3V Standby Power Enable jumper is located at J2 on the add on card Refer to the layout on Page 2 1 for the location of the jump ...

Page 16: ... See the ta bles on the right for more information LAN 1 LAN 2 Link LED Right LED State LED Color Definition Green 10 Gbps Amber 1 Gbps Off 100 Mbps or No Con nection LAN 1 LAN 2 Activity LED Left LED State Color Status Definition Green Flashing Active Activity LED LAN Ports Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 M_MDI0_P0 2 M_MDI0_N0 3 M_MDI0_P1 9 LINK0_10G 6 M_MDI0_N1 10 LINK0_1G 4 M_MDI0_P2 11 LINK0_L...

Page 17: ...r to monitor the chipset die temperature Refer to the table on the right for pin definition S1 DIP Switch This DIP Switch provides SMBUS address se lection You can configure the card with static SMBUS address Refer to the tables below for address selections 2 5 Jumpers and Indicators for Rev 2 00 and Rev 2 01 JP1 5 Pin Connnector This jumper is for debug purposes and is not for general use ...

Page 18: ... more information Link LED Activity LED IPMI LAN X8ST3 F LAN Port LED Definition LED Color Definition Link Solid Green 10 Gb Solid Yellow 1 Gb Off 100 Mb or no connection Activity Solid Green LINKUP Blinking Green Package In Out LED1 Thermal Alert Status LED When the LAN chipset die temperature exceeds the threshold this LED will light up You can also check the actual temperature through Asset Man...

Page 19: ...e 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 Whe...

Page 20: ...and hotfixes 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 any 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 un...

Page 21: ...lace filename tar gz with the specific filename of the driver Note For the build to work properly the current running kernel MUST match the version and configuration of the installed kernel sources If you have just recompiled the kernel reboot the system at this time 3 4 Installing Drivers on Windows Follow the steps below to install the drivers for Windows Download the drivers from the Supermicro...

Page 22: ...s For more information see the ldistrib 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 modpro...

Page 23: ...ter In the instructions below x x x is the driver version as indicated in the name of the drive tar file Note You must have kernel sources installed in order to compile the driver module 1 Move the base driver tar file to the dirctory of your choice For example use home username ixgb or usr local src ixgb 2 Untar unzip the archive tar xfz ixgb x x x directory 3 To install man page cd ixgb x x x gz...

Page 24: ...priate ifconfig_ixgb interface_num entry ifconfig_ixgb interface_num ifconfig_settings Example usage ifconfig_ixgb0 inet 192 168 10 1 netmask 255 255 255 0 8 If you want to compile the driver into the kernel enter cd ixgb x x x src mkdir usr src sys dev ixgb cp if_ixgb usr src sys dev ixgb cp ixgb usr src sys dev ixgb cp Makefile kernel usr src sys modules ixgb Makefile Edit the usr src sys conf f...

Page 25: ...on Edit the kernel configuration file i e GENERIC or MYKERNEL in usr src sys i386 conf and ensure the following line is present device ixgb Compile and install the kernel Reboot the system for the kernel updates to take affect ...

Page 26: ...ent is a new feature that allows users to monitor selected Supermicro add on cards in selected Supermicro X10 generation server systems Using Supermicro s proprietary management software users will be able to moni tor the following 1 Model name 2 Revision 3 Serial number 4 Temperature ...

Page 27: ... expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous ap plications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions...

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