Asus MCB-10G-2S, User Manual

Page 1: ...10 Gigabit s Ethernet card MCB 10G 2S User Guide ...

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Page 3: ... System requirements 1 2 1 4 Card layout 1 3 1 5 Installing the MCB 10G 2S Ethernet card 1 4 Chapter 2 Boot Agent Configuration 2 1 Broadcom NetXtreme Ethernet Boot Agent 2 2 2 1 1 Device Hardware Configuration Menu 2 3 2 1 2 MBA Configuration Menu 2 3 2 1 3 iSCSI Boot Configuration 2 5 2 1 4 NIC Partition Configuration Menu 2 8 Chapter 3 Driver installation 3 1 Windows Server OS Driver Installati...

Page 4: ...Xtreme Ethernet Boot Agent Chapter 3 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the Ethernet card drivers on different operating systems Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates 1 ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products Refer to ...

Page 5: ...that you must type the command exactly as shown then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets Example At the DOS prompt type the command line format a DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task NOTE Tips and additional information to help you complete a ...

Page 6: ... s Ethernet Dual Port Ethernet Controller PHY Broadcom 57840S Connector module type LC Fiber Optic Supports SFP SR Optical module SFP LR Optical module Direct Attached Copper Host Interface PCI E Gen3 x8 Form factor Mezzanine Card OCP Support Cable Type SMF up to 10km LR MMF 62 5 50um up to 300m SR Passive Twin AX up to 5m SFP Direct Attach Features PXE boot iSCSI boot ...

Page 7: ...1 Product introduction This chapter offers the MCB 10G 2S Ethernet card features and the new technologies it supports Chapter 1 Product introduction ...

Page 8: ...nts Before you install the MCB 10G 2S Ethernet card check if the system meets the following requirements Server or workstation motherboard with an OCP slot Supported operating systems are Windows and Linux operating systems Please refer to ASUS website for the latest updates Standard Gift Box Pack Standard Bulk Pack ASUS MCB 10G 2S Ethernet card 1 1 Support CD 1 1 per carton Packing Quantity 1 pc ...

Page 9: ...ctor 2 3 PCI Express Gen3 x8 interface SFP port LED indications Activity Link LED Speed link Status Description Status Description OFF No activity Green 10 Gb s link Blinking Data activity Amber 1 Gb s link Top view SFP 2_LED2 Speed SFP 2_LED1 Activity SFP 1_LED1 Activity SFP 1_LED2 Speed ...

Page 10: ...0G 2S Ethernet card 1 Prepare the Mezannine card 2 Align and insert the screw holes of the MCB 10G 2S Ethernet card into stand screws then insert the ports of the MCB 10G 2S card into the port slots on the server chassis as shown 3 Secure the MCB 10G 2S Ethernet card with the four 4 bundled screws ...

Page 11: ...2 Boot Agent Configuration This chapter provides instructions on setting the Broadcom NetXtreme Ethernet Boot Agent Chapter 2 Boot Agent Configuration ...

Page 12: ...Configuration Menu Comprehensive Configuration Management v7 8 21 Copyright C 2000 2013 Broadcom Corporation All rights reserved 03 00 00 BCM57840 C8 60 00 22 86 B7 MBA v7 2 29 CCM v7 8 21 03 00 01 BCM57840 C8 60 00 22 86 B9 MBA v7 2 29 CCM v7 8 21 Device List Select Device to Configure Enter Enter Next Menu Next Entry ESC Quit Menu 3 From the Main Menu use the up down arrow key to select an item ...

Page 13: ... Configuration Management v7 8 21 Copyright C 2000 2013 Broadcom Corporation All rights reserved Option ROM Enabled Boot Protocol Preboot Execution Environment PXE Boot Strap Type Auto Hide Setup Prompt Disabled Setup Key Stroke Ctrl S Banner Message Timeout 10 Seconds Link Speed 10Gbps Pre boot Wake On LAN Disabled VLAN Mode Disabled VLAN ID 1 Boot Retry Count 0 MBA Configuration Menu Enable Disa...

Page 14: ...oke Ctrl S Configuration options Ctrl S Ctrl B Banner Message Timeout 10 Seconds Configuration options 1 Second 14 Seconds Link Speed 10Gbps Configuration options 10Gbps 1Gbps Pre boot Wake On LAN Enabled Configuration options Enabled Disabled VLAN Mode Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled VLAN ID 1 Configuration options 0 4094 Boot Retry Count 0 Configuration options 0 7 ...

Page 15: ...software acquires its iSCSI target parameters from the DHCP server Disabled The iSCSI boot host software acquires its iSCSI target parameters via the static IP address which is entered through the iSCSI Initiator Parameters Configuration screen CHAP Authentication Disabled Enabled Allows the iSCSI boot host software to use CHAP authentication when connecting to the iSCSI target Enter the CHAP ID a...

Page 16: ...CP server If DHCP is disabled this value does not need to be specified Enter a new value in 0 to 32 characters Link Up Delay Time 0 Decides how many seconds the iSCSI boot host software waits after an Ethernet link is established before sending any data over the network The valid values are 0 to 255 Use TCP Timestamp Disabled Enables or disables the TCP Timestamp option Configuration options Disab...

Page 17: ...led IP Address 0 0 0 0 ICP Port 3260 Boot LUN 0 iSCSI Name CHAP ID CHAP Secret 1st Target Parameters Enable Disable Target Establishment Enter Space Toggle Value Next Entry ESC Quit Menu Current Adapter Primary Bus 03 Device 00 Func 00 MAC C8 60 00 22 86 B7 Secondary Device Parameters Key in the necessary parameters Comprehensive Configuration Management v7 8 21 Copyright C 2000 2013 Broadcom Corp...

Page 18: ...lt NIC Partition Configuration Configure Physical Port Flow Control Enter Space Toggle Value Next Entry ESC Quit Menu Current Adapter Primary Bus 03 Device 00 Func 00 MAC C8 60 00 22 86 B7 Flow Control Tx Rx Flow Control Configuration options Tx Rx Flow Control Disabled Tx Send Pause on Rx Overflow Rx Throttle Tx on Pause Received PF 0 2 4 6 Press an item to configure its NIC Partition parameters ...

Page 19: ...3 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the Ethernet card drivers on different operating systems Chapter 3 Driver installation ...

Page 20: ... displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Windows automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays a New Hardware Found window click Cancel to close this window If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the Support CD to locate the file Setup exe Double click Setup exe to run the CD 3 Click Broadcom NetXreme II GigE Driver 4 Click Next when ...

Page 21: ...erms in the license agreement and click Next to continue 6 Follow the screen instructions to complete the installation 7 If the Windows Security window appears during the driver installation click Install this driver software anyway to continue ...

Page 22: ...3 4 Chapter 3 Driver installation 8 Click Finish to exit the installation wizard 9 Restart the system ...

Page 23: ...on src rpm 3 2 Linux OS Driver Installation To install the Ethernet card driver for Linux OS 2 CD to the RPM path and build the binary driver for your kernel cd usr src redhat OpenLinux turbo packages rpm For RHEL 6 0 and above cd rpmbuild For Red Hat Linux For SuSE Linux For Red Hat Linux For SuSE Linux ...

Page 24: ...ll be compiled for the running kernel by default To build the driver for a kernel different than the running one specify the kernel by defining it in KVER rpmbuild bb SPECS netxtreme2 spec define KVER kernel version kernel version in the form of 2 x y z is the version of another kernel that is installed on the system 3 Install the newly built package driver and main page For Red Hat Linux For SuSE...

Page 25: ...ASUS MCB 10G 2S 3 7 rpm ivh RPMS arch netxtreme2 version arch rpm where arch is the machine architecture such as i386 For Red Hat Linux ...

Page 26: ...3 8 Chapter 3 Driver installation ...

Page 27: ...ASUS MCB 10G 2S 3 9 For SuSE Linux ...

Page 28: ... 0 kernels lib modules kernel_version kernel drivers net bnx2 ko lib modules kernel_version kernel drivers net bnx2x ko 2 6 16 and newer kernels lib modules kernel_version kernel drivers net bnx2 ko lib modules kernel_version kernel drivers net bnx2x ko lib modules kernel_version kernel drivers net cnic ko Newer RHEL and SLES distros lib modules kernel_version updates bnx2 ko lib modules kernel_ve...

Page 29: ...river for the BCM5706 BCM5708 5709 5716 devices insmod bnx2 o or insmod bnx2 ko on 2 6 x kernels or modprobe bnx2 To load the bnx2x driver for the BCM57710 BCM57711 BCM57711E BCM57712 devices insmod bnx2x o or insmod bnx2x ko on 2 6 x kernels or modprobe bnx2x To load the cnic driver insmod cnic ko or modprobe cnic To load the bnx2i driver insmod bnx2i ko or modprobe bnx2i To load the bnx2fc drive...

Page 30: ... either of these two options a Reboot the server b If already loaded unload inbox bnx2 bnx2x cnic drivers and load the newly installed version from netxtreme2 foce package using modprobe DRV NAME Driver upgrade rpm Uvh is not supported On SLES 11 change allow_unsupported_modules parameter value of etc modprobe d unsupport modules from 0 to 1 until bnx2fc driver is inbox Failing to do so will not l...

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