Asus PEB-10G/SFP+ Series, User Manual

Page 1: ...10 Gigabit s Ethernet card PEB 10G SFP Series User Guide ...

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Page 3: ... System requirements 1 2 1 4 Card layout 1 3 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 Chapter 3 Driver installation 3 1 Windows Server OS Driver Installation 3 2 3 1 1 Checking Windows Server OS firmware version 3 4 3 2 Linux OS Driver Installati...

Page 4: ...treme 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 t...

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: ...ingle Dual Port Ethernet Controller PHY BCM 57712 BCM 8727 Interface PCI E Gen2 x8 Form Factor Low Profile 6 6 x 2 6 Support Cable Type MMF 62 5 50um up to 300m SR SMF up to 10km LR Passive Twin AX up to 15m SFP Direct Attach Connector LC Fiber Optic Supports SFP SR Optical module SFP LR Optical module Direct Attached Copper Features PXE boot iSCSI boot OS support Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Window...

Page 7: ...1 Chapter 1 Product introduction This chapter offers the PEB 10G SFP Series Ethernet card features and the new technologies it supports ...

Page 8: ...s Ethernet card check if the system meets the following requirements Server or workstation motherboard with a PCI Express 2 0 x8 or x16 card slot Supporting operating system Windows and Linux operating systems refer to the specification table or the ASUS website for the latest updates Standard Gift Box Pack Standard Bulk Pack ASUS PEB 10G SFP Series Ethernet card 1 1 Support CD 1 1 Low profile car...

Page 9: ...ctor 1 2 LC Fiber Optic Connector 2 3 PCI Express Gen2 x8 interface 1 2 LAN port LED indications Activity Link LED Speed link Status Description Status Description OFF No link Green 10Gbps link Green Linked Blinking Data activity Top view Activity Link LED Speed LED 3 ...

Page 10: ...et from the Ethernet card package 1 5 Replacing card bracket 3 Secure the low profile bracket using the two screws you removed earlier to the rear end of the Ethernet card 2 Remove the two screws that secure the high profile bracket on the rear end of the Ethernet card ...

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

Page 12: ...to enter Configuration Menu Comprehensive Configuration Management v7 2 14 Copyright C 2000 2012 Broadcom Corporation All rights reserved 03 00 00 BCM57712 C8 60 00 22 86 B7 MBA v7 2 29 CCM v7 2 14 03 00 01 BCM57712 C8 60 00 22 86 B9 MBA v7 2 29 CCM v7 2 14 Device List Select Device to Configure Enter Enter Next Menu Next Entry ESC Quit Menu 3 The Main Menu screen appears Use the up down arrow key...

Page 13: ...ion Management v7 2 14 Copyright C 2000 2012 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 5 Seconds Link Speed 10Gbps Pre boot Wake On LAN Disabled VLAN Mode Disabled VLAN ID 1 Boot Retry Count 0 MBA Configuration Menu Enable Disable Option R...

Page 14: ...roke Ctrl S Configuration options Ctrl S Ctrl B Banner Message Timeout 5 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: ...ost 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 ...

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: ...isabled 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 2 14 Copyright C 2000 2012 Broadcom ...

Page 18: ...2 8 Chapter 2 Boot Agent Configuration ...

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

Page 20: ...tically 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 Nex...

Page 21: ...terms 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: ...the installation wizard 3 1 1 Checking Windows Server OS firmware version To check the Windows Server OS firmware version 1 Insert the support CD to the optical drive Go to Computer and double click PEB 10G series 2 Go to Utilities and copy the FwUpg folder to your desktop ...

Page 23: ...ASUS PEB 10G SFP 3 5 3 Go to Win folder and select the platform 4 Follow the Readme txt for installing winfwnx2 Ensure that the drivers are installed 5 Double click winfwnx2 exe ...

Page 24: ...3 6 Chapter 3 Driver installation 6 Key in the command dir 7 Check the version number in entry MFW1 2 ...

Page 25: ...re supported by PEB 10G SFP Red Hat Enterprise AS 5 7 5 8 Red Hat Enterprise AS 6 1 6 2 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 1 11 2 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 26: ... distributions The driver will 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 For Red Hat Linux For SuSE Linux ...

Page 27: ...ASUS PEB 10G SFP 3 9 3 Install the newly built package driver and main page rpm ivh RPMS arch netxtreme2 version arch rpm For Red Hat Linux ...

Page 28: ...3 10 Chapter 3 Driver installation ...

Page 29: ...ASUS PEB 10G SFP 3 11 For SuSE Linux ...

Page 30: ...el drivers net bnx2x o 2 6 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 bnx...

Page 31: ...nx2i rmmod cnic 5 Load the bnx2 driver 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 ...

Page 32: ...to load bnx2fc driver You can do 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 i...

Page 33: ...top 2 Go to Utilities and copy the FwUpg folder to your desktop 3 Go to Linux folder and select the platform For SUSE Linux 1 Follow the Readme txt for installing lnxfwnx2 Ensure that the drivers are installed 2 Key in the command to untar the lnxfwnx2 SDK package tar zxvf lnxfwnx2 arch sdk tgz 3 Key in the command to untar the BMAPI library SDK package tar zxvf bmapilnx version sdk tgz ...

Page 34: ...er installation 4 Key in the command ls Then key in the command ln sf BMAPI_LIB_NAME version BMAPI_LIB_NAME so 6 5 Copy brcm_pci ids to usr share directory 6 Key in the command dir Check the version number in entry MFW1 2 ...

Page 35: ...ASUS PEB 10G SFP 3 17 For Red Hat Linux 1 Repeat the steps and commands for SUSE Linux in installing Inxfwnx2 Follow the Readme txt and ensure that the drivers are installed ...

Page 36: ...3 18 Chapter 3 Driver installation 2 Key in the command dir Check the version number in entry MFW1 2 ...

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