Supermicro AOC-MGP-i2, User Manual

Page 1: ...User s Guide Revision 1 0a AOC MGP i2 AOC MGP i4 ...

Page 2: ...CH 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 Th...

Page 3: ...exactly the same as the graphics 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 before any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your ven dor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning the motherboard to the manufacturer the RMA number should be promine...

Page 4: ...aracter Representation Options 1st Product Family AOC Add On Card 2nd Form Factor S Standard P Proprietary C MicroLP M Super IO Module SIOM MH SIOM Hybrid 3rd Product Type Speed G GbE 1Gb s TG 10GbE 10Gb s 25G 25GbE 25Gb s 40G 40GbE 40Gb s 50G 50GbE 50Gb s 100G 100GbE 100Gb s IBE EDR IB 100Gb s IBF FDR IB 56Gb s IBQ QDR IB 40Gb s HFI Host Fabric Interface 4th Chipset Model Optional N Niantec 82599...

Page 5: ...v Preface ...

Page 6: ... Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Website www supermicro nl Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Computer Inc 3F No 150 Jian 1st Rd Zhonghe Dist New Taipei City 235 Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3992 Em...

Page 7: ...ical Specifications 1 2 General 1 2 Ethernet Features 1 2 Power Management and Efficiency 1 2 Virtualization Features 1 3 Performance Features 1 3 OS Support 1 3 Cable Support 1 4 Power Consumption 1 4 Operating Conditions 1 4 Physical Dimensions 1 4 Compliance Platforms 1 4 Supported Platforms 1 4 Chapter 2 Hardware Components 2 1 Add On Card Image and Layout 2 1 2 2 Major Components 2 3 2 3 LAN ...

Page 8: ...on 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 on Windows 3 4 3 5 Installing Drivers on Linux 3 4 Build a Binary RPM Package 3 4 3 6 Installing Drivers on FreeBSD 3 6 ...

Page 9: ...ase refer to our website at http www supermicro com products nfo networking cfm adapter 1 2 Product Highlights The product highlights of this add on card include the following Super I O Module SIOM Form Factor Intel i350 GbE controller Dual and Quad RJ45 Connectors VMDq and SR IOV for Virtualized Environments Jumbo Frames support Energy Efficient Ethernet EEE iSCSI Remote Boot Support PXE Boot Sup...

Page 10: ...to negotiation for speed duplex and flow control IEEE 802 3x and 802 3z compliant flow control support Automatic cross over detection function MDI MDI X 1Gb s Ethernet IEEE 802 3 802 3u 802 3ab PHY specifications Compliant IEEE 1588 protocol and 802 1AS implementation Power Management and Efficiency Energy Efficient Ethernet EEE DMA Coalescing reduces platform power consumption Active State Power ...

Page 11: ...mprove CPU usage Low Latency Interrupts Tx TCP segmentation offload IPv4 IPv6 increases throughput and lowers processor usage Receive Side Scaling RSS for Windows environment Scalable I O for Linux environments Intelligent interrupt generation TCP segmentation large send offload Interrupt moderation OS Support The AOC MGP i2 i4 add on card supports the following operating systems Windows Server 20...

Page 12: ...ditions Operating temperature 0 C to 55 C 32 F to 131 F 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 92mm 3 62in x 87 1mm 3 43in W x D Compliance Platforms RoHS Compliant 6 6 Pb Free Supported Platforms Supermicro motherboards with Super I O Module slot Supermicro server systems with Super I O Mo...

Page 13: ...DE AOC MGP i2 REV 1 00 DESIGNED IN USA LAN1 LAN2 Intel i350 AM2 Chapter 2 Hardware Components 2 1 Add On Card Image and Layout The AOC MGP i2 Image The AOC MGP i2 Layout 1 1 1 4 1 3 1 2 Components 1 Intel i350 AM2 3 RJ45 LAN Port 2 2 RJ45 LAN Port 1 4 JPL1 ...

Page 14: ...MGP i4 Layout The AOC MGP i4 Image MAC CODE JPL1 BAR CODE AOC MGP i4 REV 1 00 DESIGNED IN USA LAN1 LAN2 Intel i350 AM4 LAN3 LAN4 Components 1 Intel i350 AM4 4 RJ45 LAN Port 3 2 RJ45 LAN Port 1 5 RJ45 LAN Port 4 3 RJ45 LAN Port 2 6 JPL1 1 5 1 4 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 6 ...

Page 15: ...ng major components are on the AOC MGP i2 1 Intel i350 AM2 2 LAN Port 1 3 LAN Port 2 4 JPL1 LAN Port Enable Disable The following major components are on the AOC MGP i4 1 Intel i350 AM4 2 LAN Port 1 3 LAN Port 2 4 LAN Port 3 5 LAN Port 4 6 JPL1 LAN Port Enable Disable ...

Page 16: ...OC MGP i4 These LAN ports support connection speeds of 1Gbps Use a direct attach RJ45 type LAN cable Note Please refer to Optional Accessories on page 1 4 for recommended cables 2 3 LAN Ports and LAN LED Indicators Link LED LAN Port Link LED Left LED State LED Color Definition Green 100 Mbps Amber 1 Gbps Off No Connection LAN Port Activity LED Right LED State Color Status Definition Yellow Flashin...

Page 17: ...Jumper setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled 2 4 Jumpers Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the add on card a jumper can be used to choose between optional settings A jumper creates shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the add on card layout on pages 2 1 and 2 2 f...

Page 18: ...2 6 Super AOC MGP i2 i4 Add on Card User s Guide Notes ...

Page 19: ...atic bag Handle the add on card by its edges only do not touch its components 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 When ...

Page 20: ...he latest updates 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 slot cover has a screw place it aside for later use 3 Position the add on card in front of the SIOM slot and gently push in both sides of the card until it ...

Page 21: ...o the chassis 4 Secure the add on card to the chassis If required use the screw that you previously removed 5 Attach any necessary external cables to the add on card 6 Replace the system cover 7 Plug in the power cord and power up the system Insert the SIOM card into the motherboard Install the bracket onto the chassis Install the motherboard in the chassis 1 2 3 4 Tighten the screw Note It is rec...

Page 22: ...nstall the drivers for Windows Download the drivers from the Supermicro FTP site at ftp ftp supermicro com Networking_Drivers 1 Run CDR NIC 2 When the SUPERMICRO window appears click on the computer icon next to the product model Note If the FOUND NEW HARDWARE WIZARD screen displays on your system click CANCEL ...

Page 23: ...ly 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 Follow the instructions below to build the driver manually 1 Move the base driver tar file to the directory of your choice For example home username ixgbe or usr local src ixgbe 2 Untar unzip archive where x x x is the version ...

Page 24: ...CFLAGS_EXTRA DIXGBE_NO_LRO install 5 Load the module For kernel 2 6 x use the modprobe command modprobe ixgbe parameter value 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 KERNEL VERSION kernel drivers net ixgbe ixgbe ko In addition when using 2 6 based kernels make sure that older ixgbe drivers are removed from the...

Page 25: ...r unzip the archive tar xfz ixgb x x x directory 3 To install man page cd ixgb x x x gzip c ixgb 4 usr share man man4 ixgb 4 gz 4 To load the driver onto a running system perform the following steps cd ixgb x x x make or cd ixgb x x x src make load 5 To assign an IP address to the interface enter the following ifconfig ixgb interface_num IP_address 6 Verify that the interface works Enter the follo...

Page 26: ...p 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 files i386 file and add the following line dev ixgb ixgb_hw c optional ixgb dev ixgb ixgb_ee c optional ixgb dev ixgb if_ixgb c optional ixgb Remove the following lines from the usr src sys conf files i386 file if they exist dev ixgb if_ixgb_fx_hw c optional ix...

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