Gbord EN-202 User manual

EN-202
PCIe 2-Port 10G SFP+ Network Controller Card
User’s Manual
1st Ed –31 May 2019

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Copyright and Trademarks
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Compliances and Certification
CE Certification
This product has passed the CE test for environmental
specifications. Test conditions for passing included the
equipment being operated within an industrial enclosure.
In order to protect the product from being damaged by
ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) and EMI leakage, we
strongly recommend the use of CE-compliant industrial
enclosure products.
FCC Class A Certification
This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instruction
manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a
residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in
which case the user will be required to correct the
interference at his own expense.
Revision History
Version
Date
Descriptions
0.1
2019.05.31
Preliminary

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Module Physical Features ............................................................................................................ 4
1.2 System Requirements.................................................................................................................. 5
1.3 Package contents ........................................................................................................................ 5
Chapter 2: Getting Started..................................................................................................................... 6
2.1 Hardware Layout.......................................................................................................................... 6
2.2 Hardware Installation ...................................................................................................................7
2.3 Driver Installation .................................................................................................................................7
2.4 Verifying the installation……………………………………………………………………………………….. 8

Chapter 1: Introduction
This PCIe 10G SPF+ Network Card is a cost-effective solution that delivers fast and reliable 10 Gbps network access at
longer distances than copper-based networks. Using the SPP+ transceiver of your choice, you can connect your PCI
Express-based server or workstation directly to your 10G fiber optic network.
Features
Supports common 10GbE SFP+ optical and Direct Attached Copper modules
Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
Up to 9K Jumbo Frames
IP, TCP and UPD checksum offloading (IPv4, IPv6) capabilities
Designed to meet PCI Express Specification Revision 3.0
Eight lane (x8) PCI Express compatible with x8 and x16 PCI Express slots
Designed to meet PCI Express Specification Revision 3.0
Reduced CPU utilization and improved throughput
1.1 Module Physical Features

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1.2 System Requirements
Hardware
The following system specs are recommended minimum
PCIe slot: Available 4-Lanes PCI-Express slot gen 2.0 or later
Processor: Quad Core 3.0GHz or higher
RAM: 4GB memory or higher
Software
Operating systems supported are (both 32 and 64 bits)
Windows 7
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2012
Windows 8.1
Windows Server 2016
Windows 10
Linux 2.6.24 or later
VMware ESXi 5.x/6.0
1.3 Package contents
Check your package for the following items.
1 x PCIe 10G SFP+ Network Card
1 x Driver CD
If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

Chapter 2: Getting Started
2.1 Hardware Layout

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Link/Activity Indicator:
When the LED is off, there is no link between the PCIe 10G SFP+ Network Card and the network
When the LED is on, a link is established, but there is no traffic on the network
When the LED is flashing, there is traffic on the network to which the PCIe 10G SFP+ Network Card is
connected
2.2Hardware Installation
1. Turn off the power to your computer.
2. Unplug the power cord and remove your computer’s cover.
3. Remove the slot bracket from an available PCIe slot.
4. To install the card, carefully align the card’s bus connector with the selected PCIe slot on the
motherboard. Push the board down firmly.
5. Replace the slot bracket’s holding screw to secure the card.
6. Secure the computer cover and reconnect the power cord.
2.3 Driver Installation
The following section shows you how to install PCIe 10G SFP+ Network Card driver on different operating
systems.
Installation for Windows
Insert the provided CD into your disk drive. The CD-ROM will start automatically. The following screen
will show up and please click “Install Driver”.
*Note: Actual image may vary
Note: If the install program doesn’t run automatically, please locate and double-click on the Autorun.exe file in
the CD to launch the install program.

Please click “PCIe Intel” to start the installation.
Follow the instructions on screen to install the driver.
Installation for Linux
1. Insert the provided CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2. Extract the compressed driver source file to a certain directory by the following command: (Please
copy the driver file “ixgbe-x.x.x.tar.gz” from the CD folder “.\ Driver\Intel\PROXGB\LINUX” to a
certain folder on hard drive)
# tar xf ixgbe-x.x.x.tar.gz
3. Now, the driver source files should be extracted under the current directory. Executing the following
command to compile the driver:
# make
4. If the compilation is well, the ixgbe-x.x.x.ko will be created under the current directory.
5. If you want to use modprobe command to mount the driver, executing the following command to
install the driver into your kernel:
# make install
2.4 Verifying the installation
Verifying for Windows
1. Click on the “Device Manager” tab in the Windows Control Panel.
Start > Control Panel > Device Manager
2. Entry “Network adapters” item, and you can read “intele(R)82599 10Gigabit Dual Port Network
Connection”in the Device Manager.

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1port
2port
Verifying for Linux
1. You can check whether the driver is loading by using following commands:
# lsmod | grep
# ifconfig –a
If there is a device name, ethX, shown on the monitor, the linux driver is load. Then, you can use the
following command to activate the ethX.
# ifconfig ethX up, where X=0,1,2,…