Supermicro AOC-S25GC-i4S User manual

User's Guide
Revision 1.0
AOC-S25GC-i4S

User's Guide Revision 1.0
Release Date: September 10, 2021
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Preface
About this User's Guide
This user's guide is written for system integrators, IT professionals, and
knowledgeable end users. It provides information for the installation and use of the
AOC-S25GC-i4S add-on card.
About this Add-On Card
The Supermicro AOC-S25GC-i4S features Intel’s state of the art Columbiaville
E810-CAM1 Ethernet solution, which delivers a high performance leading-edge
25Gb per second transfer rate in a PCI-E Gen 4 architecture with backward compat-
ibility to PCI-E Gen 3. It also supports RoCE v2, iWarp, DCDB, VXLAN, NVGRE,
and Geneve. With support for Advance Device Queue and Dynamic Device Person-
alization to deliver faster application response with lower latency, AOC-S25GC-i4S
is an excellent network solution for cloud-scale networking, telecommunications,
machine learning, and big data analytics.
An Important Note to the User
All graphic images and layout drawings shown in this user's guide are based upon
the latest PCB revision available at the time of publishing of this user's guide. The
add-on card you have received may or may not look exactly the same as the graph-
ics 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 be-
fore any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling your
vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. When returning to
the manufacturer, the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside
of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand-carried. Shipping and handling
charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete.
For faster service, RMA authorizations may be requested online (http://www.super-
micro.com/support/rma/).
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curred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration, misuse, abuse or improper
maintenance of products.
During the warranty period, contact your distributor rst for any product problems.
Conventions Used in the User's Guide
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Note: Additional information given for proper system setup.
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Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction
1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1
1-2 Key Features................................................................................................... 1-1
1-3 Technical Specications .................................................................................. 1-2
Chapter 2 Hardware Components
2-1 Add-On Card Image and Layout..................................................................... 2-1
2-2 Major Components.......................................................................................... 2-2
2-3 QSFP28 Ethernet Connections....................................................................... 2-3
2-4 NC-SI Header.................................................................................................. 2-5
2-5 Jumper Settings .............................................................................................. 2-6
Chapter 3 Installation
3-1 Static-Sensitive Devices.................................................................................. 3-1
3-2 Before Installation ........................................................................................... 3-2
3-3 Installing the Add-on Card .............................................................................. 3-2
3-4 Installing Drivers (for Intel® E810-CAM1) ........................................................ 3-3
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Chapter 1: Overview
1-1
Chapter 1
Introduction
1-1 Overview
Congratulations on purchasing your add-on card from an acknowledged leader in
the industry. Supermicro products are designed with the utmost attention to detail
to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance.
1-2 Key Features
The key features of this add-on card include the following:
• Quad Port SFP28 Connector
• Low-prole, short length standard form factor
• PCI-E 4.0 x16 backward compatible to PCI-E 3.0 x16
• Intel®E810-CAM1 Ethernet Controller
• Asset Management Feature with thermal sensor
• Intel®Ethernet Flow Director – Application Device Queues (ADQ)
• Data Plan Development Kit
• Low Latency RDMA over Converged Ethernet (iWARP and RoCE v2)
• VxLAN, NVGRE, and Geneve
• Jumbo Packet (9K max)
• NC-SI for IPMI support
• RoHS compliant 6/6
• Dynamic Device Personalization (DDP)

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1-3 Technical Specications
General
• Intel®E810-CAM1 Ethernet Controller
• Compact size low-prole standard form factor
• PCI-E 4.0
• Quad QSFP28 connectors
• Application Device Queues (ADQ)
• Dynamic Device Personalization (DDP)
Host Interface
• PCI-E v4.0
• Backward compatible with PCIe v3.0
• Message Signal Interrupt (MSI-X)
Networking Features
• Jumbo Packet (9K Max)
• Teaming
• Virtual LANs 802.1q VLAN tagging
Stateless Ofoad Features
• TCP, UDP, IPv4, IPv6 checksum ofoad
• Large Send Ofoad (LSO)
• Receive Segment Coalescing (RSC)
• TCP Segmentation Ofoad (TSO)

Chapter 1: Overview
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• UDP Segment Ofoad (USO)
• Large Segment Ofoad (LSO)
• Receive Side Scaling (RSS)
Virtualization Features
• VXLAN
• NVGRE
• Geneve
• SR-IOV
• 768 Virtual Station Interface (VSI)
• 8 Physical Functions (PF)
• Microsoft VM Queue
• VMWare NetQueue
• DPDK Support
• QoS: Priority-based Flow Control (802.1Qbb)
• Enahanced Transmission Selection (802.1Qaz)
RDMA over Converged Ethernet (iWARP and RoCE)
• iWARP
• RoCEv2
• Data Center Bridging

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Manageability
• Network Controller Sideband Interface (NC-SI)
Note: Card requires NC-SI cable and motherboard support.
• Asset Management with thermal sensors
Remote Boot
• iSCSI Boot
• Legacy PXE Boot
• UEFI PXE Boot
Data Center Bridging
• Enhanced transmission – IEEE 802.1Qaz
• Priority-based ow control – IEEE 802.1Qbbb
• Edge Virtual Bridging - IEEE 802.Qbg
Power Saving
• ACPI compliant power management
• Pass through Energy Efcient Ethernet (IEEE802.3az-2010)
Operating Conditions
• 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
• This List is for Reference only