Supermicro AOC-S100GC-i2C User manual

User's Guide
Revision 1.0
AOC-S100GC-i2C

User's Guide Revision 1.0
Release Date: November 25, 2020
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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-S100GC-i2C add-on card.
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/).
This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in-
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.
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Important Links
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necessary drivers/utilities and the user’s manual for your server.
• Supermicro product manuals: http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/
• Product drivers and utilities: http://www.supermicro.com/wftp
• Product safety info: http://www.supermicro.com/about/policies/safety_informa-
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• If you have any questions, please contact our support team at: support@
supermicro.com
This user's guide may be periodically updated without notice. Please check the
Supermicro website for possible updates to the user's guide revision level.

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Conventions Used in the User's Guide
Pay special attention to the following symbols for proper system installation and to
prevent damage to the system or injury to yourself:
Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation
or to prevent damage to the components or injury to yourself.
Note: Additional information given to provide information for correct sys-
tem setup.
Networking Adapter List
Naming Convention for Standard Network Adaptors

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Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction
1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1
1-2 About this Add-on Card................................................................................... 1-1
1-3 Key Features................................................................................................... 1-1
1-4 Additional Features ......................................................................................... 1-2
1-5 Supported Platforms ....................................................................................... 1-4
Chapter 2 Hardware Components
2-1 Add-On Card Image and Layout..................................................................... 2-1
2-2 Major Onboard Components........................................................................... 2-2
2-3 QSFP28 Ethernet Connections....................................................................... 2-3
2-4 NC-SI Header & PCI-E 4.0 x16 Connector .................................................... 2-4
2-5 Jumper Settings .............................................................................................. 2-5
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-CAM2)........................................................ 3-3
3-5 EPCT (Intel® Ethernet Port Conguration Tool) .............................................. 3-6
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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 About this Add-on Card
The Supermicro AOC-S100GC-i2C is the most advanced Network-Controller Side-
band Interface (NC-SI) Ethernet LAN card on the market today. This add-on card
provides unprecedented network interface connectivity with the Intel® E810-CAM2
Controller.
Featuring Asset Management for Supermicro system and server platforms, this add-
on card supports Advance Device Queue (ADQ), Dynamic Device Personalization
(DDP), SR-IOV, multi-queueing, stateless o󰀪oads, network overlay, NIC partitioning,
IEEE 1394, and RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE). The AOC-S100GC-i2C
o󰀨ers high-performance connectivity and superb remote sideband manageability to
meet the growing needs of high-end computing platforms.
1-3 Key Features
The key features of this add-on card include the following:
• Standard PCI-E Form Factor
• PCIe Gen 4.0 x16 host interface
• Intel®E810-CAM2 Controller
• Dual QSFP28 Connectors
• 100Gbps throughput
• RoCE (RDMA over Converged Ethernet)
• RDMA (iWARP)

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• Network overlay: VXLAN, NVGRE, GENEVE
• SR-IOV with up to 256 VFs
• PXE Support
• NC-SI for IPMI support
• Cable support: copper cables, ber cables, optic cables with optional transceiv-
ers
• Dimensions: 6.6 inches (L) x 2.713 inches (W)
1-4 Additional Features
Host Interface
• Supports up to 8 PCI physical functions
• Function Level Reset (FLR)
• Message Signal Interrupt (MSI-X)
• Advanced Error Reporting (AER)
• Transaction Processing Hints (TPH)
Network Features
• Jumbo frames (up to 9600 bytes)
• IEEE 802.3x ow control
• Link Aggregation (IEEE 802.3ad)
• Virtual LANs — IEEE 802.1q VLAN tagging
Stateless O󰀪oad Features
• TCP, UDP, IP checksum o󰀪oads
• Large Send O󰀪oad (LSO)
• Receive Segment Coalescing (RSCO)

Chapter 1: Overview
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• TCP Segmentation O󰀪oad (TSO)
• Generic Receive O󰀪oad (GRO)
• Receive Side Scaling (RSS)
• Transmit Side Scaling (TSS)
• Accelerated Receive Flow Steering (aRFS)
• Header-Payload Split
Virtualization
• NDIS and VMQoS
• SR-IOV
• Edge Virtual Bridging (EVB) — VEB/VEPA support
• VxLAN-aware stateless o󰀪oads
• NVGRE-aware stateless o󰀪oads
• Geneve-aware stateless o󰀪oads
• IP-in-IP-ware stateless o󰀪oads
• GRE-aware stateless o󰀪oads
• VF Receive-Side Scaling (RSS)/Transmit-Side Scaling (TSS)
• Source pruning and anti-spoong
RDMA over Converging Ethernet (RoCE)
• RoCEv2
• Congestion control
• Reliable connection (RC) and unreliable datagram (UD)

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Manageability
• Network Controller Sideband Interface (NC-SI) over RMII Based Transport (RBT)
• Passive heatsink
• Thermal sensor
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
1-5 Supported Platforms
The AOC-S100GC-i2C supports:
• Supermicro®motherboards with minimum PCI-E x16 expansion slot
• Supermicro® server systems with low-prole or full height PCI-E 4.0 x 16 ex-
pansion slot
• NC-SI feature is only supported by Supermicro motherboards with correspond-
ing NC-SI connectors
Note: This product is intended to be used with Supermicro server systems
or motherboards as an integrated solution package.
• This List is for Reference only

Chapter 2: Hardware Components
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Chapter 2
Hardware Components
2-1 Add-On Card Image and Layout
AOC-S100GC-i2C Image

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LED1
LED2
J4 JP2
PORT1 PORT2
JNCSI1
JP4
JP1
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
6
1
7
1
8
1
9
2-2 Major Onboard Components
AOC-S100GC-i2C Layout
AOC-S100GC-i2C Major Components
No Component Name Denition
1Intel E810-CAM2 Intel E810-CAM2
2JP1 1-2: SMBUS ARP mode (default)
2-3: Static SMBUS address mode
3JP2 Jumper
4JP4 1-2: Standby Mode disabled (default)
2-3: Standby Mode enabled
5QSFP28 Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable 28
6QSFP28 Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable 28
7LED1 QFSP28 Port 1 Link/Active LED
8LED2 QFSP28 Port 2 Link/Active LED
9JNCSI1 NCSI header
Note: Please consult with Supermicro before enabling JP4.

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LED1
LED2
J4
JP2
PORT1 PORT2
JNCSI1
JP4
JP1
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2-3 QSFP28 Ethernet Connections
QSFP28 Port
A Quad-Small-Form-Factor-Pluggable 28 (QSFP28) connector is located at J2/J3
on the add-on card. The QSFP28 ports operate at up to 100Gb/s. Plug the Direct
Attached Copper (DAC) cable into the QSFP28 ports for network connections. See
the layout below for the location.
1. QSFP28
2. QSFP28
2

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LED1
LED2
J4
JP2
PORT1 PORT2
JNCSI1
JP4
JP1
1
2
1
1
2-4 NC-SI Header & PCI-E 4.0 x16 Connector
NC-SI Header
A Network-Controller Sideband Interface (NC-SI) header is located at JNCSI1 on
the add-on card. Connect an appropriate cable from this header to a motherboard
to provide an out-of-band (sideband) connection between the onboard Intel® E810-
CAM2 Controller and a Network Interface Controller (NIC) for remote management.
For the network sideband interface to work properly, you will need to use a mother-
board that supports NC-SI and also need to have a special cable. Please contact
Supermicro at www.supermicro.com to purchase the cable for this header. See the
layout below for the location of the JNCSI1 header.
PCI-E 4.0 x16 Connector
Insert the PCI-E 4.0 x16 connector into a PCI-E 4.0 x16 slot on a motherboard to
use this add-on card. See the layout below for the location.
1. NS-CI Header
2. PCI-E 4.0 x16 Connector

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J4
JP2
PORT1 PORT2
JNCSI1
JP4
JP1
1
3
1
2
1
1
2-5 Jumper Settings
Explanation of Jumpers
To modify the operation of the mother-
board, jumpers can be used to choose
between optional settings. Jumpers create
shorts between two pins to change the
function of the connector. Pin 1 is identied
with a square solder pad on the printed
circuit board. See the motherboard layout
pages for jumper locations.
1. JP1
2. JP2
3. JP4
Connector
Pins
Jumper
Cap
Setting
Pin 1-2 (Short)
1 2 3
1 2 3
Note: JP1 is for production use only.

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JP4 for NC-SI
Standby by
Power
IPMI
Support
FailOver
Support
WoL
Support Function Notes
Disable = No
standby Power
to AOC NIC
Yes Yes No
Disable jumper
to disconnect
the standby
power
Default
Enable =
Standby
Power to AOC
NIC
Yes Yes Yes
Enable jumper
to connect
standby power
to AOC NIC
WoL is supported
but limited to
platforms with
su󰀩cient air-ow
when it is in
standby mode
(S5 state).
Please consult
Supermicro before
enabling it.

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Chapter 3: Installation
Chapter 3
Installation
3-1 Static-Sensitive Devices
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. To avoid dam-
aging your add-on card, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following
measures are generally su󰀩cient to protect your equipment from ESD.
Precautions
• Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.
• Touch a grounded metal object before removing the add-on card from the
antistatic bag.
• Handle the add-on card by its edges only; do not touch its components, or
peripheral chips.
• 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.

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3-2 Before Installation
To install the add-on card properly, be sure to follow the instructions below.
1. Power down the system.
2. Remove the power cord from the wall socket.
3. Use industry-standard anti-static equipment (such as gloves or wrist strap)
and follow the instructions listed on page 3-1 to avoid damage caused by
ESD.
4. Familiarize yourself with the server, motherboard, and/or chassis documenta-
tion.
5. Conrm that your operating system includes the latest updates and hotxes.
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 necessary, set aside any screws for later
use.
2. Remove the add-on card slot cover. If the case requires a screw, place the
screw aside for later use.
3. Position the add-on card in the slot directly over the connector on the mother-
board, and gently push down on both sides of the card until it slides into the
PCI connector.
4. Use the screw that you previously removed to secure the add-on card/mother-
board to the chassis.
5. Attach any necessary external cables to the add-on card.
6. Replace the chassis cover.
7. Plug the power cord into the wall socket, and power up the system.