Supermicro AOC-UTG-I2 User manual

Rev. 1.0
AOC-UTG-I2
USER'S GUIDE

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Manual Revision 1.0
Release Date: December 11, 2007
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Overview .............................................................................................................v
Product Features.................................................................................................v
Supported Operating Systems...........................................................................vi
Required Cables ................................................................................................vi
Contacting Supermicro...................................................................................... vii
Chapter 1 Safety Guidelines
1-1 ESD Safety Guidelines ................................................................................... 1-1
1-2 General Safety Guidelines .............................................................................. 1-1
1-3 An Important Note to Users ............................................................................ 1-2
Chapter 2 Add-on Card Components
2-1 Front Connectors and LEDs ........................................................................... 2-1
2-2 Front Connector and LED Definitions............................................................. 2-2
1. LAN Ports.................................................................................................... 2-2
2. LAN Port LEDs ........................................................................................... 2-2
Chapter 3 Installation
3-1 Before Installation ........................................................................................... 3-1
3-2 Hardware Installation ...................................................................................... 3-1
3-3 Windows 2003/XP/2000 Installation ............................................................... 3-2
3-4 Linux Installation ............................................................................................. 3-2
Build a Binary RPM Package ........................................................................ 3-2
Manually Build the Driver................................................................................ 3-2

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Introduction
Overview
This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable
PC users who intend to integrate Supermicro's AOC-UTG-I2 Add-on Card.
Product Features
The AOC-UTG-I2 offers the following features:
High-performing, PCI-E 10Gb Ethernet connection ideally suited for demanding
enterprise applications.
Dual-port Intel®82598EB with two CX4 connectors.
CX4-to-Optical module/cable (optional).
PCI-E x8 to maximize performance (PCI-E Gen 2 compatible).
Intel I/O Acceleration Technology (I/O AT) for improved CPU utilization.
x16 Virtual Machine Device queues (VMDq) for virtualized environment.
Direct Cache Access (DCA) to eliminate cache misses and reduce CPU load.
Tx/Rx, IP, TCP, and UDP checksum offloading (IPv4, IPv6) capabilities to in-
crease throughput and lower processor utilization
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and Remote Network Monitoring
(RMON) statistic counters.
iSCSI boot.
Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) support.
Energy-efficient design (maximum 6.5W).
RoHS Compliant 6/6.
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Supported Operating Systems
The AOC-UTG-I2 supports the following Operating Systems (OS):
Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows 2003
Linux
VMWare ESX Server
Required Cables
The AOC-UTG-I2 requires the following cables:
CX4 copper-based cable. Maximum length 15 meters.
InfiniBand 4x DDR cable (converts CX4 to optical). Maximum length 100 me-
ters.
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Contacting Supermicro
Headquarters
Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
980 Rock Ave.
San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected] (General Information)
[email protected] (Technical Support)
Web Site: www.supermicro.com
Europe
Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.
Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected] (General Information)
[email protected] (Technical Support)
[email protected] (Customer Support)
Asia-Pacific
Address: Super Micro Computer, Taiwan
4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.
Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County
Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw
Technical Support:
Email: [email protected]
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Chapter 1
Safety Guidelines
To avoid personal injury and property damage, carefully follow all the safety steps
listed below when accessing your system or handling the components.
1-1 ESD Safety Guidelines
Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. To prevent dam-
age to your system, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures
are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD.
Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.
Touch a grounded metal object before removing a component from the antistatic
bag.
Handle the add-on card by its edges only; do not touch its components, periph-
eral chips, memory modules or gold contacts.
When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.
Put the card and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use.
1-2 General Safety Guidelines
Always disconnect power cables before installing or removing any components
from the computer.
Disconnect the power cable before installing or removing any cables from the
system.
Make sure that the add-on card is securely and properly installed on the moth-
erboard to prevent damage to the system due to power shortage.
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1-3 An Important Note to Users
All images and layouts shown in this user's guide are based upon the latest PCB
Revision available at the time of publishing. The card you have received may or
may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual.
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Chapter 2
Add-on Card Components
2-1 Front Connectors and LEDs
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1. LAN Connector Ports
2. LAN Port LEDs
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2-2 Front Connector and LED Definitions
1. LAN Ports
LAN ports allow the Add-on card to connect
a maximum of two network cables (CX4 con-
nectors). Each LAN port provides up to 10
gigabits per second connection speed and
require CX4 copper-based cables for maxi-
mum throughput.
The ports are designated Port 1 and Port 2.
2. LAN Port LEDs
Each LAN port includes four LEDs. The LEDs
indicate connection, activity, and connection
speed (in Giga-bits/second). Review the table
to the right for LEDs definitions.
Port 1 LEDs
LED Color Definition
Number
1 Yellow Link speed 1 Gb/
second
2 Green Link speed at 10
Gb/second
3 Yellow Optical cable con-
nected
4 Green LAN activity
Port 2 LEDs
LED Color Definition
Number
5 Yellow Link speed 1 Gb/
second
6 Green Link speed at 10
Gb/second
7 Yellow Optical cable con-
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Chapter 3
Installation
3-1 Before Installation
Before installation, do the following
Power down the system.
Remove the power cord from the wall socket.
Use industry standard anti-static equipment (i.e. gloves or wrist strap) and/or
an environment that prevents accidental electrostatic discharge.
Familiarize yourself with the server, motherboard, and/or chassis documenta-
tion.
Confirm that your Operating System includes the latest updates and hotfixes.
3-2 Hardware Installation
To install the add-on card, do the following:
Remove the server cover and, if necessary, set aside any screws for later
use.
Remove the add-on card slot cover. If the case requires a screw, place the
screw aside for later use.
Position the add-on card in the slot directly over the connector and gently
push down on both sides of the card until it slides into the PCI connector.
Secure the add-on card to the chassis. If required, use the screw that you
previously removed.
Attach any necessary internal and external cables to the add-on card (see
page v for required cables).
Replace the chassis cover.
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7. Plug the power cord into the wall socket and power up the system.
3-3 Windows 2003/XP/2000 Installation
Use the following instructions to install the drivers to a supported Windows Operat-
ing Systems. (For the latest systems, see page v.)
Run the Installation CD and when prompted click Install Drivers and Soft-
ware.
Check I accept the terms in the license agreement.
Click Next.
Choose the appropriate Driver.
Click Next.
Click Install.
3-4 Linux Installation
To install the driver to a Linux system do the following:
Build a Binary RPM Package
1. Run ‘rpmbuild -tb <filename.tar.gz>’
2. Replace <filename.tar.gz> with the specific filename of the driver.
NOTE: For the build to work properly, the currently running kernel MUST match the
version and configuration of the installed kernel sources. If you have just recompiled
the kernel reboot the system now.
Manually Build the Driver
1. Move the base driver tar file to the directory of your choice. For example,
/home/username/ixgbe
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/usr/local/src/ixgbe.
2. Untar/unzip archive:
tar zxf ixgbe-x.x.x.tar.gz
3. Change to the driver src directory:
cd ixgbe-x.x.x/src/
4. Compile the driver module:
make install
The binary will be installed as:
/lib/modules/[KERNEL_VERSION]/kernel/drivers/net/ixgbe/
ixgbe.[k]o
The install locations listed above are the default locations. They might not be correct
for certain Linux distributions. For more information, see the ldistrib.txt file included
in the driver tar.
NOTE: IXGBE_NO_LRO is a compile time flag. The user can enable it at compile
time to remove support for LRO from the driver. The flag is used by adding `CFLAGS_
EXTRA=-”DIXGBE_NO_LRO”` to the make file when it’s being compiled.
make 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/ixg-
be/ixgbe.ko
In addition when using 2.6 based kernels make sure that older ixgbe drivers are
removed from the kernel, before loading the new module. To do this, use:
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6. Assign an IP address to the interface by entering the following, where x is the
interface number:
ifconfig ethx <IP_address> netmask <netmask>
7. Verify that the interface works. Enter the following, where <IP_address> is the
IP address for another machine on the same subnet as the interface that is being
tested:
ping <IP_address>