Supero AOC-UIBF-m1 User manual

User's Guide
Revision 1.0a
AOC-UIBF-m1

User's Guide Revision 1.0a
Release Date: December 5, 2014
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Preface
About this User's Guide
This user's guide is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the
AOC-UIBF-m1 add-on card.
About this Add-on Card
The AOC-UIBF-m1 is the most compact, powerful InniBand adapter on the mar-
ket. Based on the Mellanox ConnectX-3 with Virtual Protocol Interconnect (VPI), it
provides the most high performance, exible interconnect solution for servers used
in enterprise data centers and high-performance computing. The AOC-UIBF-m1
simplies system development by providing both InniBand (56Gb/s) and Ethernet
(40Gb/s)support in one hardware design. The AOC-UIBF-m1 is designed to t within
Supermicro UIO server systems.
An Important Note to the User
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 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 prominently displayed
on the outside of the shipping carton, and the shipping package is 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, You can also request
a RMA authorization online (http://www.supermicro.com/RmaForm/).
This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in-
curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation, misuse, abuse or improper
maintenance of products.
During the warranty period, contact your distributor rst for any product problems.
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Conventions Used in the User's Guide
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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 differentiate between various models
or provides information for correct system setup.
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Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 Overview
1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1
1-2 Key Features................................................................................................... 1-1
1-3 Specications .................................................................................................. 1-1
Chapter 2 Hardware Components
2-1 Add-On Card Image and Layout..................................................................... 2-1
2-2 Major Components.......................................................................................... 2-1
2-3 Connectors: QSPF Port and LEDs ................................................................. 2-2
QSFP Port .................................................................................................. 2-2
QSFP Port LEDs ........................................................................................ 2-2
Chapter 3 Installation
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 the Windows Operating System ...................................................... 3-3
3-5 Installing Drivers and Firmware ...................................................................... 3-3
Linux Drivers ................................................................................................... 3-3
Windows Drivers ............................................................................................. 3-4
Firmware Update Procedures ......................................................................... 3-5
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Chapter 1: Overview
1-1
Chapter 1
Overview
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. For product
support and updates, please refer to our website at http://www.supermicro.com/
products/nfo/networking.cfm#adapter.
1-2 Key Features
The key features of this add-on card include the following:
•Single QSFP (Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable) Connector
•Low-prole UIO Form Factor
•PCI Express 3.0 (up to 8GT/s)
•Virtual Protocol Interconnect (VPI)
•Up to 56Gbps InniBand or 40Gbps Ethernet
•CPU ofoad of transport operations
•Application ofoad
•GPU communication acceleration
•End-to-end QoS and congestion control
•Hardware-based I/O virtualization
•Ethernet encapsulation (EoIB)
•RoHS compliant 6/6
1-3 Specications General
•Mellanox®ConnectX-3 FDR controller

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•Compact size UIO form factor
•Single QSFP port
•PCI-E 3.0 x8 (8GT/s) interface
Connectivity
•Interoperable with InniBand or 10/40GbE switches
•Passive copper cable with ESD protection
•Powered connectors for optical and active cable support
InniBand
•IBTA Specication 1.2.1 compliant
•Hardware-based congestion control
•16 million I/O channels
•256 to 4Kbyte MTU, 1Gbyte messages
Enhanced InniBand
•Hardware-based reliable transport
•Collective operations ofoads
•GPU communication acceleration
•Hardware-based reliable multicast
•Extended Reliable Connected transport
•Enhanced Atomic operations
Ethernet
•IEEE Std 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet

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•IEEE Std 802.3ba 40 Gigabit Ethernet
•IEEE Std 802.3ad Link Aggregation and Failover
•IEEE Std 802.3az Energy Efcient Ethernet
•IEEE Std 802.1Q, .1p VLAN tags and priority
•IEEE Std 802.1Qau Congestion Notication
•IEEE P802.1Qaz D0.2 ETS
•IEEE P802.1Qbb D1.0 Priority-based Flow Control
•Jumbo frame support (9.6KB)
Hardware-based I/O Virtualization
•Single Root IOV
•Address translation and protection
•Dedicated adapter resources
•Multiple queues per virtual machine
•Enhanced QoS for vNICs
•VMware NetQueue support
Manageability Features
•RDMA over Converged Ethernet
•TCP/UDP/IP stateless ofoad
•Intelligent interrupt coalescence
Flexboot™ Technology
•Remote boot over InniBand

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•Remote boot over Ethernet
•Remote boot over iSCSI
Protocol Support
•Open MPI, OSU MVAPICH, Intel MPI, MS MPI, PLATFORM MPI
•TCP,UDP, EoIB, IPoIB, SDP, RDS
•SRP, iSER, NFS RDMA
•uDAPL
Operating Systems/Distributions
•Novell SLES, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), and other Linux distributions
•Microsoft Windows Server 2008/CCS 2003, HPC Server 2008
•OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED)
•OpenFabrics Windows Distribution (WinOF)
•VMware ESX Server 3.5, vSphere 4.0/4.1
Physical Dimensions
•Card PCB dimensions (without end brackets): 14.29cm (5.63in) x 6.35cm
(2.50in) (LxW)
•Height of end brackets: Standard - 12cm (4.73in), Low Prole - 7.94cm (3.13in)
Operating Condition
•Operating temperature: 0°C to 55°C (32°F to 131°F)
Compliance/Environmental
•RoHS Compliant 6/6, Pb Free

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Supported Platforms
•Supermicro UIO Server Systems with UIO slot

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Notes

Chapter 2: Hardware Components
2-1
Chapter 2
Hardware Components
2-1 Add-On Card Image and Layout
The AOC-UIBF-m1 Image
The AOC-UIBF-m1 Layout
2-2 Major Components
The following major components are installed on the AOC-UIBF-m1:
1. Mellanox ConnectX-3 FDR Controller
2. QSFP (Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable) Port
AOC-UIBF-M1
Rev. 1.0
ConnectX-3 FDR
Mellanox
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2
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2-3 Connectors: QSPF Port and LEDs
QSFP Port
A single QSFP port is located on the
add-on card. Connect a QSFP cable to
the port to provide Inniband (56Gb/s)
and Ethernet (40Gbp/s) communica-
tion. Refer to the add-on card layout
on Page 2-1 for the location of the
QSPF port.
QSFP Port LEDs
Two LEDs are located to the right of
the QSFP port. A blinking yellow LED
on the top indicates activity. A solid
green, yellow or off LED on the bottom
indicates the type of link-up connec-
tion. See the table to the right for more
information.
Activity LED
QSFP Port LEDs
LED Color Denition
Activity Yellow
(Blinking)
Port activity
Link Yellow Logical Link-up
Green Physical Link-up
Off No Connection
Link LED

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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 suf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.
Unpacking
The add-on card is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage. When
unpacking your component or your system, make sure that the person handling it
is static protected.
Warning: To avoid damaging your components and to ensure proper
installation, be sure to always connect the power cord last, and always
remove it before adding, removing or changing any hardware components.

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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, and gently
push down on both sides of the card until it slides into the PCI connector.
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 chassis cover.
7. Plug the power cord into the wall socket, and power up the system.

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3-4 Installing the Windows Operating System
Follow the steps below to install the drivers needed for your Windows OS support.
The controller comes with a driver on the CD-ROM CDR-NIC.
1. Run the CDR-NIC. (If you do not have a product CD-ROM, download drivers
from the Supermicro Support Website and then transfer them to your system.)
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.
3. Click on INSTALL DRIVERS AND SOFTWARE.
4. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
3-5 Installing Drivers and Firmware
Use the procedures below to install both drivers and rmware for the AOC-UIBF-m1
add-on card for both Linux and Windows.
Linux Drivers
Use the following procedures for installing AOC-UIBF-m1 drivers for the Linux
operating system.
Installing InniBand Drivers for the Linux Operating System
1. From the CDR-NIC LAN driver CD or FTP site, go to the following directory:
Mellanox > InniBand > Linux.

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2. Choose the InniBand Linux driver package le.
3. Install the driver by entering the following commands:
tar xzvf OFED–<ver>.tgz
cd OFED–<ver>
./install.pl
This installs the Linux drivers to your system.
Installing 10G Drivers for the Linux Operating System
1. From the CDR-NIC LAN driver CD or FTP site, go to the following directory:
Mellanox > ConnectX_EN > Linux.
2. Choose the 10G Linux driver package le.
3. Install the driver by entering the following commands:
tar xzvf mlnx_en–<ver>.tgz
cd mlnx_en–<ver>
./install.sh
This installs the 10G drivers to your system.
Windows Drivers
Use the following procedures for installing AOC-UIBF-m1 add-on card drivers for
the Windows operating system.
Installing InniBand Drivers for the Windows Operating System
1. From the CDR-NIC LAN driver CD or FTP site, go to the following directory:
Mellanox > InniBand > Windows.
2. Choose the desired InniBand Windows driver package le.
3. Double-click to run and install the driver package le.

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Installing 10G Drivers for the Windows Operating System
1. From the CDR-NIC LAN driver CD or FTP site, go to the following directory:
Mellanox > ConnectX_EN > Windows.
2. Choose the desired 10G Windows driver package le.
3. Double-click to run and install the driver package le.
Firmware Update Procedures
Use the following procedures for updating the AOC-UIBF-m1 add-on card rmware
for both the Linux and Windows operating systems.
Updating Firmware for the Linux Operating System
1. From the CDR-NIC LAN driver CD or FTP site, go to the following directory:
Mellanox > Firmware_Tool > Linux.
2. Choose the MFT Linux package le and untar the package le.
3. Install the package by entering the following command:
cd mft–<ver>
./install.sh
4. Install the rmware by the following commands:
mst start
mst status *write down the pci_cr0 device name*
int –d <pci_cr0 device name> –i <rmware le name>.bin b
Updating Firmware for the Windows Operating System
1. From the CDR-NIC LAN driver CD or FTP site, go to the following directory:
Mellanox > Firmware_Tool > Windows
2. Choose the desired MFT Windows package le.
3. Double-click to run and install the MFT package le.

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4. Open the DOS command prompt and locate the MFT folder.
5. Install the rmware by entering the following commands:
mst start
mst status *write down the pci_cr0 device name*
int –d <pci_cr0 device name> –i <rmware le name>.bin b