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Preface Preface About this User's Guide This user's guide is written for system integrators, IT professionals, and knowledge- able end users. It provides information for the installation and use of the AOC- S100G-b2C 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.
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Super AOC-S100G-b2C Add-On Card User's Guide Table of Contents Preface About this User's Guide ....................3 An Important Note to the User ..................3 Returning Merchandise for Service ................3 Conventions Used in the User's Guide ................. 3 Important Links ......................4 Contacting Supermicro ....................
Introduction 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. About this Add-on Card The Supermicro AOC-S100G-b2C is the most advanced Network-Controller Sideband Interface (NC-SI) Ethernet LAN card on the market today.
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.
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 AOC-S100G-b2C REV:1.01 DESIGNED IN USA QSFP28 BCM57508...
Super AOC-S100G-b2C Add-On Card User's Guide 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 Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) and a Network Interface Controller (NIC) for remote management.
Standby Power flow when it is standby power to AOC NIC in standby mode to AOC NIC (S5 state). Please consult Supermicro before enabling it. 1. JP1 2. JP4 AOC-S100G-b2C REV:1.01 DESIGNED IN USA QSFP28 BCM57508...
Chapter 3: Installation Chapter 3 Installation Note: Your system came with the AOC-S100G-b2C add-on card which is designed as a part of an integrated solution. We do not recommend that any part of your system components be removed and re-installed.
Super AOC-S100G-b2C Add-On Card User's Guide 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.
Chapter 3: Installation Installing Drivers (for Broadcom BCM57508) ® To install drivers for the AOC-S100G-b2C add-on card for either Linux and Windows, please follow the instructions below. Before Installing the Drivers for the Linux Operating System Only Infiniband-diags is a set of utilities designed to help configure, debug, and maintain infiniband fabrics.
RoCE, please follow the additional steps below: 1. Download the Linux driver package file: libbnxt_re-<ver>.tar.gz. Note: This driver can be found on either the Supermicro website or by going to the RoCE_Lib directory from the FTP site (ftp://ftp.supermicro.
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(Disclaimer Continued) The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems, medical equipment, nuclear facilities or systems, aircraft, aircraft devices, aircraft/emergency com- munication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage.