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CR (Manganese Dioxide) Lithium coin cells. “Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply. See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”. 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 communication 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.
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® provide a wide range of networking options as well as other I/O technologies. The AOC-AG-i2(M) is the most flexible and scalable GbE solution with two RJ45 port support currently available on the market. Based on Intel network controller i350, ®...
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Super AOC-AG-i2(M) Add-on Card User's Guide Conventions Used in the User's Guide Pay special attention to the following symbols for proper system installation and for safety instructions to prevent damage to the system or injury to yourself: Note: Additional information given for proper system setup.
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/...
Super AOC-AG-i2(M) Add-on Card User's Guide Technical Specifications General • Advanced I/O Module (AIOM) form factor • Intel i350 GbE controller ® • Two 1Gbps ports: 2x RJ45 connectors Networking Features • IEEE 802.3 auto-negotiation for speed, duplex, and flow control •...
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Receive Side Scaling (RSS) for Windows environment, Scalable I/O for Linux environments • Intelligent interrupt generation Management Features • Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) support • iSCSI remote boot support • Asset Management support on Supermicro platforms ® • NC-SI for remote management OS Support • Windows Server ®...
Super AOC-AG-i2(M) Add-on Card User's Guide Power Consumption (Max) • AOC-AG-i2(M): 3.7W Operating Conditions • Storage temperature: -40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F) • Storage humidity: 90% non-condensing relative humidity at 35°C Physical Dimensions • Card PCB dimensions: 76mm x 115mm (W x D) Note: This product is only sold as part of an integrated solution with Supermicro server systems.
Chapter 2: Hardware Components Major Components The following components are on the AOC-AG-i2(M): AOC-AG-i2(M) Major Components Component Name Definition Intel i350 GbE Ethernet controller ® JLAN1 LAN (RJ45) Port JLAN2 LAN (RJ45) Port LED1 LAN (RJ45) Port 2 Active LED...
Super AOC-AG-i2(M) Add-on Card User's Guide LED Indicators and Connectors LAN Ports The AOC-AG-i2(M) has two network LAN (RJ45) ports. These LAN ports support connection speeds up to 1Gbps. Plug the Direct Attached Copper (DAC) cable into the RJ45 port for network connections.
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Chapter 2: Hardware Components Color Definition Link Green 1 Gbps Link Speed (Left) Amber 100 Mbps Link Speed Activity Green Flashing Activity (Right) LAN LED Each RJ45 connector has two LEDs. The LEDs on the left of a port (LED 2 and 4) indicates link speeds, and the LEDs on the right (LED 1 and 3) indicates the status of activity of the connector.
Super AOC-AG-i2(M) Add-on Card User's Guide PCI-E 2.1 x4 AIOM Form Factor Connector PCI-E 2.1 x4 AIOM Form Factor Connector Insert the PCI-E 2.1 x4 AIOM form factor connector into a PCI-E 2.1 x4 AIOM form factor slot on a motherboard to use this AIOM Form factor card. See the layout below for the location.
Chapter 3: Installation Chapter 3 Installation Static-Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To avoid dam- aging your add-on card, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD. Precautions •...
Super AOC-AG-i2(M) Add-on Card User's Guide Before Installation Before you install the add-on card, follow the instructions below. 1. Power down the system. 2. Unplug the power cord. 3. Use industry-standard anti-static equipment such as gloves or a wrist strap and follow the precautions on page 3-1 to avoid damage caused by ESD.
Chapter 3: Installation Installing the Add-on Card AOC-AG-i2 (with 1U bracket) Follow the steps below to install an add-on card into your system. (If the system is fixed onto a rack, the removal of server top cover is not required. If the system...
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Super AOC-AG-i2(M) Add-on Card User's Guide B. Installing an AIOM module (Reinstalling an AIOM module into an empty slot) 1. Position the AIOM module in front of the empty slot and gently push it onto the metal bracket (do not use the blue latch). The AIOM module should slide into the chassis until the card is securely seated in the chassis.
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Chapter 3: Installation C. Installing an AIOM module (An AIOM slot with an AIOM slot cover) 1. Remove the AIOM slot cover by pulling it with two handles. 2. Position the AIOM module in front of the empty slot and gently push onto the metal bracket (do not use the blue latch).
Super AOC-AG-i2(M) Add-on Card User's Guide Installing the Add-on Card AOC-AG-i2M (with 0.5U bracket) Follow the steps below to install an add-on card into your system. (If the system is fixed onto a rack, the removal of server top cover is not required. If the system...
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Chapter 3: Installation B. Installing an AIOM module – AOC-AG-i2M (Card with 0.5U bracket) 1. Position the AIOM module in front of the empty slot and gently push onto the metal bracket. The AIOM module should slide into the chassis until the card is securely seated in the connector.
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Super AOC-AG-i2(M) Add-on Card User's Guide C. Installing an AIOM module (An AIOM slot with an AIOM slot cover) 1. Remove the AIOM slot cover by unscrewing the knob and screw that attaches the bracket to the chassis. Pull the bracket away and set it aside.
® www.supermicro.com/wftp/Networking_Drivers. 1. Run CDR-NIC. 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.
Super AOC-AG-i2(M) Add-on Card User's Guide Installing Drivers on Linux (for Intel i350-AM2) ® Download the drivers from Intel Download Center or the Supermicro site at https:// ® www.supermicro.com/wftp/Networking_Drivers. Build a Binary RPM Package 1. Run ‘rpmbuild -tb <filename.tar.gz>’ 2. Replace <filename.tar.gz> with the specific filename of the driver.
Chapter 3: Installation Note: IGB_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=-”DIGB_NO_LRO” to the make file when it’s being compiled. make CFLAGS_EXTRA=”-DIGB_NO_LRO”...
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Super AOC-AG-i2(M) Add-on Card User's Guide 2. Untar/unzip the archive: tar xfz igb-x.x.x directory 3. To install man page: cd igb-x.x.x gzip -c igb.4 > /usr/share/man/man4/igb.4.gz 4. To load the driver onto a running system, perform the following steps: cd igb-x.x.x make cd igb-x.x.x/src...
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Chapter 3: Installation cd igb-x.x.x/src mkdir /usr/src/sys/dev/igb cp if_igb* /usr/src/sys/dev/igb cp igb* /usr/src/sys/dev/igb cp Makefile.kernel /usr/src/sys/modules/igb/Makefile Edit the /usr/src/sys/conf/files.i386 file, and add the following line: dev/igb/igb_hw.c optional igb dev/igb/igb_ee.c optional igb dev/igb/if_igb.c optional igb Remove the following lines from the /usr/src/sys/conf/files.i386 file, if they exist: /dev/igb/if_igb_fx_hw.c optional igb /dev/igb/if_igb_phy.c optional igb Edit the kernel configuration file (i.e., GENERIC or MYKERNEL) in /usr/src/sys/...
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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.