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- Page 1 AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM User's Guide Revision 1.0...
- Page 2 Santa Clara County in the State of California, USA. The State of California, County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes. Supermicro's total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product.
- Page 3 PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM add-on card. About this Add-on Card The Supermicro AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM is one of the most feature rich 25GbE controllers in the market. Based on the Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx EN with features ®...
- Page 4 Super AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM 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 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.
- Page 5 Preface...
- Page 6 Super AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM Add-on Card User's Guide Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Website: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
Jumper Settings ....................2-5 Chapter 3 Installation Static-Sensitive Devices .................. 3-1 Before Installation ................... 3-2 Installing the Add-on Card AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM (with 0.5U bracket) ..3-3 Installing Drivers on Windows (for Intel X550) ..........3-6 ® Installing Drivers on Linux (for Intel X550) ............ -
Page 8: Chapter 1 Overview
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. -
Page 9: Specifications
Super AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM Add-on Card User's Guide Specifications General • Advanced I/O Module (AIOM) form factor • Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx EN 25GbE controller ® • Dual SFP28 connectors with speed up to 25Gbps per port • Intel X550-AT2 10GbE 10GBase-T controller ®... - Page 10 Chapter 1: Overview 25GbE SFP28 Specifications Networking Features • 25GbE/10GbE/1GbE • IEEE 802.3ad, 802.1AX Link Aggregation • IEEE 802.1Q, 802.1P VLAN tags and priority • IEEE 1588v2 • Jumbo frame support (9.6KB) Enhanced Features • Hardware-based reliable transport • Collective operations offloads •...
- Page 11 Super AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM Add-on Card User's Guide Hardware-based I/O Virtualization • Single Root IOV • Multi-function per port • Multiple queues per virtual machine • VMware NetQueue support Virtualization • SR-IOV: Up to 256 Virtual Functions • SR-IOV: Up to 16 Physical Functions per port CPU Offloads •...
- Page 12 Chapter 1: Overview • VMware 10GbE RJ45 Specifications I/O Features • MXI-X Support • Intel Flow Director ® • Low latency • Multiple Queues – 64 Tx and Rx per port • Tx/Rx IP, SCTP, TCP, and UDP Checksum Offloading (IPv4, IPv6) capabilities •...
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Page 13: Available Skus
Super AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM Add-on Card User's Guide Management Features • Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) support • iSCSI Remote Boot Support and FCoE • NC-SI for remote management OS Support • Linux RHEL, Linux SLES • Windows • FreeBSD • VMware Available SKUs... -
Page 14: Chapter 2 Hardware Components
Chapter 2: Hardware Components Chapter 2 Hardware Components Add-On Card Image and Layout AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM Image... - Page 15 Super AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM Add-on Card User's Guide JLAN1 LAN2 LAN1 LAN3 LAN4 AOC-AH25G-m2S2T DESIGNED IN USA REV:1.01 JPAUX1 AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM Layout...
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Page 16: Major Components
Chapter 2: Hardware Components Major Components The following major components are installed on the AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM: AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM Major Components Component Name Definition Intel X550-AT2 Ethernet LAN controllers ® Mellanox Network connector ® ConnectX -4 Lx EN ® LAN1 RJ45 Port1 LAN2... -
Page 17: Sfp28 & Rj45 Ethernet Connections
SFP28 & RJ45 Ethernet Connections SFP28 & RJ45 Ethernet Connectors There are a total of four ports located on AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM. Two of the ports are SFP28 (LAN3/ LAN4), which provide network speed up to 25GbE. The other two ports (LAN1/ LAN2) are based on RJ45 connection type and support the speed up to 10GbE. -
Page 18: Jumper Settings
Enable = Enable jumper to WoL is supported but limited to plat- Standby power connect standby forms with sufficient airflow when it is to AOC NIC power to AOC NIC in standby mode (S5 state). Please consult Supermicro before enabling it. -
Page 19: Chapter 3 Installation
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 •... -
Page 20: Before Installation
Super AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM 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. -
Page 21: Installing The Add-On Card Aoc-Ah25G-M2S2Tm (With 0.5U Bracket)
Chapter 3: Installation Installing the Add-on Card AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM (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... - Page 22 Super AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM Add-on Card User's Guide B. Installing an AIOM module 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.
- Page 23 Chapter 3: Installation C. Installing an AIOM module (An AIOM slot with an AIOM slot cover) 1. 1. Remove the AIOM slot cover by unscrewing the knob and screw that at- taches the bracket to the chassis. Pull the bracket away and set it aside. 2.
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Page 24: Installing Drivers On Windows (For Intel ® X550)
Follow the steps below to install the drivers for Windows. Download the drivers from the Supermicro FTP site at ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/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. -
Page 25: Installing Drivers On Linux (For Intel ® X550)
Chapter 3: Installation Installing Drivers on Linux (for Intel X550) ® Follow the steps below to install the drivers for Linux. Build a Binary RPM Package 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 current running kernel MUST match the version and configuration of the installed kernel sources. -
Page 26: Installing Drivers On Freebsd (For Intel ® X550)
Super AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM Add-on Card User's Guide 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. - Page 27 Chapter 3: Installation 3. To install man page: cd ixgb-x.x.x gzip -c ixgb.4 > /usr/share/man/man4/ixgb.4.gz 4. To load the driver onto a running system, perform the following steps: cd ixgb-x.x.x make cd ixgb-x.x.x/src make load 5. To assign an IP address to the interface, enter the following: ifconfig ixgb<interface_num>...
- Page 28 Super AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM Add-on Card User's Guide mkdir /usr/src/sys/dev/ixgb cp if_ixgb* /usr/src/sys/dev/ixgb cp ixgb* /usr/src/sys/dev/ixgb cp Makefile.kernel /usr/src/sys/modules/ixgb/Makefile Edit the /usr/src/sys/conf/files.i386 file, and add the following line: dev/ixgb/ixgb_hw.c optional ixgb dev/ixgb/ixgb_ee.c optional ixgb dev/ixgb/if_ixgb.c optional ixgb Remove the following lines from the /usr/src/sys/conf/files.i386 file, if they exist: /dev/ixgb/if_ixgb_fx_hw.c optional ixgb...
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Page 29: Installing Drivers (For Mellanox ® Connectx ® -4 Lx En)
Chapter 3: Installation Installing Drivers (for Mellanox ConnectX -4 Lx EN) ® ® Use the procedures below to install both drivers and firmware for the AOC-AH25G- m2S2TM add-on card for both Linux and Windows. Linux Drivers Use the following procedures to install drivers on the Linux operating system. Installing 25G Drivers for the Linux Operating System 1. - Page 30 (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.