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AOC-M25G-m4S
User's Guide
Revision 1.0

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  • Page 1 AOC-M25G-m4S 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 AOC-M25G-m4S add-on card. About this Add-on Card The Supermicro® AOC-M25G-m4S is one of the most feature rich 25GbE control- lers in the market. With 4-ports of 25GbE SFP28 connectivity in small form factor SIOM, it provides unparalleled density, performance, and functionality. Based on the Mellanox®...
  • Page 4 AOC-M25G-m4S 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 Confidential Supermicro Networking Adapter List Dimension Power Model Type Form Factor Interface Controller Connection (w/o Brackets) (L x H) AOC-SGP-i2 Standard LP PCI-E x4 Intel® i350 AM2 2 RJ45 (1Gb/port) 3.9” (99mm) x 2.73” (69mm) AOC-SGP-i4 Standard LP PCI-E x4 Intel®...
  • Page 6 AOC-M25G-m4S 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.
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Preface Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 Overview Overview ......................1-1 Key Features ....................1-1 Specifications ....................1-1 Available SKUs ....................1-5 Similar Products ....................1-5 Optional Parts List ................... 1-6 Chapter 2 Hardware Components Add-On Card Image and Layout ..............2-1 Major Components ..................
  • Page 8 AOC-M25G-m4S Add-on Card User's Guide Notes viii...
  • Page 9: 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 10 AOC-M25G-m4S Add-on Card User's Guide Ethernet • 25GbE/10GbE • IEEE 802.3ad, 802.1AX Link Aggregation • IEEE 802.1Q, 802.1P VLAN tags and priority • IEEE 1588v2 • Jumbo frames support Enhanced Features • Hardware-based reliable transport • Collective operations offloads •...
  • Page 11 Chapter 1: Overview Virtualization • SR-IOV: Up to 256 Virtual Functions • SR-IOV: Up to 16 Physical Functions per port CPU Offloads • RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) • TCP/UDP/IP stateless offload • LSO, LRO, checksum offload • RSS (can be done on encapsulated packet), TSS, HDS, VLAN insertion/strip- ping, Receive flow steering •...
  • Page 12 • Supermicro® motherboards with Super I/O Module slot • Supermicro® server systems with Super I/O Module slot (see SIOM Compat- ibility Matrix online at http://www.supermicro.com/support/resources/AOC/ AOC_Compatibility_SIOM.cfm) ) Note: This product is sold only as part of an integrated solution with...
  • Page 13: Available Skus

    Chapter 1: Overview Available SKUs SKUs Part Number Description AOC-M25G-m4S AOC-M25G-m4S 4-port 25 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter BKT-0124L Swappable bracket for 2U+ chassis AOC-M25G-m4SM AOC-M25G-m4SM 4-port 25 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter BKT-0120L Internal bracket Similar Products Product Part Form Protocols Connector Total...
  • Page 14: Optional Parts List

    AOC-M25G-m4S Add-on Card User's Guide Optional Parts List Part Number Description SFP28 Copper Cable CBL-NTWK-0944-MS28C05M 0.5m 25GbE SFP28 to SFP28, Passive SFP28 Copper Cable CBL-NTWK-0944-MS28C10M 1m 25GbE SFP28 to SFP28, Passive SFP28 Copper Cable CBL-NTWK-0944-MS28C15M 1.5m 25GbE SFP28 to SFP28, Passive...
  • Page 15: Chapter 2 Hardware Components

    Chapter 2: Hardware Components Chapter 2 Hardware Components Add-On Card Image and Layout The AOC-M25G-m4S Image LED3 LED2 LED4 LED1 SFP4 SFP3 SFP2 SFP1 Mellanox® Mellanox® ConnectX®-4 Lx EN ConnectX®-4 Lx EN The AOC-M25G-m4S Layout 1. Mellanox® ConnectX®-4 Lx EN 7.
  • Page 16: Major Components

    AOC-M25G-m4S Add-on Card User's Guide Major Components The following major components are installed on the AOC-M25G-m4S: 1. Two Mellanox® ConnectX®-4 Lx EN Controllers 2. Four SFP28 (Small Form Factor Pluggable) Ports 3. Four (4) SFP28 Link/Activity LED Indicators 4. System Management Bus...
  • Page 17 Chapter 2: Hardware Components 1. SFP28 Connectors LED3 LED2 2. SFP28 Link/Activity LED Indicators LED4 LED1 SFP4 SFP3 SFP2 SFP1 Mellanox® Mellanox® ConnectX®-4 Lx EN ConnectX®-4 Lx EN The Top LED The Bottom LED 1.The Top LED: The Link Indicator 2.The Bottom LED: The Activity Indicator...
  • Page 18: System Management Bus (Smb)

    AOC-M25G-m4S Add-on Card User's Guide System Management Bus (SMB) System Management Bus System Management Bus is used to monitor critical paramemters on the add-on card to enhance overall system performance. SMB is located at JP1. Refer to the layout on Page 2-1 for the location of the jumper.
  • 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

    AOC-M25G-m4S 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 Chapter 3: Installation 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 system cover. 7. Plug in the power cord and power up the system. Follow this step to install the add-on card if your system does not support a swap- pable bracket.
  • Page 22 AOC-M25G-m4S Add-on Card User's Guide Follow the steps below to install the add-on card into your system that supports a swappable bracket. The add-on card must be installed in the swappable bracket before it can be installed in the your system 1.
  • Page 23: Installing Drivers (For Mellanox® Connectx®-4 Lx En)

    Use the following procedures to install drivers on the Linux operating system. Installing Mellanox Drivers for the Linux Operating System. 1. Go to Mellanox Support website to download the driver or from Supermicro CDR-NIC LAN driver CD or FTP site, go to the following directory: Mellanox >...
  • Page 24: Windows Drivers

    Use the following procedures to install drivers on the Windows operating system. Installing Mellanox Drivers for the Windows Operating System 1. Go to Mellanox Support website to download the driver or from the Supermicro CDR-NIC LAN driver CD or FTP site, go to the following directory: Mellanox >...
  • Page 25 (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.

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