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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.
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LAN and SAN networking, and proven reliable performance. With NC-SI built-in, this adapter provides connection for both data and remote management to simplify cabling need in a data center. The AOM-CTG-i2SM-12 is designed in a proprietary and small MicroLP form factor to fit Supermicro MicroCloud 12-node system.
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Super AOM-CTG-i2SM Add-on Card User's Guide 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 first for any product problems. 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:...
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.
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AOM-CTG-i2SM-12 Add-on Card User's Guide • Load balancing on multiple CPUs • Intel PROSet Utility for Windows Device Manager ® ® I/O Features • Direct Cache Access (DCA) to avoid cache misses • MSI-X support to minimize the overhead of interrupts, allowing load-balancing between multiple cores/CPUs •...
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Chapter 1: Overview • Controller asset tags such as part number, revision, serial number and MAC addresses Advanced Software Features • Teaming support • IEEE 802.3ad (link aggregation control protocol) • IEEE 802.1Q VLANs • IEEE 802.3 2005 flow control support OS Support •...
Chapter 2: Hardware Components Connectors SFP+ Ports Two SFP+ 10GbE adapter ports are located on the add-on card. Connect Direct Attach Copper Twin Axial cable or an LC Fiber-Optic cable to the ports to provide Gigabit Ethernet com- munication. Refer to the add-on card Port 1 Port 2 layout on Page 2-1 for the location of...
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 •...
AOM-CTG-i2SM-12 Add-on Card User's Guide Add-On Card Brackets The add-on card ships with a PCB bracket that is pre-installed at the factory. For 1U systems, an I/O bracket is also pre-installed on the card. For 2U systems, the I\O bracket is bundled with the card and must be installed by the customer. See the drawings below for bracket details.
Chapter 3: Installation 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.
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 the 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.
Follow the steps below to install the driver to a Linux system. Download the driver from the Supermicro CDR-NIC LAN driver CD, the Intel Support website that contains the latest driver, or go to the Supermicro site at: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/Networking_Drivers/CDR-NIC_1.62_for_Add-on_NIC_ Cards/Intel/. Go to the following directory LAN/PROXGB/LINUX 2.
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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.