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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.
AOC-B25G-6CVL add-on card. About this Add-on Card The Supermicro® AOC-B25G-6CVL is one of the most feature-rich 25GbE con- trollers in the market. With built-in 25GbE connectivity, it provides unparalleled density, performance, and functional ity. Based on the Intel® Ethernet Controller E810-XXVAM2 with features such as VXLAN, NVGRE, and RoCE, it provides flex- ible connectivity to meet different networking requirements.
AOC-B25G-6CVL 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: Note: Additional information given to differentiate between various models or provides information for correct system setup.
AOC-B25G-6CVL Add-on Card User's Guide Table of Contents Preface About this User's Guide ....................iii About this Add-on Card ....................iii An Important Note to the User ..................iii Returning Merchandise for Service ................iii Conventions Used in the User's Guide .................iv Naming Convention .......................iv...
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Installing Drivers (for Intel E810-XXVAM2) ............. 3-4 Linux Drivers ....................3-4 Windows Drivers ..................... 3-6 Configuring EFI mode from System Setup ............. 3-7...
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/...
Chapter 1: Overview Storage Networking • Data Center Bridging (DCB) • Stateless L3/L4 offloads for iSCSI, NAS, and NFS • Server Message Block (SMB) Network Virtualization Overlay • Dynamic Device Personalization (DDP) with programmable pipeline for flexible frame format support •...
Chapter 1: Overview Physical Dimensions • AOC-B25G-6CVL Card PCB dimensions: 86.98mm (3.42in) x 73.45mm (2.89in) (W x D) Supported Platforms • B11DPE, B12DPE, and B12SPE Note: This product is sold only as part of an integrated solution with Supermicro SuperBlade systems.
AOC-B25G-6CVL Add-on Card User's Guide Major Components The following major components are built-in on the AOC-B25G-6CVL: 1. One (1) Intel E810 2. One (1) Q Strip Connector 3. One (1) Board to Board Connector...
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 •...
AOC-B25G-6CVL Add-on Card User's Guide Before Installation Before you install the add-on card, follow the instructions below. 1. 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.
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Chapter 3: Installation 3. Insert the standoffs into the motherboard’s mounting holes. Place the add-on card upper of the motherboard, align the mounting holes and add-on card slot. Gently push the add-on card slot to the corresponding slot on the moth- erboard, and then secure it.
AOC-B25G-6CVL Add-on Card User's Guide Installing Drivers (for Intel E810-XXVAM2) Use the procedures below to install drivers for Linux. Linux Drivers Use the following procedure to install Intel Ethernet Controller E810 drivers on the Linux operating system. 1. Go to the Intel download center to download the ICE Linux driver.
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Chapter 3: Installation 7. Assign an IP address to the interface by entering the following, where <ethX> is the interface name that was shown in dmesg after modprobe: # ip address add <IP_address>/<netmask bits> dev <ethX> 8. Verify that the interface works. Enter the following, where IP_address is the IP address for another machine on the same subnet as the interface that is being tested: # ping <IP_address>...
AOC-B25G-6CVL Add-on Card User's Guide Windows Drivers Use the following procedures to install Intel Ethernet Controller E810 drivers on the Windows operating system. 1. Go to the Supermicro website to download the SuperBlade’s driver CD. For example, download CDR-B12-UP_1.00_for_Intel_B12_UP_platform.iso for the B12 platform.
Chapter 3: Installation Configuring EFI mode from System Setup During the host boot process, EFI mode configuration can be modified through BIOS setup. 1. From the top of the tool bar, select Advanced to enter the submenu. Choose PCIe/PCI/PnP Configuration and press <Enter> to see the contents of PCI devices settings.
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AOC-B25G-6CVL Add-on Card User's Guide 2. When the screen as shown below displays, use the arrow keys to select CPU1 PCI-E 3.0 x8 OPROM and press <Enter>. Use this feature to select which firmware type to be loaded for the add-on card in this slot. The options...
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Chapter 3: Installation 3. To see the available boot options of the UEFI Network Drive, select Boot to enter the submenu. When the following screen appears, use the arrow keys to select UEFI NETWORK Drive BBS Priorities and press <Enter>.
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AOC-B25G-6CVL Add-on Card User's Guide 4. To examine the details of each boot option, select the corresponding numbers of the desired boot options. For example, when Boot Option #1 is selected, the MAC address of the Boot Option #1 page will appear.
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Chapter 3: Installation 5. After the system configuration is completed, select Save Changes and Reset from the Save & Exit menu, then press <Enter> to save the changes. Note: All screenshots shown are for illustration purpose only and may not match the screens that you see on your system.
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