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AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM
USER'S MANUAL
Revision 1.0a

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  • Page 1 AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM USER'S MANUAL Revision 1.0a...
  • Page 2 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 Preface About This Manual This user's guide is written for system integrators, PC technicians, and knowledgeable 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.
  • Page 4 • Product safety info: http://www.supermicro.com/about/policies/safety_information.cfm • If you have any questions, please contact our support team at: support@supermicro.com This manual may be periodically updated without notice. Please check the Supermicro website for possible updates to the manual revision level.
  • Page 5 Preface Naming Convention...
  • Page 6 Super AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM User's Manual 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) Sales-USA@supermicro.com (Sales Inquiries) Government_Sales-USA@supermicro.com (Gov. Sales Inquiries) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) RMA@supermicro.com (RMA Support)
  • Page 7 Preface Asia-Pacific Email: Sales-Asia@supermicro.com.tw (Sales Inquiries) Support@supermicro.com.tw (Technical Support) RMA@supermicro.com.tw (RMA Support) Website: www.supermicro.com.tw...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    2.4 Jumper Settings .........................19 Chapter 3 Installation 3.1 Major Components ......................20 3.2 Before Installation .......................21 3.3 Installing the Add-on Card AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM (with 0.5U bracket) ......22 3.4 Installing Drivers on Windows (for Intel X550) ..............25 ® 3.5 Installing Drivers on Linux (for Intel X550) ...............26...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    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 of 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: Specifications

    Super AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM User's Manual 1.3 Specifications General • Advanced I/O Module (AIOM) form factor • Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx EN 25GbE controller ® • Dual SFP28 connectors with speeds up to 25Gbps per port • Intel X550-AT2 10GbE 10GBase-T controller ®...
  • Page 11 Chapter 1: Introduction A. 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 12 Super AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM User's Manual 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 13 Chapter 1: Introduction B. 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 •...

  • Page 14: Available Skus

    Super AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM User's Manual 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 1.4 Available SKUs...

  • Page 15: Chapter 2 Hardware Components

    Chapter 2: Hardware Components Chapter 2 Hardware Components 2.1 Add-On Card Image and Layout AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM Image...
  • Page 16 Super AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM User's Manual JLAN1 LAN2 LAN1 LAN3 LAN4 AOC-AH25G-m2S2T DESIGNED IN USA REV:1.01 JPAUX1 AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM Layout...

  • Page 17: Major Components

    Chapter 2: Hardware Components 2.2 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 ConnectX -4 Lx EN Network connector ® ® LAN1 RJ45 Port 1...

  • Page 18: Sfp28 & Rj45 Ethernet Connections

    2.3 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 speeds up to 25GbE. The other two ports (LAN1/ LAN2) are based on RJ45 connection type and support speeds up to 10GbE. See the layout below for the locations.

  • Page 19: Jumper Settings

    Enable = Standby Enable jumper to WoL is supported but limited to plat- power to AOC NIC connect standby forms with sufficient airflow when power to AOC NIC it is in standby mode (S5 state). Please consult Supermicro before enabling it.

  • Page 20: Chapter 3 Installation

    Super AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM User's Manual Chapter 3 Installation Your system came with the AOC-S25G6-M2S add-on card to be used as a part of an integrated solution. We do not recommend that any part of your system components be removed and reinstalled. However, if you do need to remove or reinstall a system component, including this add-on card, please follow the instructions below to ensure proper system setup.

  • Page 21: Before Installation

    Chapter 3: Installation 3.2 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.

  • Page 22: Installing The Add-On Card Aoc-Ah25G-M2S2Tm (With 0.5U Bracket)

    Super AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM User's Manual 3.3 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 the server top cover is not required. If the system is not anchored to a fixed structure, it is recommended to remove the system top cover for ease of installation).
  • Page 23 Chapter 3: Installation B. Installing an AIOM module 1. Position the AIOM module in front of the empty slot and gently push it onto the metal bracket. The AIOM module should slide into the chassis until the card is securely seated in the connector.
  • Page 24 Super AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM User's Manual 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.

  • Page 25: 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 26: Installing Drivers On Linux (For Intel ® X550)

    Super AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM User's Manual 3.5 Installing Drivers on Linux (for Intel X550) ® Follow the steps below to install the drivers for Linux. Linux Drivers 1. Run ‘rpmbuild -tb <filename.tar.gz>’ 2. Replace <filename.tar.gz> with the specific filename of the driver.
  • Page 27 Chapter 3: Installation The install locations listed above are the default locations. They may not be correct for certain Linux distributions. For more information, see the ldistrib.txt file included in the driver tar. Note: IXGBE_NO_LRO is a compile-time flag. The user can enable it at compile time to remove support for LRO from the driver.

  • Page 28: Installing Drivers On Freebsd (For Intel ® X550)

    Super AOC-AH25G-m2S2TM User's Manual 3.6 Installing Drivers on FreeBSD (for Intel X550) ® Follow the instructions below to install the drivers for FreeBSD kernel 4.8 or later. In the instructions below, x.x.x is the driver version as indicated in the name of the drive tar file.
  • Page 29 Chapter 3: Installation compile the driver into the kernel (see item 8). Edit /etc/rc.conf, and create the appropriate ifconfig_ixgb<interface_num> entry: ifconfig_ixgb<interface_num>="<ifconfig_settings>" Example usage: ifconfig_ixgb0="inet 192.168.10.1 netmask 255.255.255.0" 8. If you want to compile the driver into the kernel, enter: cd ixgb-x.x.x/src mkdir /usr/src/sys/dev/ixgb cp if_ixgb* /usr/src/sys/dev/ixgb cp ixgb* /usr/src/sys/dev/ixgb...

  • Page 30: Installing Drivers (For Mellanox ® Connectx ® -4 Lx En)

    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.
  • Page 31 (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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