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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.
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Preface About This Manual This user's guide is written for system integrators, IT professionals, and knowledgeable end users. It provides information for the installation and use of the AOC-STGC-i2T add-on card. About This Add-On Card The Supermicro AOC-STGC-i2T features Intel’s state-of-the-art Intel X710-AT2 Ethernet ®...
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• 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.
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.
Super AOC-STGC-i2T User's Manual 1.3 Specifications General • Intel X710-AT2 Ethernet Controller ® • Compact size low-profile standard form factor • PCIe 3.0 • Dual RJ45 connectors • Message Signal Interrupt (MSI-X) Networking Features • Jumbo Packet (9K Max) •...
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Chapter 1: Introduction Virtualization Features • VXLAN • NVGRE • Geneve • SR-IOV • DPDK Support Manageability • Network Controller Sideband Interface (NC-SI)* • Asset Management with Thermal Sensors Remote Boot • iSCSI Boot • Legacy PXE Boot • UEFI PXE Boot Data Center Bridging •...
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Super AOC-STGC-i2T User's Manual Operating Conditions • Storage temperature: -40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F) • Storage humidity: 90% non-condensing relative humidity at 35°C Physical Dimensions • PCB dimensions: 9.652 cm x 6.891 cm (3.8 in X2.713 in) (LxW) Note: This add-on card requires an NC-SI cable and motherboard support.
Chapter 2: Hardware Components 2.2 Major Components The following major components are installed on the AOC-STGC-i2T: AOC-STGC-i2T Major Components Component Name Definition Intel X710-AT2 Ethernet controller ® PCIe 3.0 slot JLAN1 RJ45 Port 1 JLAN2 RJ45 Port 2 JNCSI1 NC-SI header...
2.3 LAN Ports and LAN LED Indicators RJ45 Ports There are two LAN ports (JLAN1 and JLAN2) on the AOC-STGC-i2T. These LAN ports support connection speeds of 10Gbps. Use a direct-attach RJ45 type LAN cable. See the layout below for the locations of the RJ45 ports.
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Chapter 2: Hardware Components RJ45 LED Indicators Each LAN has one bi-colored LED per port (RJ45) at the bottom of the PCB. Please refer to the tables below for LED color definition. LAN Port Link LED (Left) LED State LED Color Definition Green 10 Gbps...
(BMC) and a Network Interface Controller (NIC) for remote management. For the network sideband interface to work properly, you will need to use a motherboard that supports NCSI and also needs to have a special cable. Please contact Supermicro at www.supermicro.com to purchase the cable for this header.
Enable jumper to IPMI Shared LAN is supported power to AOC NIC connect standby but limited to platforms with suf- power to AOC NIC ficient airflow when it is in standby mode (S5 state). Please consult Supermicro before enabling it.
Chapter 3 Installation Your system came with the AOC-STGC-i2T 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.
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.
1. Run the CDR-NIC. (If you do not have a product CD-ROM, download drivers from the Supermicro Support Website and then transfer them to your system.) 2. When the SUPERMICRO window appears, click on the computer icon next to the product model.
Chapter 3: Installation 3.5 Installing Drivers on Linux Follow the steps below to install the drivers for Linux. 1. Download the driver from the Supermicro CDR-NIC LAN driver CD or https://www. supermicro.com/wdl/Networking_Drivers/CDR-NIC_1.70_for_Add-on_NIC_Cards/Intel/ LAN/PRO40GB/LINUX/. Due to the continuous development of the Linux kernel, the drivers are updated more often than the bundled releases.
Note: You must have kernel sources installed in order to compile the driver module. 1. Download the driver from the Supermicro CDR-NIC LAN driver CD or ftp://ftp. supermicro.com/Networking_Drivers/CDR-NIC_1.62_for_Add-on_NIC_Cards/Intel/LAN/ PRO40GB/FreeBSD.
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Chapter 3: Installation 9. Edit /boot/loader.conf, and add the following line: ixl_load="YES" compile the driver into the kernel (see item 10) Edit /etc/rc.conf, and create the appropriate ifconfig_ixl<interface_num> entry: ifconfig_ix<interface_num> Example usage: ifconfig_ix0="inet 192.168.10.1 netmask 255.255.255.0" Note: For assistance, see the ifconfig main page. 10.
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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.
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