Supermicro AOC-STG-i4T User Manual
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AOC-STG-i4T
User's Guide
Revision 1.0a

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  • Page 1 AOC-STG-i4T User's Guide Revision 1.0a...
  • 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 Important Notes to the User This add-on card is intended to be used with Supermicro's servers or motherboards as an integrated solution package. For more information regarding product support or updates, please refer to our website at http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/...
  • Page 4 Super AOC-STG-i4T 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.
  • Page 5 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) Webmaster@supermicro.com (Webmaster) Website: www.supermicro.com...
  • Page 6 Super AOC-STG-i4T Add-on Card User's Guide 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 7: Table Of Contents

    Preface Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 Overview Overview ......................1-1 Product Highlights ................... 1-1 Technical Specifications .................. 1-2 Compliance/Operating Environment ............... 1-5 Chapter 2 Hardware Components Add-On Card Image and Layout ..............2-1 Major Components ..................2-3 LAN Ports and LAN LED indicators ..............2-4 NC-SI Header &...
  • Page 8: 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 of quality and performance. For product support and updates, please refer to our website at http://www.supermicro.com/...
  • Page 9: Technical Specifications

    Super AOC-STG-i4T Add-on Card User's Guide • RoHS compliant 6/6 • Supports both Direct Attach Copper and fiber cables Technical Specifications General • Intel Ethernet Controller XL710/X557 10GBase-T ® • Half-length low-profile standard form factor • PCI-E 3.0 x8 (8GT/s) interface •...
  • Page 10 • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and Remote Network Monitoring (RMON) static counters Management Features • Asset Management support on Supermicro® X10 generation platforms • Controller asset tags such as part number, revision, serial number, and MAC addresses • Controller thermal sensor •...
  • Page 11 Super AOC-STG-i4T Add-on Card User's Guide • TCP segmentation/large send offload • Interrupt moderation OS Support The AOC-STG-i4T add-on card supports the following operating systems (OS): • Windows Server 2012 R2, 2012, 2008 R2 x86-64 ® • Linux RedHat EL 6.5 and 7.0 IA-32, X86-64, and IA-64 •...
  • Page 12: Compliance/Operating Environment

    • NC-SI is supported by Supermicro motherboards with corresponding connection Note: This product is intended to be used with Supermicro server systems or motherboards as an integrated solution package. Compliance/Operating Environment The AOC-STG-i4T add-on card is compliant with the following environmental regu- lations: •...
  • Page 13: Chapter 2 Hardware Components

    Chapter 2: Hardware Components Chapter 2 Hardware Components Add-On Card Image and Layout AOC-STG-i4T Top View AOC-STG-i4T Bottom View...
  • Page 14 Super AOC-STG-i4T Add-on Card User's Guide LAN 1 Intel® Intel® LAN 2 Coppervale Fortville X557-AT4 XL710-BM1 Quad PHY LAN 3 LED1 LAN 4 JNCSI AOC-STG-i4T DESIGNED IN USA REV:2.00 JGF1 AOC-STG-i4T Top Layout LAN 1 LAN 2 LAN 3 BAR CODE...
  • Page 15: Major Components

    Chapter 2: Hardware Components Major Components The following major components are installed on the AOC-STG-i4T: AOC-STG-i4T Major Components Component Name Definition Intel XL710-BM1 Ethernet 4x10GbE LAN controller ® Intel X557-AT4 Ethernet 4x10GbE PHY controller ® LAN1 RJ45 LAN Port 1...
  • Page 16: Lan Ports And Lan Led Indicators

    Super AOC-STG-i4T Add-on Card User's Guide LAN Ports and LAN LED indicators LAN Ports There are four LAN ports on the AOC-STG-i4T. These LAN ports support connec- tion speeds of 10Gbps. Use a direct-attach RJ45 type LAN cable. See the layout below for the location.
  • Page 17: Nc-Si Header & Pci-E 3.0 X8 Connector

    PCI-E 3.0 x8 Connector A PCI-E 3.0 x8 connector is located at JGF1 on the add-on card. Insert this con- nector into a PCI-E 3.0 x8 slot on a motherboard to use the AOC-STG-i4T add-on card. See the layout below for the location.
  • Page 18: Overheat Led & Dip Switch

    Super AOC-STG-i4T Add-on Card User's Guide Overheat LED & DIP Switch Overheat LED An overheat LED at LED1 displays a warning if the add-on card is overheating. Refer to the table below for the LED status. See the layout below for the location.
  • Page 19 SMBUS address. Refer to the tables below for address selections. See the layout below for the location. 1. DIP Switch LAN 1 Intel® Intel® LAN 2 Coppervale Fortville X557-AT4 XL710-BM1 Quad PHY LAN 3 LED1 LAN 4 JNCSI AOC-STG-i4T DESIGNED IN USA REV:2.00 JGF1...
  • Page 20: 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 21: Before Installation

    Super AOC-STG-i4T Add-on Card User's Guide Before Installation To install the add-on card properly, be sure to 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 wrist strap) and follow the precautions on page 3-1 to avoid damage caused by ESD.
  • Page 22: Installing Drivers On Windows

    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.
  • Page 23: Installing Drivers On Linux

    Super AOC-STG-i4T Add-on Card User's Guide Installing Drivers on Linux Follow the steps below to install the driver to a Linux system. Build a Binary RPM Package Run ‘rpmbuild -tb <filename.tar.gz>’. 2. Replace <filename.tar.gz> with the specific filename of the driver.
  • Page 24 Chapter 3: Installation make CFLAGS_EXTRA=”-i40e_NO_LRO” install Note: I40E_NO_LRO is a compile-time flag. The user can enable it at compile time to remove support for LRO from the driver. The flag is used by adding CFLAGS_EXTRA=-”I40E_NO_LRO” to the make file when it’s being compiled.
  • Page 25: Installing Drivers On Freebsd

    Super AOC-STG-i4T Add-on Card User's Guide Installing Drivers on FreeBSD Follow the instructions below to install the drivers in FreeBSD kernel 4.8 or later. In the instructions below, x.x.x is the driver version indicated in the drive tar file name.
  • Page 26 Chapter 3: Installation 7. If you want the driver to load automatically when the system is booted: cd ixl-x.x.x/src make load cp if_ixl.ko /modules Edit /boot/loader.conf, and add the following line: if_ixl_load="YES" compile the driver into the kernel (see item 8). Edit /etc/rc.conf, and create the appropriate ifconfig_ixl<interface_num>...
  • Page 27: Asset Management Features

    Asset Management Features Asset Management is a new feature that allows users to monitor selected Supermicro add-on cards in selected Supermicro X10 generation server systems. Using Supermicro's proprietary management software, users will be able to moni- tor the following: 1. Model name 2.
  • Page 28 (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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