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AOC-STG-b2T
User's Guide
Revision 1.0a

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  • Page 1 AOC-STG-b2T 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 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-STG-b2T add-on card. An Important Note to the User All graphic images and layout drawings shown in this user's guide are based upon the latest PCB revision available at the time of publishing of this user's guide.
  • Page 4 Super AOC-STG-b4S Add-on Card User's Guide Naming Convention Naming Convention for SIOM Network Adapters A O C – S TG – b 2 T – 2 3 – 5 6 8 Character Representation Options Product Family AOC: Add On Card Form Factor S: Standard, P: Proprietary, C: MicroLP, M: Super IO Module (SIOM), MH: SIOM Hybrid...
  • 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 Inquiry: Non-Government) Government_Sales-USA@supermicro.com (Sales Inquiry: Government) Support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) RMA@supermicro.com (RMA Support) Website: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.
  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Super AOC-STG-b4S Add-on Card User's Guide Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 Overview Overview ......................1-1 About this Add-on Card ................... 1-1 Product Highlights ................... 1-1 Technical Specifications .................. 1-2 General ......................1-2 Host Interface ....................1-2 Networking Features ..................1-3 Stateless Offload Features ................
  • Page 7: 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 in quality and performance. For product support and updates, please refer to our website at http://www.supermicro.com/ products/nfo/networking.cfm#adapter.
  • Page 8: Technical Specifications

    Super AOC-STG-b4S Add-on Card User's Guide • NPAR (NIC Partitioning) • VXLAN, NVGRE, and Geneve • Low Latency RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) • SR-iOV, VMQueue, NetQueue, Multiqueue • Jumbo Frames (up to 9600-byte) Technical Specifications General • Broadcom BCM57416 dual-port 10Gbps controller •...
  • Page 9: Networking Features

    Chapter 1: Overview Networking Features • Jumbo Frames (up to 9600-byte) • 802.3x flow control • Link Aggregation (802.3ad) • Virtual LANs 802.1q VLAN tagging • Configurable Flow Acceleration • IEEE 1588 and Time Sync Stateless Offload Features • TCP, UDP, IPv4, IPv6 checksum offload •...
  • Page 10: Virtualization Features

    Super AOC-STG-b4S Add-on Card User's Guide Virtualization Features • NetQueue, VMQueue, and Multiqueue • Support for 128 virtual functions • VXLAN (Virtual Extensible LAN) • NVGRE • Geneve • Edge Virtual Bridging (EVB) Flow Processing • Exact/Wildcard Match Flow Lookup •...
  • Page 11: Operating Conditions

    Height of end brackets: standard – 12cm (4.725in), low-profile – 8cm (3.15in) Supported Platforms • Supermicro motherboards with minimum PCI-E 3.0 x8 slots • Supermicro server systems with low-profile or full-height PCI-E 3.0 x8 expan- sion slots • NC-SI is supported by Supermicro motherboards with corresponding connection...
  • Page 12: Compliance/Operating Environment

    Super AOC-STG-b4S Add-on Card User's Guide Compliance/Operating Environment The AOC-STG-b2T add-on card is compliant with the following environmental regulations: • RoHS Compliant 6/6, Pb Free • Please check SIOM Compatibility Matrix online http://www.supermicro.com/sup- port/resources/AOC/AOC_Compatibility_SIOM.cfm...
  • Page 13: Chapter 2 Hardware Components

    Chapter 2: Hardware Components Chapter 2 Hardware Components Add-On Card Image and Layout The AOC-STG-b2T Image JNCSI1 Broadcom BCM 57416 The AOC-STG-b2T Layout 1. Broadcom BCM 57416 Controller 3. LAN1 Port1 2. Jumper JP1 4. LAN2 Port2...
  • Page 14: Jumpers And Connectors

    Jumper Description Default Setting Note I2C Address Mode 1-2: ARP Mode 2-3: Fixed, 0x30 The following major components are installed on the AOC-STG-b2T: 1. Broadcom BCM57416 10GbE Controller 2. Dual RJ45 LAN (LAN 1/LAN 2) Ports JNCSI1 Broadcom BCM 57416...
  • Page 15: Lan Ports And Lan Led Indicators

    Chapter 2: Hardware Components LAN Ports and LAN LED Indicators LAN Ports There are two LAN ports on the AOC-STG-b2T. These LAN ports support connec- tion speeds of 10Gbps. Use RJ45 type LAN cables to provide 10GbE Ethernet connections. The AOC-STG-b2T Image LAN Port LED Indicators Each LAN port has two LEDs to indicate speed and activity.
  • Page 16: Nc-Si Header & Pci-E 3.0 X8 Connector

    For the network sideband interface to work properly, you will need to use a motherboard that supports NC-SI with a special cable. Please contact Supermicro at www.supermicro.com to purchase the cable for this header. See the layout below for the location.
  • Page 17: 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 18: Before Installation

    Super AOC-STG-b4S Add-on Card User's Guide Before Installation Before you install the add-on card, 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 a wrist strap and follow the precautions on page 3-1 to avoid damage caused by ESD.
  • Page 19: Installing Drivers On The Windows Operating System

    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.
  • Page 20: Installing Drivers On Linux (For Broadcom Bcm57416)

    RoCE, please follow the additional steps below: 1. Download the Linux driver package file: libbnxt_re-.tar.gz Note: This driver can be found on either the SuperMicro website or by go- ing to the Linux_RoCE_Lib directory from the FTP site (ftp://ftp.supermicro.
  • Page 21 Chapter 3: Installation 1. Download libbnxt_re-<ver>.tar.gz 2. Install the library by entering following commands: tar xvzf libbnxt_re-<ver>.tar.gz cd libbnxt_re-<ver> sh autogen.sh ./configure –sysconfdir=/etc make make install cp bnxt_re.driver /etc/libibverbs.d echo “/usr/local/lib” >> /etc/ld.so.conf ldconfig –v For more driver installation information, please refer to Intel Support website. Windows Drivers Follow the steps below to install the drivers on the Windows operating system.

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