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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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Advanced I/O Module (AIOM) is the latest form factor designed to provide ® a wide range of networking options as well as other I/O technologies. The AOC-AG-i4S(M) is a flexible and scalable GbE controller providing four SFP ports. Based on Intel GbE network ®...
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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 of 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-AG-i4S(M) User's Manual 1.3 Specifications General • Advanced I/O Module (AIOM) form factor • Intel i350 GbE controller ® • Four SFP+ ports Ethernet Features • IEEE 802.3 auto-negotiation for speed, duplex, and flow control • IEEE 802.3x and 802.3z compliant flow control support •...
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Receive Side Scaling (RSS) for Windows environment, Scalable I/O for Linux environments • Intelligent interrupt generation Management Features • Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) support • iSCSI remote boot support • Asset Management support on Supermicro® platforms • NC-SI for remote management OS Support • Windows • RedHat Linux •...
Super AOC-AG-i4S(M) User's Manual 2.2 Major Components The following major components are installed on the AOC-AG-i4S(M): AOC-AG-i4S(M) Major Components Component Name Definition Intel i350-AM4 Ethernet LAN controllers ® 1G SFP Port Quad SFP Ports PCI-E 2.0 x4 PCI-E interface JSDP1...
Chapter 2: Hardware Components 2.3 LED Indicators and Connectors LAN Ports The AOC-AG-i4S(M) has four network LAN (SFP+) ports. These LAN ports support connection speeds up to 1Gbps. Plug the Direct Attached Copper (DAC) cable into the SFP+ port for network connections.
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Super AOC-AG-i4S(M) User's Manual JSDP1 Use Header JSDP1 to connect to a cable and communicate with the SDP of the LAN chips on the AOC-AG-i4S(M). See the table below for header settings. JSDP1 Header Pin Definitions Pin# Definition B_SDP2_0 B_SDP2_1...
Chapter 3: Installation Chapter 3 Installation Your system came with the AOC-i4S(M) 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.
Super AOC-AG-i4S(M) User's Manual 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.
Chapter 3: Installation 3.3 Installing the Add-on Card (with 1U 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 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).
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Super AOC-AG-i4S(M) User's Manual B. Installing an AIOM Module (Reinstalling AIOM module into empty slot) 1. Position the AIOM module in front of the empty slot and gently push it onto the metal bracket (do not use the blue latch). The AIOM module should slide into the chassis until the card securely seated in the connector.
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Chapter 3: Installation C. Installing an AIOM Module (Slot with AIOM module installed) 1. Remove the AIOM slot cover by pulling it with two handles. 2. Position the AIOM module in front of the empty slot and gently push it onto the metal bracket (do not use the blue latch).
Super AOC-AG-i4S(M) User's Manual 3.4 Installing the Add-on Card (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).
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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.
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Super AOC-AG-i4S(M) 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.
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.
Super AOC-AG-i4S(M) User's Manual 3.6 Installing Drivers on Linux (for Intel i350AM4) ® Download the drivers from Intel Download Center or the Supermicro site at https://www. supermicro.com/wftp/Networking_Drivers. Build a Binary RPM Package 1. Run ‘rpmbuild -tb <filename.tar.gz>’ 2. Replace <filename.tar.gz> with the specific filename of the driver.
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Chapter 3: Installation Note: IGB_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=- ”DIGB_NO_LRO” to the make file when it’s being compiled. make CFLAGS_EXTRA=”-DIGB_NO_LRO”...
Super AOC-AG-i4S(M) User's Manual 3.7 Installing Drivers on FreeBSD (for Intel i350-AM4) ® 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.
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Chapter 3: Installation make load cp if_igb.ko /modules Edit /boot/loader.conf, and add the following line: if_igb_load="YES" Compile the driver into the kernel (see item 8). Edit /etc/rc.conf, and create the appropriate ifconfig_igb<interface_num> entry: ifconfig_igb<interface_num>="<ifconfig_settings>" Example usage: ifconfig_igb0="inet 192.168.10.1 netmask 255.255.255.0" 8.
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Super AOC-AG-i4S(M) User's Manual Edit the kernel configuration file (i.e., GENERIC or MYKERNEL) in /usr/src/sys/i386/conf, and ensure the following line is present: device igb Compile and install the kernel. Reboot the system for the kernel updates to take effect.
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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.