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Page 1: User Guide
USER GUIDE SMC10GPCIe-10BT Tiger Card SMC10GPCIe-XFP 10GBASE-T and XFP Ethernet Server Adapters... - Page 3 Tiger Card 10G User Guide From SMC’s Tiger line of feature-rich workgroup LAN solutions 20 Mason Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 679-8000 January 2008 Pub. # 149xxxxxxxxx E012008-CS-R01...
- Page 4 No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SMC. SMC reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice.
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Page 5: Limited Warranty
“Active” SMC product. A product is considered to be “Active” while it is listed on the current SMC price list. As new technologies emerge, older technologies become obsolete and SMC will, at its discretion, replace an older product in its product line with one that incorporates these newer technologies. - Page 6 WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. NOTHING IN THIS WARRANTY SHALL BE TAKEN TO AFFECT YOUR STATUTORY RIGHTS. * SMC will provide warranty service for one year following discontinuance from the active SMC price list. Under the limited lifetime warranty, internal and external power supplies, fans, and cables are covered by a standard one-year warranty from date of purchase.
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Page 7: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement
Compliances Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. - Page 8 CE Mark Conformance Declaration - Class A SMC contact for these products in Europe is: SMC Networks Europe, Edificio Conata II, Calle Fructuós Gelabert 6-8, 2 08970 - Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain. This information technology equipment complies with the requirements of the Council...
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Page 9: About This Guide
About This Guide Purpose This guide details of the hardware features of the Ethernet adapter card, including its physical and performance-related characteristics, and how to install the card. Audience The guide is intended for use by system administrators who are responsible for installing and setting up computer network equipment;... -
Page 11: Table Of Contents
Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Advanced Features Hardware Description LED Indicators Equipment Checklist Chapter 2: Hardware Installation Chapter 3: Driver Installation Windows Driver Installation Linux Installation Instructions Installation From a Binary RPM RedHat Enterprise Linux Distributions SuSE Linux Enterprise Server distributions Fedora Core distributions Building the Source RPM Solaris Installation Instructions... - Page 12 Contents...
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Page 13: Chapter 1: Introduction
(guest) operating system direct access to the network hardware. This hypervisor bypass technology, unique to SMC Ethernet controllers, is the only way to provide solid I/O performance to virtualized guest operating systems. -
Page 14: Hardware Description
SMC Tiger Card™ 10G 10GBASE-T Ethernet Server Adapter comes equipped with: • One RJ-45 connector for 10 Gbps connections • Three LED indicators The components of the SMC Tiger Card™ 10G 10GBASE-T Ethernet Server Adapter are shown in the figure below. • Low Profile bracket is also inlcluded... -
Page 15: Led Indicators
• One XFP slot for 10 Gbps XFP transceivers (SR or LR) • Three LED indicators The components of the SMC Tiger Card™ 10G 10GBASE-XFP Ethernet Server Adapter are shown in the figure below. Shown with XFP module (not included) LED Indicators The following table describes the Tiger Card™... -
Page 16: Equipment Checklist
If possible, please retain the carton and original packing materials in case there is a need to return the product. Please register this product online at SMC’s web site, http://www.smc.com/. The SMC Tiger Card™ 10G is covered by a limited lifetime warranty. -
Page 17: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation Caution: Network cards are sensitive to static electricity. To protect the card, avoid touching its electrical components and always touch the metal chassis of your computer before handling the card. Switch off the computer, unplug the power cord, and remove the computer’s cover. - Page 18 Hardware Installation Replace the computer’s cover and power it on. The Tiger Card™ 10G should be automatically configured by the host computer’s BIOS. However, if you have an older computer, you may have to manually configure the computer’s BIOS settings. See “Troubleshooting” on page A-1.” Once hardware installation is complete, see Chaper 3 “Driver Installation”...
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Page 19: Chapter 3: Driver Installation
Windows drivers. You will need local administrative privileges on the target machine in order to install the SMC network drivers. If you do not have administrative privileges on the target machine, contact your system administrator for assistance. Driver installation can be performed before or after installing the Tiger Card™ 10G into the target machine. - Page 20 Driver Installation Windows Vista: Windows 2003 Server: Double click on the MSI installation file.
- Page 21 Windows Driver Installation After a brief pause the Setup Wizard is displayed. Click “Next” to continue with the installation. The software end-user license agreement is displayed. To install the drivers, you must indicate you accept this agreement and click “Next.”...
- Page 22 Driver Installation Select the destination folder for the driver package and click “Next.” No further configuration of the installation process is necessary. Click “Install” to begin the driver installation. Windows Vista: If User Account Control is enabled, the Setup Wizard may request that you grant it with elevated administrator privileges to allow it to install the device driver software.
- Page 23 The driver installation process can take a few minutes. The Setup Wizard displays its status and progress during this period. Once driver installation is complete the final page of the Setup Wizard is displayed. Click "Finish" to complete the installation. •...
- Page 24 Driver Installation The Setup Wizard may request for permission to restart your system. Click “Yes” to restart now or “No” if you want to manually restart your system later.
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Page 25: Linux Installation Instructions
SMC recommends users install the Tiger Card™ 10G into the target machine before installing the Linux network drivers. You will need root privileges on the target machine in order to install the SMC network drivers. If you do not have root privileges on the target machine, contact your system administrator for assistance. -
Page 26: Redhat Enterprise Linux Distributions
[root@myhost1 i686]# rpm -ivh kernel-module-sfc-2.6.9-5.ELsmp -2.1.0111-0.sf.1.RHEL4.i686.rpm There are two tools that can be used for configuring the SMC Server Adapter: SMC recommends using the Network Administration Tool ("neat") to configure the new network interface. Neat is a GUI-based application and therefore requires an X server to run. -
Page 27: Fedora Core Distributions
[root@myhost1 i586]# rpm -ivh kernel-module-sfc-2.6.5-7.244 -smp-2.1.0111-0.sf.1.SLES9.i586.rpm Run "yast" to configure the SMC Server Adapter. You will see two new Ethernet Controllers available for configuration, only one of which needs to be configured for correct operation. When you select an Ethernet Controller to configure, the "Configuration Name"... -
Page 28: Building The Source Rpm
SMC-provided pre-built binary rpms. - The command find /usr/src -name "*sfc*.rpm" will list the locations of all SMC rpms. The resulting binary RPM package can be installed as detailed in the section “Installation From a Binary RPM” on page 3-7. -
Page 29: Solaris Installation Instructions
SMC recommends users install the SMC Server Adapter into the target machine before installing the Solaris network drivers. You will need root privileges on the target machine in order to install the SMC network drivers. If you do not have root privileges on the target machine, contact your system administrator for assistance. - Page 30 Driver Installation 3-12...
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Page 31: Appendix A: Troubleshooting
8 lanes or 16 lanes) may only support 4 lanes or may be limited to a lower bus speed. In 4-lane slots, SMC adapters will continue to work, but will not achieve the best performance possible. Users should consult their server manual for further information. -
Page 32: Network Connection Problems
There may be a network connection problem if LEDs on the card's bracket do not turn on, or if you cannot access any network resources from the computer. Check the following items before contacting SMC Technical Support. • Be sure you are using the appropriate cable, and that the length of any cable does not exceed the specified lengths listed in the section “Cable Types”... -
Page 33: Appendix B: Cable Types
Category 6 Category 6a Category 7 Fiber Cables The SMC Tiger Card™ 10G XFP Ethernet Server Adapter supports transmission over several fiber cable types, depending on the XFP transceiver installed. Maximum 10GBASE-SR 10 Gigabit Ethernet Cable Lengths Fiber Diameter Fiber Bandwidth 62.5/125 micron... - Page 34 Cable Types...
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Page 35: Appendix C: Specifications
MTBF 966,706 hours @ 25 °C (77 °F) 697,163 hours @ 50 °C (122 °F) Power Consumption SMC10GPCIe-10BT: 16 Watts with full traffic SMC10GPCIe-XFP: 7.5 Watts with full traffic LED Indicators Three: Red (error checking), Green (link/activity), Amber (speed) Dimensions (without bracket) 167 x 69 mm (6.57 x 2.72 in.) - Page 36 Specifications Temperature Standard Operating: 0 to 55 °C (32 to 122 °F) Operating Humidity 10% to 90% (Non-condensing) Certifications FCC Part 15, Class A CE Mark Class A RoHs compliant Operating Systems Linux® 2.4 Kernels (32 bit and 64 bit) Linux®...
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Page 37: Glossary
Glossary 10BASE-T IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over two pairs of Category 3, 4, or 5 UTP cable. (Now incorporated in IEEE 802.3-2005.) 100BASE-TX IEEE 802.3u specification for 100 Mbps Ethernet over two pairs of Category 5 UTP cable. - Page 38 Glossary End Station A workstation, server, or other device that does not forward traffic. Ethernet A network communication system developed and standardized by DEC, Intel, and Xerox, using baseband transmission, CSMA/CD access, logical bus topology, and coaxial cable. The successor IEEE 802.3 standard provides for integration into the OSI model and extends the physical layer and media with repeaters and implementations that operate on fiber, thin coax and twisted-pair cable.
- Page 39 Glossary Light emitting diode used for monitoring a device or network condition. LAN Segment A separate LAN or collision domain. Local Area Network (LAN) A group of interconnected computer and support devices. A LAN is made up of servers, workstations, a network operating system and communications links. Servers are high-speed machines that hold programs and data shared by network users.
- Page 40 Glossary RJ-45 Connector A connector for twisted-pair wiring. Receive Side Scaling, raises utilization levels of multi-core servers dramatically by distributing the I/O load across all CPUs and cores. Shielded twisted-pair cable. Switched Ports Ports that are on separate collision domains or LAN segments. Telecommunications Industry Association Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Protocol suite that includes TCP as the primary transport protocol, and IP as the...
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