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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 Preface About This Manual This user's guide is written for system integrators, IT technicians, and knowledgeable end users. It provides information for the installation and use of the AOC-A25G-i2SM and AOC- A25G-i2SG add-on card. About This Add-On Card Supermicro Advanced I/O Modules (AIOM) are the latest form factor designed to provide a ®...
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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.
Storage Temperature: -40 °C to 115 °C (-40 °F to 239 °F) Physical Dimensions • Card PCB dimensions: 76mm x 115mm (W x D) 1.4 Available SKUs Note: Please note that this product is sold only as part of an integrated solution with Supermicro server systems. SKUs Bracket Description Included AOC-A25G-i2SM BKT-0166L 2-port 25 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter with a 0.5U height...
Super AOC-A25G-i2S(M)(G) User's Manual 2.2 Major Components The following major components are installed on the AOC-A25G-i2SM/G: AOC-A25G-i2SM/G Major Components Component Name Definition Intel E810-XXVAM2 Ethernet LAN controllers ® JPAUX1 1-2: Enable AUX Power 3-4: Disable AUX Power (default) SFP28 Port 1...
Chapter 2: Hardware Components 2.3 SFP28 Ethernet Connections SFP28 Ethernet Connectors There are a total of two SFP28 LAN ports (SFP28 LAN1/SFP28 LAN2) on the AOC-A25G- i2SM/G. These two LAN ports support network speeds of up to 25GbE Link/Activity LED Indicators This card's 25GbE LAN has two bi-colored LED indicators per port (Link and Activity) at the bottom of PCB.
Enable jumper to WoL is supported on port 1 connect standby ONLY but limited to platforms Standby power to AOC NIC power to AOC NIC with sufficient airflow when it is in standby mode (S5 state). Please consult Supermicro before enabling it.
Chapter 3 Installation Your system came with the AOC-A25G-i2SM/G 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-A25G-i2S(M)(G) 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 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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Super AOC-A25G-i2S(M)(G) User's Manual 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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Chapter 3: Installation 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. 2.
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.
Chapter 3: Installation 3.5 Installing Drivers Download the drivers from Intel Download Center or the Supermicro site at https://www. supermicro.com/wftp/Networking_Drivers. Build a Binary RPM Package Please follow the steps below to build a binary RPM package for this driver. Note: RPM functionality has only been tested in Red Hat distributions.
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Super AOC-A25G-i2S(M)(G) User's Manual Manually Building Driver Please follow the steps below to manually build driver. 1. Move the base driver tar file to the directory of your choice. For example, use '/home/ username/ice' or '/usr/local/src/ice'. 2. Untar/unzip the archive where <x.x.x> is the version number for the driver tar file: # tar zxf ice-<x.x.x>.tar.gz 3.
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Chapter 3: Installation Alternately, make sure that any older ice drivers are removed from the kernel before loading the new module: # rmmod ice; modprobe ice Note: To enable verbose debug messages in the kernel log, use the dynamic debug feature (dyndbg).
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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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