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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 About This Manual This user's guide is written for system integrators, PC technicians, and knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the AOC-CTG-b2T and AOM- CTG-b2TM add-on cards. About This Add-On Card The AOC-CTG-b2T and AOM-CTG-b2TM 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapters are the most compact and scalable 10GBase-T adapters for today’s demanding data center environments.
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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-CTG-b2T and AOM-CTG-b2TM User's Manual 1.3 Specifications General • MicroLP Form Factor for Supermicro Micro Cloud systems • Broadcom BCM57416 dual-port 10Gbps controller ® • PCI-E 3.0 x4 (8 GT/s) interface Networking Features • Jumbo Frames (up to 9600-byte) •...
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Chapter 1: Introduction NIC Partitioning (NPAR) • 16 physical functions • QoS per partition • Partitioning control via sideband communication • Up to 64MAC/VLAN filter per partition • Stateless offload configuration per partition • VEB/VEPA support Flow Processing • Exact/Wildcard Match Flow Lookup •...
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Super AOC-CTG-b2T and AOM-CTG-b2TM User's Manual • Data Center Bridging Capability eXchange (DCBX; IEEE802.1Qaz) • 8 traffic classes per port; fully DCB compliant per 802.1Qbb Manageability • Network Controller Sideband Interface (NC-SI) • PXE boot • Asset Management with thermal sensors Power Savings •...
Chapter 1: Introduction 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 Included Description AOC-CTG-b2T BKT-0051L and MicroLP 2-Port 10GbE RJ45 adapter for Micro- BKT-0054L...
Super AOC-CTG-b2T and AOM-CTG-b2TM User's Manual 2.2 Major Components The following major components are installed on AOC-CTG-b2T and AOM-CTG-b2TM: AOC-CTG-b2T and AOM-CTG-b2TM Major Components Component Name Definition Broadcom BCM57416 Ethernet LAN controller ® 1-2: Wake on LAN Disable (default) 2-3: Wake on LAN Enable...
Chapter 2: Hardware Components 2.3 Ports There are two RJ45 ports located on the add-on card. Connect a Category 6 or 6A RJ45 cable to provide 10 Gigabit Ethernet communication. Refer to the add-on card layout on page 2-1 for the locations of the ports. 2.4 Connectors For more information about the RJ45 Port LED signals, see the table below.
Super AOC-CTG-b2T and AOM-CTG-b2TM User's Manual 2.5 Major Components of AIOM Module NC-SI For remote management, Network-Controller Sideband Interface (NC-SI) will provide an out- of-band (sideband) connection between the onboard Broadcom BCM57416 controller and ® the onboard BMC. MicroLP Interface Insert the MicroLP interface into a MicroLP slot on a motherboard to use this add-on card.
Chapter 3: Installation Chapter 3 Installation 3.1 Static-Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To avoid damaging 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 •...
Super AOC-CTG-b2T and AOM-CTG-b2TM 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.
1. Run 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.
3.5 Installing Drivers (for Broadcom BCM57416) ® Use the procedures below to install both drivers and firmware for the AOC-CTG-b2T and AOM-CTG-b2TM add-on cards for both Linux and Windows. Linux Drivers Use the following procedures to install drivers on the Linux operating system. Download the drivers from ftp://ftp.supermicro/Networking_Drivers/.
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Chapter 3: Installation Windows Drivers Use the following procedures to install drivers on the Windows operating system. Installing 10G Drivers for the Windows Operating System 1. From the CDR-NIC LAN driver CD or FTP site, go to the following directory: Broadcom >...
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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 communication 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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