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AOC-S400G-B1C
USER'S MANUAL
Revision 1.0

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  • Page 1 AOC-S400G-B1C USER'S MANUAL Revision 1.0...
  • Page 2 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 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-S400G-B1C add-on card. About This Add-On Card AOC-S400G-B1C is based on the Broadcom BCM57608 Ethernet Controller and offers ®...
  • Page 4 • 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.
  • Page 5 Preface Naming Convention...
  • Page 6 Super AOC-S400G-B1C User's Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: 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 Inquiries) Government_Sales-USA@supermicro.com (Gov. Sales Inquiries) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) RMA@supermicro.com (RMA Support)
  • Page 7 Preface Asia-Pacific Email: Sales-Asia@supermicro.com.tw (Sales Inquiries) Support@supermicro.com.tw (Technical Support) RMA@supermicro.com.tw (RMA Support) Website: www.supermicro.com.tw...
  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Super AOC-S400G-B1C User's Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview ..........................9 1.2 Key Features ........................9 1.3 Specifications ........................10 Chapter 2 Hardware Components 2.1 Add-On Card Image and Layout ..................13 2.2 Major Components ......................14 2.3 QSFP-DD Ethernet Connections ..................15 2.4 Port and Port LED .......................16...
  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    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 https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/networking/adapters.
  • Page 10: Specifications

    Super AOC-S400G-B1C User's Manual 1.3 Specifications Networking Interface • 8 SerDes capable of 100/50G PAM4 and 25G NRZ • QSFP-DD • 1x400GbE, 1x200/100/50/25/10GbE • Auto-negotiation with auto-detect • IEEE-1588v2 • IEEE 802.3x flow control • IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation •...
  • Page 11 Chapter 1: Introduction • TTCP Segmentation Offload (TSO) • Large Receive Offload (LRO) • Large Send Offload (LSO) • Receive Side Scaling (RSS) • Transmit Side Scaling (TSS) NIC Partitioning (NPAR) • 16 Physical Functions • QoS per partition • Partitioning control via sideband communication •...
  • Page 12 Super AOC-S400G-B1C User's Manual TruFlow Flow Processing • Exact/Wildcard Match Flow Lookup • VLAN insertion/deletion • NAT/NAPT/Mirroring Data Center Bridging • Priority-based Flow Control (PFC; IEEE 802.1Qbb) • Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS; IEEE 802.1Qau) • Quantized Congestion Notification (QCN; IEEE 802.1Qau) •...
  • Page 13: Chapter 2 Hardware Components

    Chapter 2: Hardware Components Chapter 2 Hardware Components 2.1 Add-On Card Image and Layout AOC-S400G-B1C View J1A1 JNCSI1 JPAUX1 AOC-S400G-B1C DESIGNED IN USA REV:1.01 LED2 AOC-S400G-B1C Layout...
  • Page 14: Major Components

    Super AOC-S400G-B1C User's Manual 2.2 Major Components The following major components are installed on AOC-S400G-B1C: AOC-S400G-B1C Major Components Component Name Definition Broadcom BCM57608 Ethernet 400 GbE controller ® PCI-E Gen 5.0 x16 connector Connector cage J1A1 Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable DD...
  • Page 15: Qsfp-Dd Ethernet Connections

    The QSFP-DD port operates at up to 400 Gb/s. Plug the Direct Attached Copper (DAC) cable into the QSFP-DD port for network connections. See the layout below for the location. 1. QSFP-DD Port J1A1 JNCSI1 JPAUX1 AOC-S400G-B1C DESIGNED IN USA REV:1.01 LED2...
  • Page 16: Port And Port Led

    Super AOC-S400G-B1C User's Manual 2.4 Port and Port LED QSFP-DD Port The QSFP-DD adapter port is located on the form factor card. Connect a Direct Attach Copper cable or an LC Fiber-Optic cable to the port to provide 400 Gigabit Ethernet communication.
  • Page 17: Nc-Si Header

    Network Interface Controller (NIC) for remote management. For the network sideband interface to work properly, you will need to use a motherboard that supports NCSI and also need to have a special cable. Please contact Supermicro at www.supermicro.com to purchase the cable for this header.
  • Page 18: Jumper Settings

    Super AOC-S400G-B1C User's Manual 2.6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard, jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings. Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector. Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board.
  • Page 19: Pcie 5.0 X16 Connector

    A PCIe 5.0 x16 connector is located at GF1 on the add-on card. Insert this connector into a PCIe 5.0 x16 slot on a motherboard to use this add-on card. See the layout below for the location. 1. PCI-E 5.0 x16 connector J1A1 JNCSI1 JPAUX1 AOC-S400G-B1C DESIGNED IN USA REV:1.01 LED2...
  • Page 20: Chapter 3 Installation

    Chapter 3 Installation Your system came with the AOC-S400G-B1C add-on card which is designed 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 re-install a system component, including this add-on card, please follow the instructions below to ensure proper system setup.
  • Page 21: Before Installation

    Chapter 3: Installation 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 straps) and follow the instructions listed on page 20 to avoid damage caused by ESD.
  • Page 22: Installing Drivers (For Broadcom ® Bcm57608)

    3.4 Installing Drivers (for Broadcom BCM57608) ® To install drivers for the AOC-S400G-B1C add-on card for either Linux or Windows, please follow the instructions below. Before Installing the Drivers for the Linux Operating System Infiniband-diags is a set of utilities designed to help configure, debug, and maintain infiniband fabrics.
  • Page 23 Follow the steps below to install the drivers on the Linux operating system: 1. Download the Linux driver package file: netxtreme-bnxt_en-<ver>.tar.gz. Note: This driver can be found on either the Supermicro website or by going to the Linux_Driver directory from the FTP site (https://www.supermicro.com/wdl/Network-...
  • Page 24 Super AOC-S400G-B1C User's Manual echo"/usr/local/lib" >>/etc/ld.so.conf ldconfig -v Installing 400G Drivers for the Windows Operating System Follow the steps below to install the drivers on the Windows operating system: 1. From the FTP site or CDR-NIC LAN driver CD, go to the following directory: CDR-NIC >...
  • Page 25 (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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