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  • Page 1 AOC-SG-i4 User’s Guide Revison 1.0a...
  • Page 2 This product, including software and documentation, is the property of Supermicro and/or its licensors, and is supplied only under a license. Any use or reproduction of this product is not allowed, except as expressly permitted by the terms of said license.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Safety Guidelines ............1-1 1-1 ESD Safety Guidelines ..............1-1 1-2 General Safety Guidelines ............... 1-1 1-3 An Important Note to Users ............. 1-1 Chapter 2 Card Components ............2-1 2-1 Front Components ................2-1 2-2 Front Connectors, Jumpers and LEDs ..........
  • Page 4 AOC-SG-i4 Add On Card User’s Guide Command Line Uninstall Example ............3-9 Command Line Reinstall/Repair ............3-9 Chapter 4 Linux Base Driver for PRO/1000 Family of Adapters ..................... 4-1 4-1 Overview ..................... 4-1 4-2 Identifying Your Adapter ..............4-1 4-3 Building and Installation ..............

  • Page 5: About This Manual

    Introduction Introduction About this Manual This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users who intend to integrate SuperMicro's AOC-SG-i4 add-on card to their system. Product Features The AOC-SG-i4 add-on card offers the following features: •...
  • Page 6 AOC-SG-i4 Add On Card User’s Guide 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) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web Site: www.supermicro.com...
  • Page 7 For faster service, RMA authorizations may be requested online at: http://www.supermicro.com/support/rma/ Whenever possible, repack the add-on card in the original Supermicro box, using the original packaging materials. If these are no longer available, be sure to pack the add-on card in an anti-static bag and inside the box. Make sure that there is enough packaging material surrounding the add-on card so that it does not become damaged during shipping.
  • Page 8 AOC-SG-i4 Add On Card User’s Guide Notes viii...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Safety Guidelines

    Chapter 1 Safety Guidelines To avoid personal injury and property damage, carefully follow all the safety steps listed below when accessing your system or handling the components. ESD Safety Guidelines Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. To prevent damage to your system, it is important to handle it very carefully.
  • Page 10 AOC-SG-i4 Add On Card User’s Manual Notes...

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Card Components

    Front Components Figure 2-1 shows the front components of the AOC-SG-i4 add-on card. Figure 2-1. AOC-SG-i4 Add On Card Front Connectors and Jumpers Table 2-1 lists the add-on card’s front components and their description. Table 2-1. Front Connectors and Pin Definitions...

  • Page 12: Front Connectors, Jumpers And Leds

    AOC-SG-i4 Add On Card User’s Manual Front Connectors, Jumpers and LEDs This section describes the front connectors, jumpers and LEDs found on the AOC-SG-i4 add-on card. LAN Ports LAN ports allow the add-on card to connect to a maximum of four network cables. These are RJ45 connectors.
  • Page 13 Chapter 2: Card Components Table 2-3 lists the add-on card’s front jumpers and their pin definitions. Table 2-3. Front Jumpers and Pin Definitions Jumper Jumper Settings Description 3.3V STBY On = Enabled 3.3V STBY enabled (Default)
  • Page 14 AOC-SG-i4 Add On Card User’s Manual Notes...

  • Page 15: Chapter 3 Installing The Drivers

    If you need to update your add-on card’s firmware to use iSCSI option ROM, follow the procedure below. Updating iSCSI Option ROM Firmware 1. Download the iSCSI boot image BootIMG.FLB at ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/ CDR-NIC_1.22_for_Add-on_NIC_Cards/Intel/LAN/APPS/BootUtil/ 2. Download the DOS flash utility BootUtil.exe at ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/ CDR-NIC_1.22_for_Add-on_NIC_Cards/Intel/LAN/APPS/BootUtil/DOS/...

  • Page 16: Intel Proset For Windows Device Manager

    ARDWARE IZARD ANCEL 3. The S window appears on the screen. UPERMICRO Click on the computer button next to AOC-SG-i4. 4. Click on I NSTALL RIVERS AND OFTWARE 5. Follow the prompts on screen to complete the installation. Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager Intel®...

  • Page 17: Removing Intel Proset For Windows Device Manager

    Chapter 3: Installing the Drivers Removing Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager Use A from the C to uninstall Intel PROSet for EMOVE PROGRAMS ONTROL ANEL Windows Device Manager. Receive Side Scaling RSS must be enabled for Intel® I/O Acceleration Technology to function. You must also install Microsoft’s Scalable Networking Pack (SNP) for RSS to function.

  • Page 18: Base Driver Installation

    AOC-SG-i4 Add On Card User’s Manual Base Driver Installation Driver installation is started by running the SetupBD.exe file. Command Line Options SetupBD.exe supports the following command line switches and options as shown in Table 3-1 Table 3-2. Table 3-1. SetupBD.exe Switches...

  • Page 19: Intel Proset For Windows Device Manager Installation

    Chapter 3: Installing the Drivers • You can use the /r and /nr switches only with a silent install (such as with the “/s” option). Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager Installation This section describes how to install Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager from the command line.

  • Page 20: Command Line Examples

    AOC-SG-i4 Add On Card User’s Manual Table 3-4. DxSetup.exe Public Properties Switch Description Property settings are: • 0 - Deselect / hide ANS • 1 - Select ANS (default setting) Property settings are: DMIX • 0 - Deselect / hide Intel PROSet feature •...
  • Page 21 Chapter 3: Installing the Drivers • Msiexec also sets an error level on return that corresponds to system error codes. For further details, see: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library on the Microsoft web site.

  • Page 22: Command Line Switches

    AOC-SG-i4 Add On Card User’s Manual Command Line Switches Table 3-5. Command Line Switches Switch Description Install Uninstall Silent install options: /q[r|n] • r - Reduced GUI Install • n - Silent install Log file options: • i - Log status messages.

  • Page 23: Command Line Options Supported By Prosetdx.msi

    Chapter 3: Installing the Drivers Table 3-6. Property Settings Property Description Property settings are: • 0 - Deselect / do not execute SetupBD. • 1 - Execute SetupBD to install the drivers. NOTE: In this release, it is set to “1” by default. It is always installed by default in this release.

  • Page 24: Command Line Uninstall Example

    AOC-SG-i4 Add On Card User’s Manual Notes Installing Intel PROSet Silently on Windows Server 2003 for Itanium®-Based Systems: C:\WINNT\System32\msiexec.exe /i D:\Apps\PROSETDX\Win64\PROSETDX.msi /qn /liew C:\ install.log Installing Components but Deselecting ANS: Set the ANS=0 in the command line, for example: C:\WINNT\System32\msiexec.exe /i D:\Apps\PROSETDX\Win32\PROSETDX.msi /qn ANS=0 /liew C:\...

  • Page 25: Chapter 4 Linux Base Driver For Pro/1000 Family Of Adapters

    Chapter 4: Linux Base Driver for PRO/1000 Family of Adapters Chapter 4 Linux Base Driver for PRO/1000 Family of Adapters Overview This file describes the Linux* Base Driver for the Intel® PRO/1000 Family of Adapters. This driver supports the 2.4.x and 2.6.x kernels. This driver includes support for Itanium®...

  • Page 26: Building And Installation

    AOC-SG-i4 Add On Card User’s Manual Building and Installation To build a binary RPM* package of this driver, run rpmbuild -tb <filename.tar.gz> Replace <filename.tar.gz> with the specific file name of the driver. NOTE: For the build to work properly, the currently running kernel MUST match the version and configuration of the installed kernel sources.

  • Page 27: Command Line Parameters

    Chapter 4: Linux Base Driver for PRO/1000 Family of Adapters rmmod e1000; modprobe e1000 6. Assign an IP address to the interface by entering the following, where <x> is the interface number: ifconfi g eth<x> <IP_address> 7. Verify that the interface works. Enter the following, where <IP_address> is the IP address for another machine on the same subnet as the interface that is being tested: ping <IP_address>...
  • Page 28 AOC-SG-i4 Add On Card User’s Manual Table 4-1. Command Line Parameter Settings Parameter Valid Range/ Default Description Name Settings This parameter is a bit mask that specifies which speed and duplex settings the board advertises. When this parameter is used, the Speed and Duplex parameters must not be specified.
  • Page 29 Chapter 4: Linux Base Driver for PRO/1000 Family of Adapters Table 4-1. Command Line Parameter Settings (Continued) Parameter Valid Range/ Default Description Name Settings This value specifies the number of receive buffer descriptors allocated by the driver. Increasing this value allows the driver to buffer more incoming packets, at the expense of increased system memory utilization.

  • Page 30: Notes On Interruptthrottlerate

    AOC-SG-i4 Add On Card User’s Manual Table 4-1. Command Line Parameter Settings (Continued) Parameter Valid Range/ Default Description Name Settings 80-256 for 82542 and 82543-based This value is the number of transmit descriptors adapters allocated by the driver. Increasing this value allows TxDescriptors the driver to queue more transmits.

  • Page 31: Speed And Duplex Configuration

    Chapter 4: Linux Base Driver for PRO/1000 Family of Adapters In dynamic conservative mode, the InterruptThrottleRate value is set to 4000 for traffic that falls in class “Bulk traffic”. If traffic falls in the “Low latency” or “Lowest latency” class, the InterruptThrottleRate is increased stepwise to 20000. This default mode is suitable for most applications.
  • Page 32 AOC-SG-i4 Add On Card User’s Manual If Speed = 10 or 100, then both Speed and Duplex should be set. Auto-negotiation is disabled, and the AutoNeg parameter is ignored. Partner SHOULD also be forced. The AutoNeg parameter is used when more control is required over the auto-negotiation process.

  • Page 33: Additional Configurations

    Chapter 4: Linux Base Driver for PRO/1000 Family of Adapters Additional Configurations Configuring the Driver on Different Distributions Configuring a network driver to load properly when the system is started is distribution dependent. Typically, the configuration process involves adding an alias line to /etc/modules.conf or /etc/modprobe.conf as well as editing other system startup scripts and/or configuration files.
  • Page 34 AOC-SG-i4 Add On Card User’s Manual NOTE: The maximum MTU setting for Jumbo Frames is 16110. This value coincides with the maximum Jumbo Frames size of 16128. Some Intel gigabit adapters that support Jumbo Frames have a frame size limit of 9238 bytes, with a corresponding MTU size limit of 9216 bytes.

  • Page 35: Ethtool

    Chapter 4: Linux Base Driver for PRO/1000 Family of Adapters Ethtool The driver utilizes the Ethtool interface for driver configuration and diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. Ethtool version 1.6 or later is required for this functionality. The latest release of Ethtool can be found at: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel. NOTE: Ethtool 1.6 only supports a limited set of ethtool options.
  • Page 36 AOC-SG-i4 Add On Card User’s Manual Notes 4-12...
  • Page 37 Disclaimer 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.
  • Page 38 AOC-SG-i4 Add-on Card User’s Manual Notes 0-ii...

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