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User’s Guide

Revison 1.0a

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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..........................................2-2

LAN Ports................................................................................................2-2

LAN Port LEDs........................................................................................2-2

Front Jumpers and Pin Definitions..........................................................2-2

Chapter 3 Installing the Drivers...................................................3-1

3-1 Updating iSCSI Option ROM Firmware.........................................3-1

3-2 Installing the Drivers in Microsoft Windows ..................................3-1

3-3 Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager.................................3-2

Installing Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager............................3-2

Tips for PROSet Users.........................................................................3-2

Removing Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager..........................3-2

Receive Side Scaling..............................................................................3-2

RSS Configuration ...............................................................................3-3

Teaming................................................................................................3-3

3-4 Installing the Base Driver and Intel® PROSet via

the Command Line

...................................................................................3-3

Installation Methods................................................................................3-3

Base Driver Installation...........................................................................3-3

Command Line Options .......................................................................3-3

Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager Installation.........................3-4

Using the DxSetup.exe Utility...............................................................3-5

Command Line Examples....................................................................3-6

msiexec.exe Command Line Options ..................................................3-6

Command Line Switches ........................................................................3-7

Silent Install/upgrade Command Line Syntax ......................................3-7

Silent Uninstall Command Line Syntax................................................3-7

Command Line Options Supported by PROSETDX.msi ........................3-8

Command Line Install Examples..........................................................3-8

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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...................................................................4-2

4-4 Command Line Parameters.............................................................4-3

Notes on InterruptThrottleRate ...............................................................4-6

Speed and Duplex Configuration............................................................4-7

4-5 Additional Configurations.................................................................4-9

Configuring the Driver on Different Distributions.....................................4-9

Viewing Link Messages........................................................................4-9

Jumbo Frames.....................................................................................4-9

Ethtool................................................................................................4-11

Enabling Wake on LAN* (WoL)..........................................................4-11

NAPI...................................................................................................4-11

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:

• Dual Intel 82576 LAN chips

• PEX 8518 PCI Bridge chip

• PCI-e x8 interface

• Low-profile, half-length PCI-e x8 standard card, dimensions (without end brackets):

(HxL): 6.4cm (2.5") x 14.7cm (5.8")

• Four RJ-45 connectors

• Jumbo frames support up to 9.5KB packets

• Intel's I/OAT accelerates I/O with higher throughput and lower CPU utilization

• Virtualization provides the platform with port density required for virtualized

environments

• Next generation VMDg with loopback functionality

• Direct cache access (DCA)

• Support Pre-boot Execution Environment (PXE)

• Wake on LAN (WOL) support

• RoHS 6/6

• Intel PROSet Utility for Windows supported network teaming

• Supports Category-5 cable and above

Operating Systems Supported

The AOC-SG-i4 add-on card supports the following Operating Systems (OS):

• Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows 2003/Windows 2008/Windows Vista

•Linux

•VMWare

An Important Note to Users

All images and layouts shown in this user's guide are based upon the latest revision

available at the time of publishing. The card you have received may or may not look

exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual.

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Contacting SuperMicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

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San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.

Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000

Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008

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Introduction

Returning Merchandise for Service

A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before

any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling your vendor for

a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. When returning to the

manufacturer, the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the

shipping carton, and mailed prepaid or hand-carried. Shipping and handling charges will

be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete.

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.

This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages incurred

in shipping or from failure due to the alteration, misuse, abuse or improper maintenance

of products.

During the warranty period, contact your distributor first for any product problems.

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Notes

1-1

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.

1-1 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. The following measures are

generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD.

• Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.

• Touch a grounded metal object before removing a component from the antistatic

bag.

• Handle the add-on card by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral

chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

• When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.

• Put the card and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use.

1-2 General Safety Guidelines

• Always disconnect power cables before installing or removing any components from

the computer.

• Disconnect the power cable before installing or removing any cables from the

system.

• Make sure that the add-on card is securely and properly installed on the

motherboard to prevent damage to the system due to power shortage.

1-3 An Important Note to Users

All images and layouts shown in this user's guide are based upon the latest PCB

Revision available at the time of publishing. The card you have received may or may not

look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual.

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Notes

2-1

Chapter 2

Card Components

2-1 Front Components

Figure 2-1 shows the front components of the AOC-SG-i4 add-on card.

Table 2-1 lists the add-on card’s front components and their description.

Figure 2-1. AOC-SG-i4 Add On Card Front Connectors and Jumpers

Table 2-1. Front Connectors and Pin Definitions

Number Name Description

LAN Connector Ports

(4)

Housing with four RJ45 connectors.

J2 Jumper: 3.3V

STBY

See table for jumper settings.

3 Intel 82576 chips (2) Intel LAN chips

PEX 8518 PCI Bridge

Chip

PCI Bridge chip

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2-2 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. Each LAN port provides up to one gigabit per second connection

speed which require CAT6 cables for maximum throughput.

The ports are designated LAN1, LAN2, LAN3 and LAN4.

LAN Port LEDs

Each LAN port includes two LEDs. The LEDs indicate connection speed and activity.

See Table 2-2 for definitions of these LEDs.

Front Jumpers and Pin Definitions

When properly configured, this add-on card allows Network Administrators to use STBY

enabled and STBY disabled settings. In addition to configurations required by your

motherboard and software, you must close the J2 jumper on the add-on card to enable

this feature.

Table 2-2. LAN Port LEDs

LED Color Definition

Act Amber (blinking) LAN Activity

LNK

Orange Link speed in Kb/s

Green Link speed in 100 Mb/s

Off No connection or link speed at 10 Kb/s

To modify the operation of the add-on card,

jumpers are 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 pad on the printed

circuit board.

On two pin jumpers, “Closed” means the

jumper is on and “Open” means the jumper is

off the pins.

Connector

Pins

Jumper

Setting

3 2 1

2-3

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)

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Notes

3-1

Chapter 3

Installing the Drivers

3-1 Updating iSCSI Option ROM Firmware

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/

3. Copy both files into a bootable USB key and boot into DOS

4. Run “Bootutil” in DOS to show the available NIC by entering at the DOS prompt:

bootutil -nic=”NIC#” -up=iscsi - file=bootimg.fib

This supposes that the desired NIC number is 1.

5. Now run at the DOS prompt: bootutil - nic=1 -up=iscsi -file=bootimg.fib

6. Reboot your system.

This should update the iSCSI option ROM in your card’s firmware.

3-2 Installing the Drivers in Microsoft Windows

These instructions apply to all versions of Microsoft™ Windows™ 2000, Windows XP

(including Windows XP x64 and Windows XP 64-bit Edition), Windows Vista™

(including Windows Vista x64), and Windows Server™ 2003 (including Windows Server

2003 x64 and Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition).

This driver installation updates the drivers for all supported Intel® PRO network

adapters in your system.

Before installing or updating the drivers, insert your adapter(s) in the computer and plug

in the network cable. When Windows discovers the new adapter, it attempts to find an

acceptable Windows driver already installed with the operating system. If found, the

driver is installed without any user intervention. If Windows cannot find the driver, the

Found New Hardware Wizard window is displayed.

Regardless of whether or not Windows finds the driver, it is recommended that you

follow the procedure below to install the driver. Drivers for all Intel adapters supported by

this software release are installed.

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Installing the Drivers

1. If you are installing drivers from the Product CD, insert the CD.

If you do not have the Product CD, download drivers from the support web site and

transfer them to the system.

2. If the F

OUND NEW HARDWARE WIZARD screen is displayed, click CANCEL.

3. The SUPERMICRO window appears on the screen.

Click on the computer button next to AOC-SG-i4.

4. Click on I

NSTALL DRIVERS AND SOFTWARE.

5. Follow the prompts on screen to complete the installation.

3-3 Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager

Intel® PROSet for Windows™ Device Manager is an extension to the Windows Device

Manager. When you install the Intel PROSet software, additional tabs are automatically

added to Device Manager. You can install Intel PROSet on computers running Microsoft

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows Server* 2003, including

64-bit and x64 versions.

Installing Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager

Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager is installed from the Product CD with the

same process used to install drivers. You can select Intel PROSet for Windows Device

Manager and Advanced Network Services from the Install Options dialog.

Tips for PROSet Users

If you have used prior versions of Intel PROSet, you should be aware of the following

changes with Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager:

With PROSet:

• There is no system tray icon.

• The configuration utility is not accessible from the C

ONTROL PANEL or the START

menu.

• All Intel PROSet features are now accessed from D

EVICE MANAGER. To access

features, simply open the D

EVICE MANAGER and double-click the Intel adapter you

would like to configure.

NOTE: You must have administrator rights to install or use Intel PROSet for

Windows Device Manager.

3-3

Chapter 3: Installing the Drivers

Removing Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager

Use ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS from the CONTROL PANEL to uninstall Intel PROSet for

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. Intel® PROSet

will not display the RSS setting if SNP is not installed.

RSS Configuration

RSS is enabled on the Advanced tab of the adapter property sheet. If your adapter does

not support RSS, or if the SNP is not installed, the RSS setting will not be displayed.

Teaming

Some RSS teaming considerations are as follows:

• If RSS is not enabled for all adapters in a team, RSS will be disabled for the team.

• If an adapter that does not support RSS is added to a team, RSS will be disabled for

the team.

• If a non-Intel adapter is added to a team, RSS will be disabled for the team.

• Non-Intel adapters with RSS enabled cannot be added to a team.

3-4 Installing the Base Driver and Intel® PROSet via

the Command Line

Installation Methods

The base driver install utility (SetupBD.exe) allows unattended install of base drivers

from a command line.

Intel® PROSet for Windows* Device Manager is supported on Microsoft* Windows*

2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Microsoft Windows Server* 2003. Use

DxSetup.exe to Install PROSet for Windows Device Manager.

NOTE: The Scalable Networking Pack is part of Microsoft Windows Server

2003 Service Pack 2. It is not part of Service Pack 1, therefore it requires a

separate download. See http://www.microsoft.com for more information.

NOTE: Windows XP x64 and Windows Server 2003 x64 do not support

unattended driver installation.

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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 and Table 3-2.

In addition, the following considerations should be noted when running SetupBD.exe for

the driver installation:

• If you uninstall an adapter’s driver from Windows Device Manager, you must reboot

before using SetupBD.exe to install a new driver.

• If you install drivers on a system based on the Intel® 5000 Series Chipset, the /s

switch (silent install) forces a reboot without the /r switch. If you do not want the

system to reboot, use the /nr switch.

• For Intel® I/O Acceleration Technology to function properly, you must reboot after

driver installation.

Table 3-1. SetupBD.exe Switches

Switch Description

/s Silent install with no boot

/r Force reboot (must be used with the /s switch)

/nr

No reboot (must be used with the /s switch)

This switch is ignored if it is included with the /r switch

/u Uninstall

/infdir directory_name Search for INF and driver files only in the specified directory

Table 3-2. SetupBD.exe Options

Option Description

SetupBD Installs and/or updates the driver(s) and displays the GUI.

SetupBD /s Installs and/or updates the driver(s) silently.

SetupBD /s /r Installs and/or updates the driver(s) silently and forces a reboot.

SetupBD /s /r /nr

Installs and/or updates the driver(s) silently and forces a reboot (/nr is

ignored).

SetupBD /u Uninstalls all drivers from the system.

SetupBD /infdir x:\infdir

Installs and/or updates the driver(s), looks for INF and driver files only in

the specified directory

NOTE: You must include a space between switches.

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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.

Using the DxSetup.exe Utility

DxSetup.exe is a setup utility used for installing Intel PROSet. It detects the system

language, searches for the appropriate transform file in the same folder, and then

launches PROSETDX.msi in the language specific to the operating system. The

transform file translates the installation instructions to the language associated with your

operating system.

Table 3-3 displays and describes DxSetup.exe switches, while Table 3-4 describes its

public properties.

NOTE: Intel PROSet can be installed with DxSetup.exe or msiexec.exe. Intel

recommends using DxSetup.exe. DxSetup.exe detects the system’s language,

searches for the appropriate transform file, and applies it to MSI package. The

transform file translates the installation instructions to the language associated

with your operating system.

Table 3-3. DxSetup.exe Switches

Switch Description

/q[r|n]

Silent install options:

• r - Reduced GUI install

• n - Silent install

/l[i|w|e|a]

Log file options:

• i - Log status messages

• w - Log non-fatal warnings

• e - Log error messages

• a - Log the start of all actions

Table 3-4. DxSetup.exe Public Properties

Switch Description

Property settings are:

• 0 - Deselect / do not execute SetupBD

• 1 - Execute SetupBD to install the drivers (default setting)

NOTE: BD should only be set to 0 if the Base Drivers have already been

installed prior to running DxSetup.exe.

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DxSetup.exe also takes the install options from the command line and applies them to

the PROSETDX.msi command line installation.

Command Line Examples

You can modify the paths for different operating systems and CD layouts and apply the

following command line examples:

Launches a Typical Install Silently:

• DxSetup.exe /qn /liew

• C:\install.log

Installing Components but Deselecting ANS, Setting ANS=0:

• DxSetup.exe /qn ANS=0 /liew

• C:\install.log

msiexec.exe Command Line Options

Refer to Microsoft’s web site (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library) for the most current

information on msiexec.exe command line options.

Please note though that:

• Not all command line options Microsoft provides with msiexec.exe have been tested

or are necessarily supported for Intel PROSet installation.

ANS

Property settings are:

• 0 - Deselect / hide ANS

• 1 - Select ANS (default setting)

DMIX

Property settings are:

• 0 - Deselect / hide Intel PROSet feature

• 1 - Select Intel PROSet feature (default setting)

1. The ANS property should only be set to ANS=1 if DMIX=1 is set. If DMIX=0 and ANS=1, the ANS=1 is

ignored and only the base driver will be installed.

NOTE: Public properties are case sensitive. All characters are uppercase with

no white space between characters. For example:

DxSetup.exe /qn ANS=1

Any white space in “ANS=1” makes the setting invalid. “ans=1” is not a valid

setting.

NOTE: BD, ANS and DMIX are selected by default.

Table 3-4. DxSetup.exe Public Properties

Switch Description

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