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    AOC-STGN-i2S Add-on Card User ’ s Manual Revison 1.0[...]

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    AOC-STGN-i2S Add-on Card Use r ’s Manual ii The information in th is User’s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is bel ieved to be accurate. The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document, makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual, or to notif y any perso[...]

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    i Introduction Overview This manual is written for system integr ators, PC technicians and kn owledgeable PC users who intend to integrate Supermicro's AOC-STGN-i2S add-on car d. Product Features The AOC-STGN-i2S offers the following features: • Intel ® 82599ES 10 GbE Controller • Low-profile standard form factor • PCI-E x8 Gen. 2 (5 GT[...]

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    AOC-STGN-i2S Add-on Card Use r ’s Manual ii An Import ant 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. Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt[...]

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    iii : Cont acting SuperMicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer , Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. T el: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (T echnical Supp ort) Web Site: www .supermi cro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B.V . Het S terre[...]

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    AOC-STGN-i2S Add-on Card Use r ’s Manual iv Notes[...]

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    v Table of Contents Chapter 1 Safety Guidelines ............ ........... .............. ........... .......... 1-1 1-1 ESD Safety Guidelines .................... ........... .............. ............ ............ 1-1 1-2 General Safe ty Guidelines .................... ........... .............. .............. .... 1-1 1-3 An Important Note to Use[...]

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    AOC-STGN-i2S Add-on Card Use r ’s Manual vi Notes[...]

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    1-1 Chapter 1 Safety Guidelines T o avoid personal injury and property damage, carefully follow all t he safety steps listed below when accessing your system or handling the components. 1-1 ESD Safety Guidelines Electric St atic Discharge (ESD) can dama ge electronic components. T o prevent damage to your system, it is important to handle it very c[...]

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    AOC-STGN-i2S Add-on Card Use r ’s Manual 1-2 Notes[...]

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    2-1 Chapter 2 Connectors, Jumpers and Indicators 2-1 Front Connectors and Pin Definitions Connectors are used to attach the add-on card to the system’s mainboard. T able 2-1 lists the add-on card’s front connectors. Figure 2-1. AOC-STGN-i2S Add-on Card Front Connectors and Jump ers T able 2-1. Front Co nnectors and Pin Definitio ns Number Descr[...]

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    AOC-STGN-i2S Add-on Card Use r ’s Manual 2-2 LAN Port s LAN ports allow the Add-on card to connect a maximum of two network cables (SFP+ connectors). Each LAN port provides up to 10-gigabits per second connection speed and require SFP+ DAC twin axial cables up to 10 meters. Th e ports are designated Port 1 and Port 2. LAN Port LEDs Each LAN port [...]

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    3-1 Chapter 3 Installation 3-1 Before Inst allation Before installation, do the following 1. Power down the system. 2. Remove the power cord from the wall socket. 3. Use industry st andard anti-static equipment (such as gloves or wrist strap) and/or an environment that prevents acci dental electrostatic discharge. 4. Familiarize yourself with the s[...]

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    AOC-STGN-i2S Add-on Card Use r ’s Manual 3-2 3. Click on I NST ALL D RIVERS AND S OFTWARE . 4. Follow the prompts to complete the installation. 3-4 Linux Inst allation T o install the driver to a Linux system do the following: Build a Binary RPM Package 1. Run ‘ rpmbuild -tb <filename.tar.gz> ’ 2. Replace <fil ename.tar.gz> with t[...]

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    3-3 Chapter 3: Inst allation make CFLAGS_EXTRA=”-DIXGBE_NO_LRO” install 5. Load the module: For kernel 2.6.x, use the modprobe command: modprobe ixgbe <parameter>=<value> For 2.6 kernels, the insmod command can be use d if the full path to the driver module is specifi ed. For example: insmod /lib/modules/<KERNEL VERSION>/kerne[...]

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    AOC-STGN-i2S Add-on Card Use r ’s Manual 3-4 Notes[...]

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    Disclaimer The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems, medical equipment, nuclear facilitie s or syste ms, aircraf t, aircraft devices, aircraft/emergency communication devices or other critica l systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant inju ry or loss of[...]

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    AOC-STGN-i2S Add-on Card Use r ’s Manual[...]