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    AOC-UTG-I2 Add-on Card User ’ s Manual Revison 1.0b[...]

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    AOC-UTG-I2 Add-on Card User ’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 person o[...]

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    i Preface Overview This manual is written for system integr ators, PC technicians and kn owledgeable PC users who intend to integrate Supermicro's AOC-UTG-I2 add-on card. Product Features The AOC-UTG-I2 offers the following features: • High-performing, PCI-E 10Gb Ethernet connection ideally suited for demanding enterprise applications. • D[...]

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    AOC-UTG-I2 Add-on Card User ’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 or[...]

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    iii Preface 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[...]

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    AOC-UTG-I2 Add-on Card User ’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 Us[...]

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    AOC-UTG-I2 Add-on Card User ’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 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. T o prevent damage to your system, it is important to handle it very caref[...]

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    AOC-UTG-I2 Add-on Card User ’s Manual 1-2 Notes[...]

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    2-1 Chapter 2 Connectors and Indicators 2-1 Front Connector s and Indicators Connectors and indicators 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 and indicators. Figure 2-1. AOC- UTG-I2 Add-on Card Front Conn ectors and Indicators T able 2-1. Front Co nnectors and Indicators[...]

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    AOC-UTG-I2 Add-on Card User ’s Manual 2-2 LAN Port s LAN ports allow the Add-on card to connect a maximum of two network cables (CX4 connectors). Each LAN port provides up to 10-gigabit s per second connection speed and require CX4 copper-based cables for maximum throughput.T he 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 standard anti-static equipment (such as gloves or wrist strap) and/or an environment that prevents acci dental electrostatic discharge. 4. Familiarize yourself with the se[...]

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    AOC-UTG-I2 Add-on Card User ’s Manual 3-2 3. Click on I NSTALL 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 <filename.tar.gz> with the sp[...]

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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-UTG-I2 Add-on Card User ’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, aircraf t 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 o[...]

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    AOC-UTG-I2 Add-on Card User ’s Manual Notes[...]