Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AOC-STG-I2 Supermicro
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Rev . 1.0 AOC-STG-I2 USER'S GUIDE.
ii Add-on Card User's Guide The information in this User ’s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may.
iii Safety Information and T echnical Specifi cations T able of Contents Introduction Overview .............................................................................................................v Product Features ...........................
iv Add-on Card User's Guide Notes.
v Safety Information and T echnical Specifi cations Introduction Overview This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users who intend to integrate Supermicro's AOC-STG-I2 Add-on Card.
vi Add-on Card User's Guide Supported Operating Systems The AOC-STG-I2 supports the following Operating Systems (OS): Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows 2003 Linux VMW are ESX Server Required Cables The AOC-STG-I2 requires the following cables: CX4 copper-based cable.
vii Safety Information and T echnical Specifi cations Contacting 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.
1-1 Safety Information and T echnical Specifi cations Chapter 1 Safety Guidelines T o 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 com ponents.
1-2 Add-on Card User's Guide 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.
2-1 Safety Information and T echnical Specifi cations Chapter 2 Add-on Card Components 2-1 Front Connectors and LEDs Components 1. LAN Connector Ports 2.
2-2 Add-on Card User's Guide 2-2 Front Connector and LED Defi nitions 1. LAN ports LAN ports allow the Add-on card to connect a maximum of two network cables (CX4 connectors). Each LAN port provides up to 10 gigabits per second connection speed and require CX4 copper-based cables for maximum throughput.
3-1 Safety Information and T echnical Specifi cations Chapter 3 Installation 3-1 Before Installation Before installation, do the following Power down the system. Remove the power cord from the wall socket. Use industry standard anti-static equipment (i.
3-2 Add-on Card User's Guide 3-3 Windows 2003/XP/2000 Installation Use the following instructions to install the drivers to a supported Windows Operat- ing Systems. (For the latest systems, see page v .) Run the Installation CD and when prompted click Install Drivers and Soft- ware .
3-3 Safety Information and T echnical Specifi cations 2. Untar/unzip archive: tar zxf ixgbe-x.x.x.tar.gz 3. Change to the driver src directory: cd ixgbe-x.x.x/src/ 4. Compile the driver module: make install The binary will be installed as: /lib/modules/[KERNEL_VERSION]/kernel/drivers/net/ixgbe/ ixgbe.
3-4 Add-on Card User's Guide 6. Assign an IP address to the interface by entering the following, where x is the interface number: ifconfi g ethx <IP_address> netmask <netmask> 7.
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