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AOC-R1UG-IBQ 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 be contained in this document, makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual, or to notify any person or organization of the updates. Please Note: For the most up-to-date version of this manual, please see our web site at www.supermicro.com. Super Micro Computer, Inc.
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 .........................................................
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Introduction About this Manual This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users who intend to integrate SuperMicro's AOC-R1UG-IBQ add-on card to their system. This add-on card is used to add an InfiniBand port to the H8DGG-QF serverboard.
AOC-R1UG-IBQ Add-on Card User’s Guide Operating Systems Supported The AOC-R1UG-IBQ add-on card supports the following Operating Systems (OS): • Windows 2003/Windows 2008 • VMware ESX Server 3.5 • SLES • RedHat • Fedora • CCS 2003 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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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.
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Chapter 2 Card Components 2-1 Front Components Figure 2-1 shows the front components of the AOC-R1UG-IBQ add-on card. Figure 2-1. AOC-R1UG-IBQ Add-on Card Front Components 4 DESIGNED IN USA 2 AOC-R1UG-IBQ REV: 1.00 3 1 Table 2-1 lists the add-on card’s front components and their description. Table 2-1.
AOC-R1UG-IBQ Add-on Card User’s Manual Table 2-2. LAN Port LEDs LED Color Activity Blinking Port Activity Yellow Logical Link-up Link-up Definition Green Physical Link-up Off No connection J1 Jumper The J1 jumper is used to tell the Mellanox chip that there is a Flash ROM present in the system. If the jumper is closed (enabled) it means that no Flash ROM is present, while open (disabled) means that a Flash ROM is present. J2 Jumper The J2 jumper is used for engineer debugging only.
Chapter 3 Installation 3-1 Hardware Installation User the directions below to install the AOC-R1UG-IBQ add-on card into your system. Before Installation 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 (i.e. gloves or wrist strap) and/or an environment that prevents accidental electrostatic discharge. 4. Familiarize yourself with the server, motherboard, and/or chassis documentation. 5.
AOC-R1UG-IBQ Add-on Card User’s Manual 7. Plug the power cord into the wall socket and power up the system. 3-2 Installing Drivers and Firmware Use the procedures below to install both drivers and firmware for the AOC-R1UG-IBQ add-on card for both Linux and Windows. Linux Drivers Use the following procedures for installing AOC-R1UG-IBQ add-on card drivers for the Linux operating system. Installing InfiniBand Drivers for the Linux Operating System 1.
Chapter 3: Installation 3. Double-click to run and install the driver package file. Firmware Update Procedures Use the following procedures for updating the AOC-R1UG-IBQ add-on card firmware for both the Linux and Windows operating systems. Updating Firmware for the Linux Operating System 1. From the CDR-NIC LAN driver CD or FTP site, go to the following directory: MELLANOX Æ FIRMWARE_TOOL Æ LINUX. 2. Choose the MFT Linux package file and untar the package file. 3.
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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 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.
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