SMC Networks TIGERCARD SMC10GPCIE-XFP User's Manual
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1. Quick Installation Guide Revision History This section summarizes the changes in each revision of this guide June 2008 Revision This is the second revision of this guide It includes the following changes e Added iSCSI support e Added MSI X support e Added Receive Side Scaling RSS support e Updated Microsoft Windows Server installation e Updated Linux installation January 2008 Revision This was the first revision of this guide Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Advanced Features Hardware Description LED Indicators Equipment Checklist Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Chapter 3 Driver Installation Windows Driver Installation Linux Installation Instructions Installation From a Binary RPM RedHat Enterprise Linux Distributions SuSE Linux Enterprise Server distributions Building the Source RPM Appendix A Troubleshooting PCI Express Bus Width Common Installation Problems Network Connection Problems Appendix B Cable Types UTP Cables Fiber Cables Appendix C Specifications Glossary 3 1 3 1 3 6 3 6 3 7 3 7 A 1 A 1 A 1 B 1 B 1 B 1 C 1 Chapter 1 Introduction The SMC TigerCard 10G 10GBASE T and XFP Ethernet Server Adapters combine the speed and performance of cutting edge networking with the ease of deployment and user friendliness of traditional Ethernet The speed and efficiency of 10G networking coupled with iSCSI support enables converged networking red2. applications UTP Unshielded twisted pair cable Virtual LAN VLAN A Virtual LAN is a collection of network nodes with common requirements that are grouped together regardless of their physical location or connection point in the network A VLAN serves as a logical workgroup with no physical barriers allowing users to share information and resources as though located on the same LAN segment Glossary 4 Networks TECHNICAL SUPPORT From U S A and Canada 24 hours a day 7 days a week Phn 800 SMC 4 YOU 949 679 8000 Fax 949 502 3400 ENGLISH Technical Support information available at www smc com FRENCH Informations Support Technique sur www smc com DEUTSCH Technischer Support und weitere Information unter www smc com SPANISH En www smc com Ud podra encontrar la informacion relativa a servicios de soporte t cnico DUTCH Technische ondersteuningsinformatie beschikbaar op www smc com PORTUGUES Informa es sobre Suporte T cnico em www smc com SWEDISH Information om Teknisk Support finns tillgangligt pa www smc com INTERNET E mail address techsupport smc com Driver updates http www smc com index cfm action tech_support_drivers_downloads World Wide Web http www smc com SFMMANUAL 0002 RO2 20 Mason Irvine CA 92618 Phn 949 679 8000 www smc com
3. MDI X Cat 5e up to 45 meters Cat 6 up to 55 meters Cat 6a up to 100 meters Cat 7 up to 100 meters SMC10GPCle XFP 1 XFP transceiver slot Network Management SNMP ACPI Remote boot System Interface PCI Express 1 1 x8 Interrupt Level MSI MSI X Data Rate 10 Gbps full duplex MTBF 966 706 hours 25 C 77 F 697 163 hours 50 C 122 F Power Consumption SMC10GPCle 10BT 16 Watts with full traffic SMC10GPCle XFP 7 5 Watts with full traffic LED Indicators Three Red error checking Green link Amber activity Dimensions without bracket 167 x 69 mm 6 57 x 2 72 in Weight 136 g 0 3 Ibs Temperature Standard Operating 0 to 55 C 32 to 122 F Storage 20 to 65 C 4 to 149 F Operating Humidity 10 to 90 Non condensing Certifications FCC Part 15 Class A CE Mark Class A RoHs compliant Operating Systems Linux 2 4 Kernels 32 bit and 64 bit Linux 2 6 Kernels 32 bit and 64 bit Prebuilt Linux Support RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 32 bit and 64 bit Microsoft Windows Server 2003 32 bit and 64 bit VMware ESX 3 5 Citrix XenServer 3 2 Warranty Limited Lifetime Glossary 10BASE T IEEE 802 3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over two pairs of Category 3 4 or 5 UTP cable Now incorporated in IEEE 802 3 2005 100BASE TX IEEE 8
4. device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CE Mark Conformance Declaration Class A SMC contact for these products in Europe is SMC Networks Europe Edificio Conata ll Calle Fructu s Gelabert 6 8 29 4a 08970 Sant Joan Despi Barcelona Spain This information technology equipment complies with the requirements of the Council Directive 89 336 EEC on the Approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility and 73 23 EEC for electrical equipment used within certain voltage limits and the Amendment Directive 93 68 EEC For the evaluation of the compliance with these Directives the following standards were applied RFI Emission Limit class A according to EN 55022 1998 Limit class A for harmonic current emission according to EN 61000 3 2 1995 Limitation of voltage fluctuation and flicker in low voltage supply system according to EN 61000 3 3 1995 Immunity Product family standard according to EN 55024 1998 Electrostatic Discharge according to EN 61000 4 2 1995 Contact Discharge 4 kV Air Discharge 8 kV Radio frequency electromagnetic field according to EN 61000 4 3 1996 80 1000 MHz with 1 kHz AM 80 Modulation 3 V m Electrical fast transient burst according to EN 61000 4 4 1995 AC DC power supply 1 kV Data Signal lines 0 5 kV Surge immunity test acco
5. distance between two end stations in the same collision domain Redundant Power Supply RPS A backup power supply unit that automatically takes over in case the primary power supply should fail Glossary 3 Glossary RJ 45 Connector A connector for twisted pair wiring RSS Receive Side Scaling raises utilization levels of multi core servers dramatically by distributing the I O load across all CPUs and cores STP Shielded twisted pair cable Switched Ports Ports that are on separate collision domains or LAN segments TIA Telecommunications Industry Association Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP Protocol suite that includes TCP as the primary transport protocol and IP as the network layer protocol TCP Transmission Control Protocol TCP and UDP User Datagram Protocol are the two transport protocols in TCP IP TCP ensures that a message is sent accurately and in its entirety However for real time voice and video there is really no time or reason to correct errors and UDP is used instead UDP User Datagram Protocol A protocol within the TCP IP protocol suite that is used in place of TCP when a reliable delivery is not required For example UDP is used for real time audio and video traffic where lost packets are simply ignored because there is no time to retransmit If UDP is used and a reliable delivery is required packet sequence checking and error notification must be written into the
6. install the SMC network drivers If you do not have root privileges on the target machine contact your system administrator for assistance Installation From a Binary RPM The following pre built binary RPMs are available on the SMC support site Linux NET driver RHEL4 binary RPMs Linux NET driver RHEL5 binary RPMs Linux NET driver SLES9 binary RPMs Linux NET driver SLES10 binary RPMs These packages contain a tar file containing RPMs for various kernel variants plus a readme listing the kernel variants supported The readme can be viewed on the support site before downloading the associated package If your Linux distribution is not contained in the above list of packages you will need to build a binary RPM from source See Building the Source RPM on page 3 8 To determine the exact kernel version running on the target machine type user myhost1 gt uname a Browse the readme in the associated package to see if a binary RPM is available for your kernel version If a binary RPM is available download the associated package If not you will need to build a binary RPM from source See Building the Source RPM on page 3 8 Note The kernel module RPM naming convention is kernel module sfc lt kernel ver gt lt kernel type gt lt SMC driver version number gt 0 sf 2 lt Linux distro tag gt lt arch gt rpm An example of the Kernel Module for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 is kernel module sfc 2 6 5 7 201 sm
7. so on Higher level cards cannot physically fit in a smaller slot for example a 16x card will not fit into an 8x slot The SMC Server Adapter is designed for 8x operation with a raw bandwidth of 20 Gbs full duplex on the Ethernet port On some server motherboards choice of PCle slot is important This is because some slots including ones that are physically 8 lanes or 16 lanes may only support 4 lanes or may be limited to a lower bus speed In 4 lane slots SMC adapters will continue to work but will not achieve the best performance possible Users should consult their server manual for further information Common Installation Problems Problems are often caused by cabling errors conflicts with other devices installed in the same computer or software that has been configured incorrectly If you encounter a problem with the SMC Server Adapter use the following checklists to identify and correct the problem If your computer cannot find the SMC Server Adapter or the network driver does not install correctly check the following items before contacting SMC Technical Support e Make sure the card is securely seated in the PCle slot Check for any hardware problems such as physical damage to the card s edge connector e If there are other network cards in the computer they may be causing conflicts Remove all other cards from the computer and test the SMC Server Adapter separately If you continue to have problems remove all cards exc
8. 02 3u specification for 100 Mbps Ethernet over two pairs of Category 5 UTP cable Now incorporated in IEEE 802 3 2005 1000BASE T IEEE 802 3ab specification for Gigabit Ethernet over 100 ohm Category 5 5e or 6 twisted pair cable using all four wire pairs Now incorporated in IEEE 802 3 2005 Adapter A device used to connect end user nodes to the network each contains an interface to a specific type of computer or system bus for example EISA ISA PCle PCMCIA CardBus Alien Crosstalk An electromagnetic noise that can occur in a cable that runs alongside one or more other signal carrying cables Auto Negotiation A signaling method that allows each node to define its operational mode for example 1000 Mbps and half full duplex and to detect the operational mode of the adjacent node to which it is connected Backbone The core infrastructure of a network It is the portion of the network that transports information from one central location to another central location where it is unloaded onto a local system Bandwidth The difference between the highest and lowest frequencies available for network signals Also synonymous with wire speed the actual speed of the data transmission along the cable Checksum Offload The calculation and validation for the checksums found in IP TCP and UDP This feature saves a significant amount of valuable CPU cycles Glossary 1 Glossary End Station A workstation server or
9. GBASE T is augmented Category 6 Cat6a Other types also work but the specific installation may have to be qualified for 10G operation See the IEEE 802 3an 2006 standard and appropriate TIA specifications Cable Type Max Length Max Connectors Category 5e UTP 45 meters 2 Category 6 UTP 55 meters 2 Category 6a UTP 100 meters 4 Category 7 STP 100 meters 4 Fiber Cables The SMC TigerCard 10G XFP Ethernet Server Adapter supports transmission over several fiber cable types depending on the XFP transceiver installed Maximum 10GBASE SR 10 Gigabit Ethernet Cable Lengths multimode fiber Fiber Diameter Fiber Bandwidth Maximum Cable Connector Length 62 5 125 micron 160 MHz km 2 26 m 7 85 ft LC multimode fiber 62 5 125 micron 200 MHz km 2 33 m 7 108 ft LC multimode fiber 50 125 micron 400 MHz km 2 66 m 7 217 ft LC multimode fiber 50 125 micron 500 MHz km 2 82 m 7 269 ft LC multimode fiber 50 125 micron 2000 MHz km 2 300 m 7 984 ft LC Maximum 10GBASE LR 10 Gigabit Ethernet Cable Lengths Fiber Diameter Fiber Bandwidth Maximum Cable Connector Length 9 125 micron N A 10 km LC single mode fiber 6 2 miles Appendix C Specifications Standards IEEE 802 3an 2006 10GBASE T IEEE 802 3ae 2002 10GBASE SR 10GBASE LR IEEE 802 3x Flow Control IEEE 802 1Q VLAN tags and Priority Interface SMC10GPCle 10BT 1 Cat 6a RJ 45 Auto MDI
10. Instructions The rpmbuild process should print out the location of the rom towards the end of the build process but it can be hard to find amongst the output Typically the rpm will be placed in usr src lt dir gt RPMS lt arch gt where lt dir gt is distribution specific Possible folders are redhat packages or extra The rpm file will be named using the same convention as the SMC provided pre built binary rpms The command find usr srce name sfc rpm will list the locations of all SMC rpms 3 The resulting binary RPM package can be installed as detailed in the section Installation From a Binary RPM on page 3 6 Please consult the rpmbuild man pages for other options for example details how to build an RPM for a kernel variant other than the current running kernel version Appendix A Troubleshooting PCI Express Bus Width Unlike the older PCI and PCIX bus interfaces PCI Express PCle is implemented with serial links or lanes As a consequence PCle slots come in different widths which are referred to as by x where x means multiplied Currently there are 1x 4x 8x and 16x widths An 8x slot is composed of eight individual lanes Each lane has a 250 Mbps clock rate in both directions full duplex Cards and slots are upward compatible A smaller card will fit in and work in a larger slot That is a 1x card will work in any slot a 4x card will work in slots 4x and up and
11. S FORA PARTICULAR PURPOSE SMC NEITHER ASSUMES NOR AUTHORIZES ANY OTHER PERSON TO ASSUME FOR IT ANY OTHER LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE INSTALLATION MAINTENANCE OR USE OF ITS PRODUCTS SMC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER THIS WARRANTY IF ITS TESTING AND EXAMINATION DISCLOSE THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT DOES NOT EXIST OR WAS CAUSED BY CUSTOMER S OR ANY THIRD PERSON S MISUSE NEGLECT IMPROPER INSTALLATION OR TESTING UNAUTHORIZED ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR OR ANY OTHER CAUSE BEYOND THE RANGE OF THE INTENDED USE OR BY ACCIDENT FIRE LIGHTNING OR OTHER HAZARD LIMITATION OF LIABILITY INNO EVENT WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE SHALL SMC BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL INDIRECT SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR FOR LOSS OF REVENUE LOSS OF BUSINESS OR OTHER FINANCIAL LOSS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE INSTALLATION MAINTENANCE USE PERFORMANCE FAILURE OR INTERRUPTION OF ITS PRODUCTS EVEN IF SMC OR ITS AUTHORIZED RESELLER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE NOTHING IN THIS WARRANTY SHALL BE TAKEN TO AFFECT YOUR STATUTORY RIGHTS SMC will provide warranty service for one ye
12. SIMIC USER GUIDE Networks TigerCard 10G User Guide From SMC s Tiger line of feature rich workgroup LAN solutions SMC Networks 20 Mason June 2008 Irvine CA 92618 Pub SFMMANUAL 0002 Phone 949 679 8000 E062008 CS R02 Copyright Information furnished by SMC Networks Inc SMC is believed to be accurate and reliable However no responsibility is assumed by SMC for its use nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SMC SMC reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice Copyright 2008 by SMC Networks Inc 20 Mason Irvine CA 92618 All rights reserved Trademarks SMC is a registered trademark and EZ Switch TigerCard TigerStack and TigerSwitch are trademarks of SMC Networks Inc Other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Limited Warranty Limited Warranty Statement SMC Networks Inc SMC warrants its products to be free from defects in workmanship and materials under normal use and service for the applicable warranty term All SMC products carry a standard 90 day limited warranty from the date of purchase from SMC or its Authorized Reseller SMC may at its own discretion repair or replace any product not operating as warranted with a similar or functionally equivalen
13. U Conventional jumbo frames can carry up to 9000 bytes of payload Glossary 2 Glossary LED Light emitting diode used for monitoring a device or network condition LAN Segment A separate LAN or collision domain Local Area Network LAN A group of interconnected computer and support devices A LAN is made up of servers workstations a network operating system and communications links Servers are high speed machines that hold programs and data shared by network users The workstations clients are the users personal computers which perform stand alone processing and access the network servers as required LSO A technology for reducing CPU overhead of TCP IP on fast networks Also known as TCP segmentation offload TSO and Generic segmentation offload GSO MAC Address A MAC Media Access Control address is the hardware address of a device connected to a network Media Access Control MAC A portion of the networking protocol that governs access to the transmission medium facilitating the exchange of data between network nodes Mil Media Independent Interface The standard interface for Fast Ethernet similar to the AUI interface for traditional Ethernet MSI MSIX A record format and wire protocol used to communicate service usage information MTU Maximum Transmission Unit The size in bytes of the largest packet that a given layer of a communications protocol can pass onwards Network Diameter Wire
14. ar following discontinuance from the active SMC price list Under the limited lifetime warranty internal and external power supplies fans and cables are covered by a standard one year warranty from date of purchase SMC Networks Inc 20 Mason Irvine CA 92618 Compliances Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment You may use Category 5e or better twisted pair for 10 Gbps RJ 45 connections For fiber optic connections you may use 50 125 or 62 5 125 micron multimode fiber or 9 125 micron single mode fiber This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This
15. el to be displayed when the Setup Wizard has completed This is helpful to configure TCP IP settings on the newly added 10G network interface e Show Release Notes Selecting this causes the release notes to be displayed when the Setup Wizard has completed fe TigerCard 10G Driver Package Setup SMC Completing the TigerCard 10G Driver Package Setup Networks Wizard Click the Finish button to exit the Setup Wizard JM Open Network Connections IV Show Release Notes The Setup Wizard may request for permission to restart your system Click Yes to restart now or No if you want to manually restart your system later jf TigerCard 10G Driver Package Setup Info ti x You must restart your system for the configuration changes made to TigerCard 10G Driver Package to take effect Click Yes to restart now or No if you plan to manually restart later Linux Installation Instructions Linux Installation Instructions SMC recommends users install the TigerCard 10G into the target machine before installing the Linux network drivers The Linux drivers are available both in a source RPM or pre built binary RPMs for a selection of distributions and kernel variants The source RPM builds cleanly on a large variety of Linux 2 4 and 2 6 kernel variants SMC recommends using the pre built RPMs where they are available from SMC Networks You will need root privileges on the target machine in order to
16. ept the SMC Server Adapter and your video card Network Connection Problems Network Connection Problems There may be a network connection problem if LEDs on the card s bracket do not turn on or if you cannot access any network resources from the computer Check the following items before contacting SMC Technical Support Be sure you are using the appropriate cable and that the length of any cable does not exceed the specified lengths listed in the section Cable Types on page B 1 Inspect all network cables and connections Make sure the network cable is securely attached to the card s connector Make sure the correct network card driver is installed for your operating system If necessary try reinstalling the driver Make sure the computer and other network devices are receiving power If you suspect a power outlet to be faulty plug another device into it to verify that it is working If you cannot access a service on the network check that you have enabled and configured the service correctly If you cannot connect to a particular server ensure that you have access rights and a valid ID and password If you cannot access the Internet be sure you have configured your system for TCP IP and configured the IP address mask and gateway correctly Appendix B Cable Types UTP Cables The SMC TigerCard 10G 10GBASE T Ethernet Server Adapter supports transmission over several cable types The primary cable specified for 1O
17. es binary compatibility with all data center and HPC applications 10 Gigabit Ethernet 10 times the throughput of 1G Ethernet 10G enables the ability to design a cost effective high performance 10 Gigabit Ethernet solution iSCSI Support Reduced TCO total cost of ownership for shared storage and converged fabrics iSCSI Acceleration in Virtual Environment Reduce CPU utilization lower networking latency improved machine utilization and easier management RSS Receive Side Scaling raises the utilization levels of multi core servers dramatically by distributing UO load across all CPUs and cores 1 1 Advanced Features IP UDP TCP Checksum Offload Calculation and validation for the checksums found in IP TCP and UDP headers This feature saves a significant amount of valuable CPU cycles Transmit Rate Pacing per queue Provides a mechanism for enforcing bandwidth quotas across all guest operating systems Software re programmable on the fly to allow for adjustment as congestion increases on the network Jumbo Frame Rate 9K Smaller per packet overhead increased network utilization MSI and MSI X Both MSI and MSI X support enable higher levels of performance on both legacy and up to date systems Remote Boot Support for Etherboot PXE boot and Linux BIOS provides flexibility in cluster design and diskless servers A small programmable on board ROM contains the boot code that provides this f
18. esponsible for any custom software or firmware configuration information or memory data of Customer contained in stored on or integrated with any products returned to SMC pursuant to any warranty Products returned to SMC should have any customer installed accessory or add on components such as expansion modules removed prior to returning the product for replacement SMC is not responsible for these items if they are returned with the product Customers must contact SMC for a Return Material Authorization number prior to returning any product to SMC Proof of purchase may be required Any product returned to SMC without a valid Return Material Authorization RMA number clearly marked on the outside of the package will be returned to customer at customer s expense For warranty claims within North America please call our toll free customer support number at 800 762 4968 Customers are responsible for all shipping charges from their facility to SMC SMC is responsible for return shipping charges from SMC to customer WARRANTIES EXCLUSIVE IF AN SMC PRODUCT DOES NOT OPERATE AS WARRANTED ABOVE CUSTOMER S SOLE REMEDY SHALL BE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION AT SMC S OPTION THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS EXPRESS OR IMPLIED EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE INCLUDING WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNES
19. his A greement is between you the individual installing the Program You or Your and SSOLARFLARE COMMUNICATIONS INC Solarflare IT DG IMPORTANT THAT YOU READ CAREFULLY AND UNDERSTAND THIS AGREEMENT BY CLICKING THE I ACCEPT BUTTON LOCATED ON THIS PAGE YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND gt C Taccept C Ido not accept 3 3 Windows Driver Installation 4 Select the destination folder for the driver package and click Next x SMC Please sj tion folder Networks Browse lt Back Cancel 5 No further configuration of the installation process is necessary Click Install to begin the driver installation fe TigerCard 10G Driver Package Setup Setup Wizar is ready to begin the installation SMC Networks Click Install to begin the installation If you want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard 6 The driver installation process can take a few minutes The Setup Wizard displays its status and progress during this period 3 4 7 8 Windows Driver Installation Once driver installation is complete the final page of the Setup Wizard is displayed Click Finish to complete the installation Open Network Connections Selecting this causes the Windows Network Connections control pan
20. ice network restart before the new SMC interface can be used SuSE Linux Enterprise Server distributions These instructions cover installation and configuration of the SMC Server Adapter on Suse Linux Enterprise Sever 9 and 10 distributions SLES9 and SLES10 1 The SMC drivers are currently classified as unsupported by Suse Enterprise Linux 10 To allow unsupported drivers to load in SLES10 edit the file etc sysconfig hardware config Find the line and change it to LOAD_UNSUPPORTED_MODULES_AUTOMATICALLY no LOAD_UNSUPPORTED_MODULES_AUTOMATICALLY yes Linux Installation Instructions Install the RPMs The following is an example for SLES9 root myhost1 i586 rpm ivh kernel module sfc 2 6 5 7 244 smp 2 1 0111 0 sf 1 SLES9 i586 rpm Run yast to configure the SMC Server Adapter You will see two new Ethernet Controllers available for configuration only one of which needs to be configured for correct operation When you select an Ethernet Controller to configure the Configuration Name will take one of the following forms a th bus pci dddd dd dd N where N is either 0 or 1 b eth id 00 0F 53 XX XX XX The correct Ethernet Controller to configure is usually the first controller in the pair and the Configuration Name either takes the first form ending in 0 or the second form If the Configuration Name ends in 1 then you have selected the incorrect Ethernet Controller and you should se
21. ipment Checklist After unpacking the TigerCard 10G Ethernet Server Adapter check the contents of the box to be sure you have received the following items e SMC TigerCard 10G SMC10GPCle 10BT or SMC10GPCle XFP Driver and Documentation CD e SMC Warranty Registration Card e Low Profile Bracket Immediately inform your dealer in the event of any incorrect missing or damaged parts If possible please retain the carton and original packing materials in case there is a need to return the product Please register this product online at SMC s web site http Awww smc com The SMC TigerCard 10G is covered by a limited lifetime warranty Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Caution Network cards are sensitive to static electricity To protect the card avoid touching its electrical components and always touch the metal chassis of your computer before handling the card 1 Switch off the computer unplug the power cord and remove the computer s cover 2 Select an unused PCI Express PCle bus master slot and remove its protective bracket 3 Carefully insert the card and press until all the edge connectors are firmly seated inside the slot Then screw the card s bracket securely into the PC s chassis 4 Connect the TigerCard 10G directly to a network switch a For the 10GBASE T card use UTP cable use appropriate 1OGBASE T cable see UTP Cables on page B 1 The maximum allowable length of UTP cable co
22. lect the other one in the pair Once configured the Configuration Name for the correct Ethernet Controller will change to the second form and an ethy interface will appear on the host If the incorrect Ethernet Controller is chosen and configured then the Configuration Name will remain as eth bus pci dddd dd dd 1 after configuration by YaST and an ethy interface will not appear on the system In this case you should remove the configuration for this Ethernet Controller and configure the other Ethernet Controller of the pair Building the Source RPM The source RPM is also available on the support site SMC10GPCle 10BT Linux NET driver source RPM The source RPM can be used to build a binary RPM for that can be installed as detailed in the section Installation From a Binary RPM on page 3 6 1 Before building the source RPM the kernel headers for your running kernel must be installed at lib modules lt kernel version gt build On RedHat and Fedora systems install the appropriate kernel smp devel or kernel devel package On SuSE systems install the kernel source package To build a binary RPM for the running kernel type rpmbuild rebuild lt package name gt Note Unfortunately the location of the generated rpm is dependent on the distribution you are using and often the version of the distribution and the rpm build tools The following steps may be useful to locate the newly built rpm Linux Installation
23. nnections is 100 meters 328 ft When inserting an RJ 45 plug be sure the tab on the plug clicks into position to ensure that it is properly seated b For the XFP card use 9 125 micron single mode fiber cable or 50 125 or 62 5 125 micron multimode fiber cable depending on the XFP transceiver installed 1OGBASE SR or 10GBASE LR For more information see Fiber Cables on page B 1 5 Replace the computer s cover and power it on The TigerCard 10G should be automatically configured by the host computer s BIOS However if you have an older computer you may have to manually configure the computer s BIOS settings See Troubleshooting on page A 1 Once hardware installation is complete see Chaper 3 Driver Installation for information on installing the appropriate driver for your operating system Chapter 3 Driver Installation The Driver and Documentation CD that accompanies the TigerCard 10G contains all the operating system drivers supported by this card See the RELEASE TXT file on the CD for a list of all drivers Refer to this guide for instructions on installing drivers Any new or updated drivers can be downloaded from SMC s Web site http www smc com Note The install procedures in this guide show how to install the SMC10GPCle 10BT drivers The install procedures for the SMC10GPCle XFP drivers are identical Windows Driver Installation Download the following package from the SMC su
24. other device that does not forward traffic Ethernet A network communication system developed and standardized by DEC Intel and Xerox using baseband transmission CSMA CD access logical bus topology and coaxial cable The successor IEEE 802 3 standard provides for integration into the OSI model and extends the physical layer and media with repeaters and implementations that operate on fiber thin coax and twisted pair cable Full Duplex Transmission method that allows two network devices to transmit and receive concurrently effectively doubling the bandwidth of that link Gigabit Ethernet A 1000 Mbps network communication system based on Ethernet and the CSMA CD access method IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IEEE 802 3 The body of specifications that define the various standards of wired Ethernet and Ethernet physical layers IEEE 802 3x Defines Ethernet frame start stop requests and timers used for flow control on full duplex links Now incorporated in IEEE 802 3 2005 IP Address IP stands for Internet Protocol An IP address consists of a series of four decimal numbers separated by periods which identifies a single unique Internet computer host Example 192 34 45 8 iSCSI Internet SCSI Small Computer System Interface An Internet Protocol based storage networking standard for linking data storage facilities Jumbo Frames Ethernet frames with more than 1500 bytes of payload MT
25. p 2 1 0041 0 sf 2 SLES9 i586 rpm Linux Installation Instructions RedHat Enterprise Linux Distributions These instructions cover installation and configuration of the SMC Server Adapter on RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 distributions RHEL4 and RHELS5 1 Install the RPMs The following is an example for Red Hat Enterprise 4 root myhost1 i686 rpm ivh kernel module sfc 2 6 9 5 ELsmp 2 1 0111 0 sf 1 RHEL4 i1686 rpm There are two tools that can be used for configuring the SMC Server Adapter a SMC recommends using the Network Administration Tool neat to configure the new network interface Neat is a GUI based application and therefore requires an X server to run Alternatively the command line program kudzu can be used However you may find when kudzu is run that you are NOT presented with an option to configure the new network interface If this occurs carefully clear details of the SMC Server Adapter from the hardware database by removing all entries with vendor id 1924 in etc sysconfig hwconf Rerunning kudzu should now provide an option to configure the newly added network interface Apply the new network settings a neat provides an option to Activate the new interface The new network interface can then be used immediately there is no need to reboot or restart the network service If you are not using neat you will need to reboot or restart the networking service root myhost1 i686 serv
26. pport site SMC10GPCle 10BT Windows Driver Package This package contains a Microsoft Windows Installer MSI Setup Wizard for the Windows drivers You will need local administrative privileges on the target machine in order to install the SMC network drivers If you do not have administrative privileges on the target machine contact your system administrator for assistance Driver installation can be performed before or after installing the TigerCard 10G into the target machine However SMC recommends users install the TigerCard 10G into the target machine before installing the SMC drivers The SMC Setup Wizard can install drivers automatically without requiring you to manually follow the steps of the Found New Hardware Wizard 1 On the first boot after installing the TigerCard 10G into the target machine Windows may prompt you with the Found New Hardware dialog Click Cancel If the Found New Hardware dialog appears later during the installation process it can be safely ignored Windows Driver Installation Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Found New Hardware Windows needs to install driver software for your Ethernet Controller Locate and install driver software recommended Windows will guide you through the process of installing driver software for your device gt Ask me again later Windows will ask again the next time you plug in your device or log on Don t show this me
27. rding to EN 61000 4 5 1995 AC DC Line to Line 1 kV AC DC Line to Earth 2 kV Immunity to conducted disturbances Induced by radio frequency fields EN 61000 4 6 1996 0 15 80 MHz with 1 kHz AM 80 Modulation 3 V m Power frequency magnetic field immunity test according to EN 61000 4 8 1993 1 A m at frequency 50 Hz Voltage dips short interruptions and voltage variations immunity test according to EN 61000 4 11 1994 gt 95 Reduction 10 ms 30 Reduction 500 ms gt 95 Reduction 5000 ms About This Guide Purpose This guide details of the hardware features of the Ethernet adapter card including its physical and performance related characteristics and how to install the card Audience The guide is intended for use by system administrators who are responsible for installing and setting up computer network equipment consequently it assumes a basic working knowledge of PC operating systems and LANs Local Area Networks Conventions The following conventions are used throughout this guide to show information Note Emphasizes important information or calls your attention to related features or instructions Caution Alerts you to a potential hazard that could cause loss of data or damage the system or equipment Warning Alerts you to a potential hazard that could cause personal injury Related Publications The following publication gives basic information on how to install and use the Ethernet adapter card
28. ssage again for this device Your device will not function until you install driver software Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Gas S Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installabon CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Onine privacy infomation Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software C Yes this time only C Yes now and every time connect a device G ch Click Next to continue 2 Double click on the MSI installation file Windows Installer 3 Preparing to install Windows Driver Installation After a brief pause the Setup Wizard is displayed Click Next to continue with the installation ie TigerCard 10G Driver Package Setup E SMC Welcome to the TigerCard 10G Driver Package Setup Networks Wizard The Setup Wizard will install the TigerCard 10G Driver Package on your system Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard OI The software end user license agreement is displayed To install the drivers you must indicate you accept this agreement and click Next Card 10G Driver Package License Agreement SMC ing license agreement carefully Networks SOFTWARE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT This Software End User License Agreement t
29. t product during the applicable warranty term SMC will endeavor to repair or replace any product returned under warranty within 30 days of receipt of the product The standard limited warranty can be upgraded to a Limited Lifetime warranty by registering new products within 30 days of purchase from SMC or its Authorized Reseller Registration can be accomplished via the enclosed product registration card or online via the SMC Web site Failure to register will not affect the standard limited warranty The Limited Lifetime warranty covers a product during the Life of that Product which is defined as the period of time during which the product is an Active SMC product A product is considered to be Active while it is listed on the current SMC price list As new technologies emerge older technologies become obsolete and SMC will at its discretion replace an older product in its product line with one that incorporates these newer technologies At that point the obsolete product is discontinued and is no longer an Active SMC product A list of discontinued products with their respective dates of discontinuance can be found at http www smc com smc pages_html support html All products that are replaced become the property of SMC Replacement products may be either new or reconditioned Any replaced or repaired product carries either a 30 day limited warranty or the remainder of the initial warranty whichever is longer SMC is not r
30. ucing cost and the complexity of wiring and simplifying management SMC s VNIC architecture provides the key to efficient server I O and is flexible enough to be applied to multiple server deployment scenarios These deployment scenarios are Kernel Driver This deployment uses a single instance of a VNIC interface for standard operating drivers This interface provides a performance optimized path for the kernel TCP IP stack and contention free access from the driver resulting in extremely low latency and competitive CPU efficiency Accelerated Virtual I O The second deployment scenario greatly improves I O for virtualized operating systems The SMC VNIC architecture provides thousands of protected interfaces to the host system granting any application or virtualized guest operating system direct access to the network hardware This hypervisor bypass technology unique to SMC Ethernet controllers is the only way to provide solid I O performance to virtualized guest operating systems Advanced Features Virtual NIC Support The core of SMC s technology Protected VNIC interfaces can be instantiated for each running guest operating system or application giving it a direct pipeline to the Ethernet network This architecture provides the most efficient way to maximize network and CPU efficiency The SMC Ethernet controller supports up to 4096 VNIC interfaces PCI Express Implements PCI Express 1 1 Plug and Play Provid
31. unctionality IP Flow Filtering Enables the hardware to steer packets based on IP TCP and UDP header contents Hardware Description Hardware Description SMC TigerCard 10G 10GBASE T Ethernet Server Adapter comes equipped with e One RJ 45 connector for 10 Gbps connections Three LED indicators The components of the SMC TigerCard 10G 10GBASE T Ethernet Server Adapter are shown in the figure below Note A Low Profile bracket is also inlcluded 1 3 Hardware Description The SMC TigerCard 10G 10GBASE XFP Ethernet Server Adapter comes equipped with e One XFP slot for 10 Gbps XFP transceivers SR or LR Three LED indicators The components of the SMC TigerCard 10G 10GBASE XFP Ethernet Server Adapter are shown in the figure below Note Shown with an XFP transceiver not included LED Indicators The following table describes the TigerCard 10G states reported by the LEDs LED Condition Status Red f Off No fault Error Checking On Fault Green Off There is no valid link on the port Link On The card has established a valid network connection Flashing SMC10GPCle 10BT Obtaining a link SMC10GPCle XFP Receiving Amber Off There is no valid link on the port Activity SR On The network connection is operating at 10 Gbps Flashing SMC10GPCle 10BT Receiving or transmitting SMC10GPCle XFP Transmitting 1 4 Equipment Checklist Equ
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