Supero AOC-UIBF-m1 User manual
User's Guide
Revision 1.0a
AOC-UIBF-m1
User's Guide Revision 1.0a
Release Date: December 5, 2014
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Preface
About this User's Guide
This user's guide is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the
AOC-UIBF-m1 add-on card.
About this Add-on Card
The AOC-UIBF-m1 is the most compact, powerful InniBand adapter on the mar-
ket. Based on the Mellanox ConnectX-3 with Virtual Protocol Interconnect (VPI), it
provides the most high performance, exible interconnect solution for servers used
in enterprise data centers and high-performance computing. The AOC-UIBF-m1
simplies system development by providing both InniBand (56Gb/s) and Ethernet
(40Gb/s)support in one hardware design. The AOC-UIBF-m1 is designed to t within
Supermicro UIO server systems.
An Important Note to the User
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 user's guide.
Returning Merchandise for Service
A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before
any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling your ven-
dor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. When returning the
motherboard to the manufacturer, the RMA number should be prominently displayed
on the outside of the shipping carton, and the shipping package is mailed prepaid
or hand-carried. Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that
must be mailed when service is complete. For faster service, You can also request
a RMA authorization online (http://www.supermicro.com/RmaForm/).
This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in-
curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation, misuse, abuse or improper
maintenance of products.
During the warranty period, contact your distributor rst for any product problems.
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Conventions Used in the User's Guide
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prevent damage to the system or injury to yourself:
Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation
or to prevent damage to the components or injury to yourself.
Note: Additional information given to differentiate between various models
or provides information for correct system setup.
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Contacting Supermicro
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Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 Overview
1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1
1-2 Key Features................................................................................................... 1-1
1-3 Specications .................................................................................................. 1-1
Chapter 2 Hardware Components
2-1 Add-On Card Image and Layout..................................................................... 2-1
2-2 Major Components.......................................................................................... 2-1
2-3 Connectors: QSPF Port and LEDs ................................................................. 2-2
QSFP Port .................................................................................................. 2-2
QSFP Port LEDs ........................................................................................ 2-2
Chapter 3 Installation
3-1 Static-Sensitive Devices.................................................................................. 3-1
Precautions ..................................................................................................... 3-1
Unpacking ....................................................................................................... 3-1
3-2 Before Installation ........................................................................................... 3-2
3-3 Installing the Add-on Card .............................................................................. 3-2
3-4 Installing the Windows Operating System ...................................................... 3-3
3-5 Installing Drivers and Firmware ...................................................................... 3-3
Linux Drivers ................................................................................................... 3-3
Windows Drivers ............................................................................................. 3-4
Firmware Update Procedures ......................................................................... 3-5
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Chapter 1: Overview
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Chapter 1
Overview
1-1 Overview
Congratulations on purchasing your add-on card from an acknowledged leader in
the industry. Supermicro products are designed with the utmost attention to detail
to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance. For product
support and updates, please refer to our website at http://www.supermicro.com/
products/nfo/networking.cfm#adapter.
1-2 Key Features
The key features of this add-on card include the following:
•Single QSFP (Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable) Connector
•Low-prole UIO Form Factor
•PCI Express 3.0 (up to 8GT/s)
•Virtual Protocol Interconnect (VPI)
•Up to 56Gbps InniBand or 40Gbps Ethernet
•CPU ofoad of transport operations
•Application ofoad
•GPU communication acceleration
•End-to-end QoS and congestion control
•Hardware-based I/O virtualization
•Ethernet encapsulation (EoIB)
•RoHS compliant 6/6
1-3 Specications General
•Mellanox®ConnectX-3 FDR controller
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•Compact size UIO form factor
•Single QSFP port
•PCI-E 3.0 x8 (8GT/s) interface
Connectivity
•Interoperable with InniBand or 10/40GbE switches
•Passive copper cable with ESD protection
•Powered connectors for optical and active cable support
InniBand
•IBTA Specication 1.2.1 compliant
•Hardware-based congestion control
•16 million I/O channels
•256 to 4Kbyte MTU, 1Gbyte messages
Enhanced InniBand
•Hardware-based reliable transport
•Collective operations ofoads
•GPU communication acceleration
•Hardware-based reliable multicast
•Extended Reliable Connected transport
•Enhanced Atomic operations
Ethernet
•IEEE Std 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet
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•IEEE Std 802.3ba 40 Gigabit Ethernet
•IEEE Std 802.3ad Link Aggregation and Failover
•IEEE Std 802.3az Energy Efcient Ethernet
•IEEE Std 802.1Q, .1p VLAN tags and priority
•IEEE Std 802.1Qau Congestion Notication
•IEEE P802.1Qaz D0.2 ETS
•IEEE P802.1Qbb D1.0 Priority-based Flow Control
•Jumbo frame support (9.6KB)
Hardware-based I/O Virtualization
•Single Root IOV
•Address translation and protection
•Dedicated adapter resources
•Multiple queues per virtual machine
•Enhanced QoS for vNICs
•VMware NetQueue support
Manageability Features
•RDMA over Converged Ethernet
•TCP/UDP/IP stateless ofoad
•Intelligent interrupt coalescence
Flexboot™ Technology
•Remote boot over InniBand
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•Remote boot over Ethernet
•Remote boot over iSCSI
Protocol Support
•Open MPI, OSU MVAPICH, Intel MPI, MS MPI, PLATFORM MPI
•TCP,UDP, EoIB, IPoIB, SDP, RDS
•SRP, iSER, NFS RDMA
•uDAPL
Operating Systems/Distributions
•Novell SLES, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), and other Linux distributions
•Microsoft Windows Server 2008/CCS 2003, HPC Server 2008
•OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED)
•OpenFabrics Windows Distribution (WinOF)
•VMware ESX Server 3.5, vSphere 4.0/4.1
Physical Dimensions
•Card PCB dimensions (without end brackets): 14.29cm (5.63in) x 6.35cm
(2.50in) (LxW)
•Height of end brackets: Standard - 12cm (4.73in), Low Prole - 7.94cm (3.13in)
Operating Condition
•Operating temperature: 0°C to 55°C (32°F to 131°F)
Compliance/Environmental
•RoHS Compliant 6/6, Pb Free
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