MCB-10G-2S 10 Gigabit/s Ethernet card User Guide
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Contents Contents....................................................................................................................... iii About this guide.......................................................................................................... iv How this guide is organized.............................................................................iv Where to find more information........................................................................iv Conventions used in this guide...
About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and configuring the server management board. How this guide is organized This guide contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the MCB-10G-2S Ethernet card features and the new technologies it supports. • Chapter 2: Boot Agent configuration This chapter provides instructions on setting the Broadcom NetXtreme Ethernet Boot Agent.
Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task. NOTE: Tips and additional information to help you complete a task.
MCB-10G-2S specifications summary Speed & Ports Ethernet Controller PHY Connector & module type Host Interface Form factor 10 Gigabit/s Ethernet Dual Port Broadcom 57840S LC Fiber Optic Supports SFP+ SR Optical module, SFP+ LR Optical module, Direct Attached Copper* PCI-E Gen3 x8 Mezzanine Card (OCP) SMF up to 10km (LR) Support Cable Type MMF 62.
Product introduction This chapter offers the MCB-10G-2S Ethernet card features and the new technologies it supports.
1.1 Welcome! Thank you for buying an ASUS® MCB-10G-2S 10 Gigabit/s Ethernet card! Before you start installing the Ethernet card, check the items in your package with the list below. 1.2 Package contents Check your package for the following items. Standard Gift Box Pack Standard Bulk Pack ASUS MCB-10G-2S Ethernet card 1 1 Support CD 1 1 (per carton) 1 pc per carton 5 pcs per carton Packing Quantity If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. 1.
1.4 Card layout Top view 1. LC Fiber Optic Connector 1 2. LC Fiber Optic Connector 2 3.
1.5 Installing the MCB-10G-2S Ethernet card To install a MCB-10G-2S Ethernet card: 1-4 1. Prepare the Mezannine card. 2. Align and insert the screw holes of the MCB-10G-2S Ethernet card into stand screws then insert the ports of the MCB-10G-2S card into the port slots on the server chassis as shown. 3. Secure the MCB-10G-2S Ethernet card with the four (4) bundled screws.
Boot Agent Configuration This chapter provides instructions on setting the Broadcom NetXtreme Ethernet Boot Agent.
2.1 Broadcom NetXtreme Ethernet Boot Agent The Broadcom NetXtreme Ethernet Boot Agent provides hardware-based Ethernet card configurations. To start the Broadcom NetXtreme Ethernet Boot Agent and access the main screen: 1. Turn on the system. 2. During POST, press when the following screen appears. Broadcom NetXtreme Ethernet Boot Agent Copyright (C) 2000-2013 Broadcom Corporation All rights reserved. Press Ctrl-S to enter Configuration Menu 3.
2.1.1 Device Hardware Configuration Menu Comprehensive Configuration Management v7.8.21 Copyright (C) 2000-2013 Broadcom Corporation All rights reserved.
Boot Strap Type [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [BBS] [Int18h] [Int19h] Hide Setup Prompt [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Setup Key Stroke [Ctrl-S] Configuration options: [Ctrl-S] [Ctrl-B] Banner Message Timeout [10 Seconds] Configuration options: [1 Second] – [14 Seconds] Link Speed [10Gbps] Configuration options: [10Gbps] [1Gbps] Pre-boot Wake On LAN [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] VLAN Mode [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] VLA
2.1.3 iSCSI Boot Configuration Comprehensive Configuration Management v7.8.21 Copyright (C) 2000-2013 Broadcom Corporation All rights reserved.
[One Time D isabled] On the first system boot, the iSCSI boot host software does not attempt to boot from the iSCSI target. On subsequent system reboots, the iSCSI boot host software will attempt to boot from the iSCSI target. This option is useful when doing a remote install of the OS to an iSCSI target. • When using iSCSI boot, set Boot to iSCSI Target to [Disabled] or [One Time Disabled]. • When using iSCSI boot to install Windows Server 2008 OS, refer to http://support.microsoft.
Initiator Parameters Key in the necessary parameters. CComprehensive Configuration Management v7.8.21 Copyright (C) 2000-2013 Broadcom Corporation All rights reserved. IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Primary DNS Secondary DNS iSCSI Name CHAP ID CHAP Secret : : : : : : : : Initiator Parameters 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 iqn.1995-05.com.broadcom.
2.1.4 NIC Partition Configuration Menu Comprehensive Configuration Management v7.8.21 Copyright (C) 2000-2013 Broadcom Corporation All rights reserved.
Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the Ethernet card drivers on different operating systems.
3.1 Windows® Server OS Driver Installation To update the Ethernet card driver for Windows® Server OS: 3-2 1. Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the Support CD to the optical drive. The Support CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer. • If Windows® automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays a New Hardware Found window, click Cancel to close this window.
5. Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue. 6. Follow the screen instructions to complete the installation. 7. If the Windows Security window appears during the driver installation, click Install this driver software anyway to continue.
3-4 8. Click Finish to exit the installation wizard. 9. Restart the system.
3.2 Linux OS Driver Installation To install the Ethernet card driver for Linux OS: 1. Within the Linux Terminal, install the source RPM package: rpm -ivh netxtreme2-.src.rpm For Red Hat Linux: For SuSE Linux: 2. CD to the RPM path and build the binary driver for your kernel: cd /usr/src/{redhat,OpenLinux,turbo,packages,rpm ..} (For RHEL 6.
rpm -bb SPECS/netxtreme2.spec or (For RPM version 4.x.x) rpmbuild -bb SPECS/netxtreme2.spec Note that the RPM path is different for different Linux distributions. The driver will be compiled for the running kernel by default. To build the driver for a kernel different than the running one, specify the kernel by defining it in KVER: rpmbuild -bb SPECS/netxtreme2.spec --define “KVER ” in the form of 2.x.y-z is the version of another kernel that is installed on the system. 3.
rpm -ivh RPMS//netxtreme2-..
3-8 Chapter 3: Driver installation
For SuSE Linux: ASUS MCB-10G-2S 3-9
rpm -ivh RPMS/i386/netxtreme2-.i386.rpm Note that the --force option may be needed on some Linux distributions if conflicts are reported. The drivers will be installed in the following path: 2.4.x kernels: /lib/modules//kernel/drivers/net/bnx2.o /lib/modules//kernel/drivers/net/bnx2x.o 2.6.0 kernels: /lib/modules//kernel/drivers/net/bnx2.ko /lib/modules//kernel/drivers/net/bnx2x.ko 2.6.
4. Unload existing driver if necessary: rmmod bnx2 rmmod bnx2x If the cnic driver is loaded, it should also be unloaded along with dependent drivers: rmmod bnx2fc rmmod bnx2i rmmod cnic 5. Load the bnx2 driver for the BCM5706/BCM5708/5709/5716 devices: insmod bnx2.o or insmod bnx2.ko (on 2.6.x kernels) or modprobe bnx2 To load the bnx2x driver for the BCM57710/BCM57711/BCM57711E/BCM57712 devices: insmod bnx2x.o or insmod bnx2x.ko (on 2.6.x kernels) or modprobe bnx2x To load the cnic driver: insmod cnic.
insmod bnx2fc.ko or modprobe bnx2fc service bnx2fcd start Note that the inbox kernel may have an older version of bnx2, bnx2x and cnic driver. It is important for FCoE offload user to unload these inbox versions before attempting to load bnx2fc driver. You can do either of these two options: 6. 3-12 a) Reboot the server.
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