Supermicro AOC-S200G-B1C User Manual

Chapter 3: Installation
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Installing 200G Drivers for the Linux Operating System
Follow the steps below to install the drivers on the Linux operating system:
1. Download the Linux driver package le: netxtreme-bnxt_en-<ver>.tar.gz.
Note: This driver can be found on either the Supermicro website, or by going to the
Linux_Driver directory from the FTP site (https://www.supermicro.com/wdl/driver/) or
CDR-NIC LAN driver CD by going to the following directory: Broadcom > 200G > Linux
> Linux_Driver.
2. Install the driver by entering the following commands
tar xvzf netextreme-bnxt_en-<ver>.tar.gz
cd netextreme-bnxt_en-<ver>
make build
make install
RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) is a network protocol that allows remote direct
memory access (RDMA) over an Ethernet network. This feature is optional, but if you would
like to install it with RoCE, please follow the additional steps below:
1. Download the Linux driver package le: libbnxt_re-<ver>.tar.gz.
Note 1: This driver can be found on either the Supermicro website, or by going to
the RoCE_Lib directory from the FTP site (https://www.supermicro.com/wdl/Network-
ing_Drivers/) or CDR-NIC LAN driver CD by going to the following directory: Broadcom
> 200G > Linux > RoCE_Lib.
Note 2: The 200Gbps networking card AOC-S200G-B1C shares the same controller
and driver as 100Gbps networking card AOC-S100G-B2C.
2. Install the library by entering the following commands:
tar xvzf libbnxt_re-<ver>.tar.gz
cd libbnxt_re-<ver>
./congure
make
make install
cp bnxt_re.driver/etc/libibverbs.d

Supermicro AOC-S200G-B1C Specifications

General

Brand	Supermicro
Model	AOC-S200G-B1C
Category	Network Hardware
Language	English