Hot-Pluggable Pci/Pci-X Operations; Pci/Pci-X Hardware And Software Interfaces; Pci/Pci-X Slot Locations And Configurations; Hot-Pluggable Hardware And Software Interfaces And Os Availability - HP rp4410 Service Manual

Hot-Pluggable PCI/PCI-X Operations

PCI/PCI-X hot-pluggable technology enables the following operations. For procedures with
step-by-step instructions describing how to add, replace, delete, and locate PCI/PCI-X cards, see
"Hot-Plug Procedures" (page
• Online Addition (OLA)
You can install new PCI/PCI-X expansion cards in empty slots without powering off the
server.
• Online Replacement (OLR)
You can replace a previously occupied slot with a new PCI/PCI-X expansion card by
suspending the driver. This operation combines removing an active card and replacing it
with an equivalent card. The existing driver for the old card must be compatible with the
new card.
CAUTION:
be replaced must be exactly the same as the removed card. This is also called like-for-like
replacement.
• PCI/PCI-X Slot Locate (Locate)
To easily locate the PCI/PCI-X slot at which to perform a hot-pluggable operation, you can
command the attention LEDs on the OLX divider and the I/O baseboard to blink and act as
visual cues to the active slot location. This operation is always initiated through a software
or web interface, and is optional to the operating system on the server.

PCI/PCI-X Hardware and Software Interfaces

Table 3-10 shows what hot-pluggable hardware and software interfaces are available on HP-UX
11i v1 (and higher).
Table 3-10 Hot-Pluggable Hardware and Software Interfaces and OS Availability
Hot-Pluggable PCI/PCI-X Interface
Hardware interface comprised of the following:
—Attention button
(doorbell)
—Manual retention latch
—Power LED
—Attention LED
—PCI/PCI-X card latch
Web GUI
Command Line Interface (CLI)
System Administration Manager (SAM)

PCI/PCI-X Slot Locations and Configurations

PCI/PCI-X slots are numbered from 1 through 8 in the server as shown in
91).
A special OLR requirement for HP-UX 11i v1 (and higher) is that the card to
Supported
Yes
Yes
Yes (rad command)
Yes (sam command). Performing hot-pluggable operations
in SAManager is preferred. For a complete description of
SAM, see the HP-UX Reference Guide.
Installing Additional Components
Figure 3-32.
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