HP Windows Server 2008 R2, Administrator'S Manual

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NOTE: You cannot perform a hot-plug addition for some cards unless they replace the same type
card in the slot. You cannot hot-add them in a new installation. Although no damage to the server
occurs if you attempt a hot-plug addition with these cards, they do not function until the next reboot.
Table 1 lists the PCI cards that do not support hot-plug addition.
Table 1 PCI cards that do not support hot-plug addition
PCI CARD Hot-Plug Operation
Supported
USB and VGA Graphics Combo Cards
(A6869A, A6869B, and AD307A)
SA5300 SA6404 SA6402
No No Yes Yes Yes Hot-plug addition
(replace)
No No No No No Hot-plug addition (new)
In addition, rx3600 and rx6600 PCI Express-based Integrity servers have the following limitations
in hot-plug functionality:
•
Hot-plug operations on PCI Express slots 3 and 4 are currently disabled.
•
Regarding hot-plug operations on PCI-X slots 7, 8, 9, and 10: Doorbell functionality can be
intermittent. You must press the attention button until the power indicator LED is either on (not
blinking) or off.
Adding a PCI card
This section describes how to add a PCI card (called a hot-plug addition) on HP Integrity servers
running Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.
Before performing hot-plug additions or deletions to HP Integrity servers, ensure the following:
•
On HP Integrity rx7640, rx8640, and Superdome servers, you must install the latest version
of the OpRegion driver.
•
Ensure that the server has the latest version of the system firmware installed.
Hardware interface for all HP Integrity servers
To perform hot-plug additions using the server hardware interface for all HP Integrity servers, follow
these steps:
1. Locate an empty slot.
2. If the power light is on for the slot, press the attention button to start the power-off sequence.
(If the power light is not on, do not press the attention button.) The power LED blinks for 5
seconds. While the power LED is flashing, you can cancel the power-off sequence by pressing
the attention button again.
NOTE: HP Integrity rx7640 and rx8640 servers have a white bell-shaped image button
located at the top rear of the PCI slot. To access, remove the button cover. HP Integrity rx3600
and rx6600 servers have a maroon-colored button on the top of the PCI slot separator, just
below the manual retention latch (MRL). HP Integrity Superdome servers do not have attention
buttons.
3. Wait for the slot to power off (green power LED turns off).
4. Open the MRL.
5. Add the PCI card to the slot.
6. Close the MRL.
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