IBM RS/6000 Enterprise Server M80, Installation Manual

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PCI Hot-Plug Manager Access
The installation instructions for hot-pluggable PCI adapters refer you to these
procedures when it is appropriate to perform them.
Note: A PCI adapter is only hot-pluggable if the PCI adapter is supported for hot-plug
applications. See the PCI Adapter Placement Reference, order number
SA38-0538.
Accessing Hot-Plug Management Functions
Note: Removing or installing a hot-pluggable PCI adapter requires the system
administrator to take the PCI adapter offline prior to performing any PCI adapter
hot-plug procedures. Before taking an adapter offline, the devices attached to the
adapter must be taken offline as well. This action prevents a service
representative or user from causing an unexpected outage for system users.
For additional information about taking an adapter offline or removing it from the
system configuration, see the
AIX System Management Guide: Operating
System and Devices. This publication is available at the following Web address:
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/aix/library/. Select Technical Publications.AIX
documentation is also located on the
AIX Documentation CD. The
documentation information is made accessible by loading the documentation CD
onto the hard disk or by mounting the CD in the CD-ROM drive.
To access the hot-plug menus, do the following:
1. Log in as root user.
2. At the command line, type
smitty
.
3. Select Devices.
4. Select PCI Hot Plug Manager, and then press Enter.
Note: The PCI Hot-Plug Manager menu displays. See the following section for
descriptions of the menu options. Then return to the procedure that directed you
here.
PCI Hot-Plug Manager Menu
The following options are available from the PCI Hot Plug Manager menu:
Note: For information about the PCI slot LED states, see “I/O Drawer PCI Slot LED
Definitions” on page 29.
List PCI Hot-Plug Slots
Provides a descriptive list of all slots that support PCI hot-plug capability. If the listing
for a slot indicates it holds an
unknown
device, select Install/Configure Devices Added
after IPL to configure the adapter in that slot.
Chapter 2. Installing Options In Your System
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