Adaptec 2074700-R - ICP Vortex GDT8514RZ RAID Controller, Руководство пользователя

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Software Installation and User’s Guide 205
Optional Features
PCI HP requires network operating system (NOS) and PCI adapter driver support. PCI HP
is different from other types of hot swapable devices since such devices (like a fan or
power supply) do not require the cooperation, or knowledge, of the NOS or any
specialized driver in order to perform an online replacement.
A PCI Hot Plug system requires a hot plug platform, a hot plug OS, and hot plug adapter
drivers. A system can include any combination of hot plug and conventional versions of
each of these components, including a mix of both hot plug and conventional adapter
drivers. However, a particular adapter can be hot plugged only if all three components for
that adapter support hot plug operation.
There are two basic functions of PCI Hot Plug:
Hot Insertion
The Insertion of a device into a powered-down PCI HP slot and power up of that slot once
device is inserted. Assumes that driver for (PnP) device being inserted does not require
reboot or driver is already loaded.
Hot Removal
Removal of a device by first powering down the HP PCI slot on which the device is
inserted then physically removing the device for the HP PCI slot. Surprise Removal, the
removal of the card while the slot still powered, is not supported.
PCI Hot Plug enables the features of replacement/repair (Hot Replacement), addition (Hot
Addition), adapter update, and deletion (Hot Deletion) of PCI adapters. Hot Replacement
consists of replacing an unusable adapter in a system utilizing, in sequence, the
Hot
Removal followed by the Hot Insertion functions of PCI Hot Plug. Hot Addition consists
of adding a completely new device to the system utilizing the Hot Insertion function of
PCI Hot Plug. Hot Deletion consists of removing (but not replacing) an existing adapter in
a system utilizing the
Hot Removal function of PCI Hot Plug.
Warning: Prior to initiating the removal of the adapter via PCI Hot Plug, the user is
responsible for closing all applications that communicate to the adapter and for
verifying that there is no I/O activity to the ICP RAID controller.
Refer to the appropriate Hardware Guide to determine the PCI Hot Plug features
implemented on the ICP RAID controller.
Integrated support for PCI Hot Plug can be found with the following operating systems:
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Novell NetWare 4.11, 5.x and 6.x
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SCO UnixWare 7.x and 8.0
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Microsoft 2000
Windows NT 4.0 is capable of supporting Hot Replacement but only with special drivers.
Refer to the Hardware Guide of the ICP RAID controller to determine the specific
operating systems being supported.