
Before You Install or Remove a Board
Gigabit Ethernet/82543 PMC Installation and Use
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If your system is using software that provides full hot swap capabilities,
the software will illuminate the blue hot swap LED on the faceplate when
software has stopped and it is safe to remove the board.
If your system does not have hot-swap aware software running, behavior
of the blue LED may be indeterminate. In this case, you may need to
manually shut down applications or operating systems running on the
board prior to board removal, even if the blue LED is lit.
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Caution
Corruption of Data or File System
Powering down or removing a board before the operating system or other
software running on the board has been properly shut down may cause
corruption of data or file systems.
Therefore, ensure that the board has been properly shut down. You should
ensure that the blue hot swap LED on the face plate of the host board is
illuminated.
Refer to the documents listed in
information about hot swap and the PCI Industrial Computer
Manufacturers Group (PICMG) Hot Swap Specification.
Recognize Different Injector/Ejector Lever Types
The modules you install may have different ejector handles and latching
mechanisms. The following illustration shows the typical board ejector
handles used with ECC payload cards:
A) Elma Latching,
B) Rittal Type II,
C) Rittal Type IV.
All handles are compliant with the CompactPCI specification and are
designed to meet the IEEE1101.10 standards.