Chapter 4
Installing Additional Components and Configuring
Hot-Plug PCI-X
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Step 8. Push the manual retention latch down until it seats against the chassis wall.
Step 9. Turn the PCI-X card lock on the chassis to the closed position. This locks the PCI-X card into its slot and the
manual retention latch into the closed position.
Step 10. Press the attention button—the power LED will start to blink.
Step 11. Wait for the power LED to stop blinking—the PCI-X card is now active.
Step 12. Replace the top cover.
Step 13. Push the HP Server all the way back into the rack until it stops.
Understanding LEDs and Hardware Errors
The following table describes the hot-plug LED error conditions.
Troubleshooting PCI-X Hot-Plug Operations
Sometimes a PCI-X card will not come online during a hot-plug operation due to a frequency mismatch between the PCI-X
card and the slot bus or due to other hardware errors. To determine the type of error you are experiencing, observe the LED
activity as described below. For a full understanding and description of HP-UX 11i v2 hardware errors, read Interface Card
OL* Support for HP-UX Servers and Workstations, Important Considerations, B2355-90804 at http://docs.hp.com.
1. PCI-X Bus Mode or Frequency Mismatch
After you insert a PCI-X card into the slot and push the attention button, the power LED goes from blinking to steady-off
and stays at steady-off; This means that the system firmware has rejected the PCI-X card and indicates either
bus-frequency or bus-mode mismatch.
NOTE After pushing the attention button, ensure that you wait the full duration of the 5 second operation
cancellation window before taking further action.
Table 4-7 Hot-Plug LED Descriptions
Power LED-Green Condition Description
On PCI-X slot is powered on.
Blinking Hot-plug operation in progress—do not touch the slot.
Off PCI-X slot is powered off.
Attention LED-Amber Condition Description
On Hardware operational fault.
NOTE: If slot is powered on, it will not power off. If slot is powered
off, it will not power on.
Blinking Slot location being indicated.
NOTE: If you want to learn how to activate the attention LED into
the blinking/indicator state, read Interface Card OL* Support for
HP-UX Servers and Workstations, Turning Attention LED to Blink or
Off, B2355-90804 at http://docs.hp.com.
Off If power to slot is on, the slot is functioning normally.
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