Replacing a Hot-Pluggable PCI Adapter
Notes:
1. Use this procedure only when you are replacing an adapter with an identical
adapter. If you are replacing an adapter with an adapter that is not identical to the
adapter removed, go to “Hot-Pluggable PCI Adapter Removal” on page 80 and
“Installing a Hot-Pluggable PCI Adapter” on page 89.
2. Removing a hot-pluggable PCI adapter requires the system administrator to take the
PCI adapter offline before 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. This
publication is also contained on the AIX Documentation CD. The documentation is
made accessible by loading the documentation CD onto the hard disk or by
mounting the CD in the CD-ROM drive.
To replace a hot-plug PCI adapter, do the following:
1. On a Model 6C4, open the front and rear rack doors and put the system into the
service position as described in “Placing the Model 6C4 into the Service Position”
on page 53.
On a Model 6E4, open the bezel door.
2. Remove the service access cover as described in “Service Access Cover Removal
(Model 6C4)” on page 55 or “Service Access Cover Removal (Model 6E4)” on
page 57.
3. Refer to the
PCI Adapter Placement Reference
, order number SA38-0538, for
information regarding slot restrictions for adapters that can be used in this system.
4. Before handling any card, board, or memory DIMM, touch any metal surface of the
chassis with one hand to minimize static electric discharge. Refer to “Handling
Static-Sensitive Devices” on page 50.
5. Determine the slot from which you are removing the adapter.
6. Ensure that any processes or applications that might use the adapter are stopped.
7. Refer to “PCI Hot-Plug Manager Access” on page 73, and follow the steps in the
access procedure to select PCI Hot Plug Manager. Then return here to continue.
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