Remove a PCIe Card Carrier
Servicing PCIe Cards 159
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If you are removing a PCIe card carrier from a server that is running (that is, if you are hot-
plugging the PCIe card), go to Step 4.
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If you are removing a PCIe card carrier from a powered-down server, go to Step 5.
4.
Bring the PCIe card offline. Do one of the following:
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Press the ATTN button to take the card offline. The Power OK LED should go
off, indicating that the card is ready to be removed. Go to Step 5.
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Use the hotplug command to bring the card offline:
a.
List all devices in the device tree, including PCIe cards:
# hotplug list -cv
This command lists dynamically reconfigurable hardware resources and shows
their operational status. In this case, look for the status of the PCIe card you plan to
remove. This information is listed in the State column.
For example:
# hotplug list -cv
Connection State Description
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PCIE1 EMPTY PCIe-Native
...
PCIE7 ENABLED PCIe-Native
Device Usage
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SUNW,qlc@0 -
fp -
disk -
fp@0,0 -
SUNW,qlc@0,1 -
fp -
disk -
fp@0,0 -
PCIE13 EMPTY PCIe-Native
PCIE15 EMPTY PCIe-Native
b.
Bring the PCIe card offline.
For example:
# hotplug disable PCIE7
c.
Verify that the PCIe card status is PRESENT.