HP AD278A PCI 8-Port Serial Multiplexer Installation Guide, February 2007

HP PCI 8-Port Serial Multiplexer Adapter Installation
On-Line Addition and Replacement (OLAR) Operation on HP-UX 11i v3 System
Chapter 1
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On-Line Addition and Replacement (OLAR) Operation on HP-UX 11i
v3 System
On-Line Addition and Replacement (OLAR) operation of AD278A PCI MUX 8-Port adapter is supported on
HP-UX 11i v3 operating system.
Table 1-3 lists the HP-UX servers on which On-Line Addition and Replacement (OLAR) of AD278A PCI MUX
8-Port adapter is supported.
To add a new adapter or an additional adapter on a system that supports HP-UX 11i v3 operating system,
complete the following steps:
Step 1. Check whether the software is already installed on the system.
Step 2. Run the following command at the command prompt:
$ olrad -q
After you successfully run this command, you get the slot ID information to insert the adapter.
Step 3. Run the following command at the command prompt:
$ olrad -a <slotid>
After you successfully run this command, you are prompted with a message stating that the power
on the slot is turned off.
Step 4. Insert the card in the chosen slot manually.
Step 5. Run the following command at the command prompt:
$ olrad -A <slotid>
This command powers on the slot, recognizes the card, and creates device files.
Step 6. To check if the card is claimed and the device files are created, run the following command at the
command prompt:
$ ioscan -knfC tty
Table 1-3 OLAR Server Support
Server / Workstation OLAR Slot Support
rp4440 All slots
rp5450 Slot 7 to Slot 12
rp5470 Slot 5 to Slot 12
rp7410 All slots
rp7420 All slots