HP Integrity rx3600 Server User Service Guide

cards have designated slots on the I/O board assembly. The remaining eight PCI/PCI-X/PCIe
cards are hot-pluggable. Software intervention is required prior to removing a PCI/PCI-X/PCIe
card. This section describes the following hot-plug operations and PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card replacement
procedures:
• “PCI/PCI-X/PCIe Configurations” (page 51)
Describes PCI/PCI-X/PCIe capabilities and relates card functions and capabilities to specific
slots.
• “Online Addition (OLA)” (page 181)
Describes the installation of new PCI/PCI-X/PCIe expansion cards in previously empty slots
without powering down the server.
• “Online Replacement (OLR)” (page 182)
Describes the replacement of a PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card without powering down the server. This
action requires suspending the associated driver. The existing driver for the old card must be
compatible with the new card.
CAUTION: If you are performing OLR on HP-UX 11i version 1 (and later), the card you install
must be exactly the same as the card you replace. This is also known as like-for-like
replacement.
• “Removing a PCI/PCI-X/PCIe Card Offline” (page 183)
Describes the removal of a PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card after powering down the server.
• “Installing a PCI/PCI-X/PCIe Card Offline” (page 184)
Describes the installation of a PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card after powering down the server.
Figure 60 shows the PCI/PCI-X/PCIe slot identification and card divider locations.
NOTE: Slots one through eight are full-length; slots nine and ten are short-length.
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