User Service Guide, Third Edition - HP Integrity rx4640 Server

1 The conditions described in this table apply only to shared slots (slots 3,4-bus 2 and 5,6-bus 3). Slots 7 and 8 are not
shared slots.
2 Compatible: card is accepted and runs at frequency shown.
3 Incompatible-Frequency: card is rejected. The new card will not initialized and powers off due to frequency mismatch.
4 Incompatible-Bus: Card is rejected. The new card will not initialize and powers off due to bus mode mismatch.
5 Maximum bus mode and frequency supported on shared slots is PCI-X 66 MHz.
CAUTION: If you are using the Linux Red Hat Enterprise Advanced Server 4 Update 3 operating
system and you want to install a 1000b-Sx GigE card, do not install it into a slot that shares a bus
with a 33 MHz card. In this configuration the Linux driver will not initialize the new card.
CAUTION: Do not use more than 3 RAID cards in any of the slots on the server. Server power
limitations restrict the use of more than 3 RAID cards per server.
Figure 4-25 Slot ID Numbering
Hot-Plug Operation Procedures
The hot-plug procedures described in this section use the hardware interface only. Software
interface procedures are described in Table 4-7: “Hot-Plug Hardware and Software Interfaces
and OS Availability”. For a complete understanding of all HP-UX 11i v2 hot-plug techniques
64 Removing and Replacing Components