Installation Guide, Seventh Edition - HP Integrity rx7620 Servers

Chapter 3

Installing Additional Components

PCI-X Card Cage Assembly I/O Cards

PCI I/O Card Installation

HP Integrity rx7620 Servers implement manual release latch (MRL) hardware for use in online add or

replacement (OLAR) operations. If an MRL is left open while the server is booting, HP-UX can incorrectly

cache PCI slot power status causing OLAR operations to fail. To prevent this situation, ensure all the MRLs

are closed before booting the server.

If OLAR reports that a slot is present and powered off, but no OLAR operations to turn power on to that slot

have succeeded even after the MRL is closed, the MRL may have been left open during boot. To clear this

condition, close the MRL for the PCI slot then power off the PCI slot using the rad -o command. This will

allow future OLAR operations to succeed on this PCI slot.

IMPORTANT The installation process varies depending on what method for installing the PCI card is

selected. PCI I/O card installation procedures should be downloaded from the

http://docs.hp.com/ Web site. Background information and procedures for adding a new PCI I/O

card using online addition are found in the Interface Card OL* Support Guide.

PCI I/O OL* Card Methods

There are three methods for performing OL* operations on PCI I/O cards.

pdweb The Peripheral Device Tool (pdweb) Web-based method of performing OL*.

olrad The command line method of performing OL*.

Attention

Button

The hardware system slot based method of performing OL*.

Prerequisites for Adding a PCI I/O Card Using the Attention Button

The prerequisites for this procedure are:

A6847A PCI 1 port 1000Base SX 8

A6825A PCI 1 port 1000Base T 8

A7011A PCI X 2 port 1000Base SX 8

A7012A PCI X 2 port 1000Base T 8

A9782A PCI X 2 Gb Fibre Channel, 1000Base

A9784A PCI X 2 Gb Fibre Channel, 1000Base

AB465A PCI X 2 port 2 Gb FC/2 port 1 Gb

Ethernet

AB290A PCI X 2 port 1000Base T/2 port

Ultra320 SCSI

Table 3-6 HP Integrity rx7620 Server - Open VMS Supported I/O Cards

Part

Number

Card Description

Number of Cards

Supported

(B-Bootable)