Installation Guide, Seventh Edition - HP Integrity rx7620 Servers

Chapter 3

Installing Additional Components

PCI-X Card Cage Assembly I/O Cards

• Drivers for the card have already been installed.

• There are no drivers associated with the slot.

• The green power LED is steady OFF. Should the empty slot be in the ON state use the olrad command or

the pdweb tool to power the slot

OFF.

• The yellow attention LED if steady OFF or is blinking if a user has requested the slot location.

• Refer to the host bus adapter (HBA) documentation for details on card installation.

• Run the olrad -q command to determine the status of all the PCI I/O slots.

• Obtain a copy of the interface card guide for instructions on preparing the operating system for the online

addition of the PCI I/O card before attempting to insert a PCI I/O card into the PCI-X card cage assembly

backplane slot.

CAUTION Observe all ESD safety precautions before attempting this procedure. Failure to follow ESD

safety precautions could result in damage to the server.

This procedure describes how to perform an online addition of a PCI card using the attention button for

cards whose drivers support online add or replacement (OLAR). The attention button is also referred to as the

doorbell.

Step 1. Remove the top cover.

Step 2. Remove the PCI bulkhead filler panel.

Step 3. Flip the PCI manual retention latch (MRL) for the card slot to the open position. Refer to

Figure 3-8.

Step 4. Install the new PCI card in the slot.

NOTE A slow, firm pressure is needed to properly seat the card into the backplane.

Step 5. Flip the PCI MRL for the card slot to the closed position.

CAUTION Working out of sequence or not completing the actions within each step could cause

the system to crash.

Do not press the attention button until the latch is locked.

Step 6. Press the attention button.