HP Integrity rx7640 and HP 9000 rp7440 Servers Installation Guide

NOTE: The PCI I/O card installation process varies depending on what version of the HP-UX
operating system you are running on your system. PCI I/O card installation procedures should be
downloaded from the following website: http://www.hp.com/go/bizsupport. Select a following
guide and enter the title in the search field for background information and procedures to add a
new PCI I/O card using online addition:
• nPartition Administrator's Guide
• Interface Card OL* Support Guide for HP-UX 11.23
NOTE: The Lights Out Advanced/KVM Card (LOA) is a PCI-X accessory card that can be installed
into any sx2000–based Integrity server to enable the advanced virtual graphical console (vKVM)
and virtual CD/DVD/ISO file (vMedia) features of the Integrity Lights Out Management Processor
(iLO/MP). The LOA card is also a graphics/USB card that offers physical video functionality for
servers running Windows, and USB functionality for servers running HP-UX, Windows and
OpenVMS. All Lights Out Advanced features are fully enabled on the LOA card – there is no
additional “advanced pack” license to purchase. At present, vKVM is only available for servers
running Windows and vMedia is available for servers running HP-UX, Windows and OpenVMS.
There are no current plans to support the LOA card under Linux.
The LOA card has specific slotting requirements that must be followed for full functionality. They
are as follows:
• Must be placed in a mode 1 PCI/PCI-X slot
• Must be placed in an I/O chassis with a core I/O card
• Must be only one LOA card on each partition
HP recommends that you place the LOA card in the lowest numbered slot possible.
The server implements 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 following
website: http://www.hp.com/go/bizsupport. Background information and procedures for adding
a new PCI I/O card using online addition are found in the Interface Card OL* Support Guide.
Enter the title of the guide into the search field to locate.
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*.
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