HP Integrity rx7640 and HP 9000 rp7440 Servers User Service Guide

PCI/PCI-X Card Replacement Preliminary Procedures
1. Run SAM (/usr/sbin/sam) and from the main SAM Areas screen select the Peripheral
Devices area, then select the Cards area.
2. From the I/O Cards screen, select the card you will replace and then select the
Actions—>Replace menu item.
3. Wait for SAM to complete its critical resource analysis for the selected card and then review
the analysis results.
If no critical resources will be disabled by taking the selected card offline, click the OK button
to suspend the card’s driver and power off the card’s PCI-X slot. Proceed with the next step.
If SAM detected that the selected PCI/PCI-X card cannot be taken offline, you will not be able
to click the OK button and cannot replace the card while HP-UX remains running. In this case,
you must shut down HP-UX on the nPartition before replacing the defective card.
4. Locate the PCI-X slot where the selected card resides.
On the server, you can view the PCI-X slots and slot LEDs from the rear of the cabinet.
The selected slot will be powered off (its green power LED will be off), and the slot’s amber
attention indicator (a dark orange yellow LED) will be blinking.
Removing a PCI/PCI-X Card
1. Label and remove the cable(s) connected to the PCI/PCI-X card to be removed.
2. Remove the top cover.
3. Flip the card slot’s PCI MRL to the open position.
4. Firmly pull up on the tabs on the card separator.
5. Remove the card from the PCI slot.
Replacing the PCI/PCI-X Card
1. Position the replacement PCI/PCI-X card in the slot.
NOTE: Use a slow firm pressure to properly set the card into its connection. PCI/PCI-X cards
tend to be difficult to install.
2. Flip the card slot’s PCI MRL to the closed position.
3. Replace the top cover.
4. Connect all cables to the replacement PCI/PCI-X card.
5. In SAM’s Replace Card window, click the OK button.
SAM powers the PCI slot back on and turns off the slot’s attention indicator. SAM also resumes
the card’s driver operations.
6. Confirm that the replacement card is online and powered on, using SAM’s I/O Cards screen.
7. Exit SAM
Option ROM
To allow faster booting, system firmware does not auto-scan PCI devices with an Option ROM. In
order to boot from a PCI connected device with an Option ROM, it must be added to the table of
boot devices as follows:
1. Install the I/O card into the chassis.
2. Boot the server to the EFI shell.
3. Execute the EFI search command.
To add a single card:
search <cell> <pci_slot #>
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