HP Integrity rx8640, HP 9000 rp8440 Server User Service Guide

Replacing the PCI Card
1. Install the new replacement PCI card in the slot.
NOTE: Online addition using the attention button does not perform the pre-add sequence
of olrad which uses the olrad -a command.
2. Flip the PCI MRL for the card slot to the closed position.
3. Connect all cables to the replacement PCI card.
4. Press the attention button.
The green power LED will start to blink.
5. Wait for the green power LED to stop blinking and turn solid green.
6. Check for errors in the hotplugd daemon log file (default: /var/adm/hotplugd.log).
7. Replace the top cover. See “Replacing the Top Cover” (page 137).
The critical resource analysis (CRA) performed while during a replace action initiated by the
attention button is very restrictive and the action will not complete–it will fail–to protect critical
resources from being impacted. For finer control over CRA actions use pdweb or the olrad
command. See the Interface Card OL* Support Guide located at the following website: http://
www.hp.com/go/bizsupport for details. Enter the title of the guide into the search field to locate.
Option ROM
To enable faster booting, system firmware does not auto-scan PCI devices with an Option ROM.
In order to enable booting from a PCI connected device with an Option ROM, you must add this
device 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#
To add all cards:
search all
4. Execute the following EFI command to scan devices on the server:
map -r
5. Enter the Boot Manager by executing the following command:
#exit
6. From the EFI Boot Manager Menu, select Boot Option Maintenance Menu and then from the
Main Menu, select Add a Boot Option. Now add the device as a new boot device.
Updating Option ROMs
The Option ROM on a PCI I/O card can be “flashed,” or updated. The procedure to flash an I/O
card 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 #
To add all cards:
search all
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