Adding or Replacing PCI Hot Plug Boards

Hot Addition and Replacement of Hot Plug PCI Boards

For the PCI Hot Plug hardware included on the LH 3000, LH 6000, and LT 6000r, HP supplies a

PCI Hot Plug utility and services that run on Windows NT which you use to do Hot

Add/Replacements replacement of PCI Hot Plug boards, but in order to do this, each board must

have a Windows NT hot plug compliant driver. The Hot Plug Utility is used to turn power off/on to

the PCI slot, while the HP NetServer continues to operate normally.

NOTE These instructions apply to the PCI Hot Plug utility for the LH 3000, LH 6000,

and LT 6000. The LXr 8000 and 8500 use a different PCI Hot Plug utility.

Installing the PCI Hot Plug Software

Complete instructions for installing and using the HP-supplied PCI Hot Plug utility and services are

contained in the online help located on the HP NetServer Navigator CD-ROM under the

ha\nt40\php-2 directory. The software itself may be found in the Diskette Library on the HP

NetServer Navigator CD-ROM.

CAUTION Hot Removal or online deletion of an adapter board and deconfiguring of that

adapter from the NetServer is not supported.

Online Addition (Hot Add) of a PCI Hot Plug Board

To Hot Add a new PCI Adapter board:

1. Log on to Windows NT 4.0 as a user within the Administrator Group.

2. Open the NetServer chassis in order to access the hot plug PCI slots.

3. Locate an empty hot plug PCI slot. Be aware that some PCI slots are 3.3v slots which

accommodate only 3.3v or universal PCI boards.

4. Rotate the purple locking lever next to the slot (see illustration below).

5. Lift the black retainer (see illustration below).

The green power LED next to the slot turns off.

Retainer

Locking

Lever

Opening the PCI Latch and Retainer (LH)

Opening the PCI Latch and Retainer (LT)

6. Remove the expansion slot cover. Retain the slot cover in case of future removal of the PCI

Adapter.

7. Insert the adapter board firmly into the slot.

8. Connect any applicable adapter cables.

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Hot Addition and Replacement of Hot Plug PCI Boards For the PCI Hot Plug hardware included on the LH 3000, LH 6000, and LT 6000r, HP supplies a PCI Hot Plug utility and services that run on Windows NT which you use to do Hot Add/Replacements replacement of PCI Hot Plug boards, but in order to do this, each board must have a Windows NT hot plug compliant driver. The Hot Plug Utility is used to turn power off/on to the PCI slot, while the HP NetServer continues to operate normally.
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9. Depress the black retainer latch and rotate the purple locking lever over the retainer. The green power LED next to the slot turns on and the PCI Hot Plug 'n Play Wizard automatically starts on your Windows NT server. 10. Follow the instructions of the PCI Hot Plug 'n Play Wizard. Before the wizard completes, you may need to configure the adapter. For configuration instructions, refer to the documentation provided with your adapter. 11. Select Finish to close the wizard and complete the installation.
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11. Select Finish to close the wizard and complete the installation. The wizard will prompt you to switch over to the primary adapter. Additional Information For more current PCI Hot Plug information and PCI Hot Plug drivers, go to: http://www.hp.com/cposupport/ Select your product and download the latest software. PCI hot plug drivers are in the SCSI section.