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Online Add and Replacement (OLAR) of PCI Cards
Example Uses of Common rad Commands
HP System Partitions Guide: Administration for nPartitions, rev 5.1
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Example Uses of Common rad Commands
This section gives summaries and examples uses of common rad
commands and options.
See the rad (1M) manpage for complete details.
Example 8-1 Commonly Used rad Commands
for nPartition I/O Details and Card Add/Replace Tasks
• rad -q
To list basic slot, path, card, and driver details, use the rad -q
command.
The rad -q command lists all PCI card slots in the local nPartition,
the corresponding hardware paths, and the current status of all slots
and drivers.
# rad -q
Driver(s)
Slot Path Bus Speed Power Occupied Suspended Capable
0-0-0-1 0/0/8/0 64 33 On No N/A N/A
0-0-0-2 0/0/10/0 80 33 On No N/A N/A
0-0-0-3 0/0/12/0 96 33 On Yes No Yes
0-0-0-4 0/0/14/0 112 33 On No N/A N/A
0-0-0-5 0/0/6/0 48 33 On Yes Yes Yes
0-0-0-6 0/0/4/0 32 33 On No N/A N/A
Table 8-2 rad Command Commonly Used Options
Command Description
rad -q Displays the status of all OLAR-capable slots in the local
nPartition. Only displays slots in currently active I/O chassis.
rad -N
path
Lists the slot ID for the specified hardware path (
path
).
The rad -N command gives info for OLAR-capable slots only.
rad -f
flag slot
Sets the attention indicator (LED) for the specified slot.
The accepted
flag
arguments: on, attention, and off, where
attention flashes the specified slot’s LED, and on and off turn
the LED steady-on or off.
rad -c
slot
Displays the device information for all functions/interfaces at the
specified slot.










