Technical data

Online Add and Replacement (OLAR) of PCI Cards

Online Addition (OLA) for a PCI Card

HP System Partitions Guide: Administration for nPartitions, rev 5.1

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Step 9. Click either the Cancel or OK button.

To cancel the card addition procedure click the Cancel button.

To continue the card addition procedure click the OK button. This

proceeds to power off the card’s slot and ﬂash the card’s attention

indicator (LED).

If you are proceeding with the card addition using Partition Manager on

an HP Superdome server, Partition Manager also ﬂashes the

corresponding I/O chassis LED and cabinet number LCD.

Step 10. Review the information presented in the Insert Card screen.

This screen lists the actions that SAM or Partition Manager has already

performed, and describes how you can cancel the card addition.

CAUTION Complete all steps required for installing the new PCI card before

clicking the OK button to bring the card online.

Details for installing the new card are covered in the steps that follow.

Step 11. Locate the PCI card slot that has been prepared for the card addition

procedure.

As needed, open or remove any cabinet panels or bezels in order to view

the I/O chassis and card slot.

The card slot’s attention indicator (LED) will be ﬂashing and slot power

will be off.

Step 12. Ensure you have direct physical access to the I/O chassis.

For example, if adding a PCI card to a Superdome I/O expansion cabinet,

you must remove the I/O bay’s front covers and then carefully slide the

I/O chassis out from its bay/rack.

Step 13. Remove the top cover from the I/O chassis.

Loosen the cover’s thumb screws, pull the cover forward, then lift and

remove the cover and safely set it aside.

On HP rp7410 and rp8400 servers, the I/O chassis cover also is the

server cabinet top cover.