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Online Add and Replacement (OLAR) of PCI Cards
Online Replacement (OLR) for a PCI Card
HP System Partitions Guide: Administration for nPartitions, rev 5.1 392
To run Partition Manager either enter /opt/parmgr/bin/parmgr from
the command line or click the Partition Manager icon in the main SAM
area.
Step 3. Access the list of the local nPartition’s PCI cards from SAM or Partition
Manager.
To list cards in SAM, access the Peripheral Devices > Cards area.
To list cards in Partition Manager, select the local nPartition in the
primary window, then select and open the I/O chassis where the card
that will be replaced is currently installed.
Step 4. Identify the card’s slot location and confirm that the card can be replaced
online.
Perform the following tasks:
A. View the list of currently available PCI card slots in the local
nPartition.
This card list is shown in SAM’s Cards window or in Partition
Manager’s primary window.
B. Identify the slot where the card that will be replaced is currently
installed.
The “Description” column indicates the type of card in the slot.
C. Confirm that the driver for the PCI card slot supports OLAR
procedures.
The “State” column indicates “not OLAR-able” if the card cannot be
replaced online, otherwise online replacement of the card is
supported.
Step 5. [Optional] Confirm the physical location of both the server and the PCI
card slot.
Perform the following tasks:
A. Set the card slot’s attention indicator to flash in order to help you
locate the slot.
In SAM, select (highlight) the slot, then select the Actions —> Light
I/O Slot LED
menu item. SAM flashes the selected PCI card slot’s
LED.