Blind-Swap Hot-Plug Cassette - IBM p5 590 System Handbook

RIO-2 ports
C1 C2 C3 C4
Figure 2-13 I/O drawer RIO-2 ports
Each drawer is composed of two physically symmetrical I/O planar boards that
contain 10 hot-plug PCI-X slots each, and PCI adapters can be inserted in the
rear of the I/O drawer. The planar boards also contain either one or two
integrated Ultra3 SCSI adapters and SCSI Enclosure Services (SES), connected
to a SCSI 4-pack backplane.

2.7.5 blind-swap hot-plug cassette

Also named the blind-swap mechanism (Figure 2-14) or PCI carrier, each PCI
(I/O) Card must be housed in a blind-swap hot-plug cassette before being
installed.
All PCI-X slots on the p5-590 and p5-595 are PCI 2.2-compliant and are hot-plug
enabled, which allows most PCI adapters to be removed, added, or replaced
without powering down the system. This function enhances system availability
and serviceability.
The function of hot-plug PCI adapters is to provide concurrent adding or removal
of PCI adapters when the system is running. In the I/O drawer, the installed
adapters are protected by plastic separators called blind-swap hot-plug
cassettes. These are used to prevent grounding and damage when adding or
2 DASD 4-packs
per side
Z1 Z2
P1 side
10 PCI slots per side
C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10
RIO-2 Riser Cards
Z1 Z2
P2 side
PCI-X Cards
64 bit 66MHz 3.3
64 bit 33MHz 5V
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