Pci Hot Plug Terminology; Pci System Overview - Compaq 108164-003 - ProLiant - 800 Integration Notes

PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment

PCI Hot Plug Terminology

Table 2 lists some terms related to PCI Hot Plug Terminology; however, this is not a complete list.
The terms described here are those that relate to Hot Plug capabilities experienced in this
document.
Table 2. PCI hot plug standard terms
*Hot Add
Hot Plug Aware
Hot Plug Slot
Hot Replacement
*Hot Upgrade
PCI Hot Plug
* Not available in initial release of PCI Hot Plug technology for Windows NT

PCI System Overview

This section reviews some of the basics of buses including PCI architecture and bridged
controllers, PCI BIOS, PCI bus numbering, PCI BIOS discovery, and configuration changes to
the bus numbering.
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The ability to add existing PCI controllers and drivers to next generation
controllers and drivers while a system is running, without shutting down
the system.
Indicates that a piece of software, such as a device driver, can take
advantage of the PCI Hot Plug capabilities of a system.
A PCI slot capable of being powered down without interfering with the other
slots in the system, and without shutting the system down.
The ability to remove PCI controllers from a system while the system is
running and replace them with equivalent PCI controllers, without removing
power to the server and without reconfiguring or reloading software
support.
The ability to upgrade existing PCI controllers and drivers to next generation
controllers and drivers while a system is running, without shutting down the
system.
The ability to physically insert or remove industry-standard PCI adapters
while the system is running without disrupting the operation of other
devices in the system.
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