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Accessing Hot-Plug Management Functions:
Note: Removing or installing a Hot-Pluggable PCI adapter requires the system administrator to take the
PCI adapter offline prior to performing the operation. Before taking an adapter offline, the devices
attached to the adapter must be taken offline as well. This action prevents a service representative
or user from causing an unexpected outage for system users.
For additional information about taking an adapter offline or removing it from the system
configuration, see the AIX System Management Guide: Operating System and Devices.
Documentation for the AIX operating system is available from the IBM Eserver pSeries Information
Center at http://publib16.boulder.ibm.com/pseries/en_US/infocenter/base. Select AIX
documentation. The AIX Documentation CD contains the base set of publications for the operating
system, including system-management and end-user documentation.
To access the hot-plug menus, do the following:
1. Log in as root user. If the system is a partitioned system, log in as root user on the partition that has
the adapter assigned to it.
2. At the command line, type smitty.
3. Select Devices.
4. Select PCI Hot Plug Manager and press Enter.
5. The PCI Hot-Plug Manager menu displays. Return to the procedure that directed you here. For a
description of the menu options, see below.
PCI Hot-Plug Manager Menu: The following options are available from the PCI Hot Plug Manager menu:
Note: For information about the PCI slot LED states, refer to either your installation guide or service
guide.
List PCI Hot-Plug Slots
Provides a descriptive list of all slots that support PCI hot-plug capability. If the listing for a slot indicates it
holds an "Unknown" device, select the Install/Configure Devices Added after IPL to configure the
adapter in that slot.
Add a PCI Hot-Plug Adapter
Allows the user to add a new PCI hot-plug-capable adapter to the slot with the system turned on. You will
be asked to identify the PCI slot that you have selected prior to the actual operation. The selected PCI slot
will go into the Action state and finally into the On state.
Note: The system will indicate the slot holds an "Unknown" device until you perform the Install/Configure
Devices Added After IPL option to configure the adapter.
Replace/Remove a PCI Hot-Plug Adapter
Allows the user to remove an existing adapter, or replace an existing adapter with an identical one. For
this option to work, the adapter must be in the Defined state (see "Unconfigure a Device" option below).
You will be asked to identify the PCI slot prior to the actual operation. The selected PCI slot will go into the
Action state.
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