Replacing Older Dual Ethernet And Dual Scsi Cards - Avaya Sun Fire V880 Installation & Maintenance

Maintenance

Replacing older Dual Ethernet and Dual SCSI cards

A Dual Ethernet and Dual SCSI card supports ethernet and SCSI connections.
Note:
Note:
To replace older Dual Ethernet and Dual SCSI cards:
1. Log in to the system as root.
2. Enter:
cfgadm
This displays the PCI card configuration before you replace a card. Recheck the
configuration after you have replaced the card.
3. Enter:
/usr/sbin/shutdown -y -i0 -g0
This shuts down the system.
4. Press and release the front panel power button to turn off the system.
Wait for the front panel Power/OK LED to turn off.
5. Turn the key switch to the Forced Off position. See the following figure.
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The older versions of the Dual Ethernet and Dual SCSI cards do not support
hot-plug operation. You must shut down the system and turn off power
before installing or replacing a card. If you are replacing a newer card that
does support hot-plug operation, see
page 62.
Maintaining hot-plug PCI cards on