Hot-Plug Manager Access For Aix - IBM 9080-HEX Installing

Hot-plug manager access for AIX

Find information about how to service adapters with the system power on in AIX.
The instructions for servicing adapters with the system power on in AIX refer you to these procedures
when it is appropriate to perform them.
Note: For an adapter to be serviced with the system power on, both the adapter and the system unit must
support hot-plug procedures. To identify adapters that are hot-pluggable in the system you are servicing,
refer to the following placement information: adapter placement.
Accessing the hot-plug management functions
Find information about how to use the hot-plug manager to service adapters with the system power
turned on in AIX.
About this task
Note: Procedures that are completed with the system power turned on also known as hot-plug
procedures. The hot-plug procedure for an adapter in an AIX system requires the system administrator
to take the adapter offline before starting the procedure. 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.
To access the hot-plug menus, complete the following steps:
Procedure
1. Log in as root user.
2. At the command line, type smitty.
3. Select Devices.
4. Select PCI Hot Plug Manager and press Enter.
The PCI Hot-Plug Manager menu displays.
For details about the menu options in the PCI Hot-Plug Manager screen, see "PCI hot-plug manager
menu" on page 16.
What to do next
Return to the procedure that directed you here.
PCI hot-plug manager menu
Find information about how to use the PCI Hot Plug Manager to service PCI adapters with the system
power on in AIX. The following options are available from the PCI Hot Plug Manager menu.
Table 1. PCI Hot Plug Manager menu options
Menu option
List PCI hot-plug
slots
Add a PCI hot-
plug adapter
16 Power Systems: Adapters for the 9080-HEX
Description
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.
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.