Pci Hot Plug Utility For Novell Netware; Overview - HP D7171A - NetServer - LPr User Manual

2 PCI Hot Plug Utility for Novell
NetWare

Overview

Use this topic only for Novell's NetWare 5's software interface to perform PCI
Hot Plug Replacement (or Online Replacement) operations. This topic and its
subsequent topics describe how to turn power Off and On to the PCI slots (P1-
P10) using the software interface.
For Microsoft's Windows NT 4.0 NOS, go to the topics in Chapter 1.
CAUTION
The PCI board is only Hot Plug-capable if it has a hot plug compliant driver
available and installed on the HP NetServer. If the PCI board is not Hot Plug-
capable, remove and replace the board with the HP NetServer's power turned off.
NetWare 5 implements hot plug replacement of a PCI board in all ten slots, P1
through P10, through a four-step process:
1. Powering down the PCI slot
2. Removing the PCI board
3. Replacing the PCI board
4. Powering up the PCI slot
Turning power off and on to the PCI slots is performed through Novell's user
interface, Novell Configuration Manager Console (NCMCON). The powering-
down step includes unloading the driver associated with the selected board and
then turning off power to the slot. Once power has been turned off it is possible to
safely remove the PCI board and then replace it with an identical PCI board.
The powering-up step can only be performed after the new board has been
installed in the slot. The powering-up step includes loading the driver to the PCI
board and then safely turning on power to the slot.
To prevent a system crash or hang never remove a PCI board
from a slot with power on. Always use the software interface
NCMCON (Novell Configuration Manager Console) to turn
off power to the slot before performing any Hot Plug
operations.
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