Hot Swap Software Commands; Understanding Hot Swap - Sun Microsystems Netra CT Service Manual

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Hot Swap Software Commands

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Understanding Hot Swap

Certain FRUs in the Netra CT server are hot-swappable (see
Swappable FRUs" on page
means that a CompactPCI card that meets the PICMG standard can be reliably
inserted into or extracted from a powered and operating CompactPCI platform
without affecting the other functions of the platform.
The Netra CT system has hot-swap modes shown in
TABLE 5-1
Type of Hot Swap
Basic
Full
High Availability
1-7). Hot swap, a key feature of the PICMG standard,
Netra CT System Hot-Swap Modes
Description
The hardware connection/disconnection process is performed
automatically by the hardware, while the software connection
process requires user assistance through the cfgadm (1M) command
Both the hardware and the software connection process are
performed automatically
High availability hot swap provides the ability to control the
hardware connection process. This provides a higher degree of
control than just indicating insertion and extraction of a board. The
hardware connection process is controlled by software on high
availability systems, such as the Netra CT server
Section 1.5.1, "Hot-
.
TABLE 5-1
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