HP Integrity rx7640 Installation Manual page 68

Installing the Server
Installing Additional Cards and Storage
1. Factory integration (software load) of the OpenVMS, Windows, and Linux operating systems via Fibre
Channel is NOT supported.
2. Boot support is limited to OS installation, updating, and repairing media.
IMPORTANT The above list of part numbers is current and correct as of September 2006. Part numbers
change often. Check the following website to ensure you have the latest part numbers
associated with this server:
http://partsurfer.hp.com/cgi-bin/spi/main
Installing an Additional PCI-X Card
The server implements manual release latch (MRL) hardware for use in online add or replacement (OLAR)
operations. If an MRL is left open while the server is booting, HP-UX can incorrectly cache PCI slot power
status causing OLAR operations to fail. To prevent this situation, ensure all the MRLs are closed before
booting the server.
If OLAR reports that a slot is present and powered off, but no OLAR operations to turn power on to that slot
have succeeded even after the MRL is closed, the MRL may have been left open during boot. To clear this
condition, close the MRL for the PCI slot then power off the PCI slot using the rad -o command. This will
allow future OLAR operations to succeed on this PCI slot.
IMPORTANT The installation process varies depending on what method for installing the PCI card is
selected. PCI I/O card installation procedures should be downloaded from the
http://docs.hp.com/ Web site. Background information and procedures for adding a new PCI I/O
card using online addition are found in the Interface Card OL* Support Guide.
PCI I/O OL* Card Methods
There are three methods for performing OL* operations on PCI I/O cards.
The Peripheral Device Tool (pdweb) Web-based method of performing OL*.
pdweb
The command line method of performing OL*.
olrad
Attention
Button The hardware system slot based method of performing OL*.
Adding a PCI I/O Card Using the Attention Button
The following prerequisites for this procedure:
• Drivers for the card have already been installed.
• No drivers are associated with the slot.
• The green power LED is steady
the pdweb tool to power the slot
• The yellow attention LED if steady
• Refer to the host bus adapter (HBA) documentation for details on card installation.
• Run the olrad -q command to determine the status of all the PCI I/O slots.
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. Should the empty slot be in the
OFF
.
OFF
or is blinking if a user has requested the slot location.
OFF
state use the olrad command or
ON
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