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Web address: http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/aix/library/. Select
Technical Publications. This publication is also contained on the AIX
Documentation CD. The documentation is made accessible by loading the
documentation CD onto the hard disk or by mounting the CD in the
CD-ROM drive.
5. Refer to "PCI Hot-Plug Manager Access" on page 436, and follow the steps in the
access procedure to select PCI Hot Plug Manager. Then return here to continue.
6. Select Unconfigure a Device and press Enter.
7. Press F4 to display the Device Names menu.
8. Select the adapter you are removing from the menu.
9. Use the Tab key to answer NO to Keep Definition. Press Enter.
10. The ARE YOU SURE screen displays. Press Enter to verify the information.
Successful unconfigure is indicated by the OK message displayed next to the
Command field at the top of the screen.
11. Press F3 to return to the PCI Hot-Plug Manager menu.
12. Select Replace/Remove a PCI Hot-Plug Adapter and press Enter. The
Replace/Remove a PCI Hot-Plug Adapter menu displays.
13. Move the cursor to select the adapter that you are removing and press Enter. (The
description entry displays as unknown).
14. Press the Tab key until the entry field displays the remove operation and then
Press the Enter key. Follow the instructions that display on the screen until you are
instructed to remove the adapter.
15. When you are instructed to remove the adapter from the adapter slot, disconnect
any cables that are connected to the adapter being removed.
16. Turn the locking latch and lift the plastic stop for the adapter.
17. Carefully grasp the adapter by the edges and pull it straight out from the I/O board.
18. If you are not installing another adapter in this slot, place a blank slot cover in the
adapter slot and then lower the plastic stop over the adapter bracket. Rotate the
locking latch clockwise until it clicks into the locked position.
19. Continue to follow the screen instructions until you receive a message that the
adapter removal is successful. Successful removal is indicated by the OK message
displayed next to the Command field at the top of the screen.
20. If you do not have other adapters to remove, continue with the next step.
OR
If you have other adapters to remove, press the F3 key to return to the PCI
Hot-Plug Manager menu and then return to step 12.
21. Press F10 to exit the Hot-Plug Manager.
22. If you have added, removed, or replaced any adapters, run the diag -a command.
If the system responds with a menu or prompt, follow the instructions to complete
the device configuration.
23. Install the covers that you removed earlier and return the drawer to the normal
operating position.
Chapter 9. Removal and Replacement Procedures
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