Installing An Additional Pci-X I/O Card - HP Integrity rx8640 Installation Manual

IMPORTANT The above list of part numbers is current and correct as of December 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 I/O Card

IMPORTANT The installation process varies depending on what method for installing the PCI card is
selected. Download PCI I/O card installation procedures from the http://docs.hp.com/ Web site.
Background information and procedures for adding a new PCI I/O card using online addition
are described in the Interface Card OL* Support Guide.
Downloading Drivers
The following website contains technical support for a wide range of HP Integrity servers, including the
capture of the latest drivers required for various hardware components. Refer to this site regarding necessary
drivers for supported PCI cards.
See: http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers
PCI I/O OL* Card Methods
The following 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
pdweb tool to power the slot
• The yellow attention LED is 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.
• Obtain a copy of the interface card guide for instructions on preparing the operating system for the online
addition of the PCI I/O card before attempting to insert a PCI I/O card into the PCI-X card cage assembly
backplane slot.
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. If the empty slot is in the
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or is blinking if a user has requested the slot location.
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state, use the olrad command or the
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