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PCI Hot-Plug Feature, PCI Hot-Plug Button, PCI Hot-Plug LED Indicators

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PCI Hot Plug Technology 5-3 PCI Hot Plug Feature The PCI Hot Plug feature provides the ability to remove and replace, upgrade, and add PCI expansion boards without powering down the server. Any PCI board can be placed in a PCI Hot Plug slot. PCI Hot Plug device drivers and OS support, however, are required to enable the PCI Hot Plug feature. PCI Hot Plug Button Pressing the PCI Hot Plug button allows access directly at each PCI slot, providing PCI Hot Plug control directly at the server without requiring the PCI Hot Plug utility software. The PCI Hot Plug button allows you to cancel an action by pressing the button again within 5 seconds. PCI Hot Plug LED Indicators The PCI Hot Plug LEDs at each expansion slot provide a visual reference of the status of each board slot. The LEDs are viewed from the rear of the server or by opening the PCI Hot Plug access doors on the top panel. Use the following figure and table to identify the appropriate slot condition and status for each state of the two LEDs. 3 21 Figure 5-1. PCI Hot Plug button LED indicators and button under PCI Hot Plug access door

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PCI Hot Plug Technology
5-3
PCI Hot Plug Feature
The PCI Hot Plug feature provides the ability to remove and replace, upgrade,
and add PCI expansion boards without powering down the server. Any PCI
board can be placed in a PCI Hot Plug slot. PCI Hot Plug device drivers and
OS support, however, are required to enable the PCI Hot Plug feature.
PCI Hot Plug Button
Pressing the PCI Hot Plug button allows access directly at each PCI slot,
providing PCI Hot Plug control directly at the server without requiring the PCI
Hot Plug utility software. The PCI Hot Plug button allows you to cancel an
action by pressing the button again within 5 seconds.
PCI Hot Plug LED Indicators
The PCI Hot Plug LEDs at each expansion slot provide a visual reference of
the status of each board slot. The LEDs are viewed from the rear of the server
or by opening the PCI Hot Plug access doors on the top panel. Use the
following figure and table to identify the appropriate slot condition and status
for each state of the two LEDs.
1
2
3
Figure 5-1.
PCI Hot Plug button LED indicators and button under PCI Hot Plug
access door