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PCI Hot Plug I/O Expansion Boards, Hot-replace, Hot-add, Hot-upgrade - g2 quickspecs

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I/O Module Removal and Replacement Procedures Figure 6-9: Full-length self-latching slot keeper feature 4. Close the I/O lid and slide the server into the rack. 5. Power up the server. Refer to "Pow ering Up the Server" in Chapter 2. 6. If necessary, run the ROM-Based Setup Utility, as described in the HP ProLiant DL760 Generation 2 Server User Guide. NOTE: Refer to the HP QuickSpecs for the ProLiant DL760 G2 servers at www.hp.com for a list of supported I/O expansion boards. NOTE: Each PCI-X bus will automatically configure to run in the most advanced mode (PCI-X or PCI) and the highest frequency supported by all expansion boards installed in the slots on the bus. PCI Hot Plug I/O Expansion Boards The ProLiant DL760 G2 server supports PCI Hot Plug. PCI Hot Plug and the operating system of the server work together to allow the following hot-plug actions: • Hot-replace-Allows you to replace a failed expansion board with an identical expansion board without powering down the server. • Hot-add-Allows you to install new PCI/PCI-X expansion boards in previously empty slots without powering down the server under some operating systems. • Hot-upgrade-Allows you to replace an expansion board with a different expansion board without powering down the server. 6-10 HP ProLiant DL760 Generation 2 Server Maintenance and Service Guide HP CONFIDENTIAL Codename: Jed Part Number: 201262-003 Last Saved On: 2/10/04 4:10 PM

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I/O Module Removal and Replacement Procedures
Figure 6-9:
Full-length self-latching slot keeper feature
4.
Close the I/O lid and slide the server into the rack.
5.
Power up the server. Refer to “Pow ering Up the Server” in Chapter 2.
6.
If necessary, run the ROM-Based Setup Utility, as described in the
HP ProLiant DL760
Generation 2 Server User Guide.
NOTE:
Refer to the HP QuickSpecs for the ProLiant DL760 G2 servers at www.hp.com for a list of
supported I/O expansion boards.
NOTE:
Each PCI-X bus will automatically configure to run in the most advanced mode (PCI-X or PCI)
and the highest frequency supported by all expansion boards installed in the slots on the bus.
PCI Hot Plug I/O Expansion Boards
The ProLiant DL760 G2 server supports PCI Hot Plug. PCI Hot Plug and the operating
system of the server work together to allow the following hot-plug actions:
Hot-replace
—Allows you to replace a failed expansion board with an identical
expansion board without powering down the server.
Hot-add
—Allows you to
install new PCI/PCI-X expansion boards in previously empty
slots without powering down the server under some operating systems.
Hot-upgrade
—Allows you to replace an expansion
board with a different expansion
board without powering down the server.
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HP ProLiant DL760 Generation 2 Server Maintenance and Service Guide
HP CONFIDENTIAL
Codename: Jed Part Number: 201262-003 Last Saved On: 2/10/04 4:10 PM