HP ProLiant 3000 The Benefits of PCI Hot Plug Technology - Page 10

The Benefits of PCI Hot Plug Technology 10 console. The ProLiant 7000 also offers PCI 32-bit and 64-bit PCI slots, and is Microsoft Server 98 compliant. Compaq also has provided future generation solutions for PCI Hot Plug technology with the new Extended SCSI PCI Bus Connector, a cableless design. SCSI channels are distributed through the Extended SCSI PCI Bus Connector resulting in no SCSI cables attached to the array controller adapter as shown in Figure 7. This design facilitates service and eliminates SCSI cabling, further simplifying PCI Hot Plug operation. Figure 7. PCI Extended SCSI Bus Connector routes SCSI buses through I/O adapter to drive cages. PCI Bus SCSI Channels Conclusion With the introduction of PCI Hot Plug technology, Compaq Computer Corporation once again sets the standard in improved higher availability and fault-tolerant solutions for the distributed enterprise. PCI Hot Plug offers unprecedented server availability by allowing users to replace, upgrade, and add PCI adapters to the PCI local bus without powering down the server. In addition, PCI Hot Plug is backward compatible with the vast majority of PCI adapters in existence today. As a pioneer of this breakthrough technology, Compaq chose to deliver PCI Hot Plug as an industry-standard specification. This decision provides several benefits to customers and has been critical to the overwhelming support received from industry-leading partners. Compaq is committed to providing customers with a comprehensive range of improved higher availability and fault-tolerant solutions and will continue to take a leadership role in future developments of the PCI Hot Plug standard and other emerging technologies. For More Information For further information on PCI Hot Plug technology, please visit Compaq's website at http://www.compaq.com. Papers include: ECG093/0798