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Adding a PCI card, Hardware interface for all HP Integrity servers except Superdome

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NOTE: You cannot perform a hot-plug addition for some cards unless they replace the same type card in the slot. You cannot hot-add them in a new installation. Although no damage to the server occurs if you attempt a hot-plug addition with these cards, they will not function until the next reboot. The following table lists the PCI cards that do not support hot-plug addition. Table 4-1 PCI cards that do not support hot-plug addition Hot-Plug Operation Supported PCI CARD SA6402 SA6404 SA5300 USB & VGA Graphics Combo Cards I and II (A6869A and A6869B) hot-plug addition Yes Yes Yes No No (replace) hot-plug addition (new) No No No No No In addition, rx3600 and rx6600 PCI Express-based Integrity servers have the following limitations in hot-plug functionality: • Hot-plug operations on PCI Express slots 3 and 4 are currently disabled. • Regarding hot-plug operations on PCI-X slots 7, 8, 9, and 10: Doorbell functionality can be intermittent. You must press the attention button until the power indicator LED is either solidly on or off. Adding a PCI card This section describes how to add a PCI card (called a hot-plug addition) on HP Integrity servers running Windows Server 2003. Before performing hot-plug additions or deletions to HP Integrity servers, ensure the following: • On HP Integrity rx7620, rx7640, rx8620, rx8640, and Superdome servers, you must install the latest version of the OpRegion driver. This driver is not required on the rx4640 server. • HP Integrity rx4640 server slots 2 to 3 and 4 to 5 are shared PCI hot-plug slots. For optimal hot-plug operation, use the same type of PCI cards in these shared slots. For example, if a PCI-X 133 MHz card is in slot 4, the insertion of a PCI 66 MHz card in slot 5 will fail because the slot has been set at 133 MHz. However, if a PCI-X 66 MHz card is in slot 3, the insertion of a PCI-X 133 MHz in slot 2 will be successful, although both cards will run at 66 MHz. The rx7620 and rx8620 do not have shared slots and are therefore not subject to these restrictions. • Ensure that the server has the latest version of the system firmware installed. Hardware interface for all HP Integrity servers except Superdome To perform hot-plug additions using the server hardware interface for all HP Integrity servers except Superdome, complete the following steps: 1. Locate an empty slot. 2. If the power light is on for the slot, press the attention button to start the power-off sequence. (If the power light is not on, you do not need to press the attention button.) The power LED will blink for 5 seconds. While the power LED is flashing, you can cancel the power-off sequence by pressing the attention button again. 72 Performing hot-plug operations

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NOTE:
You cannot perform a hot-plug addition for some cards unless they replace the same
type card in the slot. You cannot hot-add them in a new installation. Although no damage to the
server occurs if you attempt a hot-plug addition with these cards, they will not function until
the next reboot. The following table lists the PCI cards that do not support hot-plug addition.
Table 4-1 PCI cards that do not support hot-plug addition
PCI CARD
USB & VGA Graphics Combo Cards I
and II
(A6869A and A6869B)
SA5300
SA6404
SA6402
Hot-Plug Operation
Supported
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
hot-plug addition
(replace)
No
No
No
No
No
hot-plug addition (new)
In addition, rx3600 and rx6600 PCI Express-based Integrity servers have the following limitations
in hot-plug functionality:
•
Hot-plug operations on PCI Express slots 3 and 4 are currently disabled.
•
Regarding hot-plug operations on PCI-X slots 7, 8, 9, and 10: Doorbell functionality can be
intermittent. You must press the attention button until the power indicator LED is either
solidly on or off.
Adding a PCI card
This section describes how to add a PCI card (called a hot-plug addition) on HP Integrity servers
running Windows Server 2003.
Before performing hot-plug additions or deletions to HP Integrity servers, ensure the following:
•
On HP Integrity rx7620, rx7640, rx8620, rx8640, and Superdome servers, you must install
the latest version of the OpRegion driver. This driver is not required on the rx4640 server.
•
HP Integrity rx4640 server slots 2 to 3 and 4 to 5 are shared PCI hot-plug slots. For optimal
hot-plug operation, use the same type of PCI cards in these shared slots. For example, if a
PCI-X 133 MHz card is in slot 4, the insertion of a PCI 66 MHz card in slot 5 will fail because
the slot has been set at 133 MHz. However, if a PCI-X 66 MHz card is in slot 3, the insertion
of a PCI-X 133 MHz in slot 2 will be successful, although both cards will run at 66 MHz. The
rx7620 and rx8620 do not have shared slots and are therefore not subject to these restrictions.
•
Ensure that the server has the latest version of the system firmware installed.
Hardware interface for all HP Integrity servers except Superdome
To perform hot-plug additions using the server hardware interface for all HP Integrity servers
except Superdome, complete the following steps:
1.
Locate an empty slot.
2.
If the power light is on for the slot, press the attention button to start the power-off sequence.
(If the power light is not on, you do not need to press the attention button.) The power LED
will blink for 5 seconds. While the power LED is flashing, you can cancel the power-off
sequence by pressing the attention button again.
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Performing hot-plug operations