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    HP NetServer LXr 8500 PCI Hot Plug Utility User Guide Printed in August 1999[...]

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    ii Notice The inf ormation con tained in this doc ument is s ubject to change w ithout n otice. Hewlett-Pack ard make s no warranty of any kind w ith rega rd to this ma terial, includi ng, but not lim ited to, the im plied w arranties of merchantability and f itness for a partic ular purpose . Hew lett-Pack ard shall no t be liable for er rors c on[...]

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    iii Contents 1 PCI Hot Plug Utility for W indows NT ............................................................. 1 Opening t he Hot Pl ug Utilit y .............................................................................. 1 Opening the PCI Hot Plug Uti lity ....................................................................... 2 Powering Do w[...]

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    1 1 PCI Hot Plug Utility for Windo w s NT Opening the Hot Plug Utilit y Use th is topic only for Microsoft' s Windows NT 4.0 on the HP NetServ er LXr 8500 usin g the s oftware uti lity to perform PCI Hot Pl ug Replacem ent (or Onl ine Replacem ent) operations . This topic and i ts subsequ ent topics des cribe how to turn power Off and On to th[...]

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    Chapter 1 Server A dministration Using H P TopT ools 2 to the PCI slot. Refer to the Help File for a description of the PCI Hot P lug Utility's butto ns and functions. NOTE T he Power Button is the only button requ ired to do basic Hot Plug Re plac eme nt. Opening the PCI Hot Plug Utility Use this procedure to o pen the PCI Hot Plug Utility in[...]

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    Chapter 1 PCI Hot P lug Utility f or Microsoft Windows NT 3 Figure 1. PCI Hot Plug Utility 3. If no hot plug sup port appears under Board in the Utility's windo w instead of the desired PCI board, one of the following conditions mig ht be true: à The PCI Hot Plug board is not s upported by a hot pl ug compli ant soft ware dr iver. à The soft[...]

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    Chapter 1 Server A dministration Using H P TopT ools 4 PCI H ot P lug LED Indicators (Amber) Power A ttention P10 P9 P8 P7 P6 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Figure 2. PCI Slot Locati ons (Rear vie w ) Batter y IDE (CD- ROM) Flexi ble Disk Drive SCSI A SCSI B I/O Riser Slot PCI LED Display Cable IC 2 (J1F1) Remote C ontro l Board Cable Auxili ary I C 2 P10-P9 +3.3 [...]

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    Chapter 1 PCI Hot P lug Utility for Microsoft Windo ws NT 5 Powering Down a PCI Slot Use th is topic to select and power down a PCI slot on the I/O bas eboard. 1. Select th e desired PCI slot (slot P7) to replace by pointing to it wi th the mouse curs or. See Figure 4. This example has a red A (Attentio n) LED fault condition a ssociated with it. 2[...]

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    Chapter 1 Server A dministration Using H P TopT ools 6 NOTE The Power butt on is the only button required to do basic H ot Plug Re plac eme nt ope rati ons. Figure 5. Pop-up Men u 4. C onfirm your sele ction by cli cking on Yes . As soon as confirmation is complete, t he left P (Power) LED in the Utility window turns off (gray) and the slot stat us[...]

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    Chapter 1 PCI Hot P lug Utility for Microsoft Windo ws NT 7 display wi th no hot plug suppo rt, but the Utility will not allo w you t o power down the PCI s lot. Figure 6. PCI Slot is Po wered Off 5. If th e left P LED in the Hot Plu g Utility window stays green, then consider these steps : a. Re-install the software driv er and then repeat this pr[...]

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    Chapter 1 Server A dministration Using H P TopT ools 8 6. If th e left P (Power) LED is turned off (gray), g o to the next section, "Re movi ng a Hot P lug Boa rd" t o remove the P CI Ho t Plug b oar d. Removing a Hot Plug Board Use this topic to phy sically remove a PCI Hot Plug Board f rom the slot. 1. A t the front of the NetServer, re[...]

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    Chapter 1 PCI Hot P lug Utility for Microsoft Windo ws NT 9 PCI Hot Plug LED I ndicat ors (Amber) Power A ttentio n P10 P9 P8 P7 P6 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Figure 7. Hot Plug S lots The following table decodes th e LEDs for each PCI slot: Table 1. PCI LED Power Code Am b e r LED Green LED Indicates T his Statu s Off On Pow er to the slot i s on, and the s l[...]

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    Chapter 1 Server A dministration Using H P TopT ools 10 NOTE Ensure you label any cables attached to the PCI board (disk controller, NIC, etc.), to identify it later when connecting the cable to the new or replacem ent PCI board. 9. Release the PCI hold-down latch to remove the board from the PCI slot. a. Press the center of the PCI hold-down latch[...]

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    Chapter 1 PCI Hot P lug Utility for Microsoft Windo ws NT 11 10. If necessary, release the PCI card g uide latch, allowing the PCI board to clear the card gui de. See Figure 9. The PCI hold-dow n latch and PCI card gui de latch are used to keep the PCI boards in place, s ince a screw is no long er used. PCI Boar d Guide Latch Open Latch Figure 9. O[...]

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    Chapter 1 Server A dministration Using H P TopT ools 12 11. Gras p the edge of the PCI board f irmly and pull upwa rd. See Figure 10. Try to pul l the board st raight up w ithout wiggl ing it side to s ide along th e length of the board. Ensure PCI hold-down latch is at least half o pen before removi ng board. Remove board Figure 10. Removing PCI B[...]

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    Chapter 1 PCI Hot P lug Utility for Microsoft Windo ws NT 13 Figure 11. Selecting the PCI Slot to Turn Po wer On NOTE If the A (Attention) LED was lit (red) wh en you po wered down the slot, it will remain lit (red) until power to the slot is turned on.[...]

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    Chapter 1 Server A dministration Using H P TopT ools 14 3. C lick on th e Power bu tton in the upper rig ht of the menu. See Figu re 11. A pop- up prompt appears as king you to confirm you r choice. See Figu re 12. Figure 12. Pop-up M enu 4. C onfirm your sele ction by cli cking on Yes . The pop-u p prompt should dis appear and the l eft P L ED for[...]

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    Chapter 1 PCI Hot P lug Utility for Microsoft Windo ws NT 15 5. As the left P LED turns green, observ e the right A LED and the board status while you wait a fe w seco nds for the software driver to initialize the PCI board. S ee Figure 13. The left P (P ower) L ED should be g reen at this point. Figure 13. PCI Hot Plug Utility –Pow er Turned On [...]

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    Chapter 1 Server A dministration Using H P TopT ools 16 The right Power L ED o n the rear pan el LED display should be green and the left Attention LED should be of f (gray ) at this poi nt. 8. If possibl e, verify the PC I board's operat ion, before con tinu ing. 9. If you are ass ured of the PC I board's operati on, inclu ding its driv [...]

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    17 2 PCI Hot Plug Utility for Novell Net Ware Ov e rv ie w Use this topic only for Novell's NetWare 5's software interf ace to perform PCI Hot Plug Replacement (or O nline Replacem ent) operation s. This topic an d its subs equent topics describe how to turn powe r Off and On to the PCI slot s (P1- P10) using the software interface. For M[...]

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    A ppendix B Warranty, Soft ware License and S upport 18 The rear of th e chassis provides tw o LEDs for each PCI Hot Plug slot to in dicate its status. The LED indicators are related to the status shown in the user in terfaces' main menu. The follow ing table decodes the LEDs for each PCI slot. See Table 2 and Figu re 14. NOTE If the user inte[...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Hot Plug Utility for Novell NetWare 19 Figure 14. Main U ser Interfac e Screen NetWare 5 Requir ements The PCI Hot Plug feature is operational in all ten slo ts, if: • The NetWare's Hot Plug Controller driver (phpsb d.nlm) is loaded. • The PCI Hot Plug board h as a driver loaded or a drive for loadin g. The Hot Plug featu re [...]

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    A ppendix B Warranty, Soft ware License and S upport 20 • Refer to the Help files and read m e.txt file on the PCI Hot Plug - NetWare 5 diskette created from the HP NetServer Navigator CD-ROM or the NetWare documentation concerning the Hot Plug option for more information. • Refer also to HP's Help f iles and readme.txt file and the NetWar[...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Hot Plug Utility for Novell NetWare 21 Figure 15. Main Menu Display Table 3. Main Menu Fields an d Descriptions Field Description Slot Number This field prov ides the PCI slot num ber for each PCI sl ot on the sy stem board num bered from 1 to 10. Hot Plug This field indicates with a Yes or No if the PC I slot su pports the Hot Plug f[...]

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    A ppendix B Warranty, Soft ware License and S upport 22 Field Description Slot Stat us This field provides the operational st atus of each PCI slot. The seven possible in dications in this field, w ith descript ions of each, are: Powered Off – Power to th e slot is turned off and an adapter may or m ay not be present. Powered On – Power to the [...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Hot Plug Utility for Novell NetWare 23 NOTE If a board slot is selected w ithout th e phpsbd.n lm loaded, the Slot Detailed Information screen w ill disp lay automatically. Figure 16. Slot Opti ons Menu Table 4. Slot Opti ons Menu Sele ctions Slot Menu Item Descriptio n Remove A dapter This indicates an adapter is in th e slot and the[...]

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    A ppendix B Warranty, Soft ware License and S upport 24 Slot Menu Item Descriptio n Ad d Ad ap t e r Pow er Off Slo t Pow er On Slot These Slot O ptions are n ot supported by the HP Net Server LXr 8500. Slot Det ailed Info rmat ion Screen The Slot Detailed Information screen disp lays all the pertinent information about the selected PCI slot an d t[...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Hot Plug Utility for Novell NetWare 25 Table 5. Slot Detaile d Information Screen Fields Field or Item Descriptio n Screen T itle: The screen title indicates the PCI slot number, and if a board is installed, the name and m odel of the adapter bo ard. Slot Information: This fi eld provides th e bus type (PC I) and num ber, the speed ca[...]

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    A ppendix B Warranty, Soft ware License and S upport 26 ncmcon.nlm 2. Press the Enter (or Return ) key. The console (NCMC ON) should load and the us er interface’s main menu will dis play on th e monitor. All 10 PC I slots are shown in the display an d all slo ts (P 1 thr ough P 10) are used for ho t plug o per atio ns and c ontr olled by NCMCON [...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Hot Plug Utility for Novell NetWare 27 1. Ope n the No vell Co nfig urati on Ma nager Consol e (N CMCON), if it i s not already open . CA UTIO N To p reve nt a syste m cras h or ha ng ne ver op en the PCI hold- down l atch with pow er on to the desi red slot. A l ways use the software interf ace to turn off pow er to the slot before p[...]

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    A ppendix B Warranty, Soft ware License and S upport 28 5. Press the Enter key whe n you have se lecte d the d esir ed o ptio n. The Slot Opt ions popup m e nu dis appears and dis plays the popu p menus in Figure 20, titled: Driver Is Loaded – Next Step NOTE The driver is rem oved from control of the PCI sl ot, but n ot from the list of drivers h[...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Hot Plug Utility for Novell NetWare 29 Figure 21. Disk Controller Dis mount Screen CA UTIO N Selecting Yes t o the " For cing A Remo ve" screen w ill dism ount any disk drives connect ed to a Disk Drive Controller, which prev ents access to the disk driv es by any app licati ons or users thr ough t he HP N etServe r. 7. If y[...]

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    A ppendix B Warranty, Soft ware License and S upport 30 F igure 22. PCI Slot Change s to Powered Off 8. Verify the corresponding green Power LED on the rear of the HP NetServer is turned off , which verifies the correct PCI sl ot has been powered dow n. Refer to Figu re 23 and Table 6 before contin uing with the procedu re. CA UTIO N If the LEDs on[...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Hot Plug Utility for Novell NetWare 31 PCI H ot P lug LED Indicators (Amber) Power A ttention P10 P9 P8 P7 P6 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Figure 23. PCI Slots and LED Indicators Table 6. PCI (Hot Pl ug) LED Code (Rear of C hassis) Am b e r LED Green LED Slot Status In dicates Th is Statu s Off On Ready Powered on , but no dri ver loaded for board [...]

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    A ppendix B Warranty, Soft ware License and S upport 32 Off board from t his slot. 9. If the Sl ot Status for the des ired PCI slot changes t o Powered Off, go to next se ctio n, "Re movi ng a Ho t Plu g Bo ard" , to ph ysicall y remo ve the P CI board from the PCI slot (slot P5). Removing a Hot Plug Board Use th is topic to phy sically r[...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Hot Plug Utility for Novell NetWare 33 PCI H ot P lug LED Indicators (Amber) Power A ttention P10 P9 P8 P7 P6 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Figure 24. Hot Plug Slots and LEDs Table 7 decodes th e LEDs for each PCI sl ot: Table 7. PCI (Hot Plug) LED Cod es (rear panel v iew) Am b e r LED Green LED Slot Status In dicates Th is Statu s Off On Ready Pow[...]

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    A ppendix B Warranty, Soft ware License and S upport 34 Am b e r LED Green LED Slot Status In dicates Th is Statu s Off Off Pow ered Off Power to the slot is off. You can saf el y remove the board from this s lot. 5. If not, go back to the softw are interface NCMCON and verify you have turned off power to the correct sl ot . 6. If you are un able t[...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Hot Plug Utility for Novell NetWare 35 The PCI hold-down latch is used to keep the PCI boards in place and to activat e the PCI slot power sw itch and PCI L ED board. NOTE T he HP NetServer is shown with its top cover removed for clarity. Only the PCI Access Panel should be removed for this procedure. 9. Open the PCI board- guide la t[...]

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    A ppendix B Warranty, Soft ware License and S upport 36 CA UTIO N When handling electronic com ponents, wear a wrist strap and use a static- dissipating work surface conn ected to the chassis when handling components. Ensure the metal of the wrist strap c ontacts your skin. 10. Gras p the edge of the PCI board f irmly and pull upwa rd. See Figure 2[...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Hot Plug Utility for Novell NetWare 37 • The desired PCI slot m ust be pow ered off. • The replacement PCI Hot Plug board must be iden tical to the board it replaces, or use th e same software driver. NOTE Some full-length PCI boards have a plastic "han dle" (board extender) on on e end. If the h andle interferes with th[...]

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    A ppendix B Warranty, Soft ware License and S upport 38 Ensure PCI hold-down latch is at least half op en before in serting boar d. Insert board Figure 28. Ins talling the Acces sory Board 7. Close the PCI hold-down latch, by pushing it in from the rear of the NetServer, until it clicks. See Figure 29. The PCI hold-down latch should click when you [...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Hot Plug Utility for Novell NetWare 39 A. Push the PCI hold -dow n la tch in f rom the rear . B. The latch sh ould c lick in to plac e. C. Close the lat ch on th e PCI board guide. Figure 29. Closing th e PCI Hold-Down Latch NOTE If the PCI hold-down latch does not fully close (click), the slot will n ot be powered on when y ou attemp[...]

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    A ppendix B Warranty, Soft ware License and S upport 40 2. S elect the des ired PCI slot (P5) and press Enter . à If a PCI board does not occupy the board slot, an error messag e screen displays, "No Adapter Detected" , and th e Amber LED for the slot tu rns on. See HP Help File for more information. à If the replacement PCI board is no[...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Hot Plug Utility for Novell NetWare 41 Figure 31. Cable Conne ction Prompt 4. Press Enter to acknowledge the prompt and con tinue the procedure. The Hardware Ins ertion/Removal Detection screen appears as shown in Figure 32. Figure 32. Har dware Det ection screen[...]

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    A ppendix B Warranty, Soft ware License and S upport 42 5. Press any key to cont inue, except the "Esc" key, and NetWare w ill load the appropriate driver for th e adapter board. All prompts disappear an d the ma in menu appears w ith desired PC I Slot (P5) active. See Figure 33. Figure 33. Hot Plug Slot Po wered On (Activ e) 6. If the ma[...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Hot Plug Utility for Novell NetWare 43 Am b e r LED Green LED Slot Statu s Indicates T his St atus Acti ve Power to th e slot is on , and the slot i s ope rati ng nor mally. D o not r emo ve the boa rd fro m the slo t. On Off Powered Off (wrong board or no board) Power to the slot is off, but the Amber LED is on, due to a failure in t[...]