HP LXR 8500 User Manual
HP NetServer LXr 8500
PCI Hot Plug Utility
User Guide
Printed in August 1999
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Contents
1 PCI Hot Plug Utility for Windows NT ............................................................. 1
Opening the Hot Plug Utility .............................................................................. 1
Opening the PCI Hot Plug Utility ....................................................................... 2
Powering Down a PCI Slot ................................................................................ 5
Removing a Hot Plug Board .............................................................................. 8
Powering Up a PCI Slot ................................................................................... 12
2 PCI Hot Plug Utility for Novell NetWare....................................................... 17
Overview.......................................................................................................... 17
NetWare 5 Requirements ............................................................................ 19
Novell Configuration Manager Console ...................................................... 20
Slot Options Menu ....................................................................................... 22
Slot Detailed Information Screen................................................................. 24
Opening the User Interface ............................................................................. 25
Powering Down a PCI Slot .............................................................................. 26
Removing a Hot Plug Board ............................................................................ 32
Replacing a Hot Plug Board ............................................................................ 36
Powering Up a PCI Slot ................................................................................... 39
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1 PCI Hot Plug Utility for Windows NT
Opening the Hot Plug Utility
Use this topic only for Microsoft's Windows NT 4.0 on the HP NetServer LXr
8500 using the software utility to perform PCI Hot Plug Replacement (or Online
Replacement) operations. This topic and its subsequent topics describe how to
turn power Off and On to the PCI slots (P1-P10) using the PCI Hot Plug Utility.
For Novell's NetWare 5 NOS, go to the topics under Chapter 2 "Hot Plug
Replacement (NetWare)".
CAUTION To prevent a system crash or hang, never remove a PCI board
from a slot with power on. Always use the Hot Plug Utility to
turn power off to the Hot Plug slot before performing any
replacements.
The PCI board is only Hot Plug-capable if it has a hot plug compliant driver
available and installed on the HP NetServer. If the PCI board is not Hot Plugcapable, remove and replace the board with the HP NetServer's power turned off.
Microsoft’s Windows NT 4.0 does not, by itself, support hot plug replacement,
but HP Configuration Assistant on the HP Navigator CD-ROM, installs the PCI
Hot Plug Utility on the NT server, along with the system software and the drivers
for some of the HP supported PCI Hot Plug boards. Through this Utility,
Windows NT 4.0 does support hot replacement of identical boards. The PCI Hot
Plug Utility is also found in the diskette library on the Navigator CD-ROM. If
using manual installation, follow the installation instructions found in the
readme.txt file to install the Utility on the NT NetServer.
The Hot Plug Utility is used to replace the PCI Hot Plug board in a four-step
process:
1. Turning power off to the PCI slot
2. Removing the PCI board
3. Replacing the PCI board
4. Turning power on to the PCI slot
The Hot Plug Utility is used to turn power off to the PCI slot before removing the
PCI board, and then after replacing the PCI board, it is used to turn power back on
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to the PCI slot. Refer to the Help File for a description of the PCI Hot Plug
Utility's buttons and functions.
NOTE The Power Button is the only button required to do basic Hot
Plug Replacement.
Opening the PCI Hot Plug Utility
Use this procedure to open the PCI Hot Plug Utility in Windows NT 4.0.
NOTE If the left P (Power) LED is lit (green) in the PCI Hot Plug
Utility, the corresponding Power LED on the rear panel will be
green. This is also true for the right A (Attention) LED; that is,
if the right A (Attention) LED is lit (red) in the PCI Hot Plug
Utility, the corresponding Attention LED on the rear panel will
be amber.
1. In Windows NT 4.0, click on the Start button and then select the
Programs menu.
2. From the Programs menu, select PCI Hot Plug and then select the PCI Hot
Plug Utility.
A display similar to the example shown in Figure 1 appears.
This example has 9 slots filled with PCI boards. Slot 1 shows no board
installed and slot 2 has no hot plug compliant driver. Slots 2 to 6 and 9 to
10 all have power applied to the slot, shown by the P (Power) LED turned
on, (left P LEDs are green with Normal in status field) and are operating
normally. Slot 7 has a left P LED on (green), but also has a fault condition
indicated by the right A (Attention) LED (red), with its status field
displaying Link Fault, suggesting a corrective action. Slot 8 has a green P
LED, but has *Mixed – multiple device board (represents a multifunction
adapter) in the status field. See Help file for more information about
functions and buttons.
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Figure 1. PCI Hot Plug Utility
3. If no hot plug support appears under Board in the Utility's window
instead of the desired PCI board, one of the following conditions might be
true:
à The PCI Hot Plug board is not supported by a hot plug compliant
software driver.
à The software driver for the PCI Hot Plug board is not properly installed
and loaded.
See Windows NT Help for how to load drivers.
à The PCI board may not use a driver, or the driver is defective.
NOTE If you have a board without a hot plug compliant driver in one
of the hot plug slots, the board will show up in the Utility as no
hot plug support, and the Utility will not allow you to power
down the slot.
4. Identify the physical location of the desired PCI Hot Plug board, using the
PCI Hot Plug Utility and Figures 2 and 3.
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A
l
ttention
PCI Hot Plug
(Amber)
LED Indicators
P10 P9
P8 P7
P6 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1
Figure 2. PCI Slot Locations (Rear view)
Battery
Configuration
Switch Block
SCSI A
SCSI B
Power
IDE (CD-ROM)
Flexible Disk
Drive
2
(J1F1)
IC
Remote Contro
Board Cable
Auxiliary I C
2
PCI LED
Display
Cable
I/O Riser
10 9
P10-P9
+3.3 VDC
66/33 MHz
Bus 3
7
8
P8-P7
+3.3 VDC
66/33 MHz
Bus 2
654321
P6-P3
+5 VDC
33 MHz
Bus 1
P2-P1
+5 VDC
33 MHz
Bus 0
Remote Control
Board must be
in slot P2.
Slot
Figure 3. PCI Slot Locations (I/O Baseboard top view)
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Powering Down a PCI Slot
Use this topic to select and power down a PCI slot on the I/O baseboard.
1. Select the desired PCI slot (slot P7) to replace by pointing to it with the
mouse cursor. See Figure 4.
This example has a red A (Attention) LED fault condition associated with
it.
2. Left click on the desired slot (slot P7) with the mouse.
Figure 4. Selecting PCI Slot to Turn Power Off
CAUTION Opening a PCI hold-down latch with power applied to the slot
may result in a system crash or hang. Always use the Utility to
first power off the slot. Turning off power to any slot will stop
all input (I/O) or services associated with the board while
power is turned off to the slot.
3. Click on the Power button in the upper right of the screen. See Figure 1.
A pop-up prompt appears requesting conformation of this action.
See Figure 5.
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NOTE The Power button is the only button required to do basic Hot
Plug Replacement operations.
Figure 5. Pop-up Menu
4. Confirm your selection by clicking on Yes.
As soon as confirmation is complete, the left P (Power) LED in the Utility
window turns off (gray) and the slot status changes from "Link Fault" (or
Normal) to Not Ready. The corresponding Power LED (green) for the PCI
slot on the rear panel will also turn off. This means power to this slot is
turned off. See Figure 6.
CAUTION If the rear panel Power LED for the desired PCI slot does not
turn off, do not attempt to remove the PCI Hot Plug board.
Return to Step 1 in this procedure to ensure you have selected
the correct slot to power down.
NOTE If you have a PCI board with a non-compliant drive in the
desired PCI slot, the PCI board will show up on the Utility’s
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display with no hot plug support, but the Utility will not allow
you to power down the PCI slot.
Figure 6. PCI Slot is Powered Off
5. If the left P LED in the Hot Plug Utility window stays green, then consider
these steps:
a. Re-install the software driver and then repeat this procedure.
Refer to the Windows NT help file to re-install the driver.
b. Power down the HP NetServer, re-seat the PCI board, power up the
NetServer, and then repeat Steps 2 to 4 in this procedure.
c. Write down the part number and revision level of the PCI board and
then contact the board's manufacturer to determine if a new software
driver is required.
See Help file for further instructions.
d. If your are unable to turn power off to the PCI slot, refer to the
"Installing Accessory Boards" section of your Installation Guide to
power down the HP NetServer, remove the PCI board, and then replace
it with another PCI board.
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6. If the left P (Power) LED is turned off (gray), go to the next section,
"Removing a Hot Plug Board" to remove the PCI Hot Plug board.
Removing a Hot Plug Board
Use this topic to physically remove a PCI Hot Plug Board from the slot.
1. At the front of the NetServer, remove the front bezel from the HP
NetServer (refer to your Installation Guide).
2. Extend the HP NetServer chassis safely from the rack (refer to your
Installation Guide).
3. Remove the PCI Access Panel (refer to your Installation Guide).
CAUTION Do not drop screws or other metal objects into the HP
NetServer.
4. Verify power to the desired PCI slot is turned off, by checking the desired
PCI slot's Power LED (right) on the rear panel is off (gray).
The right green Power LED must be OFF. See Figure 7 and Table 1.
5. If not, go back to the section "Powering Down a PCI Slot" and verify you
have turned off power to the correct slot.
6. If you are unable to power down the slot, remove and install the PCI board
in the PCI slot as described in the Installation Guide.
CAUTION To prevent a possible system crash or hang do not continue
with this procedure if you are unable to turn off power to the
PCI slot.
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A
ttention
PCI Hot Plug
(Amber)
LED Indicators
P10 P9
P8 P7
Figure 7. Hot Plug Slots
P6 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1
The following table decodes the LEDs for each PCI slot:
Table 1. PCI LED Power Code
Amber
LED
Green
LED
Indicates This Status
Power
Off On
Power to the slot is on, and the slot is operating
normally. Do not remove the board from the slot.
On On
Power to the slot is on, but the slot needs attention. See
Help files for choices. Do not remove the board from
the slot.
On Off Power to the slot is off, and the slot needs attention.
You can safely remove the board from this slot.
Off Off Power to the slot is off. You can remove the board from
this slot.
7. If the PCI board has a cable attached to it, label it before continuing.
8. Remove any cables attached to the PCI board.
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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 replacement 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 (should hear a click).
See Figure 8.
b. Pull the latch to half open (allows the board to clear the latch).
See Figure 8.
B. Pull latch
to half open from rear.
A. Push here
to release
(should click).
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Figure 8. Releasing the PCI Board
NOTE The HP NetServer is shown with its top cover removed for
clarity. Only the PCI Access Panel should be removed for this
procedure. See Step 3.
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10. If necessary, release the PCI card guide latch, allowing the PCI board to
clear the card guide. See Figure 9.
The PCI hold-down latch and PCI card guide latch are used to keep the
PCI boards in place, since a screw is no longer used.
PCI Board
Guide Latch
Open Latch
Figure 9. Opening the PCI Card Guide Latch
CAUTION When handling electronic components, wear a wrist strap and
use a static-dissipating work surface connected to the chassis
when handling components. Ensure the metal of the wrist
strap contacts your skin.
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