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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 ......................................
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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 syste
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Chapter 1 Server Administration Using HP TopTools 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 tr
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Chapter 1 PCI Hot Plug Utility for Microsoft Windows NT 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: The PCI Hot Plug board is not supported by a hot plug compliant software driver. The software driver for the PCI Hot Plug board is not properly installed and loaded. See Windows NT Help for how to load drivers. The PCI board may not use a driver, or the dr
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Chapter 1 Server Administration Using HP TopTools Attention Power PCI Hot Plug (Amber) LED Indicators P10 P9 P8 P7 P6 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Figure 2. PCI Slot Locations (Rear view) Battery IDE (CD-ROM) Configuration Switch Block SCSI A Flexible Disk Drive SCSI B 2 (J1F1) IC Remote Control Board Cable 2 Auxiliary I C PCI LED Display Cable I/O Riser Slot 10 9 7 65 4 3 21 8 P10-P9 P8-P7 P6-P3 P2-P1 Remote Control +3.3 VDC +3.3 VDC +5 VDC +5 VDC Board must be 66/33 MHz 66/33 MHz 33 MHz 33 MHz in slot P2
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Chapter 1 PCI Hot Plug Utility for Microsoft Windows NT 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 applie
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Chapter 1 Server Administration Using HP TopTools 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
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Chapter 1 PCI Hot Plug Utility for Microsoft Windows NT 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
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Chapter 1 Server Administration Using HP TopTools 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. Remov
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Chapter 1 PCI Hot Plug Utility for Microsoft Windows NT Attention Power PCI Hot Plug (Amber) LED Indicators P10 P9 P8 P7 P6 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Figure 7. Hot Plug Slots The following table decodes the LEDs for each PCI slot: Table 1. PCI LED Power Code Amber Green LED LED Indicates This Status 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
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Chapter 1 Server Administration Using HP TopTools 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
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Chapter 1 PCI Hot Plug Utility for Microsoft Windows NT 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 chassi
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Chapter 1 Server Administration Using HP TopTools 11. Grasp the edge of the PCI board firmly and pull upward. See Figure 10. Try to pull the board straight up without wiggling it side to side along the length of the board. Remove board Ensure PCI hold-down latch is at least half open before removing board. Figure 10. Removing PCI Boards 12. Place the board on an anti-static surface. 13. Go to the section "Replacing a Hot Plug Board" in your Installation Guide to install a new or replacement, but
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Chapter 1 PCI Hot Plug Utility for Microsoft Windows NT Figure 11. Selecting the PCI Slot to Turn Power On NOTE If the A (Attention) LED was lit (red) when you powered down the slot, it will remain lit (red) until power to the slot is turned on. 13
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Chapter 1 Server Administration Using HP TopTools 3. Click on the Power button in the upper right of the menu. See Figure 11. A pop-up prompt appears asking you to confirm your choice. See Figure 12. Figure 12. Pop-up Menu 4. Confirm your selection by clicking on Yes. The pop-up prompt should disappear and the left P LED for the slot (slot 7) should turn green and after a few seconds the status should change from "Not Ready" to Normal. See Figure 13. 14
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Chapter 1 PCI Hot Plug Utility for Microsoft Windows NT 5. As the left P LED turns green, observe the right A LED and the board status while you wait a few seconds for the software driver to initialize the PCI board. See Figure 13. The left P (Power) LED should be green at this point. Figure 13. PCI Hot Plug Utility Power Turned On 6. If the right A (Attention) LED stays red in the Hot Plug Utility window and the rear panel Attention LED stays Amber, then consider these steps: a. Ensure all the
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Chapter 1 Server Administration Using HP TopTools The right Power LED on the rear panel LED display should be green and the left Attention LED should be off (gray) at this point. 8. If possible, verify the PCI board's operation, before continuing. 9. If you are assured of the PCI board's operation, including its driver, continue with the next step. 10. If all desired PCI Hot Plug boards have been installed, replace the PCI access panel. Refer to the section "Removing the PCI Access Panel" in you
