Guidelines - HP D7171A - NetServer - LPr Installation Manual

Chapter 6
The I/O board comprises:
Eight PCI board slots
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Four pairs of PCI hot-plug LEDs
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Four rectangular separators to ease hot-plug board replacement
Two SCSI connectors, A and B for hot-swap drives
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The SE SCSI connector for non-hot-swap drives
The I/O Memory slot, which contains memory used by the Intel i960RD
I/O processor for embedded RAID
The Remote Management connector, linking the I/O board to the external
connector on the rear panel
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Hot-plug connector connects to a side board, which has LEDs and switches
for the hot-plug slots (5 – 8)

Guidelines

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Use the respective NOS software utility to:
Ensure the correct software drivers for the PCI board are loaded.
Verify correct operation.
Shut down power to hot-plug slots.
CAUTION Do not attempt to install or remove non-hot-plug PCI boards
with the HP NetServer in any kind of sleep state, or a system
crash or hang may occur. See Chapter 2, "Controls, Ports, and
Indicators," in the Sleep States section.
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Slots 1, 2, 3, and 4 are non-hot-plug; slots 5, 6, 7, and 8 are hot-plug.
NOTE
Refer to Information Assistant on the HP NetServer Online
Documentation CD-ROM that comes with the HP NetServer
for PCI hot-plug (while HP NetServer is powered up)
procedures.
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For optimal performance, add PCI boards to slots 4, 5, and 6, which are the
fastest slots (33MHz and 32-bit and on the primary bus).
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Installing Additional PCI Boards