the linux operating system does not support these hot-pluggable procedures. also, linux does not support hot-plugging any hot-pluggable pci adapters. a system with linux installed must be shut down and powered off before installing any pci adapter. use the non-hot-pluggable adapter procedures when replacing a pci adapter with the linux operating system installed.

    a pci adapter is only hot-pluggable if the pci adapter is supported for hot-plug applications. see the pci adapter placement reference, order number sa38-0538, for complete information regarding your pci adapter.

    accessing hot-plug management functions

    removing or installing a hot-pluggable pci adapter requires the system administrator to take the pci adapter offline prior to performing the operation. before taking an adapter offline, the devices attached to the adapter must be taken offline as well. this action prevents a service representative or user from causing an unexpected outage for system users.

    for additional information about taking an adapter offline or removing it from the system configuration, see the aix system management guide: operating system and devices.

    documentation for the aix operating system is available from the ibm eserver pseries information center at http://publib16.boulder.ibm.com/pseries/en_us/infocenter/base. select aix documentation. the aix documentation cd contains the base set of publications for the operating system, including system-management and end-user documentation.

    this publication is also contained on the aix documentation cd. the documentation is made accessible by loading the documentation cd onto the hard disk or by mounting the cd in the cd-rom drive.

    to access the hot-plug menus, do the following:

    1. log in as root user.

    2. at the command line, type smitty.

    3. select devices.

    4. select pci hot plug manager and press enter.

    5. the pci hot-plug manager menu displays. the following section describes the menu options.

    pci hot-plug manager menu

    the following options are available from the pci hot plug manager menu:

    list pci hot-plug slots

    provides a descriptive list of all slots that support pci hot-plug capability. if the listing for a slot indicates it holds an “unknown” device, select the install/configure devices added after ipl to configure the adapter in that slot.

    add a pci hot-plug adapter

    allows the user to add a new pci hot-plug-capable adapter to the slot with the system turned on. you will be asked to identify the pci slot that you have selected prior to the actual operation. the selected pci slot will go into the action state and finally into the on state.

    the system will indicate the slot holds an “unknown” device until you perform the install/configure devices added after ipl option to configure the adapter.

    replace/remove a pci hot-plug adapter

    allows the user to remove an existing adapter, or replace an existing adapter with an identical one. for this option to work, the adapter must be in the defined state (see the “unconfigure a device” option).

    you will be asked to identify the pci slot prior to the actual operation. the selected pci slot will go into the action state.

    identify a pci hot-plug slot

    allows the user to identify a pci slot. the selected pci slot will go into the identify state.

    unconfigure a device

    allows the user to put an existing pci adapter into the defined state if the device is no longer in use.

    this step must be completed successfully before starting any removal or replacement operation. if this step fails, the customer must take action to release the device.

    configure a defined device

    allows a new pci adapter to be configured into the system if software support is already available for the adapter. the selected pci slot will go into the on state.

    install/configure devices added after ipl

    the system attempts to configure any new devices and tries to find and install any required software from a user-selected source.

    the add, remove, and replace functions return information to the user indicating whether the operation was successful. if additional instructions are provided on the screen, complete the recommended actions. if the instructions do not resolve the problem, do the following:

    1 if the adapter is listed as unknown, perform the install/configure devices added after ipl option to configure the adapter.

    2 if you receive a warning indicating that needed device packages are not installed, the system administrator must install the specified packages before you can configure or diagnose the adapter.

    3 if you receive a failure message indicating a hardware error, the problem might be either the adapter or the pci slot. isolate the problem by retrying the operation in a different pci slot, or trying a different adapter in the slot. if you determine that you have failing hardware, call your service representative.

    4 do not use install/configure devices added after ipl if your system is set up to run hacmp clustering. consult with your system administrator or software support to determine the correct method to configure the replacement device.

    return to the procedure that directed you here.