HP manual Installing HyperFabric Adapters, Online Addition and Replacement

Installing HyperFabric

Installing HyperFabric Adapters

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Installing HyperFabric Adapters

This section contains information about installing HyperFabric adapters in HP 9000 systems. Online Addition and Replacement (OLAR) information is provided in the “Online Addition and Replacement” section on page 62.

HyperFabric adapters contain electronic components that can easily be damaged by small amounts of electricity. To avoid damage, follow these guidelines:

•Store adapters in their antistatic plastic bags until installation.

•Work in a static-free area, if possible.

•Handle adapters by the edges only. Do not touch electronic components or electrical traces.

•Use the disposable grounding wrist strap provided with each adapter. Follow the instructions included with the grounding strap.

•Use a suitable ground—any exposed metal surface on the computer chassis.

For specific instructions see system specific documentation on “installing networking adapters” for each type of HP 9000 system that HyperFabric adapters will be installed into.

When the HyperFabric adapters have been installed, go to “Installing the Software” on page 47.

Online Addition and Replacement

Online Addition and Replacement (OLAR) allows PCI I/O cards, adapters or controllers to be replaced or added to HP 9000 systems, without the need for completely shutting down and rebooting the system, or adversely affecting other system components. This feature is only available on HP 9000 systems that are designed to support OLAR. The system hardware uses the per-slot power control combined with OS support to enable this feature.

OLAR is supported only on TCP/UDP/IP over HF2 adapters.

Not all add-in cards have this capability, but over time many cards will be gaining this capability.

The latest HyperFabric Release Notes contains information about which HP 9000 systems and HyperFabric adapters OLAR is supported for.

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