HP INTEGRITY RX3600 Online Addition (OLA)

1.If there is a PCI-X 66 MHz card in slot 7, and you hot-plug a PCI 33 MHz card into slot 8, the operation fails. The new PCI 33 MHz card does not initialize and the slot powers down because you cannot change bus speed during hot-plug operations. The new card has a slower bus speed than the current card.

NOTE: If the server is rebooted in this configuration, both cards initialize to run at PCI 33 MHz. The system firmware can only change the bus capability down to the lowest common value.

2.If there is a PCI 33 MHz card in slot 7, and you hot-plug insert a PCI-X 66 MHz card into slot 8, the new card works but it runs at PCI 33 MHz.

3.If the server is powered off, and you insert a PCI 33 MHz card into slot 7 (that shares a common bus with a PCI-X 66 MHz card in slot 8), then both cards run at PCI 33 MHz when the server powers up.

Table 6-3lists the PCI/PCI-X card slot frequency and bus mode compatibility for shared slots.

Table 6-3 PCI/PCI-X Card Slot Frequency/Bus Mode Compatibility for Shared Slots1

Current PCI Bus	Cards to be installed
Mode and
	PCI 33	PCI 66	PCI-X 66	PCI-X 133	PCI-X 266
Frequency for the
Current Card in a
Shared Slot
PCI 33 MHz	Compatible2	Compatible2New	Compatible2New	Compatible2New	Compatible2New
		card running at	card running at	card running at	card running at
		PCI 33 MHz	PCI 33 MHz	PCI 33 MHz	PCI 33 MHz
PCI 66 MHz	Incompatible-	Compatible2New	Compatible2New	Compatible2New	Compatible2New
	frequency3	card running at	card running at	card running at	card running at
		PCI 66 MHz	PCI 66 MHz	PCI 66 MHz	PCI 66 MHz

PCI-X 66 MHz	Incompatible-	Incompatible-bus4Compatible2New
	frequency3	card running at
		PCI-X 66 MHz

Compatible2New card running at PCI-X 66 MHz

Compatible2New card running at PCI-X 66 MHz

1The conditions described in this table apply only to shared slots (slots 7, 8, 9, and 10). Slots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are not shared slots.

2Card is accepted and runs at frequency shown.

3The new card does not initialize and powers down due to frequency mismatch.

4 The new card does not initialize and powers down due to bus mode mismatch.

Online Addition (OLA)

IMPORTANT: Before installing a PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card, ensure you install the proper drivers.

To add a PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card into an empty slot, follow these steps:

1.If rack installed, slide the server completely out from the rack. See “Extending the Server from the Rack” (page 180).

2.Remove the top cover from the chassis. See “Removing the Top Cover” (page 56).

198 Removing and Replacing Server Components