with the same FRU part number installed in the system. This restriction is in place
because the device software package for the new device cannot be installed in
Standalone or Online Service mode.
Depending on the environment and the software packages installed, selecting this task
displays the following three subtasks:
vPCI Hot Plug Manager
vSCSI Hot Swap Manager
vRAID Hot Plug Devices
Torun the Hot Plug Task directly from the command line, type the following: diag
-T"identifyRemove"
If you are running the diagnostics in Online Concurrent mode, run the Missing Options
Resolution Procedure immediately after removing any device.
If the Missing Options Resolution Procedure runs with no menus or prompts, then
device configuration is complete. Otherwise, work through the missing options menu to
complete device configuration (in diagnostics prior to version 5.2.0) or (in diagnostics
version 5.2.0 and later) select the device that has an uppercase Mshown in front of it in
the resource list for missing options processing to be done on that resource.
PCI Hot Plug Manager
The PCI Hot Plug Manager task is a SMIT menu that allows you to identify, add,
remove, or replace PCI adapters that are hot-pluggable. The following functions are
available under this task:
vList PCI Hot Plug Slots
vAdd a PCI Hot Plug Adapter
vReplace/Remove a PCI Hot Plug Adapter
vIdentify a PCI Hot Plug Slot
vUnconfigure Devices
vConfigure Devices
vInstall/Configure Devices Added After IPL
The List PCI Hot Plug Slots function lists all PCI hot-plug slots. Empty slots and
populated slots are listed. Populated slot information includes the connected logical
device. The slot name consists of the physical location code and the description of the
physical characteristics for the slot.
The Add a PCI Hot Plug Adapter function is used to prepare a slot for the addition of
a new adapter. The function lists all the empty slots that support hot plug. When a slot
is selected, the visual indicator for the slot blinks at the Identify rate. After the slot
location is confirmed, the visual indicator for the specified PCI slot is set to the Action
state. This means the power for the PCI slot is off and the new adapter can be plugged
in.
The Replace/Remove a PCI Hot Plug Adapter function is used to prepare a slot for
adapter exchange. The function lists all the PCI slots that support hot plug and are
occupied. The list includes the slot’s physical location code and the device name of the
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