Sun Microsystems 6U manual Installing the Rear-Access Adapter

CompactPCI platform without affecting the other functions of the platform. The standard also defines state transitions for the hardware and software connection processes that allow the card to be connected and configured.

The adapter supports two models of hot swap:

■Basic hot swap

■Full hot swap

The models can be explained by first defining these two processes:

■Hardware connection process—the electrical connection (and disconnection) of an I/O card.

■Software connection process—the software management by the operating system of the board (allocating and releasing resources, attaching and detaching device drivers, and so on).

In the basic hot-swap model, the hardware connection process can be performed automatically by the hardware, while the software connection process requires operator assistance.

In the full hot-swap model, both the hardware and the software connection process are performed automatically.

If you install the adapter in a server set to full hot-swap mode, you will not need to type in any software commands during the installation. However, if you install the adapter in a server set to basic hot-swap mode, you will need to type in software commands during the installation. For example, if you were installing the adapter in a Netra ct server set to basic hot-swap mode, you would use the cfgadm command to identify and attach the adapter during the installation.

Installing the Rear-Access Adapter

The following table lists the main procedures you will perform when you install and configure the rear-access adapter (FIGURE 1-1).

TABLE 1-1Rear-Access Installation Overview

Task	Chapter or Section Documented
Installing the adapter into the system	Chapter 2
Connecting the Ethernet cables	“Connecting the Cables to the Rear Transition Card”
	on page 26
Configuring the network interfaces	“Attaching the Sun Quad FastEthernet Interfaces to
	the Network” on page 42

Chapter 1 Overview of the Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter 5