Sun Microsystems 6U manual Appendix C Removing and Replacing the Adapter

3.Remove the adapter from the system as documented in the system’s service manual.

Caution –You must follow the instructions outlined in your system’s service manual for the removal of network interface I/O cards. If you do not follow the procedures in the service manual, you may cause your system to panic.

In addition to the procedures documented in the server’s service manual, consider the following caution statements when removing faulty adapters, or when moving adapters to other slots, in hot-swap mode:

■If you are removing a rear-access version of the adapter, you must always remove the adapter’s front card before removing the rear transition card. If you remove the rear transition card first, you may panic the system.

■Do not trust the hot-swap LED on the adapter when removing the card from the system. On some systems, the hot-swap LED may turn on before the software has completely detached from the adapter. Use the LEDs on the system, as documented in the system’s service manual, when removing the adapter.

■If the server is set to full hot-swap mode, do not rapidly open and close the ejection levers. When you open the ejection levers, you will begin the software detachment process. This detachment process must end before you can safely close the ejection levers, which begins the software attachment process. If you open and close the levers rapidly, you can panic or hang the system.

■When moving more than one adapter to different slots in the system, move the adapters one at a time. If you move multiple adapters in rapid succession and at the same time, you may panic or hang the system.

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