Sun Microsystems V880, V890 manual Maintaining hot-plug PCI cards, Tip

Maintaining PCI cards

Maintaining hot-plug PCI cards

Some of the PCI cards used with the computer can be added, removed, or replaced without shutting down the computer. This procedure is called "hot-plugging" and uses a feature called "Dynamic Reconfiguration" that enables you to reconfigure system hardware while the system is running. The procedures in this section describe how to add and remove PCI cards that support hot-plug operation.

! Important:

You cannot hot-plug a 33MHz PCI card into one of the 66 MHz PCI slots 7 or 8. The following PCI cards support hot-plug operation:

●FastEthernet

●Quad GigaSwift Ethernet

●Single Gigabit Ethernet

Tip:

The hot-plug procedures are summarized on the inside panel of the left door. This section includes the following topics:

●PCI slot LEDs for hot-plug operation on page 66

●Preparing a hot-plug card for removal on page 68

●Removing a hot-plug PCI card on page 68

●Installing a hot-plug PCI card on page 71

●Configuring the new or replacement card on page 73

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