#
cat
power
8.
Type
the
following
command
to
turn
off
the
PCI
slot
power:
#
echo
0
>
power
9.
Type
the
following
command
to
verify
that
the
power
file
contains
a
value
of
0,
which
indicates
that
the
PCI
slot
power
is
turned
off:
#
cat
power
10.
Make
sure
that
the
amber
attention
LED
beside
the
slot
that
was
turned
off
is
lit
and
the
green
power
LED
is
off.
11.
Type
the
following
command
to
verify
that
the
output
no
longer
shows
the
PCI
adapter
that
you
want
to
replace:
#
lspci
-s
busnum
:
slotnum
12.
If
cables
are
attached
to
the
adapter
that
you
are
replacing,
disconnect
the
cables
and
remove
them
from
the
server.
13.
Slide
the
adapter-retention
latch
while
lifting
the
tab;
then,
remove
the
existing
PCI
adapter.
14.
Install
the
new
PCI
adapter:
a.
If
you
are
installing
a
full-length
adapter,
open
the
blue
adapter
guide
by
lifting
the
front
edge,
as
shown
in
the
illustration.
b.
Carefully
grasp
the
adapter
by
its
top
edge
or
upper
corners
and
align
it
with
the
connector
on
the
PCI-X
board.
c.
Press
the
adapter
firmly
into
the
adapter
connector.
Attention:
When
you
install
an
adapter,
make
sure
that
the
adapter
is
correctly
seated
in
the
connector.
Improperly
seated
adapters
might
cause
damage
to
the
PCI-X
board
or
to
the
adapter.
d.
Connect
the
cables
for
the
adapter,
if
required.
e.
Push
down
on
the
blue
adapter
guide
to
keep
the
adapter
steady.
f.
Close
the
tab;
then,
make
sure
that
the
adapter-retention
latch
clicks
into
place,
securing
the
adapter.
15.
Make
sure
that
the
green
power
LED
is
now
lit
and
the
amber
attention
LED
is
off.
16.
Type
the
following
command
to
verify
that
the
output
shows
the
new
PCI
adapter:
#
lspci
-s
busnum
:
slotnum
17.
Type
the
following
command
to
verify
that
the
power
file
contains
a
value
of
1,
which
indicates
that
the
PCI
slot
power
is
turned
on:
#
cat
power
Using
the
PCI
hot-plug
interface
You
can
use
the
open-source
PCI
hot-plug
graphical
interface
application
(pcihpview)
to
perform
hot-plug
operations
and
to
view
the
status
of
each
of
the
PCI
slots.
You
can
obtain
a
copy
of
the
pcihpview
application
at
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/X11/xutils.
The
instructions
for
building
the
pcihpview
GUI
are
included
in
the
compressed
image.
Complete
the
following
steps
to
perform
a
hot-plug
operation
using
the
interface:
1.
Make
sure
that
the
PCI
hot-plug
device
drivers
and
pcihpfs
file
system
are
loaded
(see
then,
type
the
following
command
to
start
the
interface:
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