Accessing
Hot-Plug
Management
Functions:
Note:
Removing
or
installing
a
Hot-Pluggable
PCI
adapter
requires
the
system
administrator
to
take
the
PCI
adapter
offline
prior
to
performing
the
operation.
Before
taking
an
adapter
offline,
the
devices
attached
to
the
adapter
must
be
taken
offline
as
well.
This
action
prevents
a
service
representative
or
user
from
causing
an
unexpected
outage
for
system
users.
For
additional
information
about
taking
an
adapter
offline
or
removing
it
from
the
system
configuration,
see
the
AIX
System
Management
Guide:
Operating
System
and
Devices
.
Documentation
for
the
AIX
operating
system
is
available
from
the
IBM
Eserver
pSeries
Information
Center
at
http://publib16.boulder.ibm.com/pseries/index.htm.
Select
AIX
documentation
.
The
AIX
Documentation
CD
contains
the
base
set
of
publications
for
the
operating
system,
including
system-management
and
end-user
documentation.
To
access
the
hot-plug
menus,
do
the
following:
1.
Log
in
as
root
user.
If
the
system
is
a
partitioned
system,
log
in
as
root
user
on
the
partition
that
has
the
adapter
assigned
to
it.
2.
At
the
command
line,
type
smitty
.
3.
Select
Devices
.
4.
Select
PCI
Hot
Plug
Manager
and
press
Enter.
5.
The
PCI
Hot-Plug
Manager
menu
displays.
Return
to
the
procedure
that
directed
you
here.
For
a
description
of
the
menu
options,
see
below.
PCI
Hot-Plug
Manager
Menu:
The
following
options
are
available
from
the
PCI
Hot
Plug
Manager
menu:
Note:
For
information
about
the
PCI
slot
LED
states,
refer
to
either
your
installation
guide
or
service
guide.
List
PCI
Hot-Plug
Slots
Provides
a
descriptive
list
of
all
slots
that
support
PCI
hot-plug
capability.
If
the
listing
for
a
slot
indicates
it
holds
an
“Unknown”
device,
select
the
Install/Configure
Devices
Added
after
IPL
to
configure
the
adapter
in
that
slot.
Add
a
PCI
Hot-Plug
Adapter
Allows
the
user
to
add
a
new
PCI
hot-plug-capable
adapter
to
the
slot
with
the
system
turned
on.
You
will
be
asked
to
identify
the
PCI
slot
that
you
have
selected
prior
to
the
actual
operation.
The
selected
PCI
slot
will
go
into
the
Action
state
and
finally
into
the
On
state.
Note:
The
system
will
indicate
the
slot
holds
an
“Unknown”
device
until
you
perform
the
Install/Configure
Devices
Added
After
IPL
option
to
configure
the
adapter.
Replace/Remove
a
PCI
Hot-Plug
Adapter
Allows
the
user
to
remove
an
existing
adapter,
or
replace
an
existing
adapter
with
an
identical
one.
For
this
option
to
work,
the
adapter
must
be
in
the
Defined
state
(see
“Unconfigure
a
Device”
option
below).
You
will
be
asked
to
identify
the
PCI
slot
prior
to
the
actual
operation.
The
selected
PCI
slot
will
go
into
the
Action
state.
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