PCI Hot Plug User's Guide I/O device edition - for Solaris (TM) Operating Environment -

Preface

-Purpose

This manual describes the procedure of exchanging or extending file PCI cards and network PCI cards using the PCI Hot Plug feature.

-Intended Readers

This manual is intended for the following readers:

System software developers and test engineers

System support engineers

System administrators who uses this function

Hardware engineers who uses this function

-Organization

This manual is organized as follows:

"Chapter 1 PCI cards with support for PCI Hot Plug" describes the lists of PCI cards supporting PCI Hot Plug.

"Chapter 2 Overview of replacement and extension of PCI cards" describes the outline of a procedure of replacement and extension of PCI cards.

"Chapter 3 File devices" describes the detailed procedure of PCI Hot Plug about file devices.

"Chapter 4 Network devices" describes the detailed procedure of PCI Hot Plug about network devices.

"Chapter 5 Notes for PCI Hot Plug" describes the notes when using PCI Hot Plug.

-Notation Used

The following shows the notation conventions used in this manual.

In this manual, the Solaris(TM) Operating Environment is abbreviated to Solaris OE, the Solaris(TM) 8 Operating Environment is abbreviated to Solaris 8 OE, the Solaris(TM) 9 Operating Environment is abbreviated to Solaris 9 OE. the Solaris(TM) 10 Operating Environment is abbreviated to Solaris 10 OE.

The titles of chapters are enclosed in parentheses ("").

Example: See "Chapter1 PCI cards supporting PCI Hot Plug "

Commands and other input use the following prompts:

C shell prompt:
prompt%

Bourne and korn shell prompt:
prompt$

Super user prompt:
#

Commands entered by the user is shown in bold:
# cfgadm -c configure pcipsy2:R0B00-PCI#slot01<Return>

Key combinations are represented, for example, by CTL-C, which means to simultaneously press the Control and C key.

-Reference Manuals

If necessary, refer to the following manuals:

PCI Hot Plug User's Guide

Dynamic Reconfiguration User's Guide

-Trademarks

Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun Logo, Solaris and all Solaris based marks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries, and are used under license.

All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Products with the SPARC trademark are based on architecture developed by Sun Microsystems.

All other products, or company names mentioned in this document are claimed as trademark and trade names by their respective companies.

FUJITSU LIMITED

Jun, 2005

Jun 2005 Eighth Edition

Notes

This manual may not be copied by any means without the expressed written permission of FUJITSU LIMITED.

FUJITSU LIMITED reserves the right to make changes to this manual without prior notice.

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