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

4.1.1 Replacement of PCI cards on non-redundant system

When exchanging PCI cards without redundant configuration software, you must stop applications which using PCI cards. The replacement procedure of PCI cards is as follows.

1. Stop the hardware monitoring of the Machine Administration

   The hardware monitoring of the Machine Administration is stopped by using the following command.

   Please refer to "PCI Hot Plug User's Guide" about the details of prephp (1M) command.

   # /usr/sbin/FJSVmadm/prephp <Return>

   
   
2. Specify the replacing PCI card

   The interfaces (e.g. hme1) which stop applications for replacement of PCI cards are specified from warning messages outputted the console.

3. Stop applications

   By following operations, the high layer product (e.g. service, application) which uses PCI cards for exchange is stopped.
   When using Quad 10/100 Ethernet Card (PW008QE1/2) or Quad GigabitEthernet card (PW008QG1), it is necessary to stop all high layer applications that are using four ports of the card for the replacement. Please refer to the reference guide of each driver product to specify the port numbers of the card.

   1. When using TCP/IP interface

      The example in the case of using TCP/IP interface is shown below. Please refer to the online manual etc. about the details of the ifconfig (1M) command.

      Moreover, when high layer programs which using the TCP/IP interface needs to be stopped, please stop each high layer program. Please refer to each manual about the stop procedure of high layer programs.

      1. When using Ethernet devices

         # /usr/sbin/ifconfig hme1 down <Return>
         # /usr/sbin/ifconfig hme1 unplumb <Return>

      2. When using ATM devices

         # /opt/FJSVatm/bin/atmunlink adapter_number <Return>

   2. When using FNA/SNA communication protocol over Ethernet

      When not using the redundant configuration software, it is necessary to stop all high layer applications that are using Netcompo FNA-LAN, and all interfaces of Netcompo FNA-LAN.

      For details, please refer to the manual of Netcompo FNA-LAN and high layer applications.

4. Disconnect the PCI card
   1. The "Ap_Id" is displayed using the following command, based on the interface (e.g.: hme1) specified in Procedure "2. Specify the replacing PCI card." The attachment pint identifier "Ap_Id" is a value for the cfgadm (1M) command specifying the slot position of the PCI card. Please refer to "PCI Hot Plug user's guide" about the details of cfgadm (1M) and "Ap_Id."

      # /usr/sbin/FJSVmadm/inst2comp hme1 <Return>
      pcipsy3:COM00-PCI#slot02

   2. Obtained "Ap_Id" is specified as an argument of the cfgadm (1M) command, and it confirms that the slot status of the PCI card that disconnects is "connected configured."

      # cfgadm pcipsy3:COM00-PCI#slot02 <Return>
      Ap_Id Type Receptacle Occupant Condition
      pcipsy3:COM00-PCI#slot02 pci-pci/hp connected configured ok

   3. Please disconnect the PCI card by executing the cfgadn (1M) command with "Ap_Id," and confirm that the slot status is "disconnected unconfigured."

      # cfgadm -c disconnect pcipsy3:COM00-PCI#slot02 <Return>
      # cfgadm pcipsy3:COM00-PCI#slot02 <Return>
      Ap_Id Type Receptacle Occupant Condition
      pcipsy3:COM00-PCI#slot02 pci-pci/hp disconnected unconfigured unknown

   4. To confirm the slot position at replacement operation, blink the ALARM LED of Ap_Id displayed in procedure 4.a.

      # cfgadm -x led=fault,mode=blink pcipsy3:COM00-PCI#slot02 <Return>

   
   
5. Replace the PCI card

   The PCI card disconnected in procedure "4. Disconnect the PCI card" is exchanged for a new PCI card. Our customer service works about this procedure.

6. Connect the PCI card

   The cfgadm command is executed with the "configure" option to "Ap_Id," or the push button of the PCI bus slot is pushed. Then a new PCI card is connected.

   In addition, a push button is valid only in multiple user mode.

   Please confirm that the slot status is "connected configured" by using the cfgadm (1M) command after the above-mentioned procedure.

   Notes:

   If the setup of driver.conf(4) file exist, please refer to "5.1.1 Network driver configuration changing."

   # cfgadm -c configure pcipsy3:COM00-PCI#slot02 <Return>
   # cfgadm pcipsy3:COM00-PCI#slot02 <Return>
   Ap_Id Type Receptacle Occupant Condition
   pcipsy3:COM00-PCI#slot02 pci-pci/hp connected configured ok

   
   
7. Start applications

   Please restart the stopped high layer product (service, application) by the following operations.

   1. When using TCP/IP interface

      The example in the case of using TCP/IP interface is shown below.

      Furthermore, when the high layer program which is using the PCI card needs to restart, please refer to the manual of each high layer program.

      1. When using Ethernet devices
         (The following procedure is required only when the configuration of the interface by using /etc/hostname.hme1 file has not be set.)

         # /usr/sbin/ifconfig hme1 plumb <Return>
         # /usr/sbin/ifconfig hme1 inet 192.168.10.10 netmask + broadcast + -trailers up <Return>

      2. When using ATM devices

         # /opt/FJSVatm/bin/atmlink adapter_number <Return>

   2. When using FNA/SNA communication protocol over Ethernet

      When not using the redundant configuration software, it is necessary to start all interfaces of Netcompo FNA-LAN, and all high layer applications that are using Netcompo FNA-LAN.

      For details, please refer to the manual of Netcompo FNA-LAN and high layer applications.

8. Start the hardware monitoring of the Machine Administration

   Please execute the following commands in order to update configuration information, and restart the hardware monitoring of the Machine Administration.

   Please refer to "PCI Hot Plug User's Guide" about details of postphp (1M) command.

   # /usr/sbin/FJSVmadm/postphp <Return>