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change scsi card from power p520 to power p550 server..
wmp.. need your experience here....;)
We have an old p520 with a non-use scsi card which I want to put it on another server p550..
I know I need to do on p520, smit dev, PCI hot plug adapter, remove PCI hot plug adapter.. then I can unplug the card from the server without problem...
SO, we're going to power 550 and I'm not sure If I can hot plug it without stop the server.. as on p550 I have two VIOs and HMC, I dont know how to add the removed card to this server...
Can you help me?
We have an old p520 with a non-use scsi card which I want to put it on another server p550..
I know I need to do on p520, smit dev, PCI hot plug adapter, remove PCI hot plug adapter.. then I can unplug the card from the server without problem...
SO, we're going to power 550 and I'm not sure If I can hot plug it without stop the server.. as on p550 I have two VIOs and HMC, I dont know how to add the removed card to this server...
Can you help me?
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Hi..
what do you mean? Stop the server to add the card?
The card is an ultra scsi 320.. I think hot's hot-swap...
what do you mean? Stop the server to add the card?
The card is an ultra scsi 320.. I think hot's hot-swap...
This card is most likely feature code 1912, Dual channel Ultra320 SCSI controller.
You cannot install this while the system is running, since you must remove the covers to do so, and it will shut down the system.
This card must be installed in one of the following slots, in the given order
3, 4, 1, 5, 2
Find the first one that is open and use that.
You cannot install this while the system is running, since you must remove the covers to do so, and it will shut down the system.
This card must be installed in one of the following slots, in the given order
3, 4, 1, 5, 2
Find the first one that is open and use that.
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the system is a power550Q and I think it's hot-plugable...
What I'll try is to choose an empty slot from the server and assigned to an LPAR, execute smit dev/pci hot plug manager/replace-remove card, select the chosen slot, put physically the card, and a add the card......
and it should work.. don't you think?
What I'll try is to choose an empty slot from the server and assigned to an LPAR, execute smit dev/pci hot plug manager/replace-remove card, select the chosen slot, put physically the card, and a add the card......
and it should work.. don't you think?
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we write at the same time... that's what I need it.... thanks wmp...
Doing it that way is of course an option, but the recommended way is not to attach the empty slot to an LPAR but to use the HMC for the "Add FRU" procedure as described in the links I posted.
Using the AIX procedure is somewhat "Old School", yet it's the only way if there is no HMC.
The HMC offers a really detailed step-by-step procedure, and there are even videos for hands-on instructions.
Anyway, the AIX PCI hot plug manager will most probably do the job, at least I never saw it fail in the past (in those old RS/6000 SP days ...)
Using the AIX procedure is somewhat "Old School", yet it's the only way if there is no HMC.
The HMC offers a really detailed step-by-step procedure, and there are even videos for hands-on instructions.
Anyway, the AIX PCI hot plug manager will most probably do the job, at least I never saw it fail in the past (in those old RS/6000 SP days ...)
What is the model of the scsi card? Does it support hot-swap?