Sun Fire 880 Dynamic Reconfiguration User's Guide

How to Add a PCI Card


Note -

Internal access to the Sun Fire 880 system is restricted to qualified service personnel only. Installation procedures for internal components are covered in the Sun Fire 880 Server Service Manual, which is included on the Sun Fire 880 Server Online Documentation CD.



Caution - Caution -

Hazardous energy levels are present inside the system when the system remains connected to a power source, regardless of the keyswitch position. Also, hazardous energy levels are present in the system's batteries even when all AC power cords are disconnected. Be sure to follow the safety procedures in your system Owner's Guide or Service Manual.



Caution - Caution -

Avoid keeping doors open for extended periods of time while the system is operating. All doors must be closed to prevent automatic thermal shutdown.


Before You Begin

What to Do

  1. Verify that the selected slot is ready to receive the new card.

    If you are working inside the system, confirm that all three LEDs for the slot are off.

    If you are working at a system console, use the cfgadm command to verify that the slot is ready. See "How to Display Card Status".


    # cfgadm
    

    Confirm in the cfgadm output that the selected slot's status in the Receptacle column is empty or disconnected and in the Occupant column is unconfigured.

  2. Physically install the card into the slot.

    Refer to the Sun Fire 880 Server Service Manual for removal and replacement procedures.

  3. Connect any cables or interface modules to the card.

  4. Use a hot-plug push button or the cfgadm command to initiate the hot-plug operation.

    If you are located near the system, press the push button for the slot that contains the new card.

    If you are working at a console, enter the following cfgadm command and the attachment point ID for the selected slot:


    # cfgadm -c configure ap_id
    


    Note -

    You can also initiate hot-plug operations through a graphical user interface using a version of Sun Management Center software that supports DR operations. For more information, refer to the Sun Management Center Software User's Guide and the Sun Management Center Software Supplement for Workgroup Servers.


    The Fault LED for the slot blinks while the card is being configured. When the Fault LED stops blinking, the process is complete. If the Fault LED turns on instead, the process has failed.


    Note -

    If the process fails, the slot is automatically powered off. In order to power up the slot and execute the card's on-board diagnostics, you must first use the -x poweron option of the cfgadm command.



    Note -

    After adding the card, the DR software automatically executes the Solaris devfsadm command to reconfigure all of the card's devices. The devfsadm command updates the /etc/path_to_inst file with physical path names for the new devices. The same path names are added to the /devices hierarchy and appropriate links are created in the /dev directory.


  5. If you added a PCI card, perform any final configuration steps as needed.

    1. Activate the devices on the card using the mount and ifconfig commands, as appropriate.

    2. Restore or create any desired swap partitions.

    3. Restore or create any desired multipathing and/or volume management configurations.