To Prepare the Adapter for Hot-Plug Removal Using the Oracle Solaris OS

If you want to remove the adapter without first halting the operating system and removing power from the associated system, you can prepare the adapter for removal as follows:

1. Use the cfgadm -al command to identify the adapter to be removed.

   Ap_Id     Type         Receptacle     Occupant     Condition
   PCI-EM0   etherne/hp   connected      configured   ok
   

2. Use the ifconfig command to identify the Ethernet ports on the adapter to be disconnected (or, use ifconfig -a to show the plumbed Ethernet ports).

   qlge0: flags=1004843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,DHCP,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 4
           inet 0.0.0.0 netmask ff000000
           ether 0:c0:dd:15:d5:44
   qlge1: flags=1004843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,DHCP,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 6
           inet 0.0.0.0 netmask ff000000
           ether 0:c0:dd:15:d4:da
   

3. Use the ifconfig qlge(<port-number>) unplumb command to disconnect the Ethernet ports on the adapter.
4. Use the cfgadm -c unconfigure command to unconfigure the attachment point ID (Ap_Id) for the adapter. For example:

   cfgadm -c unconfigure PCI-EM0
   ..
   cfgadm -c disconnect PCI-EM0???
   

5. Use the cfgadm -c disconnect command to prepare the adapter for removal.

   A blinking Power LED indicates that the adapter is being prepared for removal. A dark Power LED indicates that the adapter is ready to be removed.