The following procedure describes how to remove the HBA, if you need to do so for any reason. For detailed removal instructions, refer to your system documentation.
The hardware removal process involves these general steps:
Halt the operating system and remove power from the system.
Remove the HBA from the system.
Refer to Observing ESD and Handling Precautions.
If your system documentation states that hot-plug removal is supported for this HBA slot, and Emulex OneCommandManager is in use, you must first stop the OneCommandManager process prior to attempting hot-plug removal. If you do not stop the OneCommandManager process first, the hot-plug removal might fail, or a system panic might occur. To stop the OneCommandManager process, issue the stop_ocmanager command, which is located in this installation directory:
You can now remove the HBA.