# hotplug list -l | grep PCIE
This command lists dynamically reconfigurable PCIe resources and shows their operational status. In this case, look for the status of the card you plan to remove.
This example is from a SPARC M7-8:
root@m78-server:~# hotplug list -l | grep PCIE /pci@301/pci@1 [/SYS/CMIOU0/PCIE3] ENABLED /pci@303/pci@1 [/SYS/CMIOU0/PCIE1] ENABLED /pci@305/pci@1 [/SYS/CMIOU1/PCIE2] EMPTY /pci@306/pci@1 [/SYS/CMIOU1/PCIE3] ENABLED /pci@308/pci@1 [/SYS/CMIOU1/PCIE1] ENABLED /pci@30a/pci@1 [/SYS/CMIOU2/PCIE2] EMPTY /pci@30b/pci@1 [/SYS/CMIOU2/PCIE3] EMPTY /pci@30d/pci@1 [/SYS/CMIOU2/PCIE1] EMPTY /pci@30f/pci@1 [/SYS/CMIOU3/PCIE2] EMPTY /pci@310/pci@1 [/SYS/CMIOU3/PCIE3] EMPTY /pci@312/pci@1 [/SYS/CMIOU3/PCIE1] EMPTY /pci@314/pci@1 [/SYS/CMIOU4/PCIE2] EMPTY /pci@315/pci@1 [/SYS/CMIOU4/PCIE3] EMPTY /pci@317/pci@1 [/SYS/CMIOU4/PCIE1] EMPTY /pci@319/pci@1 [/SYS/CMIOU5/PCIE2] EMPTY /pci@31a/pci@1 [/SYS/CMIOU5/PCIE3] EMPTY /pci@31c/pci@1 [/SYS/CMIOU5/PCIE1] EMPTY /pci@31e/pci@1 [/SYS/CMIOU6/PCIE2] EMPTY /pci@31f/pci@1 [/SYS/CMIOU6/PCIE3] EMPTY /pci@321/pci@1 [/SYS/CMIOU6/PCIE1] EMPTY /pci@323/pci@1 [/SYS/CMIOU7/PCIE2] EMPTY /pci@324/pci@1 [/SYS/CMIOU7/PCIE3] EMPTY /pci@326/pci@1 [/SYS/CMIOU7/PCIE1] EMPTY
# hotplug get -o card_type path
If the PCIe card is assigned to an I/O domain, see Prepare a PCIe Card For Removal.
If the PCIe card is not assigned to an I/O domain, see Remove a PCIe Card Carrier and Card From the Server.