Notes: This action is not supported when using the following:
Some IBM servers support Active PCI (also called hot-plug PCI) features. You
can use these features to install or remove PCI controllers without turning
off the server. The ServeRAID-4 controller supports Active PCI functions on
Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and NetWare. The following table summarizes which
operating systems support these features.
Feature | Windows NT 4.0 | Windows 2000 | NetWare 4.x | NetWare 5.x |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hot add | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Hot remove | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Hot replace | Yes | No | No | No |
You can use the hot-add feature to add a controller to a running server, thus expanding its capacity.
Note: If you are
not using the hot-add feature, restore the controller to the factory-default
settings before configuring arrays and logical drives.
Use the hot-remove feature to remove a controller from a running server. If a controller fails, use the hot-replace feature to replace a controller with an identical controller.
Attention: Do
not attempt a hot-replace operation on Windows 2000 or NetWare by hot-removing
a failed controller and then hot-adding a new controller. Loss of data can occur.
If a controller fails on these operating systems, you must shut down
the server to replace the controller.
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