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* This diskette contains BETA IBM* PCI Hot-Plug System Support *
* Program for Microsoft** NT V4.0 *
* Device Driver, Support Files, and Supported PCI Hot-Plug drivers *
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*** WARNING: DO NOT USE BETA CODE IN A PRODUCTION SERVER ENVIRONMENT ***
THIS SOFTWARE IS CURRENTLY UNDER GOING CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING.
USE OF THIS SOFTWARE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. IBM IS PROVIDING THIS SOFTWARE
AS IS, FOR PREVIEW PURPOSES ONLY. REMEMBER - DO NOT USE THIS IN A PRODUCTION
ENVIRONMENT.
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KNOWN ISSUES
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(a) When using the Netfinity 10/100 card in a Fail Over pair if the
primary adapter fails, network services will fail over to secondary
adapter. The the user may Hot Swap the failed adapter and fail back
to the replaced primary adapter. Under a heavy load, loss of performance
might be observed after either the failover or fail back procedures.
(b) When hot adding a number of different adapter combinations of
Netfinity 10/100, IBM PCI Token Ring and IBM ServeRAID II adapters, on
some occasions the user may experience the failure of the IBM PCI Token
Ring adapter.
(c) When a user Hot Swaps a IBM ServeRAID II adapter, it is critical
that the Hot Swap directions are followed exactly as explained in the
Hot Swap wizard dialog pop-up windows and the users manual. Failure to
follow the users guide may result in a lock-up of the system unit.
Intermittently, when a system is rebooted to reset the unit, the RAID
configuration may be lost.
(d) When performing a Hot Swap of a IBM ServeRAID II adapter under heavy load
conditions the operating system may hault, causing the system service
processor to time out and reboot the system before the replaced IBM ServeRAID II
adapter has been configured, resulting in the loss of the disk array.
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HOT PLUG BETA CONTACT
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If you experience additional problems, or have questions concerning the installation and
setup of the Hot Plug software. Please contact IBM at the following e-mail address:
PCIHPLUG@us.ibm.com
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Hot Plug Solution
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1. What is the IBM PCI Hot Plug Solution?
The IBM PCI Hot Plug solution for Windows NT 4.0 ensures High
Availability on PCI Hot Plug-compatible IBM servers. With IBM
PCI Hot Plug, you can use:
* Hot Add to install and configure a new adapter while the
system is running.
* Hot Swap to replace a faulty standalone or redundant adapter
while the System is running.
* The IBM PCI Hot Plug Applet--to monitor the status of Hot
Plug PCI slots on your server.
IBM PCI Hot Plug includes two wizards, IBM PCI Hot Plug and Play
and IBM PCI Hot Swap. These wizards provide clear, step-by-step
guidance while you are adding or swapping an adapter.
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Hardware Requirements
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IBM PCI Hot Plug systems such as the IBM Netfinity 5500.
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Software Requirements
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* Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3 or later
* IBM PCI Hot Plug Package which includes:
+ IBM Fault Tolerant DMI agent--This agent automatically installs
DMI services on your system.
+ IBM Hot Plug Solutions
- IBM PCI Hot Plug Applet
- IBM PCI Hot Plug and Play Wizard
- IBM PCI Hot Swap Wizard
+ Hot Plug Adapters Software
- IBM Netfinity 10/100 Fault Tolerant device driver
- IBM Token Ring device driver
- IBM Fault Tolerant ServeRAID II device driver
You can download the DMI agent and the IBM PCI Hot Plug software from
www.ibm.com/pc/support/netfinity.
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Hardware Supported for Hot Plug
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Hot Add
-IBM Netfinity 10/100 Fault Tolerant
-IBM Token Ring
-IBM Fault Tolerant ServeRAID II
Hot Swap
-IBM Fault Tolerant ServeRAID II
Fault Tolerant Pair Hot Swap
-IBM Netfinity 10/100 Fault Tolerant
-IBM Fault Tolerant ServeRAID II
Please ask your IBM representative for other supported adapters.
2. IBM PCI Hot Plug Installation
You must use the following software to provide IBM PCI Hot Plug
support for hot plug-capable IBM Netfinity systems. You can
download this software from www.ibm.com/pc/support/netfinity.
- IBM Fault Tolerant DMI Agent
- IBM PCI Hot Plug Services
- IBM Fault Tolerant Device Drivers
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Installing IBM Fault Tolerant DMI agent
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This software will install DMI version 2.0 on your system.
You must install the DMI agent before you can install the
IBM PCI Hot Plug Services.
If DMI is already installed on your system, proceed to Installing
IBM PCI Hot Plug Services later in this document.
1. Download the DMI exe file from the Netfinity Support web page
and extract the files onto a diskette.
2. Insert the diskette into the floppy drive.
3. From the Start menu, select Run.
4. Type A:\SETUP.EXE in the Open box.
5. Click OK. The Setup wizard opens.
6. Follow the instructions on the setup wizard until the program
is installed.
7. Reboot
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Installing IBM PCI Hot Plug Services
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1. Download the IBM PCI Hot Plug Services exe file from the
Netfinity Support web page and extract the files onto a diskette.
2. Log in to Windows NT as a user in the Administrator group.
3. Insert the diskette into the floppy drive.
4. From the Start menu, Select Run.
5. Type A:\SETUP.EXE in the Open box.
6. Click OK. The Setup wizard opens.
7. Follow the instructions on the setup wizard until the program
is installed.
NOTES:
* If you have an older version of IBM PCI Hot Plug Services on
your system a message box will prompt you to upgrade. Click
Yes and the Setup wizard will guide you through the rest of
the installation.
* Installation error messages are listed in winerror.h.
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Installing Hot Plug Adapters Software
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NOTE: In order to support any of the Hot Plug features, you must
install the Fault Tolerant drivers. If you already have an
IBM Netfinity 10/100 Fault Tolerant or IBM Fault Tolerant
ServeRAID II adapter configured on your system, the drivers
must be removed and then re-installed with these latest drivers.
A reboot will be required.
1. Download the fault tolerant driver files from the IBM Netfinity
Support web page and extract the files onto a diskette.
2. Place the diskette into the floppy drive.
3. Proceed with the normal upgrade of the adapter drivers. See your
Windows NT documentation for information about upgrading drivers.
4. Reboot
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Tips to Know before using PCI Hot Plug features
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1. Hot Plug Drivers
In order to support any of the Hot Plug features, you must
install the Fault Tolerant drivers. If you already have an
IBM Netfinity 10/100 Fault Tolerant or IBM Fault Tolerant
ServeRAID II adapter configured on your system, the drivers
must be removed and then re-instaleed with these latest drivers.
A reboot will be required.
2. Hot Add of an Adapter previously removed
When an administrator attempts to Hot-Add a Raid or
SCSI adapter on a Hot Plug system which has already had the
adapter installed on it and then removed, the Hot Add will fail.
The administrator is strongly advised to mark
all SCSI drivers which have no device as "DISABLED" via the Devices
Control Applet. This will prevent the driver from being started and
allow the Hot Add to proceed normally.
3. MAC address incorrect (all zeros) for Hot Added card
After a Hot Add of a NIC Card, the MAC addresses are being returned
as all zeros (000000000000).
This does not affect the abilities of the adapter.
4. Hot Removed
This feature is NOT supported.
5. Best Time to perform PCI Hot Plug action
It is highly recommended to perform any of the PCI Hot Plug features
during low traffic.
6. Reboot Message
After an Hot Add of an adapters, the Windows NT applications
(Network Applet and SCSI Applet) will ask the user for a Reboot.
DO NOT REBOOT
7. Hot Swap of ServeRAID II
During a Hot Swap of a stand alone ServeRAID II adapter, any I/O performed
on the adapter during this operations will be failed. Error messages might appear.
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