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IBM Netfinity PCI Hot Plug for Windows NT V4.0 ServeRAID Adapter
Fault Tolerant CPL Applet V2.11
This diskette contains IBM* Hot Plug PCI System Support Program
for Microsoft** NT V4.0
Device Driver, Support Files, and Supported Hot Plug PCI drivers
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I. 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 server 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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System Requirements
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IBM PCI Hot Plug systems such as the IBM Netfinity 5500 or IBM Netfinity 7000.
To obtain more detailed information about Netfinity servers and products that
support PCI Hot-Plug features, visit one or more of the following IBM pages on
the World Wide Web:
http://www.pc.ibm.com
http://www.pc.ibm.com/support
http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/compat/hotplug/
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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:
+ Intel DMI agent
This agent automatically installs DMI services on your system.
+ IBM PCI Hot Plug Solution
- IBM PCI Hot Plug Applet
- IBM PCI Hot Plug systray
- IBM PCI Hot Plug and Play Wizard
- IBM PCI Hot Swap Wizard
* Hot Plug Adapters Software
Look for a list of the supported adapters on www.ibm.com/pc/support/netfinity
You also can download IBM PCI Hot Plug package from www.ibm.com/pc/support/netfinity.
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Adapters Supported for Hot Plug
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You can obtain a list of the supported adapters and download the most current versions of the
adapter device drivers and programs from the following IBM pages on the World Wide Web:
http://www.pc.ibm.com/support
http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/compat/hotplug/
For additional information about future support, contact your IBM marketing representative.
II. 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.
- Intel DMI Agent
- IBM PCI Hot Plug Services
- IBM Fault Tolerant Device Drivers
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Step 1: Installing Intel 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 Step 2.
1. Download the DMI Agent 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.BAT in the Open box.
5. Click OK. The Setup wizard opens.
6. Check both "DMI 2.0 Service Provider" and "DMI 2.0 DCE Client" items.
7. Follow the instructions on the setup wizard until the program
is installed.
8. Reboot
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Step 2: 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.
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Step 3:Installing Hot Plug Adapters Software
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Please read the adapterÆs user manual for specific Hot Plug and Fault Tolerant support.
To insure that any of the Hot Plug features work properly, you must
install the Hot Plug aware drivers. If you already have an adapter
configured on your system make sure that the drivers are Hot Plug aware.
In the case of an old version of the driver, those must be removed and
replaced with the latest. A reboot will be required.
1. Download the driver .exe file from the 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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Step 4: Tips to Know before using PCI Hot Plug features
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1. Hot Plug Aware Drivers
To insure that any of the Hot Plug features work properly,
you must install the Hot Plug aware drivers. If you already
have an adapter configured on your system make sure that the
drivers are Hot Plug aware. In the case of an old version of
the driver, those must be removed and replaced with the latest.
A reboot will be required.
2. Hot Add of an Adapter previously removed
When an administrator attempts to Hot-Add a SCSI or RAID adapter
on a Hot Plug system on which the adapter has already been installed
and removed, the Hot Add will fail.
3. 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.
4. MAC address incorrect (all zeros) for Hot Added card
After a Hot Add of an NIC Card, the MAC addresses are being returned
as all zeros (000000000000). This does not affect the abilities of the adapter.
5. Hot Remove
This feature is NOT supported.
6. Best Time to perform PCI Hot Plug action
It is highly recommended to perform any of the PCI Hot Plug features
during low traffic.
7. Reboot Message
After Hot Adding an adapter, the Windows NT applications (Network Applet
and SCSI Applet) will ask the user to Reboot. DO NOT REBOOT!
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