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Chapter 2 PCI Hot Plug Utility for Novell NetWare
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Table 5. Slot Detailed Information Screen Fields
Field or Item Description
Screen Title:
The screen title indicates the PCI slot number, and if a board is
installed, the name and model of the adapter board.
Slot Information:
This field provides the bus type (PCI) and number, the speed
capability (33 or 66 MHz) and actual speed of the bus, and the bit
number (32 or 64-bit).
Hot Plug:
This field indicates the slot is Hot Plug-capable; Yes or No. All
slots should have Yes listed.
Slot Status:
This indicates the present status of the PCI slot or the adapter.
Device and Driver Information:
HIN:
This indicates the NetWare Hardware Instance Number (HIN) of
each device.
Registered Driver:
This indicates the driver name loaded for this adapter board.
Driver Status:
This indicates the driver status:
Active – The driver is loaded for the device.
Inactive – There is no driver loaded for the device.
Failed – The adapter device has failed.
Suspended – The driver is loaded, but activity is suspended
while the adapter is being added.
Opening the User Interface
Use this topic to open and use NetWare 5's software user interface. The Novell
Configuration Manager Console (NCMCON) is used as the user interface to
control the Hot Plug slots. It is used to remove or apply power to PCI slots and
remove or load the driver to the slot. The Hot Plug slots must be powered off
before removing PCI boards from the slots. The HP NetServer LXr 8500 supports
Hot Plug operations for all ten PCI slots (P1 through P10).
CAUTION To prevent a system crash or hang, do not open the PCI slot's
PCI hold-down latch with power applied to the slot.
1. To start the Novell Configuration Manager Console (NCMCON), type the
following line at the NetWare console prompt.