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150 IBM ^ xSeries 440 Planning and Installation Guide
9. Back at the Optimization Steps window, shown in Figure 5-17 on page 146,
click the link to hot add the adapter.
10.The slot view appears with an arrow showing you which slot to insert the
adapter into, as shown in Figure 5-22.
Figure 5-22 Hot Add
11.Insert the adapter and close the latches.
12.Once all the recommended actions are complete, restart the server and
re-run the optimizer to confirm that there are no performance issues.
By using Active PCI Manager, we are assured that our I/O subsystem is
configured for optimal performance. We can use Active PCI manager to assist us
in configuring our system, or to reconfigure our system after it has been set up.
5.2 System Partition Manager
System Partition Manager is a tool that will let you partition multi-chassis x440
complexes into independent operating environments. For example, if you have a
16-way complex, comprised of two eight-way x440s, you can use System
Partition Manager to split the 16-way into two eight-ways. The advantages of
using this tool over simply uncabling the 16-way are that it doesn’t require any
The optimizer shows you
which slot to insert the
adapter into.