Scenario 2 (Live NICs only)

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This scenario discusses hot-replacing a live PCI network service interface on a resource group but with no available boot interface.

About this task

Complete the following procedure:

Procedure

  1. On the node for which you want to replace a hot-pluggable PCI network interface card, enter smit sysmirror.
  2. Select System Management (C-SPOC) > Communication Interfaces > PCI Hot Plug Replace a Network Interface Card and press Enter.

    SMIT displays a list of available PCI network interfaces that are hot-pluggable.

  3. Select the network interface you wish to hot-replace and press Enter.

    SMIT prompts you to choose whether to move the resource group to another node during the replacement process in order to ensure its availability.

  4. If you choose to do this, SMIT gives you the option of moving the resource group back to the node on which the hot-replacement took place after completing the replacement process.

    If you do not move the resource group to another node, it will be offline for the duration of the replacement process.

  5. SMIT prompts you to physically replace the card. After you have replaced the network interface card, you are asked to confirm that replacement has occurred.

    If you select Yes, the hot-replacement is complete.

    If you select No, you must manually reconfigure the interface settings to their original values:

    1. Run the drslot command to take the PCI slot out of the removed state.
    2. Run the mkdev command on the physical interface.
    3. Use the ifconfig command manually as opposed to the smit chinet command, the cfgmgr command, or the mkdev command in order to avoid configuring duplicate IP addresses or an unwanted boot address.
    4. Optional: Move the resource group back to the node from which you moved it in step 5.