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Replacing a PCI adapter in the 8233-E8B server, with the power on in the IBM i environment

You can replace a PCI adapter with the system power on in the IBM® i environment.

Attention: You must have already completed the procedure Removing a PCI adapter in the 8233-E8B system, with the power on in the IBM i environment in order to have the slot powered off.

If your system is managed by an HMC, use the HMC to complete the steps for replacing the part in the system. For instructions, see Replacing a part by using the HMC.

Important:

If the adapter is the load source I/O adapter (IOA) or the load source I/O processor (IOP), or any other storage IOA or IOP with critical disk storage attached for the system or partition, follow the on-screen instructions when you use HSM to power down the IOP or IOA. Instructions to use functions 68 and 69 on the control panel will be included.
If the adapter is the console IOA or the console IOP for the system or partition, you must perform the maintenance from an IBM i operating system session connected through a different IOA or IOP, or you must power down the partition to perform maintenance.
If you are removing, installing or replacing a PCI-X double-wide, quad-channel Ultra320 SCSI RAID controller, note the following concurrent maintenance information before proceeding with the instructions provided here. Concurrent maintenance of this double-wide adapter is not supported through the HMC. Concurrent maintenance must be done from within the partition operating system. In IBM i, the Hardware Service Manager (HSM) of the system or owning partition will automatically power off or on both PCI slots when either slot is selected. In AIX® or Linux, you must manually power off and on each slot separately.
Note:
- Both PCI slots must be powered off when installing or removing this adapter with the system power on.
- If this adapter is the load source IOA, or any other storage IOA with critical storage devices attached to the system, this concurrent maintenance procedure should be performed by a qualified service provider.
If you are removing, installing or replacing a PCI-X DDR 1.5 GB cache SAS RAID Adapter, note the following concurrent maintenance information before proceeding with the instructions provided here. Concurrent maintenance of this adapter is not supported through the HMC. Concurrent maintenance must be done from within the partition operating system. In IBM i, the Hardware Service Manager (HSM) of the system or owning partition will automatically power off or on both PCI slots when either slot is selected. In AIX or Linux, you must manually power off and on each slot separately.
Note:
- Both PCI slots must be powered off when installing or removing this adapter with the system power on.
- If this adapter is the load source IOA, or any other storage IOA with critical storage devices attached to the system, this concurrent maintenance procedure should be performed by a qualified service provider.
Fibre Channel Adapters (5735 or 5774) installed in IBM i OS logical partitions will post errors at initial program load (IPL) if there is no device or wrap plug attached to each of the adapter's ports. Make sure that every Fibre Channel Adapter (5735 or 5774) that is installed in IBM i OS logical partition has either a wrap plug or a device attached to each of the adapter's ports. If you are exchanging a 5735 or 5774 Fibre Channel IOA, the external storage subsystem must be updated to use the worldwide port name of the new 5735 or 5774 IOA. For instructions, see Updating the worldwide port name for a new 5735 or 5774 IOA.
If you are replacing a 2748, 2757, 2763, 2767, 2778, 2780, 2782, 5702, 5709, or 570B storage IOA, take note of the following: Depending on the configuration of the system, the storage IOA cache might have been disabled to allow the attachment of OEM storage that emulates a load source drive. If you are replacing a storage IOA that has its cache disabled, configure the replacement IOA the same way as the IOA that you removed. If you remove hardware from the replacement IOA, return that hardware with the failed IOA.

If you do not have an HMC, complete the following steps to replace a PCI adapter with the system power on in the IBM i environment:

Complete the prerequisite tasks that are described in Before you begin.
Take appropriate precautions for avoiding electric shock and handling static-sensitive devices. For information, see Avoiding electric shock and Handling static-sensitive devices.
If necessary, remove the adapter from the antistatic package.
Attention: Avoid touching the components and gold connectors on the adapter.
Carefully grasp the adapter by its top edge, and align the adapter with the expansion slot and its connector on the system backplane.
Press the adapter (A) firmly into its connector.
Attention: When you install an adapter into the system, be sure that it is completely and correctly seated in its connector.
Slide the adapter latch (B) back into place as shown in the following figure.
Figure 1. PCI adapter replaced in the rack-mounted system unit
Connect the adapter cables.
From the Hardware Resource Concurrent Maintenance display, complete the following steps:
1. Select Power on domain and press Enter.
2. Select Assign to on the resource that has an asterisk (*) on the Work with Controlling Resource display. Press Enter.
3. Wait for the Hardware Resource Concurrent Maintenance display to appear with this message:
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Power on complete
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Replace or close the service access cover and, if applicable, return the system to the operating position.
Verify the installed part.
- If you replaced the part because of a service action, verify the installed part. For instructions, see Verifying a repair.
- If you installed the part for any other reason, verify the installed part. For instructions, see Verifying the installed part.

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Last updated: Thu, January 10, 2019