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2) Ofthesamemodelandtypeasoftheun‐functionalpart.PartReplacementfeaturewillnot
workifadifferenttypeormodelcardisreplacedinthesamePCIslot.
ThePartReplacementfeatureismanagedbyconfiguringprimarilybythree settings:
‐ CollectSystemInventoryOn
Restart(CSIOR)–EnablingCSIORoptionavailableunderHardware
Configuration‐>HardwareInventory
‐ PartFirmwareUpdate
‐ PartConfigurationUpdate
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NotethatthePartReplacementattribut esandsettingsareappliedtoallthedevicesthatsupportPart
Replacementfunctionality,andarenotselectiveperdeviceordeviceclass.The
PartReplacement
attributescanbeindependentlysetinallcombinations.
TheattributeswhicharemanageableforPartReplacementinLCare:
CollectSystemInventoryonRestart(CSIOR):CSIORisaLifecycleControllerfeaturewhich
allowscollectingsysteminventoryandstoresincommonstoragespace.EnablingCSIORisthe
prerequisitefor
PartReplacementactiontooccurautomatically.CSIORcanbeenabledby
clickingHardwareConfigurationHardwareInventoryinLifecycleController.