Interface Card OL* Support Guide

Chapter 2
pdweb - Peripheral Device Tool Web Interface
Navigating pdweb
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TIP For example, you could use the default class All and the search text ba to view only
bus adapter devices.
Step 3. Click to view the resulting list of devices that match your search criteria.
If no devices are displayed, you may wish to modify your search text and/or selection in the Class
list.
Figure 2-11 pdweb I/O Tree Search Results
To reset all search criteria and return to the default view, click
Refresh
Updating the information presented on the I/O Tree tab is made simple with the on-demand hardware scan
facility that executes ioscan and updates the cached data stored in the kernel by the system. Execution of
ioscan could result in the addition or deletion of devices from the devices list or a change in state, refer to the
ioscan (1M) manual page for more details.
Click the [Refresh] button, in the upper, right-hand corner of the tab, to begin an immediate hardware scan.
The hardware scan is executed as a background task on the host to allow you to continue to use the
Peripheral Device Tool. This action results in the [Refresh] button changing to [Finished?] with a message
alerting you that the hardware scan (ioscan) has been launched in the background.
To monitor the progress of the hardware scan, click the [Finished?] button, which remains until the hardware
scan has completed. Once the hardware scan is complete and you click [Finished?] the button returns to
[Refresh].
The processing time for the hardware scan is dependent on the number of devices connected to the host
system. You should use the hardware scan capability judiciously, particularly if you have a large number of
devices connected to your host system, as it may be a time-consuming process.