HP-UX Reference (11i v1 05/09) - 1M System Administration Commands N-Z (vol 4)

rad(1M) rad(1M)

/usr/bin/rad -f OFF slot_id

8. Run the /usr/sbin/ioscan

command with the appropriate options to conﬁgure the new card.

Replacing a card

The command invocation sequence for replacing a card:

1. Get information about all the OLA/R capable slots. Make note of the slot_id ﬁeld.

/usr/bin/rad -q

2. Set the attention indicator LED of the desired slot to make sure that the correct slot_id was used.

/usr/bin/rad -f ATTENTION slot_id

3. Get the affected slot_ids for this slot; that is, check to see if other slots will be powered down with this

slot.

/usr/bin/rad -a slot_id

4. Suspend the software drivers of this slot as well as the other slots that are affected (

-a option) by this

slot.

/usr/bin/rad -s slot_id

5. Turn off the power to this slot as well as the other slots that are affected (

-a option) by this slot.

/usr/bin/rad -o slot_id

6. Replace the faulty card in the slot with a working card. The new card must be identical (same HP

product number) as the card being replaced.

7. Turn the power on to this slot as well as the other slots that are affected (

-a option) by this slot.

/usr/bin/rad -i slot_id

8. Resume the software drivers of this slot as well as the other slots that are affected (

-a option) by this

slot.

/usr/bin/rad -r slot_id

9. Turn the attention indicator LED off.

/usr/bin/rad -f OFF slot_id

RETURN VALUE

rad returns 0 on success. On failure, rad returns -1 and prints an appropriate error message to standard

error.