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Chapter 10
PCI Hot Plug Technology
This chapter provides a brief discussion of PCI Hot Plug technology. For more
information, refer to the PCI Hot Plug Administration Guide on the
Documentation CD and the PCI Hot Plug animation and additional
information on the Documentation CD.
Compaq ProLiant ML370 Generation 2 servers support PCI Hot Plug
technology. PCI Hot Plug and the server’s operating system work together to
allow the following hot-plug operations:
Hot replacement of expansion boards
This feature enables you to replace a failed expansion board with an
identical expansion board without powering down the server.
Hot addition of expansion boards
This feature enables you to install new PCI expansion boards in
previously empty slots without powering down the server.
Hot upgrade of expansion boards
This feature enables you to replace an expansion board with a different
expansion board without powering down the server.
NOTE: Operating systems vary in the hot-plug capabilities they can support. Refer to your
operating system documentation for additional information.