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PCI Hot Plug Technology 10-15
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PCI Hot Plug Utilities
In partnerships with Microsoft, Novell, and SCO, Compaq has developed
software support implementations for each operating system. Compaq is
promoting standardization with operating system software leaders to ensure
the broad availability of PCI Hot Plug technology. However, each operating
system supplier is responsible for its own implementation of the software,
including the interface.
■ Microsoft Windows NT operating system
The Compaq PCI Hot Plug Utility for Windows NT is the graphical
interface for management of PCI Hot Plug functions. See the “PCI Hot
Plug Utility for Windows NT” section in this chapter.
■ Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system
Windows 2000 contains native support for PCI Hot Plug functionality
and monitoring. For more information, refer to the documentation that
ships with the operating system.
■ Novell NetWare operating system
The Novell NetWare Configuration Manager Console is the graphical
interface for management of PCI Hot Plug functions. See the “Novell
NetWare Configuration Manager Console” section in this chapter.
■ SCO UnixWare operating system
The SCO Admin Manager, part of the UnixWare operating system,
contains native support for PCI Hot Plug functionality and monitoring.
For more information, refer to the documentation that ships with the
operating system.
For more information about PCI Hot Plug technology, visit the Compaq
website:
www.compaq.com/products/servers/technology/pci-hotplug-pd.html
PCI Hot Plug Utility for Windows NT
The Compaq PCI Hot Plug Utility for Windows NT enables you to view the
status of the PCI Hot Plug slots and to initiate actions such as replacing a
failed board.