Technical information

When an I/O cardcage is opened, its PCI bus is automatically powered down and all PCI cards housed
within the cardcage are logically removed from the system. Before opening the cardcage, verify the
location and state of the failed PCI card as follows:
1. Check the LEDs on the PCI cardcage slot where the PCI card is located.
2. If the red LED is on, enter the following command:
/sbin/ftsmaint ls
The information in the State and Status fields of the display will show information on
the failed PCI card. The state will be ERROR and the status will be Offline.
3. Disable the PCI card by entering the following command:
/sbin/ftsmaint disable hw_path
where hw_path is the hardware path of the PCI card. (0/2/x or 0/3/x, where 2 or 3 is
the cardcage and x is the slot number within the cardcage (
0-7).
2.7.1.4 Enabling a PCI Card and Verifying its Operation
After the replacement PCI card is installed and the cardcage door is closed, the system automatically
tests and brings all the cards in that cardcage online.
1. Enable the new PCI card by entering the following command:
/sbin/ftsmaint enable hw_path
where hw_path is the hardware path of the PCI card (0/2/x or 0/3/x, where 2 or 3 is
the cardcage and x is the slot number within the cardcage (0-7).
2. When the PCI card comes online, its green LED (and all the other PCI card green LEDs
in the cardcage) will be on. To further verify that the replacement PCI card is functioning
properly, enter the following command:
/sbin/ftsmaint ls hw_path
3. Check the State and Status fields. The State field should be listed as CLAIMED and
the Status field should be listed as Online.
2.7.1.5 Preparing to Remove a Flash Card
The flash card is hot pluggable (can be removed without entering any commands). However, you should
verify its location as follows.
1. Enter the following command:
/sbin/ftsmaint ls
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