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pSeries

655

User’s

Guide

SA38-0617-03

ERserver



pSeries

655

User’s

Guide

SA38-0617-03

ER s e r v e r



Fourth

Edition

(February

2004)

Before

using

this

information

and

the

product

it

supports,

read

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information

in

“Safety

Notices”

on

page

ix,

Appendix

A,

“Environmental

Notices,”

on

page

123,

and

Appendix

B,

“Notices,”

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Safety

Notices

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References

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Reference

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Documentation

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Chapter

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Introducing

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pSeries

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Accessing

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Log

Error

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Chapter

3.

Using

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Hardware

Management

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Hardware

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System

Power-On

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Powering

On

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Processor

Subsystem

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Powering

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Understanding

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Indicators

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Chapter

4.

Using

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Service

Processor

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Saving

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Restoring

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Processor

Settings

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Privileged

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System

Information

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Language

Selection

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Service

Processor

Parameters

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Updating

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Firmware

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Determining

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Level

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Firmware

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Subsystem

Firmware

Update

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Image

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Updating

System

Firmware

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Service

Aids

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Updating

System

Firmware

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Frame

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Microcode

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Corrective

Service

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Reconfiguration

Procedure

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Deconfiguring

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Service

Processor

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Monitoring

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Surveillance

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System

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LCD

Progress

Indicator

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Resetting

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Service

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.50

Standby

Phase

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Bring-Up

Phase

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Runtime

Phase

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.51

Clearing

L3

Gard

Records

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.52

Chapter

5.

Using

System

Management

Services

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.53

Select

Language

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.54

Change

Password

Options

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.54

Set

Privileged-Access

Password

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.54

View

Error

Log

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.55

Setup

Remote

IPL

(Initial

Program

Load)

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.55

Change

SCSI

Settings

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.58

Select

Console

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.58

Select

Boot

Options

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.58

Select

Boot

Devices

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.61

Display

Current

Settings

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.64

Restore

Default

Settings

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.64

Multiboot

Startup

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.64

Exiting

System

Management

Services

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.64

Chapter

6.

Using

the

Online

and

Standalone

Diagnostics

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.65

Online

and

Standalone

Diagnostics

Operating

Considerations

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.65

Identifying

the

Terminal

Type

to

the

Diagnostics

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.65

Undefined

Terminal

Types

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.66

Resetting

the

Terminal

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.66

Running

Online

Diagnostics

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.66

Online

Diagnostics

Modes

of

Operation

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.66

iv

Eserver

pSeries

655

User’s

Guide

Service

Mode

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.66

Concurrent

Mode

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.67

Maintenance

Mode

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.67

Running

Online

Diagnostics

in

Service

Mode

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.68

Running

the

Online

Diagnostics

in

Concurrent

Mode

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.68

Running

the

Online

Diagnostics

in

Maintenance

Mode

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.68

Standalone

Diagnostic

Operation

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.69

Partitioned

System

Considerations

for

Standalone

Diagnostics

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.69

Running

Standalone

Diagnostics

from

a

Network

Installation

Management

(NIM)

Server

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.69

NIM

Server

Configuration

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.69

Client

Configuration

and

Booting

Standalone

Diagnostics

from

the

NIM

Server

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.70

Chapter

7.

Introducing

Tasks

and

Service

Aids

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.73

Tasks

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.73

Add

Resource

to

Resource

List

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.75

AIX

Shell

Prompt

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.75

Analyze

Adapter

Internal

Log

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.75

Backup

and

Restore

Media

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.75

Certify

Media

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.76

Change

Hardware

Vital

Product

Data

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.77

Configure

Dials

and

LPF

Keys

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.77

Configure

ISA

Adapter

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.78

Configure

Reboot

Policy

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.78

Configure

Remote

Maintenance

Policy

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.79

Configure

Ring

Indicate

Power-On

Policy

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.80

Configure

Scan

Dump

Policy

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.81

Configure

Surveillance

Policy

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.81

Create

Customized

Configuration

Diskette

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.82

Delete

Resource

from

Resource

List

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.82

Disk

Maintenance

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.82

Disk

to

Disk

Copy

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.82

Display/Alter

Sector

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.83

Display

Configuration

and

Resource

List

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.83

Display

Firmware

Device

Node

Information

.

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.83

Display

Hardware

Error

Report

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.83

Display

Hardware

Errors

for

Any

Resource

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.83

Display

Hardware

Errors

for

PCI-X

SCSI

RAID

Adapters

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.84

Display

Hardware

Errors

for

PCI-X

SCSI

Adapters

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.84

Display

Hardware

Vital

Product

Data

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.84

Display

Machine

Check

Error

Log

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.84

Display

Microcode

Level

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.84

Display

MultiPath

I/O

(MPIO)

Device

Configuration

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.84

Display

or

Change

Bootlist

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.85

Display

or

Change

Diagnostic

Run-Time

Options

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.85

Display

Previous

Diagnostic

Results

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.86

Display

Resource

Attributes

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.87

Display

Service

Hints

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.87

Display

Software

Product

Data

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.87

Display

System

Environmental

Sensors

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.87

Examples

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.88

Display

Test

Patterns

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.88

Display

USB

Devices

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.88

Download

Microcode

.

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.89

Download

Microcode

to

PCI

SCSI

RAID

Adapter

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.89

Download

Microcode

to

a

PCI-X

Dual

Channel

Adapter

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.89

Download

Microcode

to

Disk

Drive

Attached

to

a

PCI

SCSI

RAID

Adapter

.

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.89

Contents

v

Download

Microcode

to

a

Fiber

Channel

Adapter

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.90

Download

Microcode

to

DVD-RAM

Attached

to

a

PCI

SCSI

Adapter

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.90

Download

Microcode

to

Disk

Attached

to

PCI

SCSI

Adapter

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.90

Download

Microcode

to

Other

Devices

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.90

Fault

Indicators

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.91

Fibre

Channel

RAID

Service

Aids

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and/or

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Indicators

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Remove

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Identify

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Attention

Indicators

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Local

Area

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Analyzer

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Repair

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RAID

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Identify

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PCI-X

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Manager

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Run

Diagnostics

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Run

Error

Log

Analysis

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Run

Exercisers

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Exerciser

Commands

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Abbreviations

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Memory

Exerciser

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Tape

Exerciser

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Diskette

Exerciser

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CD-ROM

Exerciser

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Floating

Point

Exerciser

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Save

or

Restore

Hardware

Management

Policies

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SCSI

Bus

Analyzer

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SCSI

RAID

Physical

Disk

Status

and

Vital

Product

Data

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SCSD

Tape

Drive

Service

Aid

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Spare

Sector

Availability

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SSA

Service

Aid

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System

Fault

Indicator

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System

Identify

Indicator

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Update

Disk-Based

Diagnostics

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Update

System

or

Service

Processor

Flash

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7135

RAIDiant

Array

Service

Aid

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Command

Examples

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7318

Serial

Communications

Network

Server

Service

Aid

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Chapter

8.

Verifying

Hardware

Operation

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Considerations

Before

Running

This

Procedure

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User’s

Guide

Loading

the

Online

Diagnostics

in

Service

Mode

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Running

Standalone

Diagnostics

from

a

Network

Installation

Management

(NIM)

Server

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NIM

Server

Configuration

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Client

Configuration

and

Booting

Standalone

Diagnostics

from

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NIM

Server

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Default

Boot

List

and

Service

Mode

Boot

List

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Chapter

9.

Hardware

Problem

Determination

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Problem

Determination

Using

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Standalone

or

Online

Diagnostics

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Problem

Determination

When

Unable

to

Load

Diagnostics

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Appendix

A.

Environmental

Notices

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Product

Recycling

and

Disposal

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Environmental

Design

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Acoustical

Noise

Emissions

(1,

2)

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Appendix

B.

Notices

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. 125

Appendix

C.

Removing

and

Replacing

PCI

Adapters

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. 127

Removing

a

PCI

Adapter

Cassette

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. 128

Replacing

a

PCI

Adapter

Cassette

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. 131

Removing

a

Non-Hot-Pluggable

PCI

Adapter

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. 133

Replacing

a

Non-Hot-Pluggable

PCI

Adapter

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. 133

Hot-Pluggable

PCI

Adapter

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. 134

PCI

Hot-Plug

Manager

Access

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. 137

PCI

Adapter

or

Blank

Filler

Removal

from

a

Snap-Assembly-Type

Cassette

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Replacing

an

Adapter

in

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PCI

Adapter

Cassette

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. 152

Short

Adapter

or

Blank

Filler

Installation

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. 156

Long

Adapter

Installation

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User’s

Guide