Cluster Server 8.0 Application Note: Dynamic Reconfiguration for Oracle Servers - Solaris

To determine the status of the card you are unconfiguring

1. Log in to the domain as the administrator. For the following example, the I/O board is in the dom1 domain.
2. Check the status of the boards. Use the cfgadm command.

   cougar# cfgadm

   The output resembles:

   Ap_Id Type Receptacle Occupant Condition
   IO4 HPCI connected configured ok
   IO4_C3V0 fibre/hp connected configured ok
   IO4_C3V1 pci-pci/hp connected configured ok
   IO4_C5V0 pci-pci/hp connected configured ok
   IO4_C5V1 fibre/hp connected configured ok
   SB7 CPU connected configured ok
   SB8 CPU connected configured ok
   c0 scsi-bus connected configured unknown
   c1 scsi-bus connected unconfigured unknown
   c2 fc connected unconfigured unknown
   c3 fc connected unconfigured unknown
   c4 fc-fabric connected configured unknown
   c5 fc connected unconfigured unknown
   cougar# uname -a
   SunOS cougar 5.10 Generic_118833-17 sun4u sparc
   SUNW,Sun-Fire-15000
   cougar#

   In case of Solaris, the reporting of I/O board slot names makes it somewhat easier to discover the relationship between physical and logical devices because slots on the I/O boards are also numbered using the C[35]V[01] notation.

To remove a PCI card

1. Disable the controllers on the I/O system card using the vxdmpadm command:

   # vxdmpadm disable ctlr=c3

   If the card has more than one controller, repeat this command for each controller on the card.

2. Disconnect the card:

   # cfgadm -v -c disconnect pcisch1:sg8slot0

3. Check the states and the condition of the card using the cfgadm command:

   # cfgadm

   The disconnected card must have the following states and condition:

   • Receptacle state: disconnected

   • Occupant state: unconfigured

   • Condition: unknown

4. Remove the disconnected card only if it is powered off.

To add a card

1. Verify that the slot you selected can accept a device, such as a PCI card.

   To accept a device, the slot must have the following states and condition:

   • Receptacle state: empty or disconnected

   • Occupant state: unconfigured

   • Condition: unknown

   Verify this by using the cfgadm command to list all of the system boards, as in the following example:

   The output resembles:

   cougar# cfgadm

   Ap_Id Type Receptacle Occupant Condition
   IO4 HPCI connected configured ok
   IO4_C3V0 fibre/hp connected configured ok
   IO4_C3V1 pci-pci/hp connected configured ok
   IO4_C5V0 pci-pci/hp connected configured ok
   IO4_C5V1 fibre/hp connected configured ok
   SB7 CPU connected configured ok
   SB8 CPU connected configured ok
   c0 scsi-bus connected configured unknown
   c1 scsi-bus connected unconfigured unknown
   c2 fc connected unconfigured unknown
   c3 fc connected unconfigured unknown
   c4 fc-fabric connected configured unknown
   c5 fc connected unconfigured unknown
   cougar# uname -a
   SunOS cougar 5.10 Generic_118833-17 sun4u sparc
   SUNW,Sun-Fire-15000
   cougar#

   In case of Sol 10, the reporting of I/O board slot names makes it somewhat easier to discover the relationship between physical and logical devices because slots on the I/O boards are also numbered using the C[35]V[01] notation.

2. Add the replacement PCI card to the empty card slot.
3. To configure the new card, use the cfgadm command. For example:

   For s6800:

   # cfgadm -c configure pcisch1:sg8slot0

   For e12K/15K:

   # cfgadm -c configure pcisch1:e15b1slot0

   After the system configures and tests the board, it displays a message in the domain console log indicating the configuration of the components.

4. Check the states and the condition of the board using the cfgadm command; it must be "connected," "configured," and "ok."
5. Enable the controller for the HBA:

   # vxdmpadm enable ctlr=c3

   Note:

   This command succeeds if the controller is accessible to the domain and I/O can be performed on it.