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Removing a PCI adapter contained in a cassette from the expansion unit with the power on in IBM i

You can remove a PCI adapter cassette from the 5802 or 5877 expansion unit that is running the IBM® i operating system with the system power on.

Before you begin: Prepare to remove a PCI adapter cassette. See Preparing to install, remove, or replace a PCI adapter cassette.

To remove an adapter, do the following steps:

  1. Determine the location of PCI adapter in the system.
  2. Access the concurrent maintenance procedures using the IBM i Hardware service manager (HSM) tools:
    1. Type strsst on the command line of the Main Menu and press Enter.
    2. Type your service tools user ID and service tools password on the System Service Tools (SST) Sign On display. Press Enter.
    3. Select Start a service tool from the System Service Tools (SST) display. Press Enter.
    4. Select Hardware service manager from the Start a Service Tool display and press Enter.
    5. Select Packaging hardware resources (system, frames, cards) from the Hardware Service Manager display. Press Enter.
    6. Select option 9 (Hardware contained within package) in the System Unit or Expansion Unit field of the unit where you are removing the card, and then press Enter.
    7. Select function F7 (Include empty positions and not owned positions) on the unit where you are removing the card.
    8. Select Concurrent Maintenance on the card position where you want to remove the card and then press Enter.
    9. Select Toggle LED blink off/on. A light-emitting diode (LED) blinks identifying the position you chose. Physically verify that this is the slot where you want to remove the adapter.
    10. Select Toggle LED blink off/on to stop the blinking LED.
    11. Select function F9 (Power off domain), and when complete then ensure that the PCI-e card slot power LED is not lit.
  3. Label, and then disconnect all cables attached to the adapter you plan to remove.
  4. Remove the PCI adapter cassette from the system. Refer to Removing a PCI adapter cassette from the expansion unit.
  5. Place the cassette with the cover facing up on an approved ESD surface.
  6. To remove the adapter from the cassette, see PCI adapter single-width and double-width cassettes.
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Last updated: Thu, January 10, 2019