PCI Hot-Plug Capability
Description
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PCI Hot Plug is an industry-standard technology that increases
levels of system availability and enables online serviceability.
This feature enables system administrators to add or remove PCI
devices, such as disk or network interface controllers, from a running
system without shutting down or rebooting
the system.
Features
- Includes hot add and remove.
- Other capabilities such as hot replacement or upgrade may be implemented using add and remove with the addition of device multi-path software.
Benefits
- Use existing PCI cards.
- Make server maintenance easier.
- Increase server availability.