Moving a board

Complete the following steps to move a TX board from one slot to another slot:

Step

Action

1

Power down the system if it is running.

2

Move the TX 5000 Series board from one slot to another slot, seating it firmly in the new slot.

3

Power up the system.

In a Windows system: If you are installing a TX 5000 Series board in a slot that has never held a TX 5000 Series board, the Windows® New Hardware Wizard appears, finds the required files, and exits.

4

At the prompt, invoke txcpcfg by entering the following command:

txcpcfg

txcpcfg displays the bus number, slot number, CP number, and CP model of boards that are present and configured. Only the bus number, slot number, and CP model type identify the board that you are currently configuring. The CP number is undefined. For example:

Bus    Slot    CP Number    CP Model
2      2       1            TX 4000
2      4       2            TX 4000
2      8       UNDEFINED    TX 5500E

5

Record the bus and slot values for the TX 5000 Series board that you moved.

6

Assign a unique CP number to the undefined board by entering the following command:

txcpcfg   bus   slot   unique_CP_number

where:

  • bus is the bus number of the TX 5000 Series board that you are configuring.

  • slot is the slot number of the TX 5000 Series board that you are configuring.

  • unique_CP_number is a number you assign. Valid CP numbers within the system start at 1 and must be unique. They do not have to be consecutive.

 

For example, enter the following command to assign a CP number of 3 for the board with a bus number of 2 and a slot number of 8:

txcpcfg  2  8  3

7

Verify the configuration change by entering the following command:

txcpcfg

txcpcfg displays configuration information. The following example indicates a CP number of 3 for the TX board with a bus number of 2 and a slot number of 8:

Bus    Slot    CP Number    CP Model
2      2       1            TX 4000
2      4       2            TX 4000
2      8       3            TX xxxx

where xxxx is 5500E or 5020E for a TX 5000 Series board and 4000 is for a TX 4000 Series board.

8

Save the configuration changes:

  • In a Windows system, configuration changes are saved automatically.

  • In a UNIX system, configuration changes are deleted when you restart the system. Save the changes by editing the cpcfg file as described in Saving configuration changes.