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manual abstract
Integration Note
PCI Bus Numbering in a
December 2000
13UK-1200A-WWEN
Microsoft Windows NT
Prepared by OS Integration
Engineering
Environment
Compaq Computer Corporation
Abstract: Computing environments change rapidly to support
business requirements. Typical network PCI-based servers contain a
Contents
Executive Overview .....................3
large number of expansion slots on multiple buses to allow for
PCI Bus Architecture
system growth. This means that multiple network and disk
Terminology .................................4
controllers of the same type may be installed in one server, with the
PCI Hot Plug Terminology..........5
intent that each installed controller supports a separate unique
PCI System Overview ..................5
PCI Architecture and Bridged
function. This can make it difficult to understand the physical and
Controllers..................................6
logical implications of PCI bus numbering.
PCI BIOS ...................................8
PCI Bus Numbering ...................8
This document provides information to help systems engineering
PCI BIOS Discovery...................8
professionals understand how Microsoft Windows NT handles PCI
Configuration Changes ............11
bus numbering when controllers are physically added, moved, or
Windows NT and PCI Bus
removed from a server configuration. This document also includes
Numbering..................................11
ideas and suggestions that can help systems professionals avoid
PCI Bus Numbering and
Network Controllers..................11
network downtime due to configuration changes.
Disk Renumbering....................12
Hardware, Software, and
IMPORTANT: During the development of Microsoft Windows
Configuration Tools...................13
2000, Compaq and Microsoft worked closely together effectively
Compaq Servers and Option
implementing Windows 2000 on Compaq hardware. Through this
Hardware .................................13
Planning a PCI System
partnership, device detection improved, eliminating PCI bus
Configuration .............................17
numbering issues in the Windows 2000 environment. Windows 2000
Before Modifying an Existing
checks and resets registry settings automatically, unlike its
System .....................................18
predecessor that does not reset the registry settings after discovering
Planning the New
unbound devices.
Configuration............................18
Step-By-Step Review ...............19
PCI Test Configurations with
The following documents were either used as references to produce
ProLiant Servers ........................19
this white paper or are mentioned as recommended related reading
Configuration A, ProLiant
material:
ML530 ......................................20
• PCI System Architecture, Third Edition, MindShare, Inc. Tom
Configuration B, ProLiant
8000 .........................................23
Shanley and Don Anderson, November, 1995.
Configuration C, ProLiant
• PCI Bus Balancing and Optimization on Compaq ProLiant
DL580 ......................................29
Servers, March, 1998 – Doc ID ECG073/0398.
Compaq Support Software
• Where Do I Plug the Cable? Solving the Logical-Physical Slot
and Utilities ..............................36
Additional Troubleshooting
Numbering Problem, December 1996 – Doc ID 209A/1296.
Tips .............................................39
• Deploying PCI Hot Plug on Compaq Servers in a Microsoft
Summary ....................................40
Windows NT Environment, July 1997 - Doc ID 064A/0797.
Appendices A-D .........................41
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