# PCI Hot Plug Support for Novell NetWare*

Intel® Ethernet network adapters are enabled for use in selected servers equipped with PCI Hot Plug support and running Novell NetWare* 6.5.

| NOTES: If you replace an adapter in a Hot Plug slot, do not place the removed adapter back into the same network until the server has rebooted. The two adapters may have the same virtual MAC address and create a conflict. PCI Hot Plug only works between identical Intel network adapters.

Hot swapping is supported. In other words, you can remove an adapter and replace it with another adapter of the same type in the same slot.

For more information on setting up and using Hot Plug support in your server, see your server's documentation.

## Using Hot Plug

Make sure you have the latest NetWare support pack installed before using Hot Plug. If teaming options are not used, the driver will unload when the slot power is off and reload when the slot is powered again. The keyword, PERSIST, can be used to control this behavior as follows:

0 = Never persist
1 = Always persist
2 = Auto persist (default).

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