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Broadcom DMI PCI Hot Plug Service
for Windows NT 4.0
Release Notes
Oct 30, 2000
Copyright(c) 2000, Broadcom Corporation. All right reserved
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Changes in v1.02:
-Fixed Broadcom LBFO team member NICs state update to allow hot swap
of the inactive card in the event that the card has been failovered
due to transmit/receive failures.
Changes in v1.01:
-Supports non failover member NIC card hot swap.
-FLB status is polled.
-The Broadcom DMI PCI Hot Plug feature requires the Broadcom Management
Application Program Interface (BMAPI) be installed to work properly.
This file should be installed in the target system's System32 directory.
Look for the presence of the file bmapi.dll.
-Requires the existence of the DMI Service Provider software
v2.0 from Smart Technology Enabler or Intel in the target
system for the DMI PCI Hot Plug Service to work.
-DMI Service Provider software v2.0 has to be installed prior to the
installation of the Broadcom DMI PCI Hot Plug Service.
-The b57dmihp.mif file should be installed where the IBM DMI management
software is installed. Typically, the DMI Management software is installed
in \Program Files\IBM directory. The b57dmihp.mif should be installed
into Program Files\IBM\DMI\Win32\mifs
directory.
The following files are installed from the IBM Hot Plug Software
Kit. These Files have to be installed in the target system's
Windows NT4.0 System32 directory after the installation of the Hot Plug
application software.
hotplug.sys
swapdmi.dll
nssevlog.dll
nssrv.exe
nssrv.mif
swaplog.dll
hotdmi.dll
hotevlog.dll
hotevent.exe
hotplugc.cpl
hotsrv.exe
hotsrv.dll
hotpnp.exe
hotplug.mif
The following files are installed from the IBM Hot Plug Software
Kit. These Files have to be installed in the target system's IBM
Hot Plug PCI product directory. For Dell system, these files are typically
located in \Program Files\Dell Computer Corporation\Dell PCI Hot Plug
Services if default installation path was selected during installation
of the Hot Plug application software.
hotswap.exe
hotdevs.ini
hotplug.hlp
hotplug.cnt
-Hot Add feature is not fully tested. Installation of a new
BCM5700 NIC does not launch the Control Panel's Network NIC Adapter
installation screen. This problem is due to the test target system's
inability to stablize the power-on sequence on the newly seated NIC
on the PCI slot. The test target system's PCI slot green LED remains
flashing after being pushed. This LED should be on constantly to
signal that the new NIC has been powered on properly.
-Hot Swap is not supported in the IBM Netfinity 7100 server. Therefore
using the Broadcom DMI PCI Hot Plug software will not work on this server.
-Hot Add for Windows NT4.0 is not supported in the Dell servers.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.