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Status Not under consideration
Created by Guest
Created on Sep 5, 2017

Allow resetting PCI FIDS without requiring Deactivation/Activation of support paartitions.

When a PCIe FID needs to be reset it is necessary to deactivate and activate the PCIe support partition that owns the card. Other cards belonging to the same support partition are also reset even though they are still usable. This causes a disruption, and potential system outage until the support partition is re-activated.

Would like a method to re-recycle a FID/PCHID without having to recycle the entire support partition.

Idea priority Medium
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    Sep 21, 2017

    Talking with Thomas McCarthy. He said the reseating process satisfies this requirement.