# Verifying Hot Swap

Once you have started the Hot Swap manager and driver on a host, use oammon to verify that all Hot Swap files are installed and the Hot Swap driver and the Hot Swap manager are running. To verify the Hot Swap installation:

Step | Action
1 | Create records for the components in the system in the NMS OAM database. Refer to Configuration file overview for information.
2 | Access a command prompt on the host system.
3 | Start oammon by entering: oammon
4 | If you open the ejector handles on a CompactPCI board, messages reporting the extraction display. For example: Wed Sep 26 13:55:18 - HSWEVN_REMOVAL_REQUESTED INFO Board 0 "Name0" HotSwap notification Wed Sep 26 13:55:18 - HSWEVN_BOARD_OFFLINE INFO Board 0 "Name0" HotSwap notification
5 | When you physically remove the board, the following message displays: Wed Sep 26 13:55:57 - HSWEVN_BOARD_REMOVED INFO Board 0 "Name0" HotSwap notification
6 | If you insert a CompactPCI board when board auto-start is disabled, messages reporting the insertion display, but the board fails to start. Refer to Starting boards automatically for more information. For example: Wed Sep 26 13:57:11 - HSWEVN_BOARD_INSERTED INFO Board 0 "Name0" HotSwap notification Wed Sep 26 13:57:11 - HSWEVN_ONLINE_PENDING INFO Board 0 "Name0" HotSwap notification Wed Sep 26 13:57:11 - HSWEVN_PREPARATION_FAILED INFO Board 0 "Name0" HotSwap notification Later, when the board is started, a Hot Swap message reporting the board start is displayed: Wed Sep 26 13:54:10 - HSWEVN_BOARD_READY INFO Board 0 "Name0" HotSwap notification
7 | If you insert a CompactPCI board when board auto-start is enabled, messages reporting the insertion and the board start display. Refer to Starting boards automatically for more information. For example: Wed Sep 26 13:57:11 - HSWEVN_BOARD_INSERTED INFO Board 0 "Name0" HotSwap notification Wed Sep 26 13:54:10 - HSWEVN_ONLINE_PENDING INFO Board 0 "Name0" HotSwap notification Wed Sep 26 13:54:10 - HSWEVN_BOARD_READY INFO Board 0 "Name0" HotSwap notification

Refer to Using oammon for more information.