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Keysight M9018A PXIe 18-Slot Chassis Startup Guide
STEP 4: Overview of Installing and Verifying Keysight Modules
Installing modules
Installing modules
If you plan to install multiple high power Keysight modules in the chassis, see the
M9018A User Guide for information on power planning and chassis cooling. Prior
to installing your modules, please review the installation instructions for the PCIe
cable interface module in
“Install a PCIe cable interface module in the chassis”
on page 17 — the instructions for this module are applicable to all modules
installed in the chassis.
Installing the module software
The documentation for your Keysight module will indicate that Keysight IO
Library Suite should be installed. However, only one installation of IO Library
Suite is required on the host controller PC. Presuming that you installed IO
Libraries Suite as described in
“Installing the Keysight IO Libraries Suite”
page 23, it does not need to be installed again when installing software for
Keysight modules. If you did not install IO Libraries Suite earlier, it must be
installed
before
you install your module-specific software.
After ensuring that IO Libraries Suite is installed, follow the instructions provided
with your module to install its software.
Verifying your module
Follow the instructions provided with your Keysight module to verify its
operation. Module verification typically includes the following steps:
1
Verify that your module is displayed within the chassis in Connection Expert
as described in
“Using Connection Expert to connect to the chassis”
page 30, and as described in your module documentation.
2
Bring up the soft front panel (SFP) for your module, if available, and verify that
the SFP can interface correctly to the module.
The M9018A chassis drivers that you installed in
“Installing the M9018A chassis
on page 23 are completely separate from your module software. The
chassis drivers permit interfacing to chassis functionality such as temperature
sensors and fan speeds, while your module software is required to interface to
your particular module.
