RMX-8268 Installation Guide
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6.
Hold the handle as you slowly slide the module into the chassis until the handle catches on
the injector/ejector rail.
7.
Raise the injector/ejector handle until the module firmly seats into the backplane receptacle
connectors. The front panel of the PXIe-8394 should be even with the front panel of the
chassis.
8.
Tighten the bracket-retaining screws on the top and bottom of the front panel to secure the
PXIe-8394 to the chassis.
9.
Replace or close any doors or covers to the chassis.
Cabling
Connect the Gen3 x8 MXI cable to both the PXIe-8394 and the RMX-8268 chassis. The cables
have no polarity, so you can connect either end to either the card or chassis.
Caution
Do
not
remove the cable after the system is powered on. Doing so can
hang or cause errors in applications communicating with devices. If a cable becomes
unplugged, plug it back into the system. (You may need to restart your computer.)
Note
section for cable specifications.
Powering Up the RMX-8268 for PXI Express System
To power up the RMX-8268 for PXI Express system, power-on the host. The RMX-8268 chassis
now should turn on.
Powering Down the RMX-8268 for PXI Express System
Because operating systems and drivers commonly make the assumption that PCI devices are
present in the system from power-up to power-down, it is important
not
to power off the
RMX-8268 chassis independently. Powering off the RMX-8268 chassis while the host is still on
can cause data loss, crashes, or hangs. When you shut down the host controller, the RMX-8268
is sent a signal over the cabled PCI Express link to shut down.
Driver Installation
When installing RAID drivers, make sure your host system is connected to the internet, which
allows the OS to download the RAID driver automatically. If that does not work, go to
ni.com
and search for
Drivers for RAID
.
For more information about driver installation, consult the driver installation chapter of the
RAID controller user manual on
ni.com
.
Note
The RMX-8268 is supported on Windows 10 only.
