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and limits provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the product is
operated in the intended operational electromagnetic environment.

This product is intended for use in industrial locations. However, harmful interference may
occur in some installations, when the product is connected to a peripheral device or test object,
or if the product is used in residential or commercial areas. To minimize interference with
radio and television reception and prevent unacceptable performance degradation, install and
use this product in strict accordance with the instructions in the product documentation.

Furthermore, any changes or modifications to the product not expressly approved by National
Instruments could void your authority to operate it under your local regulatory rules.

Unpacking

Caution

 

To prevent electrostatic discharge (ESD) from damaging the device,

ground yourself using a grounding strap or by holding a grounded object, such as
your computer chassis.

1.

Carefully inspect the shipping container and the HDD-8261 for damage.

2.

Check for visible damage to the metal work.

Caution

 

Never touch the exposed pins of connectors.

Note

 

Do not install a device if it appears damaged in any way.

3.

Check to make sure all hardware and switches are undamaged.

If damage appears to have been caused during shipment, file a claim with the carrier.
Retain the packing material for possible inspection and/or reshipment.

4.

Unpack any other items and documentation from the kit.

What You Need to Get Started

The HDD-8261 kit contains the following items:

HDD-8261 module

HDD-8261 documentation

Note

 

The device kit does not include driver media. Go to 

ni.com/info

 and enter the

Info Code 

RAIDDrivers

 for instructions on where to download the drivers for your

device.

Key Features

The HDD-8261, using software RAID or JBOD mode, provides a compact storage solution in
a 3U PXI Express platform.

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HDD-8261 Getting Started Guide

Summary of Contents for HDD-8261

Page 1: ...Performance 4 Hardware Installation 5 Software Driver Installation 6 RAID Creation 7 Moving the HDD 8261 to a Different System 10 Where to Go Next 11 Specifications 12 Mainboard 12 Hard Disk Drive 12...

Page 2: ...the device ground yourself using a grounding strap or by holding a grounded object such as your computer chassis 1 Carefully inspect the shipping container and the HDD 8261 for damage 2 Check for visi...

Page 3: ...is not recommended Optimizing Streaming Performance Note For more information about optimizing streaming performance visit ni com info and enter the info codes provided in the following table Descript...

Page 4: ...689 1033 1377 1721 2065 2409 2753 3097 3441 3785 4129 4473 4817 5161 5505 5849 6193 6537 6881 7225 7569 7913 8257 8601 8945 9289 9633 9977 10321 10665 11009 11353 11697 12041 12385 12729 13073 13417...

Page 5: ...5 1921 2017 2113 2209 2305 2401 2497 2593 3649 3745 3841 3937 4033 4129 4225 4321 4417 4513 2689 2785 2881 2977 3073 3169 3265 3361 3457 3553 4609 4705 FAN HIGH FAN AUTO MB s Note The HDD 8261 HDD ver...

Page 6: ...ector rail on the chassis 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 f...

Page 7: ...Back up your data before you configure the software RAID 1 Right click My Computer and click Manage 2 Click Disk Management in the left window You should see four six disk drives of the same size in...

Page 8: ...5 Assign a drive letter and click Next 6 Configure the Format Volume page as shown in the following figure and click Next 8 ni com HDD 8261 Getting Started Guide...

Page 9: ...he disks were configured in basic mode click Yes in the Disk Management dialog box to convert them to dynamic mode Note You must convert all disks that you want to include in the RAID array to dynamic...

Page 10: ...em is in software RAID mode Caution To avoid data loss do not move swap or replace the hard drives 1 When the system boots go into Disk Management You will see four to six dynamic disks with yellow ca...

Page 11: ...he following documents contain information that you may find helpful as you use the HDD 8261 CompactPCI Specification PICMG 2 0 R 3 0 available at www picmg org PXI Hardware Specification Revision 2 1...

Page 12: ...tal storage capacity Rotating media 4 HDD 4 TB or greater Solid state media 6 SSD 2 8 TB or greater Interface Serial ATA 3 0 Physical Board dimensions Three slot 3U PXI Express module 6 13 21 6 cm 2 4...

Page 13: ...in accordance with IEC 60068 2 1 and IEC 60068 2 2 meets MIL PRF 28800F Class 3 low temperature limit Solid state media SSD 40 to 71 C tested in accordance with IEC 60068 2 1 and IEC 60068 2 2 meets...

Page 14: ...per FCC 47 CFR Class A equipment is intended for use in commercial light industrial and heavy industrial locations In Europe Canada Australia and New Zealand per CISPR 11 Class A equipment is intended...

Page 15: ...must be sent to a WEEE collection and recycling center Proper WEEE disposal reduces environmental impact and the risk to human health due to potentially hazardous substances used in such equipment Yo...

Page 16: ...emarks and Logo Guidelines at ni com trademarks for information on NI trademarks Other product and company names mentioned herein are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies For patent...

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