HDD-8263/8264 Installation Guide
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About the HDD-826
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Series
Description and Features
The HDD-8263 is a 1U chassis specifically designed for RAID applications
by National Instruments. This chassis supports up to four enterprise class
SATA hard drives controlled by a four-port PCI Express hardware RAID
controller. This system has been preconfigured as RAID 0; however, the
system supports additional modes such as RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and
JBOD. Refer to the included RAID controller user manual or guide for
more information about these modes.
The HDD-8264 is a 2U chassis specifically designed for RAID applications
by National Instruments. This chassis supports up to 12 enterprise class
SATA hard drives controlled by a 12-port PCI Express RAID controller.
This system supports only RAID0 and has been preconfigured in this mode.
HDD-826
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uses PCI Express signals over a cable of up to 7 m. You can
operate the HDD-826
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family in PCI Express x4 mode when paired with
the NI-8262 (for PXI Express chassis use only).
HDD-8263 x4 System
This entry-level storage system is preconfigured in RAID0. When
connected to the NI 8262 in a PXI Express or CompactPCI Express chassis,
the system can sequentially read and write a maximum of 300 Mbytes/s on
the outside of the array, and approximately 150 Mbytes/s on the inside.
HDD-8264 x4 System
The highest performance RAID system consists of an NI-8262 in a
PXI Express or CompactPCI Express chassis, connected to the HDD-8264.
This system can use the full bandwidth of PCI Express x4 technology and
can read and write sequentially at more than 600 Mbytes/s across the entire
array. The HDD-8264 is preconfigured in RAID0.
What You Need to Get Started
To set up and use your HDD-826
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for PXI Express, you need the following
hardware and software to be used with your PXI Express chassis and
controller:
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Host: PXI Express controller and chassis
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RAID array: HDD-8263 or HDD-8264
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Host connection: NI 8262
