Assure that all power is removed from the VME backplane prior to inserting the VS1-250
module into the card cage. Align the VS1-250 module into its respective card cage slot card
guides and slide the module in until the P1 and P2 connectors initially mate. Apply pressure
to the ejector handles to fully seat the module / connectors.
Caution -
When seating the VS1-250 module into a card cage only apply pressure to the ejector
handles or, if necessary, to the base of the front panel. Applying pressure to the top of the
front panel could cause damage to the module.
Now connect the VS1-250 SAS bus to the host/processor with either (depending on
configuration) an SFF-8470 4-lane SAS cable to the front panel or via the P2 connector on
the backplane with the proper Phoenix International adapter module.
4.4
Drive Software Configuration
Initially you will need to run a device setup program in order to configure the software and
hardware to properly recognize the drives on the VS1-250. Consult the host/processor
manual and/or operating system manuals for a description of the utility required to properly
format and use your mass storage subsystem. The drive characteristics are described in
detail in Chapter 5. It operates using the SAS or SATA interface and has to be configured
by the host operating system software for proper operation.
4.5
Operation
Once the VL1-250 has been configured properly and the software has been set up,
operation is identical to that of a standard SAS / SATA storage subsystem. No specialized
software is required.
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