5.
Connect a power cable from the system’s power supply to the FFD (not required for the
80-pin SCA-2 connector.)
6.
Mount the FFD in a free 3.5” drive bay.
7.
Close the cover.
8.
Power ON the PC. You are now ready to install the drive under Unix. To proceed with the
installation, you must have Supervisor privileges on your Unix system. If you do not have
these privileges, contact your system administrator.
9.
Run the Unix format program and follow the displayed instructions.
10.
Select the FFD from the list of drives. You will need to define a new drive and manually
enter the drive parameters using the
type
option. For a list of the appropriate drive
parameters refer to Section 4.1.8.
11.
Define the partitions according to your system requirements.
12.
Run the
format
and
analyze
commands.
13.
Use the
label
command to partition and initialize the drive.
14.
Exit the
format
routine.
15.
Build the file system on the FFD, using the Unix MAKEFS utility.
16.
Mount the drive and place the appropriate link commands in your startup script. Your FFD
is now ready to be used as another drive in your system.
Notes: 1.
The Unix OS is available in many flavors; consequently, details may vary for each
installation procedure and program name.
2.
If you encounter any problems, refer to Section 12 for troubleshooting information.
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