Chapter 2
Installation
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Step 3. Switch On Your GPIB-SCSI-A
Switch on your GPIB-SCSI-A by using the rocker switch on the rear panel.
The
POWER
LED should come on immediately and the
READY
indicator on the front panel should come on after the GPIB-SCSI-A has
passed its power-on self-test, indicating that the unit is ready for operation.
If the
READY
indicator does not come on within 10 seconds after the unit
is powered on, recheck all connections and switch settings and retry the
power-on sequence. If the
READY
light still fails to come on, contact
National Instruments.
Step 4. Power On Your System
Complete the following steps to power on your system:
1.
Plug the power cords of the Sun SPARC system and any other SCSI
equipment into a power outlet.
2.
Power on all devices.
3.
Power on your system.
Installing NI-488.2
Complete the following steps to install NI-488.2 for Solaris:
1.
Insert the NI-488.2 for Solaris installation CD.
2.
You must have superuser privilege before you can install NI-488.2 for
Solaris. If you are not already a superuser, type
su root
and enter the
root password.
3.
Add NI-488.2 to the operating system by entering the following
command.
a.
On Solaris 2.5.1 or later versions, the CD automatically mounts
as soon as you insert the CD. If this feature is disabled on your
workstation, you must mount the CD by typing the following
command:
/usr/sbin/mount -o ro -F hsfs /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s2 /cdrom/cdrom0
b.
Enter the following command to add NI-488.2 to your system:
/usr/sbin/pkgadd -d /cdrom/cdrom0 NICscsia
4.
Follow the instructions on your screen to complete the installation.
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