NI Real-Time Hypervisor 2.10 Quick Start Guide
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Complete the following steps to install the NI Real-Time Hypervisor for Linux.
1.
Use a development computer to install LabVIEW RT and VISA Server on the NI Real-Time
Hypervisor system.
a.
Power on or restart the NI Real-Time Hypervisor system.
b.
Press the <Delete> key to access the BIOS setup utility.
c.
Change the boot option so the NI Real-Time Hypervisor system boots into
LabVIEW RT
.
d.
Save the changes and restart the system.
e.
Launch MAX on the development computer.
f.
Expand the
Remote Systems
tree and locate the NI Real-Time Hypervisor system.
g.
Expand the tree next to the NI Real-Time Hypervisor system.
h.
Click the
Software
tree item and install
LabVIEW RT
and
VISA Server
on the
NI Real-Time Hypervisor system.
2.
Use MAX to obtain identification information for the NI Real-Time Hypervisor controller
and chassis.
a.
Expand the
Devices and Interfaces
tree.
b.
Right-click the NI Real-Time Hypervisor controller and select its controller family in
the
Identify As
menu.
c.
Expand the tree next to the controller.
d.
Right-click the PXI chassis and select its model in the
Identify As
menu.
e.
Connect to the NI Real-Time Hypervisor system with an FTP client.
f.
Navigate to the
ni-rt/system
directory.
g.
Copy the
pxisys.ini
and
pxiesys.ini
files to a USB drive. These files identify
your controller and chassis. Later, you will copy these files to the NI Real-Time
Hypervisor system.
3.
Start the Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation process.
a.
Connect a USB CD-ROM drive to the NI Real-Time Hypervisor system.
b.
Place the Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation CD in the drive.
c.
Restart the system.
d.
Press the <Delete> key to access the BIOS setup utility on your system.
e.
Change the boot option so the system boots into
Windows/Other OS
.
f.
Change the boot priority so the system boots from the CD-ROM drive.
g.
Save the changes and restart the system.
h.
Begin the Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation process.
