Chapter 1 Introduction and Quick Start
VXI/VME-PCI8022 for Solaris 1-8
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chassis are not configured as system controller. Having mor e than one
device configured as system controller will damage the VXI/VME
system.
For VXI systems that include VME device s, en su re th at t he V ME
devices are not configured in the upper 16 KB (starting from 0xC000)
of the A16 address space. This region is reserved for VXI device
configuration registers, which are used for initializing, configuring, and
interacting with VXI devices. The PCI-MXI-2 and VME-MXI-2 also
use this region for this purpose.
Also ensure that no VXI devices in your system are configured for
either logical addresses 0 or 1. These are the default configurations for
the PCI-MXI-2 and the VXI-MXI-2, respectively.
For more details on the VXI-MXI-2 or VME-MXI-2 hardw are, refer to
either Chapter 3, VXI-MXI-2 Configuration a nd Installation, or
Chapter 4, VME-MXI-2 Configuration and Installation.
Installing and Loading the NI-VXI Software for Solaris 2.x
The instructions in this section are specific to users of the Solaris 2.x
platform.
1. Type the following command to change to a temporary directory:
cd /tmp
2. Type one of the following commands to copy and install script from
the NI-VXI diskette:
• If you are not running volume management:
tar xvf /dev/diskette INSTALL
• If you are running volume management:
tar xvf /vol/dev/rdiskette0/unlabeled INSTALL
Note: The device name shown in this code example may be different for your
system. Please refer to your system’s user guide or system administrator for
the correct device name. If it is different, modify the INSTALL script to
reflect the correct device name.
3. Type the following command to execute the install script:
./INSTALL
Follow the instructions as prompted.