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Chapter 3 Hardware Installation
Overview of the Installation Process Page 3 - 3
Overview of the
Installation
Process
There are only five steps involved in bringing your RF3880 adapter into
functionality. Each is outlined briefly below and then in more detail on the
following pages.
Step 1: Unpack the board
The RF3880 adapter is carefully packaged to prevent damage and exposure to
static. You should observe precautions while unpacking.
Step 2: Set jumpers and termination on the board
The board has four separate blocks of jumpers. These jumpers are for: default
SCSI ID, default SCSI bus reset on power-up, enable SCSI parity-checking,
Board VMEbus address and Address Modifier, SYSFAIL signal assertion, and
Bus Arbitration.
You will also need to determine whether you will terminate the SCSI bus on
the board. You will need to remove termination if the RF3880 adapter is not at
the physical end of the SCSI bus cable.
Step 3: Insert the board into a VME slot
You must select a VME slot and prepare it for the adapter by removing Bus
Grant and Interrupt Acknowledge daisy-chain jumpers from the VMEbus
backplane. There are many types of system enclosures that the RF3880 will fit
into.
Step 4: Apply power and observe LEDS
The RF3880 adapter has a set of LEDs on its faceplate that will indicate its state
on power-up. You should observe these LEDs and other indicators that are
described in this section. If the LEDs indicate a problem, you may need to
follow some of the troubleshooting hints also described.
Step 5: Configure and connect SCSI devices
There are several types of SCSI devices that you may be attaching to the
RF3880 adapter. Each requires set-up and each must be cabled to the SCSI bus.
There are restrictions on the length of the bus cable and termination factors that
must be considered.