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VME Installation Outline, cessory Card Hardware.

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VME Card Installation VME Installation Outline VME Installation Outline VMEbus physical slot numbers are: 1 to 8 • The system controller board computer (Model 743/744) occupies the bot- tom two slots (slots 1 and 2). • Slots 3 through 8 are the accessible slots in the VME module. These slots are numbered on the backplane of the VME module. There are no switches or jumpers on the VME backplane to set. The following list is a brief outline of the installation procedure adding devices to HP-UX. For more detailed information please see the VME Services for HP-UX 10 manual. Follow these general steps: 1 First, add the new configuration information in the vme.CFG text file. 2 Run the vme_config utility to configure VME resources. 3 Make device files for the card and driver with mknod. 4 Add the driver to the dfile (HP-UX 9.x only). 5 Compile the driver if necessary. 6 Update various files to include information about the driver. 7 Generate a new kernel containing the driver. 8 Build and install the new kernel. 9 Make a backup copy of the kernel. 10 Shut down and turn off the system. 11 Plug in the card(s) (according to the procedure in "Installing VME Ac- cessory Card Hardware"). 12 Turn on the system. 3-5

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VME Card Installation
VME Installation Outline
VME Installation Outline
VMEbus physical slot numbers are: 1 to 8
The system controller board computer (Model 743/744) occupies the bot-
tom two slots (slots 1 and 2).
Slots 3 through 8 are the accessible slots in the VME module. These slots
are numbered on the backplane of the VME module.
There are no switches or jumpers on the VME backplane to set.
The following list is a brief outline of the installation procedure adding
devices to HP-UX. For more detailed information please see the
VME Ser-
vices for HP-UX 10
manual. Follow these general steps:
1
First, add the new configuration information in the
vme.CFG
text file.
2
Run the
vme_config
utility to configure VME resources.
3
Make device files for the card and driver with
mknod
.
4
Add the driver to the dfile (HP-UX 9.x only).
5
Compile the driver if necessary.
6
Update various files to include information about the driver.
7
Generate a new kernel containing the driver.
8
Build and install the new kernel.
9
Make a backup copy of the kernel.
10
Shut down and turn off the system.
11
Plug in the card(s) (according to the procedure in “Installing VME Ac-
cessory Card Hardware”).
12
Turn on the system.