National Instruments HDD-8261 Getting Started Manual

GETTING STARTED GUIDE

HDD-8261

4-Drive, In-Chassis High-Speed Data Storage Module

Note Before you begin, install and configure your chassis and controller.

This document explains how to install and configure the HDD-8261. For more information
about configuring, using, and maintaining the HDD-8261, refer to ni.com.

Contents

Electromagnetic Compatibility Guidelines...............................................................................1

Unpacking................................................................................................................................. 2

What You Need to Get Started.................................................................................................. 2

Key Features............................................................................................................................. 2

HDD-8261 Overview................................................................................................................3

Optimizing Streaming Performance..........................................................................................3

SSD/HDD Performance.................................................................................................... 4

Hardware Installation................................................................................................................5

Software/Driver Installation......................................................................................................6

RAID Creation.......................................................................................................................... 7

Moving the HDD-8261 to a Different System........................................................................10

Where to Go Next................................................................................................................... 11

Specifications.......................................................................................................................... 12

Mainboard....................................................................................................................... 12

Hard Disk Drive.............................................................................................................. 12

Physical........................................................................................................................... 12

Environmental.................................................................................................................12

Shock and Vibration (SSD Only)....................................................................................13

Electromagnetic Compatibility....................................................................................... 14

CE Compliance............................................................................................................... 14

Online Product Certification........................................................................................... 14

Environmental Management........................................................................................... 15

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)..................................................... 15

电子信息产品污染控制管理办法（中国 RoHS）......................................................15

Worldwide Support and Services............................................................................................15

Electromagnetic Compatibility Guidelines

This product was tested and complies with the regulatory requirements and limits for
electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) stated in the product specifications. These requirements

and limits provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the product is
operated in the intended operational electromagnetic environment.

This product is intended for use in industrial locations. However, harmful interference may
occur in some installations, when the product is connected to a peripheral device or test object,
or if the product is used in residential or commercial areas. To minimize interference with
radio and television reception and prevent unacceptable performance degradation, install and
use this product in strict accordance with the instructions in the product documentation.

Furthermore, any changes or modifications to the product not expressly approved by National
Instruments could void your authority to operate it under your local regulatory rules.

Unpacking

Caution To prevent electrostatic discharge (ESD) from damaging the device,

ground yourself using a grounding strap or by holding a grounded object, such as
your computer chassis.

1. Carefully inspect the shipping container and the HDD-8261 for damage.

2. Check for visible damage to the metal work.

Caution Never touch the exposed pins of connectors.

Note Do not install a device if it appears damaged in any way.

3. Check to make sure all hardware and switches are undamaged.

If damage appears to have been caused during shipment, file a claim with the carrier.

Retain the packing material for possible inspection and/or reshipment.

4. Unpack any other items and documentation from the kit.

What You Need to Get Started

The HDD-8261 kit contains the following items:

• HDD-8261 module

• HDD-8261 documentation

Note The device kit does not include driver media. Go to ni.com/info and enter the

Info Code RAIDDrivers for instructions on where to download the drivers for your
device.

Key Features

The HDD-8261, using software RAID or JBOD mode, provides a compact storage solution in
a 3U PXI Express platform.

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Table 1. HDD-8261 Mainboard Features

SATA Chipset

• Marvel 88SE9485

HDD

• 4 × 1 TB (or greater) SATA (platter) hard drives, or

• 6 × 400 GB (or greater) SATA solid state hard drives

Front Panel LEDs

• Power

• Failure LED

• HDD activity

HDD-8261 Overview

The HDD-8261 PXI Express/cPCI Express Storage Module supports a software-based striped/
simple/spanned RAID array. The HDD-8261 is a three-slot wide hard drive storage device that
holds up to four or six 2.5 in. solid-state or mechanical laptop hard drives. The module has a
GEN2 x8 PXI Express high-bandwidth connector to the chassis backplane.

Note The only supported version of Microsoft Windows is Windows 7 (64-bit).

Using the HDD-8261 in any other version of Windows results in reduced
performance and is not recommended.

Optimizing Streaming Performance

Note For more information about optimizing streaming performance, visit ni.com/

info and enter the info codes provided in the following table:

Description Info Code

Optimizing Performance on the NI 8261 ex23vi

Optimizing Streaming Performance exme7j

Understanding RAID ex88ay

The HDD-8261 2U in-chassis storage module expands NI high-speed streaming solutions by
offering high in-chassis data streaming rates and storage capacities, using software RAID
combined with either HDDs for capacity or SSDs for bandwidth. For maximum streaming
bandwidth, use the HDD-8261 in the PXIe-1085 chassis with the PXIe-8880 controller.

The HDD-8261 offers up to 2 GB/s read and write speed for the SSD drive option and up to
250 MB/s read and write speed for 80% of the striped array (RAID 0) capacity across all four
drives in the HDD drive option.

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SSD/HDD Performance

The system configuration used for this benchmarking included a PXIe-8880 embedded
controller running Windows 7 64-bit OS, with 24 GB system RAM, in PXIe-1085 chassis. For
best throughput, configure a striped volume across all the drives of the HDD-8261 using disk
management.

Figure 1. SDD Write Performance

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Note The HDD-8261 HDD version performs best in a PXIe-1085 chassis with fans

set to Auto. With fans operating on High, performance degrades due to increased
vibrations.

Hardware Installation

Caution To protect both yourself and the chassis from electrical hazards, leave the

chassis off until you finish installing the HDD-8261.

Note For important information about using the HDD-8261 with chassis fans on

high, go to ni.com/info and enter Info Code HDD8261Setup.

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1. Power off your PXI Express or CompactPCI Express chassis, but leave it plugged in

while installing the HDD-8261. The power cord grounds the chassis and protects it from

electrical damage while you install the module.

2. Locate an available PXI Express or CompactPCI Express slot in the chassis. Do not

install the HDD-8261 in the controller slot (slot 1 in a PXI Express chassis).

Note The HDD-8261 requires three open slots.

3. Remove or open any doors or covers blocking access to the slot in which you intend to

install the HDD-8261.

4. Touch the metal part of the case to discharge any static electricity that might be on your

clothes or body.

5. Make sure the injector/ejector handle is in its downward position. Be sure to remove all

connector packaging and protective caps from retaining screws on the module. Align the

HDD-8261 with the card guides on the top and bottom of the selected slot.

Caution Do not raise the injector/ejector handle as you insert the HDD-8261.

It will not insert properly unless the handle is in its downward position so that it
does not interfere with the injector/ejector rail on the chassis.

6. Hold the handle as you slowly slide the module into the chassis until the handle catches

on the injector/ejector rail.

7. Raise the injector/ejector handle until the module firmly seats into the backplane

receptacle connectors. The front panel of the HDD-8261 should be even with the front

panel of the chassis.

8. Tighten the bracket-retaining screws on the top and bottom of the front panel to secure

the HDD-8261 to the chassis.

9. Replace or close any doors or covers to the chassis.

Software/Driver Installation

The HDD-8261 does not include interface software to control the module. After you install the
drivers, you must use the Disk Management Utility in Windows to manage the software
RAID.

1. Download the driver from ni.com/download/ni-8261-1.0/5756/en/ and unzip it.

2. Open Windows Device Manager (Start»Control Panel»Device Manager).

3. Right-click RAID Controller under Other devices in the hardware list.

4. Select Update Driver Software.

5. Select Browse my computer for driver software and choose the NI8261_x64_driver

folder unzipped in step 1.

6. Leave Include Subfolders checked and click Next.

7. Complete the automatic installation. When the installation is complete, refer to the

following section to set up the RAID array.

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RAID Creation

To configure the software RAID on the HDD-8261, complete the following steps. The module
uses the Marvell SATA controller, which does not have a built-in hardware RAID. Instead, you
must build the RAID volume using the OS software.

Note The HDD-8261 drivers must be installed for Windows to see the drives.

Note Back up your data before you configure the software RAID.

1. Right-click My Computer and click Manage.

2. Click Disk Management in the left window. You should see four/six disk drives of the
same size in basic mode. If the disks do not have a status of Unallocated, right-click any
disk and select Delete Partition.

3. Right-click any disk and select New Striped Volume, then click Next.

4. Click Add until all available disks are moved to the Selected window and click Next.

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5. Assign a drive letter and click Next.

6. Configure the Format Volume page as shown in the following figure and click Next.

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7. Click Finish to close the New Striped Volume Wizard.

8. If the disks were configured in basic mode, click Yes in the Disk Management dialog box
to convert them to dynamic mode.

Note You must convert all disks that you want to include in the RAID array to

dynamic mode.

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Moving the HDD-8261 to a Different System

Complete the following steps to move your HDD-8261 to a different system or chassis with a
different controller.

Note The following steps apply only if the HDD-8261 you are moving to a

different system is in software RAID mode.

Caution To avoid data loss, do not move, swap, or replace the hard drives.

1. When the system boots, go into Disk Management. You will see four to six dynamic
disks with yellow caution icons. Right-click any disk with a caution icon and select
Import Foreign Disks.

2. Be sure the Foreign disk group (4 of 4 disks) or Foreign disk group (6 of 6 disks)
checkbox is enabled and click OK.

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3. You may see the following dialog box if a RAID volume was present on the HDD-8261
before you moved it to the new system. Click OK to allow the new system to reinitialize
the RAID volume.

4. Your RAID drive is now ready for use on the new system.

Where to Go Next

The following documents contain information that you may find helpful as you use the
HDD-8261:

• CompactPCI Specification PICMG 2.0 R 3.0, available at www.picmg.org

• PXI Hardware Specification, Revision 2.1, available at www.pxisa.org

• PXI Software Specification, Revision 2.1, available at www.pxisa.org

• ANSI/IEEE Standard 1014-1987,IEEE Standard for a Versatile Backplane Bus: VMEbus,
available at standards.ieee.org

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• ANSI/VITA 1-1994, VME64, available at www.vita.com/specifications

• Read Me First: Safety and Electromagnetic Compatibility, available at ni.com/manuals

Specifications

This section lists the HDD-8261 electrical, mechanical, and environmental specifications.

Mainboard

SATA chipset Marvel 88SE9485

Hard Disk Drive

Total storage capacity

Rotating media (4 × HDD) 4 TB (or greater)

Solid state media (6 × SSD) 2.8 TB (or greater)

Interface Serial-ATA 3.0

Physical

Board dimensions Three-slot 3U PXI Express module,

6 × 13 × 21.6 cm (2.4 × 5.1 × 8.5 in.)

Slot requirements One PXI Express module slot plus two module

expansion slots

Compatibility CompactPCI Express spec component

Weight

1 TB × 4 HDDs 750 g

400 GB × 6 SSDs 740 g

Environmental

Maximum altitude 2,000 m (800 mbar)

Pollution degree 2

Indoor use only.

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Operating Environment

Ambient temperature range

1

Rotating media (HDD) 5 to 50 °C (tested in accordance with

IEC-60068-2-1 and IEC-60068-2-2; meets
MIL-PRF-28800F Class 3 high-temperature
limit)

Solid state media (SSD) 0 to 50 °C (tested in accordance with

IEC-60068-2-1 and IEC-60068-2-2; meets
MIL-PRF-28800F Class 3 limits)

Relative humidity range 10 to 90% noncondensing (tested in

accordance with IEC-60068-2-56)

Storage Environment

Ambient temperature range

Rotating media (HDD) -40 to 65 °C (tested in accordance with

IEC-60068-2-1 and IEC-60068-2-2; meets
MIL-PRF-28800F Class 3 low-temperature
limit)

Solid state media (SSD) -40 to 71 °C (tested in accordance with

IEC-60068-2-1 and IEC-60068-2-2; meets
MIL-PRF-28800F Class 3 limits)

Relative humidity range 5 to 95% noncondensing (tested in accordance

with IEC-60068-2-56)

Shock and Vibration (SSD Only)

Operational shock 30 g peak, half-sine, 11 ms pulse (tested in

accordance with IEC-60068-2-27; test profile
developed in accordance with MIL­PRF-28800F)

1

For chassis that are not available in the online catalog at ni.com, contact National Instruments for
supported operating temperatures.

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Random Vibration

Operating 5 to 500 Hz, 0.3 g

rms

(with solid state hard

drive)

Nonoperating 5 to 500 Hz, 2.4 g

rms

(tested in accordance
with IEC-60068-2-64; nonoperating test profile
exceeds the requirements of MIL-PRF-28800F,
Class 3)

Note Specifications are subject to change without notice.

Electromagnetic Compatibility

This product meets the requirements of the following EMC standards for electrical equipment
for measurement, control, and laboratory use:

• EN 61326-1 (IEC 61326-1): Class A emissions; Basic immunity

• EN 55011 (CISPR 11): Group 1, Class A emissions

• EN 55022 (CISPR 22): Class A emissions

• EN 55024 (CISPR 24): Immunity

• AS/NZS CISPR 11: Group 1, Class A emissions

• AS/NZS CISPR 22: Class A emissions

• FCC 47 CFR Part 15B: Class A emissions

• ICES-001: Class A emissions

Note In the United States (per FCC 47 CFR), Class A equipment is intended for

use in commercial, light-industrial, and heavy-industrial locations. In Europe,
Canada, Australia and New Zealand (per CISPR 11) Class A equipment is intended
for use only in heavy-industrial locations.

Note Group 1 equipment (per CISPR 11) is any industrial, scientific, or medical

equipment that does not intentionally generate radio frequency energy for the
treatment of material or inspection/analysis purposes.

Note For EMC declarations and certifications, and additional information, refer to

the Online Product Certification section.

CE Compliance

This product meets the essential requirements of applicable European Directives as follows:

• 2004/108/EC; Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (EMC)

Online Product Certification

Refer to the product Declaration of Conformity (DoC) for additional regulatory compliance
information. To obtain product certifications and the DoC for this product, visit ni.com/

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certification, search by model number or product line, and click the appropriate link in the

Certification column.

Environmental Management

NI is committed to designing and manufacturing products in an environmentally responsible
manner. NI recognizes that eliminating certain hazardous substances from our products is
beneficial to the environment and to NI customers.

For additional environmental information, refer to the Minimize Our Environmental Impact
web page at ni.com/environment. This page contains the environmental regulations and
directives with which NI complies, as well as other environmental information not included in
this document.

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)

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separately from municipal household waste according to
WEEE Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on waste
electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). All products at the end of their life
cycle must be sent to a WEEE collection and recycling center. Proper WEEE
disposal reduces environmental impact and the risk to human health due to
potentially hazardous substances used in such equipment. Your cooperation in
proper WEEE disposal will contribute to the effective usage of natural resources. For
information about the available collection and recycling scheme in a particular
country, go to ni.com/environment/weee.

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