Connecting Additional Expansion Chassis To A System - National Instruments PXIe-8370 User Manual

From Host
Slot Type Product
PCI Express PCIe-8371
x4
PCI Express PCIe-8372
x4
Note: For installation instructions and other information about the NI HDD series of
products, refer to their respective user manuals.
Note
For full PXI or PXI Express functionality, refer to the Software Installation
and Configuration section.

Connecting Additional Expansion Chassis to a System

Using a MXI-Express x4 Copper Cable
Refer to the Terminology section for more detail on the items in this list.
Equipment Needed
• Chassis to daisy-chain from
• Expansion chassis to daisy-chain to
• MXI-Express x4 copper cable
• A MXI-Express x4 host board and target board that is appropriate for the host system slot
and target chassis. Refer to the following table for more information.
From
Chassis
Slot Type Product
PCI Express PXIe-8374
x4
PCI Express NI 8262
x4
Note: For installation instructions and other information about the NI HDD series of
products, refer to their respective user manuals.
Note
For full PXI or PXI Express functionality, refer to the Software Installation
and Configuration section.
Targets
PXI Express
Chassis
PXIe-8370 HDD-8263
✓
✓
Targets
PXI Express
Chassis
PXIe-8370 HDD-8263
✓
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HDD RAID
HDD-8264
✓ ✓
✓ ✓
HDD RAID
HDD-8264
✓ ✓
✓ ✓
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HDD-8265
✓
✓
HDD-8265
✓
✓