Grass Valley PDX 218 - Manual (Page 24)

Chapter 2 Installing
2-6 PDX 218 Instruction Manual
Making Cable Connections
All cables connect to the PDX 218 SCSI Bus 1 and SCSI Bus 2 connectors on the rear
panel as shown in Figure 2-6.
Figure 2-6. PDX 218 SCSI Bus Connectors
PDX218 SCSI Cable Connections
The following examples show SCSI cable connections between the PDX 218 and the
Profile Video File Server.
NOTE: After making SCSI connections, you must use the Profile Disk Utility
software to create a file system on the PDX 218 disk drives before it can operate as
part of the Profile system. See “Creating a File System on the PDX 218” on page
2-12.
One PDX218 Connected to a Profile System with Two Disk Recorder Boards
Figure 2-7 shows a PDX 218 connected to a Profile system with Master and Slave
Disk Recorder Boards installed. The location of the Disk Recorder Boards may be
different than shown in Figure 2-7. To locate the Disk Recorder boards in your
system, see the rear panel board slot labels.
Figure 2-7. Connecting the PDX218 to a Profile System with Two Disk Recorder Boards
9687-18
SCSI Bus 1
connectors SCSI Bus 2
connectors
9687-26
Terminator
SCSI Cable
PDX218
Profile Video
File Server
Disk
Recorder
Master
Disk
Recorder
Slave
Note:
Disk recorder board locations may be
different than shown. See rear panel
labels for actual locations.