Setup guide

Chapter 3 Assembling the System
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Fibre Channel Local Storage
Avid DS supports the MEDIArray II Fibre Channel storage system
(MEDIArray II) for use with HD or SD local storage. The MEDIArray II
connects to an optional ATTO 3300 optical Fibre Channel board located in
PCI slot 5 of the workstation.
ATTO 3300 Fibre Channel Board Slot Location
The MEDIArray II holds 14 Fibre Channel drives in slot 0 to slot 13. Avid
supports a minimum of three configurations of the MEDIArray II:
• Single enclosure — using 73-GB, 146-GB, 300GB drives (you can not
mix different drive sizes within the same enclosure)
• Dual enclosure — using 146-GB drives only
• Six enclosure — using 146-GB drives only
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The Fibre Channel drives are designed specifically for the MEDIArray II
enclosure and are not interchangeable with any other enclosure.
For complete installation instructions, see the documentation that ships with
the MEDIArray II.
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Avid typically supports newer drives as they become available. For the latest
list of supported storage drives and enclosure, see your Avid DS sales
representative.
ATTO 3300
Fibre channel
controller