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Avid ISIS Hardware
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RAID Behavior in the Engine
Once the three RAID groups have been created, any of the drives in the Engine can be swapped
within the Engine. The Avid ISIS uses the drive IDs to track what five drives are members of
each of the three RAID groups.
If a single drive should fail, the Avid ISIS automatically starts a repair of the RAID group using
the spare drive in the Engine.
Avid ISIS Rear Panel
The Avid ISIS rear panel provides access to the power supplies, system drives, video port,
1 gigabit (Gb) Ethernet connectors, 10 Gb Ethernet port, serial connector, and two USB
connectors for the application key, and keyboard or mouse.
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The following illustration shows the shipping configuration of the ISIS 5500-32. The Quad Port 1
Gb Ethernet adapter board (not shown) is optional in the ISIS 5500-16, ISIS 5500-32 and ISIS
5500-64. For instructions on installing the optional adapters boards, see “Optional Network
Adapter Boards” on page 27.
Avid ISIS 5500-32 Rear Panel
Expansion Slots
There are six expansion slots accessible from the rear of the Avid ISIS enclosure. The following
tables lists the standard boards that are supported in the Avid ISIS and storage expansion slots.
System drives
Top power
connector
Bottom power
connector
USB ports
Serial port
ID LED
(lit with ID button
on front is pressed)
Intel Pro 1 Gb
Ethernet ports
LSI MegaRAID
controller
Myricom 10 Gb
Ethernet port
Video port