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Table Of Contents
- Avid® ISIS® | 5500 - 5000 Setup Guide
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Avid ISIS | 5500 Overview 13
- Chapter 2 Installing the Avid ISIS System 27
- Chapter 3 Installing the Avid ISIS Software 63
- Chapter 4 Avid ISIS Software Licensing 81
- Chapter 5 Configuring System Director Resiliency 88
- Chapter 6 Preupgrade Information 101
- Chapter 7 Avid ISIS Upgrade Guidelines 105
- Chapter 8 Adding and Replacing Hardware 113
- Chapter 9 Optional Network Adapter Boards 128
- Chapter 10 Product Recovery 133
- Chapter A Specifications and Notices 137
- Appendix B Safety and Regulatory Information 142
- Using This Guide
- Avid ISIS | 5500 Overview
- Installing the Avid ISIS System
- Avid ISIS Hardware
- Installing Avid ISIS Hardware in a Rack
- Rack-mount Requirements
- Positioning the Avid ISIS Engine in the Rack
- Separating the Slide Rails
- Attaching Inner Slide Rails to the Avid ISIS | 5500
- Attaching the Outer Rails to a Square-Hole Rack
- Attaching the Outer Rails to a Round-Hole Rack
- Securing the Avid ISIS | 5500 in a Rack
- Installing the Dell Networking S25 and S4810 Switches in a Rack
- Installing the Dell Networking S60 Switch in a Rack
- Installing the Avid ISIS Drives
- Connecting a Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse
- Connecting Power Cords
- Configuration Considerations
- Connecting Clients Directly to the System Director
- System Director 1 Gb Ethernet Connections to the Switch
- Dell Networking Ethernet Switches
- Connecting Multiple Engines to the Stacked Switch
- Connecting to an In-House Network
- Turning On the Avid ISIS | 5500 Hardware
- Installing the Avid ISIS Software
- Windows Operating System and Network Settings
- Software Installation
- Connect the Network Cables to the Enclosure
- IP Addressing Strategies When Connecting to a Network
- Loading the Software
- Activating the License Key
- Connecting the Optional Application Key
- Creating an Active File System
- Checking or Changing the System Director IP Addresses
- Accessing the Management Console From Any Computer
- Binding the Storage Managers
- Creating a Storage Group
- Creating Workspaces
- Creating User Accounts
- Avid ISIS Software Licensing
- Configuring System Director Resiliency
- Preupgrade Information
- Avid ISIS Upgrade Guidelines
- Adding and Replacing Hardware
- Optional Network Adapter Boards
- Product Recovery
- Specifications and Notices
- Safety and Regulatory Information
- Warnings and Cautions
- Proposition 65 Warning
- FCC Notice
- Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien)
- LED Safety Notices
- European Union Declaration of Conformity
- Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in the European Union
- Argentina Conformity
- Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations
- Japan EMC Regulations
- Korean EMC Regulations
- Taiwan EMC Regulations
- Index
1 Avid ISIS | 5500 Overview
The document describes features and hardware of the Avid ISIS | 5500. Depending on your
configuration, your Avid ISIS might not contain certain features and hardware that are covered in
the document. Information that applies to specific models is specified in that section. The term
“Avid ISIS” is used when the information applies to all models.
Avid ISIS uses industry standard components to deliver high capacity, high performance
collaborative media solutions. A single Avid ISIS chassis provides System Director and Engine
(Storage Server) functionality. The Avid ISIS | 5500 Engine can be configured as a standalone
system that runs the System Director software. Each Avid ISIS Engine is comprised of 16 media
storage drives, two mirrored system drives, RAID controller, Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet
plus redundant power and fans.
Up to 12 Engines are supported in the ISIS | 5500 network:
• With 2 TB media drives, the system delivers 384 TB of shared storage
• With 4 TB media drives, the system delivers 768 TB of shared storage
The first ISIS Engine provides System Director and Management Console functionality in
addition to media storage. The Avid ISIS | 5500 network can support up to 90 Ethernet connected
clients.
Avid ISIS ensures media protection and availability using the following techniques:
• Mirrored system drives are used for system operation and System Director metadata storage.
• A failed system drive can be replaced without interrupting the operation of the Avid ISIS.
• The 16 media storage drives are configured into three RAID 5 groups with one drive
reserved as a global hot spare. If any of the RAID drives fail, the Avid ISIS automatically
uses the spare drive to rebuild the RAID group. The failed drive can be removed and
replaced with a new drive without interrupting the operation of the Avid ISIS.