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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
Avid ISIS Hardware
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Avid ISIS Hardware
The Avid ISIS Engine uses the Windows
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Storage Server 2008 R2 operating system with
Service Pack 2. The Avid ISIS client operating systems that are supported in your ISIS software
release are listed in the Avid ISIS ReadMe. The ISIS Engine contains sixteen drives for storing
data. The size of the data drives is shown on the front of each drive. As newer technology is
released, other drive capacities might be supported.
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The Windows Product Key Certificate of Authenticity is attached to the top cover of the Avid ISIS
enclosure.
ISIS | 5500 Engine Models
Major differences between the Engines are listed below. Also review the information in
“Installation Considerations” on page 25.
• ISIS | 5500-64
-4TB drives
- Includes the Myricom 10 Gb Ethernet adapter board
- (Optional) Quad Port 1 Gb Ethernet adapter board
• ISIS | 5500-32
-2TB drives
- Includes the Myricom 10 Gb Ethernet adapter board
- (Optional) Quad Port 1 Gb Ethernet adapter board
• ISIS | 5500-16
-1TB drives
- Includes Myricom 10 Gb Ethernet adapter board
- (Optional) Quad Port 1 Gb Ethernet adapter board
Avid ISIS Front Panel
The Avid ISIS | 5500 comes with an Avid bezel that covers the front of the enclosure and can be
locked to prevent unauthorized personnel from accessing the buttons and data drives. The
following illustration shows the Avid ISIS enclosure with the front bezel installed.