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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
3 Installing the Avid ISIS Software
This chapter describes network and Windows operating system parameters that need setting
along with instructions creating workspaces using the Avid ISIS software on the Avid ISIS.
Windows Operating System and Network Settings
Your Avid ISIS ships with the Windows operating system installed. If you need to re-image the
internal drives with the Windows operating system see
“Product Recovery” on page 133.
When turning on your Avid ISIS for the first time the Apply Computer Setup message is
displayed for 3 to 5 minutes. Use the information in the following sections to configure the Avid
ISIS with the correct date and time, computer name, and network properties.
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Log on as Administrator (default password: is-admin).
Setting the Date, Time, and Time Zone
You need to correctly set the date, time, time zone, and daylight saving time option on each Avid
ISIS enclosure.
To set the date, time, time zone, and daylight saving time option on the Avid ISIS:
1. Click the time in the taskbar. The Date/Time Properties dialog box opens.
2. Click “Change date and time settings.”
3. In the Date and Time tab, click the “Change date and time” button. Set the date and time
using the Date & Time tab.
4. Set the date and time.
5. Click OK to close the Date and Time Settings dialog box.
6. Click the “Change time zone” button.
7. Set the time zone for the location of the Avid ISIS.
8. Make sure the “Automatically adjust clock for Daylight Saving Time” option is selected if
your location observes daylight saving time.
9. Click OK to close the Time Zone Settings dialog box.