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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
Software Installation
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To bind the Storage Managers:
1. Type http://IP address of System Director in your browser or click Management Console in
the Launch Pad.
2. Log into the System Director.
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The default Management Console Administrator password is blank (no password).
3. Click the Storage Managers icon or double-click the unbound Status message in the System
Status console.
4. Select the ISIS Engine listed in the Storage Managers list. You can select and bind multiple
ISBs.
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Make sure your ISIS Engines have different names. Two ISIS Engines on the same switch,
with the same name, cannot be bound.
5. Click Bind.
6. Click Yes to confirm the request.
7. Click Refresh to see the status circle next to the Name turn change to green when complete.
Creating a Storage Group
You can create a Storage Group after you have bound the Storage Managers (see “Binding the
Storage Managers” on page 78
). You can create one Storage Group per enclosure or one Storage
Group across multiple enclosures.
See the Avid ISIS Administration Guide for information about creating a Storage Group.