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Contents Using This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Accessing the Online Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Avid Training Services .
Moving Workspaces Between Storage Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Mirrored Storage Groups, Single ISB Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 RAID-6 Storage Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 RAID-6 Storage Groups, Single ISB Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 RAID-6 Storage Groups, Dual ISB Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Securing the System Director in a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Mounting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Installing Blades and Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Installing IXS and ISS Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Connecting a Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse. . . . . . . . . . . .
Loading and Configuring Client software for Zone 3 Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Avid Interplay Authentication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Configuring a 10-Gb Link Aggregation Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Chapter 4 Configuring Two Stacks of ISIS Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 ISIS Two Stack Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Software Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Component Requirements From Previous Releases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Upgrade Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Appendix C Configuring Switch Redundancy for Workgroup Servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Media Browse and CountDown Failover Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Configuration Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Network Teaming Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Appendix D Avid ISIS Recommended Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Appendix G Specifications and Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using This Guide The Avid ISIS® media network provides a high-performance distributed file system that contains high-capacity shared media storage for workgroups of connected Avid® editing workstations. n This document describes the features for all Avid ISIS 7000 shared storage networks. Therefore, your system might not contain certain features that are covered in the documentation.
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1 Avid Software and Hardware Install Checklist The following checklists summarizes the major steps for upgrading your software and hardware. These checklists are for experienced administrators that acts as a reminder of the tasks that need to be done in each upgrade. If you are not experienced with Avid ISIS, you should read this entire book first before installing or configuring the Avid ISIS.
1 Avid Software and Hardware Install Checklist The infrastructure is defined as follows: • System Director — System Director software and upgrade Storage Blades (ISBs) and Switch Blades (ISS/ISXs) in the Avid ISIS engines to the v2.1.
Hardware Upgrade Avid ISIS Software Upgrade Complete To be done Install your Avid ISIS software on the System Director, see “Loading the Software” on page 87 and “Software Upgrade” on page 139. Copy your Avid ISIS client installers on your System Director, see “Loading Client Software” on page 98. Upgrade all your ISBs, ISSs, and IXSs. Using the ISIS Management Console, select all the ISBs and click Upgrade Storage Blades and then select all your ISSs and IXSs and click Upgrade Switch Blades.
1 Avid Software and Hardware Install Checklist New System Director and Engine Installation Use the following checklist when setting up an Avid ISIS for the first time: Avid ISIS New Installation Complete To be done Determine Network Address Scheme Configure SD IP Addresses, see “IP Addressing Overview” on page 83.
Switch and ISB Upgrade Utility Avid ISIS New Installation Complete To be done Add Additional engine, see “Adding an Engine” on page 187. Upgrade ISB and ISS, see “Installing Software on the Engines” on page 94. Add Storage Elements, see the Avid ISIS 7000 Administration Guide. Create Storage Groups, see the Avid ISIS 7000 Administration Guide. Create Workspaces, see the Avid ISIS 7000 Administration Guide. Create Users, see the Avid ISIS 7000 Administration Guide.
1 Avid Software and Hardware Install Checklist Recreating a File Systems Deleting and creating a new file system is not common but if it is needed, this checklist provides the order and tasks to be completed. All of the tasks listed in this checklist are described in the Avid ISIS 7000 Administration Guide.
1 Avid ISIS 7000 System Overview The Avid ISIS® system enables multiple clients to capture, play, and edit video and audio media. This chapter provides an overview of the Avid ISIS 7000 system and the basic function of each Avid hardware component within the system. This guide describes how to connect cables between components that create a basic system and then how to connect more than one basic system together to create a larger, redundant system.
1 Avid ISIS 7000 System Overview Product Nomenclature Product name Term used and description Avid ISIS Integrated Ethernet switch blade ISIS Integrated Switch (ISS) This hot swappable switch is accessible from the rear of the ISIS engine and connects 1 Gb and 10 Gb clients. The ISS2000 indicates second generation hardware; first generation hardware is labeled ISS1000.
System Director The Avid ISIS documentation refers to ISX2000 and ISS2000 switches as v2.x hardware and ISX1000 and ISS1000 switches as v1.x hardware.
1 Avid ISIS 7000 System Overview n The System Director password is preset to is-admin. Not not to be confused with the System Director Web Page Administrator user whose default password is blank. You can have two System Directors configured in a redundant configuration, one Active the other Standby. If the Active System Director goes down, the Standby System Director takes over. You need at least one System Director to run the Avid ISIS system.
System Director System Control Panel Letter Component Description A Universal Serial Bus (USB) port USB 2.0 device port on the front of the system supports one USB device. Recommended for use when re-imaging the system drives or loading software. Two more USB ports are located on the back of the system. B Halt or Non-maskable interrupt (NMI) button The halt or NMI signal halts the processor, which effectively halts the server. A NMI is the highest priority interrupt and cannot be masked by software.
1 Avid ISIS 7000 System Overview System Director Rear Panel The following figure shows the rear panel of the System Director and the function of each connection. System Director Rear View Power supplies Slots not used 1 Gb Ethernet USB Video Serial Second System Director You can purchase a second System Director and configure it on the same subnets as the original System Director. This provides a redundant System Director that is in constant contact with the original System Director.
Engine Engine The engine contains the ISBs, ISSs, IXSs, power supplies, and an internal midplane. The engine stores the data created and shared by the clients. The data is passed in and out of the engine through the switches. The engine contains: • ISBs can support either 250 GB, 500 GB, or 1 terabytes (TB) drives, with two drives in each ISB. The size of the drives are identified by the label on the front of the ISB (i500, i1000, or i2000, respectively).
1 Avid ISIS 7000 System Overview Engine Rear View The following figure shows the rear of the engine in a configuration that contains the following: n • Three power supplies (with fans) • Integrated Switch blade (ISS) • Integrated Expansion Switch blade (IXS) In a basic configuration containing two engines, each of the engines contains two ISS modules. The IXS module is used with an ISS module in an engine only when the configuration goes beyond two engines.
Engine Integrated Ethernet Switches The two integrated Ethernet switches, ISS and IXS, serve different purposes and contain different types of connections. You must have at least two switches in each engine for the system to operate. ISS Module The connections on the ISS module are used for the following: w • Management connection — used to configure the Avid ISIS 7000 engine hardware during installation.
1 Avid ISIS 7000 System Overview IXS Module The IXS is needed only if you are connecting three or more engines. When connecting three or more engines, two IXS modules are installed in one engine. The IXS offers the following connections: • Management connection — used to configure the switch during installation and monitor switch functions. • High speed engine interconnect (Hi-Gig) — proprietary Avid interconnection that stacks the switches to create one large virtual switch.
Storage Configurations n Avid ISIS 7000 switch hardware shipped with v1.x (ISS1000 and IXS1000) does not support 512 KB chunk sizes. If you have Avid ISIS 7000 v2.x software running on v1.x switches, you must select the 256KB chunk size when adding storage elements to the file system to create Storage Groups. You cannot change the chunk size of a Storage Group once the Storage Group has been created.
1 Avid ISIS 7000 System Overview Moving Workspaces Between Storage Groups You can move workspaces between Storage Groups that use the same chunk sizes. Workspaces cannot be moved between Storage Groups of different chunk sizes (256 KB and 512 KB chunk sizes), A Tech Alert has been written describing the process for moving data from a 256 KB chunk size workspace to a 512 KB chunk size workspace. Search the Avid Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/onlinesupport/ for Avid ISIS v2.
Storage Configurations RAID-6 Storage Groups Avid ISIS supports a two types of data protection. Besides mirrored Storage Groups, you can create redundant array of independent disks (RAID) Storage Groups. RAID storage offers more value in that it provides more storage at a lower cost per GB. Using the Avid Interplay Copy/Move service, data files can be moved from mirrored Storage Groups to and from RAID Storage Groups.
1 Avid ISIS 7000 System Overview c Avid does not recommend a non-symmetric redistribution when your RAID Storage Group capacity exceeds 80%. RAID-6 Storage Groups, Single ISB Failure When there is a single ISB failure in an ISIS Storage Group configured with RAID protection, the Storage Group continues to function normally at a lower bandwidth. For mirrored Storage Groups, see “Mirrored Storage Groups, Single ISB Failure” on page 32.
Automatic Redistribution on Disk Failure Element from the Storage Group initiates redistributions on all workspaces associated with that Storage Group. The System Director then prevents the Storage Element that reported the disk failure from being added to a Storage Group. The Automatic Removal feature is controlled by a system preference that is configured using the ISIS Management Console Preferences tool.
1 Avid ISIS 7000 System Overview Client A client uses services provided by the Avid ISIS architecture. The client system, using a 1 Gb or 10 Gb Ethernet connection, communicates with the ISBs through the ISS to create, modify, and read files stored in the actual ISB. Avid ISIS 7000 supports up to 330 clients (150 active clients), each using dual-stream video and up to 8 tracks of audio.
Network Zone Configurations • Zone 3 — MediaManager Select, Instinct, Assist, certain editors (for example, Avid NewsCutter); typical formats include DV25, DV50/IMX-50, MPEG-2 proxy (2 Mb/s) • Zone 4 — MediaManager Select, Instinct, Assist; typical formats include DV25, MPEG-2 proxy (2 Mb/s) The following four examples show different types of Avid ISIS 7000 configurations.
1 Avid ISIS 7000 System Overview 1 Gb Ports in Zone 1 ISS1000 and IXS1000 Switches ISS2000 and IXS2000 Switches Number of ISIS Engines One System Director Two System Directors (failover) One System Director Two System Directors (failover) 1 14 12 14 12 2 30 28 30 28 3 30a 28a 30a 28a 4 46 44 46 44 5 62 60 62 60 6 78 76 78 76 7 94 92 94 92 8 110 108 110 108 9 110b 108b 126 124 10 126 124 142 140 11 142 140 158 156 12 158 156 174 172 a.
Network Zone Configurations Avid ISIS 7000 Zone 2 Network Configuration Intel Pro 1000 MT/PT board Client systems in Zone 2 1 GB ethernet External Switch with two 10-Gb Ports VLAN 10 VLAN 20 10 GB ethernet 1 GB ethernet Engine ISS ISS Chassis interconnect Client system in Zone 1 Intel Pro 1000 MT/PT board Engine ISS System Director ISS Zone 1 Zone 2 As an example, you can configure a 24-port switch for three VLANs with Gigabit (Gb) Ethernet ports 1 to 12 and 10-Gb Ethernet port 25 reserved for
1 Avid ISIS 7000 System Overview Each VLAN on the switch is allowed to support up to 12 connections but the size of the Storage Groups and engine determine the overall client count. Changing the switch configuration to increase the number of clients on a single VLAN is not supported and can result in unpredictable system performance. Client count can be scaled according to the number of available switches.
Network Zone Configurations Avid ISIS 7000 Zone 1 and Zone 2 Mixed Network Configuration Intel Pro 1000 MT/PT board Client systems in Zone 2 1 GB ethernet External Switch with two 10-Gb Ports VLAN 10 VLAN 20 10 GB ethernet 1 GB ethernet Intel Pro 1000 MT/PT board Engine ISS ISS Chassis interconnect System Director System Director System Director connections 1 GB ethernet Engine ISS n Client systems in Zone 1 ISS Zone 1 Zone 2 Although it is not shown in the previous diagram, to ensure high
1 Avid ISIS 7000 System Overview Avid ISIS 7000 Zone 3 and Zone 4 Network Configuration Zone 4 Zone 4 clients corporate network 1 GB Ethernet Edge switch Zone 3 clients routed VLAN 40 1 GB Ethernet Zone 3 Avid Production Network (Zone 1 and 2) House switch One to four links, VLAN 30 Client systems in Zone 2 Zone 2 Intel Pro 1000 MT/PT board 1 GB ethernet External Switch with two 10-Gb Ports VLAN 10 VLAN 20 10 GB ethernet 1 GB ethernet Intel Pro 1000 MT/PT board Engine ISS ISS Chassis inter
Cabling Cabling For a list of cables qualified with the Avid ISIS system, see “Supported Cabling” on page 206. The following sections provide cabling information you should know when cabling your Avid ISIS stack. Connecting the Engine CX-4 Cable The CX-4 cable is referred to as the Avid engine interconnect cable. It connects the engines through the integrated Ethernet switches (ISS and IXS) to create the Avid ISIS stack. To connect the cable: t Place it in the connector at the rear of the system.
1 Avid ISIS 7000 System Overview To remove the Avid engine interconnect Cable from the Rear Connector: 1. While the cable is in the connector, use your bottom hand to grab the cable (or the metal portion of the connector) and push the cable (or metal portion of the cable) towards the connector at the rear of the engine. 2. While keeping the pressure towards the engine connector using the cable (or the metal portion of the connector), use the top hand to pull the blue portion of the cable directly back.
Cabling Supported in Link Aggregation Avid ISIS 7000 supports 10-Gb link aggregation (between the ISS and the Avid Production Network switch) and Hi-Gig link aggregation (between two IXS). Avid ISIS software supports the link aggregation standard clause 43 of 802.3-2005 (also known as 802.3ad). Number of Groups Supported A link aggregation group refers to a number of links that combine together to form a single link aggregation. The number of link aggregation groups supported in Avid ISIS 7000 is five.
1 Avid ISIS 7000 System Overview The engine menu within the ISIS Management Console flashes a yellow warning triangle notifying you that a 10-Gb Link Aggregation link has changed. The specific engine displays a yellow warning circle, and the Switch Blade Status displays “1 Error(s).” Details on the engine switch displays a status of “Link Warning.” You can then open the Switch Agent page via the “info” button on the engines details page, and look at the Port Status page to verify the 10-Gb Link Status.
Cabling Other Functionality • Every time a switch is introduced to the stack (by connecting the stacking cable) or removed from the stack (by disconnecting the stacking cable), the link aggregation software clears the link aggregation information from the switches and re-programs them again. • If the switches are being programmed with link aggregation information for the first time, link aggregation needs to be enabled. This is done by clicking on “Enable or Disable link aggregation configuration.
2 Connecting the ISIS Equipment This chapter explains how to rackmount and connect the system hardware. To do this, a system installation check list is provided to help you perform the installation in the correct order. The installation check list continues past the information in this chapter and points you to the correct area in this document or the ReadMe file to continue the installation.
Rack-Mounting the Equipment Rack-Mounting Examples Avid supports more than one Avid ISIS rack configuration. You should have discussed the layout for your system with an Avid representative prior to purchase. The following examples show a few of the supported rack configurations.
2 Connecting the ISIS Equipment Single Rack - Four Engines - One System Director Switch System Director IXS MGMT 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 STATUS STATUS 1 MGMT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 50 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MGMT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 STATUS 1 MGMT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 STATUS STATUS MGMT STATUS Engines MGMT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Rack-Mounting the Equipment Dual Rack - Four Engines - Failover System Rack 1 Switch Rack 2 5 6 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 MGMT 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 MGMT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MGMT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 STATUS 2 4 8 MGMT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 STATUS 1 3 7 STATUS MGMT 2 STATUS STATUS 1 STATUS System Directors MGMT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Engines Installing Rack-Mount Rails and Brackets The System Director is designed for 19-inch (483-
2 Connecting the ISIS Equipment c w The System Director is designed to be installed horizontally in a rack. Installing the System Director on an angle or in a sloped console causes the internal drives to wear faster than the intended life of the drive. To ensure the stability of the rack enclosure, start with heaviest equipment installed at the bottom of the rack enclosure. Lighter equipment goes towards the middle and top.
Rack-Mounting the Equipment • Reduced Air Flow — Installation of the equipment in a rack should be such that the amount of air flow required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised. Avid ISIS airflow is from the front of the enclosure to the rear. Make allowances for cooling air to be available to the front panel surface and no restrictions at the rear.
2 Connecting the ISIS Equipment Positioning the server in the Rack The following information helps you decide where to install the System Director in the rack. To position the System Director in the rack enclosure: t Select a position in the rack where the System Director is at the proper baseline position.
Rack-Mounting the Equipment Separating the Slide Rails You need to separate the slide rails and attach the inner “movable” section to the System Director and the outer “fixed” section to the rack rails. To separate the slide rails: 1. Slide the slide rail completely open. 2. Press the spring clip on the inner slide rail as shown in the illustration. n The blowup of the spring clip shown in the illustration is on the bottom side of the slide rail. Separating the Slide Rails 3.
2 Connecting the ISIS Equipment Attaching Inner Slide Rails to the System Director Attach the inner slide rails that were separated from the outer slide rails to the System Director. To attach the inner slide rails: 1. Position the inner slide rail against the side of the server so that the screw holes are toward the rear of the server, and front of the slide rail fits over the tab at the front of the server. 2. Secure the inner slide rail to the server with two of the small screws.
Rack-Mounting the Equipment 2. Slide the square tabs through the holes in the front, vertical rack-mounting rail. Positioning the Outer Slide Rail with the Front Rack-Mounting Rail 3. Push the outer rail towards the outside of the rack, to secure the outer rail in place Insert the Outer Slide Rail to the Front Rack-Mounting Rail 4. Adjust the outer slide rail bracket assembly to the rear mounting rail.
2 Connecting the ISIS Equipment 5. Secure the rear outer slide rail bracket assembly to the rear mounting rail as you did for the front rack-mounting rail. Securing the Outer Slide Rail to the Rear Rack-Mounting Rail 6. Repeat this procedure to attach the second outer slide rail on the other side of the rack. Attaching the Outer Rails to a Round-Hole Rack After separating the slide rails as previously described (see “Separating the Slide Rails” on page 55), perform the following procedure.
Rack-Mounting the Equipment To attach the outer slide rails to the rack with round holes: 1. Locate the four round hole adapters (which ship in the accessory kit's plastic bag, not in the rack mount kit box) and position the adapter on the end of the outer slide rail bracket assembly as shown in the following illustration. Attaching the Round Hole Adapter to the Bracket Assembly Outer slide rail bracket assembly Bracket assembly tabs Round hole adapter 2.
2 Connecting the ISIS Equipment 3. Slide the outer slide rail bracket assembly onto the side rack-mounting rail so that the round hole adapter is over the rack rail. n You should have someone helping you hold the slide rails level while you are positioning them in the rack. Insert the Outer Slide Rail to the Front Rack-Mounting Rail 4. Insert the small (10-32) Phillips-head screws through the round-hole adapter and mounting rail, into the bracket.
Rack-Mounting the Equipment 5. Adjust the outer slide rail bracket assembly to the rear mounting rail. 6. Secure the rear outer slide rail bracket assembly to the rear mounting rail as you did for the front rack-mounting rail. 7. Repeat this procedure to attach the second outer slide rail on the other side of the rack. Securing the System Director in a Rack c You should have someone helping you lift the System Director while you are positioning it into the slide rails.
2 Connecting the ISIS Equipment Mounting the Engine w Lifting the engine with the blades and power supplies installed can cause an injury. The engine must have the blades and power supplies removed prior to lifting. Avid recommends that two people be used whenever lifting the empty engine. To mount the engine into the rack: 1. Screw the brackets to the rear of the rack as shown in the following figure. Rear 2. Make sure that the blades and power supplies are not in the engine. 3.
Installing Blades and Power Supplies 4. Screw the engine to the front of the rack through the ears of the engine as shown in the preceding figure. Installing Blades and Power Supplies Once the engine has been mounted you can install the power supplies and blades. w Only trained Avid technicians should remove and replace the power supply when power is applied to the system.
2 Connecting the ISIS Equipment 7. Place the power supply into the engine as shown in the following figure and slowly push the power supply into the slot. Screws 8. Turn the screws until tight. 9. Repeat step 6 through step 8 until all power supplies are installed. Installing IXS and ISS Switches The location of the ISS and IXS switches in the stack are very important. If you have only one or two engines you should only be installing ISS switches into the engines, see “Two-Engine Stacking” on page 73.
Connecting a Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse 3. Tighten the thumbscrew on each side of the switch. IXS Thumbscrews Connecting a Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse An industry standard USB keyboard, USB mouse and VGA monitor are use to access the System Director. When installed in a rack with several servers an optional KVM switch can also be used. The keyboard, monitor, and mouse connections use the same ports described in the following procedure. Follow the instruction supplied with your KVM switch.
2 Connecting the ISIS Equipment 4. Insert the other end of the USB splitter cable into a USB connector on the back of the System Director. Connecting the Application Key Before you start the System Director, you need to connect the Avid ISIS system USB application key (also called a dongle). The USB application key determines how many Avid ISIS 7000 clients can simultaneously use your system. c Do not lose the USB application key. Your Avid ISIS system does not function without it.
Connecting Power to Equipment n Each System Director has two power supplies rated at 5.8 amps each. Avid recommends each power supplies be on a separated 20-amp circuit. An engine can operate on two power supplies for a period of time to allow you to protect data. The following illustration shows an example of how the power should be connected to protect data. n c Do not connect the power cords to the engines until instructed to do so in “Setting-Up Network Addresses In the Stack” on page 71.
2 Connecting the ISIS Equipment Three 20-Amp V AC Circuits for Three Engines When you are using three 20-amp circuits for three engines, they are configured as follows: Basic Power Connection for Three ISIS Engines A B C Engine A B C Engine A B C Engine 20 Amp 20 Amp 20 Amp Three 20-Amp V AC Circuits for Two Engines When using three 20-amp circuits for the engine, they are configured as follows: First Example of Power Connection for Two ISIS Engines A B C Engine A B C Engine 20 Amp 68 2
Connecting Power to Equipment n The 20-amp circuits shown for the System Directors should remain the same for both the three and two 20-amp circuit examples. Two 20-Amp V AC Circuits for Two Engines c The following configuration is not recommended by Avid, but some locations might need to connect in this manner.
2 Connecting the ISIS Equipment To turn your system off: 1. Exit the Client Manager on all clients. 2. Stop the secondary System Director using the System Director Control Panel if you are set up for failover. 3. Stop the Active System Director using the System Director Control Panel. 4. Turn off the System Directors. 5. Turn off the engines one at a time by unplugging the three power cords for each engine.
Connecting ISIS Hardware Engine Configuration v2.x Hardware Guidelines Although there are a few ways to physically connect and enable the engines, Avid recommends the process described in this section for consistency and dependability. In smaller configurations different switch blades are used: • ISS — Only the ISS blades are used when you are connecting two engines.
2 Connecting the ISIS Equipment To configure the engine: 1. Connect the power cords that are connected to the System Director to the V ac circuit and turn on the System Director. n The System Director password is preset to is-admin. Not not to be confused with the System Director Web Page Administrator user whose default password is blank. 2. Connect the power cords from at least two of the engine’s power supplies to V ac circuit at the same time. Then connect the third power supply.
Connecting ISIS Hardware - Date, Time, and Time Zone or Enable network time protocol If your network has a network time protocol (NTP) server, you can enter the IP address of that server in the Chassis Configuration window. NTP Server 1 is for the primary NTP server and if you have a secondary NTP server, enter the secondary IP address in NTP Server 2. n Once the NTP is configured on a switch, the information propagates to all the other switches automatically.
2 Connecting the ISIS Equipment 3. Go to System > Configuration > Add/Remove chassis. 4. Click Add and wait for the progress bar to complete. 5. Connect the interconnect cable from the left side of the stack to the new engine. The switch then picks up the addresses and stacking information. Wait 5 minutes and refresh the page. 6. Verify that the serial number of the second engine is now in the Add a chassis list. 7. Attach the right interconnect cable. 8.
Connecting ISIS Hardware 9. Attach the System Director to the left and right switches and verify that all four switches can be pinged on their client IP address. The following example shows the physical connections between two engines, a System Director, and clients. These are direct connections to the client system and not connected through switches. For a procedure of this connection, see “Setting-Up Network Addresses In the Stack” on page 71.
2 Connecting the ISIS Equipment In three- to twelve-engine configurations with ISX2000 switches, two IXSs are installed in the first engine, see “Three- to Twelve-Engine Connections With v2.x Switches” on page 76. The IXS2000 ports 1 through 11 are referred to from left to right as shown in the following figure.
Connecting ISIS Hardware n Power cords are plugged into the engines early in the process to speed up the installation time. Engines can take a minute or two to become ready. If the engines are ready when it is time to add them to the stack, the installation takes less time. Do not plug the interconnect cables into the engines until instructed to do so. 4. Using a laptop (or computer running a Windows operating system), assign a static IP address of 192.168.0.
2 Connecting the ISIS Equipment - Date, Time, and Time Zone or Enable network time protocol If your network has a network time protocol (NTP) server, you can enter the IP address of that server in the Chassis Configuration window. NTP Server 1 is for the primary NTP server and if you have a secondary NTP server, enter the secondary IP address in NTP Server 2. n Once the NTP is configured on a switch, the information propagates to all the other switches automatically.
Connecting ISIS Hardware 10. Click Add and wait for the progress bar to complete. Add 11. Immediately attach an interconnect cable from port 1 of the left IXS to the left ISS interconnect port of the second engine.
2 Connecting the ISIS Equipment n It is not mandatory that you connect each engine to the exact ports shown in the illustration. The order of the ports and engines shown was suggested just to keep the stack logically organized. 12. Verify that the switch was added to the stack successfully. The serial number of the new engine appears in the Add/Remove Chassis list after a few moments when the switch is successfully added.
Connecting ISIS Hardware 3. Connect the second engine to port 1, third engine to port 2, and so on, until all engines are connected to ports 1 through 11 on right subnet (VLAN 20). Do not click “Add” from any IXS Agent Web page.
2 Connecting the ISIS Equipment Hi-Gig Link Aggregation Group Two interconnect cables and Link Aggregation are used to increase the bandwidth between the IXS’s. However, both interconnect cables must not be connected until Hi-Gig Link Aggregation is Enabled. Link Aggregation must be enabled for both sides of the network in order for clients on both sides to perform I/O operations.
3 Installing Software and Configuring 10-Gb Link Aggregation This chapter describes how to connect and configure the System Director and other Avid ISIS hardware. Since the number of different configurations are endless, it uses a configuration with four engines and one System Director as an example. If you have questions, please call your Avid representative or your local ACSR.
3 Installing Software and Configuring 10-Gb Link Aggregation The following figure shows the front and rear view of a engine. Use the following two figures and bulleted list to understand how static IP addresses are assigned to each engine.
IP Addressing Overview • As the slots go sequentially from top left to right, over a row and starting at the left again, each slot is assigned a static IP address that is incremented by one until you reach the right-most bottom slot that contains addresses of 192.168.10.25 and 192.168.20.25. • At this point, each ISS or IXS is assigned a base address. One ISS is assigned a subnet 10 address of 192.168.10.26 and the other a subnet 20 address of 192.168.20.
3 Installing Software and Configuring 10-Gb Link Aggregation Second Engine Internal Static IP Address Assignments Second Engine ISB 0 ISB 1 ISB 2 ISB 3 192.168.10.27 (left side) 192.168.10.28 (left side) 192.168.10.29 (left side) 192.168.10.30 (left side) 192.168.20.27 (right side) 192.168.20.28 (right side) 192.168.20.29 (right side) 192.168.20.30 (right side) ISB 4 ISB 5 ISB 6 ISB 7 192.168.10.31 (left side) 192.168.10.32 (left side) 192.168.10.33 (left side) 192.168.10.34 (left side) 192.168.20.
Software Installation 3. Perform administrative functions: bind ISBs (storage elements), create storage groups, and do other administrative functions. See Creating a Active Partition on the System Director. 4. Load the client software; see Loading Client Software. Software Installation Your System Director and engines should be cabled and attached to both internal subnets similar to the “Setting-Up Network Addresses In the Stack” on page 71.
3 Installing Software and Configuring 10-Gb Link Aggregation If the USB flash drive does not automatically display: a. Double-click the computer icon on the desktop. b. Double-click the USB flash drive icon in the window and copy the software kit into the new folder you created on the Avid ISIS 7000 system. 4. (Option) The Avid ISIS 7000 software kit is also available on the Avid Download Center (www.avid.com/support/downloadcenter).
Software Installation Installer Dialog Box Selection Function Package Selection Select the ISIS 7000 software kit from the “Select Software Package” menu. • ISIS 7000 — Selects the ISIS 7000 software kit. Select this menu item to install the Avid ISIS 7000 software on the System Director. This software cannot be installed on the same server as the File Gateways software. • File Gateway — Selects the Avid ISIS File Gateway software kit.
3 Installing Software and Configuring 10-Gb Link Aggregation Installer Dialog Box (Continued) Selection Function Software Installation Click the “This Avid ISIS 7000 Engine is the System Director” checkbox if you have one enclosure or have multiple enclosures but want this enclosure to be the System Director which includes the software that runs the Management Console and tracks the metadata stored in all the data drives.
Software Installation Installer Dialog Box (Continued) Selection Function ReadMe Avid recommends that you read all the information in the ReadMe file thoroughly before installing software or attempting to use the Avid ISIS system. This ReadMe provides information that is not in the other Avid ISIS documentation. n Search the Avid Knowledge Base for the most up-to-date ReadMe file, which contains the latest information that might have become available after the documentation was published.
3 Installing Software and Configuring 10-Gb Link Aggregation Product Recovery Needs to be Copied to the USB Flash Drive The product recovery image is included on the D:\ or E:\ partition of the system drive. The software installer splash screen provides a link to a tool that copies the image to the 16 GB USB flash drive provided with your ISIS 7000. Avid highly recommends you copy this image during the initial system setup.
Software Installation To create a Active partition: 1. Click Start > Programs > Avid Unity System Director and select System Director Control Panel. The Active Mode displays as blue in the Avid ISIS System Director Control Panel window. Blue Active Mode 2. Click the Configuration tab. 3. Click Stop Server c When you click Create New Active, this action results in the loss of all media assets on the system.
3 Installing Software and Configuring 10-Gb Link Aggregation Installing Software on the Engines After you have loaded new software on the System Director you need to upgrade the software on the engines. You can use Web Administrator from anywhere to perform the following functions, but you usually do it from the System Director: • Upgrade the ISS and IXS with the proper/latest software • Upgrade the ISBs with the proper/latest software • Create Workspaces To upgrade the software: 1.
Software Installation 4. Select the chassis you want to upgrade in the Chassis list. Upgrade Storage Blades Upgrade Switch Blades 5. Click Upgrade Switches. n Upgrading switches takes approximately 25 minutes for the original ISIS switches and 10 minutes for the v2.x switch hardware (ISS2000 and IXS2000). You should upgrade switches on all your engines at the same time. After all the Switch Blades are updated, upgrade the Storage Blades. 6. Click Upgrade Blades. The Upgrade Storage Blades window opens.
3 Installing Software and Configuring 10-Gb Link Aggregation 7. Select the upgrade file, and click Upgrade. Each Storage Blade takes approximately 10 minutes. 8. Select the engine and click Details. Refresh Select an engine System Overview Toolbar Details The Status for the upgrade is shown in the Details pain at the right of the window. Click the Refresh button whenever you want the updated upgrade Status. When the Status is empty, the upgrade is complete.
Software Installation Engine Does Not Appear in Add Chassis List If the engine did not appear in the Add/Remove page, you must stop and troubleshoot the problem. Once the engine appears in the list, continue adding any additional engines. Perform the following steps one at a time and wait for the Add Chassis process to time-out before trying the next step. To troubleshoot why an engine did not appear in Add/Remove page: 1.
3 Installing Software and Configuring 10-Gb Link Aggregation 3. Check the State Machines in “System Overview” under “Stack Port Status.” The state for the newly connect port should eventually become “SW_PORT_STACKED.” If it does not, try the following: a. Reseat the interconnect cable. b. Restart the newly connected switch. c. Restart the IXS. Java Runtime Environment The Avid ISIS Management Console and Avid ISIS Client Manager requires version 6 (build 1.
Software Installation The ISIS Management Console opens. 4. Type your Administrator’s password. 5. Click Administration. An Installer Downloads screen opens. 6. Click the appropriate ISISClient installer. The installer might ask if you want to save or run the installation software; either is acceptable. Win32 client installers Flash executable 7. (Option) During a Windows installation a question appears asking who the software is for; select “Everyone.” 8. Click the appropriate Flash executable. 9.
3 Installing Software and Configuring 10-Gb Link Aggregation The client software is installed. Installing Macintosh Client Software Using Safari When installing the Avid ISIS software on a Macintosh client using the Safari browser; Safari completes the download, mounts the disk image, and starts the installer. Be aware that other browser applications do not automatically mount the disk image.
Software Installation The ISIS Client Manager opens. Connections list Workspaces list Preferences 3. Click the Preferences button and the Client Manager Preferences Window opens.
3 Installing Software and Configuring 10-Gb Link Aggregation 4. Click Remote Host. 5. Click Add. A dialog box appears. 6. Type the name or IP address of the System Director (never type the Virtual addresses) and click OK. n You must add the computer name for both System Directors if you have two. 7. Click Apply and close the Window. Avid Interplay Authentication Avid Interplay Authentication requires the Avid ISIS System Director to use a virtual name.
Configuring a 10-Gb Link Aggregation Group c If you connect the 10-Gb link cables before you have configure the link aggregation in the ISIS Management Console, you will create network loops. 2. Open the Switch Blade Agent (see the Avid ISIS 7000 Administration Guide). Click Switch Blade in the Management Console and double-click on the Switch Blade to open he switch agent page. The default password is se-admin. 3. Click the System tab if it is not already selected. The System window opens. 4.
3 Installing Software and Configuring 10-Gb Link Aggregation 6. Select the serial number of the ISS you want to use for your new link aggregation group and click Continue. A minimum of two ports must be selected. n c If you make a mistake on your link aggregation group, click “Delete configuration” and select Left, Right, or Both to remove the link aggregation configuration. Do not click Restart in the 10 Gb Link Aggregation area unless instructed to do so by an Avid representative. 7.
Configuring a 10-Gb Link Aggregation Group 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 10-Gb link aggregation ports 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MGMT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 STATUS 1 MGMT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 STATUS STATUS MGMT STATUS Engines MGMT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ISS 105
4 Configuring Two Stacks of ISIS Engines This chapter explains how to configure you ISIS engines into two Management Domains (stacks); typically when setting up your ISIS environment with more than twelve engines. The standard ISIS configuration supports up to twelve engines with one or two System Directors. n ISIS environments typically are configured with two System Directors for redundancy protection against data loss.
ISIS Two Stack Configuration • Configurations with more than twelve engines or two stacks require generation 2 hardware (ISS/IXS2000) • Configurations with more than twelve engines or two stacks require the SR2500 or AS3000 System Directors. For information on updating your System Directors see “Replacing the System Director” on page 192 • Two stacks are linked by 10 Gb Ethernet connections using external switches (EXS) For a list of supported external Ethernet switches, see the Avid ISIS 7000 ReadMe.
4 Configuring Two Stacks of ISIS Engines Two Stack Configuration (Option 1) 10 Gb connection to zone 2 switch Left side (default subnet 10) Right side (default subnet 20) 10 Gb connection to house network 10 Gb connection to house network 4 x 10 Gb External 10 Gb Ethernet switch External 10 Gb Ethernet switch System Directors 4 x 10 Gb (Option 2) 10 Gb connection to zone 2 switch (Option 1) 10 Gb connection to zone 2 switch 108 4 x 10 Gb 4 x 10 Gb (Option 2) 10 Gb connection to zone 2 switch
ISIS Two Stack Configuration External Switch Link Aggregation Connection Guidelines The following table provides the recommended number of 10-Gb link aggregation connections between ISIS Management Domains when configuring more than twelve engines. Typically, you would not use more than one stack if your site has twelve engines or less. If planning on more than twelve engines, it is recommended that you set up your initial ISIS environment with two stacks.
4 Configuring Two Stacks of ISIS Engines IP Address Classes You need a subnet with enough IP addresses to accommodate the number of engines, clients, and devices you are connecting to your ISIS shared storage environment. A Class C network typically provides 254 usable addresses. Your shared storage environment might need a larger block of IP addresses than a Class C network provides.
ISIS Two Stack Configuration Starting and Ending Engine IP Addresses for Two Stacks VLAN 10 Subnet Stack 1 VLAN 20 Subnet Stack 1 VLAN 10 Subnet Stack 2 VLAN 20 Subnet Stack 2 Engine 1 192.168.10.10 192.168.10.26 Engine 1 192.168.20.10 192.168.20.26 Engine 1 192.168.11.10 192.168.11.26 Engine 1 192.168.21.10 192.168.21.26 Engine 2 192.168.10.27 192.168.10.43 Engine 2 192.168.20.27 192.168.20.43 Engine 2 192.168.11.27 192.168.11.43 Engine 2 192.168.21.27 192.168.21.43 Engine 3 192.168.10.44 192.
4 Configuring Two Stacks of ISIS Engines VLAN 10 Subnet Stack 1 VLAN 20 Subnet Stack 1 Engine 12 192.168.10.197 192.168.10.213 Engine 12 192.168.20.197 192.168.20.213 VLAN 10 Subnet Stack 2 VLAN 20 Subnet Stack 2 Static IP Addresses Available There are some unused IP addresses between the two stacks that could be used for other servers associated with the Avid ISIS environment. These IP addresses should be configured as static IP addresses so not to interferer with the ISIS engines.
Connecting Two Stacks of Engines Setting-Up Two Stacks Regardless of the number of engines you are planning in your Avid ISIS stack. The following procedure summarizes the tasks you need to do after you have decided on your IP address scheme with your Network administrator, see “IP Addressing With Two Stacks” on page 110. To setup two stacks of engines: 1. Setup and configure each stack separately as you would in a single stack configuration (see “Connecting ISIS Hardware” on page 70.
4 Configuring Two Stacks of ISIS Engines To disassemble the existing stack: 1. Upgrade to the latest ISIS software on the existing stack. 2. Remove all 10-Gb Link Aggregation cables (if needed). 3. Disable all 10-Gb Link Aggregation groups (“Enable/Disable”) in the stack, see “Configuring a 10-Gb Link Aggregation Group” on page 102. 4. Delete all 10-Gb Link Aggregation groups (“Delete configuration”) in the stack, see “Configuring a 10-Gb Link Aggregation Group” on page 102. 5.
Connecting Two Stacks of Engines 9. Avid recommends running the Switch Diagnostics on stack 2 to make sure there are no errors. 10. Create the 10-Gb Link Aggregation groups in the stack that will be used to connect to the external switches (EXS). 11. Connect to the EXS to each VLAN EXS after it is configured. c Make sure the ports on the EXS to which you are connecting these groups are configured for link aggregation, otherwise you will end up with a loop.
5 Configuring the System for Failover This chapter explains how to enable the software for the two System Director failover systems and how to connect and configure 10-Gb link Aggregation. n For true redundancy it is recommended that you connect the second System Director to a different engine than the first System Director. The Active and the Standby System Directors must be the same model server, you cannot mix SR2400s, SR2500s, and AS3000 servers.
System Director Failover Each System Director must connect to right and left sides of the engine to allow both of the System Directors to reach the two internal subnets. Connect the two System Directions under the following conditions: • After you have physically configured the system and loaded the Avid ISIS software on both System Directors. • When the server software is Off on both systems.
5 Configuring the System for Failover n The configuration information for the notification service (SMTP information, contacts, and filters) is stored in the registry on the System Director. This information is not currently replicated to the failover System Director and must be entered manually on both System Directors. For information on setting up the notification service, see Setting up Error Notification in the Avid ISIS 7000 Administration Guide.
Adding a System Director to an Existing File System Stop the Active System Director and Set Up the Failover Connection n Make sure all Clients are notified that you are stopping the System Director. To stop the existing System Director and set up the failover connection: 1. From the existing System Director, select Start > Avid Unity System Director > System Director Control Panel. 2. Click the System Director Status Tab. 3. Click Stop System Director. 4. Click the Configuration Tab.
5 Configuring the System for Failover 5. Click Failover Configuration. The System Director Failover Configuration dialog box opens. Enable Redundant Operation 6. Select “Enable redundant operation.” 7. Type a name in the Virtual System Director Name text box. n The same virtual name must be assigned to both System Directors. 8. In the Local Machine area leave the Monitor port set to 5000. If you have another application that uses port 5000, change the Monitor port to an available port number.
Adding a System Director to an Existing File System 12. Set the Remote Machine First Path IP address to: 192.168.1.2. 13. Set the Remote Machine Second Path IP address to: 192.168.2.2. The Existing System Director has now been configured. The next step must be performed on the New System Director. 14. Repeat steps 10 through 13 on the New System Director. 15. Set the Local Machine First Path IP address to local IP 1: 192.168.1.2. 16. Set the Local Machine Second Path IP address to local IP 2: 192.168.2.2.
5 Configuring the System for Failover The numbers in the Packets Received boxes indicate the number of packets received from the first System Director On the Receiving System Director you see the packets received number incrementing for each connection. Packets received 21. On each system, click Exit. 22. Configure the Virtual Addresses on both systems by doing the following: 122 a.
Adding a System Director to an Existing File System c. Map the Virtual IP address to the corresponding real IP address on each subnet for each of the System Directors. This example uses 192.168.10.100 and 192.168.20.100. d. Register both of the Virtual IPs in DNS with the Virtual System Director Name.
5 Configuring the System for Failover Creating New Standby File System To create a new standby file system: 1. On the non-Active System Director, select Start > Avid Unity System Director > System Director Control Panel, and click the Configuration Tab. 2. Click Create New Standby. Restarting Existing System Director To restart the Existing System Director: 1.
Stopping and Restarting System Directors During Failover Stopping and Restarting System Directors During Failover You might need to stop and start the System Directors during failover at various times. Avid recommends you stop the Standby System Director prior to stopping the Active System Director. To determine which system is Active or Standby: 1. Select Start > Avid Unity System Director > System Director Control Panel. 2. Click the System Director Status Tab.
5 Configuring the System for Failover t To start both systems, select Start > Avid Unity System Director > System Director Control Panel, click System Director Status, and then click Start System Director. Start Creating Failover with Two New Systems When you have two new systems, you need to create a failover system between the two systems. To do this you have to perform three basic functions as described in the following sections: • “Setting IP Addresses for Crossover Links” on page 126.
Creating Failover with Two New Systems Configuring Failover Settings To configure failover settings: 1. From the Active System Director, select Start > Avid Unity System Director > System Director Control Panel. 2. Click the Configuration Tab. 3. Click Failover Configuration. 4. Select “Enable redundant operation.” 5. Type a name in the Virtual System Director Name text box. n The same virtual name must be assigned to both System Directors. 6.
5 Configuring the System for Failover 8. Set the Local Machine First Path IP address to local IP 1: 192.168.1.1. 9. Set the Local Machine Second Path IP address to local IP 2: 192.168.2.1. 10. Set the Remote Machine First Path IP address to: 192.168.1.2. 11. Set the Remote Machine Second Path IP address to: 192.168.2.2. 12. Repeat steps 1 through 5 on the Standby System Director. 13. Set the Local Machine First Path IP address to local IP 1: 192.168.1.2. 14.
Creating Failover with Two New Systems Packets received 18. On each system, click Exit. 19. Configure the Virtual Addresses on both systems. This allows the Client to have access to the Active System Director by using the same virtual IP address no matter which System Director is active at the time. n The virtual addresses used in this procedure are examples and can be different for your system. To configure the virtual address on both System Directors: 1.
5 Configuring the System for Failover 4. Repeat steps 1 through step 3 using two physical addresses of the remaining System Director but the same virtual addresses of 192.168.10.253 and 192.168.20.253 as used in the example. 5. If using a DNS server, you should enter the virtual name and virtual IP of the System Director. Register both of the Virtual IPs in DNS with the “Virtual System Director Name.” n If you not using DNS, the virtual name and virtual IP entry should be made to the C:\windows\system32\
6 Status LEDs and Stacking Problems This chapter provides an explanation of the light-emitting diodes (LEDs) located on the different sections of the Avid ISIS engines. It also provides a information on how to recover from a stacking problem. The following sections are included: • LED Locations and Colors • LED Summaries • Recovering from Stacking Problems The ISS and IXS have activity and link LEDs for each port. The location of these LEDs are shown in “Integrated Ethernet Switches” on page 29.
6 Status LEDs and Stacking Problems ISB as seen on front (not to scale) Status LEDs ISS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 LED Summaries When determining errors, the status LED blinks at one of the following three rates or stays On (steady). • Slow: 0.5 Hz • Medium: 2.0 Hz • Fast: 5.0 Hz The following table provides a description of the ISS status LEDs.
LED Summaries The following table provides a description of the ISB status LEDs.
6 Status LEDs and Stacking Problems The following table provides a summary of the Engine LEDs during software installations.
Recovering from Stacking Problems 5. Navigate to the “Advanced” page. 6. Under Switch Blade, click “Reset to factory defaults.” 7. Enter the password when prompted to reset the switch to defaults. The switch and storage blade password is se-admin and the System Director password is is-admin. 8. The switch restarts. When the switch starts up, it has IP address “192.168.10.26” and the password is reset to default. 9. If the problem switch is an: - IXS — Click Add from another IXS.
6 Status LEDs and Stacking Problems 8. The switch restarts. When the switch starts, it has IP address “192.168.10.26” and the password is reset to the default. Through the Switch Agent, configure the switch with the proper IP address range, netmasks, time zone, passwords, see “Setting-Up Network Addresses In the Stack” on page 71. 9. Perform the appropriate procedure for connecting your engines, see “Connecting ISIS Hardware” on page 70.
A Avid ISIS 7000 Upgrade Guidelines This appendix provides a summarized list of what tasks need to be performed when upgrading Avid ISIS 7000. All Avid ISIS upgrades are to be performed by Avid ISIS Avid Certified Support Representatives (ACSR). The following list provides the order in which tasks need to be performed. • If you have not already noted the host names, passwords, IP address, and other important network details, see “Preupgrade Information” on page 159.
A Avid ISIS 7000 Upgrade Guidelines 3. Ping each System Director on both subnets (left and right, not the crossover paths). Each System Director should be accessible via both paths from any client or switch on the Avid ISIS system. 4. Ping the default gateway on the left and right network from System Director and ISSs. This should be accessible from any point in the network. You can ping directly from and ISS/IXS from the Tools tab on the switch web page. 5.
Software Upgrade Verifying the System Director RAID controllers are in sync by checking LSI CIM Browser. Do this before and after the upgrade. The System Director internal drives are RAID and can become out of sync. LSI is an application running on the System Director that indicates their health. Software Upgrade After noting the necessary network and system component information listed in “Preupgrade Information” on page 159 you are ready to upgrade the Avid ISIS.
A Avid ISIS 7000 Upgrade Guidelines recommends you reimage the System Directors to reduce the number if updates required in this release. For instructions on how to reimage the System Director, see the “Reinstalling the Windows Storage Server 2008 Operating System” on page 198. If you are upgrading from Avid ISIS v2.0.1 or earlier, Avid suggests you consider reimaging the 64-bit System Director (see “Reinstalling the Windows Storage Server 2008 Operating System” on page 198).
Software Upgrade This includes AirSpeeds®, AirSpeed Multi Streams, and ancillary servers; for example Interplay® servers. n You do not need to shutdown the client if they can continue to work off line. AirSpeeds can continue to capture to their internal drives and editing systems can edit as long as they are not using workspaces. 3. Stop the Avid ISIS service on Standby System Director via System Director Control Panel or shutdown the Standby System Director. 4.
A Avid ISIS 7000 Upgrade Guidelines 11. (Skip this step if updating from ISIS v2.0.4 and later) Change the Intel Pro driver configuration on the System Director, see “System Director Intel Pro Driver Configuration Update” on page 151. 12. (Skip this step if updating from ISIS v2.0.4 and later) Update the System Director to allow Windows Updates, see “Enabling Windows Updates on 64-Bit System Directors” on page 155. 13. Upgrade switch firmware and ISB firmware.
Software Upgrade n Avid ISIS System Director defaults to D: and AvidUnityISISInstaller defaults to C:. Either will function properly in any location but for ease of troubleshooting, both installers should be pointed to D:. Once the software is installed, the System Director will run in standby mode. d. Start the System Director Control Panel and verify System Director is running in standby mode and all lights are green. 15.
A Avid ISIS 7000 Upgrade Guidelines Upgrade Process The following process summarizes the upgrade process. n If you are upgrading from a version earlier than Avid ISIS v2.2.2, you must first perform the updates documented in “Component Requirements From Previous Releases” on page 143 before upgrading to v2.4. To upgrade: 1. Download the ISIS software kit from the Avid Download Center (www.avid.com/US/support/downloads) to your System Director. 2.
Software Upgrade Avid ISIS Software Installation From the USB Flash Drive New systems include the Avid ISIS 7000 software on the 4 GB USB flash drive. If upgrading your software from an earlier release, download the software from the Avid Download Center (www.avid.com/US/support/downloads) to your System Director. The Avid ISIS 7000 Setup Guide contains complete instructions for loading the software onto the system.
A Avid ISIS 7000 Upgrade Guidelines 7. Follow the screen prompts accepting the defaults and License agreement. 8. Once the installation is complete, click Finish. 9. Install the Application Key. 10. Load the ISBs and ISS/IXSs firmware. Using the ISIS Management Console, select all the ISBs and click Upgrade Storage Blades and then select all your ISS/IXSs and click Upgrade Switch Blades. You do not need to wait for the ISBs to be finished, you can upgrade ISBs and ISS/IXSs at the same time.
Software Upgrade 64-bit System Director BIOS Upgrade Avid is recommending you update the BIOS on the 64-bit System Director and File Gateway. To do that, you can visit the Intel web site and follow their instructions, or use the files and instructions posted on the Avid Download Center (http://www.avid.com/US/support/downloads).
A Avid ISIS 7000 Upgrade Guidelines To upgrade the SROMBSAS18E Intel driver: 1. Access the Standby System Director and stop the System Director service using the ISIS Control Panel. 2. Right-click on My Computer and select Manage. The Computer Management Window opens. 3. Select Device Manager. The Device Manager opens 4. Click the plus sign (+) next to SCSI and RAID Controllers. 5. Right-click on the Intel RAID Controller SROMBSAS18E and select Properties. 6.
Software Upgrade e. f. Click Browse and locate the oemsetup.inf file in the package you copied to the server. - 64-bit System Director and Media Indexer — IntelSROMBSAS18E_Raid_Controller\Intel_Raid_v3.11.0.xx\ W2K3X64 folder - 32-bit System Director — IntelSROMBSAS18E_Raid_Controller \Intel_Raid_v3.11.0.xx\XP folder Click Open, in the Locate File dialog box. g. Click OK, in the Install From Disk dialog box. h. Click Next in the Hardware Update Wizard. 9.
A Avid ISIS 7000 Upgrade Guidelines Application Key Driver Update on the System Director After upgrading to Avid ISIS v2.0.2 and later, you must upgrade your Avid ISIS application key (dongle) driver on the System Director (see “Software Upgrade” on page 139). The driver name for the application key is the Sentinel Protection Installer.
Software Upgrade D:\Program Files\Avid Technology\AvidUnityISISSystemDirector\ Sentinel Driver Installer 8. Install the Sentinel driver as follows (Complete installation). a. Click Next. b. Accept the license agreement and click Next. c. Continue with accepting the defaults to finish the installation. 9. Reinsert the application key in the USB port on the System Director. 10. When prompted for the SNTNLUSB.SYS file, navigate to: C:\Program Files\Common Files\SafeNet Sentinel\Sentinel System Driver
A Avid ISIS 7000 Upgrade Guidelines n Depending on the operating system and original driver version shipped with your System Director, the Intel Pro driver version varies. To identify your current Intel Pro driver version on the System Director: 1. Open the Windows Add or Remove Programs control panel. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel > and select Add or Remove Programs. 2. Verify the version number beside the Intel Network Connections in the “Currently installed programs” list.
Software Upgrade 12. If prompted, click Yes to proceed. The Intel Pro Server Adapter Properties dialog box displays. 13. Click the Advanced tab. Change the configuration as described in one of the following two steps. The dialog boxes in these steps are based on the version and driver installation. 14. (Option) If your Server Adapter Properties dialog box display looks like the following, change the configuration as described after the screen capture.
A Avid ISIS 7000 Upgrade Guidelines 15. (Option) If your Server Adapter Properties dialog box display looks like the following, change the configuration as described after the screen capture. a. Click the Performance Options in the Setting list. b. Click Properties. c. Click Flow Control and set the Value to off. d. Click Interrupt Moderation Rate and set the Value to off e. Check that the Receive Descriptors and set the Value to 1024. f.
Software Upgrade Enabling Windows Updates on 64-Bit System Directors Currently, Windows updates are disabled on 64-bit System Directors running Windows Storage Server. Avid ISIS v2.0.4 includes a hotfix to enable the Windows Update service and allow you to update your System Director. n Automatic Updates remain disabled for security reasons. To update your System Director in the future, you need to use the Windows Update web site.
A Avid ISIS 7000 Upgrade Guidelines n Stopping the active System Director will invoke a failover event, and cause a brief interruption in workflow. Post Upgrade System Verification After upgrading a system it is important to do a series of checks to verify that all upgraded components are functioning optimally. To verify the upgrade: 1. Verify network connectivity for all components: a. Ping all ISSs and IXSs on left and right stack. b.
Post Upgrade System Verification 4. Run PathDiag on one client on the left and one client on the right subnets at the same time. To set PathDiag Tool: a. Do one of the following: - (Windows) Select Start > All Programs > AvidUnityISIS > PathDiag. - (Macintosh) Select Go > Applications, and then double-click the AvidUnityISIS folder. b. Click Start > Avid Unity ISIS Program group> Path Diag. c. Click Setup. d. Set “Path to Test” to a mounted ISIS workspace letter.
A Avid ISIS 7000 Upgrade Guidelines Custom Test Settings 1 Gb client (not bandwidth limited) 10 Gb Client (not bandwidth limited) File Access Method Automatically select Automatically select Reads vs Writes Writes, then Reads (Sequential) Writes, then Reads (Sequential) Transfer Size 4096 16384 Transfer Rate Unlimited Unlimited Max File Size 1000 1000 g. Click Ok and Start. - 1-Gb clients that are not bandwidth limited should expect at least 65 MB/sec in the Path Diag tool (v1.x and v2.
Preupgrade Information g. Click Run Diagnostics. Let the diagnostics run, when the Switch Diagnostics - Reported Result/System Overview displays, the results from all switches in both stacks should be available in the summary page. h. Click Switch Diagnostics Results Summary Page. i. Any errors report as red and warning conditions are amber. Click headings to investigate any error or warning statuses. There should be no red statuses present. 7. Check all other zones in use for proper operation.
A Avid ISIS 7000 Upgrade Guidelines System Director Information Note the following System Director information: Virtual Network Name and IP Addresses Virtual IP Left Virtual IP Right Virtual ISIS Name System Director 1 Host name Administrator Password IP address Left ISIS IP Address Left Default Gateway Right ISIS IP Address Right Default Gateway First failover IP address Second failover IP address System Director 2 Host name Administrator Password IP Address Left ISIS IP Address Left Default Gateway Rig
Preupgrade Information First failover IP address Second failover IP address ISIS Engine/Switch Information Fill out the following engine and switch information for the on site equipment.
A Avid ISIS 7000 Upgrade Guidelines Engine #5, Serial Number Left ISS IP: Right ISS IP: External Zone 2 switch IP address (if attached): External Zone 2 switch IP address (if attached): Engine #6, Serial Number Left ISS IP: Right ISS IP: External Zone 2 switch IP address (if attached): External Zone 2 switch IP address (if attached): Engine #7, Serial Number Left ISS IP: Right ISS IP: External Zone 2 switch IP address (if attached): External Zone 2 switch IP address (if attached): Engine #8, Se
Preupgrade Information Engine #10, Serial Number Left ISS IP: Right ISS IP: External Zone 2 switch IP address (if attached): External Zone 2 switch IP address (if attached): Engine #11, Serial Number Left ISS IP: Right ISS IP: External Zone 2 switch IP address (if attached): External Zone 2 switch IP address (if attached): Engine #12, Serial Number Left ISS IP: Right ISS IP: External Zone 2 switch IP address (if attached): External Zone 2 switch IP address (if attached): On Site Spares List all
A Avid ISIS 7000 Upgrade Guidelines Spare Components and Cables (Continued) Part Quantity Firmware Version (if known) Xenpack® (if Cisco) 3rd party switches Additional Parts Available Spares Checklist Use the following list to assure that you have the correct parts onsite when performing any Avid ISIS upgrade. This can be a mix of customer spares and parts brought onsite by upgrade technicians.
B Avid ISIS Upgrade Utility This appendix describes the user interface of the Avid ISIS Upgrade Utility. The Avid ISIS Upgrade Utility (AvidUnityISISTools.msi) can be found on the Avid ISIS 7000 software kit in the \Tools_3rdParty\ISISUtilities folder. This utility is an application for upgrading the ISS and ISB firmware. It offers an alternative to the normal online upgrade utilities when the switching infrastructure cannot be maintained during the upgrade.
B Avid ISIS Upgrade Utility • Provides the capability of monitoring the install status of every device currently in install process. • Provides the capability of viewing the install log information of each device individually.
Software Interface Software Interface The software interfaces with the storage devices through the switch agents with HTTP requests. The application is provided with a graphical user interface which is described in the following sections. The Avid ISIS Upgrade Utility main window displays when the application is started and is divided into three sections: • FTP Server section provides the function of managing the install packages and displaying FTP related activities.
B Avid ISIS Upgrade Utility Avid ISIS Upgrade Utility Window FTP Server Section The FTP Server Section contains the following functions: 168 • Add installer package to the FTP root directory • Remove installer from the FTP root directory • Select installer to be sent to the storage device • Display FTP Log information.
Software Interface Install Control Section The Install Control Section contains the following functions: • • The device information table: - IP Address - Device type - Install Status - Version - Revision - Current version of the firmware package running on the device Table operation buttons: - Add button adds new entries to Device Information table. - Update Status button reloads status, version, and packages information of the selected device entries in the table.
B Avid ISIS Upgrade Utility Running the Avid ISIS Upgrade Utility The Avid ISIS installer DVD includes the Avid ISIS Upgrade Utility application and runs on the Avid ISIS System Director. To install an upgrade package: 1. Insert the Avid ISIS installer DVD into a laptop’s DVD drive and double-click AvidUtilityISISTool.msi located in the following location. DVD drive:\ISISUtilities The installer file, installs the application on your laptop. 2.
Running the Avid ISIS Upgrade Utility 6. Click Discover to retrieve information on all the available devices. 7. Select the devices you want to update. (Click the check-box beside the IP Address device entries in the table.) 8. Click Start Install to begin installing the selected package to the selected devices. n The Start Install button is only enabled when an install package and at least one device entry are selected. The Install Status is displayed in the Monitoring section of the window.
C Configuring Switch Redundancy for Workgroup Servers This appendix describes how to configure your ControlAir™, CountDown™, and Media Browse / Capture Manager servers in the Avid ISIS environment for Avid production network switch redundancy Hot Standby Routing Protocol (HSRP) protection. Your server needs to have a dual port network card. The basic theory is to connect one network port on the server to one switch and the second network port to a second switch on the network.
Media Browse and CountDown Failover Process Configuration Diagram The following is an example switch redundancy configuration using AirSpeeds.
C Configuring Switch Redundancy for Workgroup Servers Network Teaming Setup The following procedure describes how to configure a server on the Avid ISIS shared storage network for failover protection using Teaming. The server requires a dual network board. Each network port is connected to separate switches. To setup Teaming: 1. Right-click My Network Places and select Properties. The following Network Connections window opens. 2. Select one of the network connections to be involved.
Network Teaming Setup 3. Right-click the network connection and select Properties. 4. Click Configure. 5. Click the Teaming tab.
C Configuring Switch Redundancy for Workgroup Servers 6. Select the “Team with other adapters” radial button and click New Team. 7. Specify a name for the Team and click Next.
Network Teaming Setup 8. Select which network adapters to be included in the Team and click Next. 9. Select “Switch Fault Tolerance” from the Team mode list and click Next.
C Configuring Switch Redundancy for Workgroup Servers 10. Click Finish. Windows processes the configuration. When complete, the Network Connections looks similar to the following: 11. By default the newly created Team uses DHCP. The network connection representing the Team needs to be configured with a static IP address, possibly the same static IP address used by one of the network adapters in the new Team.
D Avid ISIS Recommended Maintenance The following maintenance recommendations are not meant to be a troubleshooting guide but more of a care and monitoring checklist for Avid ISIS. Typically the Avid ISIS does not need to be power cycled. All components of the ISIS stack can individually be replaced or restarted without interfering with the operation of ISIS stack. c Power cycling the entire stack (all the components at the same time) could risk the stability of the ISIS stack.
D Avid ISIS Recommended Maintenance The Status column in the Storage Elements report the status of the storage element logged by the System Director. (The Status line in the Details area reports the same information.) When the storage element maintains a working status, the Administrator tool displays no entries in the Status field. If a problem arises, or when the status of the storage element changes, the Administrator tool updates the Storage Elements dialog box.
Weekly Maintenance • If the event log indicator is not green, check the Windows Event logs on the Standby System Director Check that the Avid ISIS Workspaces have “Free Space” available: Open the ISIS Management Console and click Workspaces, see “Minimum Storage Space Requirement” on page 179. Weekly Maintenance The following contains a list of items you should do on a weekly basis. It is estimated to take 30 minutes to perform these functions.
D Avid ISIS Recommended Maintenance Monthly Maintenance You should test a failover on a monthly basis. It is estimated to take 1 hour to perform this function. • Take a snapshot — The ISIS Snapshot tool collects information currently displayed by the ISIS Management Console and the Avid ISIS System Director Control Panel. Open the ISIS Management Console and click Logging > ISIS Snapshot in the Advanced section. Select Create new snapshot.
Saving ISIS Metadata If a firmware upgrade must be done and a redistribution in progress, do the following: 1. Suspend the active redistribution using the Advanced Commands in Workspace window. 2. Verify that the Workspace displays “redistribution suspended” in the Status column and all other workspaces do not have “redistribution in progress” displayed. 3. Perform the firmware upgrade on the ISB(s) that must be upgraded. 4. Wait until the firmware upgrade is completed successfully. 5.
D Avid ISIS Recommended Maintenance Available Utilities The following is a list of headings in the Avid ISIS 7000 Administration Guide that describe other utilities and tools for monitoring and troubleshooting.
Available Utilities sufficient read/write throughput for read and write operations needed by the client system. For more information on using the Avid PathDiag tool see, Avid ISIS 7000 Client Manger Guide.
E Adding and Replacing Hardware This appendix provides procedures for adding and replacing components in your Avid ISIS. Avid ISIS hardware additions and replacements are to be performed by Avid ISIS Avid Certified Support Representatives (ACSR). Do not add any hardware if there are any issues with the system. Correct all problems before adding new hardware and making changes to the system, perform a quick checks to be verify that the system is in good working order, see “Health Check” on page 137.
Switch Replacement Switch Replacement To replace an ISS or IXS switch: 1. Disconnect all network interconnect cables and remove old switch. (Power remains on at all times.) 2. Insert new switch but do not attach the stacking cable yet. 3. Update switch to correct firmware (if necessary) using the Avid ISIS Upgrade Utility, see “Avid ISIS Upgrade Utility” on page 165. a. Install Avid ISIS Upgrade Utility on a spare computer or laptop. b.
E Adding and Replacing Hardware 5. Update the firmware on each switch if necessary (see “Switch Replacement” on page 187). 6. Add the left switch to the stack: a. Open the switch web page on any switch on the left stack. b. Click add/remove chassis. You should see the existing stack with the same number of chassis as are currently in the system. c. Click add chassis and then click OK. Wait for the request to get to all switches (all bars turn green).
Engine Replacement Engine Replacement Use the following procedure when replacing an ISIS engine. For purposes of this procedure, the engine to be replaced is referred to as “old chassis” and the replacement engine as “new chassis.” To replace an ISIS engine: 1. Note the engine serial number on the front of the old chassis. Serial numbers are adhered on the rack-mount ears of the Avid ISIS Engine (under the plastic screw covers, if installed).
E Adding and Replacing Hardware 7. Find the serial number of the old chassis in the Serial Number list and click the “Delete” button for that chassis. 8. Wait for the operation to be completed (all chassis in the list displays green and “The configuration request completed successfully” is displayed). The old chassis serial number should no longer be listed in the Serial Number list. 9. Power-off the old chassis by pulling a single power cord and then pulling the remaining two power cords simultaneously.
Replacing an Internal System Director Drive 17. Carefully reinsert both switches into the original position in which they were in on the old chassis. Do not reconnect any cables at this time. All thumb screws should be secured and snug. 18. Power-on the new chassis by simultaneously inserting two of the power cords and then the third. Give the new chassis at least 3 minutes to initialize and when all ISBs have solid green LEDs.
E Adding and Replacing Hardware Replacing the System Director Use the following procedure if you are replacing your System Director to a newer model server. This includes updating from a 32-bit System Director to a 64-bit System Director, or updating the Intel® SR2400 or SR2500 to the AS3000. Before you start the System Director replacement procedure: • n Install the new System Director into the rack. If planning a Standby System Director, also install the second System Director into the rack.
Replacing the System Director 4. Copy the PartitionDump.bin file into a temporary directory on the new System Director that is to become the new Active System Director. The Avid System Director software prevents you from creating a shared folder on the System Directors. The following are a couple suggested ways of moving the PartitionDump.bin file. - Use a USB flash drive that has the capacity to move the PartitionDump.bin file.
E Adding and Replacing Hardware 6. You are prompted to navigate to the PartitionDump.bin file you saved on the Active new System Director. The file is copied to a location used by the Active System Director and its extension is changed from bin to import. D:\Program Files\Avid Technology\AvidUnityISISSystemDirector64\ PartitionDump.import The Active new System Director creates a new file system and imports the metadata from the file. 7.
F Using the Product Recovery USB for 64-bit System Directors This section describes the procedures to recover your Avid ISIS system drive by reinstalling Windows Storage Server 2008 and Avid specific additions and changes. This procedure restores only the Windows operating system and the hardware drivers. It does not restore the Avid ISIS software. The Avid ISIS software must be reinstalled separately, after the operating system recovery is complete. The version number of the image can be found in the C:\IM
F Using the Product Recovery USB for 64-bit System Directors Once you have created the bootable USB flash drive using the Product Recovery tool, the USB flash drive you will be able to re-install the operating system and drivers as it was shipped from Avid. c When you perform a full product recovery of the Avid ISIS system drive using the product recovery USB flash drive, you lose the product recovery image on the D: or E: partition of the system drive. To create a product recovery USB flash drive: 1.
Creating a Product Recovery USB Flash Drive 3. Click Select Image to locate the product recovery image from D: or E: partition of the Avid ISIS system drive (the tool’s browser opens to the E: partition by default, you might need to browse to the D: partition to locate the .ari file). 4. Select the .ari file. The Scan button becomes active when you select the image file. The “Select USB flash drive” menu lists USB devices that are installed and capable of accepting the image file.
F Using the Product Recovery USB for 64-bit System Directors Reinstalling the Windows Storage Server 2008 Operating System To reinstall the Windows Storage Server 2008 operating system from the Avid Product Recovery flash drive: 1. Make sure all clients stop any activity and unmount their workspaces. 2. All clients need to exit Client Manager. 3. Locate the 16 GB USB flash drive with the Avid ISIS image. 4. Use the System Director Control Panel to stop the System Director. 5.
Configuring the System Drive Using Windows 2008 Storage Server Setup c When you recover the entire system disk, the recovery image on the D: or E: partition is removed. - Exit without doing a recovery. 13. At the prompt, type the number of the operation you want to perform: t If you type 1 or 2, a warning screen opens, informing you that you are about to recover the operating system. Continue with step 14. t If you type 3, the recovery quits to the Main menu.
F Using the Product Recovery USB for 64-bit System Directors c The Product Key Authenticity is verified with Microsoft through an Internet connection. If you do not have the Avid ISIS connected to an in-house network, you need to phone in your Product Key and get an Authenticity number back from Microsoft. The Windows Storage Server 2008 Setup utility starts, and the a dialog box opens showing the License Agreement screen. 3. Select “I accept the agreement.” 4. Click Next.
Configuration Settings Not In The Image Administrative User Password The Administrator password needs to be set to never expire. To change the administrator password expiration setting: 1. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel and select Administrative Tools. 2. Double-click Local Security Policy. 3. Expand Account Policy in the left pane and select Password Policy. 4. Double-click Maximum password age in the right pane. 5.
F Using the Product Recovery USB for 64-bit System Directors To set up network port properties: 1. Right-click the Network icon on the desktop and select Properties. The Properties dialog window opens. 2. Click Manage Network Connections. 3. Right-click the first Pro 1000 network port and select Properties. 4. In the Properties dialog box select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Configure. 5. If ask to confirm any changes, click Yes.
Configuration Settings Not In The Image 6. Click the Advanced tab. 7. Click the Performance Options in the Setting list. 8. Click Properties. 9. Click Flow Control and set the Value to Rx&Tx Enabled. 10. Click Interrupt Moderation Rate and set the Value to Off 11. Check that the Receive Buffers and set the Value to 1024. 12. Check that the Transmit Buffers and set the Value to 1024. 13. Click OK to close the Performance Options. 14. Click the Power Management tab. 15.
G Specifications and Notices This section provides information on the dimensions and weight, the environmental, the electrical, and the power cord specifications for the Avid AS3000 when used as the ISIS 7000 System Director. It also recommends the use of an Uninterruptible Power Supply and supported network cabling. Dimensions and Weight The following table lists the dimensions and weight. Component Dimensions and Weight Component Height AS3000 System Director 1.75 in (44.
Electrical Electrical The following table lists the electrical specifications. Electrical Specifications Component Voltage Frequency Watts (Max. U.S.) AS3000 System Director 100 to 240 Vac 50 to 60 Hz 650 W Two hot-swap redundant AC power supplies Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Avid highly recommends you create a separate derived power system for your ISIS 7000 System Director.
G Specifications and Notices Supported Cabling Avid supports the following cable types for connecting an ISIS 7000 System Director system. n If you need run your cable greater distances, call Avid Customer Support for supported cable and accessory information. Supported Cables Cable Connection Type Function Connector Style and Maximum Cable Length Avid engine interconnect CX-4 cable. Only available from Avid. Connect engines.
Supported Cabling Supported Cables Cable Connection Type Function Optical cables Connects: 10-Gb port of switch to optical 10-Gb port on the Avid ISIS engine. Connector Style and Maximum Cable Length The maximum length for 10 Gb Ethernet cable is defined by the core diameter (measured in microns) and modal bandwidth (in units of MHz*km). Avid supports multi-mode fiber cable using 850 ISS 10-Gb optical port to switch nm transceivers (short distances).
G Specifications and Notices Supported Cables Cable Connection Type Function Connector Style and Maximum Cable Length Avid ISIS X2 optical transceivers Transceiver used in: SC connector Cisco® 4948 and 4900M X2 = Cisco X2-10GB-SR for MMF X2 = Cisco X2-10GB-LR for SMF Avid ISIS XFP optical transceivers Transceiver used in: LC connector Foundry FESX424 and ISIS ISS1000 XFP = 10G-XFP-SR for MMF XFP = 10G-XFP-LR for SMF XFP = Foundry 10G-XFP-SR or Picolight XXL-SC-S45-21 for MMF XFP = Foundry 10G-X
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H Safety and Regulatory Information (Hebrew Warnings and Cautions) FCC Notice Part 15 of the Federal Communication Commission Rules and Regulations has established Radio Frequency (RF) emission limits to provide an interference free radio frequency spectrum. Many electronic devices produce RF energy incidental to their intended purpose. Class A Equipment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien) Modifications The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications made to Avid hardware that are not expressly approved by Avid Technology may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Cables Connections to Avid hardware must be made with shielded cables with metallic RFI/EMI connector hoods in order to maintain compliance with FCC Rules and Regulations.
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Japan EMC Regulations Japan EMC Regulations Class A Equipment This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take corrective actions. VCCI-A Korean EMC Regulations Class A Equipment Please note that this equipment has obtained EMC registration for commercial use. In the event that it has been mistakenly sold or purchased, please exchange it for equipment certified for home use.
H Safety and Regulatory Information Warning Statement 1. UV ray radiation - Following statement or equivalent: - Following marking or other equivalent marking: 2. Operator touchable area protection Operation manual should have following statement and statement should be shown on device, or put on similar sentence: 3.
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H Safety and Regulatory Information Examples of measures to reduce risks include: - Avoiding the use of constructional and consumable materials likely to cause injury by contact or inhalation during intended and normal conditions of use - Avoiding conditions likely to cause leakage or vaporization - Provision of markings to warn USERS about the hazards 7. Safety warning statement for equipment that is under hazardous voltages 8. Equipment with touch current exceeding 3.
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Index Numerics C 10-Gb cable 29 1-Gb cable 29 Cable 10-Gb 29 CX-4 206 interconnect 29 length 206 micron 207 multi-mode fiber Cable A Access to system 52 Adding an engine 187 Adding hardware 186 Addresses virtual 122 Administrator password 195 After 199, 200 AirSpeed switch redundancy 173 Application key install 92 installed 92 Argentina Conformity 214 Australia EMC regulations 214 Autorun.
Index F Client Manager documentation 13, 87 Client Manager maintenance 184 Complete shutdown 185 Components, space for changing 52 Configure Windows operating system 199, 200 Configure the Virtual Addresses 122 Connecting cables 43, 52 Connector interconnect 30 USB 25 Control panel, System Director 24, 180 Crossover connection validation 121 CX-4 cable 206 Failover binding order 123 described 26 process for workgroup servers 172 servers 172 System Director 182 Fans 28 FCC notice 210 File system 20 Finisa
Index Internal space for changing drives 52 system drives 156 ISB (ISIS Storage Blade) described 21 function 27, 27 password 72, 77 slot positions 27 ISIS Client Installers 90 ISIS SNMP Extension Agent 90 ISS (ISIS Integrated Switch) described 22 LED 29 location 28 IXS (ISIS Expansion Switch) described 22, 30 function 27 LEDs 30 location 28 J JDSU 208 K Maximum number of clients 36 storage 30 Maximum length 206 Micron cable 207 Modal bandwidth 207 Monitor VGA connector 65 Monthly maintenance 182 Multi-m
Index Power button 25 cord connection 67 specifications 205 Power supply described 28 location 28 Preupgrade information 159 Product descriptions 21 Product recovery, flash drive 195 Software installer described 89, 90 loading 87 Software upgrade 15, 139 Space for changing components 52 Specifications dimensions and weights 204 environmental 204 power 205 Splash screen 88 Status messages storage elements 180 Storage blade password 72, 77, 135 Storage elements 30 See also ISB status 180 Storage Groups addi
Index rear panel 26 recovery 195 second 26 software 90 System disk 24 T Taiwan EMC regulations 215 Teaming 174 Training services 14 Transceivers 29, 207, 208 Troubleshooting 13 check health 137, 186 recommended maintenance 179 VGA monitor 65 Virtual Addresses, configure 122 W Weekly maintenance 181 Weight 204 Windows event logs 181 reinstall 198 Workgroup server failover 172 X XFP 29, 208, 208 U Z Upgrade checklist 15 firmware utility 165 post upgrade verification 156 preupgrade checklist 159 proced
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